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karahashiThis translation compiles the in-character interviews from the Feb-May volumes of B's Log, as well as the off-day comments from each cast member.
BACKSTAGE FOR YOU!!!!
Spring
⸺ Q1. First, please tell us how you felt once shooting for the key visual was over.
Sakuya: I was just nervous......! The costumes that Yuki-kun made for us, along with the props, felt so genuine, I had to start learning from how to hold a sword......
Masumi: Even though I did everything perfectly as the Director said to, she still hasn't praised me.
Tsuzuru: You really think of nothing but the Director.
Itaru: It was amazing seeing the finished product. They put cool effects around the two of then, so the design of the flyer matched the atmosphere of the work.
Tsuzuru: The person who designed it is technically studying at an arts school at the moment.
Sakuya: Kazunari-san was your senior in high school, right? He's a cheerful person.
Masumi: He's loud.
Citron: At first contact, I thought "Ohh! A Japanese party person!"
Tsuzuru: I don't get what you mean by attaching 'Japanese' to 'party person'.
Sakuya: Yuki-kun, Kazunari-san, thank you very much!
⸺ Q2. Can you tell us about each of your characters?
Sakuya: I play the protagonist, Romeo. He's the firstborn son of the Montague family, and he becomes friends with the firstborn son of the Capulet family, who his family is antagonistic towards......That's the sort of character I'm playing.
Masumi: I play the supporting character, Julius. He's Romeo's close friend. That's all.
Tsuzuru: There's a bit more to it than that, Masumi. I play Mercutio, Romeo's childhood friend, who's sort of like an older brother figure. He despises the Capulet household.
Itaru: And I play Tybalt. He's Julius' foster brother and a part of the Capulet faction. Due to the hostilities, I have a lot of scenes with Tsuzuru's character, Mercutio.
Citron: I'm the actor for Father Lawrence, Citron ♪ My character entertains the friendship between these two troubled people.
Tsuzuru: It's 'facilitates'.
Citron: I will put all my energy into building them up from tasty fusilli. [T/N: This whole conversation is Citron's strange Japanese at work again; the original was a play on Tsuzuru's words meaning 'glutinous rice', which Itaru then carries on to say he'll make sticky mochi rather than friendship out of that, which is then carried on by Sakuya as a way to join people together. Physically.]
Itaru: All you'll make is pasta.
Sakuya: It'd be terrible if we were stuck together by pasta!
Masumi: ......I feel sticky imagining it.
Citron: The entertaining strategy is a big success.
⸺ Q3. Please tell us a moment from practice that left an impression on you.
Sakuya: We reeceived some forceful guidance from one of the original Spring Troupe's members, Yuzo-san, who came to see our practice. I felt strongly that I had to work much, much harder!
Tsuzuru: They were incredibly harsh words. The first day he came, everyone was acting like they were at a funeral that night at dinner.
Citron: But after that we made a sweet memory with everyone sleeping next to each other.
Sakuya: Yes, at that time I felt I'd come to understand everyone a bit more!
Itaru: Well, there were many other tough times aside from that. We were often in a pinch.
Masumi: Like the uproar over you leaving the troupe.
Tsuzuru: Yeah, that was seriously like, 'for real...'. ......Though in the end, you're here with us now.
Citron: The plan of having everyone stop you had instant noodle results.
Itaru: Just 'instant results', okay. ......Well, I'll talk about this in more detail if we get another opportunity.
Sakuya: We didn't know what we were doing at the time, but looking back on it now it's become a good memory after all!
⸺ Q4. In relation to the theme of this work, please tell us which members you get along with, or would like to get along with.
Sakuya: Definitely everyone in the Spring Troupe! Especially Citron, who's my roommate. He teaches me lots of things I don't know, so I have fun every night.
Tsuzuru: No, over half of those are probably lies. It might be Fushimi-san for me, after all. We go to the same university, and we're often on cooking duty together.
Sakuya: Your cooking is always delicious!
Itaru: I often make Banri accompany me with games. Even though he's a student, he always seems free.
Tsuzuru: That's because he skips school activities and slacks off on classwork......Honestly.
Citron: I can connect with anyone without making fruit. But I especially want to get closer to Masumi. He's so prickly every day......I want to see his soft side.
Itaru: You might mean to say, 'without taking favourites'.
Masumi: ......Annoying.
Sakuya: Speaking of which, what about you, Masumi-kun?
Masumi: I don't see anyone but the Director, so I don't need to get along with anyone.
Tsuzuru: That'll cause problems when you're acting! Look at us!
Citron: I can feel his policy of non-interaction.
⸺ Q5. Finally, let's have a message for those who will be coming to watch your debut play.
Citron: Look forwards to the Spring Troupe's play~ There are shocking developments, but it does have a happy ending ♪ Rest assured.
Itaru: Some slightly embarrassing things were exposed, but right now I'm practising seriously. I'll be glad if you enjoy our debut play.
Tsuzuru: Erm, this play will be my first work as a playwright. I wrote it in a fit of energy, so I think are a lot of weak points, but everyone in the Spring Troupe is acting it with all their strength. Thank you.
Masumi: I want you to watch over me from the wings of the stage. I'll exceed your expectations over and over again. ......So look at me, and only me, until the end.
Sakuya: All of us in the Spring Troupe are inexperienced actors, so we've created this play from nothing. As we head to the final performance, we'll do our best as a troupe to show more and more of our best acting! We'll be waiting for you at the MANKAI Theatre!
Summer
⸺ Q1. First, please tell us how you felt once shooting for the key visual was over.
Tenma: Yuki and Kazunari made us strike lots of different poses, saying 'not like that; not like this', and when I finally thought they were satisfied, they'd try another pattern, so it was tough. Spare a thought for the people who went along with you for ages.
Yuki: Huuh? You were the one most into it; what are you saying? On top of that, there was no end to your selfish requests. 'I look better from this angle'. Just which 'I, Lord Tenma' was it who said that?
Tenma: I didn't make any selfish requests at all!
Kazunari: Come now, both of you~ It is true that we were particular about angles! Yukki's costumes are super high quality, so we tried to pin down the angle that'd make them shine the best.
Muku: Kazu-kun's design was really wonderful as well! It was like I'd been sucked into the world of Arabian Nights!
Misumi: I have to give Yuki and Kazu a Super Mr. Triangle for working hard!
Tenma: Oi, I worked hard too! Wait, I don't need a triangle......!
Yuki: Yes yes, well done, you worked hard. As expected of the great Lord Tenma.
Tenma: Stop it with the monotone! You're making fun of me, aren't you!?
⸺ Q2. Can you tell us about each of your characters?
