Are you a thinking reed?

The HANA-Doll* Project is a 2.5D idol series comprised of music and drama tracks.On the surface, this is a story depicting the growth of six boys aiming to become idols, though hints and messages in various forms also create an underlying story.

This is a fan site for posting translations from the unofficial English Twitter. All of the content translated here is taken from either the CDs, HANA-Doll* Twitter accounts, or the official website.Thank you for your interest in the project!

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This is a tale of six beautiful and fleeting "idols."
A beloved part of the entertainment industry, idols inspire the hearts of many, shining brightly and being admired by all.
Today's industry, however, is becoming saturated with a torrent of imitation idols. As a result of this, one agency started a new project:The HANA-Doll* Project.The project is the convergence of art and medical technology, which maximizes human potential by planting the seeds of special flowers inside human bodies and growing inside of their hosts.
Using this technology, humans became able to artificially produce highly-talented idols.
In other words: idols with almost perfect abilities.To participate in the project, many aspiring youths gathered.
Six boys were selected after undergoing grueling auditions and harsh training.
They each stepped into the world of idols with a certain determination.Boys who exchanged the life of the idol for the "flower."
In a world where nothing is perfect, a "choice" is given to the immature boys.
How far will they go?HANA-Doll*.
Is it a human, or is it a doll?

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The HANA-Doll* Project is a project started by Amagiri Production aiming to create the "perfect" idol. The foundation of the project was developed in collaboration with major medical institutions and takes the approach of using cutting-edge technology on the body itself.- A capsule in the shape of a seed is implanted into the participant's body. The implanted seed documents their memories and genes.
- The seed exerts influence over the body, drawing out the carrier’s full potential. The normal limiters placed on the average human’s brain capacity are undone, allowing them to access its full capabilities.
- As a result, the carrier possesses high physical capabilities, the aim of which is to be able to continuously satisfy all spectators.
- The growth of the seed is mainly influenced by the carrier's own emotions, but it can also be positively influenced by the individual's own growth as an idol, along with the support of fans. Before long, the seed blooms into a flower.
- Upon blooming, the pattern and colour of a flower appears somewhere on the body. While still in the form of a capsule, it is not yet known what kind of flower the seed will bloom into. As side effects of the seed's implantation, the carrier's hair and eye colour may change to match the appearance of the flower.
- The seed also has GPS functionality, and participants live under project management.
- The participants live in the production dorm, taking EKGs and doing physical examinations every day. All health care management is conducted by the android mascot PLANTs, which is equipped with the latest technology.

AGENCY

Amagiri Production is a performing arts agency founded by CEO Amagiri Hajime.
As of now, it is widely known as one of the top five companies within the industry.【DISCIPLINE IN AMAGIRI PRODUCTION】
To join Amagiri Production's training school, students must pass strict auditions, but even then do its students not have any guarantee as to whether or not they will debut. It is also possible for members to be scouted by company staff, although their acceptance into the agency is still ultimately determined by the company president. The agency's idols are subjected to strict rules and regulations, and violation of these rules have at times resulted in the annulment of members' contracts. For this reason, there are units in which the coming and going of members is incessant.【PRODUCTION CASTE】
Idol units under Amagiri Production exist within a clearly defined hierarchy:

While individual members' performance histories are taken into account when determining a unit's position in the caste, the decision is ultimately left at the company president's discretion. Certain rights and privileges are bestowed upon the idols depending on their respective caste, such as how often the unit gets media exposure or releases new music. As units accumulate work experience and move up the ranks, they gain the ability to put in their own suggestions for activities, such as organizing their own concerts, along with gaining the ability to produce themselves.
On the other hand, those who break company rules face merciless demotions into a lower rank.It is due to this degree of strictness that this agency is said to be the harshest in the industry. Even so, the number of young individuals aiming to join Amagiri Production is of no inconsequential amount. Within Amagiri Production, a project was launched to give idols a new form.Such is the HANA-Doll* Project.

ARTISTS

Anthos* (pre-debut name: Anthos) is a boys group comprised of trainees originating from Amagiri Production and those personally scouted by founder Amagiri Hajime. The unit's name is derived from the Greek word for "flower." Amongst the groups in the HANA-Doll* project, Anthos* takes on the meaning of a "unit that will grow from here on out," having begun their activities at a "pre-debut" level rather than starting a complete debut. Following the first six members' flowers blooming, they were joined by secret member Yashiro Setsuna for their official debut.Amongst the large number of idol groups whose chances of meeting fans are unrealistic, Anthos* remains closer to fans' hearts, giving them the image of idols who have an affinity toward their fans. Their performances charm audiences with the use of multi-genre music and lyrics that incorporate hidden messages.Fans of Anthos* are referred to as "Antholics."

Loulou*di is a group that consisted of three trainees from Amagiri Production's SS class: Karasuma Ageha, Hinagi Rui, and Amamiya Kaito. With Karasuma Ageha as their absolute center, the group enjoyed immense popularity, though they went on a temporary hiatus following the leave of member Amemiya Kaito. Thereafter, Sakurai Toki has joined in as a new member, and a reborn Loulou*di has resumed its activities. The unit's name is derived from the Greek word for "flower."Initially the unit debuted with a "cool" image about them; while they still have a similar image post-hiatus, the group has also taken on fantastical and delicate themes such as "nobility," "aloofness," and "sorrow."Fans of Loulou*di are referred to as "Loumiels."

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TRANSLATIONS

BOOKLETS
◆ Anthos Booklet 1 Group Interview // posted 7.19.2020DRAMA TRACKS
◆ Anthos Project Archive 1-1 // posted 7.10.2019
◆ Anthos Project Archive 1-2 // posted 7.12.2019
◆ Anthos Project Archive 1-3 // posted 7.13.2019
◆ Anthos Project Archive 1-4 // posted 7.16.2019
◆ Anthos Project Archive 1-5 // posted 7.16.2019
◆ Anthos Project Archive 1-6 // posted 3.20.2020
◆ Anthos Project Archive 1-7 // posted 3.21.2020
◆ Anthos Project Archive 1-8 // posted 6.6.2020
◆ Anthos Project Archive 1-9 // posted 8.4.2020

ANTHOS PROJECT ARCHIVE 1-1
from 1st album "BIRTH"

NARRATOR ▪ The HANA-Doll* Project is the convergence of art and medical technology, which maximizes human potential as they plant seeds of special flowers inside human bodies which then grow inside them. Using this technology, humans became able to artificially produce highly-talented idols.

MAHIRO ▪ Yuuki Mahiro, 18 years old! It’s nice to meet you. I auditioned in order to become an idol that can make lots of people smile!EMPLOYEE ▪ Anything else…? Is that your only motivation?MAHIRO ▪ Heh… yes! This is my only reason. There’s… no problem with that, is there?

KAORU ▪ Kisaragi Kaoru, 18 years old. It’s a pleasure to make your acquaintance.EMPLOYEE ▪ Please tell us why you’re here today.KAORU ▪ I have a weak body… ever since I was little, I was always in and out of the hospital. I want to give moral support to those who found living to be disheartening, like I did at the time…… That is my reason for accepting the audition.EMPLOYEE ▪ The work is very harsh on the body, you don’t have any concerns about your health?KAORU ▪ Yes! My illness has subsided completely over the recent years. There are no issues regarding my physical condition.

HARUTA ▪ Kiyose Haruta! I-I’m 17 years old! My bad, I’m kinda nervous… hahaha. I… I’ve always wanted to become an idol! It’s my first time making it to the final interview, so I…!EMPLOYEE ▪ Please tell us why you’re here.HARUTA ▪ Ah, right… why I’m here… um, I recently ended up having the chance to speak to Director Amagiri, and that’s how I found out about these auditions. Uh… I… I really… I really want to make it in!

CHISE ▪ Chise. 20. …Ah, my full name? ……It’s Shorai Chitose. But, idols don’t have to use their real names, do they? They don’t, right? I want my stage name to be “Chise,” written in katakana. It sounds way cooler that way!EMPLOYEE ▪ Hm…CHISE ▪ I want to be an idol, to be Chise soon…… I want people to watch me after I’ve been reborn, y’know?

RYOGA ▪ Kagekawa Ryoga. 24 years old.EMPLOYEE ▪ You work at a company?RYOGA ▪ Yes! I’m currently a salaryman. I intend to resign immediately if I pass this audition. As for why I applied… I applied because I wanted to take a chance on myself.EMPLOYEE ▪ That’s a big decision to make.RYOGA ▪ It’s just as you say. I needed a lot of determination. But this audition made me remember something a friend said to me in the past… that it’d be a waste to hide my rare appearance.

LIHITO ▪ Toudou Lihito. 22. I currently work as a fashion model, but having wanted to expand my horizons, I applied to become an idol.EMPLOYEE ▪ Are you okay with throwing away your career like that?LIHITO ▪ Yes. Even if I throw away the career I established as a model, I have confidence that I can work on the forefront as an idol.

AMAGIRI ▪ Place these six in the pre-debut class. Proceed with their provisions and arrangements. Make it so that they’re all in the dormitory by the end of this month at the very latest.ASSISTANT ▪ Understood.[ ASSISTANT turns to leave. ]AMAGIRI ▪ Ah, that’s right. Wait a moment… I’d like to tell you the new unit’s pre-debut name. I gave it plenty of thought… and decided on this.[ AMAGIRI types on computer, then turns screen to show ASSISTANT. ]AMAGIRI ▪ “Anthos,” Greek for “flower.”ASSISTANT ▪ Flower… is it? If I’m not mistaken, Loulou*di¹ also—AMAGIRI ▪ Because flowers have tremendous meaning to all of the units in this project. They all have the common goal of making large flowers bloom.ASSISTANT ▪ I see. I’ll contact them immediately. Then, I’ll be off.AMAGIRI ▪ …Hm. It would be nice if we were to yield perfect results, this time around……

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ANTHOS PROJECT ARCHIVE 1-2
from 1st album "BIRTH"

MAHIRO ▪ You’re lying! It has to be a lie! To say he’s dead… and suicide at that……! There’s no way…! I mean… we… we promised each other…MAHIRO ▪ If you’re going to say that much, let me see for myself. I can at least do that much, right?!MAHIRO ▪ I have to wait… why…?! An autopsy?! I… all of a sudden…MAHIRO ▪ A funeral? There’s no way there’d be one… he’s not even dead…![ UNKNOWN begins to walk away. ]MAHIRO ▪ We aren’t done talking! We can’t come to an agreement like this!MAHIRO ▪ Dad…!

[ MAHIRO sits up in bed, panting heavily. ]MAHIRO ▪ …A dream? …Huh? But… what kind of dream was it? …Whatever.[ MAHIRO stretches. ]MAHIRO ▪ The weather’s so nice! I’m glad it’s sunny. All of the members are moving into the dorm, after all… now then, the manual… Uh… so first you call out for it, and then you give it an order?MAHIRO ▪ ……Okay! PLANTs![ PLANTs appears. ]MAHIRO ▪ Begin the medical checkup.[ notification noise. ]MAHIRO ▪ Huh? You’re done already? Did you really do it properly…? Is there any way for me to check your records?[ alert noise from PLANTs. ]MAHIRO ▪ Oh! Someone arrived at the entrance!KAORU ▪ Excuse me… is anybody here? If I’m not mistaken, I heard that there would be one person here before me, though…[ MAHIRO runs to meet KAORU. ]MAHIRO ▪ Oh, it’s true!KAORU ▪ Um… er…… I’m from the pre-debut class.MAHIRO ▪ Pre-debut class… You were chosen for Anthos, right?KAORU ▪ Yes…! That’s right. You too?MAHIRO ▪ Yes! I’m Yuuki Mahiro. Nice to meet you.KAORU ▪ I’m Kisaragi Kaoru. It’s a pleasure to meet you too, Yuuki-san.MAHIRO ▪ You can use my first name! Please just call me Mahiro.KAORU ▪ B-but… to do so so suddenly…MAHIRO ▪ We’re going to be working hard in the same unit, right? Is it okay for me to call you Kaoru too?KAORU ▪ Y-yes…! Of… course… Mahiro…kun.MAHIRO ▪ Even though I said it was okay not to use any honorifics!KAORU ▪ I can’t get used to it right off the bat, so… little by little…MAHIRO ▪ Okay! Then, at your own pace. Looking forward to it!KAORU ▪ Heh. Thank you.[ MAHIRO and KAORU laugh together. ]RYOGA ▪ Excuse me. Oh, they’re here!HARUTA ▪ Woah, you’re right! Two of them are here.RYOGA ▪ These two are also members of Anthos, right?MAHIRO ▪ Yes, that’s right! Nice to meet you.HARUTA ▪ Nice to meet you! I’m Kiyose Haruta.RYOGA ▪ Kagekawa Ryoga.KAORU ▪ It’s nice to meet you.HARUTA ▪ This really does feel like the start of something new… I’m so hyped!RYOGA ▪ This… isn’t all of us, is it?MAHIRO ▪ There should be two more coming. Err, since we’re chatting at the entrance, why don’t we head inside first?HARUTA ▪ Thankssss! I’m already worn out!MAHIRO ▪ Oh, I’ll take your luggage.HARUTA ▪ Huh? Hey, it’s fine! I can at least take it up myself!MAHIRO ▪ We’re really close to the living room. Here we are!

HARUTA ▪ Woah, it’s huge!KAORU ▪ It’s very bright. A lovely living room.MAHIRO ▪ Sit wherever you like over there! Everybody, can you drink tea?KAORU ▪ Yes! I’m fine with tea.RYOGA ▪ Me too.HARUTA ▪ I want mine with milk and sugar!KAORU ▪ Shall I help?MAHIRO ▪ It’s fine if you just sit down! House system, four teas and one morning plate.HARUTA ▪ Amazing… it’s artificial intelligence!MAHIRO ▪ In the house, you can get the AI to do just about anything if you ask. But I was lonely since nobody else was here, so I’m very relieved thanks to you all!KAORU ▪ Mahiro-kun, how long have you been in the dorm?MAHIRO ▪ Since the day before yesterday. After having been told that I passed the audition, I was told that it would be fine if I moved in immediately. I just couldn’t wait.HARUTA ▪ I get you! I wanted to come as possible too! Oh, Ryo-nii, what’re you doing?RYOGA ▪ Oh, I got curious about the building’s layout. On the first floor we have the kitchen, living room and lesson room. So I guess our rooms are on the second floor? It’s designed like a social apartment…HARUTA ▪ I wonder what the rooms are like… I’m gonna go check the second floor out a little![ HARUTA runs upstairs. ]RYOGA ▪ H-hey! Hahaha, he’s energetic, isn’t he?KAORU ▪ Were the two of you friends before auditioning?RYOGA ▪ Nope, not at all. This is totally our first time meeting. We just happened to bump into each other on the way here, and I thought he was a member so I started talking to him.KAORU ▪ Is that so…! You two looked awfully close, so I thought you knew each other for sure.RYOGA ▪ Hey, this much is pretty normal! And by the way, nice to meet you. C’mon, let’s shake hands.KAORU ▪ Y… yes. It’s nice to meet you.[ RYOGA and KAORU shake hands. ]MAHIRO ▪ The tea’s ready! I wonder if I can fit all of the cups on the tray…?RYOGA ▪ Hey, wait, wait! Don’t push it. Gimme another tray, I’ll take the tea.MAHIRO ▪ I’m fine!RYOGA ▪ It’s fine. I mean, it’d suck if you dropped some, right? Just take your own food.MAHIRO ▪ Haha, Ryoga-san, you’re overprotective, aren’t you?[ sound of alert from house system. ]RYOGA ▪ What was that just now…?MAHIRO ▪ Did something happen?RYOGA ▪ …Ahaha, it’s nothing.[ PLANTs chirps. ]MAHIRO ▪ This noise… it seems like someone’s at the entrance!CHISE ▪ [outside.] Heyyy… anybody there?RYOGA ▪ Looks like it’s another member.[ CHISE enters dormitory. ]CHISE ▪ Oh, you’re here! Hey, this is Amagiri Production’s dorm, right?MAHIRO ▪ Ah… yes! That’s right!CHISE ▪ Ah, I’m so glad! I was right! ...Hm? Hmm? Hmmm? Something smells kinda good… Hm… Oh, this! This looks good!MAHIRO ▪ Could it be that you’re hungry? I’m having breakfast right now, so why don’t we eat together, if that’s fine with you?CHISE ▪ I’ll eat!MAHIRO ▪ Haha, okay, I’ll prepare the food. Wait a moment.RYOGA ▪ You. What’s your name?CHISE ▪ Chise!RYOGA ▪ And your our family name is?CHISE ▪ ...Chise is Chise, though?KAORU ▪ It’s a lovely name.CHISE ▪ Isn’t it? I think so too!RYOGA ▪ O…kay then. For now, c’mere and sit down, Chise.CHISE ▪ O-kay!RYOGA ▪ Good answer.KAORU ▪ Now that Chise-san is here, I’ll call Haruta-kun.RYOGA ▪ Sure, I’ll leave you to it.

