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izumi-fanclub · 4 months
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A3! Event Story Translation “NEW ERA GARDEN” [Chapter 4]
An episode dedicated to Kasumi's feelings about his role and his past as a leader.
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Kasumi
“Toshi-san, there’s this interesting rumor I’ve heard from an older lady.”
It’s hard to get the intonation right… The emphasis should be here…
“Kondo-san, I’ll stand guard here! I won’t let anyone escape!”
Kaede
Papa, are you playing as a woman?
Tsubaki
Or are you playing a guy?
Sakura
Which is it~?
Kasumi
Uh… Actually…
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Kasumi
…Y-Yukio-san, this… is a mistake, right…?
Yukio
It’s not.
Kasumi
Eeh!? B-but I can’t believe I’m the only double cast…
Yukio
As for you, I wanted to see you play as both Kimigiku and Todo Heisuke.
You played Lady Shizuka in “Traces of a Dream” already, and just playing the beautiful Kimigiku is boring, isn’t it?
And I also want as many people as possible for the Ikedaya incident scene.
Kasumi
No, no, no, no way! I wouldn’t care much if it’s just a female only role, but I’ve been blank for too long and yet you already want me in the Ikedaya fight…!
It’s like a neighborhood kid getting caught in a gang leader fight!
Yukio
It’ll be fine. Yuzo said he’ll teach you.
Yuzo
…Yeah. Leave it to me. I’ll put you through the Shinsengumi hazing process.
Kasumi
!!!
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Kasumi
(...Yuzo looked like a complete bully that time.)
This time, papa will play as two people, two roles at once, it’ll be a lot of work.
Kaede
You should practice a lot, then. Kaede and her friends always practice a lot of dances at the nursery.
Tsubaki
Do it everyday. You have to get it right.
Sakura
You’ll be able to do it after enough practice.
Kaede
Let’s play over there so we don’t get in the way.
Tsubaki
Okie!
Sakura
Good luck, papa~.
Kasumi
T-thanks…
…Sigh.
*He flips the page*
(In the other play I acted as Lady Shizuka after a long while of not playing female characters, and I got a lot of compliments from a lot of people. I'm looking forward to playing Kimigiku.)
(The only problem is Todo Heisuke… Hopefully… I’ll get the hang of it after some practice.)
(Now that I think about it, I remember the first time I was on stage there were three sword fights, it was a mess…)
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“...Haah, haah, my bad…”
I’d be on my knees at first, it was hard to get up.
My body ached everywhere and my body felt heavy like steel.
It was as if the gravity only changed around me and pulled me down.
“...If the leader’s gonna be like this, there’s nothing to discuss, shouldn’t we just replace this guy?”
Syu-san’s bluntness and arrogance was nothing out of the ordinary, but it struck my heart this time.
I was pathetic and remorseful, I couldn’t even get myself to face them.
It was the first time I was assigned a role where I had to fight.
No matter how much I practiced, no matter how slow I took my time, I couldn’t reenact the movements properly at all.
I looked like I was doing a Lantern festival dance instead of having the form of a swordsman.
It’s no wonder that Syu-san, who taught it, was dismayed.
“Alright well, let’s leave the fight scene at that for today before you get hurt.”
I heard Yukio-san’s gentle voice interrupt and just bowed my head, devastated by my own shortcomings.
“...”
Yuzo looked at me like he wanted to tell me something, but with the state of my mind, I couldn't take another word, I left the rehearsal room as if to escape.
“...Today’s the day I’ll get it right.”
The next morning, I was determined and went to the rehearsal room early.
“Well, aren't you early?” “Eh, Yuzo? Why are you…”
Immediately after that, he threw a wooden sword at me and Yuzo told me to prepare myself.
“Get in form.”
Subconsciously, I handled the wooden sword as Syu-san had taught me.
“Try to move the same way as I do.”
“But, Yuzo, your role…”
“I already got your movements memorized in my head. Try to keep up the pace.”
“—T-thanks.”
Repeating it over and over and adjusting the speed, eventually I got it right for the first time.
“Yes! Finally!”
I was able to keep up with the other members at the same pace.
The joy of being able to do something I couldn’t before welled up deep inside me.
“This is just the beginning. Go show Syu-san, that this role is yours alone.”
“...Yeah!”
Yuzo usually only smacktalks me, but he helps me out so casually like this when I’m going through something difficult.
He really is a reliable childhood friend.
As a way to show my gratitude for being helped like this,
I definitely made that role mine, and mine alone.
I made up my mind and got back into the flow of things.
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Kasumi
(Back then, I felt like I had to do my absolute best as the leader of the Spring Troupe.)
(...I wonder if Sakuya-kun also had a tough time with fight scenes.)
Rather, the upcoming play, Sakuya-kun might come to see it…!?
(He adores me as the first Spring Troupe leader, I can’t just show Sakuya-kun an unseemly sword fight.)
Sigh…
(I got no choice, I’ll just have to suck it up and ask Yuzo for help.)
(In the story, Kimigiku supports the Shinsengumi from the shadows, meanwhile Todo Heisuke leaves the Shinsengumi later.)
(It overlaps with my desire to support MANKAI Company in the shadows in different ways despite my departure from the theater.)
…You really are amazing, Yukio-san.
(Honestly, you’re like a wizard.)
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jujumin-translates · 2 years
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Sakuya Sakuma | [SSR] Another Cup of Tea With You Today - Now Open! The Sakuma Shichirin Restaurant - Part 1
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Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3
Sakuya: “Ah~, you’re a domestic student, aren’t you!? Got~cha.”
Sakuya: Sorry, can I try that again?
Director: Sure, of course. Try it a little differently this time.
Sakuya: “Ah~ so you’re a domestic student, aren’t you!? Got~cha ♪”
Sakuya: …Was that a bit too much?
Director: That go was a little more light-hearted.
Tsuzuru: I think that one was a little more amusing, though.
Citron: I personally think it was more in character!
Masumi: Seems like you were out of breath.
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Itaru: That’s true…
Sakuya: Yeah, light-hearted characters like this are always so different and difficult.
Director: It’s already about time, so let’s call it a day.
Chikage: I agree.
Sakuya: I’ll think about more role studies I can do to get a better grasp on Chikyu.
*Stomach growls*
Masumi: I’m hungry.
Tsuzuru: I mean, this time the play has a lot of eating scenes, so no wonder you’re hungry.
Citron: I want oven-baked pizza!
Itaru: Maybe we should build a pizza oven in the courtyard.
Tsuzuru: But aren’t pizza ovens weak to rain?
Chikage: Also, they start pretty intense fires, so you’d have to watch out to not start anything else on fire.
Director: That kind of fire is terrifying…!
Sakuya: Sakyo-san would be super mad…!
Itaru: I’m sure a shichirin would work just fine. (1)
Tsuzuru: That reminds me, Taichi once used a shichirin to make baumkuchen. (2)
Director: He did do that!
Sakuya: We pulled that out of storage back then, right?
Tsuzuru: I have no idea where it ended up…Taichi or the manager probably know.
Manager: Directooor, I’m here to talk about the next play––.
Tsuzuru: Ah, manager, speak of the devil!
Manager: ?
Tsuzuru: That shichirin Taichi used a while ago, do you know where it went?
Manager: I figured it’d rarely be used, so I put it back in storage when I reorganized the storage room…
Citron: Ooh, you put it away?
Sakuya: That would make sense. Well then, let’s go look for it!
Manager: I’d really appreciate it if you could clean up the mess in there while you look for it! It’s been a huge mess lately!
Masumi: …Too much work.
Itaru: You’re setting us up to clean too, huh.
Sakuya: I’ll do it! I’d like to try my hand at cooking with a shichirin as a role study for Chikyu. So please leave the cleaning to me!
Chikage: If that’s the case, I’ll help.
Itaru: And I’d like to try some of that shichirin food.
Citron: I’m looking forward to Sakuya’s nichirin cooking!
Tsuzuru: Is that some kind of godly thing? (3)
Masumi: You mean shichirin.
Sakuya: I’m not sure if it’ll taste that good, but I’ll try my best!
Director: I’ll come and help you once I’m done with my errands.
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Sakuya: …So, we found it!
Director: That was fast.
Citron: Everyone worked very hard for the keirin food! (4)
Tsuzuru: What kind of food even is that?
Director: Do you know how to start the fire?
Sakuya: I watched some videos online, but…
Sakuya: Umm, from the lighter to the charcoal… Huh?
Director: It went out.
Chikage: Here, I’ll help.
Sakuya: No, it’s okay! I need to be able to do these kinds of basic things!
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Sakuya: One more time… U-Umm… This is hard…
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Director: …How’s it going?
Sakuya: ––Ah, it lit! I got it!
Citron: Yaaay!
Masumi: Is it time to cook now?
Itaru: It’s already getting dark.
Sakuya: It really is… I can’t believe it took me that long just to light the fire…
Tsuzuru: That reminds me, Taichi had a hard time keeping it lit too.
Sakuya: I’ll give up on the cooking for today and try again tomorrow!
Director: You’ve already mastered lighting it up, so I’m sure it’ll all go well tomorrow!
Citron: I am looking forward to it!
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T/N:
(1) A shichirin is a type of small charcoal grill, like the one Sakuya is using in the unbloomed of this card.
(2) Reference to Taichi’s “Scarlet Fantasy” card.
(3) I had no clue how to translate this smoothly into English, but basically Citron said “日輪” (nichirin) instead of “七輪” (shichirin), and “日輪” means “sun” so Tsuzuru took that as being something related to gods.
