Kazunari Miyoshi/MANKAI Memory

Childhood Memory: KAZUNARI

Backstage Stories

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Kazunari	Hm... This one might be better...
	This color here...
Misumi	Kazu~, we're about to eat!
Kazunari	Ah, Sumi! Thanks for coming to call me!
Misumi	Wow...! What a pretty painting~
	Kazu's paintings really are amazing!
Kazunari	Hehe, thanks a bunch~ It makes me happy to hear you guys praise me like that, and more importantly, it gives me confidence!
Misumi	Is this painting going to be displayed somewhere, too?
Kazunari	Yep, yep! I'm planning to have it displayed at the upcoming exhibition.
Misumi	I wanna go!
Kazunari	Huh?! Will you really?
Misumi	Yeah! I wanna see where Kazu's painting is displayed!
Kazunari	I'm so stoked! I'll tell you about the details of the exhibition later!
Misumi	'Kaaay!
Kumon	Maaan, that was fun~! Thanks for guiding us, Kazu-san!
	Your painting is super-duper amazing!
Misumi	All the paintings here are beautiful, but I liked Kazu's the most~
Kazunari	Thanks a lot, you guys! I'm so happy that you guys came to visit!
Kumon	Are you going to stay behind after this?
Kazunari	Yeah, I heard that my Papi is coming. I'm thinking of waiting for a bit.
Kumon	I see! We're heading back first, then.
Misumi	I'm sure Kazu's dad will say your paintings are amazing!
Kazunari	Right, I think so too! ...Just kidding.
Misumi	Yep, yep!
Kumon	Okay then, see you later!
Kazunari	See you~!
Kazunari	Papi!
Kazunari's Dad	Kazunari, have you been waiting long? Thank you, sorry for that.
Kazunari	It's fine! Sumi and Kumopi were just here.
	Besides, I also thought I'd like to go around with Papi once in a while!
Kazunari's Dad	Haha, I see. Let's go around together then, shall we?
Kazunari	This is the painting I drew this time.
Kazunari's Dad	Ahh...this is a nice painting.
Kazunari	Hehe...thanks, Papi.
Kazunari's Dad	...Looking at paintings together with you like this reminds me of the day I took you to the museum for the first time.
Kazunari	How nostalgic~ And you bought me some paints after that, didn't you?
Kazunari's Dad	Yeah. You were really absorbed in your painting.
	Gradually, you couldn't stop drawing and you started doodling on the back of flyers.
Kazunari	Ahahaha, that's right!
	...Ah!
	Papi, can I go back home today?!
Kazunari's Dad	Of course that's fine, but what's wrong?
Kazunari	I wanna go get that!

Kazunari	It must've been around here somewhere~...
	Found it! I'm glad I kept it safe~!
Kazunari's Dad	Did you find your sketchbook, Kazunari?
Kazunari	Yep, found it in good condition!
Kazunari's Dad	Oh, you're right. I also want to see your sketchbook since it's been a while.
Kazunari	Let's go see it together in the living room, then!
Kazunari	So I drew something like this~!
Kazunari's Dad	This takes me back. This drawing is also cute.
Kazunari	I like this drawing, too!
	The moment when I first got my sketchbook, and the moment when the pages were all filled... I still remember it well.
	I was so happy the first day I got this sketchbook...
Kazunari	You use that formula for this problem...
	(Knock knock)
	Yes.
Kazunari's Dad	I'm back, Kazunari.
Kazunari	Welcome back, Dad. Good job on your work.
Kazunari's Dad	Yeah.
	I actually have a present for you. Here you go.
Kazunari	? This paper bag...
Kazunari's Dad	Go ahead and open it.
Kazunari	...! It's a sketchbook...!
Kazunari's Dad	Now you're free to draw as many things as you want to draw.
Kazunari	Yeah! Thanks, Dad...!
Kazunari	...I already drew a cat, a dog, and a bird... Let's draw a giraffe and an elephant, too.
	Oh, I want to practice drawing more fruits, I'll ask Mom if I can bring an apple to my room later.
	I also want to draw sceneries. I'll go out with my sketchbook tomorrow.
	And then, and then...
Kazunari	...! There are only a few blank pages left...
	I never thought it would fill up so quickly...
	(What do I do...even though Dad went out of his way to buy this for me.)
	(Would it be better if I drew in different days so that the pages don't fill up?)
	(Or would it be better if I drew smaller so I can fit more drawings...)
Kazunari's Dad	...Kazunari? Is something wrong?
Kazunari	Dad... Um...the sketchbook is almost filled up.
	I don't want to run out of pages, so I'm thinking about what to do...
Kazunari's Dad	Kazunari.
Kazunari	?
Kazunari's Dad	The pages in the sketchbook are there to be filled, so it's okay if you do.
	I'll buy you another one next time.
Kazunari	Is that okay...?
Kazunari's Dad	Of course. When the second one is also filled up, we'll just go buy a third one next.
Kazunari	Since then, I used up more and more sketchbooks.
	I lost count how much I've drawn already, and Papi also bought me a lot of 'em.
Kazunari's Dad	I was happy to see the sketchbooks being used.
	I also loved seeing how much you enjoyed drawing as a kid.
Kazunari	Hehe, I see.
Kazunari's Dad	By the way, why did you come to get the sketchbook now of all times?
Kazunari	Huh? I thought I told you already! So the thing is--