CHISE ▪ Ahhhh.RYOGA ▪ Chise… where’s your luggage?CHISE ▪ I left it at the entrance. I was tired.RYOGA ▪ Did… did you think it was that far from here…?CHISE ▪ More than it being far… at first, I messed up and went to a completely different building. All the doors were closed, and even if I knocked they wouldn’t open up, and even if I called for someone nobody would come out, so I was like, “This is kinda weird!” But then some scary old guy came out and got mad at me!RYOGA ▪ …! I’m glad he didn’t call the police, ahahaha…CHISE ▪ Huh? But I’m not doing anything bad, though?RYOGA ▪ Yeah, yeah, that’s true… Okay, drink your tea.CHISE ▪ Aha, thanks! You're a good guy, aren't you, big bro?RYOGA ▪ Haha, thanks.[ PLANTs pings. ]RYOGA ▪ Someone’s here. Business is roaring, huh?MAHIRO ▪ I wonder if it’s the last person? Ryoga-san, is it okay if I have you head to the entryway? My hands are a bit full at the moment…RYOGA ▪ Oh, sure. Leave it to me.HARUTA ▪ [from the entryway.] H-hey… hey! I told you to wait!RYOGA ▪ Huh? What’s going on?[ enter LIHITO. ]MAHIRO ▪ Ah, hello…! You are…?LIHITO ▪ Toudou Lihito.MAHIRO ▪ Eh?LIHITO ▪ A member of the pre-debut class, chosen for Anthos. Now, I’ll be in my room.[ LIHITO turns away to leave. ]MAHIRO ▪ W… wait![ LIHITO pauses. ]LIHITO ▪ ...What? I believe I've said all I needed to say.MAHIRO ▪ Erm... would you like some tea or anything? Now all of Anthos is here, so while everyone introduces themselves, we can—LIHITO ▪ The introductions end here. We have nothing more to discuss.RYOGA ▪ Haha, looks like we've got a strong one...CHISE ▪ Scary~!LIHITO ▪ I didn't come here to make friends. I came here to debut in an idol unit. To make my flower bloom.[ exit LIHITO. ]HARUTA ▪ What's the deal with him? He even ignored me when I told him to stop at the entrance. His attitude sucks.KAORU ▪ Maybe he's just tired. It might be best to talk to him after he gets some rest.MAHIRO ▪ That's right... we'll be together from now on, anyway. No need to rush things. Let's try talking to him later!

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ANTHOS PROJECT ARCHIVE 1-3
from 1st album "BIRTH"

[ alarm sounding. ]HARUTA ▪ [grumbling] What the heck is that noise...? Where's it coming from... agh, the alarm![ HARUTA gets out of bed. ]HARUTA ▪ Uh, the alarm, the alarm... right, I have to give it an order... Alarm, stop![ alarm stops. ]HARUTA ▪ Ugh... AI's convenient and all, but getting used to it seems like it's gonna take time...[ HARUTA yawns. ]HARUTA ▪ It kinda feels like I had a dream... Amagiri accepted me from its idol auditions, but I'm not sure I can live in a dorm with amenities like these...HARUTA ▪ No, no! I came here to make my dreams a reality. 'kay, gotta psyche myself up... Let's do this![ PLANTs comes to HARUTA. ]HARUTA ▪ Oh, it's the robot! Did you come to wake us up?[ PLANTs emits a noise. ]HARUTA ▪ Cute, it's like you can talk back to me... Oh yeah, in the mornings we give this thing an order... we have to have a "something check"? Uh, what's your name again?[ PLANTs pings. ]HARUTA ▪ I can't understand you... what do I do...? Oh, right![ HARUTA gets out of bed. ]HARUTA ▪ Chise! Chise-nii! How long do you plan on sleeping? Get up![ CHISE continues snoring. ]HARUTA ▪ Wake up already![ CHISE rolls over. ]CHISE ▪ What is it...?HARUTA ▪ Whaddaya mean, "what is it"?! It's morning! We gotta get our something-checks... Let's eat and head to the living room! And I forgot how to do the checkup, so tell me how.CHISE ▪ I'm sleepy..... nope.HARUTA ▪ You've slept plenty! C'mon, I'm hungry... I wonder if they're gonna feed us the synthetic food again? It tasted better than I thought, and the fact that I was full even though the servings were small is really weird...[ CHISE continues snoring. ]HARUTA ▪ Hey, don't go back to sleep!

[ sound of a door opening. ]MAHIRO ▪ Kaoru! Let's head to the living room!KAORU ▪ Sorry to keep you waiting, Yuuki-kun...!MAHIRO ▪ It's fine, I rushed you... Ah!KAORU ▪ Hm? What's the matter?MAHIRO ▪ Kaoru, you just called me "Yuuki-kun." Even though you were calling me "Mahiro-kun" yesterday!KAORU ▪ That's right... erm... Mahiro...kun...MAHIRO ▪ Haha, sorry, sorry! If it's hard for you, you don't have to.KAORU ▪ No, I want to get used to it little by little... Letting me call you by my first name... it made me happy.MAHIRO ▪ Really? Got it. Then I'll be waiting patient—[ KAORU's stomach growls. ]KAORU ▪ Ah... I'm sorry... I... the truth is, yesterday's dinner was a little lacking, so...MAHIRO ▪ Haha, is that so? I wonder if we can change our dinners if we ask the AI...KAORU ▪ Probably... not, I think. Looking at the data from our medical checkups, it had our ideal goals and calories laid out for each of us, written in the manual...MAHIRO ▪ Really? That's amazing...KAORU ▪ It's just that the food is a bit dull. I miss regular food...MAHIRO ▪ The taste is pretty good, but the way it looks is a bit... It's just soup and big tablets. Ah, maybe this feeling of hunger has some correlation to how the food looks? I mean, the act of eating utilizes a surprising amount of senses, right? It doesn't only depend on your sense of taste, but also the temperature and how it looks.KAORU ▪ Maybe that's it. But if you get used to it, you won't mind as much.MAHIRO ▪ Hm? ...Have you eaten like this before?KAORU ▪ Yes. When I was in the hospital.MAHIRO ▪ The hospital...? You were sick?KAORU ▪ I had a weak body when I was young... that's all. Ah, but I'm all better now.MAHIRO ▪ I see...! I'm glad. Right, you have to be healthy to be an idol.[ enter HARUTA. ]HARUTA ▪ God, I can't do this anymore...!MAHIRO ▪ Haru? What's wrong?HARUTA ▪ You two, good timing! Help me out here! Chise won't wake up at all...KAORU ▪ Is he sick?HARUTA ▪ That's not it! It's just him oversleeping. No matter how much I wake him up, he just goes back to bed.MAHIRO ▪ Maybe he's not a morning person?KAORU ▪ Let's all try to wake him up.

CHISE ▪ Mm... I'm sleepy...[ HARUTA, MAHIRO and KAORU drag CHISE to the dining table. ]RYOGA ▪ Yo, you're late.MAHIRO ▪ Morning.
HARUTA ▪ Morning!
KAORU ▪ Good morning.RYOGA ▪ All four of you overslept, huh?HARUTA ▪ Chise-nii's the only one who overslept.CHISE ▪ Mmm...MAHIRO ▪ Good morning to you too, Lihito-san.LIHITO ▪ Greetings are unnecessary. No need to bother.MAHIRO ▪ Eh...? But—[ HARUTA steps forward. ]HARUTA ▪ Greetings are fundamental!LIHITO ▪ You can greet each other all you want to make work go by smoothly, but if you're close to each other then I don't believe it's necessary to go back and forth in doing so.HARUTA ▪ ...Huh? So, you're telling me... you'd greet other people, but not your own family?LIHITO ▪ That's what I said.HARUTA ▪ What?! You're so weird...RYOGA ▪ Okay, you two... Don't be so crabby this early in the morning, Lihito!LIHITO ▪ It was just advice for conserving the energy we spend on a day-to-day basis, that's all.MAHIRO ▪ Erm... if I can, I'd still like to greet you! I don't need a response or anything. Is that no good?KAORU ▪ I'd like to do so too, if it's of no trouble to you, Toudou-san.[ LIHITO sighs. ]LIHITO ▪ Do as you wish.[ MAHIRO laughs. ]MAHIRO ▪ Thank you!KAORU ▪ I'm glad. Ah, Chise-san! Watch your step. Please sit here.[ KAORU places CHISE on a chair. ]MAHIRO ▪ Ahaha, his body's completely slumped over... Maybe his eyes will open up once he eats?HARUTA ▪ Let's try it out!MAHIRO ▪ Then, I'll take care of Chise-san's pla—RYOGA ▪ I'll take it. You have your own plate to deal with, don't you? Worry about yourself first. House system, morning plates for Mahiro, Kaoru, Haruta and Chise![ notification noise. ]RYOGA ▪ The trays will come out from the counter in the order that I called them, so come get them.KAORU ▪ Thank you.HARUTA ▪ Thanks, Ryo-nii!MAHIRO ▪ I think Ryoga-san's the one who's good at looking out for others, though.

EVERYONE ▪ Thanks for the food![ chewing noises. ]RYOGA ▪ Chise. Hey.[ CHISE yawns. ]CHISE ▪ What...?RYOGA ▪ Heh, to think you were in such high spirits yesterday... It's like you're a different person![ HARUTA drinks, then slams mug down onto table. ]HARUTA ▪ Dragging him all the way here was such a pain! And Hiro-nii and Kao-nii even helped out with waking him up... Oh, and about the medical check! I forgot the robot's name, so...RYOGA ▪ It's PLANTs.LIHITO ▪ You can't even remember six letters?HARUTA ▪ I can't help it!LIHITO ▪ You can use the wearable device to call up the manual.HARUTA ▪ W... wear... wear-a-what?MAHIRO ▪ It's the rings we got before we moved in.LIHITO ▪ If you talk while you touch it, it'll display various bits of information.[ LIHITO grabs ring. ]LIHITO ▪ PLANTs, display the manual.[ PLANTs responds. ]HARUTA ▪ Woah, it's true! Amazing!LIHITO ▪ ...You didn't know?HARUTA ▪ I just found out! This is super cool! Thanks for telling me, Lito-nii!LIHITO ▪ ...?! Wh-what did you just call me...?HARUTA ▪ The "li" is written with the character used in "science," right? And then the character for "person"? That's "Lihito," right? So, Lito-nii!¹LIHITO ▪ What the hell...HARUTA ▪ I... is "Lihito-nii" better? But... isn't that kinda difficult?[ LIHITO sighs. ]LIHITO ▪ Whatever's fine.HARUTA ▪ Yay!MAHIRO ▪ Speaking of which, Haru, you also call Ryoga-san "Ryo-nii," right? And you call Chise-san "Chise-nii."HARUTA ▪ Yep! I'm the youngest, after all.KAORU ▪ How old are you?HARUTA ▪ Seventeen years old! I was told I was the youngest in Anthos after they said I passed the auditions!RYOGA ▪ Oh, so that's why you suddenly started calling me "Ryo-nii."HARUTA ▪ I mean, no matter how you look at it, Ryo-nii's the oldest one here!RYOGA ▪ Huh? Ya callin' me old?HARUTA ▪ What?! I never said that!RYOGA ▪ Hmmmm?[ RYOGA pinches HARUTA'S ear. ]HARUTA ▪ Ow ow ow ow ow! Ryo-nii?! That hurts! You're pulling my ear!RYOGA ▪ It's for calling me an old man! I'm an energetic 24-year-old!HARUTA ▪ I never said you were an old man![ LIHITO sighs. ]LIHITO ▪ Shut up already...HARUTA ▪ How about you, Lito-nii?LIHITO ▪ 22.RYOGA ▪ I really am the oldest, huh... Fine, I get it.HARUTA ▪ If you get it, then—[RYOGA pinches HARUTA again.]HARUTA ▪ Ow!RYOGA ▪ It's different when someone says it about themself.[ RYOGA lets go of HARUTA. ]RYOGA ▪ Oh well, I was just kidding.HARUTA ▪ Wait, what? That was just a joke? Then why are you picking on me?!RYOGA ▪ It's just me expressing my love for my cute and teensy lil bro.HARUTA ▪ Don't call me "teensy!"RYOGA ▪ Aha, don't be so strict on the age stuff, take it easy. How old are you two?MAHIRO ▪ I'm eighteen.KAORU ▪ Ah, I'm also eighteen.MAHIRO ▪ We're the same age?! That's all the more reason to drop the formalities!KAORU ▪ Uh... little by little... I'll do my best.HARUTA ▪ How about Chise-nii? How old are you?CHISE ▪ Mmm... twenty.KAORU ▪ We've all asked each other about our ages now.[ LIHITO stands up and walks away. ]RYOGA ▪ What's the matter, Lihito?[ LIHITO pauses. ]LIHITO ▪ Mealtime's over, so I'm just headed back to my room. Lessons begin today, so I don't believe you lot are in a position to act so carefree.HARUTA ▪ Oh, you're right! Our first lesson is in the afternoon.MAHIRO ▪ I'm nervous!KAORU ▪ I wonder what we'll be doing...HARUTA ▪ Let's hurry up and eat so we can get ready! Lito-nii, thanks a ton!LIHITO ▪ Ngh...[ LIHITO sighs and exits. ]KAORU ▪ Toudou-san spoke to us more than he did yesterday, didn't he?MAHIRO ▪ Yes! Bit by bit, let's not rush it.HARUTA ▪ Yeah. Lito-nii's actually pretty nice, isn't he? The way he talks is something else, though.[ RYOGA begins to laugh. ]RYOGA ▪ You guys are surprisingly tough, huh?

LIHITO ▪ [to self] This is difficult...

¹ The second character in Lihito's name can either be read as hito or to, hence Haruta's alternate reading.

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ANTHOS PROJECT ARCHIVE 1-4
from 1st album "BIRTH"

[ LIHITO enters bedroom, sighing. ]RYOGA ▪ Lihito, welcome home.[ LIHITO gasps. ]LIHITO ▪ I thought you said you'd be in the living room...RYOGA ▪ That's what I was planning on doing. The lessons were super harsh, right? Looks like I'm more tired than I thought.LIHITO ▪ Why would you come looking after me...?RYOGA ▪ Well, you weren't coming out of the shower room, and you've been looking kinda pale since this morning. You okay?LIHITO ▪ Enough for me to manage on my own.RYOGA ▪ Gotcha. If that's the case, that's good. Then, let's head downstairs together, shall we?LIHITO ▪ I-it's not... like I...RYOGA ▪ We're just doing our medical checkups and taking our supplements in the two hours we have off. We have to, don’t we? They're all taking turns with PLANTs downstairs.LIHITO ▪ PLANTs is a stand-alone robot. If I just instruct it from my own device, I can call it to the room instead. I don't believe there's any need to necessarily go and see other people for it.RYOGA ▪ Oh? If you’re so tired that you can’t move, I won’t force you.LIHITO ▪ ........Hm. How surprising, you still have energy left to be sarcastic towards me. Even though you were so worn out in the latter half of the lesson.RYOGA ▪ Ahaha... you could tell?LIHITO ▪ Well, you weren't the only one. The rest could also barely keep up. Things are looking rough.RYOGA ▪ Hah? I thought you had no interest in other people, but it seems you're watching us plenty.LIHITO ▪ .....RYOGA ▪ We can pick our supplements up in the living room, on the counter. Either way, we have to go down, so it would go by faster if we got it done with at the same time. Right?LIHITO ▪ That’s still no reason for me to go with you...![ RYOGA laughs. ]RYOGA ▪ You don’t have to be so against it! Besides, if you struggle, I’ll only want to mess with you all the more.[ LIHITO sighs. ]LIHITO ▪ You're so annoying.RYOGA ▪ Hey now, you don't have to say that!LIHITO ▪ I said so yesterday too. I don't have any intentions of making friends within the unit.RYOGA ▪ I'm not saying you have to make friends, but I think you at least have to cooperate to some degree. Regardless of however talented you may be, there's absolutely no way you can work in an idol unit on your own. Well, looking at your career, you must be plenty impatient, right?[ LIHITO turns to RYOGA. ]LIHITO ▪ ...You went and looked up my personal history?RYOGA ▪ Hm? I just got the feeling that I'd seen your face somewhere. It’s said that there’s three other faces on the planet that are supposed to look like your own, but your face is just so pretty that there’s just no mistaking it. You were a model, right?LIHITO ▪ ...Correct. It's not like I'm hiding it.RYOGA ▪ You just had no reason to mention it, is that it?LIHITO ▪ ...Tch![LIHITO storms away to the door.]RYOGA ▪ Hey, hey! Lihito!LIHITO ▪ If you want to come with me, then do as you like.RYOGA ▪ Ah... ahaha. Coming.

