Muku Sakisaka/Brilliance of Blooming

MANKAI Livestream! ~LIVE: Muku~

Backstage Stories

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Izumi	Kazunari-kun is also joining in on today’s leader’s meeting.
Kazunari	Let’s do this piko~!
Banri	Have you come up with somethin’ again?
Kazunari	That’s right, Setzer!
	There’s a lil something I wanted to try.
	So you see… we held a project survey for the fans to find out what they’d like us to do!
Sakuya	A project survey?
Izumi	Yep. We did it for our fans as per Kazunari-kun’s suggestion.
Kazunari	Thankfully, MANKAI Company’s popularity is soaring through the roof right now!
Tenma	That’s true. We got a lot of new fans too.
Kazunari	‘Cept some of the folks who have been supporting us for a while also voiced that they’re a bit lonely since it feels like there’s been more distance between us.
	But, like, we wanna be a Theatre troupe that’s close to our fans no matter how much our popularity rises, right?
Banri	I see.
	So that explains the project survey, eh?
Tsumugi	How were the results?
Kazunari	The most common answer was, “I wanna see more InsteLives and selfies from all the troupe members!”
Tenma	Well, the frequency of InsteLive streams varies from person to person.
Tsumugi	It’s the same for our selfies.
	We basically leave it to the members who are good at SNS.
Kazunari	Yep, and so! As a special project this time, I propose we hold a solo InsteLive and selfie festival for 24 consecutive days!
Banri	A selfie festival?
Kazunari	It’d be even more hype if we took selfies during the live and upped the pics to Inste later, wouldn’t it!
Izumi	We’ve also discussed it with Sakyo-san, and he said we can do it as long as I keep watch to make sure no trouble occurs during the streams.
Kazunari	And so, the rest depends on you guys…
	How about it?
Sakuya	I’d love to do it! Of course I want to make everyone happy…
	But I’m happy for the chance to talk with all the fans through the screen too!
Tsumugi	I’d like to give it a try too. I feel like I’m getting more used to InsteLives, little by little.
Tenma	Hey, but, we can’t just idly chat, right?
Kazunari	On that topic, I thought it might be great to send out another survey to hear what they’d like each troupe member to do.
Banri	Seems like it’ll be a lot easier to handle in that case.
Izumi	Every InsteLive will turn out differently. That sounds interesting.
Kazunari	‘Kay then, it’s settled!
	Leave the form creation and tallying up to me!
Sakuya	Thank you very much, Kazunari-san!
Izumi	Alright then, leaders. Please share the InsteLive and selfie plan with all your members.
Leaders	Got it!
Muku	…*Sigh*. No matter how many times I read this scene, it’s still the best…
Tenma	Oi, Muku.
	You’ll catch a cold if you stay out here.
Muku	Ah, right. I’ll head back to my room soon.
Tenma	Were you reading shoujo manga?
Muku	Yes. My survey had lots of requests asking me to introduce shoujo manga in my Instelive, so I was re-reading some.
Tenma	So you’re going to introduce shoujo manga in your InsteLive?
Muku	You see… I’m not sure.
	I was actually thinking of doing something a little different along with my shoujo manga recs.
	But I haven’t been able to come up with anything…
	So I was re-reading some shoujo manga to get some kind of hint.
Tenma	I see.
	…Come to think of it, you’ve rewatched the drama “Your Goal Line” a lot of times, haven’t you?
Muku	Yeah…!
	I loved the original work and of course, the drama was also interesting. And more importantly, Tenma-kun appeared in it too.
	The Kanzaki-kun that Tenma-kun played was super dashing!
Tenma	Well, that’s a given.
Muku	Fufu, right.
	Why did you bring that up all of a sudden?
Tenma	Since you watched that drama so enthusiastically, I'm sure you have other dramas and movies based on shoujo manga that you like, right?
	I bet it’d work to introduce those along with your shoujo manga.
Muku	I see… that’s true. That might be a good way to introduce something a little different than usual!
	Thanks, Tenma-kun!
Tenma	It’s not a big deal.
	Come on, that’s enough. Let’s head inside.
Muku	Sure!

