GoRA Blue’s report, and supplement to Q&A not fully answered in the event.
Q1
Does Kusanagi have siblings?
Green:
Sorry for the misunderstanding earlier. We confirmed that Kusanagi does have older brother(s) and older sister(s).
*Note: GoRA didn't say now many. BTW Green also replied on his own twitter.
Q2
Munakata issued 30 million Yen (remuneration to Hirasaka) to save Fushimi. Does Fushimi know this?
Orange:
Presumptively, he doesn't know the amount. Munakata and Fushimi don't ask each other unnecessary questions.
Yellow:
If he knows, I think he'd say things like, "Are you stupid or what?"
Q3
When Fushimi infiltrated《jungle》, was he using the same jungle account he used in middle school?
Yellow:
Back in Homra, Hisui did tell Fushimi that, "I'll keep your account. Please log in anytime you feel like it." So, why not reuse this account in his infiltration?
Blue:
As for the "user name" shown to others, he wasn't serious in making one to begin with. If anything, he doesn't want some random player identifying him IRL through a user name, so he lazily typed stuff like "f" or "fsm", and left it that way if there's no problem with it. It can be changed anytime if there's a need.
Correction on Kusanagi's siblings mentioned in Kizuna #6 Q&A.
OP just tweeted that she shortened her question (to fit in one Tweet) too much, hence brought misunderstandings. What she asked was "Are details on Kusanagi's siblings decided? Like age and stuff?" Green and Yellow replied not yet.
(Clearing up things for folks who read the post earlier today. I corrected this part in main post now.)
(This is why Twitter is a good source for event reports. Dozens of Twitter users went to the same event. When something doesn't look right, someone will raise a question.)
Q&A from Kizuna Meeting in Ikebukuro on Jan 22nd. This is really long so I categorized them into 5 groups: ①Munakata, ②Fushimi, ③Scepter 4, ④Homra, ⑤K Project, including K7S.
Munakata
Q: Did Munakata study abroad out of his own intention?
Red: He received government grant.
Munakata's major was information engineering.
(I saw a dozen tweets regarding this. Shocking, isn't it?)
Q: Is there more setting about Captain's studying abroad?
Green: The government recommended him to, since it's about time for the country to become more open.
Based on every GoRA member's opinion, Munakata's awakening gotta be an airplane incident. There was a proposal of crashing the plane, making Munakata the only survivor. But...
Red: Once we decided that Awashima should be by his side in his awakening, it turns out this way.
Green: The only timing for their encounter...
Red: That's right. As with Tatsuka & Kusanagi being by Suoh's side when he woke, we want Munakata to have Awashima by his side.
Q. How did Munakata suppress the hijackers?
Green: I think he practiced battle skills such as martial arts. Oh and his swordsmanship isn't amateur either. Basically, he's like a superman.
Q: Did you appoint the "Producer Munakata" in R:B?
Green: Oh. It was random. I picked the most interesting one among the designs (kimono and such) I received.
Q: Does Munakata-san have any friends besides Mikoto-san?
Green: Lol. Umm how should i say this. I think, in school days he hung out with classmates, but that was different from with Suoh. I guess in terms of friends like Suoh, the answer is no.
Q: What's the age difference between Munakata and his older brother?
Red: It's decided. But I don't have the notes at hand, so I can't give the exact number right now.
Q: Did Munakata read the documents in "E Archive"?
Red: I think he did.
Q: Did he talk to the Special Ops about it?
Red: No way. He was like reading by himself and thinking, "So that's how it is."
Q: What happens to the sand castle in the short novel "Sand Castle"?
Yellow: Not decided yet. It's interesting if it remains. But without the power of the slate, it might crumble a bit.
Fushimi
(Fushimi got especially many asks since Yellow is the only one who can answer them, yet she doesn’t participate in Kizuna Meeting often.)
Q: What happened to Fushimi's uniform and saber after he left (in anime #8)?
Yellow: Hidaka brought it back, I think. He'd be flustered like "What should I do? What should I doooo???"
Q: Does Fushimi know that Munakata paid 30 million Yen to save him?
Yellow: I'll have to ask Orange to confirm this. But if he knows, I think he'd say things like, "Are you stupid or what?"
Q: In R:B, Akiyama and Benzai fought Fushimi. Do they remember this battle?
Green: Since all three of them are intelligent, they can get along well while knowing, "yep, so he was that guy back then."
Q: Can Fushimi drink?
Yellow: He doesn't have high alcohol tolerance, but can handle social drinking.
Q: After the ending of season 2, would Fushimi's attitude toward the Special Ops change a bit?