(4) Citron said “競輪” (keirin) which is a type of motor-paced cycle racing, hence Tsuzuru’s confusion.
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intomybubble · 10 months
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Ok but seriously though
Is there any way to read act 12 of A3 in English? Even just a summary of what happens would be enough
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A3! Mikage Hisoka | SSR - Happy ☆ Decoration | Translation
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Quote: “It’s an ice cream cushion, but it’s fluffy like a marshmallow. I feel so good, like if I’m in heaven… Zzz.”
Thanks, Tableturret for your help with a line!! (´。• ᵕ •。`)
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Disclaimer: Neither English nor Japanese is my native language, but I did my best with the translation. If you find any mistakes, feel free to tell me. By the way, Director’s name will be Izumi.
The Ice Cream Cake Mystery /1
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Passerby A: Oh, there’s a new store!  Passerby B: Hmm, a candy store?  Hisoka: … Hisoka: (...Will they have marshmallows?) Hisoka: …Ah.  Hisoka: (There’s an ice cream cushion in front of the store…) Hisoka: …!  Hisoka: (Wow, it’s so fluffy. It feels like a marshmallow.) Hisoka: (I want to sleep with it… I need this cushion.) -He enters the store- Employee: Welcome to our ice cream specialty store!  Hisoka: …So they didn’t have marshmallows.  Employee: Huh? Marshmallows? Hisoka: It’s nothing. …I want the cushion placed outside.  Employee: Ah, that’s our stamp card exchange prize. It will be yours after collecting ten stamps!  Hisoka: Stamps… How do I get them?  Employee: You need to buy an entire cake to get a stamp!  Hisoka: Then… I want this ice cream cake here.  Employee: Of course, thanks for your purchase!  Hisoka: (Nine left to get the fluffy cushion… I’ll do my best.)
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Hisoka: Zzz… Taichi: Sakkun, whose birthday is today?  Sakuya: No one’s, I think. Why are you asking?  Taichi: There’s an ice cream cake in the freezer! Not a slice, a whole cake!  Sakuya: A whole cake?  Sakuya: Maybe I forgot it, and today is someone’s birthday…?  Tsumugi: Is there something wrong, you two?  Taichi: Ah, Tsumugi-san! Is someone’s birthday today!?  Tsumugi: Huh? I’m pretty sure none of us has their birthday today.  Sakuya: I wasn’t wrong, after all.  Taichi: Then, what about the ice cream cake?  Hisoka: …I bought it.  Tsumugi: Ah, you were sleeping here, Hisoka-san.  Taichi: So Hisoka-san brought it?  Hisoka: Yes. …I’m going to eat a bit. Do you want a slice too?  Sakuya: Can we take one?  Hisoka: Mhm. I might not be able to eat alone. It’s an entire cake, after all.  Taichi: I see. Then I’ll gladly take a bite.  Tsumugi: Since an ice cream cake is lighter, you might finish it with four people.  Sakuya: Thanks! Now I take a bite. …Ah, it’s pretty good!  Hisoka: It’s sweet and tasty. Taichi: It’s mostly ice cream. So I can eat more and more of it!   Tsumugi: Fufu. There won’t be more before we notice it. Taichi: Thanks for giving us a bit of this delicious cake, Hisoka-san! Hisoka: My pleasure. 
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Employee: Welcome… Oh, I remember you from yesterday!  Hisoka: I want an ice cream cake.  Employee: Which one would you like today? Hisoka: I’ll take… this one.  Employee: Got it. Thank you! And here is your second stamp! Hisoka: Mhm.  Hisoka: (Eight left. There’s a long way to go…)
The Ice Cream Cake Mystery /2
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Izumi: I should start making dinner soon.  Izumi: (Ah, Juza-kun and Kumon-kun.) Kumon: Whose birthday is today?  Juza: Hm, I’m sure no one’s… Izumi: What’s wrong? Kumon: Ah, Director! Someone in the dorms has their birthday today?  Izumi: I think no one. Why?  Juza: There’s a delicious ice cream cake in the freezer.  Izumi: Huh? An ice cream cake…?  - They go to the kitchen - Izumi: Ah, you’re right. Who put it there, though?  Kumon: We can’t tell since there’s nothing written on it. Should I ask by LIME?  Izumi: Hmm, there’s space in the freezer. I think we can leave it there for now. Juza: Sounds good.  Kumon: Okay!  - At the next day... - Kumon: …And when I checked today, the ice cream cake was gone.  Azami: Someone ate it then. I guess the one who bought it.  Izumi: Ah, are you two going to school? Have a nice day, take care!  Kumon: We get going! Azami: See you later.  Izumi: (...So someone bought the ice cream with no particular reason than wanting to eat it.)
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Izumi: (Hmm, what should I make for lunch?) Hisoka: … Izumi: Ah, Hisoka-san. Do you need anything from the kitchen? Hisoka: Director. …I’m going to put this in the freezer. Izumi: Ah, that’s… an ice cream cake! Were you the one who put yesterday’s cake there too?  Hisoka: Mhm. I buy one every day to get a cushion.  Izumi: (A cushion…?) Hisoka: This is the third… I have to buy seven more.  Izumi: Really…?
Choose 1: Did you eat them alone? 
Izumi: By the way, did you eat all these cakes alone?  Hisoka: Nope. The first one I ate it with Sakuya, Taichi, and Tsumugi.  Hisoka: Yesterday, I ate it with Arisu. …He was noisy reciting poems about the ice cream cake thought.  Izumi: So you’ve been eating them with everyone.  Hisoka: It’s too much to eat by myself.  Izumi: I can see that… it’s an entire cake, after all.
Choose 2: Do you buy that cake every day? 
Izumi: By the way, do you buy the same cake every day?  Hisoka: Nope. It doesn’t matter as long it’s an entire cake, so I buy different ones.  Izumi: Ah, I see. There must be a great variety of types, right?  Hisoka: Mhm. Since their store just opened, they are trying out different types.  Hisoka: The employee looks happy when you order a new one. So I choose that one.  Izumi: (Hisoka-san is so kind. He even thinks of the employees when choosing the cake…)
Izumi: Well then, the ice cream cake mystery is now solved!  Izumi: I was curious about it. Juza-kun and Kumon-kun thought it was someone’s birthday yesterday.  Hisoka: Ah, Sakuya and Taichi said the same now that I remember.  Izumi: It seems like that’s their first thought when they see an entire cake.  Hisoka: My cakes are troubling them… that’s not good.  Hisoka: Do you have something to write, Director?  Izumi: There’s something here.  Hisoka: …Thanks.  - Hisoka is writing - Izumi: “Please help yourself”...?  Hisoka: It will be alright with this.  Izumi: I agree. No one will be dubious after reading it! Izumi: Ah, the cake might disappear while you’re not here with that sign, though. Are you okay with that?  Hisoka: I don’t mind. I’m not buying them because I want to eat them.  Izumi: I see. There’s no problem then.  Hisoka: I’ll write that sign again for tomorrow’s cake.  Izumi: Okay, don’t forget it!
The Ice Cream Cake Mystery /3
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Taichi: I know you wrote “please help yourself” on the ice cream cake. But can we really eat as much as we want!?  Hisoka: Yes. I’m going to buy another tomorrow.  Taichi: Sweet! Thanks, Hisoka-san!  Muku: Can I eat a slice too? Juza: Me too. I wanna eat one.  Hisoka: Sure.  Taichi: Then, let’s cut a slide for all of us! I’ll bring it here.  Citron: You’re cutting a slice of what?  Azuma: Fufu. We heard the puppy’s voice from the hallway.  Muku: We’re going to eat the ice cream cake Hisoka-san bought.  Citron: I want to eat it too!  Taichi: I brought it… huh!? More people are here!  Taichi: It should be enough, though. It’s a whole cake Kazunari: Everything okie dokie, then! Hisoka: I have to work now. You don’t need to keep me a slide, so eat them together.  Juza: Thanks.  Citron: Thank you~!  Muku: Would you like to eat with us too, Azu-neesan?  Azuma: Thanks. I will take a slice.  Hisoka: I have to go out soon… I’m leaving for my work.  Taichi: Good luck at work!  Kazunari: Take care out there, Hiso Hiso!
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Hisoka: Zzz… Omi: There’s nothing left of the ice cream cake again today? Tasuku: Yeah. It’s a first come, first served, I guess.  Omi: It looks like those who come back late can’t eat it.  Itaru: Well, there are many people in the dorms. Of course, it will end quickly.  Hisoka: …I will buy more in the next few days.  Omi: Ah, Hisoka-san. Sorry, did we wake you up?  Hisoka: No, don’t worry. I’ll fall asleep again soon.  Tasuku: However, why are you buying ice cream cakes daily, Mikage? Hisoka: There’s something I want… Tasuku: Something you want?  Hisoka: Zzz… Omi: He truly fell asleep in a bit.  Itaru: I guess it’s a rare item since he can’t get it unless he buys an entire cake daily.  Omi: What could it be for him to come this far?  Tasuku: We’re talking about Mikage. It must be about marshmallows.  Itaru: Yeah, I vote for something related to marshmallows too.  Omi: Haha. I think the same as you two.  Hisoka: Zzz… 
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Hisoka: (I will get the cushion after today’s purchase…)  Employee: Ah, welcome! Thanks for coming every day.  Employee: There’s an ice cream cake I would like to suggest to you today, dear customer. Here is our ice cream cake with marshmallows!  Hisoka: …! Employee: Actually, I’ve thought about making one since the first day you came and mentioned it.  Hisoka: Ah, I see. Then, I want to buy this cake.  Employee: Sure, thank you!  Employee: And congratulations! Here is your cushion for collecting all the stamps!  Hisoka: Thanks.  Hisoka: It’s finally mine… I’m so happy. 