[ CHISE sits on couch. ]CHISE ▪ I'm pooped! I can't do this.HARUTA ▪ Chise-nii, you say "I can't" or "this is impossible" way too much!CHISE ▪ Because it is, Harii!HARUTA ▪ Anyway, what's up with this foreign-sounding nickname you gave me?CHISE ▪ It sounds cool!HARUTA ▪ I don't get it...CHISE ▪ It really is cool though! You think so too, right, Yukkii?MAHIRO ▪ ...? Huh? Is that me?!HARUTA ▪ See? Chise-nii's nicknames are hard to understand!CHISE ▪ No they're not! His name is Yuuki, so, "Yukkii."HARUTA ▪ It would be better to use his given name since it makes you sound closer!CHISE ▪ What? But it's better to have something that sounds cool! Right, Oru-kun?KAORU ▪ ...........? O-oh, I... just with everybody making nicknames for me... I'm very happy.CHISE ▪ Hey, see?HARUTA ▪ But Kao-nii... for a while you didn't notice that he was referring to you, right?KAORU ▪ I... I'm sorry.CHISE ▪ Oru-kun's not in the wrong! It'd be bad if you picked on him, Harii!HARUTA ▪ Huh? Wait, what? How'd this turn into me picking on him?[ PLANTs emits a notification noise. ]MAHIRO ▪ Alright! Our medical checks is complete, and we got our supplements too. Thank you, PLANTs![ PLANTs beeps. ]CHISE ▪ Heh, PLANTs is responding! How cute... would've been nice if each of us had our own.HARUTA ▪ At this size, there'd be too many if we had six of them...CHISE ▪ That's true.KAORU ▪ It'd be lively for sure.[ HARUTA chewing. ]HARUTA ▪ Hm? Kao-nii, what is that?KAORU ▪ It's a cereal bar that was in my package. It was prescribed along with my supplements.MAHIRO ▪ Really? It looks like what we were prescribed is all pretty different.KAORU ▪ It seems like it optimizes our individual diets a lot more than I thought...CHISE ▪ Lucky Oru-kun! I kinda wanna try some too! I'm all worn out from the lessons, so it would be nice if we at least had snack time or something.HARUTA ▪ The lessons were super tiring... but, this is something we're gonna have to be able to do at least this much in order to become idols, right?MAHIRO ▪ Mhm. I suppose our supplements are different because the AI is analysing our needs.CHISE ▪ True, but...[ enter LIHITO and RYOGA. ]RYOGA ▪ Is everyone done with their medical checks?MAHIRO ▪ Ah, Ryoga-san!HARUTA ▪ We're all done! Now it's just Ryo-nii and Lito-nii.RYOGA ▪ Perfect timing! Right, Lihito?LIHITO ▪ PLANTs, begin the medical check.HARUTA ▪ Ryo-nii, he's ignoring you.RYOGA ▪ He's just hiding the fact that he's an embarrassed.KAORU ▪ Might it be that you and Toudou-san were waiting for us? Since we used PLANTs first...RYOGA ▪ Nah, you're good! We were tired, so we were just resting in the room a bit.HARUTA ▪ I see! Of course you were!RYOGA ▪ Did you say something?HARUTA ▪ No! I said nothing!RYOGA ▪ Hm? Now seems like a good time for me to...[ RYOGA gives HARUTA a noogie. ]HARUTA ▪ Ow ow ow ow ow ow! Ryo-nii, that hurts! I give up! I give up!RYOGA ▪ Stop calling me old!HARUTA ▪ Stop calling me tiny!MAHIRO ▪ Hahaha, you two are super close now, huh?KAORU ▪ It seems like it.CHISE ▪ Heh! Hey hey, Ryo-kun! Y'know, I'm four years younger than you, but I'm like, super tired! We matching! You're happy, right?RYOGA ▪ Are you trying that hard to make us even?LIHITO ▪ Our first lesson probably has strong implications on how much potential we have. I believe they'll make adjustments.RYOGA ▪ So they can prepare appropriate lesson plans for us and whatnot?LIHITO ▪ For the time being, I think so. To put it more realistically, my guess is that having the necessary amount of physical strain on the body is one of the factors in making our flowers bloom.MAHIRO ▪ Flowers...KAORU ▪ Right, we have their seeds implanted in us...HARUTA ▪ It doesn't really feel like we do though. In terms of changes, isn't it just stuff like changes in hair colour?MAHIRO ▪ Yeah, they said it was like waking up after surgery, and that it didn't hurt.[ LIHITO sighs. ]LIHITO ▪ Even if you're unaware, there are reports on it. We grow the seeds inside us, make it bloom int a flower, and work towards success as idols. We're here because we were chosen to make the HANA-Doll Project a success.HARUTA ▪ I think I understand, but...LIHITO ▪ That's why we received the unit name "Anthos" to begin with. But we're still in the pre-debut class... the lowest tier in the production's caste. We have nothing to show as real idols. I don't understand how you you have the nerve to enjoy yourselves when we just barely made it into the lowest class.HARUTA ▪ .....!
MAHIRO ▪ .....!
KAORU ▪ .....!RYOGA ▪ Oi, Lihito, don't say it so severely.LIHITO ▪ It's the truth.RYOGA ▪ Even so. Didn't they say that the seeds feed off the emotions of the human they're implanted in? Your own growth, support from fans... positive feelings will have a good influence on the flower. That's what I heard. That being the case, negativity doesn't sound too good for it. Am I wrong?LIHITO ▪ ...That's...RYOGA ▪ They expect us to grow as a unit. So you have to make good flowers bloom in all of us, okay?LIHITO ▪ ...!CHISE ▪ Oh! That's it!RYOGA ▪ Oh? Chise? What is it?CHISE ▪ I think my flower might bloom soon! I mean, I'm the coolest out of all of us. I'm excited![ RYOGA pauses before laughing. ]RYOGA ▪ Right! I'm excited for you.KAORU ▪ I think Chise's flower will be lovely.CHISE ▪ Right?HARUTA ▪ Chise-nii, you're just brimming with confidence, aren't you...MAHIRO ▪ One by one, our flowers... proof of us as idols... Thinking about it gets me excited!HARUTA ▪ Me too! Our seniors debuted after having lessons like ours today, so I'm sure we can do it too!KAORU ▪ Seniors...? We aren't the first unit in the project?HARUTA ▪ Huh? Kao-nii, you don't know about them?KAORU ▪ I apologise, I'm not all too well-informed when it comes to idols...HARUTA ▪ Seriously? Loulou*di was really popular, though.KAORU ▪ Loulou*di?HARUTA ▪ I really look up to Karasuma Ageha from Loulou*di! A long time ago I got to see Ageha's flower at a concert... it was really pretty![ beeping noise. ]MAHIRO ▪ H-huh? What's this noise?[ LIHITO falls to his knees. ]RYOGA ▪ ...! Lihito![ RYOGA runs to LIHITO's side. ]KAORU ▪ Toudou-san...!HARUTA ▪ Lito-nii, what's wrong...?! Do you feel sick?LIHITO ▪ ...It's nothing. I just got a bit dizzy...RYOGA ▪ You don't look too good. I think we should have you lie down.[ CHISE steps closer. ]CHISE ▪ Litto, are you okay?LIHITO ▪ ...! I said it was nothing!CHISE ▪ Really...?LIHITO ▪ ...RYOGA ▪ We can talk later! Let's go back to our room. C'mon, Lihito. Hold onto my shoulder.[ LIHITO holds onto RYOGA. ]CHISE ▪ ...Ryo-kun...RYOGA ▪ Chise... he'll be fine.[ exit LIHITO and RYOGA. ]HARUTA ▪ What's gotten into Lito-nii so suddenly...?KAORU ▪ Perhaps he's tired from the lesson...? How worrisome...MAHIRO ▪ I hope he feels better tomorrow after he gets some rest...

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ANTHOS PROJECT ARCHIVE 1-5
from 1st album "BIRTH"

KAORU ▪ Yuuki-kun! Yuuki-kun...![ MAHIRO tosses and turns in his sleep. ]MAHIRO ▪ That... that can't be...KAORU ▪ Yuuki-kun, please get ahold of yourself![ KAORU shakes MAHIRO. ]KAORU ▪ Mahiro-kun! Mahiro...![ MAHIRO opens his eyes, gasping. ]KAORU ▪ Are you alright?MAHIRO ▪ Kaoru...KAORU ▪ I'm sorry to have forced you awake. You were making lots of noises in your sleep, and it surprised me... Please, wait a moment.[ KAORU leaves temporarily. ]KAORU ▪ May I have you sit up?MAHIRO ▪ Sure...KAORU ▪ Here. If you want, please use this.[ KAORU gives MAHIRO a wet towel. ]MAHIRO ▪ Ah, it's cold... it feels good. Thank you. How do I look...?KAORU ▪ ...Not bad. I'm glad.MAHIRO ▪ It seems like I just had a bit of a bad dream... maybe.KAORU ▪ "Maybe"?MAHIRO ▪ I feel like I had one, but... I forgot what it was about already. I'll always be here from now on, so having started this new life, it might just be me being nervous.KAORU ▪ There's nothing wrong with us doing a medical check for you, is there?MAHIRO ▪ Mhm. Of course. PLANTs![ PLANTs comes to MAHIRO. ]MAHIRO ▪ Begin my medical check.[ PLANTs performs a brief scan. ]MAHIRO ▪ Display the results.[ PLANTs projects the results. ]MAHIRO ▪ See? All at their normal levels. ...I'm really sorry for having surprised you.KAORU ▪ No... I made a big deal out of waking you and surprised you, I'm sorry. It reminded me of when I was in the hospital... The people who laughed so energetically one day would be in the operating room the next day, or they'd be dead... That kind of thing happened often, so...MAHIRO ▪ I see... That must've been a bit scary, wasn't it? But I'll be fine! Amagiri Production hired full-time medical staff to back up our health. You don't need to worry!KAORU ▪ Heh... it's strange. With you saying that, Mahiro, I can relax. Maybe if I ever had siblings, it would feel like this.MAHIRO ▪ Then, you'd be my big brother, right, Kaoru? I mean, you're always so much calmer than me, like an adult... Ah?!KAORU ▪ ...?! What's the matter?MAHIRO ▪ Kaoru... you said "Mahiro" just now!KAORU ▪ That's... I.....MAHIRO ▪ Finally! I'm so happy! I have to tell everybody... Oh, right, we should go get breakfast! I'll get changed right away![CHISE knocks on their door.]KAORU ▪ It seems like someone's come looking for us...[KAORU opens the door.]CHISE ▪ Oru-kun...!KAORU ▪ ...! Chise-san! What's wrong?!CHISE ▪ It's Litto... he... he collapsed again...!KAORU ▪ ...?!CHISE ▪ Just now... he came down to the living room! He seemed like his usual self then, maybe just a little spaced out, that's all... But... but then he suddenly...MAHIRO ▪ Chise-san! So...?! How is Lihito-san now?!CHISE ▪ [crying] Now Harii's trying his best to wake him, but... he isn't responding...... He looks like he's suffering, like he's in so much pain...! Ryo-kun told me to get Yukkii-kun and Oru-kun...MAHIRO ▪ ...! PLANTs, follow me![ MAHIRO runs off. ]CHISE ▪ Yukkii...!KAORU ▪ Chise-san, let's go to the living room too.[ CHISE nods. KAORU and CHISE exit. ]

HARUTA ▪ Lito-nii, get ahold of yourself! Lito-nii![LIHITO gasps and writhes.]HARUTA ▪ Lito-nii... Shit! What's the matter with you?![RYOGA sighs pensively. Enter MAHIRO and PLANTs.]MAHIRO ▪ Ryoga-san! Haru!HARUTA ▪ Hiro-nii!MAHIRO ▪ Sorry for being late![MAHIRO pats LIHITO.]MAHIRO ▪ Lihito-san. Lihito-san! PLANTs, check him!HARUTA ▪ Right... that's it!MAHIRO ▪ As soon as the checkup ends, we'll forward the data to the med team...[PLANTs does a quick scan.]MAHIRO ▪ PLANTs...? What's the matter? Hurry and transmit the data![PLANTs stops responding.]MAHIRO ▪ PLANTs...!HARUTA ▪ This piece of junk...![HARUTA kicks PLANTs. Enter KAORU and CHISE.]KAORU ▪ What happened? How is Toudou-san's condition?[CHISE grabs and shakes LIHITO.]CHISE ▪ Litto! Get a grip! Hey! Hey...!RYOGA ▪ Hey, Chise. Calm yourself.[CHISE sobs.]CHISE ▪ Ryo-kun, how can you be so calm...?!RYOGA ▪ ...It's fine.HARUTA ▪ What about this looks fine to you?! Lito-nii's face is sheet white!CHISE ▪ Litto...!MAHIRO ▪ I'm headed to the med team... I'll go get someone...!RYOGA ▪ Wait, Mahiro. Don't go.MAHIRO ▪ Why...?! I can't just leave him like this!RYOGA ▪ PLANTs isn't responding... Lihito isn't sick.HARUTA ▪ It might just be broken!MAHIRO ▪ But... it was moving normally just now... it completed my medical check normally too...KAORU ▪ So... Toudou-san is...?!RYOGA ▪ PLANTs, display the results of Lihito's medical check.[PLANTs emits malfunctioning noises.]MAHIRO ▪ What is this...?! These numbers...HARUTA ▪ Why's it doing this...? Why're they moving around so much? Something must be wrong!KAORU ▪ It's going back and forth between normal and abnormal levels...![CHISE gasps.]CHISE ▪ Litto... is he gonna die?RYOGA ▪ I already said that wasn't the case. Maybe...[RYOGA walks over to LIHITO and kneels.]HARUTA ▪ H-hey, Ryo-nii, what're you doing...?!RYOGA ▪ Can't you tell? I'm taking Lihito's clothes off.HARUTA ▪ Why?!RYOGA ▪ Just help me already!MAHIRO ▪ G-got it...![MAHIRO removes LIHITO'S shirt.]MAHIRO ▪ ...! This... Could this be...RYOGA ▪ .....! It's there... just as I thought...MAHIRO ▪ There's... a flower on Toudou-san's back...!HARUTA ▪ Huh?! You mean it already bloomed?!CHISE ▪ Amazing! Litto, you're amazing![CHISE embraces LIHITO. LIHITO awakens.]KAORU ▪ Toudou-san...!HARUTA ▪ Lito-nii, are you okay?!LIHITO ▪ ...? What...? What's going on...?CHISE ▪ Litto, you did it! You're the first! Your flower bloomed!LIHITO ▪ Ah... is that so? It bloomed...? Collapsing like this.....MAHIRO ▪ Congratulations, Lihito-san!KAORU ▪ Congratulations!HARUTA ▪ To have it sprout this early on... Lito-nii, you're awesome![PLANTs chimes.]CHISE ▪ Hehe, PLANTs is also congratulating you![LIHITO groans.]LIHITO ▪ Say... that hurts, could you stop clinging to me and let go...?CHISE ▪ I don't wanna! Because I was really surprised, y'know? It looked like Litto was in pain, so I thought you were gonna die. Oh, that's it! The flower! Lemme get a proper look at it![CHISE rolls LIHITO over and pins him down, rubbing his bare back.]CHISE ▪ Wow... Look, look! The flower's pretty and all, but look at his back!HARUTA ▪ Chise's way more hyped than normal... it's like he's a different person from how he usually is in the mornings!CHISE ▪ Heheh, my sleepiness went away! Wow... how nice, Litto...! It's so pretty, I'm jealous.LIHITO ▪ Jealous? Hearing that from you of all people... that doesn't make me happy at all...![HARUTA steps forward.]HARUTA ▪ This shape... what flower is it?KAORU ▪ Let's try to look it up.HARUTA ▪ PLANTs, look up the name of this flower![PLANTs displays search results.]HARUTA ▪ Oh, here it is. ...Huh? How do you read this?KAORU ▪ It's "gentian."LIHITO ▪ Hey... it'd be nice if you let go of me soon...CHISE ▪ I! Don't! Wanna![CHISE'S grip tightens. LIHITO whimpers.]