Yellow: Sure will! I want to write about what happens afterwards.
Q: Fushimi, in spite of being excellent, values himself low. Does he ever give himself 100 points?
Yellow: Um. Rarely, I think, such as when he got something done really well.
Q: Is there any food Fushimi likes?
Yellow: Nothing to the extent of "like". If you ask him what food does he like, you'll get "nothing" as a reply.
Q: Does he have a favorite dish in Yata family's cooking?
Yellow: Didn't really think about it. I think he'd say "hmm so this is family taste".
Q: In LSW, while being attacked in Jungle mission, did Fushimi feel that Totsuka protected him?
Yellow: I wrote "like bathed in sunlight" in the novel. Yes. Fushimi felt it, since the beginning.
Q: What do Fushimi think of Totsuka?
Yellow: He doesn't dislike him, but thinks he's annoying.
("Not dislike" is already special, comparing to what he said to Aya.)
Q: When Fushimi left Homra, what were Kusanagi's and Totsuka's reactions?
Yellow: They both saw this coming, especially Totsuka. Now that I think of it, Kusanagi would feel so lonely.
Q: Will Fushimi interact with Kusanagi in the future?
Green: As the important intelligent units of their clans, they will.
Q: Does Fushimi visit Bar Homra after the ending?
Yellow: Basically no, since he feels awkward to. But if invited, he might.
Q: Who has better alcohol capacity? Fushimi-san or Yata-chan?
Red: About the same. But Yata seems weaker.
Q: What alcohol do they drink?
Red: Um... Calpis Sour, like students do.
Q: Would Yata and Fushimi meet Aya again after season 2?
Yellow: Not decided whether they should meet or not.
Q: I'm curious about how Aya's doing afterwards.
Yellow: Thank you. It'll be great if I can write something about it.
Q: Does Kisa know that Fushimi joined Homra and Scepter 4?
Yellow: Homra is underworld, so she doesn't know he had been there. Scepter 4 is a government institution, so she's aware of this, I believe.
Q: Will Fushimi and Kisa reconcile?
Yellow: Not in the near future, but it'll be nice if they come closer.
Q: Why did Niki marry Kisa? Was it some plan?
Yellow: Niki, in his own way, loved Kisa.
Q: Why is Saruhiko's hairstyle like Niki's?
Yellow: This can't be explained with reasons.
Q: What's Fushimi Niki's parents' family like?
Yellow: It's a family of ancient extraction. Niki was a maverick among them.
(Note: Fushimi's family being quite grand isn't really surprising. It was hinted in LSW when mentioning "head family [本家]". If it's an ordinary family without some heritage, no one cares about head family or branch family.)
Scepter 4
Q: Does Saruhiko set his hair every morning?
Yellow: Yes. With hair wax, I suppose.
Q: Does Akiyama set his hair every morning, or is that the result of his hair naturally disarranged during sleep?
Red: You'll have to ask the anime director regarding this.
Q: Among Munakata, Fushimi, and Enomoto, who has the worst eyesight?
Yellow: Munakata. Not decided who comes second, but Munakata has the worst eyesight IMO.
Green: Scepter 4 members goes to family restaurant often. Especially Special Ops, since unlike Munakata, they are common people with common people taste.
Q: Who has the best alcohol tolerance in Special Ops?
Red: Akiyama drinks quietly, but he's really good at it. It seems that he often enjoys drinking nice and slow with Benzai.
Q: When did Akiyama and Benzai first meet?
Red: When they were students, attending the same school. They've known each other since long ago.
Q: Doumyouji kept going to blind dates (in Countdown manga). Any luck?
Red: I think yes. He has good looks to begin with. But in the end, he gets no progress.
Q: Is Konomura (in Case Files of Blue) doing well?
Red: Good as ever. He's still travelling around the world. BTW I plan to write about this too.
Q: What's Kusuhara's role in Idol K?
Red: He joined Scepter 4, but didn't make a debut yet. He might have the chance to.
Homra
Q: Is Kusanagi-san happy?
Green: Don't worry. He finds happiness in bringing happiness to the people around him. So he gets his happiness alright.
Q: Does Kusanagi-san have various recipe for red bean paste cocktail?
Green: I heard that red bean paste cocktail does exist in reality. But Kusanagi improved his in trial and error, day by day.
Q: In the after story, did Munakata drink that red bean paste Martini?
Green: Kusanagi can make red bean paste Martini tasty. However, the one he made for Munakata was deliberately not.
Q: What brand of cigarette does Kusanagi smoke?
Green: What does that dude smoke? ...Nothing weird, just ordinary brands.
