#ensemble stars main story

[hickorydaisy]

Hey look what I made!

Art: HickoryDaisy

Subaru: HickoryDaisy

Makoto: HickoryDaisy

Hokuto: HickoryDaisy

Translation: Enstars Translates (From the Ensemble Stars wiki circa August 2021)

[pharawee]

FOUREVER YOU PROJECT ❖ Coming Soon

[always-a-joyful-note]

Enstars sure is an experience. Did I miss anything?

[mainstoryarchive]

[TRANSLATION] Main Story Archive - Masterlist - Ensemble Stars!

Preface:

This is an archive of various translations of the the Ensemble Stars! and Ensemble Stars!! main stories. Only translators who have given permission have their translations posted here. As such, there will be numerous missing chapters throughout this archive.

Click here for the Ensemble Stars!! archive masterlist.

Ensemble Stars!

There are no Ensemble Stars! translations to archive prior to Revolution.

Revolution

❖ Season: Summer ❖ Writer: Akira ❖ Release Date: 1st May 2015

❖ Characters: Tori, Tetora, Subaru, Hokuto, Makoto, Koga, Mao, Rei, Kaoru, Izumi, Keito, Kuro, Souma, Adonis, Hinata, Yuta

❖ Translation: Creampuffs & Mika Enstars.

❖ 40 ❖ 41 ❖ 42 ❖ 43 ❖ 44 ❖ 45 ❖ 46 ❖ 47 ❖ 48 ❖ 49 ❖ 50 ❖ 51 ❖ 52 ❖ 53 ❖ 54 ❖ 55 ❖ 56 ❖ 57 ❖ 58 ❖ 59 ❖ 60 ❖ 61 ❖ 62

Kingdom

❖ Season: Summer ❖ Writer: Akira ❖ Release Date: 1st May 2015

❖ Characters: Tori, Hajime, Subaru, Hokuto, Makoto, Yuzuru, Mao, Rei, Eichi, Wataru, Keito, Nazuna, Souma, Akiomi, Hinata, Yuta, Tomoya, Mitsuru

❖ Translation: Creampuffs & an anonymous contributor.

❖ 63 ❖ 64 ❖ 65 ❖ 66 ❖ 67 ❖ 68 ❖ 69 ❖ 70 ❖ 71 ❖ 72 ❖ 73 ❖ 74 ❖ 75 ❖ 76 ❖ 77 ❖ 78 ❖ 79 ❖ 80 ❖ 81 ❖ 82 ❖ 83 ❖ 84 ❖ 85 ❖ 86 ❖ 87 ❖ 88 ❖ 89 ❖ 90

Ensemble

❖ Season: Summer ❖ Writer: Akira ❖ Release Date: 13th August 2015

❖ Characters: Tori, Tsukasa, Subaru, Hokuto, Makoto, Kuro, Mao, Rei, Eichi, Wataru, Keito, Adonis, Souma, Chiaki, Hinata, Yuta, Midori, Tetora, Jin, Akiomi, Ritsu, Arashi, Izumi, Shinobu, Kanata, Hajime, Tomoya, Mitsuru, Nazuna, Yuzuru, Koga, Kaoru

❖ Translation: An anonymous contributor.

❖ 91 ❖ 92 ❖ 93 ❖ 94 ❖ 95 ❖ 96 ❖ 97 ❖ 98 ❖ 99 ❖ 100 ❖ 101 ❖ 102 ❖ 103 ❖ 104 ❖ 105 ❖ 106 ❖ 107 ❖ 108 ❖ 109 ❖ 110 ❖ 111 ❖ 112 ❖ 113 ❖ 114 ❖ 115 ❖ 116 ❖ 117 ❖ 118 ❖ 119 ❖ 120 ❖ 121 ❖ 122 ❖ 123 ❖ 124 ❖ 125 ❖ 126 ❖ 127 ❖ 128 ❖ 129 ❖ 130 ❖ 131 ❖ 132 ❖ 133 ❖ 134

[collectorcookie]

Aeri (@enchantedmirage) innocently sent me a funny nui video ft izumi and makoto. And I ended up writing a textwall ranting about izumi (Number 1 most misinterpreted knights member to me) and makoto (Number 1 most misinterpreted Trickstar member to me). And I thought, well, why not document this on my blog too.