[RYOGA sighs quietly.]MAHIRO ▪ Ryoga-san?RYOGA ▪ What is it?MAHIRO ▪ What's the matter? You're making a weird face...RYOGA ▪ No, it's just...MAHIRO ▪ ...?RYOGA ▪ Nope! It's nothing. Lihito looks like he's all better now, huh?MAHIRO ▪ Yes! I'm really glad. At any rate, you did a good job of noticing that his flower bloomed, didn't you?RYOGA ▪ Aha, that was just... the wisdom of old age.MAHIRO ▪ Haha, are you that conscious of your age?RYOGA ▪ Hey, I care about it a lot! Especially with the way you talk to me.MAHIRO ▪ Huh? Me? ...Pardon me, did I say something?RYOGA ▪ See! There it is. You're speaking to me in keigo! Even though I finally thought you'd started talking to me casually. Bummer.MAHIRO ▪ Huh?! B-but Ryoga-san, you're six years my senior, and in the training school they paid really strict attention to that kind of thing! And also, I was panicking earlier, so...[RYOGA sulks.]RYOGA ▪ Wah, I'm so jealous of Kaoru and Haruta.MAHIRO ▪ Erm... then... is it fine if I say "Ryo-san"?RYOGA ▪ Yep! If you can, then I'm counting on you, Hiro.MAHIRO ▪ Ah! I'm so glad! Let's get along from here on out too, Ryo-san!RYOGA ▪ Heh, I should be the one saying that. Let's get along.

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ANTHOS PROJECT ARCHIVE 1-6
from 2nd album "Boxed"

CHISE ▪ Litto, you did it! You're the first! Your flower bloomed!LIHITO ▪ Ah... is that so? It bloomed...? Collapsing like this.....MAHIRO ▪ Congratulations, Lihito-san!KAORU ▪ Congratulations!HARUTA ▪ To have it sprout this early on... Lito-nii, you're awesome![end of recap. scene change to living room.]HARUTA ▪ Ugh, I’m pooped. Today’s lessons were rough. Singing takes up more stamina than I thought…[HARUTA lays down on couch.]MAHIRO ▪ Haru, if you’re gonna sleep, you’d better do it in bed. You’d still be tired if you slept here.HARUTA, grumbling: I don’t wanna move right now.MAHIRO ▪ I get where you’re coming from, though. I also--[MAHIRO yawns.]MAHIRO ▪ I’m all sleepy after eating.LIHITO ▪ If you lay down immediately after eating, you’re going to turn into a pig.HARUTA ▪ Lito-nii, don't you mean a cow?[LIHITO sighs, flipping a page of his book.]LIHITO ▪ Fine. Then, let’s just say you’d get fat.HARUTA ▪ That’s even more blunt![enter RYOGA.]RYOGA ▪ If you lie down right after eating, if you sleep on your left side, it'll be good for your digestion. Here, have some tea.[RYOGA sets cups down on coffee table.]MAHIRO ▪ Ryo-san, thank you!RYOGA ▪ Here's yours, Hiro. I just brought them out, the house system is the one that made it... Oh, where'd Chise go?MAHIRO ▪ Huh...? We were just eating dinner together... I wonder where he went off to?HARUTA ▪ You take your eyes off Chise-nii for one second and he immediately goes off somewhere, huh?RYOGA ▪ The entrance is locked at this hour, so he should still be within the dorm. We'd find out if someone opened it, right? Anyway, Haru, get up, get up![RYOGA shakes HARUTA. HARUTA groans.]HARUTA ▪ Ugh, I get it![HARUTA sits up.]LIHITO ▪ If you're that tired, you should go back to your room.HARUTA ▪ Whaaaat? But after dinner we have free time! And everyone's gathered together, heading off to bed early would just be a waste![KAORU enters with a plate of food.]HARUTA ▪ Huh? Kao-nii, you're eating again?KAORU ▪ ...? Oh... yes. I apologise for being late.MAHIRO ▪ No worries! Take your time.RYOGA ▪ Yeah, everyone has their own pace. You gotta chew your food up nicely for the sake of nutrition, too.HARUTA ▪ Oh yeah, speaking of which, I've been kinda curious about something... Aren't the portions on Kao-nii's plate always big?KAORU ▪ ...? Is that so?MAHIRO ▪ I haven't really paid attention to it.LIHITO ▪ Our meals have been optimised for us each as individuals. It's not like this is rocket science.HARUTA ▪ Yeah, but! I was just saying I was kinda jealous!LIHITO ▪ Uh-huh.[LIHITO stands, beginning to walk away.]HARUTA ▪ Lito-nii, where're you going?! Let's chat some more!LIHITO ▪ Do we have anything to discuss?RYOGA ▪ We do, right?MAHIRO ▪ I want to listen to Lee-san too!RYOGA ▪ Which means...[RYOGA grabs LIHITO by the shoulder, pulling LIHITO back.]RYOGA ▪ Have a seat again!LIHITO ▪ H-hey! Don't touch me...!RYOGA ▪ Hey, hey! It's fine, right?LIHITO ▪ I get it already! Let go of my shoulder! Don't be so overly familiar with me!RYOGA ▪ Oooh, you're a pretty shy guy, aren't ya, Lihito!LIHITO ▪ Even countering you is annoying! So, what do you want?HARUTA ▪ We wanna talk about your flower, duh! Tell us about it!LIHITO ▪ ...What? So suddenly...RYOGA ▪ Once your flower bloomed, your body felt tired for a while, right?LIHITO ▪ ...Not really. I played it safe and rested for a day, but the next day I went back to doing lessons. You all should already be aware of this, though.RYOGA ▪ Nope, you definitely weren't in normal condition back then. Anyhow, for a while there wasn't a single ounce of sarcasm in sight!HARUTA ▪ Uh-huh! Things didn't feel right without it!LIHITO ▪ ...! Then I'm so sorry for the inconvenience![RYOGA laughs.]RYOGA ▪ Fine, you seem well enough today. At least entertain us for a little bit. We were all waiting patiently so we could ask you about it.MAHIRO ▪ If you'd like to, could you tell us how it felt the moment your flower bloomed? And how it felt after, too!HARUTA ▪ Oh, yeah! His singing during the lessons today was great, wasn't it!MAHIRO ▪ Yeah! It's like you drew us in or something. I even forgot about the lesson and just ended up listening to you!RYOGA ▪ Wait, hold on! Take turns! First off... about when your flower bloomed. How was it?LIHITO ▪ Huh...? "How was it"?HARUTA ▪ Just before it bloomed, you seemed like you were in pain, Lito-nii! I thought you were gonna die!MAHIRO ▪ Mhm. Your face was white as a sheet.HARUTA ▪ But PLANTs wouldn't respond at all...[enter PLANTs. PLANTs chimes.]MAHIRO ▪ Oh, PLANTs!HARUTA ▪ Hey, what's the matter?MAHIRO ▪ Could it be that you were... listening to what we were just talking about?[PLANTs chimes.]MAHIRO ▪ Heh, he might be saying, "I did my job!"[PLANTs pings.]HARUTA ▪ ...Really? Sorry for calling you a piece of junk and stuff that one time...[PLANTs pings.]RYOGA ▪ Hm... The fact that this is HANA-Doll* Project might have been factored in, so that's why it wasn't anything to have some sort of special reaction to.HARUTA ▪ I was in a hurry and got angry at PLANTs! Chise-nii was crying half of the time! We really were in a panic!LIHITO ▪ Hm.....RYOGA ▪ What is it, Lihito? You couldn't hear our voices?LIHITO ▪ Not at all. Before I knew it I'd collapsed, and then you all mad a fuss about it blooming.MAHIRO ▪ Ah... I see. I'm glad.LIHITO ▪ You're glad?MAHIRO ▪ Mhm. Lee-san, you really seemed like you were hurting, so I'm glad that it wasn't painful. I guess I'm kinda relieved.LIHITO ▪ ........O-oh, I see.RYOGA ▪ That's so like you, Hiro.HARUTA ▪ Yep, yep!LIHITO ▪ You're too good-natured.[KAORU drops spoon.]ALL: ...?!MAHIRO ▪ Kaoru... what's the matter?[KAORU pauses.]KAORU ▪ ...Hm?HARUTA ▪ You dropped your spoon...KAORU ▪ ...! My bad![KAORU and RYOGA reach for spoon. RYOGA picks it up.]RYOGA ▪ I'll exchange it with a new one.KAORU ▪ ...I'm sorry.RYOGA ▪ What's wrong, Kaoru? Are you sleepy?MAHIRO ▪ I wonder if it's because of the lessons? Are you alright?LIHITO ▪ Why don't you head back to your room? As for the remainder of your meal, even if we dispose of it, the medical team will receive the data. If there's an issue with the medical check after that, we should get an indication of such.KAORU ▪ Well... but... I'm hungry... so...HARUTA ▪ Kao-nii, you're a glutton!RYOGA ▪ If you have the energy to eat still, you're fine! Alright! I'll go get you another cup of tea. That'll wake you up a bit.[RYOGA walks to kitchen.]MAHIRO ▪ But, Kaoru, are you really okay...?KAORU ▪ Yes! I'm fine.HARUTA ▪ He's tired, for sure! Kao-nii was struggling from yesterday's dance lessons.KAORU ▪ My body just doesn't do well with dancing... I'm jealous of you for being so good at it, Haruta-kun.HARUTA ▪ Hey, Kao-nii, that was an out just now!KAORU ▪ Huh?!HARUTA ▪ You just called me Haruta-"kun"! It's not fair if it's only Hiro-nii who drops the honorifics! It's like we don't get along or something!KAORU ▪ O-oh... um... I'm sorry... Haruta.HARUTA ▪ Hahaha, you did it![LIHITO sighs.]LIHITO, quietly: This is so stupid.HARUTA ▪ Lito-nii, you can call me Haruta too, y'know!LIHITO ▪ Even if I don't say your name, it's not going to disrupt our communication.HARUTA ▪ Whaaaaat?![CHISE enters, running and panting.]CHISE ▪ Guys! This is bad, like, really bad!HARUTA ▪ Oh, Chise-nii, where'd you go?CHISE ▪ That's not what matters right now! This is super bad!MAHIRO ▪ What's wrong?!CHISE ▪ Look at this![CHISE lifts up shirt.]CHISE ▪ Look at this shirt! Doesn't it suit me crazy well today?HARUTA ▪ Uh.........CHISE ▪ Pretty handsome, right?KAORU ▪ It suits you very well. Chise-san is always so fashionable.CHISE ▪ Oru-kun, you really do get me!MAHIRO ▪ ...! Oh, speaking of which, Chii-san, I get the feeling that you're always wearing something different every day!CHISE ▪ That's because I brought tons from my house!HARUTA ▪ Ahhh, that's why you had so much luggage.CHISE ▪ I mean, it'd mean trouble if I ran out of things to wear, right?MAHIRO ▪ I didn't bring a lot of casual wear.CHISE ▪ That's right! I've always had this on my mind, but like, Yukki!?MAHIRO ▪ ...Y-yes?!CHISE ▪ Yukki, you're always dressed so sloppily! Especially your casual clothing! Your outfits are so awful! Even if I give you nice clothes, you don't wear them nicely!MAHIRO ▪ R-really...? Is it that bad...?HARUTA ▪ Well... it's not... bad, per se... I guess it's... unique...?LIHITO ▪ Don't follow it up with such an awkward response. Just come out and admit that it looks tacky.CHISE ▪ Litto! If you get it, then you tell him too.LIHITO ▪ If I were told that the clothes I wore were ugly then I'd do something about it, but if it's other people wearing ugly clothes, whatever.CHISE ▪ It's not "whatever"! We're idols! We have to pay attention to how we look! Besides, Yukki, the other day it wasn't just your clothes. Even your hair was awful.HARUTA ▪ Ah! Chise-nii touched his hair a lot that day, is that why you did it?CHISE ▪ Yep! It was sticking up! I mean, I just couldn't bear to look at it!MAHIRO ▪ W-well, I just couldn't find a way to fix my bedhead... ahahaha.....HARUTA ▪ But... it's usually okay to take it easy at least a little bit, right?CHISE ▪ No no no, Harii! Even if nobody's looking at us, we've gotta keep our shine! That's how we get everyone to admire us.HARUTA ▪ Yeah, I guess...KAORU ▪ That must be the case. We're aiming to become perfect idols. We're a part of the HANA-Doll* Project, after all.MAHIRO ▪ Really... I suppose that is true, huh. Chii-san's way of thinking is so cool.[CHISE poses.]CHISE ▪ Isn't it? You can copy me little by little!MAHIRO ▪ Yeah, I'll try it out little by little!HARUTA ▪ Even so, Chise-nii, you've been really energetic for a while now, huh?CHISE ▪ Ah... Harii, are you not feeling too hot right now? What's up?HARUTA ▪ What do you mean, "what's up"? The lessons were crazy rough today!MAHIRO ▪ Right? They were really demanding!CHISE ▪ Hmm... looks like I've become used to it lately!HARUTA ▪ Woah, you can get used to this?! You've gotta be kidding me!KAORU ▪ Chise-san's even stylish when it comes to dancing and singing.HARUTA ▪ No fair, Chise-nii.CHISE ▪ Hehe! I'm a genius, I'll have you know!LIHITO ▪ ...This is so stupid.[LIHITO stands, beginning to walk away.]HARUTA ▪ Wait up, Lito-nii![RYOGA returns, setting tea down.]RYOGA ▪ There we go. Where are you headed? I made tea.LIHITO ▪ I don't need it. I'm tired so I'm going back to our room.[exit LIHITO.]HARUTA ▪ He left.KAORU ▪ But, compared to how things were at first, I think he's opened up since.MAHIRO ▪ Maybe... it's because his flower bloomed?RYOGA ▪ Now, I wonder...KAORU ▪ Also, there's a possibility that he hasn't returned to full health, no?HARUTA ▪ He seemed like he was in a crazy amount of pain that time.MAHIRO ▪ Yeah, even if it hurt, it doesn't seem like Lii-san would tell us. It's worrisome.CHISE ▪ You're wrong. It's because Litto doesn't like me.MAHIRO ▪ ...?! No, that's not it!HARUTA ▪ Chise-nii, what's the matter with you all of a sudden? Lito-nii's always like that. It's not that he doesn't like you.MAHIRO ▪ Haruta's right! He's just tired!CHISE ▪ No. From the moment we met, Litto didn't like me. I know this kind of thing well.RYOGA ▪ Chise...CHISE ▪ But! It's fine! I mean, the current me is Chise, after all! So I'll definitely be able to be friends with Litto!