Q: Does Kusanagi get to fight in K7S?
Red: Oh will he? Um... (really long thinking) ...Ah! He will!
Q: Did Suoh know the arrangements in Bar Homra's kitchen? Did he step into it at all?
Red: I think he went in once for dish washing. He basically wouldn't set foot in the kitchen though.
Q: Will Anna attend Ashinaka Academy?
A: Not decided yet, but this sounds like a nice idea.
Q: If Anna goes to junior high school while Suoh and Totsuka were still around, what will they say?
Green: They'd be like overly-fond parents, won't they! Tatsuka would be acting like a big brother, while Suoh getting a bit jealous about it.
Q: Did Yata's mom name her children Misaki, Minoru, Megumi for a reason?
(Note: Misaki means flowers beautifully blooming. Minoru means fruit. Megumi here means spout. Nope, Misaki does not mean vanguard. That's a pun.)
Yellow: She gave them plant related names, representing her hope in them growing fast and well like plants.
Q: Are details of Kusanagi-san's siblings decided? Age and stuff.
Green: Kusanagi? (Turns to Yellow) Say, any plans for Kusanagi's siblings?
Yellow: Eh? We haven't discussed this yet.
Green: That's right. Pending.
K Project
Q: How are K characters' birthdays decided?
Green: We decided together. "This character should be this zodiac sign. What do you say?", sort of like this.
Red: Ady's middle name might be revealed in the future.
Q: I wonder about Kokujouji's tomb and funeral.
A: I think he had a quiet and solemn ceremony.
Q: Did the slate just get wracked without having actual settings?
A: We didn't have time to show it in anime, but we did come up with settings, which might be revealed if necessary.
Q: What happens to Homra insignia after the slate is gone?
Red: It remains.
Q: Including Fushimi's?
Red: Yes.
Q: Is there a reason why Neko and Nagare both got heterochromia?
Green: Kagutsu Incident did a great deal of damage. Their heterochromia is due to its effect as well.
Q: Will Habari Jin show up in K 7 Stories?
Red: Habari in K7S? Eh... Well...
Q: Is this a secret?
Red: It's a secret.
(This one was from last week's Q&A.)
Q: Will Fushimi show up in K 7 Stories?
Red: Yes. I suppose every character will.
Q: Including Kagutsu?
Red: We have visual of him. Can't say if he's gonna speak or not. I guess that counts as yes.
Q: Will some clans' past be elaborated in K7S?
Red: Yes. Oops, I shouldn't tell. Please look forward to it.
Red: Last year was for making preparations. This year we'll show the world!
GoRA Orange answered some asks in the Kizuna Meeting #5 in Osaka.
Q1
Does Awashima have brothers? If yes, how many?
A1
Sorry for replying "I don't think so" in the meeting. I was wrong. Actually she does. She's the youngest in her family, with two older brothers. Her brother's children, her niece and nephew, call her "Seri-chan". Isn't that cute?
Q2
What's Kusanagi's favorite drink?
A2
Classification, I suppose? Kusanagi enjoys any alcoholic beverage in general. He's particular about Scotch. Kusanagi really knows his stuff, even though among those who visit his bar, barely anyone can share his knowledge regarding alcoholic beverage. It's pretty much like him, right?
Q3
When did Munakata start smoking cigarettes?
A3
He had the chance to smoke while he's studying abroad. Of course he usually doesn't smoke, but that doesn't mean he's inexperienced.
"Expectation of K in 2017" poems, with Orange's comments:
【Interesting, and even more interesting.】 - by Red
That's the principle of GoRA. We always say we're creating a story anyone would enjoy. We're exerting ourselves on K 7 Stories to meet our fans' expectations. Please look forward to it.
【When will Ground Zero be published?】 - by Orange
This is to Furuhashi-san (Blue). Azano-san (Green) and I bring up this topic often. C'mon we really want to read Furuhashi-san's story. Pretty please?
BTW this Tweet that Ridia mentioned... (Thanks for picking up this! :D)
Q: When Fushimi-kun infiltrated the Greens, did Nagare-chan know he's that middle schooler?
Red: He knew. He knew, yet he took that attitude towards Fushimi. Wasn't that weird? Or was he just being particularly mean? I think this will be elaborated in the coming spin-off (new production).
GoRA Orange answered some asks in the "GoRA Talks About K" event today.
Q1.
In the novel "K All Characters", it's mentioned that Munakata hired Hirasaka. So how much did he pay her in the end? And what's the source of this fund?
A1.
