Traumwelt II

So this is supposedly the final episode of Traumwelt, but it leaves me feeling so unsettled... It's an ending that makes you think "surely there's more to come, right?"!! What do you say, Sakuno-san?! I really love the Traumwelt series, so personally, I'd love for it to continue even if this is called the "final episode." I was happy to finally learn his name~ /// And somehow they even depicted a sense of "family," which I thought was adorable!! The final episode had such a warm, heartfelt feeling (*^^*)

I bought the previous Traumwelt work because I wanted to listen to an ear-cleaning style ASMR piece. As ASMR it was great of course, but I ended up falling for how adorable his tsundere personality was as my partner in the story, so when I found out there was a sequel (and that it's the final chapter), I bought it right away. It's been a while between purchasing and writing this review, but I've already listened to it so many times I've lost count—it's become one of my favorites. No matter how many times I listen, his tsundere moments always make me grin. As for the ASMR itself, the ear cleaning, ear blowing, and massage sounds are all things I really love, and they're incredibly soothing—I often find myself falling asleep before I realize it. The air pressure of the ear blowing is just right too, not too strong and not too weak, exactly my preference. It also earns extra points for actually blowing air rather than just simulating the sound. Sakuno-san's voice is in a nice mid-low register that's very pleasant to listen to, and his acting is so skillful that I naturally get absorbed into the world of the story. Since I originally love situation voice works, the story itself is something I personally care about a lot too! The two of them who can only meet in a dream world... in this work, we get a glimpse of his true feelings as my partner, which made my heart flutter a little, but at the same time it was really bittersweet. Since this is supposedly the final chapter, I'm way too curious about what happens to the two of them next, so I'll be waiting for season 2 (lol) For now, I'm still grinning over the short Traumwelt videos that occasionally get posted on Sakuno-san's YouTube channel (he really is such an adorable tsundere). It's an ASMR work where you can enjoy both the atmosphere and the story—I highly recommend it.

It seems to be part of a series with about three works total, something like an isekai reincarnation story, and since the other two works seem to include battle scenes as well, I bought this second installment, which is relaxation-only. Lately I've been kind of wandering between relaxation works trying to find the best healing experience for myself, and I've realized that finding something where both the voice and the relaxation (ASMR) elements suit my taste is quite a difficult feat. Sometimes everything about the voice is perfect, but the quality of the ASMR or the adjustment of sound intensity falls short, or the volume of content is too short or needlessly long. Or conversely, the ASMR itself is excellent, but the voice quality or speaking style isn't to my taste. Or the voice quality is fine, but I notice a quirk in the enunciation. I tend to be especially sensitive to this "enunciation" aspect, and what I particularly can't stand is a "lisping kind of feel" or "a sort of jutting-jaw feel," and if I carelessly end up listening to something with that pattern, I get heart palpitations and start gasping for breath... that's when you need heart medicine. Kyushin, kyushin~ Somebody give me some kyushin...! That's the level of damage it does. You might say, don't sweat the small stuff? But hey, Kudo, I... I don't want to compromise when it comes to situation voice works!! On that point, this work personally left me with an impression of "upper-middle" quality. First, the crackling sound of the campfire is so pleasant. Honestly, the voice quality and speaking style aren't quite to my taste, but the ear cleaning feels quite pleasant, and there's plenty of ear blowing too. (The intensity is just about right) The ear massage feels good too, and the amount of conversation during the treatment, as well as the volume, strikes a nice balance—not too noisy, not too quiet. If I'm being greedy, I would have liked maybe one more relaxation element. Since I'm sensitive to sound, things like fluctuations in voice volume, breathing sounds, lip sounds, the sound of swallowing saliva, and other background noises often end up bothering my ears, but this work had none of that. So overall, I'd give it a 4.7 out of 5. (Since I can't do 0.5 increments, I'm marking it as 5 stars) Also, I avoided the previous work because it has battle scenes, but apparently Bonten and Shampoo are also available at the same price, so I'm considering purchasing the previous work as well.