Tenma: I play Ali Baba, who's always chasing dreams, forever unable to become a proper adult. He's really a guy who can't be helped, but......he has an honest personality that's fitting for a protagonist, and —
Yuki: In terms of him being written for you, the childish part is exactly the same.
Tenma: What did you say!?
Yuki: I play Ali Baba's childhood friend, Scheherazade. She's a mature sort of girl who tells Ali Baba stories every night.
Tenma: Oi, don't ignore me! I still have more to —
Muku: Yuki-kun's the only one who could play a girl! Um, I play Sinbad. Not the famous Sinbad, but a normal boy who transports goods.
Misumi: Okay! I'm~ the genie of the lamp! I appear from a mysterious lamp and grant wishes~ Awesome, right?
Kazunari: The mysterious look completely suits you, Sumi~! I play Aladdin! He's a lady-killer who loves girls ♪
Yuki: A lady-killer? Was that in his character setting?
Misumi: What's a lady-killer~? A triangle?
Muku: Ah, sorry, Tenma-kun! Please continue......
Tenma: Ahh, whatever! And at the very least, it's not a triangle!
⸺ Q3. Please tell us a moment from practice that left an impression on you.
Muku: The Summer Troupe is the only one that had a training camp, huh. The curry we all made together was delicious.
Misumi: The triangular potatoes were delicious~!
Kazunari: We did make curry, but......the best memory from training camp has gotta be the fireworks! Right, Tenten~?
Tenma: A-Ahh......That's right! They were my first fireworks, but they weren't bad.
Yuki: Tenma's frightened face was the best.
Tenma: Wha!? I wasn't scared or anything at all!
Yuki: I'll leave it at that for you.
Kazunari: Ah, I made sure to take photos! Hold on.
Tenma: Huh!? When did you take those! Delete them now!
Muku: Some difficult things happened, but it was a fun training camp.
Misumi: I want to go agai~n!
⸺ Q4. In relation to the theme of this work, please tell us one thing you want or are looking for at the moment.
Misumi: Triangles~!
Kazunari: Sumi never changes! As for me~ I want a karaoke set! I want to do a King of Singing contest! Ah, Mukkun, let's do a duet ☆
Muku: Sure! I want to grow a bit taller, haha......
Yuki: I want a new machine. Also, my roommate is loud so a single room where I can spend my time in peace, maybe.
Tenma: That's my line!
Kazunari: So, Tenten, what do you want~? ......Ah, I know! Got it; a girlfriend, right!
Tenma: Wrong! I don't have time at the moment to become hooked on love. What I want is —
Yuki: A new bonsai tree, correct.
Tenma: ......! How did you know!?
Kazunari: Tenten, despite your appearance you can be a bit of a grandpa at heart.
Misumi: I like my grandpa~
Tenma: Who are you calling a grandpa!
⸺ Q5. Finally, let's have a message for those who will be coming to watch your debut play.
Kazunari: We'll show you the best entertainment ♪ We're working reaaaally hard so we can see all of your smiles, so come hang out with us at the play! Cheers ☆
Misumi: I'll give you my spare Super Mr Triangle as a souvenir! It's a special version in Arabian costume! Come get it~!
Muku: Umm......I'm a big fat loser of an actor who reads their lines in a monotone, and an inexperienced, good-for-nothing person who often forgets where to stand, but I'm trying my best! Please come and watch!
Yuki: It's okay, the good-for-nothing one's here.
Tenma: Wha - Don't point! I'm not good-for-nothing!
Yuki: Yes, yes. Then, I'm next. This time, I used light cloth that would be easy to move in, and made heavily decorated costumes that would shine on stage. The acting is a given, but I'll be glad if you look at the costumes too. Thank you.
Tenma: The selling point of the Summer Troupe is comedy you can laugh easily at. In addition to that, we are, as you can see, a free and uninhibited group. I think we'll naturally add ad-libs. From the lines to the choreography, no two plays will be the same. I'd like you to come not just one, but twice, three times. We in the Summer Troupe will show you the greatest comedy.
Autumn
⸺ Q1. First, please tell us how you felt once shooting for the key visual was over.
Juza: ......I was tired.
Banri: That's the first thing you say!? You're too gloomy to start this off!
Omi: Come now, Juza really was tired. The Director and Kazunari ordered a lot of retakes. I was worrying about him from the other side of the camera.
Taichi: Juza-san had a tough time because he had trouble smiling well......His efforts were moving......
Banri: Sakyo-san was amazing too, saying he'd demonstrate how to do it and sitting in the chair instead.
Sakyo: Huuh? What was.
Taichi: Well, it was clearly the awesomeness of the real deal......
Omi: Sakyo-san is actually the real thing. I have photos I took of the Banri & Sakyo-san version saved in memory of it.
Sakyo: ......Honestly, you guys, finding fault with a person's guidance...
Juza: I've saved the image of Sakyo-san's villainous smirk for future reference. ......I also like the costumes.
Taichi: They really suited you and Ban-chan......! Even though everyone had cool costumes, I was the only one who looked like a sickly boy......
Omi: I think there will definitely be a point in our future plays where you'll get to wear a cool costume too.
Taichi: Yeah......! I'll put in a request to Yuki-chan right now!
Banri: I can easily see a future where you're exploited by Yuki to make your own costume.
⸺ Q2. Can you tell us about each of your characters?
Banri: Then, I'll start. I play the protagonist, Luciano. He's an underling in a mafia group and a reckless guy who loves women.
Juza: I play Lansky, who's in the same mafia group. He's strict with money. Reluctantly, he's forced to buddy up with Settsu's Luciano.
Banri: Oi, you jerk, I'm a hundred times more reluctant, don't joke.
Omi: Coooome on now, you two, don't fight in the middle of an interview~ And Juza, you were talking about the setting of the play when you said you were reluctantly forced to buddy up, weren't you.
Juza: ......Yes.
Sakyo: ......Honestly, you guys can't even introduce your roles properly. I play Capone, the boss of the group Lansky and Luciano belong to.
Omi: I play Dewey. Unlike the mafia who have been introduced so far, he's a prosecutor. He acts like a bad guy in the story, so I felt a lot of pressure when I received the script.
Taichi: I'm hooked on Omi-kun's villainous act, but there's such a huge gap from how he usually is......I'm Benjamin! He's Lansky's little brother. He was written as sickly, so I'll fight with the charm of an ephemeral beauty!
Banri: You talk about being sickly with that red hair...
Juza: ......True.
Taichi: Because of me, in a rare turn, the two of you have the same opinion...! I'm happy, but I have mixed feelings!