Sorry I couldn’t answer this earlier, since this part wasn't written by me. I got the answer now. The final amount he paid Hirasaka was 「30 million Yen」. The source was 「public funds」. Munakata has the authority to use this much funds in order to protect the lives of Scepter 4 members.
Q2.
Is Doumyouji Andy mixed-race? If yes, from which country?
A2.
Yes he is. His mother is French.
Q3.
When will "Kingdom of Red" and "Side:Green" be published?
A3.
This was asked so many times. Sorry to keep you waiting. Kingdom of Red will be on sale at the end of August! There's no schedule for Side:Green yet, but I think at least it'll be in this year! Writers of both novels have completed their drafts. So please wait just a little more!
GoRA fiiiinally admitted that the main story took place in 2012~2014. :p
Translation below. Detailed timeline of K before anime was updated as well.
*KAC is abbreviation for the novel K: All Characters.
◤1943◢
Adolf K. Weismann (20) and Klaudia Weismann (22) became the head and subhead of research department, and began their research on the Dresden Slate.
◤1944◢
March …… Kokujoji (26) was invited to Germany to assist the research on the Dresden Slate, and met Weismann siblings.
◤1945◢
Jan …… With attendance of Kokujoji, Adolf K. Weismann began the activation experiment of Dresden Slate.
1/13 …… [KAC] Adolf K. Weismann
1/15 …… [KAC] Klaudia Weismann
1/15 …… [KAC] Kokujoji Daikaku
Feb …… Klaudia (24) died in the Bombing of Dresden. Adolf K. Weismann (22) awakened as the Silver King.
Apr …… Weismann and Kokujoji bid farewell at the suburbs of Berlin. Kokujoji took the Slate to Japan.
later …… Kokujoji awakened as the Gold King.
◤1947◢
Weismann arrived Japan with his Himmelreich.
◤1996◢
Miwa Ichigen (26) awakened as the Colorless King.
◤1999◢
7/11 …… Kagutsu Incident
The Red King Kagutsu's Damocles Down.
The Blue King Habari Jin deceased. Scepter 4 was half destroyed.
The Grey Clan <Cathedral> was annihilated.
The Green King Hisui Nagare (10) awakened.
The Grey King Otori Seigo (28) started taking care of Hisui.
Neko (2) awakened as Strain.
7/11 …… [KAC] Hisui Nagare
7/11 …… [KAC] Totsuka Tatara
◤2000◢
Spring …… [KAC] Yata Misaki
◤2001◢
Dec …… Kuroh (7) met Miwa Ichigen (32).
◤2002◢
Neko (5) decided to live as a cat.
◤2003◢
7/9 …… [KAC] Miwa Ichigen
◤2004◢
Jan …… Hisui (15) challenged Kokujoji, and was defeated.
Apr …… Kusanagi (18) met Suoh (15) who enrolled in the same high school.
May …… Yukari (20) broke away from Colorless Clan after crossing swords with Ichigen.
Jun …… Totsuka (14) met Suoh, and later met Kusanagi when he was hospitalized.
◤2005◢
Kuroh(11)'s power of Colorless Clan awakened.
◤2006◢
May …… Yata, Fushimi, Aya (12) chased the blimp in Shizume Town in a <Jungle> mission.
Jun …… Yata met Fushimi's father, Niki, in Fushimi's house.
◤2007◢
Oct …… Suoh Mikoto awakened as the Red King. Kusanagi and Totsuka became his first clansmen.
◤2008◢
9/29 …… [KAC] Fushimi Niki & Kisa
Autumn …… Yata & Fushimi encountered Suoh and Homra members in Shizume Town.
12/26 …… <Jungle> β-version users attacked Bar Homra. This incident was known as "Surprise Party".
12/29 …… Fushimi Niki died of illness.
◤2009◢
March …… Yata & Fushimi graduated from middle school and received installation of Homra.
4/26 …… [KAC] Kushina Anna
4/29 …… Homra raided the Strain correctional institution to save Anna.
4/30 …… Anna (7) became one of Homra.
◤2010◢
Summer …… Munakata Reisi (21) awakened as the Blue King. Munakata and Suoh's first encounter.
Autumn …… Fushimi (16) took up a new course of life in Scepter 4.
*Note: The word used in describing Fushimi's leaving here is 転身.
12/3 …… [KAC] Chitose Yo
12/15 …… [KAC] Shiotsu Gen and Minato Hayato+Akito
◤2011◢
4/22 …… [KAC] Akagi Shohei
5/19 …… [KAC] Fujishima Kosuke
Sept …… Yukari (28) was invited by Hisui and joined <Jungle> as a core member.
