Misumi Ikaruga/Spotlight

Spotlight Web Edition: Ikaruga Misumi

Backstage Stories

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Izumi	…Next on the agenda, the web edition of ‘Spotlight’ has been confirmed.
Sakuya	Really!?
Izumi	Yes. Kasumi-san directly contacted me about wanting to do a special feature on Mankai Company.
Tsumugi	Magazines are good, but an online article will make it easier for people to get to know us.
Izumi	It seems interviews with each member are also planned.
Sakuya	Wow, amazing!
Banri	Who’s going first?
Tenma	If we go about it logically… it should start with Spring Troupe, right?
Izumi	Well, actually-
Misumi	Me?
Izumi	Yes. Kasumi-san wanted to ask you to go first.
	Since it’s the season, it seems he wants to cover Summer Troupe first.
Misumi	An interview~ I wonder if I’ll be good at it~
Izumi	It’ll be fine! I looked at a previous issue of 'Spotlight’, and it seems Kasumi-san also does the interviews.
	We got the questions in advance, so if you start thinking now, I’m sure you’ll be fine.
Misumi	I see~ Okay, I’ll try!
	Hmm~. There’s so many interview questions~
	What’s a good answer…
	*knock knock*
	Ye~s.
	*door opens*
Izumi	Good work.
	*stomach growl*
Misumi	Wah!
Izumi	Ahaha, sure enough, you’re hungry. I figured you would be~ so I made onigiri as a midnight snack, feel free to have them.
Misumi	Wah~ thank you!
Izumi	This one’s salted plum, this one’s salmon, and then this one’s curry.
Misumi	They’re all pretty triangles~
	Thanks for the food!
Izumi	Ahaha, you’ll hurt yourself if you stuff your mouth like that.
Misumi	But I’m hungry~
Izumi	You were thinking so hard you forgot you were hungry, huh.
Misumi	Yeah. Because, lots of people might see it.
	I did an Inste Live recently, and I’ve done an online play, and lots of people saw them.
	There were lots of comments and letters from people who liked the play and people who liked Gramps’ scripts.
Izumi	With the Inste Live and online play, it’s probably easier for people to feel closer to us now.
Misumi	I just thought doing plays with Summer Troupe and Mankai Company was fun, but-
	Before I knew it, I noticed lots of people enjoyed watching the plays.
	So, this interview will probably also be seen by lots of people…
Izumi	Do you not know what to say?
Misumi	…Yeah. I’ve been trying to think how to answer in a way that’ll make everyone happy, but it’s hard.
Izumi	(He’s noticing again that not just us, but the people watching are also having fun)
	(Misumi-kun’s really growing, both as an actor and a person.)
	(That feeling is an important one to have for the future.)
Misumi	Director-san, what should I do~?
CHOICE 1: The usual Misumi-kun is just fine [+] Izumi The usual Misumi-kun is just fine, you know. Misumi The usual me…? Izumi Thinking about the people watching is obviously important, but you should start with your own feelings. I don’t think it’d be right to lose your personality by making up answers. Misumi …It’s fine for me to do it as I am~?
CHOICE 2: Being unsure is also good experience [+] Izumi I think being unsure is also good experience. Starting to think like that is evidence that you’re growing. Misumi It is…? Izumi I think that thinking about yourself is a good start. Misumi When Director-san says it, it really feels true~
Izumi	Until now, you’ve always talked and acted how you want, right?
	Everyone’s watched and appreciated the usual Misumi, so you don’t need to think so hard about it.
Misumi	…I see. Okay, I’ve got it!
	Ehehe, thanks, Director-san!
	*stomach growl*
	Arara, it sounds like you’re still hungry~ Director-san, could I make some onigiri too?
Izumi	Of course! Let’s go make more.
Misumi	We’ll make lots of triangles, and share them with everyone~
Izumi	Fufu, that’s right!

Kasumi	Misumi-kun, thank you for coming today.
	Now then, I’ll start the interview right away.
Misumi	Thank you for having me~!
Kasumi	Currently, we’re focusing on a member of Mankai Company’s Summer Troupe, Ikaruga Misumi-san.
	Since the last interviews, the company has grown drastically more popular in a short period of time.
	Misumi-san, is there anything you think has changed?
Misumi	Hmm… I don’t thi~nk much has changed?
	I’m still doing lots of plays with everyone in the company and Summer Troupe!
Kasumi	Ahaha. Even as you get more popular, “triangles”, “acting”, and “friends” are still important to you, huh.
Misumi	Yeah. My special triangles and friends keep increasing, and so do the amount of plays we do, so those three things are still important to me.
	Ah, but…
Kasumi	But?
Misumi	I noticed something!
Kasumi	You noticed something? What would that be?
Misumi	Um, I’ve noticed that lots more people are watching our plays than before!
Kasumi	Aah. It’s true, Mankai Company has been doing lots of performances recently.
	You’ve even been doing Inste Lives, which have made people more familiar with the company.
Misumi	That’s right~
	I’ve also been seeing lots of commenters saying they learned about us recently.
	Until now, the people watching us were the ones I could see in the audience seats! That’s what I thought.
	But now, I’ve noticed there’s more people than before, watching and laughing at our shows.
	My three important things started because of Gramps, but…
	Now, I want to make the audience happy with our shows!
Kasumi	To make the audience happy with your shows… that’s lovely!
	Thank you very much! This will probably… no, this’ll definitely make a good article.
Misumi	I’m glad~!
	I also had fun talking to Gramps’ triangle friend Kasumi~
Kasumi	I’m glad I got to know what Misumi-kun thinks while acting.
	I’m looking forward to what you do in the future.
Misumi	Ehehe~
	From now on too, I’ll do my very best to make more people happy with my acting!

Lesli