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Hisoka: (The ice cream with marshmallows was so tasty… I ate it alone since it had marshmallows.) Hisoka: (The cushion feels pretty fluffy, too. It’s perfect for sleeping on it…) Muku: What flavor will it be today?  Kazunari: Who knows, every day is different~!  Juza: Yeah, all of them are tasty, though.  Taichi: They are a free-for-all. I haven't been able to get a single slice lately... Kazunari: The cake is still there around this time. I guess you can eat a slice today.  Taichi: Yeah, I’ll go to check the freezer right now! Hisoka: … Kazunari: Huh? Taichi: There’s no cake!  Muku: Maybe someone already ate it… Juza: I don’t know about that.  Taichi: Ah, Hisoka-san! There’s nothing left from today’s cake?  Hisoka: No.  Taichi: Buuh, I knew it. I hope tomorrow comes soon…  Hisoka: There won’t be more ice cream cakes.  Taichi: What!? Hisoka: I already completed the stamps and got the cushion.  Juza: Oh, I see… Taichi: Buuh, and here I thought I could eat it tomorrow~ but there won’t be more…  Juza: …We just have to buy it ourselves.  Taichi: Ah, that’s an option too! Tell me when you’re going there!  Juza: Sure thing.  Kazunari: So you bought all those ice cream cakes to get that cushion, Hiso Hiso?  Hisoka: Yeah.  Muku: That cushion looks pretty soft!  Hisoka: Mhm. It’s fluffy like a marshmallow.  Hisoka: (...I’m glad to have gone to the shop and have done my best all these days.)
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Translator notes: This was a long and (a bit) hard-to-translate backstage. I had to rearrange some lines to make them sound natural. I hope they came out well... 
By the way, this is one of my favorite backstages. I hope you enjoy it too! (´。• ᵕ •。`)
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the-himawari · 3 months
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A3! Spotlight Event Translation - Spotlight (Secret): Ikaruga Brothers & Hyodo Brothers & Shadows in the Moonlight (1/19)
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*Please read disclaimer on blog; default name set as Izumi
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Prologue: Secret Special Feature
*door opens*
Kasumi: Hi there.
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Izumi: Kasumi-san!? Wait, did we have a meeting scheduled today?
Kasumi: Nope. I had an interview nearby, so I decided to stop by.
Izumi: Oh, I see! That surprised me.
Kasumi: Ahaha. I guess my little prank was a success. I’m glad I happened to bump into Isuke outside. Oh right. Thanks to all of you, our last feature on Flora High and Tsuku High was a huge hit. It looks like everyone can’t stop longing for their youths, huh?
Izumi: I guess so. I’m glad all the readers enjoyed it. Ah. You came all the way here, so please have some tea. I’ll make some right now.
Kasumi: Aw, thank you. Actually, I also brought something I’d like to pass along to you. I received a whole lot of these, so I’m sharing them with you.
Izumi: Woah, thank you so much! Are these sweets? They’re all Christmas-y and adorable!
Kasumi: Hehe, aren’t they? There’s several different types of packaging…. This one’s a Christmas tree, and this one looks like Santa.
Izumi: Ah. Is this one a gingerbread man? Christmas is just around the corner, alright.
Kasumi: Mm, I wonder if I can ask…
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Izumi: ? What is it?
Kasumi: What are your plans for Christmas? Naturally, I’m going to spend mine with my daughters… But I wonder who Director will be spending it with.
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Izumi: I’m… not telling.
Kasumi: Aw~.
Izumi: You’ll see if you come to the MANKAI dorm.
Kasumi: Ahaha. Doesn’t that mean you’re going to spend it with all the troupe members?
Izumi: Fufu. I heard it’s common to spend Christmas with your family overseas.
Kasumi: Family…? I see. Why don’t we make “family” the next “Spotlight” special feature then? Because we’re family, there are sides of each other that we know, and on the other hand, sides of each other that we don’t know. And there are surely bonds that you would never be able to form anywhere else. I’ve always wanted to write an article about that kind of special, deep relationship. During this season, I’m sure each family has their own Christmas stories and such. We can ask troupe members who have family or close connections within or outside the troupe. What do you think?
Izumi: Family, huh… (Speaking of families, we have Juza-kun and Kumon-kun, Misumi-kun and Madoka-kun, and also…) (Hisoka-san and Chikage-san, I suppose?) (If we’re going to make a special feature, then the Hyodo brothers might be a good choice…) (But I think it would be safer not to reveal the relationship between Misumi-kun and Madoka-kun since he's still just a student and part of another troupe.) (As for Hisoka-san and Chikage-san…) I-It’s really hard to explain…
Kasumi: Hm?
Izumi: Ah, nothing! … …I think there are lots of different types of families, not just one. There are families that society would call "normal families", and there are also families who have missed each other and are now finally growing closer, little by little… There are also families who may not be related by blood, but the strength of their bonds are even stronger than that. MANKAI Company is like one big family, so I consider all of them my family. That’s why when you say “family”, it’s a bit hard to narrow it down…
Kasumi: …I see. That’s very true. A “family” is a special relationship, so it can be difficult sometimes. I mean, even our home is a bit different than what society considers normal as well. Alright, let’s discuss the next special feature again in a proper meeting next time.
Izumi: Sounds good. (I know I was declining the offer in a roundabout way, but I’m grateful Kasumi-san understood.) (Though, I do feel sorry I turned down the special feature just like that. I’ll have to properly explain the circumstances and apologize later…) (It won’t fill in for the feature, but I wonder if they’ll tell me if I ask them. About their special memories with their precious family members—)
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otomehoneyybearr · 5 months
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Quick announcements about
A3! in English
Maybelle Lace and I are working together to translate Act 12!
This is where the translated “script” version of all chapters will be, similar to the structure of Yaycupcake Wiki page and other translations on here.
Maybelle will be uploading the full video of Act 11 & 12 ((at the beginning of 2024)), and has already uploaded the other Acts, newest event stories, and Backstage Stories—all translated— onto YouTube, so please check it out and support them if your able to!
We have a lot of the chapters done, and I will uploading Act 12: Episode 1 on October 31!
Unfortunately, however, there won’t be an upload schedule of the translations on this blog for the time being.
Sorry about that (٥。•‸•̀。)
Lastly, even though I haven’t worked with them, I still wanted to mention the Middling Director channel on YouTube, as they have uploaded all of the English server’s content before it shut down. Please check it out and support them if you can! 🌷
That’s all,
Thank you for your time!
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yurayura-kurage · 8 months
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A3! Troupe Event: MY WORST WEDDING | Event Story Translation (1/11)
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Neither Japanese nor English is my first language so please forgive me if I made mistake. However, feel free to point me out, I’d love to hear your feedbacks on the translation ˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶
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.・。.・゜✭・.・✫・゜・。.
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Azami: “She is my fated partner. I was sitting next to her at the cafe, and ever since our eyes met, I knew it was what was called love at first sight.”
Izumi: (Following what we did before with Spring and Summer Troupe, the rookie Azami-kun will be the lead of Autumn Troupe’s 10th performance, Sakyo-san will be the co-lead.)
(This time, Tsuzuru-kun also came up with the script according to the lead - Azami-kun’s request but…)
Azami: “Hello? Sorry, I didn’t intend to disturb you today but… I have something needed confirming about the arrangements for tomorrow’s wedding.”
Izumi: (Indeed, I didn’t expect Taichi-kun to play a female role again in Autumn Troupe’s performance.)
Sakyo: I can still sense Noah in her nuance.
Azami: She sounds manlike.
Taichi: It’s hard to switch into a different role in an instant~!
Izumi: Well, in some ways, this role is even harder than the lead role…
(This time, Taichi-kun will play both Noah - a friend of the groom Ethan played by Azami-kun, and the marriage swindler Olivia who deceives the groom…)
(This is our troupe's very first dual role. In order to fulfill Azami-kun's request of including a role that he can put tons of makeup on, things have become like this.)
(Since we did the special makeup during the Undead performance, this time the makeup will be focused on woman, and what’s more is a bad woman who looks good with heavy makeup but...)
Taichi: This is my first time challenging to change into another role this quick so I'm really nervous!
Banri: If needed I can take on your role instead.
Taichi: Uhm... Now that I've self-run for this role, I'll do something about it...!
Juza: It's an unprecedented challenge, I think it will no doubt be a valuable experience.
Omi: He has definitely become more reliable since Zero so if it's Taichi, it'll be okay.
Taichi: Thanks y'all! I'll do my best to make A-chan fall in love at first glance!
Azami: Well... Good luck.
Sakyo: Bon too, you're the one to talk. In the scene where Ethan talks about Olivia as usual, I can't feel the yearning love for his beloved fiancée Olivia.
Azami: Not really... That scene is good. I'm gonna be betrayed in marriage fraud after all.
Sakyo: That’s why it is unnecessary. The play won’t be convincing unless the audience can understand you’re so blindly in love that you’re being scammed.
Azami: —No matter what you say ‘bout l-love, I just don’t get it—.
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Izumi: (For Azami-kun who is not good at talking about love, playing a role who is obsessed with his fiancée might be indeed difficult.)
(At first we had a discussion about the wedding theme for this play, but Azami-kun said love stories were impossible for him, so we changed to the marriage fraud.)
