participated in an a3! secret santa exchange, gift for @/NATSUHl on Twitter !

a chibi tsumugi!!

Posted in my Instagram.

✨✨Happy first anniversary for A3! English version!✨✨

-Kai

Posted in my Instagram.

Day 16 Sun/Moon with Sakuya-kun and Tsumugi-kun in their debut role coz they do remind me of sun and moon.

-Kai

Posted in my Instagram.

❄️❄️Mankai’s Winter Troupe leader Tsukioka Tsumugi-kun!❄️❄️

Managed to finished the Winter Troupe and I have to say everyone are eccentric and unique in their own way.

-Kai

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TSUMUGI!!!

Continue to bloom so bright and beautifully like the plants you have nurtured over the years. Thank you for being an inspiration not to only aspiring artists but others!

Wow… What a nice Christmas gift…

:D

Hyperventilates

Screams

Rolls on the ground

Continues screaming

Gets hit by a car

ITS HEREEEEEEEEE

I’M BURNING UP HELP, SEND HELP I CAN’T BREATHE

AND THEIR FREAKING UNBLOOMED I CAN’T BYE

LIBER GAVE SO MANY NEWS IN ONE SITTING I CAN’T

【A3 JP Server Info】 Rokugatsu no yakusoku Limited Scout

The limited scout “Rokugatsu no yakusoku” (lit. June promise) is available now. This scout will offer a bonus on the upcoming event, “Bride Battle Royale AGAIN”.

The scout will be available until June, 15th at 13:59 JST.

• Event Cards/Birthday Cards
• Optimal Link Skills

T/N: There are a few pictures I added, but still not the typical amount that I do. Also, this may not hit as hard if you’re reading this without knowing what led up to this, so I recommend knowing the lead up to this before reading ep 31 and this one. But of course, it’s only recommended. Without further ado, enjoy and bring your tissues y’all.

Banri: …
(Center stage, time’s almost up…)
(I can understand the value and importance of this place now more than when I first stood on this stage.)
(The time since I’ve arrived here at MANKAI Company…)
(The new Spring Troupe and Summer Troupe, and we, the Autumn Troupe, and the Winter Troupe have all piled into here.)
(I can’t just up and ruin what this theatre has grown and become.)
(—I want to continue to stand here.)
(Now I remember what’s at stake here, and I can be as honest as I can be.)
… Phew.
(The stage looks bigger when you’re alone.)
(But I’m not alone. Behind the audience is the rest of Mankai.)
(And Autumn and Director-chan are here between all the equipment… I couldn’t feel more supported.)
(There’s a live audience, but there’s even more behind the camera.)
… Let’s go.
(I can’t think of any better way to do this now, it’s time to show the world who I am.)

Chikage: 3, 2, 1—

~

Banri: —I’m Banri Settsu from MANKAI Company.
First of all, I’d like to apologize for making any fans feel uncomfortable by my actions.
When the next performance was announced, I caused a bit of an uproar, and I’m sorry.
But I didn’t decide to do this stream just to apologize.
There’s been rumors spreading around SNS and it’s muddling the truth.
In fact, there’ve been many people who’ve annoyed me in life and I regret what I’ve done. I want to apologize for that now too.
But that’s not all of who I am, and I don’t want Mankai’s reputation to be damaged because of a misunderstanding caused by someone like me.
Today, I wanted everyone to know about the person named “Banri Settsu”, so I decided to do it in this way.
Please, let me tell you about the past and future of my life.
I’m an actor, so what better way to express it than on a stage rather than at a press conference.
…
“My portrait—Banri Settsu.”

Banri Settsu used to be empty.

When I was young, I excelled at everything and people around me praised me for it.
In the beginning, I thought I just wanted the compliments from my family to keep rolling.

But eventually, when my excelling became the norm, the praises came less and less.
Most of all, though, my feelings about things started to fall too, and eventually, everything I did bored me.

While growing up in those circumstances, I started fighting in high school.
When I think back on it now, maybe I was a bit scared.
I wasn’t motivated by anything, so maybe I was scared to admit I was someone who was empty.

That’s why I wanted something to rekindle me, even if it was just a bit, and fighting rougher dudes was the only solution I had at the time.
I didn’t think about how much I’d hurt someone. I was only looking for a driving force for myself.

Thinking back on it now, I think I knew I was doing something stupid. I didn’t think about how much it’d affect the future though.
No, maybe I didn’t think at all. I think I was just desperate.

One day, I came across a theater. It was a rather modest place, but after stepping into this theater, it was the first time my life took a turn I wasn’t expecting.
I couldn’t accept the fact that I’d lost, so I ran.