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ANTHOS PROJECT ARCHIVE 1-7
from 2nd album "Boxed"

[MAHIRO getting dressed.]MAHIRO ▪ There we go! Kaoru, are you ready?[silence.]MAHIRO ▪ Oh, no response... I wonder what's up?[MAHIRO walks to KAORU.]MAHIRO ▪ Kaoru? It's almost time for our lesson--[KAORU sighs quietly.]MAHIRO ▪ What's wrong...? Kaoru.KAORU, startled: Huh? Oh... Mahiro?MAHIRO ▪ They'll get mad at us if we're late, you've got to change.KAORU ▪ My bad... you're right![KAORU gets dressed.]MAHIRO ▪ Were... were you thinking about something?KAORU ▪ ...That's right... that... might have been it.MAHIRO ▪ It... might have been? You mean you don't remember?KAORU ▪ How should I put it... yes. It's similar to the feeling after having a dream.MAHIRO ▪ A dream...?KAORU ▪ Make no mistake, I was seeing something, but... when I come to again, the outline of it all just seems blurry... Oh, speaking of which, Mahiro... you haven't been having any bad dreams lately, have you?MAHIRO ▪ Uh... what...? Oh... uh, yeah, I guess not... I don't think I have had any recently...KAORU ▪ Really? Then I'm glad.[notification sound.]MAHIRO ▪ Hm? What is it? My rings is lighting up...KAORU ▪ Mine too... That sound just now, and this colour... what do they mean? Why don't we look at the manual?MAHIRO ▪ Oh, that's right! If we touch the ring...[screen pops up.]KAORU ▪ ...! It looks like there's a message that's been transmitted to all of Anthos... And to look at the contents of the message, we do this, and...[pinging noise. MAHIRO gasps.]MAHIRO ▪ This... is...[sound of knocking on door.]KAORU ▪ It looks like someone's here. I'll go see who it is![KAORU opens door. enter RYOGA]RYOGA ▪ Oh... Kaoru.KAORU ▪ Ryoga-san!RYOGA ▪ Did you see it...? The message we got just now?KAORU ▪ ...I did, yes. I saw it.RYOGA ▪ I see. First thing's first... let's all gather in the living room. Where's Hiro?KAORU ▪ He's in my bedroom.RYOGA, calling out: Hey! Hiro! We're meeting in the living room!KAORU ▪ Erm... Ryoga-san, please go ahead and call everybody else. I'll take care of Mahiro.RYOGA ▪ ...Alright. I'm counting on you, then.

[HARUTA dragging CHISE.]HARUTA ▪ Chise-nii, c'mon! Stand up and walk already![CHISE groans.]CHISE ▪ I'm still sleepy...HARUTA ▪ Geez, you ate breakfast already this morning, it's time for you to wake up...[HARUTA and CHISE enter living room.]RYOGA ▪ So you're finally here.HARUTA ▪ Sorry for being late! Having a meeting before the lessons... What, did something happen?KAORU ▪ You haven't seen the message yet?HARUTA ▪ Message?MAHIRO ▪ Haru, did you notice that your ring lit up a while ago?HARUTA ▪ Oh, yeah! It was flickering and stuff.LIHITO ▪ Here.[LIHITO activates his ring.]LIHITO ▪ "Notice to Anthos: assuming not all members succeed in showing results¹ within the span of one year, Anthos will be disbanded. This is a decision enforced across the entirety of the HANA-Doll* Project."HARUTA ▪ ...What? One year?LIHITO ▪ Basically, they're under no obligation to expend high amounts of research funds on those who indefinitely remain unsuccessful. Well, I suppose that's common sense, though.HARUTA ▪ B-but... We've never even heard it before...!RYOGA ▪ Hmm... I guess it's because we've made it this far, huh? Hiro, you okay?MAHIRO ▪ Yeah... ahaha. It's sudden, so I just had a bit of trouble keeping up with my emotions.LIHITO ▪ What? The idol world is a world of competition and elimination.MAHIRO ▪ That's... true. I'd meant to understand that.LIHITO ▪ You "meant" to, sure.CHISE ▪ It's fine! This is simple. I mean, we already had the seeds planted in us a while ago, they'll definitely sprout right away!LIHITO ▪ Then can I have you make it bloom immediately? Getting fired just because you all decided to lag behind... this is no joke.[CHISE laughs.]CHISE ▪ Litto, you're so impatient! We have a year.LIHITO ▪ The way you phrased that indicates that you're working under the assumption that everyone will eventually bloom within the year.MAHIRO ▪ If I'm not mistaken, stuff like your own personal achievements, support from fans, and positive feelings can cause it, right?RYOGA ▪ Yeah, that was the explanation we got beforehand.MAHIRO ▪ The explanation we got after we passed the audition said that the pre-debut class would also get idol work little by little, too. So that means...!HARUTA ▪ That's it! If we gain fans' support and grow from it, then that means our flowers are gonna bloom!MAHIRO ▪ Mhm! If we do what we can, then we can go at it steadily!CHISE ▪ That's the spirit! So that's why it shouldn't just be lesson after lesson. I want them to hurry up and give us work where we can meet fans!HARUTA ▪ But... but, y'know... if our flower still didn't bloom despite the fact, what would happen to us...?MAHIRO ▪ About that...LIHITO ▪ Anthos would disband, inevitably.HARUTA ▪ That's...LIHITO ▪ Even in the worst case, I would still have the intention of negotiating with Amagiri directly.RYOGA ▪ Hey, Lihito...MAHIRO ▪ But... Anthos would be no more... right?HARUTA ▪ We even made it this far by passing the audition... even after we all became friends!CHISE, serious: Stop it, Harii.HARUTA ▪ I... I don't want for our dreams just to not come true in the end!CHISE, serious: You're too loud.HARUTA ▪ You're fine with that, aren't you, Chise-nii. You can afford to half-ass your way through the lessons! There's no way you'd ever understand the feelings of people who do their best and still aren't good enough!MAHIRO ▪ Haru, you're going too far!HARUTA ▪ What, so you aren't scared, Hiro-nii?!MAHIRO ▪ That's not i--CHISE ▪ Shut up. Shut up!MAHIRO ▪ ...! Chii-san...?CHISE ▪ You're all so loud. Stop. Stop it! I don't want to hear it anymore!RYOGA ▪ Chise, calm down.CHISE ▪ Shut up!RYOGA ▪ Chise![RYOGA grabs CHISE.]RYOGA ▪ You're okay. It's gonna be okay.[CHISE holds onto RYOGA, crying.]CHISE ▪ I'm scared. I don't like this... why would you say that? Stop it! I mean... if my flower doesn't bloom... if I go back to how things were back then.... I... What do I even do...? I don't want to think about it...!RYOGA ▪ Don't worry about those things.CHISE ▪ I don't like this, Ryo-kun...! After all, I... I finally became Chise...![RYOGA sighs.]LIHITO ▪ How disorderly. You have the temper of an absolute child.RYOGA ▪ ...Everyone is uneasy. Just as you've said, there's no basis nor guarantee that everyone's flowers are going to bloom within a year.LIHITO ▪ Are you trying to say that I wouldn't understand because I bloomed first?RYOGA ▪ That's... just you asserting your own insecurities, isn't it?LIHITO ▪ ...! No... no, it's not like that's what I--RYOGA ▪ Relax. Nobody here is saying that. When your flower bloomed, everyone was just as happy for you as you yourself were.LIHITO ▪ .....MAHIRO ▪ Hey, Haru. All of us here feel the same way you do. Of course that includes me. We all want to make our flowers bloom, to be recognised as "Anthos"... We definitely don't want to disband after a year.HARUTA ▪ Hiro-nii...MAHIRO ▪ You're not alone in this, Haru. And you're here too, so I'm not alone either. I get the courage to keep going from everyone being here. So really, thank you.[MAHIRO chuckles.]MAHIRO ▪ Chii-san, thank you for pointing out where I was lacking before. I'll do my best to change little by little.[RYOGA sighs, patting CHISE.]RYOGA ▪ C'mon now, Chise.CHISE ▪ Yukki...[CHISE runs to MAHIRO, hugging him. MAHIRO laughs.]MAHIRO ▪ Let's do it. Let's make our flowers bloom, together!RYOGA ▪ Let's. So, first thing's first, let's all head to our lessons! Let's build on the things we can do! We'll clear them one by one, and the results'll come after that.MAHIRO ▪ Alright! I'm definitely gonna learn the move that we were taught the other day!RYOGA ▪ Hey, having objectives for the lessons is a great idea!MAHIRO ▪ However... in the case that I can't do it well... Haru, teach me how!HARUTA ▪ ...Huh? Me?MAHIRO ▪ Haru, your dancing is way better than mine! I'm counting on you.HARUTA ▪ Y... yeah! Hehe, guess there's no helping it!MAHIRO ▪ Looking forward to it!RYOGA ▪ Alrighty then, shall we head off?LIHITO ▪ ...? Wait a moment.RYOGA ▪ What's up?LIHITO ▪ Kaoru seems off.MAHIRO ▪ Kaoru?KAORU ▪ .....RYOGA ▪ Oh yeah, he's been silent the entire time...[HARUTA pats KAORU.]HARUTA ▪ Kao-nii? What's the matter with you? Kao-nii!LIHITO ▪ .....It's his flower. It has to be.MAHIRO ▪ What?! But--HARUTA ▪ PLANTs![enter PLANTs.]HARUTA ▪ Display the results for Kao-nii's medical check![sound of error notification.]MAHIRO ▪ This is the same as what happened to Lee-san...HARUTA ▪ Then there might be a flower somewhere on his body right now! Let's try taking his clothes off!MAHIRO ▪ Yeah...!CHISE ▪ I'll help out too![MAHIRO and CHISE run to KAORU, stripping him.]MAHIRO ▪ It's here...!CHISE ▪ On the left side of his chest... it's Oru-kun's flower![RYOGA walks over to KAORU.]RYOGA ▪ ...! Oi, Kaoru, you okay? Can you hear me?KAORU ▪ ......[KAORU falls unconscious.]HARUTA ▪ Kao-nii!MAHIRO ▪ Kaoru!RYOGA ▪ The parameters seem to have calmed down for the most part...CHISE ▪ But... even if we call him, he's not responding!MAHIRO ▪ This is pretty different from what happened to Lee-san...LIHITO ▪ It might happen on an individual basis.[LIHITO taps the display on his ring.]HARUTA ▪ Lito-nii, what are you doing?LIHITO ▪ I'm looking at the details on his measurements.[results display.]LIHITO ▪ ...Looks like there's no real issue. His brain waves indicate that he's fast asleep in the REM stage.HARUTA ▪ R... remu? What's that?LIHITO ▪ Your body becomes relaxed and enters a state of rest, but your brain enters a state of activity. He might be having a dream right now.MAHIRO ▪ A dream?RYOGA ▪ Hm... Lihito. When your flower first bloomed, did you have a dream?LIHITO ▪ Who knows... I don't really remember anymore.

¹ This is a double entendre on the word 開花 ('kaika') and can either mean "to bloom" or "to gain popularity/show results." In this case, Anthos showing results would entail each individual member's flower blooming, so it means it in both senses of the word.

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ANTHOS PROJECT ARCHIVE 1-8
from 2nd album "Boxed"

[LIHITO gets changed and leaves bedroom. RYOGA sits up in bed.]RYOGA ▪ ...There he goes.[RYOGA sighs, checking ring.]RYOGA ▪ Damn, it's still this early... That Lihito is up awful early today, isn't he.[RYOGA stretches.]RYOGA ▪ Well, I guess it's convenient. For a guy who said he doesn't have interest in other people, he's watching his surroundings quite a bit...[RYOGA gets out of bed, getting a cup of water and taking suppliments.]RYOGA ▪ Time-wise... it's almost high time for it to happen. Not sure what kind of result I'm expecting, but... according to the plan, their flowers will bloom... The dice has already been cast long ago.