(Although the main focus of this play is the action battle with a criminal organization that has the marriage swindler in, Ethan’s feelings are also important…)
(Compared to that, James - another groom who is also deceived by Olivia, played by Sakyo-san, is perfect. Maybe that’s the difference in life experience.)
Banri: Well, isn’t it impossible for Azami to fall for Olivia now? He’s Taichi no matter how you look at.
Taichi: With A-chan’s makeup after this, I’m gonna turn into a really beautiful villainess as planned~!
Banri: Come to think of it, I had thought of how the quick change would be done, but that’s surely a problem.
Izumi: In the last part, Taichi-kun will be changing from Noah to Olivia, right.
Banri: We have consulted with Tsuzuru about some script adjustments but still can’t carve out time for Azami to directly do the makeup for Taichi.
Omi: Ethan and James also have to change their costumes quickly…
Juza: Noah can’t come out with Olivia’s makeup from the beginning…
Azami: Then, going with the makeup plan I’ve come up with, Taichi-san will have no choice but to do the makeup on his own.
Izumi: Is that okay? Since you wanted to do lots of makeup in this performance.
Azami: Coming up with the makeup plan is also fun, so it’s okay. Instead, I’m gonna go with Spartan mode to train Taichi-san so that he can redo the makeup perfectly.
Taichi: That’s def out of question~! It’s already up to my neck just quick changing between two roles though, I’m not confident that I can do the makeup on my own!
Izumi: Right, it seems like you would be overwhelmed a bit.
Banri: I’ll go back to the wing at the same time as Taichi, so I’ll lend you a hand with the makeup and quick-change.
Taichi: Banchan~! You saved me!
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Sakyo: If that’s the dexterous Settsu then there seems to be no problem.
Azami: I’m enthusiastic about the makeup this time, so Banri-san too, please keep that in mind.
Banri: Go easy on me.
Izumi: Azami-kun, how is the hair makeup plan going?
Azami: I’m thinking about various hair arrangements for each character, including Olivia’s wig.
This time performance is set in America, but I’m worried since it might be difficult for the audience to get a grasp on the worldview if I have my hair black as the main character.
Taichi: If that’s the case, how about you dye your hair blonde like Sakyo-nii?
Juza: It’s gonna match with Sakyo-san.
Omi: It might look good when you two line up.
Banri: It’s a relationship that they’re gonna fight over Olivia, isn’t that good to have a sense of rivalry between them.
Azami: I definitely don’t want to match with that person.
Sakyo: Ha… If so, what color are you going to choose?
Azami: There are bunch of wigs from the past performances in the warehouse, so I’ll have a look.
Izumi: Got it. Then let me know when you decide.
*Short time skip*
Izumi: Well then, that’s all for today’s practice. Tomorrow will be a day off, so take a good rest you guys.
Omi: Taichi and Juza are going back to their homes, right?
Juza: Yes. My mom’s birthday is getting near.
Taichi: For me, my sister asked me to hang out with her once in a while.
Sakyo: I’ll be going back to my home tomorrow too, so I’ll be away from the dorm.
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Izumi: Sakyo-san too?
Juza: It’s been a while.
Sakyo: It will be bothersome if I don’t go home once in a while.
Juza: …That’s good. The old lady will be happy, too.
Sakyo: …
Bon, you should show your face at home more. You haven’t been home lately, have you.
Azami: Annoying—
…Well, I want to see everyone at Ginsenkai though, I think it’s time to go back home.
.・。.・゜✭・.・✫・゜・。.
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a3heritageposts · 1 year
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What's A3
I'm SO glad you asked!
A3! (Act! Addict! Actors!) is a mobile game that was launched in Japan in 2017. (It also got an English version in 2019, but that was discontinued in 2021 and fully shut down in 2022. Sigh.)
The game follows Mankai Company, an acting troupe comprised of twenty (later twenty-four) cute and conventionally attractive male characters, an assortment of side characters, and You, the theatre's director (default name Izumi Tachibana). You play by collecting cards (souped-up jpegs) of the characters through the in-game gambling system or through playing "events" aka limited-time competitions, leveling up your cards' power stats, and then using them to compete in events so you can get more cards like some sort of gacha-based Sisyphean boulder.
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Ahem. While the gameplay itself is pretty simplistic - while it can get competitive, it only requires a little bit of strategizing and time management on the player's part. You can literally play while also scrolling through tumblr - the main appeal comes from the story and characters, who are all very fun and interesting. Each character feels nuanced and in-depth, and one of my favorite things about this fandom is the sheer love people have for their faves, whether it's expressed through fanart, fanfiction, memes, or analysis. Despite the premise, the story is actually very light on romance with more of a focus on found family, which I find refreshing. (Don't worry, the romance can still be there if you want it to be XD.) Explaining what I love about each character would be another post entirely, so in conclusion, I'll leave you with these links.
Yaycupcake - the A3 wiki, an absolute godsend, has fan translations of most stories. To get started, read the prologue and Acts 1-4 of the main story, then head on over to the events, which have eleven-episode ministories and exclusive cards with their own backstage stories
This post - links to an archive of the official English translation (highly recommended)
Obligatory spotify playlist link
If you do want to actually download the game, you can do so off the Japan app store using an APK if you're an android user. If you're an iphone user...I can't help you :/. I also recommend downloading a screen translator app if you don't know Japanese, if only so you don't accidentally delete your progress.
Aside from the game, we also have an anime (which I cannot, in good faith, recommend), several stageplays (better, but can be difficult to track down), and a movie (that I haven't seen).
That pretty much covers it? Sorry you unlocked the rambly infodump haha but we're always excited to see interest in our little acting blorbo simulator ^_^
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stardust-omelette · 1 year
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Otsukare to everyone on the event!!👑💄
To commemorate mukuaza's pair CG and pair SSR releasing this year, I will be making my mukuaza doujin available in English as a FREE TO DOWNLOAD PDF for a week!
(available for free until 2022/11/18)
"Like the Usual and More than That" Muku Sakisaka x Azami Izumida // 42 Page, A5 Doujin. Digital PDF Original title: 『いつも通り、いつもより』 Released for the A3! Only Doujin Event「FULL BLOOM SEASON 23」on 2022/6/26 in Japanese, and translated into English.
- Please refer to the link below to download the PDF!
https://ko-fi.com/s/3152d77c24
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If you check my shop, my first doujin from 2019 is also available for free until the 18th! I don't recommend the 2019 doujin since its my first doujin ever and it is not good in my standards anymore, but if you're curious anyway it’s made available!
The two books can be read as separate stories or connected. Feel free to pick whichever interpretation you like lol
note: The original Japanese version is available for purchase here
https://stardustomelette.booth.pm/items/3965157
日本語版については4月に引っ越す可能性が高いのでその後は多分通販できなくなります。 欲しい方はお早めにお願いします!
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lunarcry · 8 days
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hiiiii muse page list update post i meant to do earlier but then i had icecream and did other things instead peace sign
this is for the full one on my page, srry i dont have it elsewhere/on my pinned yet. eventually. peace sign. as per always my multi is a billion times messier than my other blogs(guy who cant shut up)👍👍👍 atm the most proper writing will be happening on akira. probably
added general links of the gbf main story archive, and the a3 & prommy of wizard main story translations👍
on that note added sakuya & misumi (a3!) & chloe, figaro & mitile (promise of wizard) except figaro is mostly type0 verse & mitile will likely lean toward gbf au for a lil bit. thats not to say theyll stay this way (im about to reread+finish main story pt2), its just that i unfortunately am obsessed with type0. i will probably eventually put the rest of spring troupe on my 'wanna pick up' list....(person whos oshi is omi
on that note i should make a new type0 oc i need a silly class9 girlie SO bad. that was the foolery secret intel class right
i can not explain why type0 lives this much in my head
natsume (natsume yuujinchou) is on the list too now. lanna & lumina (island of happiness/a wonderful life) are there for now we'll see who else i add. none have descriptions yet, i know i have one for lanna & natsume from olds blogs but :[ i didnt wanna today
updated mika's (gbf) page with the text i wrote a while back, i'll revise it in the future. fenrir, morphe&phoebe, thelonim has events&fate eps linked on their pages now. emu has the official playlists of wxs main story & her first focus event added.
none of these links are meant in a 'check these', but rather, if you ever get interested in any of the media/characters, there's places to check. i should add the wxs digest anime to emus oh my god i forgot about that one
all the new charas are gonna take some months to be implemented properly...<3 i havent started rereading a3 still & i took a break from natsuyuu when my dog got surgery in february. they're there cuz i felt like updating the lists with links, and figured why not add the rest too. lots of descriptions are missing still. 'then why even add them' because faty was alrdy sending me stuff for figaro so why not actually put him on the list sunglass emoji
i added it on the muse page too, but if u dont know where to start then emu & fenrir are always good choices👍 once my emu break is over ill get back to all of that. phoebe is also a good choice thinking about it...
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winterswhite · 1 year
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One thing I've been talking about for a while that's entirely a personal gripe I have with the game is A3's event system and how draining it's gotten to play events. I had a little conversation earlier about the game's income declining over the years and I do honestly believe that and the decrease in player counts in recent events are largely because of the event system. I don't think the game's income has decreased enough for us to be worried about it shutting down though so I'm not talking about that and I don't wanna hear anything about it either. I've dealt with games shutting down before and I know the signs.