⸺ Q3. Please tell us a moment from practice that left an impression on you.
Taichi: The snacks Omi-kun made for practice were always delicious~! Ah, I'm drooling just remembering them......
Juza: ......They were good.
Sakyo: I feel myself getting heartburn just remembering the mountain of cream heaped upon Hyodo's scones.
Omi: It's not good to discriminate against fresh cream, Sakyo-san.
Banri: Sakyo-san's lectures are all boring shmoring.
Taichi: Once they start, they go on forever~......Wait, I just followed along with what Ban-chan was saying, but I can feel my life's in danger!!
Sakyo: You guys have some guts. Prepare yourself for practice tomorrow.
Taichi: O-Omi-kun~~!!
Omi: Now now, Sakyo-san, both Taichi and Banri simply had slips of the tongue. I don't think they meant anything bad by it. They always listen gratefully to your lectures, don't they.
Sakyo: As far as Settsu's concerned, no matter how you look at it that was 100% pure ill-intent.
Taichi: The kind mother and the strict father......this is what the Autumn Troupe's practices always look like.
Juza: ......I'm hungry.
⸺ Q4. On the topic of buddies, who would each of you choose if you had to pick a buddy from MANKAI Company?
Banri: It's hard to pick a buddy, per se. In the first place, buddies are partners who help each other out equally, right?
Taichi: T-there it iiiis! Ban-chan's naturally maximal self-confidence! Ah, but Itaru-san's your partner as a full-on gamer, isn't he?
Banri: Nah, even when we're playing co-op that guy's suddenly dashed off ahead and betrayed me out of self-interest.
Taichi: The world of games is a heartless one......!
Banri: I get him back, though.
Taichi: Isn't it Sakoda-san for you, Sakyo-nii?
Sakyo: Sakodaaa? Oi, Nanao, does that guy look like my buddy to you......?
Taichi: Eep, a genuine death stare......!
Omi: Well, it's not wrong to say that Sakoda-san is basically always close to you.
Juza: Rather than his buddy, it's more that he's Sakyo-san's underling.
Sakoda: Ey! I'm currently both Aniki's underling and his number one fan, but in the future I am of course aiming to be something like a buddy to him!
Sakyo: Outsiders shouldn't speak in an interview.
Banri: Where's this guy been hiding out all this time.
Omi: He's the model disciple, being able to come out whenever.
⸺ Q5. Finally, let's have a message for those who will be coming to watch your debut play.
Banri: "How Wonderfully Picaresque" is the Autumn Troupe's debut play. As you can see, we're a bunch of rough guys, but I reckon that's the reason we got into the theme this time. The damn awful acting of the guy who plays my buddy's gotten much better, too? It's loaded with spectacular action sequences, so we won't let you be bored. Get your hopes up.
Juza: I'm not made for acting. I'm painfully aware of how unskilled I am. But for that very reason, I won't lose to anyone in terms of the strength of my desire to stand on stage and act. Please come to confirm with your own eyes my very own "resolve".
Taichi: A whole lot of stuff has happened since the auditions, but Ban-chan and Juza-san's combination has gotten heaps better, and we're looking to the real thing too! Besides, there's something I personally have to accomplish in this play......Umm, anyway, we'll all be waiting for you at the theatre!
Omi: You might be worried after reading this far, but I think our members are compatible with one another in our own way. Haha, Juza and Banri might deny it, though. It'll please me if you'd look forwards to the distinctive flavours our seniors in the Spring and Summer Troupe's definitely can't express.
Sakyo: As Omi said, the Autumn Troupe has its own flavour. Our action scenes, which make the most of the small theatre, are part of that. Our Director has worked herself to the bone too, so......we can't fail. We will definitely satisfy the customers who come. Please come to see our debut play.
Winter
⸺ Q1. First, please tell us how you felt once shooting for the key visual was over.
Tsumugi: ......In any case, the costumes were an ordeal.
Tasuku: Those wings were huge, so they were pretty heavy.
Homare: Mhmph. It was quite arduous wearing them for long periods of time.
Hisoka: I couldn't sleep well. They were a bother.
Tasuku: Don't sleep.
Azuma: Thinking about it, I was let off easy.
Homare: The costumes are a given, but there was a sense of pathos in their expressions, too......poetic inspiration is welling up in me.
Tsumugi: I was careful with my expression. I was conscious of Michael's sorrow over only being able to watch the woman he loved.
Tasuku: I was taken in by Tsumugi's expression.
Hisoka: Sympathy? [orig. is more like telepathy or tacit understanding, but to play on the title...]
Azuma: Yes, as expected.
Homare: By the way, where did you shoot this? It seems like quite a dangerous place.
Tasuku: Ahh, Miyoshi —
Tsumugi: T-Tasuku! Umm, this is a secret......
Hisoka: You have no sense of romanticism.
Azuma: Hehe, that's so like you, Tasuku.
Tasuku: ???
⸺ Q2. Can you tell us about each of your characters?
Tsumugi: Then I'll start. I play Michael, an angel who falls in love with a human. He has a very pure and gentle heart, wishing for her happiness without concern for himself.
Tasuku: I play Raphael, Michael's close friend. He's curt, but I like that he feels deeply, and watches over Michael until the end.
Homare: Being that it was written for you, it's just like the two of you in your private lives.
Hisoka: Tsuzuru's amazing.
Azuma: HI play Philippe, the physician in charge of the girl Michael has feelings for. It's nice playing the only human role.
Tsumugi: Azuma-san looks strangely suited to a white coat......
Azuma: Hehe, thanks.
Homare: The character I play is the stern, elegant and noble —
Tasuku: Too long. Next, Mikage.
Homare: Hey now, you are really so impatient......It can't be helped; I shall be brief for you. I play the exalted, learned angel, Metatron.
Tasuku: Say that from the start.
Tsumugi: Haha, it's nice that everyone has something they like about their characters. Last is Hisoka-kun, right.
Hisoka: I'm Uriel. They're serious and a little col......zZz......
Tasuku: This one was too brief......
Azuma: Homare, do you have marshmallows?
Homare: Of course. Leave Hisoka-kun to me.
⸺ Q3. Please tell us a moment from practice that left an impression on you.
Tsumugi: Erm......There were a lot of mysteries......
Tasuku: ......
Azuma: Ehh, so they happened to you too.
Tsumugi: Did something happen to you, Azuma-san?
Azuma: Yeah, just a bit.
Homare: There are things in this world that are beyond our imagination and human intellect......It was a good experience.
Azuma: Speaking of which, there was a time when you were in an incredibly good mood.
Hisoka: Arisu is always in a good mood. Like an idiot.