[scene change to living room. enter LIHITO.]LIHITO ▪ Kaoru.KAORU ▪ ...! Lihito-san. Good morning.LIHITO ▪ When did you get back to the dorm?KAORU ▪ I got back just now. I stayed at the medical tower all night yesterday.LIHITO ▪ I see.KAORU ▪ Err... It would seem that I've inconvenienced everybody plenty...LIHITO ▪ Why, it was complete mayhem here yesterday.KAORU ▪ I apologise... I did think something was off as of late, but to think it was my flower about to bloom...LIHITO ▪ I was the same way. Anyhow, if we're all supposed to have our flowers bloom, we're in the same boat. I don't think it's anything to be concerned over, though.KAORU ▪ Aha... hearing that is a relief. Your mornings start rather early, don't they, Lihito-san?LIHITO ▪ The living room is quiet in the morning. It's good if I'm reading books.KAORU ▪ Oh... I'm sorry to impede on your alone time... um, were I to return to my room, I might wake Mahiro up from his sleep, so...[LIHITO walks towards kitchen.]LIHITO ▪ Are you fine with tea?KAORU ▪ Hm?LIHITO ▪ Drinks. I'm already making my own, so I might as well.KAORU ▪ ...! Yes! I like tea.LIHITO ▪ ...Okay.LIHITO ▪ House system, two cups of tea.[sound of tea pouring.]KAORU ▪ Thank you.[KAORU tries to get up.]LIHITO ▪ I'll go get it. Just sit down.LIHITO ▪ So? How's your body?KAORU ▪ It's fine! My body feels light, somehow. It's a strange feeling, but I suppose this is also because my flower bloomed.LIHITO ▪ That might be it, yes.[LIHITO walks back to living room, setting teacups down on table.]LIHITO ▪ It's hot, so be careful.KAORU ▪ Th-thank you...LIHITO ▪ What are you making that face for? Is it that odd for me to carry some tea?KAORU ▪ N-no! But... well...LIHITO ▪ It's unexpected?KAORU ▪ ...Yes. Just a bit.[LIHITO sighs.]LIHITO ▪ I don't know how inhumane of a person you might see me as, but I can at the very least worry about other people on a normal level. At the current we're in the same unit, too, and moreover, I don't dislike people who I can speak calmly to.[KAORU laughs quietly.]KAORU ▪ Thank you for the tea.[LIHITO sighs.]LIHITO ▪ ...When my flower bloomed and I first woke up, my body also felt unusually light... but it wasn't just limited to being a physical phenomenon. It felt as though the negative emotions at my very core had disappeared. I suppose it could almost be described as some sort of... euphoria.KAORU ▪ I understand. It was as if I had gained a sense of hope, as if I could do anything. Perhaps it was just because I was in high spirits, though.LIHITO ▪ I wondered how you would cope since your body is weak, but it seems like you don't even have problems with the intensive training and whatnot.KAORU ▪ ...! Did I ever actually tell you that I was prone to being sick...?LIHITO ▪ ...! It's... it's because of... your image, I suppose...
When my flower bloomed, my body felt strained, but that didn't seem to be the case with you.KAORU ▪ Ah... I wasn't particularly in pain or anything. Thank you for worrying about me.LIHITO ▪ ...It's not like I would call this much "worrying"...KAORU ▪ Heh... Earlier you said that you at least worry about people like the average person, didn't you?LIHITO ▪ ..... I suppose I did.[KAORU chuckles.]KAORU ▪ Moreover, I'm not as weak as I look, you know. In the past I all I ever did was sleep. I was sickly, and I would be in and out of the hospital. I couldn't attend school, so I wasn't able to make friends...KAORU ▪ But that same person is now aiming for the same goal along with everybody else. Also, the fact that I can become an idol... that especially seems like a dream to me. When my parents told me that they sent in an application for me to attend an idol audition, I thought it would be impossible for me, but...LIHITO ▪ But...? Why didn't you give up?KAORU ▪ ...I wanted to make the parents, who supported me when I was ill, happy. I figured I'd just try and see what would happen.LIHITO ▪ ...I see. So that's why you yourself didn't actually have much interest in idols, and you didn't know about our senior unit Louloudi either?KAORU ▪ Yes. Deep down, I felt a sense of inferiority in being here. I questioned if I really deserved it. But now, from the bottom of my heart, I'm glad that I was chosen to be part of Anthos. I want to become idols and shine brightly along with the rest of you... and I want to become emotional support to those who feel hopeless in living, like I did in the past. Actually... I said this during my audition, too, but now... Now,I can say this much more confidently.[LIHITO sighs.]LIHITO ▪ You're speaking an awful lot today, aren't you?KAORU ▪ .....I'm sorry. I was speaking the entire time...LIHITO ▪ No, it's fine. It's not like your voice is annoying either, so listening to it isn't unpleasant. Also, while I was listening, I thought... The fact that your seed grew and your flower suddenly bloomed might have just been a matter of your own feelings.KAORU ▪ My own... feelings...?LIHITO ▪ Upon coming here and living together with the other members, you cured the loneliness you've experienced up until now, little by little. Although you felt inferior, you achieved your goal of becoming someone suited to be an idol. Am I wrong?KAORU ▪ That... might be it.LIHITO ▪ Assuming that the seed that's been embedded into you requires positive emotion... Then, make no mistake, the change in your feelings had positive impact on it.KAORU ▪ If that's the case, then I owe my flower blooming to everyone. I'm truly glad I came here. It'd be nice if everyone's flowers bloomed soon, wouldn't it?LIHITO ▪ Even if there is a member whose flower doesn't bloom... I wouldn't particularly mind it.KAORU ▪ Huh? But—LIHITO ▪ In regards to the flowers, we aren't being informed of any of the smaller details, so this is just me guessing, but... I think that there are individual variations in the speeds at which our flowers bloom. Even with regular flowers, varying factors such as the soil and climate can change how it grows and develops. Regardless of the cutting-edge technology being used, when it comes to putting seeds inside people, it wouldn't be odd for the conditions to be even more severe. To the human body, the artificial seed that's been transplanted remains nothing but a foreign substance. I wouldn't be surprised even in the instance that the human body doesn't adapt to the seed.KAORU ▪ But... there's an aptitude for it, which is why we were chosen for Anth—LIHITO ▪ If it's guaranteed that all of our flowers are going to bloom, there's no need to limit us to making it bloom in a single year. Wouldn't you agree?KAORU ▪ ...That's—LIHITO ▪ Even if there is someone who doesn't bloom amongst everyone who took the audition, there's no helping that. On the other hand, it would be trouble if they didn't promise suitable positions to those who did bloom. That's all.KAORU ▪ ...The things you say are always just, Lihito-san. But... I want a future in which I can walk alongside everyone in Anthos, even after a year. That's what I think.LIHITO ▪ .....Uh-huh.KAORU ▪ I'm sorry... That was rather impertinent of me.LIHITO ▪ That's not it. I saw you as an opportunist, but it seems you can say what you want to say just fine. I'm just a bit impressed. There's as many things that are "just" as there are people in the world, so it's not like you have to try and empathise with every single thing. All I'm doing is saying what I personally think is right.KAORU ▪ Lihito-san...[enter MAHIRO.]MAHIRO ▪ ...! Kaoru![KAORU runs to MAHIRO.]MAHIRO ▪ You're back! I didn't realise...KAORU ▪ Yes. I returned early this morning.MAHIRO ▪ Geez! You could've woken me up.KAORU ▪ I apologise.MAHIRO ▪ No, it's fine! Anyway, how's your body? You okay?KAORU ▪ Yes! I'm alright.MAHIRO ▪ I'm so glad... Oh, right! There was something I wanted to tell you once you got back.KAORU ▪ Oh? What is it?MAHIRO ▪ Congrats! I'm glad your flower bloomed.KAORU ▪ Mahiro...MAHIRO ▪ After it happened, you weren't responding... and even after you opened your eyes, there was that commotion with calling the medical team, so I ended up not having the chance to say it.KAORU ▪ Thank you.MAHIRO ▪ That's so nice... I want mine to hurry up and bloom too.KAORU ▪ I'm sure a bright flower that suits you is going to bloom.MAHIRO ▪ That'd be great. ...Oh, sorry, Lee-san! Sorry to barge in on you while you were talking to Kaoru. I might've gotten in the way...LIHITO ▪ Not really. We finished discussing what we were going to talk about for the most part, anyway...[LIHITO stands up, walking away.]LIHITO ▪ Why don't you sit here?MAHIRO ▪ B-but, Lee-san...!LIHITO ▪ My tea grew cold, so I'm going to go heat it.[exit LIHITO.]KAORU ▪ You don't have to worry, we really did reach a good stopping point in our conversation.MAHIRO ▪ Got it... then I'm glad.[enter HARUTA. HARUTA yawns.]HARUTA ▪ Mornin'.MAHIRO ▪ Haru! Morning.KAORU ▪ Good morning.HARUTA ▪ Kao-nii! You came back! You seem fine.KAORU ▪ I'm sorry to make you worry. I'm alright now.HARUTA ▪ Uh-huh... Great to hear it, then.KAORU ▪ Wait, where's Chise-san? He's not with you?HARUTA ▪ Oh... uh... he's still asleep. I woke up first, so I went ahead of him.KAORU ▪ Ah... I suppose it's still early.MAHIRO ▪ Assuming it's almost time for us to go and he still hasn't gotten up, we can all go together and wake him.HARUTA ▪ Yep! Thanks, Hiro-nii.[enter RYOGA and CHISE.]RYOGA ▪ Hey, looks like everyone's gathered.MAHIRO ▪ Oh, Ryo-san! And Chii-san's here, too.[CHISE yawns.]CHISE ▪ ...Morning.KAORU ▪ Good morning, Chise-san.CHISE ▪ Huh? Oru-kun's here...KAORU ▪ Yes, I returned just some time ago.RYOGA ▪ I peeked into the rooms and only Chise was still asleep, so I took him with me while I was at it. Haru, you left the door wide open!HARUTA ▪ Ahhh, my bad, Ryo-nii.RYOGA ▪ Well, the dorm's security is impenetrable, so even if you make a mistake, so it's not like anyone dangerous would be able to enter.[enter LIHITO.]LIHITO ▪ That's assuming that there's no thief inside the dorm.RYOGA ▪ Geez, of course there's nobody like that here!CHISE ▪ More importantly... Hey, Oru-kun? Oru-kun, what kind of flower is it that bloomed?MAHIRO ▪ Now that you mention it, we didn't look it up yesterday, did we?KAORU ▪ I don't exactly know what it is either... Err...[KAORU exposes his flower.]HARUTA ▪ There's a lot of tiny ones...MAHIRO ▪ PLANTs![enter PLANTs.]MAHIRO ▪ Tell us what the name of this flower is![PLANTs displays the search results.]HARUTA ▪ Forget... me not...?MAHIRO ▪ What a cute flower... It's a pretty shade of blue, too. That's so like you, Kaoru.[KAORU smiles.]CHISE ▪ ...! Oru-kun... Your smile right now is so beautiful...MAHIRO ▪ Yeah, my heart skipped a beat for a moment there...RYOGA ▪ It definitely feels like you have a different vibe to you now.KAORU ▪ Is... that so...? I'm not quite sure I understand it myself, but...CHISE ▪ It's definitely because of the flower! I'm jealous.KAORU ▪ I'm sure your flower will be brilliant, just like you, Chise-san.CHISE ▪ ...I wonder about that.KAORU ▪ ...? What's wrong, Chise-san? You don't seem to be well...CHISE ▪ Nope... ahaha, that's not it. Oru-kun, congrats!KAORU ▪ Thank you!RYOGA ▪ Kaoru, how's your body?KAORU ▪ No problems! I'm healthy.RYOGA ▪ Then since we're all awake and gathered early for once, why don't we eat breakfast early and do some light practice on our own in the lesson room?HARUTA ▪ Let's!MAHIRO ▪ Cool, that sounds fun! But what about Kaoru?LIHITO ▪ It's our own practice, so with suitable amounts of rest he can join in as he likes.KAORU ▪ I'll do that! I'm not going to push myself.RYOGA ▪ Mhm. Chise, does it seem like you can go too?CHISE ▪ If everyone else is going.RYOGA ▪ Alrighty then, it's settled! Then let's eat. House system, prepare morning plates for everybody![notification noise.]RYOGA ▪ Wait a little, 'kay?MAHIRO ▪ Ryo-san, I'll help out too!RYOGA ▪ Oh? Hiro, you can stay sitting.MAHIRO ▪ Man, you worry way too much! It's fine, so let me help you. Anyway, Ryo-san... thank you for bringing Chii-san from the room.RYOGA ▪ Heh. I'm reliable, aren't I? Whenever you need help, you can rely on me plenty, okay?MAHIRO ▪ Yeah!

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ANTHOS PROJECT ARCHIVE 1-9
from 2nd album "Boxed"

[ returning from lessons. ]CHISE ▪ Ugh, I'm exhausted... I can't anymore. I don't want to move another step.[ CHISE outstretches his arms. ]CHISE ▪ Ryo-kun, carry me.RYOGA ▪ Don't ask for the unreasonable! Not to brag, but even I'm worn out.CHISE ▪ Awww, you're so stingy.MAHIRO ▪ Chii-san, it's only a little while longer until we get to our rooms, so let's do our best. Okay?CHISE ▪ I can't stand anymore.RYOGA ▪ Hey, let's not be selfish.CHISE ▪ Even if you say so, we've been doing self-practice since morning, and then the lessons today were packed too, right? I can't![ KAORU steps forward. ]KAORU ▪ Um... Chise-san? If you'd like, you can hold onto me for support.CHISE ▪ Oru-kun, you're so nice... You're an angel!LIHITO ▪ Even if you have no delicacy, there's a limit to things.RYOGA ▪ Okay, okay, I'll haul him around, so... here we go!CHISE ▪ Ow ow ow! Ryo-kun, that hurts!RYOGA ▪ It's fine, c'mon and stand already!CHISE ▪ Geez, you're so clumsy in the things you do, Ryo-kun!MAHIRO ▪ Huh? Wait, where's Haru?RYOGA ▪ Huh? Was he so small that we ended up losing him?MAHIRO ▪ Heh, Ryo-san, Haru's going to get mad again if you keep saying that.KAORU ▪ He might still be in the lesson room, I'm going to go and check.[ exit KAORU. ]MAHIRO ▪ Oh, Kaoru! ...Hey, why don't we all go back to the lesson room?CHISE ▪ Whaaat? Let's go back to the dorm already! Oru-kun's going to check on him anyway.RYOGA ▪ But, I am a bit curious... It seemed like he was strangely desperate today or something.MAHIRO ▪ Mhm, that's right... I think his vibes were kinda off.CHISE ▪ If it's Harii we're talking about, he's fine! Moreover, I wanna hurry up and shower, then do some hair care.[LIHITO sighs.]LIHITO ▪ You're so annoying.RYOGA ▪ Lihito...LIHITO ▪ I'm headed to the dorm first. I can't deal with this.MAHIRO ▪ But! Lee-san...LIHITO ▪ If you're worried about Kaoru and Midget, then you should hurry up and go see them. If you want to be caregiver for that idiot over there, then do as you'd like. Just like you people do what you want to do, then I should at the very least be able to do so too.RYOGA ▪ Good grief... It's been a while since you've popped off on us.LIHITO ▪ It's out of pure kindness. I'm not denying you people what you want to do anyway. I want to be away from that idiot as soon as possible before I really go on to disparage him.CHISE ▪ By "idiot," do you mean me?LIHITO ▪ Wow, so you actually have some self-awareness to you. If you're doing this while you're entirely aware, then that makes you all the more in the wrong.[CHISE sighs quietly.]CHISE ▪ Litto... why do you hate me?LIHITO ▪ ...Do idiots have to have it spelled out for them? You irritate me. You say frivolous nonsense, only work on your outward appearance, and in our lessons all you do is half-assedly do whatever the other people are doing, isn't that right?CHISE ▪ That's not true...LIHITO ▪ What, so you honestly thought that you could fool me? I could laugh. You said it yourself the other day, didn't you? You "got used" to the lessons. That's right... you blatantly cut corners. You have no right to be tired.RYOGA ▪ Lihito! Leave it at that.LIHITO ▪ I don't think you truly want to be an idol!CHISE ▪ You're wrong. I want to be an idol. I have to be the "me" I am right now.LIHITO ▪ So you want to be pampered but you don't want to put in the effort? You really are the worst.MAHIRO ▪ Lee-san, stop already, will you?LIHITO ▪ All your human nature goes towards you patching up your appearance and your name and exterior appearance. Go in front of our fans and they'd find you out in an instant.CHISE ▪ Litto...! Wait. Stop...LIHITO ▪ People like that will never have their flowers bloom, no matter how much time goes by! If you're just a rich kid who came to waste their time, then hurry up and quit already instead of waiting a year! Your being here is unpleasant![ CHISE begins to sob. ]MAHIRO ▪ ...! Chii-san...! Chii-san... don't shake so much. It's okay.[ CHISE hyperventilates. ]MAHIRO ▪ Breathe slowly... You'll calm down if you do that. Okay?MAHIRO ▪ Lee-san... I think you've gone too far.RYOGA ▪ What Hiro said. I won't say anything bad, just leave him be, Lihito.LIHITO ▪ Is it fun sticking up for idiots and playing buddy-buddy?RYOGA ▪ That's not it. If you keep going at it with Chise and Hiro, you'll be the one that ends up getting hurt.LIHITO ▪ Getting hurt? Me?! How foolish!RYOGA ▪ Do you know what kind of face you're making right now?LIHITO ▪ ...! As if I would know.RYOGA ▪ Figures. You can't see your own face.LIHITO ▪ Are you trying to say that you know better than I do?RYOGA ▪ I know more than you do, at the very least.LIHITO ▪ Give me a break... As if you would know how I feel.[ LIHITO begins to walk away. ]CHISE ▪ Litto...! Wait![ LIHITO stops. ]LIHITO ▪ .....CHISE ▪ It's just as you said, Litto. The truth is that I don't like the lessons.MAHIRO ▪ Chii-san...CHISE ▪ I don't want to hear the sounds. Hearing them... It scares me.LIHITO ▪ Then, why are you trying to become an ido—CHISE ▪ You know, I had an older brother.LIHITO ▪ ...Why are you suddenly bringing this up...?CHISE ▪ But... when I was little, he was sent to another home. That's why... I don't remember his face.RYOGA ▪ ...You haven't contacted him?CHISE ▪ ...Not at all. I never even heard about having a brother. There's not a single photo of him in our home.LIHITO ▪ So? What about it? I don't really want to hear you brag about your misfortunes.CHISE ▪ I found out... I found out it was my fault my brother had to leave. At the time my home was very poor, so we had to put one of us up for adoption. But I had a scar on my face, so they couldn't find anybody to take me.LIHITO ▪ Your face... had a scar...?MAHIRO ▪ But I don't see a scar anywhere... Could it be...?RYOGA ▪ So that's it... The scar disappeared when you had the seed implanted?CHISE ▪ Not just the scar. The seed changed my plain and sullen life. Because of my appearance, I was bullied lots. I had become prideless, but it changed my life this much for the better.LIHITO ▪ Isn't that just your persecution complex speaking? If the extent of it is just how your face looks.CHISE ▪ Those are words you can only say to people who have confidence in themselves.LIHITO ▪ ...CHISE ▪ ...Hey, Litto. Why are you so scared of me?LIHITO ▪ ...What are you talking about?CHISE ▪ Listen. You don't like me. You're scared of me. I don't know why, though.RYOGA ▪ ...Just asking, but how do you know that?CHISE ▪ I can see sounds.MAHIRO ▪ You can... see them? Not hear them?CHISE ▪ And I can taste them, too.LIHITO ▪ Synaesthesia... It's a special sensory condition in which you experience a stimulus via a different sense than the one it would correspond to normally. For example, you can feel letters or colours or taste.RYOGA ▪ It's interesting to hear about, but... I imagine it's actually quite troublesome, too.MAHIRO ▪ Can you see them now, too?CHISE ▪ Mhm, I can. Yukki's voice is always a warm colour. Ryo-kun... Um, Ryo-kun's is gentle right now, maybe.RYOGA ▪ Hey, hey, I'm always gentle!CHISE ▪ But with Litto, only when you're talking to me is your voice sad, pained, and bitter... You become cold.LIHITO ▪ ...You're just speaking without thinking.RYOGA ▪ You're trying to explain for him, but that's not it.LIHITO ▪ Synaesthesia isn't a medically verified condition.CHISE ▪ I can see it. It's not a lie.LIHITO ▪ ...CHISE ▪ But for the longest time, I didn't know that normal people couldn't see it. I had a weird scar I got in an accident, I looked plain and gloomy, and all I would say were things people found odd... Nobody would like someone like that, and it makes sense that they didn't want to be around me, right? Mom and Dad were always so kind to me, but the truth is... I troubled them. It definitely was that way. I... I was the one that wasn't needed there.MAHIRO ▪ That's not...CHISE ▪ But with me joining the HANA-Doll* Project and having the seed implanted inside me, my looks changed. And I thought, maybe my personality could change, too!RYOGA ▪ Oh, that was written in the pledge too, huh. "Please be aware that there are individual differences in how the seed affects the host's mind and body."CHISE ▪ Are your eyes like that too, Ryo-kun? The colour in your left eye is different from your right, isn't it?RYOGA ▪ Aha... no, I was born like this.CHISE ▪ I see! Then, I'm glad they stayed the same. I said it before too, but it's hot!MAHIRO ▪ They're so pretty... I think it's a bit of a waste to cover it with your fringe. I've always thought so.RYOGA ▪ ...! Really?MAHIRO ▪ Mhm!CHISE ▪ How about you, Yukki! Did you change at all?MAHIRO ▪ Not much... Just my hair colour, for me.CHISE ▪ Mine changed too! It's so bright and pretty now, I love it!LIHITO ▪ ...So that's why you became an idol?CHISE ▪ To me, it's very important. By passing the audition, I was able to become the bright and handsome Chise! I got recognition as part of Anthos. The unneeded person in me disappeared... I can make it so that dark, gross Shorai Chitose never existed to begin with.[ CHISE tears up. ]CHISE ▪ But... Litto, I'm begging you, please don't tell me to "leave." Please don't tell me I'm "not needed."