But then I saw my friends perform on their own, and I thought to myself that it couldn’t end here, I wouldn’t accept this defeat.

“Be different from your past self”,
“Be proud to stand in the middle of the stage”,
“For your friends and yourself, make your dream come true for all of you”,
“Face that dream of yours head on, no more running”…

Eventually, I came to think that trying to touch my friends’ feelings is the life I want to live.
I guess it sounds weird for those who were just trying their hardest.

My personal experience of theater became a portrait of my friends.
From then on, my life changed, and I went to university to take acting seriously.

My way of life changed so suddenly.
And watching someone else’s performance made me reflect on my life.

In front of me, my friends lived life in real time, while I faked mine.
Before, if I were to see their desperation, I might’ve laughed at them.

But then I realized that those actors were leagues better than I was, while I was just trying to run.

Maybe it’s ‘cause I didn’t want to face the fact that I wasn’t better than someone for the first time in my life.
I want to be myself and I can do anything, I couldn’t show my weaknesses to others… And I was sure that not allowing myself to show my weakness WAS my weakness.

And it’s thanks to my friends, I realized it was a hundred times more likely to run away from your problems and I shouldn’t resort to that.

So, no matter how crappy I am, I don’t want to run from the stage again, I’ll do my damndest.
I want to perform a play that will change someone’s life, like how my friends’ performances changed the me who was once empty.

I think that’s the coolest way I’d be able to live life, and it’s the reason why I want to stand on stage as an actor, and I plan on sticking with it.

I was against theatre, I messed up time and time again, I was stuck, I was shit at it.
But now I have friends who’ve shown me it’s okay to struggle.

I want to stand on the stage of this theater, of this theatre company, with my friends.

Nothing else can replace it. I don’t care that it has to be theater.
All of the answers to my ultimate desire are right here.

Even after all of my struggling, I want to perform to the best of my ability, and I want to be proud of myself, living this life.

That’s why I want to stand here.
Now, it’s the only thing on my mind.
I don’t want to let go of the answers to life that I’ve had.

I want to act. Here in this place, forever. Even now, and long after—!

Banri: But—
…

Banri: Haha, in the end, I’m just me…

Banri: For the first time in my life, I can feel my heart tighten.
Even though my emotions were all based around others… this is who I am.
This is all of me now… Thank you.

~

Izumi: I’m proud of you, Banri-kun.

Tasuku: You did good.

Yuki: Isn’t this the first time you’re so honest?

Tenma: All of Banri-san was laid out.

Kumon: Even though you stumbled, you still got back up, how cool, Banri!

Muku: I’m sure everyone has an understanding now!

Misumi: Good job, Banri!

Homare: What an incredibly moving portrait!

Tsumugi: It’s a portrait only he can do.

Itaru: Uwa, we’re the same.

Manager: The stream has been stopped now!

Taichi: Ban-chan!!

Banri: Urk.

Omi: Well done.

Sakyo: Good job, Leader.

Banri: Oi, don’t pat my head!

Azami: I’m glad you cried at the end. You would’ve ruined your makeup.

Juza: It sucked.

Banri: Shut up!

Juza: … But, it was cool.

Banri: I said shut up.

Izumi: (I’m glad Banri-kun has his friends now.)
(I’m glad Autumn was able to meet and accept each other for who they are.)

*pat pat* you did well today.

Skrrt Right: FuyugumiEdition

what raphael really wanted to say…

a3 sketchdump ✨

【A3! Translation】 Sumeragi Tenma SSR: MANKAI Party (3/3)

PART 1/PART 2 / PART 3

(translation under the cut)

BIRTHDAY VLOG: Tenma

Sakuya:I’m looking forward to Tenma-kun’s birthday event!

Tsumugi: Fufu, I didn’t expect us leaders to be the guests.

Banri:When we went film the vlog, we asked about guests for the event. We were told we would be inviting guests regardless of our troupes.

Tenma:So I thought it’d be interesting to have a group full of leaders.

Tsumugi:I see.

Izumi: Are you four ready?

Tenma:Yeah. Well then everyone, please take care of me today.

Sakuya:Yes!

Tsumugi: Of course.

Banri: It’s Tenma’s birthday, so let’s get the party started.

Tenma:Thank you for coming today, please enjoy.

Audience Member A: Tenma-kun, happy birthday!

Audience Member B: Happy birthday!

Audience Member C: Your costume is so cool!

Tenma:Thank you. Now, let me introduce you to the three guests who are going to help us liven up today’s event.

Tenma:Sakuya, Banri-san, and Tsumugi-san.