Homare: Hisoka-kun, you don't need to call me an idiot. It's not a word becoming of my genius.
Tasuku: The seven mysteries of the theatre......I've had enough of them already.
Tsumugi: There were of course difficult times and troubles, but we grew, and were able to move forward a step. It wasn't all bad.
Tasuku: Well, that's true. Thanks to that, we......
Azuma: I am intrigued. Hehe, I'd like to hear all about it later.
Homare: Umph, I have a deep interest.
Hisoka: Please.
Tsumugi: Yes, we'll talk about it again someday. Right, Tasuku?
Tasuku: That's right.
⸺ Q4. If you experienced a difficult love, what would you do?
Azuma: That's a difficult question. It would depend on the situation at the time and the person in question.
Homare: I would of course attempt to overcome any difficulty — if it was indeed a love that valuable.
Tsumugi: I wonder what I would do......My feelings are the same as Homare-san's, but......I don't want to see someone precious to me look sad, so I might give up.
Homare: Tasuku-kun would go through hell and high water......He'd try to make it come to fruition even if he had to cut down a boar or a polar bear.
Tasuku: What's with that image of me. It makes no sense to fight a boar or polar bear.
Azuma: Hehe, if it's you, you'd really defeat them.
Tsumugi: Ahaha. But Tasuku is kind, so I think he'd follow his partner's desires over his own. Whether that meant giving up or making it happen.
Homare: I see. Then, Hisoka-kun......
Hisoka: Zz......zZz......
Azuma: Hehe, he's asleep. We'll have to re-open the marshmallow supply.
⸺ Q5. Finally, let's have a message for those who will be coming to watch your debut play.
Azuma: Tsumugi, can we ask you to represent the Winter Troupe?
Tsumugi: Eh, me?
Homare: In terms of position, there's nobody but you. Well, if you desire one of my poems —
Hisoka: Quickly, Tsumugi.
Tasuku: Come on. You're the leader of the Winter Troupe, and the person in charge for the play this time. Wrap it up cleanly.
Tsumugi: ......That's right. This play marks the start of the Winter Troupe, and also a restart for each member. Even after reaching adulthood, people can meet others and grow due to those interactions......I learnt this in the process of creating this play. Everyone, please come and see "Sympathy for the Devil", the play grown adults gave their all to.
Off-Day Comments
The Spring Troupe Presents: The Spring Troupe's Fine Days
⸺ The theme is the Spring Troupe's days off! In addition to photos of them during their off time, we also present comments from each of the members.
Sakuya: I often practice plays by the riverside. I've always been alone, but lately members of the company have been coming along with me. I wonder if Masumi-kun would be interested as well? I'll try inviting him next time!
Masumi: You don't have to think when you listen to music, so it's relaxing. But lately I've only been listening to love songs, so before I realised it all I was thinking about was the Director. ......Speaking of which, I wonder what sort of music the Director likes. I'll ask her next time.
Tsuzuru: My younger brothers often come to hang out in the dormitory. They say they want to eat their older brother's food, so I cook for them, but it's an ordeal keeping them company while I cook. Muku's been a huge help keeping them busy at these times.
Itaru: On my days off, I hide out in my room and game. I'm not great at living with people, but there's Banri to partner with in games, and I get fed without having to do anything, so......the dorm life's not bad.
Citron: I used to keep a big cat in my hometown. Its name is Juliano. He's a very friendly cat! I'd like to let him meet everyone in the company sometime.
The Summer Troupe Presents: Summer shiny!!
⸺ The Summer Troupe is active even during their break time! We looked back at their packed days off ☆
Tenma: The supermarket is filled with common folk on special sales day, so I don't actually want to go, but......The Director begs me, so from time to time I'll go shopping like this.
[There's no holiday for the truly talented actor!?]
Yuki: When you wear clothes, they become frayed and worn out, so I have to maintain them while we're performing plays, too. Actors can't take the stage wearing a shabby costume. This is my pride as the person in charge of costuming.
[The tailor shows his true abilities ♪]
Muku: I went to a cat cafe with Hisoka-san! I was so happy being surrounded by cats~ Hisoka-san is really good at playing with cats. I want to become better friends with the cats too.
[Currently being reinvigorated by cuddles ❤]
Misumi: I challenge myself to a bunch of jobs while looking for triangles~ Being a clown is one of my favourites! It's because you can work in a tent with a big triangular roof~ If they brought out onigiri for meals I'd have nothing to say in complaint!
[Triangles, triangles!]
Kazunari: When you get the music pounding, it gives out great vibes! When they get on the dance floor, whether they've had bad things happen to them or are super happy, pumped up people, everyone's the same ♪
[Tonight's gonna be great too, whoo!!!!!]
The Autumn Troupe Presents: BADASS, BAD BOYS
⸺ They're BAD BOYS precisely because they stand by their principles no matter what sort of scene they're in. We draw near to them as they live out their days off in this town.
Banri: I go to the game centre when I'm free. Mobile games and computer games are good too, but the arcade's definitely the best. It seems they've got some new machines in, so I might invite Itaru-san and go.
Juza: I don't like crowded places. Wherever I go, people pick fights with me for some reason or other, so I choose times and places where there aren't many people. ......Huh? Behind me?
Taichi: My hidden talent is skateboarding! Leave the ollies to me! I'll show you tons of cool stuff, so come watch me practice next time!
Juza: There are lots of big eaters in the dormitory, so it tends to turn into quantity over quality. That's why lately I've been thinking about delicious food that fills you up but is still nutritious.
Sakyo: This town is precious to me, so I have to patrol it every night. I tell that Sakoda not to come with me, but he still tags along......Geez, why does that sort get attached to me.
The Winter Troupe Presents: Beautiful Breeze
⸺ The precious hours that switch between work and leisure......We'll introduce the mysterious Winter Troupe's days off.
Tsumugi: I tend to the plants in the dormitory's courtyard. Since I've received the title of the leader of the garden, I have to take responsibility and make them bloom beautifully. I take a little pleasure in searching for the ones who are in bloom every day.
Tasuku: In between practices, I play futsal. The only regular members are Fushimi and Minagi, but my goal is to have more members in the future, and to form a soccer club someday in the future.
Hisoka: It's not like I sleep twenty-four hours a day. If I had to say, I might be more active at night. As for what I do, it's a secret. ......Joking. I just play tag with the cats.
Homare: As a poet, I am constantly searching for beautiful phrases and artful sentences. To accompany my writing, I must of course have Lady Grey imported directly from England. It's important to put in a spoonful of honey.
Azuma: There are times when you want to escape the noise of daily life and enjoy the town at night, correct? Lately, my only evening partner has been Sakyo-san. I'll take you to our favourite bar next time.