Aeri if you're reading this i'm sorry

[pseudowriter69]

reread parts of the main story to find this exact moment because it changed me

[acanthevlkry]

hate you forever enstars why do you have like 20 chapters per story

[distortedmoondisc]

Do you ever think about the parallels between Rinne and Aira

Not only they have a shared interest in protecting Hiiro and ensuring his well-being/growth as a person, (and it's extra interesting given how Aira sort of dislikes Rinne for how he dealt with Hiiro in general—by leaving him alone at their hometown and disowning him in the summer of the MDM—, so even though they have the same interests and goals regarding Hiiro, they aren't exactly friends nor like each other — though this is mostly from Aira's part, because Rinne does like Aira and even acknowledges him as someone important to Hiiro that he must keep in his life), but Aira kinda is what Rinne used to be, before his dreams of becoming an idol we're crushed by the new rules of ES.

!! Main Story, Episode 171, "Revolution"

I've seen many people talk about how Rinne and Aira would get along because they're both idol otakus, but I believe that's a common misunderstanding of Rinne's character, because Rinne isn't an idol otaku (at least not anymore). He doesn't like the current idol system and the way Ensemble Square is running the industry. That's why he tried to change it by force in the !! Main Story by acting out. This is different from Aira, who loves the idols born from this system, and is a participant in the ES system that is going to hurt the industry in the long run (because ES is mass producing idols like a factory, stripping them from their own individuality and what makes idols especial in the first place — which is why Aira likes idols to begin with! Because they're different from ordinary people!)

!! Main Story, episode 220, "Despair"

Aira is aware that the idol industry isn't perfect, in episode 171 he even acknowledges that the mass production of idols similar to items of consumption made in a factory is wrong and it strips idols from their beauty and value, but he doesn't have the insight and first hand experience with heartbreak as Rinne had, so he doesn't have the motivation to protest or change the way ES is running the industry. They both love idols and dreamed of becoming one, but Rinne isn't an idol otaku, because he can't be a fan of idols mass produced by the current system.

What Rinne does instead, is support underground idols that would otherwise be trampled or forced to disappear by ES because they don't fit their sets of standards (and because ES has monopoly in the idol industry, they can easily do this without much repercussions or public outcry) and gives them his protection. This is explained throughout the course of the story of Night Club.

Nigh Club, Epilogue 2

Aira tries to impersonate an ideal idol persona, as the ones he watched when he was younger. He wants to embody a model idol and inspire others as idols inspired him in the past. Rinne used to be similar, but ES arbitrarily destroyed his solo career making him lose that dream, and that's why he embodies the wild and rebellious persona he portrays on stage, which is a complete opposite to how a traditional idol should act (and this is a constant point of conflict between him and other idols, such as Himeru; Himeru tends to scold Rinne for being so wild and doing whatever he wants because it goes against what is expected of an idol, but in Night Club he comes to understand that this is Rinne's soft way to protest against ES, despite having lost to them in the first part of the !! Main Story).

(Sometimes, I wonder if Rinne is happy being the wild and playful self he is with Crazy:B, or if he would prefer to be on stage as an ideal idol like he used to do years ago....)

However, despite their differences and the dislike/intimidation Aira might feel towards Rinne, he admits he understands his feelings and where he comes from, and that he can't help but to relate to him due to the fact that they both love idols. Aira scolds Rinne in episode 220 "Despair" to make him stop his pity party, but later in episode 224 "Flutter" he comforts and encourages him instead—telling him that he should not give up being an idol, because he recognizes that Rinne loves idols as much as he does, and that he still has a reason to live because he has fans of himself and of Crazy:B waiting for him among the crowd, meaning that he is still loved and accepted by someone, despite all the wreckage he had caused.

(And if I'm allowed to get personal for a moment, I just need to make emphasis in how important Aira is to the development of the Amagi brothers in the last arc of the !! main story, and this scene is a perfect example of that. Aira is the one who encourages Rinne to join the others on stage and sing, and after that it is Hiiro that pushes Rinne to give that step which finally leads them to perform on stage together 🥹)

So as we can see, Rinne and Aira have a lot of similarities, but they act in completely different ways due to their circumstances. They have similar backgrounds as idol lovers but they have different views and feelings about the industry and the profession, (however, they seem to share the same ideals as to what an idol should be, and love the same type of ideal idol inside their hearts). Adding to that their shared most beloved person, Hiiro, and how the two of them want what's best for him but they have a point of contention due to Rinne's bad actions in the !! Main Story, and their relationship becomes x10 more interesting, and I wish we talked about it more!