Sakuya: I’m Sakuma Sakuya, from Spring Troupe! Happy birthday, Tenma-kun!

Banri: I’m Settsu Banri, Autumn Troupe. HBD, Tenma. Have a great day.

Tsumugi: I’m Winter Troupe’s Tsukioka Tsumugi. Have a happy birthday, Tenma-kun.

Audience Member A: It’s great that the other leaders are the guests!

Audience Member B: Totally! I just keep growing more and more excited!

Tenma: Now that the guests have been introduced, why don’t we start off with the first segment, a vlog viewing party.

*applause*

Tenma:For the vlog party, took photos and filmed with Banri-san, based around the theme ‘scenery I want to show everyone’.

Banri:It was fun getting to photograph so much stuff. I was able to capture some really good Tenma expressions, too.

Tenma:I’m a little concerned about which ones you consider good expressions… For now, let’s start the vlog.

-

Sakuya: It’s a cityscape. It feels familiar somehow…

Tsumugi:Oh! Could this be where the detective drama Tenma-kun and Banri-kun starred in was filmed?

Tenma:Wow, that’s correct.

Banri:You guessed that with pretty much zero hints, Tsumugi-san.

Audience Member A: That drama was so much fun!

Audience Member B: Getting to make even a tiny sacred pilgrimage there, I’d be so happy~.*

Banri: “….You were so happy, you ended up buying loads of bread from him afterwards.”

Tenma: “No need to mention unnecessary things!”

Audience Member C: Haha, Tenma-kun’s cute!

Banri:Pfft… Hear that, Tenma? You’re cute.

Tenma:No, I’m not cute!

Audience Member D: I like that about Tenma-kun, too!

Tenma:“When I’m at the company, there’s lots of opportunities for people to see me on stage, along with Summer Troupe, and the other members too.”

Tenma:“But when it comes to dramas, even if I get the chance to talk about my feelings towards a work in interviews, I think there are many times where I don’t…”

Tenma: “I realized that I may not share much about the details about what happens during filming.”

Tenma: “So that’s why this time, I chose the location of the detective drama I starred in alongside Banri-san and Hiro-san, who are both close to me.”

Tenma:“I want everyone to know more about me, both onstage and onscreen.”

Tenma: “So, please keep supporting me.”

-

*applause*

Tsumugi: That was a wonderful vlog, just like Tenma-kun.

Sakuya:Your final message was really touching, too…!

Banri:Well, the cameraman also did a great job.

Tenma: I mean, that’s true, but you’re just flattering yourself.

Audience Member A: I’ll continue to support you, Tenma-kun!

Audience Member B: I’m rooting for you all the way!

Tenma:Oh, thank you. I’m looking forward to your support.

Tenma:It’s a shame, but it looks like we’re almost at the end of the event.

Sakuya: Speaking of, at the end of Misumi-kun’s, I think he took a photo!

Tsumugi:You’re right, I think it’d be a good idea to take one of Tenma-kun, too.

Tenma:Shall we? It’d be a memento of this event with everyone, and well, it’d be a waste not to get some photos of this costume.

Banri:Then I’ll be the cameraman here, too.

Tenma:Please do.

Banri: Leave it to me. Now, let’s take your pic.

Banri:Okay, cheese~.

*click*

*聖地巡礼 (sacred pilgrimage) is a term used to refer to visiting a real life location in a movie/show/manga etc.

Random Tsumu and Banri doodles as I mess around ibispaint

A3! Translation: Hisoka Mikage’s R [Last Planet] - Cats in the Secluded Road

Hisoka is asked to choose a theme for Winter Troupe’s etude practice. What theme did he choose?

Tasuku: “I never expected you’d become a farmer…”

Azuma: “I won’t return to Tokyo. I left my dream there.”

⋘ ──── ∗ ⋅◈⋅ ∗ ──── ⋙

Izumi: Okay. Let’s end our etude practice here today.

Tsumugi: Thank you for today.

Homare: That was a quite interesting etude.

Guy: Agreed. I like how we couldn’t predict what would happen next.

Izumi: This is indeed such a great idea, taking turns as the etude leader and performing an etude based on the leader’s idea. Thanks for coming up with this, Tsumugi-san!

Azuma: I was a little bit worried about the whole taking turns thing, but now that we tried it, I think it was fresh and exciting.

Tsumugi: I’d never have guessed you’d pick farmer as the theme, Azuma-san.

Azuma: Hehe. I kind of wanted to enjoy the slow life of the countryside.

Though I don’t think that’ll be possible considering I can’t handle sunburn and physical work.