Izumi	Kazunari-kun!
Kazunari	Director-chan, you came?!
Izumi	Yeah, I heard about it from Misumi-kun and Kumon-kun, and I also wanted to see them.
Kazunari	Yay! I'm so over the moon...! Thanks, Director-chan!
	I'll show you around if you'd like!
Izumi	Then I'll leave it to you.
Kazunari	Yay! Let's go!
Izumi	So this is the painting you drew this time. I've already seen it in the dorm, but it really is beautiful...
	It's exactly like what Misumi-kun and Kumon-kun said.
Kazunari	What did they say?
Izumi	They said that you'll feel energized just by looking at it. I really think so, too.
Kazunari	Whoa, that makes me happy to hear~! It cheers me up to know that you guys feel the same way!
	Really, thank you so much!
Izumi	Likewise here, thank you for your wonderful paintings.
	Ah, by the way, your birthday bromide shoot is just around the corner.
Kazunari	Yep, yep! I can't wait!
	I'm so happy that something that Omimi and I planned is taking shape, it's so fun!
CHOICE 1: I'm also having a lot of fun. [+] Izumi I'm also having a lot of fun. Kazunari Really? I'm glad that you're having fun, too! Let's enjoy the next shoot together ♪ The birthday bromide version of the cute and devilishly handsome Kazunari Miyoshi... I'm going to make your heart beat faster, okay, Director-chan? Izumi Ahaha, I look forward to it.
CHOICE 2: It's a very good project. [+] Izumi It's a very good project. Sakyo-san also praised the idea of shooting with the props. Kazunari Isn't it, isn't it?! Izumi All of the projects that Kazunari-kun comes up with look really interesting and I think they're really amazing. I get excited every time I hear a new idea from you. Kazunari I also love thinking about various projects! In addition to new merchandise, all-you-can-eat events, and theater company projects, there are also things like going on trips together~! Izumi Fufu, as expected of you. Kazunari The birthday bromide project is also exciting, and I'm going to make the coolest and most heart-warming birthday bromide I can!
Kazunari	I'm supposed to choose one accessory for the shoot myself.
	I've decided exactly what the most memorable item from before I joined the company is, just according to the theme!
Izumi	I see. I'm looking forward to see what you chose.
Kazunari	Look forward to it on the day of the shooting!
Misumi	Kazu, happy birthday!
Yuki	Happy birthday.
Tenma	Happy birthday.
Izumi	Happy birthday, Kazunari-kun!
Kazunari	Yay! Thanks, everyone~!!
Kumon	Kazu-san's birthday bromide was super cool~!
Muku	So Kazu-kun's memorable item from before he joined the troupe was a sketchbook. The cover was really stylish.
Kazunari	That was the first sketchbook that Papi bought for me.
	After I got that sketchbook, I started to draw a lot.
Misumi	I see~
Izumi	I was surprised to see all the drawings in the sketchbook when he showed me the contents at the shoot.
Tenma	Heh, I'd like to see the drawings you drew when you just started.
Yuki	Same.
Kazunari	I'm a bit embarrassed since I don't think it's good enough to show to everyone~
	But at that time, the more I drew, the more I became absorbed in it. I was happy when I could see my drawings improving little by little.
	To think that I've done so many drawings like this on my own, and they've led to what I do now...isn't it kinda emo?
Kumon	So emo!!
Misumi	Emo!
Yuki	That last word, "emo", just ruined everything, though.
Kazunari	Ehh~?!
Muku	But I think I like everything you draw, from the drawings you do for your college assignments to the flyers for our performances.
	Even more so when I think that Kazu-kun's drawings started from that sketchbook.
Kazunari	Mukkun...! As expected of my roomie~!
Misumi	I love your drawings, too~!
Izumi	Me too. I'm a big fan.
Kumon	Me too, me too!
Tenma	Well, setting the person aside, there's no doubt that your works are the real thing.
Yuki	They do say that there's a huge gap between the artist and his works.
Kazunari	Weren't you the one who started saying that, Yukki?! You guys are mean as usual...!
	But I'm really happy that everyone likes my drawings! Thanks, guys~!

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