Narita san on Sesshomaru’s feelings for Kagura
So I’ve already talked about Narita and Noto’s opinion on both their characters here but also, I’ve been wanting to translate these scans shared by Yuriyo on twitter https://twitter.com/yuriyo995/status/1293855458193584128
In here, Yamaguchi san and Narita san talk about Kagura and her Seiyuu: Ookami Izumi. The conversations reads as follows:
Narita: Kagura performed by (Izumi)Ookami san was also very good.
Yamaguchi: She played Kagura brilliantly until the very end.
Narita: But, if I had clearly shown affection for Kagura, the characterization of Sesshomaru would have collapsed. He’s just looking from above and being uninterested. So, in that scene, I had to contain myself!
Yamaguchi: If you put too much emotion on it, it becomes a different scene. Besides, Sesshomaru loves Rin, right?
Narita： Wahahaha (laughs)
The word he uses to describe Sesshomaru’s attitude in that scene is sameteiru (冷めている) which can be translated as cool or become cold, literally, but it has the meaning of losing interest in something too, distant. He also uses the te-shimau form in 愛情を見せてしまって (aijou wo misette shimatte wa). The te-shimau is used to say something done by mistake or something that is undesirable to do. In this case, show too much affection for Kagura being in character for Sesshomaru.
Also 愛情 (Aijou )is not 愛(ai). By itself the kanji of ai means love, but when making a compound noun with 情 jou (feelings, emotions), it becomes (feelings) of affection.
“I feel the sensation of love with kids” or less literal “I feel affection for children”
Understanding the context given, perhaps I would say that Narita san was moved by Izumi san’s amazing performance, but didn’t want to give any kind of wrong display of emotions and in doing so, breaking Sesshomaru’s characterization.
Then of course Yamaguchi san had to chime in about what they both know. He knows Narita’s Sesshomaru loves Rin : Daisuki 大好き is the casual form used to declare one’s love in japanese, it literally means that you like someone (or something) very much. Daisuki is said to a person you are interested in, you’ll hear it in a lot of anime declaration scenes. Aishiteru is reserved for really formal and personal situations. 愛してる (あいしてる/aishiteru)=“ I love you” Aishiteru Is said to a person you are in a serious relationship with, and it wouldn’t come up often in casual conversations like this interview.
But what’s more, Yuriyo has also given us this scan from when the Kanketsu hen was being presented:
A painful development came in the second episode between Sesshomaru and Kagura. But what did Sesshomaru feel about Kagura then?
“He doesn’t speak at all, so I don’t know either. Maybe it was just pity for the (sad) fate of Kagura. But it’s a shocking change for Sesshomaru, even if only a feeling of compassion was born in him," says Narita san.
Which corresponds to what Totosai said when he told Sesshomaru his sword was ready to be wielded as a weapon, having learned the feeling of rage and sadness for other people, not only for himself. This is from my manga volume:
And well, that’s it. Translations by me, @eeriechan. Do not repost or use without my clear permission. Thanks. (I’ll be doing a video about this on my channel later.)
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