Anyway. Event system. It feels like they keep adding event types that cater to whales (PR events are super expensive, and the new Spotlight events are similar with the 2.7mil SSR+ reward and the redistributed SSR rewards from points vs ranking). The main issue I have, which as far as I'm aware I'm not alone on, is how damn hard it is to get finales in events, which is only worsened by the increased SP cap now that we have more to spend in one go after being away from the game for a bit or ranking up. In my own experience, it's easy to go 30+ minutes without getting a single finale and not everyone has the time or patience for that? I know I don't. People have other things to do and can't always be using their phones or playing games on them, and even if you just leave the game on auto while you do those other things, you'll still have to check on it for shows, and it'll still drain your phone's battery.
Other tap tap games I've played have some sort of safety net to avoid problems like that, like enstars basic guaranteeing you at least one rare live per event lesson, and while it's no longer active, On Air used to let you stack up to four event recordings at a time so if you let the game play itself for a while, you could come back and ideally at least one of those would be a 3☆ recording. Other games have similar guarantees or rate-ups or just...anything to make the event experience less of a pain. All we have in A3 is...one guaranteed show per practice, and that's, more often than not, a matinee or soiree.
On top of that, this is probably just me, but I feel like practices in A3 go really slow, both with auto and without, and the auto-cancellation of specific show types is just as slow. That makes it feel like each practice takes forever, which really doesn't help (again, I've gone 45 minutes without a finale on more than one occasion).
I'm really just complaining but...I wish they'd make some kind of tweak or improvement to the event system. They only need to change one of these things to make the event experience exponentially better, whether it's by increasing finale rates, adding a guarantee of some sort, or speeding practices up. It's...not a big request to make, I think? But it'd make things so much easier for me and a lot of others who I know struggle to play the game anymore because of how draining it is.
I know gacha companies aren't our friends, but we have jobs or school or other things in our lives to deal with and waiting half an hour for a single finale just isn't worth it in the middle of all that. It's actively harming their revenue too, so it'd really be in their best interest to change things a little. I still love A3 and I want to keep reading and translating the stories and other content because nothing can replace this story and these characters in my heart, but it'd be nice if I could be as enthusiastic about the actual gameplay aspect.
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izumi-fanclub · 5 months
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A3! Chikage Mini Talks Translation “Ah, My Dearly Beloved”
Learning Heia period trivia with Chikage and a challenge with Sakyo
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Mini Talk 1
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Chikage
In the Heian period, people usually only gave their real names to those who were close to them. You’d rarely even get a glimpse of someone’s face.*
Even the main character in “The Tale of Genji”, Hikaru Genji, uses a common name. 
They’d communicate with letters and waka poems, and when they visit each other’s homes to talk face-to-face it’d be through formal speech. You’d have to use your imagination and guess what kind of person who you’re talking to is.
If you ask me, that’s pretty useful in a lot of ways I think.
How come?
…I wonder, who knows.
Mini Talk 2
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Chikage
I’m thinking of making an Autumn-themed curry palette.
It’d be nice to add some mushrooms or other autumnal ingredients, maybe even add grapes or chestnuts as a secret ingredient.
It should still be sufficiently spicy, of course. I wonder which spices I should use.
I’ll consult with the Spicy Cuisine Research Society too. Citron comes up with some surprisingly interesting ideas.
The taste of autumn and spices will come together beautifully. I’ll make a mean curry for you, so you can count on me, Director-san.
Mini Talk 3
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I’m not exactly big on romance novels, when it comes to stories from the Heian period however… ethically, I find it questionable; personally, I find it intriguing.
The very customs of love and marriage were determined and influenced by one’s values and background back then. It was pretty interesting for me to learn about it.
Like how someone would marry for the sake of the family, and they’d grow richer in doing so.
…I figured those kinds of values suit me. It’d still be a pain in the ass, though.
Well… someone that loves spices like I do, good-natured, a bit of a mess and worth protecting——.
If there was a noblewoman like a certain someone like that somewhere, I might be willing to be by her side.
…Kidding.
Chikage & Sakyo talk
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Ah, Sakyo-san, just who I was looking for.
Sakyo
…What do you want?
Chikage
I was planning on doing Hyakunin Isshu* for role-building, now I’m looking for someone to compete with me.
Could I ask you to be my rival?
Sakyo
It could’ve been anyone else, doesn’t have to be me.
Chikage
Oh don’t say that just yet, I didn’t say it’ll be for free. …Hear me out first.
*Chikage whispers something to Sakyo* 
Sakyo
!
…Stay true to your word.
Chikage
Of course. I’ll even wrap it up in a plastic bag and hand it to you myself.
Sakyo
…Alright. I’ll bite.
Chikage
Pleasure doing business with you.
Sakyo
This is for role-building, you better not cut any corners.
Chikage
Go easy on me.
———— T/Ns: ————
 What Chikage is talking about here is the tradition of women covering their heads or faces when faced with strangers during the Heian era; this is due to the patriarchy setting societal rules for women, this practice eventually dissolved as time and society progressed.
You can read more about it here. Another article with sources.
 I’m guessing Chikage is talking about Hyakunin Isshu karuta competitions. Hyakunin Isshu refers to 100 specially selected waka poems from the Nara period to the Kamakura period. In a nutshell, karuta competitions involve reciting certain poem cards, and when they get to a certain point, you swat away the card. Whoever gets to it first wins, it’s a game of agility and discipline.
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jujumin-translates · 2 years
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Sakuya Sakuma | [SSR] Another Cup of Tea With You Today - Now Open! The Sakuma Shichirin Restaurant - Part 3
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Muku: Yummy!
Yuki: Here, have another.
Juza: Gimme that plate too.
Director: Today’s crowd is bigger than ever.
Tenma: It’s almost everyone, isn’t it?
Director: What are you grilling today?
Sakuya: Ah, here you go, Director!
Director: Wah, dango? It looks delicious!
Sakuya: There’s anko and mitarashi, so please pick whichever one you like. (1)
Juza: Mmhm…
Director: Juza-kun already has a lot of skewers piled up.
Sakuya: Hisoka-san, here’s another roasted marshmallow.
Hisoka: Thanks.
Director: Ah, the roasted marshmallows look really good too!
Hisoka: Have one.
Sakuya: The dried sweet potatoes are also done!
Kazunari: Today’s def a party for all the sweet tooths!
Director: Definitely.
Sakuya: We’ve already had a lot of things for everyone who likes to drink, so I wanted to make something for everyone else this time.
Director: (That’s our Sakuya… Always so kind.)
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Misumi: He even made me grilled triangle onigiri~.
Director: The miso and soy sauce smell really good.
Sakuya: Please eat it while it’s still warm, Director.
Director: Mhm, thanks! Here goes!
Director: Waah, the dango is so soft and delicious…! The marshmallows are also warm and fluffy.
Tsuzuru: Ooh, it’s today a sweets special?
Sakuya: Tsurumatsu-sensei! Please eat this dango! (2)
Tsuzuru: O-Oh.
Tsuzuru: …It’s good! The grill marks are perfect.
Director: Yeah. They’re really yummy.
Sakuya: At first, I accidentally burnt them, but I’ve learned to control the degree of browning a lot better now.
Director: You really are shichirin master!
Sakuya: I’m glad I’ve gotten used to using the shichirin now, but…
Sakuya: I’m happier that everyone was happy with what I made, and I think I understand Chikyu’s feelings more now.
Tsuzuru: Sounds like your role study was a huge success.
Sakuya: I’m thankful you all came to eat.
Sakuya: Since I became an actor, I’ve gotten to use a lot of my daily experiences and feelings in our plays… It’s really a lot of fun.
Sakuya: It’s like a synergy effect, where our plays add things to my everyday life, and my everyday life adds something to our plays.
Tsuzuru: As both an actor, and a writer, I totally get that feeling. It’s kinda like we get to enjoy life twice as much.
Tsuzuru: Let’s make this next show a success together.
Sakuya: Yeah!
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T/N:
(1) Anko is sweet red bean paste. Mitarashi dango is a type of dango covered with a sweet soy sauce glaze.
(2) Tsuzuru’s character in “Literature Impasse”.
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i finished act 2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! now there's just all these events I've yet to get to from a3en... plus reading through act 3 translations if those exist... i hope they do! but the FIRST thing I'm going to do is fill out my a3! name chart, haha :) okay but before i get ahead of myself: here's my thoughts on the rest of the winter story!
the moment they mentioned the fleur award, I knew within my heart that act 3 might have the members seriously tackle winning or at least getting a nomination, and hey, look, sakuya mentioned it at the end! there's lots of little things I could feel them start to set up, which is cool. like, haruto mentions that godza has new recruits! so I assume shift is gonna pop up in act 3. and then there's the hyakka theater company which sakuya adored so much winning the fleur award at the end... I wonder if we'll get to meet them? I also saw a character on a poll tournament once that I think was an old leader of spring? and since yuzo's already someone we've met, I wonder if we'll meet all the leaders of the old troupes... we've already seen quite a few bits and pieces of them, after all! then, of course, there's the thing with misumi's grandfather's old scripts and reni, which I'm sure will come into play... hopefully we'll get to see his brother, too... guy also recognized reni, so he's probably got some kind of connections with mankai, right? what if he was a leader of the winter troupe, or something? lots of possibilities. and tsuzuru's eldest brother could also bring something interesting to the table? he got his own sprite and all, and he seems pretty interesting, so I feel it'd be a waste if this was his only appearance...
since we're on that subject, I was very glad to meet tadoru. his and itaru's conversation was just really nice, and it was cool to see him kinda watching out for tsuzuru in his awkward way. for a moment i was confused by him randomly saying hello to itaru at the bar, though. was sitting there like. ...is itaru getting hit on? tadoru also gave me sort of chikage-esque vibes because he was just that friendly, and so when he gave itaru sake and was like. hey! bribe material! i was like. ah. nice. would love to see some more elaboration on what he says, though because... “I mean, back when everything was falling apart at home, I just ran off and left Tsuzuru to deal with it all himself.” is intriguing. tadoru says that tsuzuru probably resents him... i mean, he definitely has a right to, but i don't think he like, does, if that makes sense? like... his family is his family. he might not have been happy about dealing with stuff without his eldest brother around, but I don't think it's something that would... fester, if it makes sense?