[ HARUTA practices choreography in the lesson room. enter KAORU. ]HARUTA ▪ Kao-nii!KAORU ▪ Pardon me for interrupting... But, why don't we head back to the dorm soon? We have to go back and take our supplements as well.HARUTA ▪ "Soon"? So you were watching for a while?KAORU ▪ Yes... not for that long, though.HARUTA ▪ You should've said something! But I want to practice more, so I'm sorry, but you should head back f--[ HARUTA slips. ]HARUTA ▪ ...!KAORU ▪ ...! Haruta![ KAORU runs to HARUTA. ]HARUTA ▪ Ow ow ow...KAORU ▪ Are you alright?HARUTA ▪ Yep! Hahaha, that was lame.KAORU ▪ The floor is this wet with sweat... Let's leave it at that for today, okay?HARUTA ▪ But... I'm not done...KAORU ▪ Haruta, you're a hard worker, and you have an earnest passion towards your dreams. I admire you quite a bit.HARUTA ▪ It's fine, you don't have to force compliments.KAORU ▪ I'm not forcing. It's the truth.HARUTA ▪ But my flower still hasn't bloomed. That means I'm still not good enough, right?KAORU ▪ That's not true. Besides, today I was worse at dancing than you were.HARUTA ▪ Kao-nii...KAORU ▪ I'm relieved that I didn't magically become able to do everything.HARUTA ▪ Why? Isn't it better to be good at everything right away?KAORU ▪ Of course I want to be good at things. But, I want to improve alongside everybody else. If I were to become good without putting in any effort, I most definitely wouldn't be able to taste the satisfaction of winning.HARUTA ▪ Kao-nii, you're too good... Aw, man... I want to hurry up and get good, and I want to make my flower bloom, too.KAORU ▪ If it's you, Haruta, it'll bloom even without you rushing it. It'll be an exceptionally lively, wonderful flower.HARUTA ▪ Hey, Kao-nii, what does it feel like to have it bloom?KAORU ▪ It's hard to put it into words, but if I had to say, it feels pleasant, like you're overwhelmed with joy. It would seem that it was the same for Lihito as well.HARUTA ▪ Uh-huh.KAORU ▪ But for some reason...HARUTA ▪ Huh? What is it?KAORU ▪ Well, it's nothing big, but for some reason, I get hungry very easily.

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ANTHOS PROJECT ARCHIVE 1-9
from 2nd album "Boxed"

[ returning from lessons. ]CHISE ▪ Ugh, I'm exhausted... I can't anymore. I don't want to move another step.[ CHISE outstretches his arms. ]CHISE ▪ Ryo-kun, carry me.RYOGA ▪ Don't ask for the unreasonable! Not to brag, but even I'm worn out.CHISE ▪ Awww, you're so stingy.MAHIRO ▪ Chii-san, it's only a little while longer until we get to our rooms, so let's do our best. Okay?CHISE ▪ I can't stand anymore.RYOGA ▪ Hey, let's not be selfish.CHISE ▪ Even if you say so, we've been doing self-practice since morning, and then the lessons today were packed too, right? I can't![ KAORU steps forward. ]KAORU ▪ Um... Chise-san? If you'd like, you can hold onto me for support.CHISE ▪ Oru-kun, you're so nice... You're an angel!LIHITO ▪ Even if you have no delicacy, there's a limit to things.RYOGA ▪ Okay, okay, I'll haul him around, so... here we go!CHISE ▪ Ow ow ow! Ryo-kun, that hurts!RYOGA ▪ It's fine, c'mon and stand already!CHISE ▪ Geez, you're so clumsy in the things you do, Ryo-kun!MAHIRO ▪ Huh? Wait, where's Haru?RYOGA ▪ Huh? Was he so small that we ended up losing him?MAHIRO ▪ Heh, Ryo-san, Haru's going to get mad again if you keep saying that.KAORU ▪ He might still be in the lesson room, I'm going to go and check.[ exit KAORU. ]MAHIRO ▪ Oh, Kaoru! ...Hey, why don't we all go back to the lesson room?CHISE ▪ Whaaat? Let's go back to the dorm already! Oru-kun's going to check on him anyway.RYOGA ▪ But, I am a bit curious... It seemed like he was strangely desperate today or something.MAHIRO ▪ Mhm, that's right... I think his vibes were kinda off.CHISE ▪ If it's Harii we're talking about, he's fine! Moreover, I wanna hurry up and shower, then do some hair care.[LIHITO sighs.]LIHITO ▪ You're so annoying.RYOGA ▪ Lihito...LIHITO ▪ I'm headed to the dorm first. I can't deal with this.MAHIRO ▪ But! Lee-san...LIHITO ▪ If you're worried about Kaoru and Midget, then you should hurry up and go see them. If you want to be caregiver for that idiot over there, then do as you'd like. Just like you people do what you want to do, then I should at the very least be able to do so too.RYOGA ▪ Good grief... It's been a while since you've popped off on us.LIHITO ▪ It's out of pure kindness. I'm not denying you people what you want to do anyway. I want to be away from that idiot as soon as possible before I really go on to disparage him.CHISE ▪ By "idiot," do you mean me?LIHITO ▪ Wow, so you actually have some self-awareness to you. If you're doing this while you're entirely aware, then that makes you all the more in the wrong.[CHISE sighs quietly.]CHISE ▪ Litto... why do you hate me?LIHITO ▪ ...Do idiots have to have it spelled out for them? You irritate me. You say frivolous nonsense, only work on your outward appearance, and in our lessons all you do is half-assedly do whatever the other people are doing, isn't that right?CHISE ▪ That's not true...LIHITO ▪ What, so you honestly thought that you could fool me? I could laugh. You said it yourself the other day, didn't you? You "got used" to the lessons. That's right... you blatantly cut corners. You have no right to be tired.RYOGA ▪ Lihito! Leave it at that.LIHITO ▪ I don't think you truly want to be an idol!CHISE ▪ You're wrong. I want to be an idol. I have to be the "me" I am right now.LIHITO ▪ So you want to be pampered but you don't want to put in the effort? You really are the worst.MAHIRO ▪ Lee-san, stop already, will you?LIHITO ▪ All your human nature goes towards you patching up your appearance and your name and exterior appearance. Go in front of our fans and they'd find you out in an instant.CHISE ▪ Litto...! Wait. Stop...LIHITO ▪ People like that will never have their flowers bloom, no matter how much time goes by! If you're just a rich kid who came to waste their time, then hurry up and quit already instead of waiting a year! Your being here is unpleasant![ CHISE begins to sob. ]MAHIRO ▪ ...! Chii-san...! Chii-san... don't shake so much. It's okay.[ CHISE hyperventilates. ]MAHIRO ▪ Breathe slowly... You'll calm down if you do that. Okay?MAHIRO ▪ Lee-san... I think you've gone too far.RYOGA ▪ What Hiro said. I won't say anything bad, just leave him be, Lihito.LIHITO ▪ Is it fun sticking up for idiots and playing buddy-buddy?RYOGA ▪ That's not it. If you keep going at it with Chise and Hiro, you'll be the one that ends up getting hurt.LIHITO ▪ Getting hurt? Me?! How foolish!RYOGA ▪ Do you know what kind of face you're making right now?LIHITO ▪ ...! As if I would know.RYOGA ▪ Figures. You can't see your own face.LIHITO ▪ Are you trying to say that you know better than I do?RYOGA ▪ I know more than you do, at the very least.LIHITO ▪ Give me a break... As if you would know how I feel.[ LIHITO begins to walk away. ]CHISE ▪ Litto...! Wait![ LIHITO stops. ]LIHITO ▪ .....CHISE ▪ It's just as you said, Litto. The truth is that I don't like the lessons.MAHIRO ▪ Chii-san...CHISE ▪ I don't want to hear the sounds. Hearing them... It scares me.LIHITO ▪ Then, why are you trying to become an ido—CHISE ▪ You know, I had an older brother.LIHITO ▪ ...Why are you suddenly bringing this up...?CHISE ▪ But... when I was little, he was sent to another home. That's why... I don't remember his face.RYOGA ▪ ...You haven't contacted him?CHISE ▪ ...Not at all. I never even heard about having a brother. There's not a single photo of him in our home.LIHITO ▪ So? What about it? I don't really want to hear you brag about your misfortunes.CHISE ▪ I found out... I found out it was my fault my brother had to leave. At the time my home was very poor, so we had to put one of us up for adoption. But I had a scar on my face, so they couldn't find anybody to take me.LIHITO ▪ Your face... had a scar...?MAHIRO ▪ But I don't see a scar anywhere... Could it be...?RYOGA ▪ So that's it... The scar disappeared when you had the seed implanted?CHISE ▪ Not just the scar. The seed changed my plain and sullen life. Because of my appearance, I was bullied lots. I had become prideless, but it changed my life this much for the better.LIHITO ▪ Isn't that just your persecution complex speaking? If the extent of it is just how your face looks.CHISE ▪ Those are words you can only say to people who have confidence in themselves.LIHITO ▪ ...CHISE ▪ ...Hey, Litto. Why are you so scared of me?LIHITO ▪ ...What are you talking about?CHISE ▪ Listen. You don't like me. You're scared of me. I don't know why, though.RYOGA ▪ ...Just asking, but how do you know that?CHISE ▪ I can see sounds.MAHIRO ▪ You can... see them? Not hear them?CHISE ▪ And I can taste them, too.LIHITO ▪ Synaesthesia... It's a special sensory condition in which you experience a stimulus via a different sense than the one it would correspond to normally. For example, you can feel letters or colours or taste.RYOGA ▪ It's interesting to hear about, but... I imagine it's actually quite troublesome, too.MAHIRO ▪ Can you see them now, too?CHISE ▪ Mhm, I can. Yukki's voice is always a warm colour. Ryo-kun... Um, Ryo-kun's is gentle right now, maybe.RYOGA ▪ Hey, hey, I'm always gentle!CHISE ▪ But with Litto, only when you're talking to me is your voice sad, pained, and bitter... You become cold.LIHITO ▪ ...You're just speaking without thinking.RYOGA ▪ You're trying to explain for him, but that's not it.LIHITO ▪ Synaesthesia isn't a medically verified condition.CHISE ▪ I can see it. It's not a lie.LIHITO ▪ ...CHISE ▪ But for the longest time, I didn't know that normal people couldn't see it. I had a weird scar I got in an accident, I looked plain and gloomy, and all I would say were things people found odd... Nobody would like someone like that, and it makes sense that they didn't want to be around me, right? Mom and Dad were always so kind to me, but the truth is... I troubled them. It definitely was that way. I... I was the one that wasn't needed there.MAHIRO ▪ That's not...CHISE ▪ But with me joining the HANA-Doll* Project and having the seed implanted inside me, my looks changed. And I thought, maybe my personality could change, too!RYOGA ▪ Oh, that was written in the pledge too, huh. "Please be aware that there are individual differences in how the seed affects the host's mind and body."CHISE ▪ Are your eyes like that too, Ryo-kun? The colour in your left eye is different from your right, isn't it?RYOGA ▪ Aha... no, I was born like this.CHISE ▪ I see! Then, I'm glad they stayed the same. I said it before too, but it's hot!MAHIRO ▪ They're so pretty... I think it's a bit of a waste to cover it with your fringe. I've always thought so.RYOGA ▪ ...! Really?MAHIRO ▪ Mhm!CHISE ▪ How about you, Yukki! Did you change at all?MAHIRO ▪ Not much... Just my hair colour, for me.CHISE ▪ Mine changed too! It's so bright and pretty now, I love it!LIHITO ▪ ...So that's why you became an idol?CHISE ▪ To me, it's very important. By passing the audition, I was able to become the bright and handsome Chise! I got recognition as part of Anthos. The unneeded person in me disappeared... I can make it so that dark, gross Shorai Chitose never existed to begin with.[ CHISE tears up. ]CHISE ▪ But... Litto, I'm begging you, please don't tell me to "leave." Please don't tell me I'm "not needed."

[ HARUTA practices choreography in the lesson room. enter KAORU. ]HARUTA ▪ Kao-nii!KAORU ▪ Pardon me for interrupting... But, why don't we head back to the dorm soon? We have to go back and take our supplements as well.HARUTA ▪ "Soon"? So you were watching for a while?KAORU ▪ Yes... not for that long, though.HARUTA ▪ You should've said something! But I want to practice more, so I'm sorry, but you should head back f--[ HARUTA slips. ]HARUTA ▪ ...!KAORU ▪ ...! Haruta![ KAORU runs to HARUTA. ]HARUTA ▪ Ow ow ow...KAORU ▪ Are you alright?HARUTA ▪ Yep! Hahaha, that was lame.KAORU ▪ The floor is this wet with sweat... Let's leave it at that for today, okay?HARUTA ▪ But... I'm not done...KAORU ▪ Haruta, you're a hard worker, and you have an earnest passion towards your dreams. I admire you quite a bit.HARUTA ▪ It's fine, you don't have to force compliments.KAORU ▪ I'm not forcing. It's the truth.HARUTA ▪ But my flower still hasn't bloomed. That means I'm still not good enough, right?KAORU ▪ That's not true. Besides, today I was worse at dancing than you were.HARUTA ▪ Kao-nii...KAORU ▪ I'm relieved that I didn't magically become able to do everything.HARUTA ▪ Why? Isn't it better to be good at everything right away?KAORU ▪ Of course I want to be good at things. But, I want to improve alongside everybody else. If I were to become good without putting in any effort, I most definitely wouldn't be able to taste the satisfaction of winning.HARUTA ▪ Kao-nii, you're too good... Aw, man... I want to hurry up and get good, and I want to make my flower bloom, too.KAORU ▪ If it's you, Haruta, it'll bloom even without you rushing it. It'll be an exceptionally lively, wonderful flower.HARUTA ▪ Hey, Kao-nii, what does it feel like to have it bloom?KAORU ▪ It's hard to put it into words, but if I had to say, it feels pleasant, like you're overwhelmed with joy. It would seem that it was the same for Lihito as well.HARUTA ▪ Uh-huh.KAORU ▪ But for some reason...HARUTA ▪ Huh? What is it?KAORU ▪ Well, it's nothing big, but for some reason, I get hungry very easily.

