Juza Hyodo/Novice Photographer

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Backstage Stories

Juza	….
Izumi	We're home.
Tsuzuru	We're home.
Juza	Welcome home. You went shopping?
Izumi	Yup, Omi-kun said he'll be back late today, so we'll be making dinner instead.
Tsuzuru	Oh, it's already this late. We have to start making dinner.
Juza	'kay. I'll help too if there's something I can do.
Izumi	Thank you.
	Hm, Juza-kun, that camera you're holding…
Tsuzuru	It's the toy camera Fushimi-san gave you huh.
Juza	Yeah.
Izumi	(When Omi-kun graduated from Yosei University, he gave Juza-kun and Tsuzuru-kun each one of his old cameras right)
	Did you take something nice?
Juza	No, haven’t taken anything yet. I still don't really understand when I should be taking pictures…
	Tsuzuru-san, you using your camera?
Tsuzuru	Yeah. If there's something that might be useful for my scripts I make sure to take a picture of it.
Izumi	You even took some on our way to shopping, Tsuzuru-kun.
Tsuzuru	What I took today is… here.
Juza	This is…?
Tsuzuru	A doll that was displayed in one of the shops in the shopping area. It's a vintage shop apparently.
Izumi	And this is a picture of students practicing their dancing on the riverside.
Tsuzuru	Right. I'm taking pictures whenever I think I'm being hit with inspiration. Of course, I ask for permission before taking them.
Juza	…Tsuzuru-san, you're making scripts using these pictures… it's amazing….
Tsuzuru	And also, as shooting practice, I take, for example, pictures of Sakuya and Citron-san eating snacks in the courtyard.
	I asked Masumi to let me take a picture of him too, but he made a really annoyed face and refused…
Izumi	Ahaha…
Tsuzuru	But well, I think you shouldn't overthink it.
Izumi	Agreed. You should just take a picture whenever you feel like taking one.
Juza	…'kay.
	….
Omi	Oh, Juza.
Juza	Omi-san.
Omi	Haha, you look all deep in thoughts while looking through the viewfinder.
	So you're using this camera. Thank you.
Juza	Yeah. I'm practicing using it so I can take a photo whenever I wanna take one but… it's not going so well.
	I've never used a camera before so I don’t understand how to handle it… it's complicated.
	How can I take photos like yours, Omi-san…?
Omi	Hmm, let's see…

Juza	How can I take photos like yours, Omi-san…?
Omi	Hmm, let's see…
	I think that after all, it's all about taking many pictures.
	As you keep on taking them you'll get used to it. And also, not everything you take has to be perfect.
	Even for our flyers, we choose only one photo out of everything I've taken right?
Juza	Ah… you've got a point.
Omi	See. So I think you shouldn't overthink it and for now, just take as many photos as you can.
Juza	'kay.
Kumon	Nii-chan!
	Ah, there you are! We should get going.
Juza	It's already this late.
Kumon	Yeah, Muku has already got all his stuff and he's waiting for us. I'll head to the lounge too.
Juza	Got it, I'll be there soon.
Omi	You're going somewhere?
Juza	To a wedding ceremony of a relative.
	Our families are going together, so I'm going with Kumon and Muku back home for now.
Omi	I see. Haha, that's just the event for taking many photos.
Juza	!
	Thanks, Omi-san. I'll bring the camera along.
Omi	Yeah. I hope you can take good photos.
Muku	Such a beautiful hall…!
Kumon	Yup! And also…
Juza	….
Kumon	Huh~, Nii-chan looks so cool with his suit…!
Juza	You've said it so many times since this morning, Kumon.
Kumon	Because you're really soo cool!
Muku	Hehe, it really suits you, Ju-chan!
	Ah…! Woah, those bears, are they supposed to be the bride and groom….? They're so cute.
Kumon	You're right! This welcome board has so many flowers, it's pretty!
Muku	Everything is so romantic…!
Juza	…!
	*click*
Kumon	Ah, Nii-chan. That's the camera Omi-san gave you right?
Juza	Yeah. I thought I'll be able to take nice photos, so I brought it.
Muku	I see. I'm sure you'll be able to take lots of pretty pictures today!
Juza	…you're right.
Kumon	Uuh, I was so moved somehow…! The bride and the groom looked so happy right…!
Juza	Yeah.
Muku	Yup…! Somehow it made so happy too…
Kumon	Yup yup! My chest felt all tight!
Muku	Sobs… somehow… when the bride started crying, I was infected by her crying, and my tears just wouldn’t stop…
Kumon	Me too…! Now that I recalled I… uuuh…
Juza	….
	*click*
Muku	Ju-chan…?
Juza	…no, it's nothing.