Tasuku: I know, right…

Tsumugi: Hahaha…

Izumi: I feel like this is a good way to practice.

Guy: I think so too. Like the theme that Yukishiro came up with today, we can do any kind of etude that we’ve never done before.

Izumi: I’d like to continue it!

Tsumugi: In that case, we should decide on the next leader.

Tasuku: You do it, Mikage.

Hisoka: What a pain…

Tasuku: And that is exactly why we should have the slacker do it.

Hisoka:Hah…

Homare: Now, now, Hisoka-kun! Who knows, you may find it fun!

Tsumugi: If you have trouble picking a theme, we can help you out.

Hisoka:…

Izumi: So umm, decide on a simple theme until our next practice the day after tomorrow.

Hisoka:…Okay.

Hisoka: Haah…

(I can’t think of any theme for today’s practice. What should I do…)

(Let’s just go with marshmallows…)

(I know they’re going to be pissed but I’m the leader for today…)

…Ah.

(There’s a sale corner. I don’t see any marshmallows, though…)

(This is…)

Izumi: Hisoka-san isn’t here yet. Practice is starting soon…

Homare: I tried calling him but he didn’t pick up.

Guy: He probably left his phone in his room, or put it in silent mode.

Tasuku: He’s probably sleeping somewhere.

Izumi:Let’s split up and look around the dorm.

⋘ ──── ∗ ⋅◈⋅ ∗ ──── ⋙

Izumi: I can’t find him anywhere…

Tsumugi: Same here.

Tasuku: He’s not in the attic either.

Guy:I didn’t find him in the backyard either.

Tsumugi:This is weird… We usually can find him just fine.

Azuma:Should we start ahead, then?

Tasuku: But today’s leader is Mikage. We can’t start the practice if he isn’t here.

Homare: We picked the wrong person.

Azuma:That’s Tasuku for you.

Tasuku: It’s my fault now!?

Guy:Let’s look for him a little bit more.

Azuma: Agreed. There may be some places we haven’t gone to.

Tasuku:God. He’s such a handful.

Izumi: Oh! Misumi-kun! Have you seen Hisoka-kun?

Misumi: I saw him just now when I was collecting triangles~. I wanted to join them but I have part time work~.

Tasuku: Them? Is he hanging out with someone?

Misumi: Hmm. Rather than hanging out, it’s more like resting to me…

Izumi:?

Hisoka:Yawn…

Ah… it’s past the practice time.

There’s a lot of missed calls from the others.

I skipped practice without telling them. They’re going to be mad at me…

…?

This presence…

Izumi:Hisoka-san?

Tasuku: What are you doing here–.

Hisoka: Ssh. They’ll wake up.

Izumi:…?

Kitten:Meow~.

Hisoka: Oh. They woke up.

Izumi:Whoa. So cute.

Tsumugi:There’s a lot of kittens here…

Guy: While I have a rough idea of what happened, do you mind if I ask just in case?

Hisoka:Actually–.

⋘ ──── ∗ ⋅◈⋅ ∗ ──── ⋙

Hisoka: (Come to think of it, Misumi said he saw kittens around here…)

(Let’s take a look. There’s still some time left until practice starts, and I already decided on the theme, anyway.)

⋘ ──── ∗ ⋅◈⋅ ∗ ──── ⋙

Hisoka: …Found them.

Kittens: Meow~. Meow~.

Hisoka: (They’re approaching me…)

(Are they…)

(They’re looking at the sardines I bought at the convenience store. I bought them for the cats that often come to the dorm, though…)

Kittens: Meow~. Meow~.

Hisoka:Are you guys hungry?

⋘ ──── ∗ ⋅◈⋅ ∗ ──── ⋙

Hisoka: (They ended up sleeping on my laps after eating.)

So cute…

(Looks like their parent isn’t here. I’m worried they may get attacked by crows while sleeping…)

(I should stay here until their parent comes back…)

…

…zzz.

⋘ ──── ∗ ⋅◈⋅ ∗ ──── ⋙

Tsumugi: How should I put it, that sounds so you to do that…

Homare: Goodness… I can’t even be mad anymore.

Tasuku:You should turn off the silent mode for now.

Hisoka:…Okay.

Guy:How about our practice today, then?

Azuma: Since we’ve come all the way here, I want to wait until their parent comes back.

Homare: In that case, we have no choice but to cancel our practice…

Tsumugi: How about holding our practice here?

Izumi: Great idea! It may feel good to practice outside sometimes.

Azuma: We already have Street Acts for that, though.

Hisoka: I want to finish troublesome things as soon as possible.

Homare:Goodness. I guess there’s no other option, then. So, what kind of theme did you pick for today’s practice?