Izumi	And ready.
	Alright. Can we start, Muku-kun?
Muku	I-it’s fine.
	Please go ahead!
Izumi	Okay. InsteLive stream start!
Muku	H-h-hello!
	It’s MANKAI Company Summer troupe’s Sakisaka Muku!
Comment	“Hey there~”
Comment	“Are you nervous, Muku-kun?”
Muku	Ah, y-yes…
	I’m a little nervous.
Comment	“You don’t need to be”
Comment	“Be yourself, Muku-kun!”
Muku	Thank you so much, everyone.
	I feel like I’ve calmed down.
	I appreciate all of you coming to watch my live stream.
Comment	“I was looking forward to it!”
Comment	“What are you gonna do today~?”
Muku	Lots of people asked me to introduce my recommended shoujo manga in the survey…
	So today, I’ll introduce some shoujo manga that have a live-action adaption!
	Up until now, I don't think I've ever really talked about which live-actions are good.
Comment	“True. We haven’t heard much about that!”
Comment	“I can’t wait for Muku-kun’s recs~”
Muku	I’m glad. Alright then, let’s start with the very first one.
	I just couldn’t forget about this one, so I’m going to introduce it first.
	Tah dah!
	“Your Goal Line”!
Comment	“It’s a masterpiece!”
Comment	“Ikr. You can’t miss that one!”
Muku	It’s loaded with the manga’s heart-throbbing moments…
	And the rivalry between Kisaragi-kun and Kanzaki-kun is also full of feels.
	Plus, Tenma-kun plays the live-action Kanzaki-kun.
	Were there lots of people who watched the drama while it was airing?
Comment	“I watched it!”
Comment	“Tenma-kun was so cool~!”
Muku	Wasn’t he! It’s a masterpiece I don’t get tired of no matter how many times I watch it!
	Alright, I will introduce the second work!
	It’s this one!
	“Pot In Love”.
Comment	“I was eyeing that one!”
Comment	“What kind of work is it~?”
Muku	It’s a classic story about the love between childhood friends. This one’s full of swoon-worthy scenes too!
	One of the must-sees is the Sleeping Bear Omurice!
	It’s a famous scene where Hiroto-kun, the childhood friend, makes it for Ena-chan, the main character.
	That scene was recreated beautifully in live-action! It really is the best!
Comment	“I FEEL YOU!! MY HEART TOTALLY FLUTTERED!”
Comment	“A close-up of the manga! Lol”
Comment	“The camera’s too close so I can’t see Muku-kun haha”
Muku	Ahh, I-I’m so sorry!
	I just got excited…!
	There were other lovely scenes of Hiroto-kun's cool and sometimes cute sides…
	My heart couldn’t stop beating during the live-action too, so please watch it!
CHOICE 1: Your love has gotten through! [+] Comment “Your love has really gotten through, Muku-kun!” Muku Thank you very much…! Fufu, I’m also really happy that I can enjoy my favourite works with all of you. Please let me know your impressions and favourite scenes in your comments and letters! Let’s chat a lot together! Comment “We’re glad we can talk with you, Muku-kun!” Comment “Muku-kun’s smile shot through my heart…!”
CHOICE 2: Muku-kun’s cute and cool too! [+] Comment “Muku-kun’s cute and cool too!” Muku Ehh, I’m cute and cool… too? Comment “You know it!” Comment “You also suit cool roles. My heart can’t take it…!” Comment “Both cute Muku-kun and cool Muku-kun are the best!” Muku No way, I still have such a long way to go…! But I’m really glad if you say so…! I appreciate it. I’ll keep working hard from now on! Comment “I LOVE YOU, MUKU-KUN!” Comment “I’m cheering for you!”
	*door opens*
Citron	Muku~!
Muku	Wahh!?
	Citron-sama!?
	W-why…!
Comment	“Citron-kun!?”
Comment	“Citron-kun suddenly appeared!”
Citron	This came to mind when I was watching Muku’s stream.
	If you’re talking about movies, then you gotta have this too!
	POPCORN!!
Comment	“It’s popcorn! Lmao”
Comment	“I see lolol”
Muku	…Fufu, thank you very much!
	You’re right.
	Err, everyone. Spring troupe’s Citron-sama dropped by!
Citron	Sorry for suddenly bursting in, everyone!
Comment	“I’m happy Citron-kun came too!”
Comment	“What do you guys eat when you watch movies?”
Citron	Of course I munch on popcorn!
	It’s fun since there’s also lots of different flavours~!
Muku	I eat that too. I also go for the limited-time menu items.
Comment	“I see~!”
Comment	“I eat the limited menu too!”
Muku	…Ah, it looks like we’re approaching the time. That passed by in the blink of an eye, huh?
	Lastly, I’m going to take the photo to upload to Inste.
	Like this…
	*click*
	Alright, I took it!
	It’s a shame I have to go, but this is the end of the InsteLive.
	Thank you very much for watching today, everyone!
Comment	“I’ll try reading the manga you introduced!”
Comment	“Thanks, Muku-kun!”
Muku	Let’s meet again!
Citron	Thanks~!
Izumi	Great job, Muku-kun!
	Geez, Citron-kun. You surprised me.
Citron	Sorry! When I saw Muku’s stream, I couldn't help but give him popcorn!
Muku	Fufu, it livened up a whole lot thanks to that!
Izumi	Everyone enjoyed the shoujo manga recs, the talk about movies, and Citron-kun's appearance. It was a fun stream!
Muku	Thank you very much!
	I had such a blast too.
Citron	Same here~.
Izumi	Choose a pic to upload to Inste, alright?
Muku	Yes, I will!
	I’ve selected my photo for Inste, Director-san!
	I think I’ll go with this one.
Izumi	Great. Your smile looks wonderful!
Muku	Ehehe, I’m glad to hear that.
	Alright, I’ll write a comment and upload it right away.

Anna