Juza	I'm back.
Izumi	Welcome back, Juza-kun.
Omi	Yeah, welcome back. You're back early.
Juza	I had classes only until third period today.
	…? What you looking at?
Omi	Oh, we were organizing the photos I took the other day while I was working.
	By the way, were you able to take pictures, Juza?
Juza	Yeah.
Omi	Alright, then let's look at them together on the PC. Do you have your camera with you now?
Juza	Yeah.
Izumi	That's right, you said you were going to a wedding ceremony the other day right Juza-kun.
Juza	Yeah. That's when I took some photos.
Izumi	Heh, let me see… Woah, amazing. They look as though you added some filter to them.
Omi	Toy cameras are fun because they let you take photos with this special charm.
Izumi	Hm, but…
	(No matter where I look, I can't really tell what's pictured in the photo…)
	…Err…
Omi	Ah, they've turned out blurry.
Juza	….
Izumi	B-But the ceremony was so beautiful it made you want to take so many photos right!
CHOICE 1: I want to hear about the wedding [+] Izumi What kinda ceremony was it? I want to hear about the wedding. Juza It was nice. The hall was decorated with flowers and stuffed animals, it was beautiful--. And the newlyweds looked so happy, how to put it, you got happy too just by looking at 'em. Izumi Yup, I get this feeling. Juza Yeah. And they also had a magic show which was interesting… and also--. The cake was real good. Omi Is this blur here the cake? Haha, I see now. Juza Yeah.
CHOICE 2: You'll get better at taking pictures too! [+] Izumi You'll get better at taking pictures too! Omi Yeah. Just like I told you the other time, I think you should just try and take more and more pictures. Juza 'kay. …speaking of, Tsuzuru-san said he's taking photos while going shopping, and that he's practicing by taking pictures of the other guys. Director, can I go with you, so I can take pictures? …it'll be a huge help if you join my practices too. Izumi Of course! If you're fine with me, I'll help you. Juza Thanks.
Izumi	(Ah, this is… only this picture isn't blurry, it was beautifully taken)
	This photo…
Omi	Muku and Kumon huh.
Izumi	Both of them are crying real hard.
Juza	…after the ceremony, I took a picture of them crying.
	They're the kinda people to cry for someone else's sake… you can't do that if you don't have a gentle heart.
	When I thought that, I just naturally pressed the shutter.
Izumi	Haha, so that's how it happened.
Omi	I see.
Juza	?
Izumi	Was just thinking that you're kind too, Juza-kun, for pressing the shutter while feeling how moved they were.
	It's a very warm and nice picture. Your gentle heart is expressed through this photo, Juza-kun.
Juza	I see…
Omi	From now just like that, you should just press the shutter when you feel that a moment stirred your heart.
Juza	'kay.