Hisoka:Marshmallows.

Tasuku: I knew it…

Hisoka:Was what I was considering but I changed my mind.

The theme will be cats.

Tasuku: Come again?

Hisoka:The plot will be about cat siblings who are waiting for their parent.

I’ll be the first son, Guy is the second son, Azuma is the third son–.

Tasuku:Cat siblings…

Tsumugi:Playing non-human beings, huh. That’s unexpected, indeed.

Guy: Performing as cats seems quite difficult.

Homare: Hold on! Why am I the only one playing a crow!?

Tsumugi: I think it’s a fun thing to do once on a while.

Tasuku: Yea. I guess we can use it as some future reference.

Hisoka: Let’s begin then.

“Mom is late, meow~.”

Guy:“I’m hungry, meow.”

Azuma: “Tasuku. Go catch some fish in the river, meow~.”

Tasuku:“I’m just a kitten, meow! That’s impurrsible!”

Tsumugi:“You’ll get even more hungry if you keep making noises, meow~.”

Homare:“Caw, caw! I found delicious kittens!”

Izumi:(They quickly got into their characters. As expected of Winter Troupe.)

(But…)

…I hope no one passes by this road.

Itaru asked his fellow theater troupe members whether they could accept his company’s Valentine’s Day event request.

Itaru: …With that said, thanks for making the time to be here on a short notice, guys.

Tenma: So it was you who called us, Itaru-san?

Banri: Here I thought Director-chan would bring us another paper bag filled with aprons, judging by the time and all.

Izumi: (Now that he mentioned it, the Actor’s Cafe owner has yet to call me this year.)

Itaru:We’ve got a request from my company, but it’ll probably overlap with the Actor’s Cafe event–if they hold one this year, that is.

Itaru: …So I figured he’d come to me first when he needs help from some theater troupe.

Oh, and the organizers would like seven people to participate in this.

While the event will last until the end of the Valentine’s period, the onstage show will only be held on the first day of the event.

Omi: In that case, I think we’ll be fine even if the Actor’s Cafe is gonna open this year.

Tsuzuru:Yeah.

*phone rings*

Izumi: Oh, sorry. I’ve got a call.

It’s the Actor’s Cafe owner!

Sakyo: Speak of the devil.

Izumi: I’ll answer the call for now.

*beep*

Izumi:Hello.

Owner: “Hello. Good evening.”

Izumi: Good evening. It’s been a while.

Owner: “I wanted to talk about the Actor’s Cafe…”

“To tell you the truth, I have another issue to take care of right now, so I decided not to open the cafe this year.”

Izumi: Oh, okay.

Owner: “My apologies. I assumed it’d be better to tell you this since I always ask you every year.”

Izumi: It’s alright. Thank you for taking the time to tell me this.

Owner: “I hope we can work together when another opportunity comes again. I’m hanging up.”

Izumi: Sure. I hope so too.

Azuma: What did he say?

Izumi: He said he wouldn’t be opening the Actor’s Cafe this year due to another matter.

Guy: I see.

Tasuku: For some reason that cafe gives off the image of a place that’s always gets caught in trouble every year.

I guess it’s a relief that nothing happened this year. It seems.

Tsumugi: Hahaha… You have a point.

Izumi: Putting that aside, we can accept your company’s request, Itaru-san.

Sakyo: Yeah. Let’s decide on the members next, then.

Izumi: They wanted seven people, right?

Itaru: Yep. Including me, we need six more people. By the way, the onstage show will be held on this day.

Izumi: Is there anyone who’d like to join?

Muku: M-Me! I want to join!

Azuma: Should I join too? Delivering a play related to perfumes sounds like fun.

Tsumugi: As much as I wanted to participate, I have a plan on that day…

Misumi: Me! I’m free on that day so I wanna give it a try~!

Izumi: So the participants will be Muku-kun, Masumi-kun, Misumi-kun, Omi-kun, Sakyo-san and Azuma-san.

Sakyo: Yea.

Masumi: Got it.

Omi:I’ll do my best.

Itaru: Thanks, y'all. Look forward to working with you.

Muku: It should be around here…

Kazunari: Looking for some manga, Mukkun?

Muku: Yeah. Since I’ll be helping out Itaru-san, I figured I’ll go reread my perfume-themed shoujo manga.

Kazunari: What a good boy!

Muku: Ehehe. While I’m interested in perfumes since they look pretty, I’m not really knowledgeable about it.

Kazunari:How about asking someone that seems knowledgeable about it, then?

Muku: Someone that seems knowledgeable about it… Oh!

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