I've gotten ahead of myself again, so let's rewind chronologically... it was nice to see the improv battle spark something in guy! also it's nice every time they run into haruto because like, tasuku probably calls him "yamada" on purpose but like, half of the time that people get his name wrong, I'm pretty sure it's totally sincere, which makes it even funnier... like homare being like. "ah, hato-kun, I think it was?" with no ill-will is amazing. i didn't actually make the connection that this was tasuku's second time playing raoul until now, which is quite a fun detail.
don't have much to say about the play itself... you made a really good point about how POTO relates to guy, so I don't have much to add except that there's a comment that izumi makes about homare as richard dragging emotion out of the phantom, and I thought that was neat, because it's homare that gets guy to laugh, too, with his silly chickpeas bit. all of winter getting drunk was sooooo cute. its so dear to me that tasuku and tsumugi are just like. intelligently critiquing theatre stuff. not even arguing. like how is their drunk habit just... how they are normally, it's great. and then of course there's homare who's in tears and super sappily composing poetry. love him. and love that he manages to elicit a truly wonderful-sounding laugh from guy the same way, later! what a BEAUTIFUL cg that was!!! homare looks so pleased with himself and he's right to be that way!!
the power outage for the last performance was such a cool moment, too... like, the way that this phantom's final line dedicates his song for his friend. where it's not about being a singer or taking his revenge, anymore. it's such a good way to reflect what guy says before the final performance, that being "all of you are the reason I am able to see myself as human again.” which is what chris does for the phantom, here. you can also hear in guy's BREATH how much finishing this play affected him, which is awesome. seriously, the VAs are so talented, but also whoever's directing them or the like has a really good eye for what kinds of voice performances to add...
watched the backstages and them at karaoke was cute! so they staged it with just music, i see... the part where they method acted like they were in a musical was really funny. yuki resorting to just saying he'll make them pay him every time they break out into song... the sakyo-influence. tsuzuru and yuki would actually be a really fun combo in terms of like, events, also. they've both got this midlly pessimistic way of talking. the SR hisoka was also really good... cant believe he sleeps in a coffin! no wonder tasuku got so into treating hisoka as a vampire during nocturnality lol. anyways what a great actor he is. i love that, with the possibility that hisoka was possessed presented to tasuku, who's seen magic happen before, tasuku is like. alright. time to act my heart out. i bet it was really good practice.
there's a bit where sakuya says "citron was still with us back then..." which. very misleading turn of phrase. anyways they're going to zafra!! whoo!! i think it's so funny that guy is like "I'm a wanted criminal" as like an expression of the fact that his presence is troublesome, completely unaware of the fact that two of the people he's gonna be travelling with are like, also wanted criminals. itaru has every right to call chikage a "menace" like he does here.
another hit out of the park with izumi going "I do not see." about chikage's illegal passport for guy. the structure of this episode is really interesting, though--winter had really big developments outside of their own story (tsumugi in act 1 plus a bit of tasuku, homare in the next play, azuma in the next + a bit of tasuku there, too, and then hisoka in spring's act 2 story. because they got such rich development there, it gives the story space to really work out things between guy and citron. like, apart from azuma and tasuku visiting azuma's old home, it's not like there's a particularly big event any of the other winter members go through? while spring has masumi's whole deal and though its minor, itaru has to open up a little to having a roommate. and summer had tenma's audition and dealing with that stuff, plus kazunari's career worries, alongside kumon's whole stresses (of which muku and juza obviously were major in helping him with). everyone in autumn gets a collage, but while it's not like the characters in winter weren't major presences, it was more like they were reflecting on stuff that had already happened, rather than having new things that developed them in some way? which allows for space.
as for guy's subordinate, mika, i'm like 80% sure their name is mika because it's meant to be like, "mikan"
we already discussed my opinion of zafra as a nation so there's no need for me to really go into that, but about tangerine!! firstly the fact that tsuzuru just has to instinctually correct his japanese is so dear to me, like, he can't rid himself of the impulse... also I can't believe I said muku probably reminded citron of tangerine and guy basically echoes my exact thoughts... like muku, he's rather cute and brave! running to save citron, and then making sure the fire is taken care of... what a good person! I'm sure he'll do well... didn't end up being twist-evil after all, phew. I'm glad I was wrong about that. the end was a little underwhelming in terms of how the king wrapped it up. i'm glad he did so kindly, but I think it's a rather big upheaval that just happened and it felt like things got wrapped up quite neatly... I feel like there's probably a more complicated and interesting way it could've gone down, that also makes zafra feel more like a real place, but that's for me to obsessively plot and headcanon my way around.
the moment they mentioned the chandelier i was like Ah. chekhov's chandelier!! also there's a literal chandelier fall in the actual POTO so like... yeah, of course. I ADORED how sakuya jumped in, improv wise. not even part of the cast! and yet! perfect reaction! he should be proud of himself. (my notes at that moment are just "THATS MY KIDDDDDDD!!!!")
the part where they save citron was also so good... like firstly, half the reason the plan to lure out citron works is because he thinks that it's mankai, which is a wild, would-be-tragic coincidence had not chikage and itaru saved him... speaking of!! what a good moment. those two are both kind of the "adults" of the spring troupe, so it was neat to see them put themselves in harms way while kind of redirecting the younger members. especially tsuzuru, who's fairly responsible... it's nice to see him get treated as young, yknow? anyways. it's up to dad and grandpa to save spring troupe's mom, right... i usually object to obsessively fitting found family into roles but since spring troupe has done this to themselves i can call them as i like!
the dynamic between itaru and chikage was really nice to see... they both know each other quite well, huh? the casual way they treated things was kind of fun. especially when chikage's like. close your eyes for a sec, would you, chigasaki? and itaru very cutely after being like ah close my eyes physically or mentally to your crimes? replies with roger that.
chikage rushing back in to warn everyone about the chandelier was also really really good... i love that his voice gets low when he's frazzled!
citron and spring's proper reunion was so nice... sakuya cried! and I really liked that guy talked to citron in zafran when telling him about being able to rediscover his emotions... “I was not merely ignoring my own emotions, but yours, as well.” was a really good point he made.
also with spring being family it's really awesome that citron calls them his second family.... that's right, they are! and then sakuya states the same feeling at the end, where he says "You're all my true family." which did, I admit, bring a tear to my eye. actually i started tearing up because before that he said "I guess I always assumed that we would always be here together as a company, you know? But that's not true, is it?" and then I remembered the a3en shutdown and got emotional.
still, it's such a sweet ending! excited for more, whenever I get around to it! and I can make my chart now!! I've just got one remaining thought, which is: I wonder who did guy’s scar makeup in zafra, since azami wasn't around? (probably azuma, is my guess)
YEEHAW CONGRATULATION!!! At least finishing the EN sever's content will be welcomed. (and then you'd caught up on me bc i still haven't started anything past that ahah…. ahah… cries). But congratulation at least on being introduced to the full cast now!!
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Congratulation on seeing it coming ;D yeah it makes sense honestly, after having sorted out some of their biggest emotional problems, it's time for them to start aiming higher eheh. And yesss there's so many set up. I haven't touched act 3 yet so it's just…. so far ahead for me lmao. We will get to meet the ex leaders of each troupes in act 3 though yeah! I really hope you're right in term of how Guy could see it coming too, and how everything is set up for more content in the future, hopefully. we'll see!
DFDLKFJDFL love thinking immediately that Todoru would hit on Itaru over just looking out for Tsuzuru, this is really funny. And ahah sake of chekov if you will. As for what you bring up, yeah… I think it's complicated. On one hand, it's understandable to want to run away when everything is falling apart - your parents are the one putting you through hell and ultimately you know it's going to ruin any possibility to a future you can have, so it's self preservation and all. But when you have siblings, it's leaving them to take the blow for you while you give up on them. It's selfish, it's understandable, i can't exactly blame him, but i blame him still because in the end it's the younger ones who had to take responsibilities while they could have banded together. But everyone was just trying to survive. When you see how Tsuzuru had to sacrifice everything for his family, you know Todoru should have done so too… But therefore it's even more unfair that Todoru dumped everything on Tsuzuru's shoulders. It's complicated, it leaves things to fester. So yeah. difficult for everyone involved.
Back to the plot, it was so nice indeed for Guy! and DLKJFDLKF yeah Tasuku is really just being petty that way. Also "Yamada" is Haruto's birth last name and also a very basic name? as in like, it's like "Smith" in the US, it's something a lot of people have, it doesn't stand out much. I think Tasuku is doing a couple things here. First, he used to call Haruto by his first name without honorific, which he doesn't even do with 90% of Mankai (the only people he calls by their first name without their honorifics are Tsumugi, Citron and Guy, so childhood friend privilege and the two without last name. Azuma stands as being the only one he calls by his first name + honorific. Everyone else is on last name + honorific basis). So it implies Haruto and him were close, yet by calling him by his last name again, Tasuku puts this distance between them. but it's also a name only Tasuku really knows, most people don't know Haruto like that. It remains something that denote how close they used to be, twisting the knife in the wound if you will. Meanwhile since Haruto wants desperately to be on top, to stand out, to be a star, it's also constantly reminding him that he's just like everyone else, that he's not standing out on his own, he's just a guy. it's so incredibly petty from Tasuku in general LDKJFDLKFJLD he knows what he's doing! But yeah the rst just, clearly isn't having this many hard feelings. I do think Azuma is being petty when he messes up (bc let's not forget also that the whole fight with Tasuku happened because of Haruto too, so Azuma may be entitled to be petty) but Homare? is fully genuine. It's so much. And yeah Tasuku and Haruto promotes POTO in act 1 when Tasuku is still working at the Godza! the more time changes.