And we know Happyele hasn't forgotten about them, because Aira appeared in Rinne's recent relationship chart, just below Hiiro.

(also, a little unrelated, bu i think it's funny that despite having a heart to heart at the ending of the main story, their relationship is still "want to tease him" and "he's a little scary" ahdks Aira, who scolded Rinne in front of hundreds of people in the MDM, regressed to feeling intimidated and troubled by him. A couple of friends commented that it was probably because Aira had a burst of courage in the MDM because of the severity of the situation, so he had the determination to call out Rinne, a senior that he particularly feels intimidated by, publicly without second thought. It is canon that after the fact, Aira admitted that looking back on the MDM he felt embarrassed for doing such a bold thing. Idk, it's just something i find very interesting and fun about their dynamic www)

So this leads me to believe that they haven't forgotten about the history these two had in the main story, and all I can do is just wait for them to expand on their relationship and dynamic more eventually in some future event.

[noscomnias]

i think a lot of people forget hiiro isn't stupid, like you know that canonically he gets higher scores than tsukasa in class and tsukasa is literally an honor student and wants to top him one day. just because he may not understand city culture doesn't mean he's lacking in logical smarts

[neptunesailing]

Helloo, I really like your art!

Your drawing of Deuce got me thinking about which TWST characters and Enstars characters would get along.

So if you don’t mind, could we see a drawing of who you think is a good pairing?

(Idia and Mayoi seem like a horrid combo tbh.)

i honestly forgot that this was in my inbox oh my go i left it sitting here for days JDFJSKJK anyway this gave me an excuse to draw riddle again so !!!!!

i think riddle and tsukasa would get along well (from the little bits i know about tsukasa lol) both of them love sweets so. STRAWBERRY TART BE UPON THEM.

(also i agree idia and mayoi would be cowering in their separate corners and not talking to each other at first but id think theyd eventually bond over time but it takes FOREVER i love my two weird introverted blorbos /pos)'

[sadlynotthevoid]

I love Hiyori.

He's so funny. Because you have all this hella smart characters with high comprehension of people behaviour who spend day and night schemming.

And then there's him.

He's smart, a social butterfly, a great detective and rich. And he's not going to waste his time playing plotting games.

It's like he pulled Mr. Crocker's power roulette and it fell in "a secret third thing".

Martyrs what? Heroes what? Villains what?

Nah, he'd rather use his powers for selling lettuce.

[hickorydaisy]

Hokuto:  @ivypoolbob3851 on YouTube

Makoto: No1MikaSimp on Ao3 (placeholder credit - accurate, but she'll probably want me to link something else I just forgot to ask her before I was about to upload; will be updated later)

Subaru: Myself

Artwork: Myself

Programs Used: GarageBand for Audio Editing, Video made in ProcreateDreams

Translation: Enstars Translates (from the EnStars English Wiki circa August 17th, 2021; retrieved using the Wayback Machine).

Casting is part of preliminary testing for The Killers of Ensemble Square.

[twotwinks]

based on a convo @badgerhuan and i had during tsukisuta yesterday

[shinobus-left-eye]

chiaki new daybreak fancam!!

[leaderoffestivals]

Poltergeist Chapter 16

The Neverland of Grudges Ch 8

Madara: However, times have changed, and I’ve changed a little, too. And it’s all thanks to you guys. 

Scenario Writer: Akira Season: Winter Characters: Mikejima Madara, Narukami Arashi

Madara: Ohhh. So, that’s how it is.

Regrettably, I’ve not had the chance to interact with NEGI-san personally, but I have carried out extensive research into matters related to her—

Matters which tie into the very foundation of the idol industry and thus, deeply concern us, after all.

It seems NEGI-san was the successor to an entity known as "The Priest", a malevolent figure who ruled the idol industry from the shadows while posing as a god.

Arashi: Eh?! D—did that child really have such a tremendous status, after all? The "Priest"...?

I guess NEGI-chan must’ve been trying her best to appear plain and unassuming in front of us, huh. She still came across as a little out of this world, though—

But then again, that level of eccentricity isn't uncommon at Yumenosaki or ES at all. That’s why it never occurred to me that she was such an extraordinary personage.

Madara: No, that’s because in actuality, she’s not a monstrous being. And of course, she definitely wasn’t a God or anything else either.

