Sakisaka Io Interview - Omoi, Omoware, Furi, Furare (Trans.)
Once again, thank you to mzdollmaker for providing us with content for us to translate! This time it’s Sakisaka Io (Ao Haru Ride, Strobe Edge) being interviewed for her new serialization “Omoi, Omoware, Furi, Furare”.
NEW SERIALIZATION “OMOI, OMOWARE, FURI, FURARE” START! Or… “Furi Fura” for short!
An interview you can enjoy before or after reading “Furi Fura”!
We asked Sakisaka Io-sensei some questions.
Q: How did you decide on the title?
I quickly searched for a phrase that you could remember easily by hearing it. The words were also part of a saying to make acne go away so I thought it was nice that it kind of had a youthful feel to it. There are 4 main characters so there were 4 words each for them and I decided on it.
Q: What was the reason for making this story?
In Ao Haru Ride, when I paired Futaba and Touma together for one time and broke them up, there were a lot of reactions to it and I thought about something. There are situations where people try dating each other and realise that it’s not right and I thought that rather than holding it in, being true to yourself was better. “One way”, I understand that kind of shoujo-manga route is a wonderful thing but that’s not the only way right? I often dreamt about Yuna who is a person that can’t move by herself, and also about the wild and free Akari. These two have different values on romance and both appear as heroines so I thought drawing a story with different sense of values on romance was nice. Up until now, I haven’t drawn a story with the real intention of showing romance so I wanted to try drawing this with feelings that I’m on the attack. There might be some parts to Akari that will surprise people.
Q: Sakisaka-sensei, are you on team Yuna? Or team Akari?
I understand both of their feelings very well and I think that I have a bit of both personalities within me. During high school, I had an Akari kind of romance and had wild friends which was very impactful. I love the honest side of Yuna and I’ve been influenced by that, but I probably can’t be active as her though…
Q: Congratulations on 15 years since your debut!
Even though 15 years have passed, it’s still frustrating at times when I can’t draw well. However, because I have these feelings, I’m able to continue. I’ve drawn with my age and experience put together, so I wanted to be able to challenge myself with something new for this serialization as well.
(Check out Sakisaka Io’s debut series “Kimi Bakkari no Sekai”)
Q: A message to our readers?
Firstly, please read this with empathy for the feelings of our heroines. “I must have this kind of romance!”, if you have thoughts like this, your chances will be slimmed, so even in reality, please love freely!
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