BACKSTAGE FOR YOU!!!!
Spring
⸺ Q1. First, please tell us how you felt once shooting for the key visual was over.
Sakuya: I was just nervous......! The costumes that Yuki-kun made for us, along with the props, felt so genuine, I had to start learning from how to hold a sword......
Masumi: Even though I did everything perfectly as the Director said to, she still hasn't praised me.
Tsuzuru: You really think of nothing but the Director.
Itaru: It was amazing seeing the finished product. They put cool effects around the two of then, so the design of the flyer matched the atmosphere of the work.
Tsuzuru: The person who designed it is technically studying at an arts school at the moment.
Sakuya: Kazunari-san was your senior in high school, right? He's a cheerful person.
Masumi: He's loud.
Citron: At first contact, I thought "Ohh! A Japanese party person!"
Tsuzuru: I don't get what you mean by attaching 'Japanese' to 'party person'.
Sakuya: Yuki-kun, Kazunari-san, thank you very much!
⸺ Q2. Can you tell us about each of your characters?
Sakuya: I play the protagonist, Romeo. He's the firstborn son of the Montague family, and he becomes friends with the firstborn son of the Capulet family, who his family is antagonistic towards......That's the sort of character I'm playing.
Masumi: I play the supporting character, Julius. He's Romeo's close friend. That's all.
Tsuzuru: There's a bit more to it than that, Masumi. I play Mercutio, Romeo's childhood friend, who's sort of like an older brother figure. He despises the Capulet household.
Itaru: And I play Tybalt. He's Julius' foster brother and a part of the Capulet faction. Due to the hostilities, I have a lot of scenes with Tsuzuru's character, Mercutio.
Citron: I'm the actor for Father Lawrence, Citron ♪ My character entertains the friendship between these two troubled people.
Tsuzuru: It's 'facilitates'.
Citron: I will put all my energy into building them up from tasty fusilli. [T/N: This whole conversation is Citron's strange Japanese at work again; the original was a play on Tsuzuru's words meaning 'glutinous rice', which Itaru then carries on to say he'll make sticky mochi rather than friendship out of that, which is then carried on by Sakuya as a way to join people together. Physically.]
Itaru: All you'll make is pasta.
Sakuya: It'd be terrible if we were stuck together by pasta!
Masumi: ......I feel sticky imagining it.
Citron: The entertaining strategy is a big success.
⸺ Q3. Please tell us a moment from practice that left an impression on you.
Sakuya: We reeceived some forceful guidance from one of the original Spring Troupe's members, Yuzo-san, who came to see our practice. I felt strongly that I had to work much, much harder!
Tsuzuru: They were incredibly harsh words. The first day he came, everyone was acting like they were at a funeral that night at dinner.
Citron: But after that we made a sweet memory with everyone sleeping next to each other.
Sakuya: Yes, at that time I felt I'd come to understand everyone a bit more!
Itaru: Well, there were many other tough times aside from that. We were often in a pinch.
Masumi: Like the uproar over you leaving the troupe.
Tsuzuru: Yeah, that was seriously like, 'for real...'. ......Though in the end, you're here with us now.
Citron: The plan of having everyone stop you had instant noodle results.
Itaru: Just 'instant results', okay. ......Well, I'll talk about this in more detail if we get another opportunity.
Sakuya: We didn't know what we were doing at the time, but looking back on it now it's become a good memory after all!
⸺ Q4. In relation to the theme of this work, please tell us which members you get along with, or would like to get along with.
Sakuya: Definitely everyone in the Spring Troupe! Especially Citron, who's my roommate. He teaches me lots of things I don't know, so I have fun every night.
Tsuzuru: No, over half of those are probably lies. It might be Fushimi-san for me, after all. We go to the same university, and we're often on cooking duty together.
Sakuya: Your cooking is always delicious!
Itaru: I often make Banri accompany me with games. Even though he's a student, he always seems free.
Tsuzuru: That's because he skips school activities and slacks off on classwork......Honestly.
Citron: I can connect with anyone without making fruit. But I especially want to get closer to Masumi. He's so prickly every day......I want to see his soft side.
Itaru: You might mean to say, 'without taking favourites'.
Masumi: ......Annoying.
Sakuya: Speaking of which, what about you, Masumi-kun?
Masumi: I don't see anyone but the Director, so I don't need to get along with anyone.
Tsuzuru: That'll cause problems when you're acting! Look at us!
Citron: I can feel his policy of non-interaction.
⸺ Q5. Finally, let's have a message for those who will be coming to watch your debut play.
Citron: Look forwards to the Spring Troupe's play~ There are shocking developments, but it does have a happy ending ♪ Rest assured.
Itaru: Some slightly embarrassing things were exposed, but right now I'm practising seriously. I'll be glad if you enjoy our debut play.
Tsuzuru: Erm, this play will be my first work as a playwright. I wrote it in a fit of energy, so I think are a lot of weak points, but everyone in the Spring Troupe is acting it with all their strength. Thank you.
Masumi: I want you to watch over me from the wings of the stage. I'll exceed your expectations over and over again. ......So look at me, and only me, until the end.
Sakuya: All of us in the Spring Troupe are inexperienced actors, so we've created this play from nothing. As we head to the final performance, we'll do our best as a troupe to show more and more of our best acting! We'll be waiting for you at the MANKAI Theatre!
Summer
⸺ Q1. First, please tell us how you felt once shooting for the key visual was over.
Tenma: Yuki and Kazunari made us strike lots of different poses, saying 'not like that; not like this', and when I finally thought they were satisfied, they'd try another pattern, so it was tough. Spare a thought for the people who went along with you for ages.
Yuki: Huuh? You were the one most into it; what are you saying? On top of that, there was no end to your selfish requests. 'I look better from this angle'. Just which 'I, Lord Tenma' was it who said that?
Tenma: I didn't make any selfish requests at all!
Kazunari: Come now, both of you~ It is true that we were particular about angles! Yukki's costumes are super high quality, so we tried to pin down the angle that'd make them shine the best.
Muku: Kazu-kun's design was really wonderful as well! It was like I'd been sucked into the world of Arabian Nights!
Misumi: I have to give Yuki and Kazu a Super Mr. Triangle for working hard!
Tenma: Oi, I worked hard too! Wait, I don't need a triangle......!
Yuki: Yes yes, well done, you worked hard. As expected of the great Lord Tenma.
Tenma: Stop it with the monotone! You're making fun of me, aren't you!?
⸺ Q2. Can you tell us about each of your characters?