Hoshiko

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Beloved (Photography) Subject

Backstage Stories

Juza	……
Izumi	I’m home.
Tsuzuru	I’m home.
Juza	Welcome home.
	You’re coming back from shopping?
Izumi	Yeah, I got a call from Omi-kun that he will be coming home late from work today, so we made the trip to the market.
Tsuzuru	Ah, it’s already this late, we have to get to start preparing dinner soon.
Juza	Is there anything I can do, I’ll help.
Izumi	Thank you.
	Eh, that camera you’re holding……
Tsuzuru	It’s a toy camera you get from Fushimi-san right.
Juza	Yeah.
Izumi	(After Omi-kun graduated from university, both Juza-kun and Tsuzuru-kun got a hand-down camera from him.)
	Have you been able to take good pictures?
Juza	No, I haven’t.
	I couldn’t get the good timing to shoot and now I’m not sure……
	Have you used the camera that you got, Tsuzuru-san?
Tsuzuru	Yeah, I tried to take pictures whenever I see something that I think could help me with the scriptwriting.
Izumi	Even on the way back from shopping, Tsuzuru-kun keeps taking pictures.
Tsuzuru	Pictures that I took today…. Like this I guess.
Juza	This is……?
Tsuzuru	It’s a doll displayed in the window of a shop in the shopping district. It looks like a vintage shop right.
Izumi	This is a group of middle school students practicing dance in the riverbank.
Tsuzuru	When I’m thinking of using flash to take the pictures, of course, I’ll ask their permission beforehand.
Juza	Tsuzuru-san, to be able to get this kind of pictures for your script.
	It’s amazing……
Tsuzuru	Besides that, to practice using the camera, I also took pictures like Sakuya and Citron-san’s snack time.
	I tried to ask Masumi to let me take his pictures as trial, but he hits me with a ‘so troublesome’ face and refused.
Izumi	Ahaha……
Tsuzuru	Ah, but you don’t need to think too hard.
Izumi	Yeah. Juza-kun can take pictures whenever you feel like taking one.
Juza	…… Yeah.
Juza	…
Omi	Oh, Juza.
Juza	Omi-san.
Omi	Haha, somehow you’re looking into the Finder with such a troubled face.
	For using that camera, thank you.
Juza	Yeah. I have been practicing so I can take pictures when it’s time, but somehow I can’t take good pictures.
	Until now, I don’t really use a camera and I don’t know how to handle it……. It’s hard.
	Why can’t I take pictures like Omi-san……?
Omi	Ah, right……

Juza	Why can’t I take pictures like Omi-san……?
Omi	Ah, right……
	As expected, is it about the number of pictures you take?
	You will get used to is as you shoot more pictures.
	Besides, it’s not like all the pictures you take is going to come out good.
	Even for a flyer for example, you’ll only choose 1 photo from all the photos you have taken.
Juza	Ah…… It’s true.
Omi	That’s why, you don’t need to think about complicated things. First of all, just think about trying to shoot more pictures.
Juza	Right.
Kumon	Onii-chan!
	Ah, you’re here!
	Onii-chan, let’s get going-
Juza	It’s already time.
Kumon	Yeah, Muku’s already waiting with the luggage.
	I’ll go to the lounge first.
Juza	Alright. I’ll be there soon.
Omi	Are you going out somewhere?
Juza	A relative’s wedding.
	We’re going with our family, so me, Kumon, and Muku are going to go back to our family’s home.
Omi	I see.
	Haha, sounds like an event where you can shoot a lot of pictures.
Juza	!
	Omi-san, thanks.
	The camera, I’ll bring it with me.
Omi	Yeah, it’ll be great if you can take good pictures.
Muku	What a beautiful wedding banquet……!
Kumon	Yeah!
Juza	……
Kumon	Ah, onii-chan in a suit, as I thought it’s so cool……!
Juza	You’ve said that so many times since this morning, Kumon.
Kumon	I mean, it’s because it’s really really cool!
Muku	Hehe, but it really suits you, Ju-chan!
	A……!
	Woah, this bear, it’s the bride and the groom……! So cute.
Kumon	You’re right!
	This welcome board here has a lot of flowers too, it’s so pretty!
Muku	Whichever it is, it’s really so romantic……!
Juza	……!
Kumon	Eh, onii-chan, that’s the camera you got from Omi-san right?
Juza	Yeah. I thought I might be able to shoot some good pictures, that’s why I brought it here.
Muku	You’re right. Today definitely, you will be able to take some nice pictures!
Juza	…… Yeah.
Kumon	Uhh, somehow I feel so much excitement just being here……!
	The bride and the groom too, both of them looks so happy!
Juza	Yeah.
Muku	Yep…..!
	Even I become very happy……
Kumon	Yeah yeah!
Muku	Uhh…. somehow…… when the bride starts crying, I can’t help but to cry too, my tears won’t stop flowing……
Kumon	Me too……! If I remember it again I’ll just…… uuhhh…….
Juza	……
	*shutter sound*
Muku	Ju-chan……?
Juza	…… No, it’s nothing.

