Fuyumi Ono Q&A (Part 2)
This was written before Akumu LNs were released, so that's two decades ago now. Some tidbits I do find interesting and can definitely be useful as your GH fanfic prompts XD Enjoy~
If you missed the first part, check here~
Shibuya Branch Office
It has already been three months since the first part was completed. Time flies by so fast. I have received many inquiries, wondering if the second part is not done yet. But even for Ono [1], with prior commitments on top of the schedule, it is not so easy to start working on the second part… Anyway, it is next in line after finishing the current tasks, so you will not have to wait a year for it… supposedly(^_^;). Turtles are in a rush in their own way, so please wait patiently.
Q10: Why does Naru have black hair although he’s British!? Why!! Are there British people who have black hair!? Ah… Gene has black hair as well.
Yes, they do exist. Even in Japan, some naturalized Japanese citizens and half-Japanese have blond hair. Similarly, some also have black hair. By the way, Naru and Gene are ¾ Japanese and ¼ Irish. Their father is from an Irish lineage, so genealogy-wise, they are of Irish descent. Moreover, come to think of it, Griffith was their surname before they were adopted.
Q11: It would be nice to have a child like Naru if I were to give birth to one.
For that to happen, first, find a husband who is extremely handsome. Additionally, please severely torment your child until they grow a twisted personality. (However, I will not take responsibility even if they turn out to be merely bad ^^;) Now, could there be a new book announcement in the next message? That would be great (*with deep emotion*).
Q12: I’ve been curious about it since before; it should be summer in the book There is Really an Abundance of Evil Spirits [2], yet everyone wears long sleeves. Mai is wearing some sort of coat too. Please Don’t Summon Evil Spirits [3] is exactly the same also, so I wondered if everyone has a long-sleeves rule. If it is following this rule, then they will surely have summer clothes in I’m Fine Even With Evil Spirits [4] Parts 1 and 2, riiight? Why on earth is it like this? How should I interpret this? Could it simply be Nakamura-sensei’s mistake?
About that, perhaps it’s because Nakamura-sensei is a laid-back, easygoing person about tiny details…? (^_^;) Now that I recall, “Spot the Mistake” [5] is Nakamura-sensei’s idea, but Ono has nothing to do with it. Please don’t blame me~
Q13: Please reveal Yasuhara-san's profile.
Yes, yes. I leave these all to you: Osamu Yasuhara -Born on March 1 of a certain year; Type AB -Resides in Chiba Prefecture; Lives together with family OCCUPATION: Student at a certain top-notch national university [6]; Enrolled in Humanities III (Faculty of Law) [7]（obviously ^ ^;) HEIGHT: A little over 170cm WEIGHT: Appropriate EYESIGHT: Considerably bad INTELLIGENCE: Considerably high PHYSICAL STRENGTH: Not so high SUPERNATURAL POWER: None PERSONALITY: As you know SPECIALTY: Glib tongue FAMILY MEMBERS: Father (ordinary white-collar worker) Mother (noble [8] housewife) Younger Sister (ordinary senior high school student)
While I’m at it, here are tidbits about others as well…
Naru (Oliver E.C. Davis) [9] HEIGHT: 175cm WEIGHT: Considerably less than appropriate EYESIGHT: A bit bad INTELLIGENCE: Extremely high PHYSICAL STRENGTH: Relatively high, but sometimes low SUPERNATURAL POWER: Extremely high but with a condition Gene (Eugene J.A. Davis) [9] EYESIGHT: Good INTELLIGENCE: Possibly extremely high PHYSICAL STRENGTH: Relatively high SUPERNATURAL POWER: Extremely high Lin (Koujo Lin) [10] HEIGHT: About 190cm WEIGHT: Considerably less than appropriate EYESIGHT: Left, good; Right vision, 0 Bou-san (Houshou Takigawa) HEIGHT: 185cm WEIGHT: Slightly less than appropriate John (John A. Brown) [11] HEIGHT: About 160cm WEIGHT: Appropriate Mai (Mai Taniyama) HEIGHT: Less than 160cm WEIGHT: Appropriate Masako (Masako Hara) HEIGHT: About 155cm WEIGHT: Appropriate Ayako (Ayako Matsuzaki) HEIGHT: About 165cm WEIGHT: Less than appropriate EYESIGHT: Bad (Wears contact lenses) (Note: …Since Ono herself is a short person, she thinks anyone who is more than 170cm is “tall.” Please understand^ ^;)
Q14: Is the illustrator for the second part of the Akuryou series also Yukio Nakamura-sensei?
My apologies, but from the second part, the illustrator has changed. As for information about the next illustrator, it is currently being discussed, so that is undecided.
Q15: Regarding Naru, where does he cut his hair when it has grown out? Does he cut it by himself? …Wha—Could it be that it doesn’t grow…?! (Say, for example, he keeps it from growing through qigong.) No way.
Let me see. What would he do? I think he will probably go and get a haircut, but... (It is scary if Lin-san cuts it for him ^ ^;) The Naru that Nakamura-sensei draws came off with a perm, right? Naru whose hair is rolled with curlers… (lol). Or were those his natural curls?
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NOTES:
Ono-sensei refers to herself in 3rd person at times. I maintained it when translating this because it’s funny and cute XD but also a close look on how she refers to herself when speaking to fans. When women speak like this, it’s usually within people they’re close to, so it’s not only cute but also brings a sense that she’s comfortable being playful with the people she’s talking to, namely her fans. Kind of like roleplay? Since Ono is a pen name and carries her author role XD
There is Really an Abundance of Evil Spirits = volume 2 of the GH LN.
Please Don’t Summon Evil Spirits = volume 6 of the GH LN.
I’m Fine Even With Evil Spirits Parts 1 and 2 = volume 7 and 8 of the GH LN respectively.
“Spot the Mistake” is a JP game show that’s like spot the difference but instead it’s about spotting errors on images/text everywhere.
Yasuhara’s university is definitely Tokyo University.
Humanities III = 文III = 文三, which is short for the Department of Humanities, Division 3
Yasuhara’s mom being “noble” can mean she’s from a noble/rich family. The word used can also mean “pampered.”
Naru and Gene’s middle names→I’ve speculated before that E.C. is from Edgar Cayce and J.A. is from Andrew Jackson Davis; both are popular mediums, with Andrew Jackson Davis said to be Edgar Cayce’s predecessor. Why is it “J.A.” and not “A.J.”? My guess is that this is a typo. On the fanzine print, they actually mispelled John as “Jhon” 😅😅😅, so I believe this is a typo case. Just that, we’ve got no way to confirm lol The practice of using popular figures as middle names, interestingly, came from the USA. It’s a practice to differentiate people with similar/identical first names as well as to honor people whom parents and the like found important/admirable. Since Naru and Gene are supposedly often name-dropped in relation to Edgar Cayce and Andrew Jackson Davis (both Americans btw) respectively, I think this is a plausible explanation why these people could be used as their middle names.
Lin’s first name, Koujo, means someone who succeeds with a calm and composed attitude, w/c is definitely like him XD
John is Jhon in the copy. I believe this is a typo, as mentioned.
THOUGHTS:
LMAO NARU WITH CURLERS FSDFSFSDFSDF That being the lore being his perm would be so funny fsdfdsf XD
Anyway, I was debating whether I should translate the characters' profiles again because I recall Shadowdreams did this part before. But looking over it, I wanted to make some notes about this and that, so I decided to just translate it again mostly for myself lol If it helps you guys too, then that's great~ XD