Tenma: I play Ali Baba, who's always chasing dreams, forever unable to become a proper adult. He's really a guy who can't be helped, but......he has an honest personality that's fitting for a protagonist, and —
Yuki: In terms of him being written for you, the childish part is exactly the same.
Tenma: What did you say!?
Yuki: I play Ali Baba's childhood friend, Scheherazade. She's a mature sort of girl who tells Ali Baba stories every night.
Tenma: Oi, don't ignore me! I still have more to —
Muku: Yuki-kun's the only one who could play a girl! Um, I play Sinbad. Not the famous Sinbad, but a normal boy who transports goods.
Misumi: Okay! I'm~ the genie of the lamp! I appear from a mysterious lamp and grant wishes~ Awesome, right?
Kazunari: The mysterious look completely suits you, Sumi~! I play Aladdin! He's a lady-killer who loves girls ♪
Yuki: A lady-killer? Was that in his character setting?
Misumi: What's a lady-killer~? A triangle?
Muku: Ah, sorry, Tenma-kun! Please continue......
Tenma: Ahh, whatever! And at the very least, it's not a triangle!
⸺ Q3. Please tell us a moment from practice that left an impression on you.
Muku: The Summer Troupe is the only one that had a training camp, huh. The curry we all made together was delicious.
Misumi: The triangular potatoes were delicious~!
Kazunari: We did make curry, but......the best memory from training camp has gotta be the fireworks! Right, Tenten~?
Tenma: A-Ahh......That's right! They were my first fireworks, but they weren't bad.
Yuki: Tenma's frightened face was the best.
Tenma: Wha!? I wasn't scared or anything at all!
Yuki: I'll leave it at that for you.
Kazunari: Ah, I made sure to take photos! Hold on.
Tenma: Huh!? When did you take those! Delete them now!
Muku: Some difficult things happened, but it was a fun training camp.
Misumi: I want to go agai~n!
⸺ Q4. In relation to the theme of this work, please tell us one thing you want or are looking for at the moment.
Misumi: Triangles~!
Kazunari: Sumi never changes! As for me~ I want a karaoke set! I want to do a King of Singing contest! Ah, Mukkun, let's do a duet ☆
Muku: Sure! I want to grow a bit taller, haha......
Yuki: I want a new machine. Also, my roommate is loud so a single room where I can spend my time in peace, maybe.
Tenma: That's my line!
Kazunari: So, Tenten, what do you want~? ......Ah, I know! Got it; a girlfriend, right!
Tenma: Wrong! I don't have time at the moment to become hooked on love. What I want is —
Yuki: A new bonsai tree, correct.
Tenma: ......! How did you know!?
Kazunari: Tenten, despite your appearance you can be a bit of a grandpa at heart.
Misumi: I like my grandpa~
Tenma: Who are you calling a grandpa!
⸺ Q5. Finally, let's have a message for those who will be coming to watch your debut play.
Kazunari: We'll show you the best entertainment ♪ We're working reaaaally hard so we can see all of your smiles, so come hang out with us at the play! Cheers ☆
Misumi: I'll give you my spare Super Mr Triangle as a souvenir! It's a special version in Arabian costume! Come get it~!
Muku: Umm......I'm a big fat loser of an actor who reads their lines in a monotone, and an inexperienced, good-for-nothing person who often forgets where to stand, but I'm trying my best! Please come and watch!
Yuki: It's okay, the good-for-nothing one's here.
Tenma: Wha - Don't point! I'm not good-for-nothing!
Yuki: Yes, yes. Then, I'm next. This time, I used light cloth that would be easy to move in, and made heavily decorated costumes that would shine on stage. The acting is a given, but I'll be glad if you look at the costumes too. Thank you.
Tenma: The selling point of the Summer Troupe is comedy you can laugh easily at. In addition to that, we are, as you can see, a free and uninhibited group. I think we'll naturally add ad-libs. From the lines to the choreography, no two plays will be the same. I'd like you to come not just one, but twice, three times. We in the Summer Troupe will show you the greatest comedy.
Autumn
⸺ Q1. First, please tell us how you felt once shooting for the key visual was over.
Juza: ......I was tired.
Banri: That's the first thing you say!? You're too gloomy to start this off!
Omi: Come now, Juza really was tired. The Director and Kazunari ordered a lot of retakes. I was worrying about him from the other side of the camera.
Taichi: Juza-san had a tough time because he had trouble smiling well......His efforts were moving......
Banri: Sakyo-san was amazing too, saying he'd demonstrate how to do it and sitting in the chair instead.
Sakyo: Huuh? What was.
Taichi: Well, it was clearly the awesomeness of the real deal......
Omi: Sakyo-san is actually the real thing. I have photos I took of the Banri & Sakyo-san version saved in memory of it.
Sakyo: ......Honestly, you guys, finding fault with a person's guidance...
Juza: I've saved the image of Sakyo-san's villainous smirk for future reference. ......I also like the costumes.
Taichi: They really suited you and Ban-chan......! Even though everyone had cool costumes, I was the only one who looked like a sickly boy......
Omi: I think there will definitely be a point in our future plays where you'll get to wear a cool costume too.
Taichi: Yeah......! I'll put in a request to Yuki-chan right now!
Banri: I can easily see a future where you're exploited by Yuki to make your own costume.
⸺ Q2. Can you tell us about each of your characters?
Banri: Then, I'll start. I play the protagonist, Luciano. He's an underling in a mafia group and a reckless guy who loves women.
Juza: I play Lansky, who's in the same mafia group. He's strict with money. Reluctantly, he's forced to buddy up with Settsu's Luciano.
Banri: Oi, you jerk, I'm a hundred times more reluctant, don't joke.
Omi: Coooome on now, you two, don't fight in the middle of an interview~ And Juza, you were talking about the setting of the play when you said you were reluctantly forced to buddy up, weren't you.
Juza: ......Yes.
Sakyo: ......Honestly, you guys can't even introduce your roles properly. I play Capone, the boss of the group Lansky and Luciano belong to.
Omi: I play Dewey. Unlike the mafia who have been introduced so far, he's a prosecutor. He acts like a bad guy in the story, so I felt a lot of pressure when I received the script.
Taichi: I'm hooked on Omi-kun's villainous act, but there's such a huge gap from how he usually is......I'm Benjamin! He's Lansky's little brother. He was written as sickly, so I'll fight with the charm of an ephemeral beauty!
Banri: You talk about being sickly with that red hair...
Juza: ......True.
Taichi: Because of me, in a rare turn, the two of you have the same opinion...! I'm happy, but I have mixed feelings!
⸺ Q3. Please tell us a moment from practice that left an impression on you.