Oct …… Sukuna (10) became a j-ranker.
11/13 …… [KAC] Awashima Seri
12/22 …… [KAC] Iwafune Tenkei
◤2012◢
2/1 …… [KAC] Dewa Masaomi
4/10 …… [KAC] Kusanagi Izumo
5/1 …… Scepter 4's "Special Operations Squad" was organized.
5/10 …… [KAC] Kusuhara Takeru
6/2 …… Kusuhara Takeru (20) died on duty on the very day he reported for duty in Special Operations Squad.
6/5 …… Fushimi Saruhiko was reassigned to Special Operations Squad.
7/19 …… [KAC] Goto Ren
8/29 …… [KAC] Akiyama Himori
9/7…… [KAC] Eric Surt
9/20 …… [KAC] Enomoto Tatsuya
9/25 …… The Colorless King, Miwa Ichigen, deceased.
Early Oct …… Kuroh set out on his journey to carry out Ichigen's will.
10/7 …… [KAC] Fuse Daiki
Oct …… The Colorless King (man in fox mask) awakened.
12/7 …… [KAC] The Man in Fox Mask
12/7 …… The murder case of Totsuka Tatara
12/8 (before 00:30) …… Adolf K. Weismann was robbed of his body. In a boy's body instead, he fell into academy island, where he met Neko and became Isana Yashiro.
12/12 …… Homra raided the office of the mafia which provided the pistol that killed Totsuka. Suoh was arrested by Scepter 4.
12/14 …… Shiro was found and attacked by Homra members. Shiro met Kuroh. In his room in the academy, Shiro realized that the kitten staying with him all this time is actually a human girl.
12/16 …… Shiro tried to establish an alibi to prove his innocence.
Fushimi & Yata, who both came to the academy in seek of Totsuka's murderer, conflicted.
Shiro, Kuroh, and Neko were surrounded by Scepter 4 in the stadium.
Shiro found out that his memories were made up by Neko. After asking her to undo it, he recalled that he was kicked off the blimp.
12/17 …… Shiro, Kuroh, and Neko made use of Scepter 4 in attempt to board the first king's blimp, Himmelreich. Himmelreich crashed.
12/18 …… Suoh broke out of jail after the man in fox mask contacted him. Homra raided Totsuka's murderer's hideout, Ashinaka Academy Island. This was the outbreak of Academy Island Incident.
12/18 …… [KAC] Suoh Mikoto
12/19 …… With the explosion in academy island, Scepter 4 stormed in and collided with Homra.
Shiro got back his memory as the Silver King.
Suoh killed the Colorless King, who was trapped in Shiro's body.
The Red King Suoh Mikoto (24) deceased. Shiro's whereabouts became unknown.
◤2013◢
3/15 …… [KAC] Kotosaka
4/26 …… [KAC] Zenjo Goki
6/7 …… [KAC] Neko
7/5 …… [KAC] Mishina Sota
8/21 …… [KAC] Benzai Yuujirou
9/9 …… [KAC] Hidaka Akira
10/11 …… [KAC] Camo Ryuhou
10/12 night …… The first raid of Mihashira Tower (in "Missing Kings")
10/13 …… Kushina Anna (11) awakened as the Red King.
10/14 dawn …… the Gold King Kokujoji Daikaku (96) deceased.
10/14 …… [KAC] Gojo Sukuna
10/21 …… [KAC] Yamata Daichi (矢俣大志, Homra member from K R:B)
11/3 …… [KAC] Bandou Saburouta
12/13 …… Attacked by Jungle’s low-rankers, Kuroh & Neko went hiding.
12/15 …… Homra was provoked by Jungle, and along with Scepter 4, collided with Jungle's low-rankers.
12/16 …… Kuroh was invited to Scepter 4 for investigation.
12/17 …… Yukari & Sukuna came to academy island to eliminate Kuroh and capture Neko. Shiro returned.
12/17 …… [KAC] Tsukumo 99 (cleaning robots in academy)
12/17 …… [KAC] Fushimi Saruhiko
12/17 …… Invited by Shiro, the Silver King, the Red king, and the Blue King attended the "tea table conference" to form an alliance.
12/18 …… [KAC] Kamamoto Rikio
12/20 …… Shiro talked with Hisui (mediated by Kotosaka), and confirmed the rivalry between them.
12/21 …… Tea Table Alliance held a war council against <Jungle>.
12/21 …… [KAC] Usagi
12/24 …… Hisui and the core members of <Jungle> raided Mihashira Tower. In this Christmas showdown, they seized the Slate.