Juza	I’m home.
Izumi	Welcome back, Juza-kun.
Omi	Ah, welcome back. You’re early.
Juza	Today’s class is only until 3pm.
	……?
	What are you looking at?
Omi	Ah, I’m organizing some pictures that I took before for my work.
	Give me a minute.
	Thinking about it, Juza you took some pictures previously right?
Juza	Yeah.
Omi	Then, let’s take a look at it together in the PC, do you have the camera with you right now?
Juza	Yeah.
Izumi	Oh Yeah, Juza-kun, you mentioned that you went to a wedding ceremony last time right?
Juza	Yeah. I took a few pictures back then.
Izumi	Hee, let me see……
	Woah, amazing, it looks like pictures taken by filter.
Omi	Toy camera’s pictures will come out like that, that’s why it’s interesting.
Izumi	Eh, but……
	(No matter how much I look, I don’t know what was taken in each of the picture……)
	Eh, umm……
Omi	Ah, it seems they’re blur.
Juza	……
Izumi	Bu, but, if you take so many pictures, it must be such a wonderful wedding!
CHOICE 1: “Let me hear more about the wedding" [+] Izumi What kind of ceremony was it? Let me hear more about the wedding ceremony. Juza It was a good ceremony. The venue was decorated with all kind of stuffs, like flowers and plush toys, it was very beautiful— The bride and the groom seemed so happy, when I look at them, how to say, I ended up feeling happy too. Izumi Yeah, somehow I get it. Juza Yeah. Then the magic trick they did during the entertainment segment was very interesting… Then— The dessert and the cakes were very delicious. Omi Ah perhaps, the blur picture just now was the cake, I see now. Juza Yes.
CHOICE 2: “You’ll gradually improve with your pictures!" [+] Izumi You’ll gradually improve with your pictures! Omi Yeah, let me say this again, you’ll get used to it by taking a lot of pictures. Juza Yeah. …..By the way, that time when Tsuzuru-san took pictures during shopping, he mentioned that he also took pictures of the others during practice. Director, let me go with you this time, is it okay for me to take pictures along the way? ……Even during practice, it would be great if I can go with you. Izumi Of course! If you’re alright with me, we can go together. Juza Thanks.
Izumi	(Ah, this……
	Only this photo looks so beautiful, even though it’s blur)
	This picture……
Omi	Muku and Kumon is it.
Izumi	The two of them sure cried a lot.
Juza	……After the wedding ceremony, I took pictures of the two of them who were crying. They were so full with emotion.
	The two of them are, the kind of people who can cry for other’s sake.
	Such a kind heart, I can’t do it like them.
	When I thought about it, by the time I realized I already pressed the shutter.
Izumi	Hehe, so it’s like that.
Omi	I see.
Juza	?
Izumi	That way, doesn’t that mean you were moved by the feelings of those 2 at that time. Juza-kun who pressed the shutter at that time, surely also have a kind heart.
	It’s so warm, such a good picture.
	And in this picture, Juza-kun’s kindness is clearly shown.
Juza	I see……
Omi	From now on, remember that feeling, you can take pictures whenever you see something that touches your heart.
Juza	Yeah.

Chiaki