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BOOKLET 1 INTERVIEW TRANSLATION
originally distributed with 1st album "BIRTH"

Introducing the new-age idol unit "Anthos," created from the HANA-Doll* Project.
Having just announced their debut, read their latest interview below!Q1. We're finally at your debut! First off, can I have you take turns introducing yourself?RYOGA ▪ Okay, we'll start with me. Kagekawa Ryoga, 24 years old. I'm Anthos' oldest member and the "big brother" of the group, so to speak, but I'm fresh at heart. Nice to meet you.LIHITO ▪ ......"Fresh."RYOGA ▪ (smiling bitterly) That's the first thing you zone in on?MAHIRO ▪ Ryo-san really is a reliable older brother. Normally he just watches over us quietly, but when we need help he takes the initiative in helping us out.RYOGA ▪ Hiro, you're such a good kid...HARUTA ▪ It's the wisdom of old age!RYOGA ▪ O-kay then, next! Cute and tiny Haruta-kun, your turn.HARUTA ▪ Ngh... Kiyose Haruta, youngest member at age 17! I'm 166 centimetres tall, but I have plans to get way taller, so don't call me tiny!CHISE ▪ Why are you mad? Even though you're so cute... Ah. You probably know this just from looking at me, but I'm the most handsome member of Anthos. Everyone, give me your support, 'kay?HARUTA ▪ Chise-nii isn't following the conversation at all...!MAHIRO ▪ On the subject of handsome, Lihito-san is a former model, correct?LIHITO ▪ Thanks for changing the subject. I'm Toudou Lihito, 22 years of age.RYOGA ▪ ......Is that all you're gonna say?LIHITO ▪ I'm fresh at heart.KAORU ▪ (laughing) Okay, I'll go next. Kisaragi Kaoru, age 18. I'm told that I'm the "minus ion" among us members, which I suppose means that I'm soothing to be around.HARUTA ▪ Kao-nii is only a year older than me, but he's relaxing to be around, and he's mature, and he's nice to everyone.MAHIRO ▪ Lihito-san is cool but actually great at taking care of us. Both of them are great about watching the people around them and giving them advice.LIHITO ▪ Okay, and you are? Can you introduce yourself?MAHIRO ▪ Ah, I'm Yuuki Mahiro, 18 years old. Nice to meet you!RYOGA ▪ It's a bad habit of Hiro's to postpone his own matters and focus in on other people.KAORU ▪ That's also one of Mahiro-kun's good points, isn't it?Q2. What kind of group is Anthos?MAHIRO ▪ We're a unit of six, made up of Amagiri Pro's trainees and then members who got scouted. Our unit name is the Greek word for "flower."KAORU ▪ It suits this project perfectly.LIHITO ▪ Oh, but to be precise, we're still pre-debut.HARUTA ▪ If we show results, we're gonna get promoted up a rank!CHISE ▪ It would've been nice for us to be in the Legend Class right from the start though......RYOGA ▪ Isn't starting off fresh nice, though?MAHIRO ▪ The letter "S" in our logo is supposed to represent a smiley face. Just like our logo, we want to be able to make our fans smile and we want to smile alongside them!Q3. What's Anthos' goal after this?RYOGA ▪ First, to make the flowers inside us all bloom.LIHITO ▪ That's obvious......KAORU ▪ Just like our unit's concept, we want to be close to our fans.CHISE ▪ We can be. After all, you have me.MAHIRO ▪ We want our music to reach people all over the world!HARUTA ▪ And we want to meet fans all over the world too!Q4. Please give a message to those watching Anthos!RYOGA ▪ I'm looking forward to the day we can meet our fans.LIHITO ▪ Keep following us.CHISE ▪ Look forward to how handsome we are!HARUTA ▪ Let's have fun together!KAORU ▪ I hope we can become everyone's moral support.MAHIRO ▪ We're gonna try to the best of our ability. Thanks for your support!

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YASHIRO SETSUNA PROFILE TRANSLATION

"Good afternoon. ...Wait. Or is it supposed to be "good evening"...? ...I'm not sure which one, so let's just go with whatever you all like. I'm Yashiro Setsuna, and I've joined Anthos*. Nice to meet you.The Anthos* members told me I was really chill, so I guess that's my "part" now. If everyone says so, I guess it is. I asked Mahiro what I'm supposed to do with my part and he just told me to be myself, but I kinda don't know what that means exactly, so I've been thinking about that constantly.Also... I'm... 23 years old, born February 26. My flower is the snowdrop. ...Oh yeah. They told me to talk about my flower to you all. Mahiro said that the rest of the members' flowers hadn't bloomed when they first started. But mine already bloomed by then. It bloomed, so I was told to join in.The snowdrop. It's a white flower. They told me it was my very own flower. ...Flowers are strange, right? Flowers bloom beautifully, without anybody telling them to. They bloom with all the power they have in them. Why do they do that? Does it mean something? ...This is hard.But, I wonder if I'm going to be able to understand, someday. Maybe if I find out, I'll tell everyone then. I promise."

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TOUDOU LIHITO PROFILE TRANSLATION

"Good afternoon. ...Wait. Or is it supposed to be "good evening"...? ...I'm not sure which one, so let's just go with whatever you all like. I'm Yashiro Setsuna, and I've joined Anthos*. Nice to meet you.The Anthos* members told me I was really chill, so I guess that's my "part" now. If everyone says so, I guess it is. I asked Mahiro what I'm supposed to do with my part and he just told me to be myself, but I kinda don't know what that means exactly, so I've been thinking about that constantly.Also... I'm... 23 years old, born February 26. My flower is the snowdrop. ...Oh yeah. They told me to talk about my flower to you all. Mahiro said that the rest of the members' flowers hadn't bloomed when they first started. But mine already bloomed by then. It bloomed, so I was told to join in.The snowdrop. It's a white flower. They told me it was my very own flower. ...Flowers are strange, right? Flowers bloom beautifully, without anybody telling them to. They bloom with all the power they have in them. Why do they do that? Does it mean something? ...This is hard.But, I wonder if I'm going to be able to understand, someday. Maybe if I find out, I'll tell everyone then. I promise."

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KAGEKAWA RYOGA PROFILE TRANSLATION

"Good afternoon. ...Wait. Or is it supposed to be "good evening"...? ...I'm not sure which one, so let's just go with whatever you all like. I'm Yashiro Setsuna, and I've joined Anthos*. Nice to meet you.The Anthos* members told me I was really chill, so I guess that's my "part" now. If everyone says so, I guess it is. I asked Mahiro what I'm supposed to do with my part and he just told me to be myself, but I kinda don't know what that means exactly, so I've been thinking about that constantly.Also... I'm... 23 years old, born February 26. My flower is the snowdrop. ...Oh yeah. They told me to talk about my flower to you all. Mahiro said that the rest of the members' flowers hadn't bloomed when they first started. But mine already bloomed by then. It bloomed, so I was told to join in.The snowdrop. It's a white flower. They told me it was my very own flower. ...Flowers are strange, right? Flowers bloom beautifully, without anybody telling them to. They bloom with all the power they have in them. Why do they do that? Does it mean something? ...This is hard.But, I wonder if I'm going to be able to understand, someday. Maybe if I find out, I'll tell everyone then. I promise."

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YUUKI MAHIRO PROFILE TRANSLATION

"Good afternoon. ...Wait. Or is it supposed to be "good evening"...? ...I'm not sure which one, so let's just go with whatever you all like. I'm Yashiro Setsuna, and I've joined Anthos*. Nice to meet you.The Anthos* members told me I was really chill, so I guess that's my "part" now. If everyone says so, I guess it is. I asked Mahiro what I'm supposed to do with my part and he just told me to be myself, but I kinda don't know what that means exactly, so I've been thinking about that constantly.Also... I'm... 23 years old, born February 26. My flower is the snowdrop. ...Oh yeah. They told me to talk about my flower to you all. Mahiro said that the rest of the members' flowers hadn't bloomed when they first started. But mine already bloomed by then. It bloomed, so I was told to join in.The snowdrop. It's a white flower. They told me it was my very own flower. ...Flowers are strange, right? Flowers bloom beautifully, without anybody telling them to. They bloom with all the power they have in them. Why do they do that? Does it mean something? ...This is hard.But, I wonder if I'm going to be able to understand, someday. Maybe if I find out, I'll tell everyone then. I promise."

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YUUKI MAHIRO PROFILE TRANSLATION

"Good afternoon. ...Wait. Or is it supposed to be "good evening"...? ...I'm not sure which one, so let's just go with whatever you all like. I'm Yashiro Setsuna, and I've joined Anthos*. Nice to meet you.The Anthos* members told me I was really chill, so I guess that's my "part" now. If everyone says so, I guess it is. I asked Mahiro what I'm supposed to do with my part and he just told me to be myself, but I kinda don't know what that means exactly, so I've been thinking about that constantly.Also... I'm... 23 years old, born February 26. My flower is the snowdrop. ...Oh yeah. They told me to talk about my flower to you all. Mahiro said that the rest of the members' flowers hadn't bloomed when they first started. But mine already bloomed by then. It bloomed, so I was told to join in.The snowdrop. It's a white flower. They told me it was my very own flower. ...Flowers are strange, right? Flowers bloom beautifully, without anybody telling them to. They bloom with all the power they have in them. Why do they do that? Does it mean something? ...This is hard.But, I wonder if I'm going to be able to understand, someday. Maybe if I find out, I'll tell everyone then. I promise."

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YUUKI MAHIRO PROFILE TRANSLATION

"Good afternoon. ...Wait. Or is it supposed to be "good evening"...? ...I'm not sure which one, so let's just go with whatever you all like. I'm Yashiro Setsuna, and I've joined Anthos*. Nice to meet you.The Anthos* members told me I was really chill, so I guess that's my "part" now. If everyone says so, I guess it is. I asked Mahiro what I'm supposed to do with my part and he just told me to be myself, but I kinda don't know what that means exactly, so I've been thinking about that constantly.Also... I'm... 23 years old, born February 26. My flower is the snowdrop. ...Oh yeah. They told me to talk about my flower to you all. Mahiro said that the rest of the members' flowers hadn't bloomed when they first started. But mine already bloomed by then. It bloomed, so I was told to join in.The snowdrop. It's a white flower. They told me it was my very own flower. ...Flowers are strange, right? Flowers bloom beautifully, without anybody telling them to. They bloom with all the power they have in them. Why do they do that? Does it mean something? ...This is hard.But, I wonder if I'm going to be able to understand, someday. Maybe if I find out, I'll tell everyone then. I promise."

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YUUKI MAHIRO PROFILE TRANSLATION

"Good afternoon. ...Wait. Or is it supposed to be "good evening"...? ...I'm not sure which one, so let's just go with whatever you all like. I'm Yashiro Setsuna, and I've joined Anthos*. Nice to meet you.The Anthos* members told me I was really chill, so I guess that's my "part" now. If everyone says so, I guess it is. I asked Mahiro what I'm supposed to do with my part and he just told me to be myself, but I kinda don't know what that means exactly, so I've been thinking about that constantly.Also... I'm... 23 years old, born February 26. My flower is the snowdrop. ...Oh yeah. They told me to talk about my flower to you all. Mahiro said that the rest of the members' flowers hadn't bloomed when they first started. But mine already bloomed by then. It bloomed, so I was told to join in.The snowdrop. It's a white flower. They told me it was my very own flower. ...Flowers are strange, right? Flowers bloom beautifully, without anybody telling them to. They bloom with all the power they have in them. Why do they do that? Does it mean something? ...This is hard.But, I wonder if I'm going to be able to understand, someday. Maybe if I find out, I'll tell everyone then. I promise."

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BOOKLET 2 INTERVIEW TRANSLATION
originally distributed with 2nd album "Boxed"

―収録お疲れ様でした。Anthosとしての初レコーディングはいかがでしたか？― Congrats on finishing recording. How did your first recording as Anthos go? RYOGA ▪ Well, all of the members were awfully nervous (laughs). We trained every day, but it was a first for all of us in both making an album and recording songs, so there were lots of things laying pressure on us.MAHIRO ▪ It suddenly felt real the moment I entered the recording studio (laughs). It was moving to think about the fact that, up until now, the senior units in our agency have produced all sorts of music in this studio.HARUTA ▪ Yeah, yeah! And since it's our very first album, we kept working on it 'til we were satisfied with the result, so the sense of accomplishment I felt when we listened to the finished product was amazing!CHISE ▪ I was hyped every day since we were able to get two cool songs that matched us perfectly, y'know? ぼく達にぴったりのカッコいい曲を２曲ももらえて、 毎日ワクワクだったよねー。KAORU ▪ Haha, that's right. I think we were able to recieve songs matched our concept album "Birth" to an incredible degree. ふふ、そうですね。２曲ともすごく『Birth』のアルバムコンセプトに合った曲を頂けたと思います。LIHITO ▪ I think that it a large part of it was also all of the members figuring out how to express their parts when the songs had contrary melodies and atmospheres. 正反対の曲調や雰囲気をどうやって表現するか、全員に与えられた課題も大きかったと思う。とにかくバラバラな個性をどうやってまとめて良いものにしていくか、スタートだからこそ気は抜けなかった。RYOGA ▪ ははっ、リヒトは相変わらずだな（笑）。まぁこんな感じで、６人それぞれの個性と想いがたくさん詰まったアルバムなので、ファンのみんなにもたくさん聴いてほしい ですね。HARUTA ▪ みんなの感想聞くのが今からすっげー楽しみ!!――収録楽曲「BIRTH」「Unknown」それぞれの聴きどころ をお聞かせください。RYOGA ▪ 「BIRTH」はパート分けが見せどころ。誰がどこを 歌っているか、楽しみながら聴くのもいいんじゃないか？KAORU ▪ 「Unknown」は切なくて美しいメロディに、繊細で不 器用な感情を歌った詩が合わさった、独特の世界観がいい ですよね。CHISE ▪ はいはーい！　ぼくはね…あ、もちろんぼくのとこ ろもすごく好きなんだけど、リョーくんの落ち着いた歌声 も好きだし、あとやっぱりリットーの歌は、なんか曲の世界がグワーっと深くなる感じがして…。LIHITO ▪ あんたそれ褒めてんの？HARUTA ▪ あと意外性でいったら、「BIRTH」のレコーディングの時のヒロ兄の男前ラップだな！MAHIRO ▪ ありがとうハル（照）。どちらの曲もすごく素敵で、 歌も僕達の普段と違ったギャップや息遣いが感じられるの で、是非たくさん聴いてほしいです。― Please give a message for your fans. RYOGA ▪ Anthosとしてはまだやっとスタート地点に立てただけだからな、俺達のこれからに期待してくれ。LIHITO ▪ 俺達がこのアルバムに込めた想いを五感を通して感じて。きっと、みんなにも共感してもらえる部分が多いと思 う。CHISE ▪ You might like us even more after hearing this album.KAORU ▪ I hope we can continue to create works as good to the degree to which you all are supporting us. みなさんの応援に負けないくらい、これからも良い作品をお届けできればと思います。MAHIRO ▪ Anthos hopes to become a must in all of your lives!HARUTA ▪ And we hope to all have our flowers bloom and become the ultimate idols!ALL ▪ Please continue supporting Anthos!

BOOKLET 2 QUESTIONNAIRE TRANSLATION
originally distributed with 2nd album "Boxed"

Q1. Which area of your muscles can you boast about?
A1 ▪ Something I can boast about, huh...? I'll train more so that I can have more things to boast about to everyone.Q2. How do you spend your days off?
A2 ▪ I guess I work out at the agency's gym and look over the photos I take? I have lots of tough days, so I spend my days off doing the things I like so as to not let the exhaustion pile up on me.Q3. What kind of body pillow do you use?
A3 ▪ I like them on the relatively soft side.Q4. What kind of woman do you find attractive?
A4 ▪ A friendly, bright person who's fun to be around, and also someone who knows how to be considerate. I guess I like long hair?Q5. What do you want your fans to call you?
A5 ▪ Hmm, Ryo-kun or something?Q6. What's been bothering you the most lately?
A6 ▪ My little bros have been making fun of me for being old (^_^;)Q7. Amongst the members of Anthos, who's the most difficult?
A7 ▪ All of them! Just kidding. There are times where they might be difficult, but they're all unique and good kids.Q8. Amongst the members of Anthos, who's the most difficult?
A8 ▪

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