Whether it’s NEGI-san or her younger brother, Hitsugi-san, they were probably ordinary kids, just like us.

However, the "Priest”—their father— was a deranged lunatic.

I’m not clear about the fine details, but it seems the Priest was obsessed with a bizarre delusion of taking over the bodies of children, believing he could extend his life this way and live forever.

Immortality has always been the ultimate desire of those in power, ever since the time of the First Emperor of China, you knowww?

As the saying goes, “A crane lives for a thousand years, and a turtle for ten thousand” (1)—

In light of this, the name “Dancing Cranes Home” honestly sends shivers down one’s spine, doesn’t it?

Madara: The big shot in the idol industry who established Dancing Cranes Home was probably none other than the Priest himself, via one of his proxies.

That would explain why his daughter, NEGI-san, ended up being fostered here—

—in a place built and named after the crane, with its legendary thousand-year lifespan, in an attempt to harness the power and mysticism associated with the name.

By christening his building with such an auspicious name, he might have hoped to extend his own life, even if by a little.

Arashi: Eh? On the contrary, didn’t it turn out unlucky in the end? Dancing Cranes Home has already burned to the ground once, after all.

Madara: Hahaha. I daresay that was because the Priest no longer felt the need to rely on such magic formulas. He had found a more suitable vessel for his new form—Hitsugi-san. 

Madara: That’s why he took action to eliminate his daughter, NEGI-san, since she no longer served a purpose to him.

For the Priest who had such an extreme fear of death, the existence of a blood-relation must have been anathema to him. 

There's a possibility someone would be able to trace her lineage back to him—the Priest himself—from her existence, and fearing such an outcome, the Priest took steps to eliminate the evidence, so to speak.

That's probably the true story behind the fire that broke out at Dancing Cranes Home.  

Arashi: What? He decided to do away with her and burn her up in a bonfire, because he didn’t need her anymore?

Who does that kind of thing? Who does that guy even think he is?  

Madara: HAHAHA! I alreadyyy told you—he’s a guy who’s screwy in the head LARPing as a god. Hahaha, he's totally different from Kanata-san; there’d be nothiiing cute about him as a god at aaall—

—just a murderous, malevolent and abominable god. 

However, that person is no longer in this world. I don’t know the exact details, but he was eliminated by somebody, not too long ago. (2) 

Arashi: Oh? Is he dead? He absolutely deserves to be, but then, who am I going to direct these furious fists of mine at now? 

Arashi: The children of the Rafflesia Group under my care are still suffering the traumatic effects of that cruel fire to this very day, you know? They lost their dearest friend, their halcyon, happy days—

And simply reading a picture book with the barest mention of a fire in it makes them cry and throw up.  

Madara: Hmmm. Picture book—a drawing—I seee? 

Maybe that could come in useful after aaall… …

Arashi: Hmm? What’s that? What in the world do you mean? Come on~, Mama, it’s a bad habit to always be keeping things to yourself, you know? 

Madara: Right. I’ve——MaM has always been a Solo Unit, used to working alone. It’s always been enough for me to be the only one who understood what was going on. 

However, times have changed, and I’ve changed a little, too. And it’s all thanks to you guys. 

Arashi: Once again, what in the world do you mean? 

—————-To be continued——————

Chapter 15 / Chapter 17

Translator’s Notes

Madara says 鶴は千年、亀は万年（Tsuru wa sennen, kame wa mannen). It is an expression that translates literally to “A crane (lives for) a thousand years, and a turtle for ten thousand years”. It is used to mean “a long life is something worth celebrating”. Cranes and turtles are symbols of longevity. The saying originated from a Noh play titled [鶴亀] “TsuruKame” (Crane and Turtle), a congratulatory tale that prays and celebrates the peace of the world and the long-term state.

Nagisa was the one who got rid of the Priest. He set up and managed to trap the Priest with GateKeeper’s help in SS Finals (Main Story 2). The Priest had wanted to take over Nagisa then (since Hitsugi faked his death in BlackJack (Main Story 1.5) and wasn't around to be used). It’s not certain what happened to the Priest exactly, but he was trapped in a car which was driven away after Nagisa passed judgement on him “to be burnt in the fires of hell for eternity” (SS Finals Laurel Ch 23).

This isn't proofed, so you've any feedback, please DM me.

[brynn-lear]

I never got too deep into enstars but there are days where I miss Mama 😔