And ahah i may have got ahead of myself there then -- but yeah Izumi's point here is very good, Homare truly is the emotion maker man. ALL OF WINTER GETTING DRUNK SO CUTEEE YES. and so true Tasuku and Tsumugi are so cute like that. hyperfixation goes brrr. meanwhile Homare, always a gem. he's amazing. And the fact he really gets to Guy is just 😭 Also not to be petty about fandom stuff here but i used to see a lot of jokes a few years ago about how Guy would be fed up with Homare's bullshit and would shut him down and be mean to him because of that and it used to make me SO angry because like Guy would NEVER, Guy would laugh and encourage him, it's HISOKA you want if you want to bully Homare damnit. This made me so angry. Homare has such a positive influence on Guy and Guy may be the one person in the Troupe who fully sincerely vibe with him (and not just to be sympathetic like Azuma and Tsumugi can be). I'm so glad you felt it. AND THAT CG IS SO CUTEEEE. A troupe symbolized by how hard it is for them to be honest about their feelings and how they closed all of them in, being able to laugh so openly with one another being silly. God i love them. Homare is so good.
YESSS Izumi's "the play will go smoothly" really didn't account for that lmao. I loved that everything went so damn wrong then. It made me think about how in act 1 every troupes except Winter have this moment of "The Show Must Go On" -- something that should have stopped the performance fully but the actors adlibed around the issue and all went well. Winter didn't have this moment in act 1, when Tsumugi fucks the play up no one knows how to fix it until the play is over. It really shows how quickly the others troupes went in synch with one another VS how Winter still had to work on their bond first. but in act 2, it's the opposite? For the 3 others troupes, all the problems happen before the plays, the plays themselves go rather smoothly. But Winter gets all sort of problems during their performance and they have to adlib ways to have the show going on even though they hit a deadend. i think it's a neat way to show that NOW Winter is fully in synch with one another. And i do think Guy is the ultimate way for them to make it happen, since Guy having so many of the issues the rest of Winter had to go through, the way they support Guy shows the way they learnt to support each other during the last year. But YEAH YOU'RE SO RIGHT ABOUT GUY'S PERFORMANCE. it's just so so good and the scene is so touching and gaah ;;-;;. the VAs are just so good and the directing is really incredible. Also something i love is coming back to the early plays and see how drastically different the acting for the acting is?? like, after reading act 2, they added voicelines to Alex in Wonderland, so i went back to check the event then -- and it struck me how, while they clearly had improved and weren't hammy at all, the acting was still miles away from being as clear than in Charlatant of Oz. Playing bad acting shouldn't be so hard, but managing to play "medium acting, not bad, but there's room to improve" seems like such a talent to me. the directing must be really tight because even just by VA's strength alone you need some guidance there man.
Glad you liked the backstages! it's so cute to me ahh. YUKI IS SO FUNNY he really became so cut-throat now, thanks Sakyo. God you're right, Tsuzuru and Yuki like "the two somewhat sane people against the world". until Yuki asks Tsuzuru to write a play that has fun costumes in and then he calls him Villager C again and now all hell breaks lose. RIGHTTT I LOVE IT. Hisoka has been sleeping in a coffin since his R from Nocturnality, and Tasuku already had to confiscate it then, and Hisoka was just "…….. i need to become a vampire brb" bc of that; But he basically kept this habit ever since until his SR. And i just find it sO funny that Tasuku tried to get Hisoka to stop sleeping and help out and Hisoka chooses violence instead. He's such a little shit he's so funny to me. And Tasuku just rolling with it because "well i've been stuck in a timeloop so it might as well happen" is so so funny to me. We managed to tame Tasuku into accepting the wildest of shit. god i love them so much.
Sakuya talking about Citron like he's dead fr. BUT YEAAAH ZAFRA! AND DLKJFDKLFJ DYEAH RIGHT. Guy: i'm a criminal // Chikage and Hisoka, with their fake IDs and actual criminal records: wow sucks to be you i guess. Itaru is so right about calling Chikage a menace. Chikage is one. fully.
Izumi's "i do not see" is SO FUNNY YEAH. It's her life now.
And you're so right about the Winter's structure. I think it really helped that well, dealing with Guy's problems is already a way to sum up how far they've come. Like… when Azami was going through his issues, he wasn't really communicating them and Autumn didn't know how to get him to communicate it, so they all shared their personal lives with Azami so Azami would make his own conclusions and all. But for Guy Winter mostly just learnt directly from how they helped each other out to help him instead so it's where the progress is seen, more subdued. But yeah, unlike say, Summer where everyone had a big plot to go through, Winter doesn't have that because it's been a bit spread out. Which i think fits them well. Winter isn't the type to make a big deal out of their own things, so everyhting kinda just happens around them. Act 1 only had them do big things because supernatural intervention happened. but it really helped the actual drama of the event to set in. I think this chapter had a huge task to make Citron be as important to its chapter than Hisoka was to Spring, while also having him absent most of the chapter. As such it needed more time to breath for Guy to really reflect on his past with Citron and stuff.
ooooh good catch!
nods yeah… And RIGHT i almost mentioned "i'm sure i saw Tangerine being fully compared to Muku" in the prev ask before it hit me it probably happened after lmao, but yeah!! it really is just that Citron saw his precious little brother in Muku and immediately became overprotective. Tangerine is so good so cute!! also as a result the fact Guy keeps calling Muku "Little Prince" because he sees Tangerine in him too? so adorable to me. Tsuzuru also not being able to help himself correcting Tangerine's japanese was very precious yeah in that regard. the Citron impulse too strong. As for the Zafra political drama yeah i agree, it was a bit "gotta wrap it up" type of ending lmao. fixing it with HCs is a good plan though fully.
Chekhov's chandelier indeed….. it's indeed very POTO in that sense. but YEAH SAKUYA SAVING THE DAY. BABY. THAT4S OUR BOY!!!!! It's exactly what he wanted like. he was inspired to do theater because of the pirate play that had to improvise evacuating people during a fire drill -- being able to do just that also during a fire drill must have been really the moment for Sakuya to come full circle. (THAT'S OUR BOY INDEED YOUR NOTES ARE SO RIGHT)
And god right. I love this bit so much. Citron just missing his family so much. The actual danger of it all; Chikage taking all the danger to himself, as redemption as well. The fact Tsuzuru is being considered a kid for once (especially after hearing how his brother left him to take all sort of adults responsibilities, i think it really makes it come full circle that in that moment even Itaru, who heard about that, stepped up to have Tsuzuru leave this responsibility behind for once and let the adults do the work instead). And god Itaru. His involvement there is so much. he would never have done anything that dangerous before, but now that it's all about protecting his family who cares. And besides Chikage can murder people he'll be fine. And yeah same, i don't like projecting Found Family's title on people and all but there's a couple exception: Sakyo and Omi being Dad and Mom (as per Yuki and Taichi always insisting and the fact they both answer to their given title like that), and the weird convoluted family dynamic of Spring (because they just love to play those up so much). Like, in the end also, the reality is that those titles don't fit them that much -- but it's a private joke in between them so it's fun to indulge. Dad and grandad on their way to save mom let's go.
Itaru and Chikage's dynamic was so so fun. They're really roommates in a deep way but i love the way Itaru is just getting used to Chikage's rascal ways like that while Chikage is really just unable to get rid of Itaru so now he has no choice but to get used to it. The close your eyes scene is SO FUNNY, the "physically or mentally to your crimes" is one of my favorite line it's just so on point. Itaru is too used to this bullshit. "might as well happen" type.
oghh Chikage…….; sighs lovingly he's so good isn't he. and yea his voice. so good.
CITRON'S REUNION YESS. Sakuya who's been already always left behind by all the family members who took him in, finally making himself a found family, and legit everyone almost leaving him at some point (except Tsuzuru)…. no wonder he cried when Citron was finally back. It's probably the last straw at this point for him. God. Family. And GOD Guy's quote as he talks with Citron. Crying.
Spring being so, so determined to talk about how they're really a family just keeps making me cry. Like, they really saw themselves as each other's family… ironically in the anime, when Citron and Izumi run away from the people that were sent after Citron, Citron does add a line about how in a way, he kinda hopes the troupe could become his family…. and the Ending song for Spring, Home, is also really about "and this home maybe could become a family" and it makes me cry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lM_rHEFJ3ME But them talking about the end of the company just makes me so unwell. A3en ending really ended up making all of that so, so hard to swallow sobs.
SO GLAD you liked the ending. Now you know everything you need to know before the events ;D and yeah, i think Azuma was the one to do the make up without Azami around. he probably knows a thing or two so it helps out ;D
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there's a couple things linked to the events, else i also did the mistake to tag my dgm posts with massive spoilers with kiri dont look so it might still be a landmine...
i can delete the tag from the dgm tags so it can make it easier for you? but yeah else some events are in the way
anyway as always i'm so glad to have been able to read your thoughts <333 so glad you had fun and so glad you get to know the whole cast now. they're so sweet, always........