12/25 before dawn …… Fushimi, after the argument with Munakata, withdrew from Scepter 4.
12/25 night …… Fushimi logged in <Jungle>.
12/26 …… Hirasaka broke out of jail with guidance from Fushimi.
◤2014◢
1/5 …… [KAC] Yatogami Kuroh
1/21 …… Kusanagi and Awashima infiltrated <Jungle>'s party. Fushimi ranked up to j-ranker, and entered <Jungle>'s secret base.
1/22 …… [KAC] Hirasaka Douhan
1/26 …… [KAC] Isana Yashiro
1/27 …… Munakata was dismissed from his post by the prime minister. Shiro finished his research in destruction of the Slate.
1/28 noon …… Dresden Slate's power was released, and made everyone superpowered. Showdown between <Jungle> and the allience of <White Rice Party>, <Homra>, and <Scepter 4>.
1/28 …… [KAC] Mishakuji Yukari
1/28 …… Dresden Slate was destroyed by Izana Yashiro's Damocles Down. The Green King Hisui Nagare (25) deceased. The Grey King Iwafune Tenkei (42) deceased.
1/28 …… [KAC] Tamagoro
2/2 …… [KAC] Munakata Reisi
2/5 …… [KAC] Hyuuga Chiho
2/5 …… [KAC] Asama Sakura
2/7 …… Neko and Weismann transferred into Ashinaka Academy. Yukari, Sukuna, and Kotosaka presented flower bouquet in Jungle's secret base.
2/27 …… [KAC] Inaba Sumika
3/5 …… [KAC] Prime Minister Samukawa
3/10 …… [KAC] Doumyouji Andy
3/14 …… [KAC] Yukizome Kukuri
4/11 …… [KAC] Hieda Tooru (稗田透, the original owner of Shiro's body)
Some thoughts on K: Case FIles of Blue vol.2 and replying asks together.
[Tamada]
Tamada was one of Konomura’s underlings, who was in charge of giving Benzai a hard time. He thought Konomura’s system was flawless, so when Munakata caught him and explained how it’s done, he can’t believe it. He totally forgot that he’s being arrested and started arguing with Munakata. (Benzai didn’t dare to, and gave him a “you go ahead” look.) While Munakata convinced him, he became quite fascinated. Later it’s mentioned that he wants to turn over a new leaf and join Scepter 4 after he’s out of jail. Personally I’d like to see that too. He’s quite funny, and he didn’t really hurt anyone. (Benzai begs to differ.)
[Munakata & Fushimi]
You bet! Although the two didn’t have much conversation other than work, their thoughts were shown in their interaction with other characters (eg. Doumyouji & Hidaka) or in monologue. In LSW we saw what Fushimi think of Munakata. Here we get to see what Munakata think of Fushimi, and the reason that he brought Fushimi to his side was more than just Fushimi’s talent.
Not only this. Red put a lot of efforts in relationships, such as Munakata with his family, and Fushimi with the Alphabets.
Munakata went to his niece's birthday party and spent quite some time with his family, even when Scepter 4 was in a mess. His brother and father offered him a lot of support. Fans were screaming “Shitsuchou, don’t die! Your family is waiting for you!” after reading this.
There’s description on the others can’t accept Fushimi’s attitude & his sudden promotion, and then how Fushimi won them over. It wasn’t only Fuse (obviously), but Scepter 4 in general, even Akiyama & Benzai. Now Fushimi’s deeply trusted. Just look at that golden retriever Hidaka!
I really like Fushimi’s first line as he stepped in, “Since when did our place become a haunted mansion?” Our place (ウチ)... wow this has a nice ring to it. He’s already one of them, although he didn’t wanna admit it. ;)
will you translate the spoon2D interview? there are some details that i want heard from you. Really gora said "munakata knows about Sarumi?"
The answer is NO. Both “GoRA said” and “Munakata know” part.
Firstly, there’s no such thing as "sarumi" in the interview. It’s “Yata and Fushimi”. The translator twisted it to “sarumi”.
Above all, there’s no such thing as “sarumi” in canon.Don’t confuse headcanon with canon. ;)
When a show’s target audience is the general public (both boys and girls, as opposed to yaoi for specific audience), the staff will never say that two male main characters are a couple. It can be as close as possible, having viewers say “LOL this is so gay” and still watch it. But if announcing they really are gay, most male will turn away. This fact in Japanese society won’t change for a couple of years. Sure you can rip people to pieces, telling them they should respect sexual orientation, but that won’t make them actually like the show and buy its merchandise. It’s not worth it to please a group of fujoshi, yet ending up losing the majority of male audience and enraging other fujoshi who don’t ship this couple.