Taichi: The snacks Omi-kun made for practice were always delicious~! Ah, I'm drooling just remembering them......
Juza: ......They were good.
Sakyo: I feel myself getting heartburn just remembering the mountain of cream heaped upon Hyodo's scones.
Omi: It's not good to discriminate against fresh cream, Sakyo-san.
Banri: Sakyo-san's lectures are all boring shmoring.
Taichi: Once they start, they go on forever~......Wait, I just followed along with what Ban-chan was saying, but I can feel my life's in danger!!
Sakyo: You guys have some guts. Prepare yourself for practice tomorrow.
Taichi: O-Omi-kun~~!!
Omi: Now now, Sakyo-san, both Taichi and Banri simply had slips of the tongue. I don't think they meant anything bad by it. They always listen gratefully to your lectures, don't they.
Sakyo: As far as Settsu's concerned, no matter how you look at it that was 100% pure ill-intent.
Taichi: The kind mother and the strict father......this is what the Autumn Troupe's practices always look like.
Juza: ......I'm hungry.
⸺ Q4. On the topic of buddies, who would each of you choose if you had to pick a buddy from MANKAI Company?
Banri: It's hard to pick a buddy, per se. In the first place, buddies are partners who help each other out equally, right?
Taichi: T-there it iiiis! Ban-chan's naturally maximal self-confidence! Ah, but Itaru-san's your partner as a full-on gamer, isn't he?
Banri: Nah, even when we're playing co-op that guy's suddenly dashed off ahead and betrayed me out of self-interest.
Taichi: The world of games is a heartless one......!
Banri: I get him back, though.
Taichi: Isn't it Sakoda-san for you, Sakyo-nii?
Sakyo: Sakodaaa? Oi, Nanao, does that guy look like my buddy to you......?
Taichi: Eep, a genuine death stare......!
Omi: Well, it's not wrong to say that Sakoda-san is basically always close to you.
Juza: Rather than his buddy, it's more that he's Sakyo-san's underling.
Sakoda: Ey! I'm currently both Aniki's underling and his number one fan, but in the future I am of course aiming to be something like a buddy to him!
Sakyo: Outsiders shouldn't speak in an interview.
Banri: Where's this guy been hiding out all this time.
Omi: He's the model disciple, being able to come out whenever.
⸺ Q5. Finally, let's have a message for those who will be coming to watch your debut play.
Banri: "How Wonderfully Picaresque" is the Autumn Troupe's debut play. As you can see, we're a bunch of rough guys, but I reckon that's the reason we got into the theme this time. The damn awful acting of the guy who plays my buddy's gotten much better, too? It's loaded with spectacular action sequences, so we won't let you be bored. Get your hopes up.
Juza: I'm not made for acting. I'm painfully aware of how unskilled I am. But for that very reason, I won't lose to anyone in terms of the strength of my desire to stand on stage and act. Please come to confirm with your own eyes my very own "resolve".
Taichi: A whole lot of stuff has happened since the auditions, but Ban-chan and Juza-san's combination has gotten heaps better, and we're looking to the real thing too! Besides, there's something I personally have to accomplish in this play......Umm, anyway, we'll all be waiting for you at the theatre!
Omi: You might be worried after reading this far, but I think our members are compatible with one another in our own way. Haha, Juza and Banri might deny it, though. It'll please me if you'd look forwards to the distinctive flavours our seniors in the Spring and Summer Troupe's definitely can't express.
Sakyo: As Omi said, the Autumn Troupe has its own flavour. Our action scenes, which make the most of the small theatre, are part of that. Our Director has worked herself to the bone too, so......we can't fail. We will definitely satisfy the customers who come. Please come to see our debut play.
Winter
⸺ Q1. First, please tell us how you felt once shooting for the key visual was over.
Tsumugi: ......In any case, the costumes were an ordeal.
Tasuku: Those wings were huge, so they were pretty heavy.
Homare: Mhmph. It was quite arduous wearing them for long periods of time.
Hisoka: I couldn't sleep well. They were a bother.
Tasuku: Don't sleep.
Azuma: Thinking about it, I was let off easy.
Homare: The costumes are a given, but there was a sense of pathos in their expressions, too......poetic inspiration is welling up in me.
Tsumugi: I was careful with my expression. I was conscious of Michael's sorrow over only being able to watch the woman he loved.
Tasuku: I was taken in by Tsumugi's expression.
Hisoka: Sympathy? [orig. is more like telepathy or tacit understanding, but to play on the title...]
Azuma: Yes, as expected.
Homare: By the way, where did you shoot this? It seems like quite a dangerous place.
Tasuku: Ahh, Miyoshi —
Tsumugi: T-Tasuku! Umm, this is a secret......
Hisoka: You have no sense of romanticism.
Azuma: Hehe, that's so like you, Tasuku.
Tasuku: ???
⸺ Q2. Can you tell us about each of your characters?
Tsumugi: Then I'll start. I play Michael, an angel who falls in love with a human. He has a very pure and gentle heart, wishing for her happiness without concern for himself.
Tasuku: I play Raphael, Michael's close friend. He's curt, but I like that he feels deeply, and watches over Michael until the end.
Homare: Being that it was written for you, it's just like the two of you in your private lives.
Hisoka: Tsuzuru's amazing.
Azuma: HI play Philippe, the physician in charge of the girl Michael has feelings for. It's nice playing the only human role.
Tsumugi: Azuma-san looks strangely suited to a white coat......
Azuma: Hehe, thanks.
Homare: The character I play is the stern, elegant and noble —
Tasuku: Too long. Next, Mikage.
Homare: Hey now, you are really so impatient......It can't be helped; I shall be brief for you. I play the exalted, learned angel, Metatron.
Tasuku: Say that from the start.
Tsumugi: Haha, it's nice that everyone has something they like about their characters. Last is Hisoka-kun, right.
Hisoka: I'm Uriel. They're serious and a little col......zZz......
Tasuku: This one was too brief......
Azuma: Homare, do you have marshmallows?
Homare: Of course. Leave Hisoka-kun to me.
⸺ Q3. Please tell us a moment from practice that left an impression on you.
Tsumugi: Erm......There were a lot of mysteries......
Tasuku: ......
Azuma: Ehh, so they happened to you too.
Tsumugi: Did something happen to you, Azuma-san?
Azuma: Yeah, just a bit.
Homare: There are things in this world that are beyond our imagination and human intellect......It was a good experience.
Azuma: Speaking of which, there was a time when you were in an incredibly good mood.
Hisoka: Arisu is always in a good mood. Like an idiot.
Homare: Hisoka-kun, you don't need to call me an idiot. It's not a word becoming of my genius.
