The Tailor of Enbizaka


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"But I must persevere with my work."

- Kayo Sudou

The Tailor of Enbizaka is a song released by Akuno-P on December 7, 2009. It is part of the Seven Deadly Sins Series, depicting Envy.

Plot
The song takes place in the town of Enbizaka, Jakoku with the tailor Kayo Sudou. Although famous for her skill and good attitude, she often thinks about how her "lover" is unfaithful and never comes "home". One day, Kayo sees her "lover" walking with a woman in a red kimono. Observing how friendly he seemed to be with her, she leaves in a jealous fit and eventually tailors a kimono while crying.

Sometime after, the tailor observes the town's concern over a crime being committed. Later on, Kayo sees her "lover" being comforted by a girl in a green sash and observes how good the girl looks in her clothes; afterwards she tailors a sash while crying. After noting the growing unease of the town, Kayo sees her "lover" buy a yellow hairpin for a girl and is shocked by his lack of boundaries. She then continues to work hard, noting that her scissors have changed color.

After finishing her work, she goes out to meet her lover, dressing in the kimono, sash, and hairpin, believing that she has become beautiful for him. Sometime afterwards, Kayo relates how the village is in chaos due to the murder of a family of four. She also relates that her lover had treated her terribly, greeting her as though she were a stranger. Commenting on how her scissors had turned red, Kayo continues to carry on with her work.

Composition
The song utilizes Megurine Luka's VOCALOID2 voicebank. The instruments utilized within the song are piano, drums, glockenspiel, accordion, synth violin, and bass guitar. The song is also composed in reminisce of traditional Japanese music, using regional instruments such as the sanshin, biwa and fue.

The song begins with a short intro that appears in 0.10 and ends in 0.28. Then two verses can be heard, which resemble the intro, with first ranging from 0.29 to 0.44. A chorus follows, appearing in 1.00 - 1.17. After the first chorus, a bridge reminiscent of the intro is played. The song uses the intro, verses, bridge, and the choruses several times, and have a long alternative part between 4.13 and 4.55. It ends in a variation of the intro.

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Seven Crimes and Punishments
Kayo's obsession with her loved ones is alluded to in Seven Crimes and Punishments while showing her in the garb she wore during her murders.

The Weathered Head at Onigashima
The Weathered Head at Onigashima details the experiences of the monk Gakusha, who learns about the gruesome history behind Kayo's severed head.

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Conceptualization and Origin

 * The song's melody and Enbizaka's aesthetic pays homage to Edo Japan.
 * When using different characters, 艶美 (enbi) and 坂 (zaka) translates as "beauty" and "slope"; fittingly, Enbizaka itself lies on a slope.
 * The song's English title, "Leviathan slope", is a reference to Leviathan, the patron demon of Envy, and refers to Kayo's inclination to her sin; the term "slope" refers to the wordplay for Enbizaka and its aforementioned meaning.
 * Kayo asking her "love" if he finds her beautiful before killing him possibly alludes to the legend of Kuchisake-onna, the ghost of a woman who asks her victims the same question before killing them.

Curiosities

 * Like the other songs in the Seven Deadly Sins Series, the song PV begins with the phrase "さあ" (Saa).
 * During the song PV's ending credits, the name of Kai Miroku's represenative Vocaloid, KAITO, is covered in a censored red color, likely blood.

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La Sastrería de EnbizakaLa Tailleuse d'Enbizaka