GoRA is a group of writers who pursue for “a piece of work that can be enjoyed by anyone”. They’d know better. No couples. GoRA don’t even want to give an answer on who they pair Awashima with!
Since it doesn’t exist, it’s nothing for Munakata to “know”. Munakata knows they were close friends. That’s all.
Sorry for bothering, just wondering. What is Idol K? Is it an audio drama...? :0
“Idol K” is the character design for poll and bonus cards in Blu-ray edition.Poll results are in SecretsoftheSlate... It's missing #3, which is here. Bonus cards are here, scanned by Chilly.Happythexceed translated profiles and thank-you speech.
Red likes “Idol K” very very much. He has lots of ideas on its setting (since he plans to write a short novel of it), and talks about it whenever he has a chance.
Compilation of tweets from fans who went to the assembly today (Jan.23).
Participants: GoRA Red, GoRA Orange, GoRA Green, Producer Nakanishi
《Anime related》
At the ending, Munakata stayed there to wait for Fushimi's return.
Afterwards, Jungle's rankers return to normal life, don't they?
Kusanagi really made Neko a pancake tower, I think.
After the ending, Yukari and Sukuna's relationship seemed to become that of master and pupil nicely.
The anemone bouquet Yukari brought was appointed by Director Suzuki.
Did Honami's memory came back after the Slate was destroyed? I don't know. This you have to ask Pink (who wasn't here today). - Red
Munakata likes ninja... He just does.
What Akiyama likes is his job, I guess.
The names of Scepter 4 sabers were basically decided and reported by the owner himself. (Basically, not all. Fushimi's was named by Munakata.)
I think Iwa-san bought Nagare his clothes, but it's also possible that he handmade them. We'll discuss over this.
Nagare and Tenkei... remains forever. -Green ←Translated as is. I'm not sure what he meant.
"In the Park", the CD drama for buying Blu-ray vol.1~4 in Animate, was written by Red.
《Gakuen K related》
Honami in Gakuen K is Anna-sensei's younger sister.
Rocking Anna was designed by Orange (who's very proud of it).
About the Munakata ball-point pen Fushimi was using, it might be what he bought in campus store. It's like something he would do.
The ending feels like graduation normally, but that won't be interesting.
Gakuen K was planned to end together with season 2, but became one episode longer.
If there's a sequel, it'll start from 2nd semester.
Make this into anime? ... Maybe...?
Drama CD features everyone. Do listen to it.
《Idol K related》
I'm writing it now. -Red
Daikaku is fixer and dominates the Idol world behind the scenes.
The deceased ones, except for Ichigen-sama, are all in this. Kusuhara Takeru is alive too.
《Novel - Case Files of Blue》
That silly T-shirt Fushimi bought for Munakata was meant to annoy him. Fushimi's taste isn't that bad.
《Novel - Side:Green》
I'm writing it, and now writing the best part.
There's battle between Sukuna and Yukari.
Gold Clan and Blue Clan take part often.
《Novel - Count Zero》
Many things happened between Tenkei and Zenjou, and will be depicted in Count Zero.
《Merchandise related》
We definitely will release original soundtrack. We're working on publishing artbook too. - Producer
There are more merchandise we want to make in the future. - Movic staff
The new illustration used on merchandise were illustrated with "I wonder if everyone will be happy to see this?" in mind. Kind of trial-and-error. - Movic staff
There might be good quality plushies!
《Merchandise update》
Taito Kuji K:ROK and Scepter 4 miniature saber were cancelled.
It’s Tenro. Details here. In short, Tenro (lit. “Heavenly Wolf”) is the Chinese name for Sirius. Its Japanese name is Aoboshi (lit. “The Blue Star”). Can’t say Sirius is really wrong, but the saber’s significance lies in its name, not just the star Sirius in Western culture.(Fushimi’s Subaru is even more obvious. “Pleiades” pretty much lost all its meanings.)
Hello. I have a question about Taito lottery for "K RETURN OF KINGS" Is that one a in store only event or will there a place to order the ticket online?
Taito Kuji is a lottery for game centers, convenience stores (Lawson & Sunkus), and bookstores, listed on Taito’s website. K’s kuji starts on Mar. 5th, and goes while supplies last. In my experience, Taito Kuji lasts for 2~3 weeks.
Taito is a manufacturer and doesn’t run online shop like Animate. Luckily, it’s not store-exclusive, but open to wholesalers. So retailers may sell these in their own online shop or Yahoo Auctions. But they either sell in lots, or individually (price depends on popularity). I haven’t seen an online shop that offers tickets.