Take care and see you around ;D
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A3! Mikage Hisoka | SR - Excellent Relaxation Time | Translation
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Disclaimer: Neither English nor Japanese is my native language, but I did my best with the translation. If you find any mistakes, feel free to tell me. By the way, Director’s name will be Izumi.
How to Eat Delicious Summer Veggies /1
Izumi: (The vegetables in this supermarket flyer… are quite expensive…) Izumi: (But since they are nutritive, I can’t just cut them off. What should I do…?) Tsumugi: We’ve come back. Hisoka: …We’re back. Izumi: Welcome home. So you two were together today. Tsumugi: I met Hisoka-kun when he was returning from his part-time job on my way back from tutoring. Tsumugi: By the way, you seem troubled. Did something happen? Izumi: That’s because…
Tsumugi: Here is your coffee. Izumi: Thank you. Tsumugi: And a cocoa for Hisoka-kun. Hisoka: Thanks. Tsumugi: …It’s a real problem when vegetable prices go up. Izumi: Yes, it is… Hisoka: Tsumugi, what we talked about earlier. Tsumugi: Yes, I was thinking the same. Izumi: …? Tsumugi: Well, you see, my grandmother has a vegetable garden in the suburbs. Tsumugi: The summer vegetable harvest will start soon, so we talked about going with the winter troupe to help her. Tsumugi: She gathers more than a person can eat, so she hands them out in her neighborhood… Tsumugi: But her neighbors seem to be aged and can’t consume much food nowadays. Tsumugi: So she might give us some if we mention it to her. Izumi: Really?! Then I will go to help too! Tsumugi: Ah, it will be alright only with us. You don’t have to take the trouble to come to help. Izumi: No, please. I would like to greet her too! Tsumugi: If that’s the reason… please come. Hisoka: It looks like we’ll have vegetables in our meals for some time. …That’s better than just having meat. Izumi: (Can we pick enough vegetables for that…?)
Tsumugi’s grandmother: Thanks for coming to help with the harvest today. Izumi: Thanks to you too. We will be under your care. Tsumugi: Okay, let’s start learning how to harvest summer vegetables without delay. Tsumugi: First, the cucumbers. They lose their freshness when you remove their thorns, so hold them from the top and cut them with a scissor to pick them. Guy: Like this? Tsumugi: Exactly. You’re good at this, Guy-san. Tsumugi’s grandmother: The tomato fruits will drop just by lightly shaking them with your hand. Homare: A mature tomato, bright red as the sun above us! Hah! Poetic inspiration—. Tasuku: Stop with that and move your hand. Tsumugi: Please use scissors to cut the eggplants’ calyx not to hurt them. Izumi: Okay. Izumi: (All these vegetables look fresh and delicious!) Homare: Oh, you’re skilled at this, Hisoka-kun. Hisoka: It’s because Tsumugi taught me how to do it… Azuma: Hisoka, here for you. Hisoka: …Water? Azuma: Since you suffered a heatstroke a while ago, you have to stay well-hydrated. Hisoka: Thanks, Azuma. Azuma: Tsumugi and Director, here for you too. Izumi: Thank you. Homare: Ooh! I’ve done a marvelous job harvesting them this time! Tasuku: Where? They told us earlier when you pick the tomatoes up—. Hisoka: Arisu and Tasuku are both noisy… Tsumugi’s grandmother: The fact you can complain like that means you all get along well. Hisoka: We get along… Tsumugi’s grandmother: Otherwise, you wouldn’t speak that sincerely to them. That alone shows your trust in them. Hisoka: Maybe… that could be true. Tasuku: So you will break the steam if you shake them like that. Homare: Since Tasuku-kun abruptly interrupted me, I don’t know how much strength to apply now! Guy: Both ways might be wrong. Guy: I will explain once again how to do it. When you pick the tomatoes up—-. Azuma: Fufu, this seems to be a good balance.
How to Eat Delicious Summer Veggies /2
Tasuku: This is all, right? Tsumugi: …Yes, it seems so. Izumi: Even so… Izumi: I’m a little sorry for taking these many. Tsumugi: As a person who loves growing them, she is happy to give them to us to eat rather than letting them go to waste. Izumi: …You might be right. Then we have to use lots of them in our meals to show gratitude!  Izumi: Something where I could use many vegetables… it should be in summer vegetable curry without a doubt~. Hisoka: Still not changing curry… Tasuku: Well, how can she not use them to make curry? Guy: I can see we’re all tired. I can use them to make drinking snacks tonight. Azuma: Sound goods.  Homare: I agree. Azuma: You’ll join us, right, Director? Izumi: Can I? I’d love to! Tasuku: Let’s move the vegetables to the kitchen for the time being. Tsumugi: Yes, let’s do that.
Izumi: Wow… it looks delicious! Azuma: A ratatouille, huh? A good plate for summer. Guy: I seasoned it with spices that go along with wine. Please give it a try. Tsumugi: Let’s not lose more time and make a toast. Homare: Cheers! Hisoka: Glug, glug… Tasuku: Mikage, don’t drink too much at once. Hisoka: …Guy, one more. Guy: Oh, right. I have something perfect for you.  Guy: It’s a summer-exclusive cocktail I came up to serve. I’m still testing it, though. Hisoka: …So tasty. Guy: It’s more like a dessert than a drink made with ice cream. Guy: I prepared a non-alcohol version to have it like a dessert. So there are two versions.
Choice 1: A perfect cocktail for Hisoka-san.
Izumi: That cocktail is perfect for Hisoka-san. Hisoka: It would be even better if it had marshmallows floating. Izumi: I’m not so sure about that… Hisoka: How about placing marshmallows at the bottom of the glass, then? Izumi: (Like if it were a lime, huh…) Izumi: Wouldn’t it be better to have the marshmallows as a drinking snack? Hisoka: You’re right… It’s okay like this, then. Izumi: (Yes, thanks…!) 
Choice 2: How does it taste? 
Izumi: How does it taste like? Hisoka: …It feels like vanilla ice cream mixed with liqueur. Izumi: Heh, that sounds yummy! Hisoka: It’s cold, sweet, and delicious. Hisoka: You should try it too, Director. Izumi: I feel like having one after seeing Hisoka-san drink it.
Tsumugi: It’s a great idea to have two options. Guy: Yes, since many can’t drink but still want to enjoy all sorts of cocktails. Izumi: But won’t you mistake them if they look so similar? Guy: I’m adding a straw to the non-alcohol one to recognize it. Tsumugi: That’s something often done in an izakaya. Guy: It would be a problem to mistake them after all. Hisoka: One more, please. Azuma: Fufu, it seems like Hisoka liked it. Izumi: I would like one too. Homare: Guy-san, make one for me too. Tasuku: He already drank some alcohol, so make a non-alcohol one for Arisugawa. Homare: I can drink more, though… but go on with that one, Guy-san. Guy: Yes, understood. Guy: …Hm. I ran out of swizzle sticks. Guy: I will go to get them. Please be patient. Hisoka: He could have just mixed them with a straw… Hisoka: …That’s enough. Hisoka: Glug, glug. Izumi: Hisoka-san?! Tasuku: Only a few people can hold their liquor like that. Azuma: For some reason, I feel like you’re pointing at me. However, I don’t think I drink that much from a straw. Guy: Thanks for waiting. Guy: …Hey, Mikage. Yours have alcohol in it. Hisoka: It’s okay. This one has alcohol. Guy: I see. Guy: Then Director’s is the one with the swizzle stick, and Arisugawa’s is the one with the straw. Izumi: Thanks. Let’s try it. Homare: I’ll proceed to try it as well. Izumi: …Hm? Izumi: This one doesn’t have alcohol in it… Izumi: Then, d-don’t tell me… Homare: Uuugh… sniff, sniff… Izumi: I knew it…! Hisoka: …Arisu is a sobbing mess. It seems like that one had alcohol in it. Guy: …I’m really sorry about that. I might have to pay more attention when serving them to the customers…
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Notes: Hisoka suffered a heatstroke in the How to Enjoy Midsummer event.
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Personal Update - Recovering from burnout 😔
Hi everyone!
I hope everyone had a great holiday and new year! I apologize for disappearing for a bit, but as life is, a lot has been going on. Long story short, I started a new job in December so it's been a very busy time as I transition and hit the ground running here.
Also, taking some time away has made me come to terms with: how I'm simply burnt out.
—Which honestly, isn't that surprising considering I've been posting on this blog for almost 4 years now, haha. I know the last year has been a lot less consistent, but for 3 years, I was posting A3 translations almost daily. Looking back, I don't even know how I did it? Like wow, good for me. But also, wow, that was such a different time in my life 😂
Rest assured I still love A3 (and Masumi) and I'm still playing the game regularly! That hasn't changed. But in terms of posting A3 translations—I think I'm in dire need of an actual break.
But seeing as Anni is just around the corner, my current plan for this blog is:
Translate a bunch of anniversary cards
Finish the event stories I have ongoing: Journey to the Colours & Spotlight (Secret): Brothers
However, updates will continue to be slow. I will also come back to translate new Masumi content. But I think it's best if I step back and take it easy for now.
Again, I'm not planning to go anywhere! All these boys mean so much to me 😌❤️ but I also can't deny the current intense burnout I'm experiencing. I'm sure I'll bounce back, but it may take some time.
Thanks for everyone's patience and understanding 🌻💛
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