Tasuku: The seven mysteries of the theatre......I've had enough of them already.
Tsumugi: There were of course difficult times and troubles, but we grew, and were able to move forward a step. It wasn't all bad.
Tasuku: Well, that's true. Thanks to that, we......
Azuma: I am intrigued. Hehe, I'd like to hear all about it later.
Homare: Umph, I have a deep interest.
Hisoka: Please.
Tsumugi: Yes, we'll talk about it again someday. Right, Tasuku?
Tasuku: That's right.
⸺ Q4. If you experienced a difficult love, what would you do?
Azuma: That's a difficult question. It would depend on the situation at the time and the person in question.
Homare: I would of course attempt to overcome any difficulty — if it was indeed a love that valuable.
Tsumugi: I wonder what I would do......My feelings are the same as Homare-san's, but......I don't want to see someone precious to me look sad, so I might give up.
Homare: Tasuku-kun would go through hell and high water......He'd try to make it come to fruition even if he had to cut down a boar or a polar bear.
Tasuku: What's with that image of me. It makes no sense to fight a boar or polar bear.
Azuma: Hehe, if it's you, you'd really defeat them.
Tsumugi: Ahaha. But Tasuku is kind, so I think he'd follow his partner's desires over his own. Whether that meant giving up or making it happen.
Homare: I see. Then, Hisoka-kun......
Hisoka: Zz......zZz......
Azuma: Hehe, he's asleep. We'll have to re-open the marshmallow supply.
⸺ Q5. Finally, let's have a message for those who will be coming to watch your debut play.
Azuma: Tsumugi, can we ask you to represent the Winter Troupe?
Tsumugi: Eh, me?
Homare: In terms of position, there's nobody but you. Well, if you desire one of my poems —
Hisoka: Quickly, Tsumugi.
Tasuku: Come on. You're the leader of the Winter Troupe, and the person in charge for the play this time. Wrap it up cleanly.
Tsumugi: ......That's right. This play marks the start of the Winter Troupe, and also a restart for each member. Even after reaching adulthood, people can meet others and grow due to those interactions......I learnt this in the process of creating this play. Everyone, please come and see "Sympathy for the Devil", the play grown adults gave their all to.
Off-Day Comments
The Spring Troupe Presents: The Spring Troupe's Fine Days
⸺ The theme is the Spring Troupe's days off! In addition to photos of them during their off time, we also present comments from each of the members.
Sakuya: I often practice plays by the riverside. I've always been alone, but lately members of the company have been coming along with me. I wonder if Masumi-kun would be interested as well? I'll try inviting him next time!
Masumi: You don't have to think when you listen to music, so it's relaxing. But lately I've only been listening to love songs, so before I realised it all I was thinking about was the Director. ......Speaking of which, I wonder what sort of music the Director likes. I'll ask her next time.
Tsuzuru: My younger brothers often come to hang out in the dormitory. They say they want to eat their older brother's food, so I cook for them, but it's an ordeal keeping them company while I cook. Muku's been a huge help keeping them busy at these times.
Itaru: On my days off, I hide out in my room and game. I'm not great at living with people, but there's Banri to partner with in games, and I get fed without having to do anything, so......the dorm life's not bad.
Citron: I used to keep a big cat in my hometown. Its name is Juliano. He's a very friendly cat! I'd like to let him meet everyone in the company sometime.
The Summer Troupe Presents: Summer shiny!!
⸺ The Summer Troupe is active even during their break time! We looked back at their packed days off ☆
Tenma: The supermarket is filled with common folk on special sales day, so I don't actually want to go, but......The Director begs me, so from time to time I'll go shopping like this.
[There's no holiday for the truly talented actor!?]
Yuki: When you wear clothes, they become frayed and worn out, so I have to maintain them while we're performing plays, too. Actors can't take the stage wearing a shabby costume. This is my pride as the person in charge of costuming.
[The tailor shows his true abilities ♪]
Muku: I went to a cat cafe with Hisoka-san! I was so happy being surrounded by cats~ Hisoka-san is really good at playing with cats. I want to become better friends with the cats too.
[Currently being reinvigorated by cuddles ❤]
Misumi: I challenge myself to a bunch of jobs while looking for triangles~ Being a clown is one of my favourites! It's because you can work in a tent with a big triangular roof~ If they brought out onigiri for meals I'd have nothing to say in complaint!
[Triangles, triangles!]
Kazunari: When you get the music pounding, it gives out great vibes! When they get on the dance floor, whether they've had bad things happen to them or are super happy, pumped up people, everyone's the same ♪
[Tonight's gonna be great too, whoo!!!!!]
The Autumn Troupe Presents: BADASS, BAD BOYS
⸺ They're BAD BOYS precisely because they stand by their principles no matter what sort of scene they're in. We draw near to them as they live out their days off in this town.
Banri: I go to the game centre when I'm free. Mobile games and computer games are good too, but the arcade's definitely the best. It seems they've got some new machines in, so I might invite Itaru-san and go.
Juza: I don't like crowded places. Wherever I go, people pick fights with me for some reason or other, so I choose times and places where there aren't many people. ......Huh? Behind me?
Taichi: My hidden talent is skateboarding! Leave the ollies to me! I'll show you tons of cool stuff, so come watch me practice next time!
Juza: There are lots of big eaters in the dormitory, so it tends to turn into quantity over quality. That's why lately I've been thinking about delicious food that fills you up but is still nutritious.
Sakyo: This town is precious to me, so I have to patrol it every night. I tell that Sakoda not to come with me, but he still tags along......Geez, why does that sort get attached to me.
The Winter Troupe Presents: Beautiful Breeze
⸺ The precious hours that switch between work and leisure......We'll introduce the mysterious Winter Troupe's days off.
Tsumugi: I tend to the plants in the dormitory's courtyard. Since I've received the title of the leader of the garden, I have to take responsibility and make them bloom beautifully. I take a little pleasure in searching for the ones who are in bloom every day.
Tasuku: In between practices, I play futsal. The only regular members are Fushimi and Minagi, but my goal is to have more members in the future, and to form a soccer club someday in the future.
Hisoka: It's not like I sleep twenty-four hours a day. If I had to say, I might be more active at night. As for what I do, it's a secret. ......Joking. I just play tag with the cats.
Homare: As a poet, I am constantly searching for beautiful phrases and artful sentences. To accompany my writing, I must of course have Lady Grey imported directly from England. It's important to put in a spoonful of honey.
Azuma: There are times when you want to escape the noise of daily life and enjoy the town at night, correct? Lately, my only evening partner has been Sakyo-san. I'll take you to our favourite bar next time.