Currently on Yahoo: lot of 20 prizes, lot of 20 prizes + last prize, full carton of 61 prizes w/ tickets. For chibi figures, there are 3 Fushimi’s, 3 Yata’s, 2 Shiro’s, and 2 Kuroh’s in each carton. Prize C~E are 3 of each. Prize A is 2. If you can find people to split them, buying a carton or lot could be less costly.
Hi! Do you know where to buy the k novels (especially K R:B)? Sorry to be bothering you. Love your tumblr btw xD
Thank you. :)
Links to recent novels: K R:B, Case Files of Blue vol.1&vol.2, Kingdom of Red. Amazon is a good choice because it’s tax-free, which means ~8% discount. Its fixed S&H rate isn’t too high either.
For example, the total for K R:B and 2 Case Files of Blue is ￥4104. Tax is ￥304. S&H is ￥1500 for 3 books. So the total is ￥5300. Kinokuniya’s price is slightly less, but takes 3 weeks to arrive. I got my books from Amazon in 3 days.
For Blu-ray is even better. The total for KROK vol.6+vol.7 is ￥12466. Tax is ￥924. S&H is ￥1100. Tax refund covers S&H, so it’s almost free shipping!
I’ve bought from other stores that ships overseas, like HMV, Play-Asia, and YesAsia. The latter two are nice for ￥600 manga. But for novels, magazines, and DVDs, oftentimes Amazon is the least costly while being the fastest.
Just got my Spoon.2Di magazine tonight. No time for the whole interview now, so I’ll just post a quick photo and clear a ridiculous mistranslation.
《What Munakata Said to Fushimi in the Fight》
"Ep.8 fight between Munakata and Fushimi was ad libbed”?! ... HELL NO! It’s staged play, with partly ad lib. Omitting the most important word “芝居 (dramatic performance)” conveys the exact opposite. This is nothing new at all. In Red's autograph session, Red simply backed up what Yellow said in ep.12 official Tweets, that the fight was staged yet turned ad lib halfway.
Now, the Spoon interview photo above presents us the third person saying the same thing. In this interview with Director Suzuki:
Spoon: Also in the scene which he quarreled with Fushimi, Munakata’s expression was amazing.
Suzuki: That expression seemed to be looking down on him quite a lot, didn’t it? However, although it’s not shown on the expression on Munakata’s face, I think the expression of his hands was a little giveaway that he was saying things that he didn't plan to and didn't want to say.
I don’t understand why some people have such rabid hate for Munakata, or Fushimi, or Yellow, that they must twist this to “not staged” to rejoice. Well, it’s time to get over it.
It’s staged, confirmed over and over.
And Suzuki even added a cherry on top: didn’t want to say. ;)
All those misinterpretations in that “untranslated GoRA meeting details”... orz
Compilation of fan reports on GoRA Red's autograph session today. (Some were mentioned by several fans. I'll pick 1 as reference and skip similar tweets.)
The Slate was destroyed, the kings' swords were gone, but they didn't lose their superpowers yet. Although not as much as before, they still can use a fair amount of superpower. Not sure how long-termed this will be, but for a while, since superpower remains, Scepter 4 continues doing their job. -by Arika
Scepter 4 isn’t disbanded. In Director’s cut version, Scepter 4 is settling the remaining business, for there are still incidents caused by Strains which need Scepter 4 to handle. -by Taguchi
"Did Fushimi get punched in the face by Seri-chan, like what Munakata got?" Red replied, "Fushimi took action as Munakata instructed. So Munakata, being their superior, was the only one getting punched in the face." -by Suiko
Munakata's older brother's name is 大司 (Taishi), as revealed in Count Down. It's Red's mistake writing it as 太司 in Case Files of Blue. -by Arika
Isobe: Does Scepter 4 still exist?
Red: For a while, yes, since they have remaining business to settle.
Isobe: Then, is Tamada (character in Case Files of Blue) joining Scepter 4?
Red: Tama... da? Oh! Tamada! Well...
Isobe: He loves Munakata so much! If he served his full term in prison, only to find Scepter 4 already disbanded, I feel so sorry for him!
Staff stamping next to Red: I bet he gets probation.
Red: Then he ought to take the entrance exam. -by Isobe
(Not Scepter 4, but related to Case Files of Blue, so I'll put this here too.)
Masa: In ep.10 Munakata said Suoh is his friend. Are they really friends?
Red: Since Suoh is the only one on equal footing with him, I think you could say they are friends. Konomura (in Case Files of Blue) isn't on equal footing with Munakata either.
