MIZUHANOME AND THE YURU-CHARACTER ENTHUSIAST
How do Keito and Midori feel about manga, and who is Mizuhanome-sensei?
RELEVANT STORIES
Tea Party
Colorful Autumn
Comic World
Quarrel Festival
Scroll of the Elements
Ninja Clan
Mizuhanome-Sensei ⋆ Midori and Manga ⋆ Midori and Artists ⋆ Midori and Keito
Otaku is a compliment.
!-Era | ☀︎ Summer | Comic World (310mc)
Mizuhanome-Sensei
When I first started getting into Enstars lore I was like “who the hell is Mizuhanome, where can I find more?”
He would read me books, or tell me made up stories. I was always thrilled to hear them… He often drew me pictures, too. They are all my treasures.
!-Era | ☀︎ Summer | Quarrel Festival (dreamyproject)
Before attending Yumenosaki, Keito wanted to become a mangaka. Mizuhanome-sensei is the pen name Keito uses for his doujinshi. It’s Keito worst-kept secret, but he still attempts to keep it discreet for the sake of Akatsuki’s image (Philosopher's Guidance)
⋆ In !-era, Keito draws posters for events around campus and keeps up his manga as a hobby. He has an eye for graphic design and data visualization (Philosopher’s Guidance).
⋆He’s more familiar with traditional art than digital. (Philosopher’s Guidance, Scroll of the Elements).
⋆ Anzu is his biggest fan, constantly letting his secret slip out to others. Her art style resembles Keito’s (Tea Party).
⋆ One known work of his is "Wonderland Alice VS. Looking Glass Alice". It's unfinished, so Eichi entrusts Anzu to finish drawing the rest (Tea Party).
⋆ Mizuhanome has written text-only fanfiction for a discontinued series (Biblio) and has a fanart book (Mission of the Spy).
Stories with mentions of Mizuhanome include:
Quarrel Festival (!), Tea Party (!), Comic World (!), Philosopher’s Guidance (!), Biblio (!), Scroll of the Elements (!), Mission of the Spy (!!), Yuzuru FS1 (!!), To Want Even the Help of the Emperor (Eichi) (!!). Souma also mentions him in Colorful Autumn (!).
Midori and Manga
Midori’s taste in manga is a little more broad than his love for mascots (Manga Club, A Detour Encounter). He and Mao read American comics in A Normal Day (!).
Midori and Artists
Midori's behavior towards different artists in ES lies along a spectrum depending on how skillful the artist is and how close he is with them.
⋆ 1 He quietly admires Keito’s art but is distant because of their unfamiliarity with each other (Scroll of the Elements)
"What? Why are you staring? I assure you, I've been given permission to use Hanzoumon's design. Once I finish the flyer, I'll check again.
No, it's just... You're really good at drawing aren't you...?
!-Era | ❦ Autumn | Scroll of the Elements (citrinesea)
⋆ 2 He’s affectionate towards cute art styles (Shinobu, Souma, Kanata) (Shinobu FS2, Ninja Clan, Colorful Autumn)
V-Very well, then... Here goes nothing! Tada~! this is what I came up with~
Oohh~ This is pretty neat, actually! I can easily tell what the concept is based on.
Mm, it looks good. It's so cute...
Huh? Cute? Ah--! You're talking 'bout the frog doodle next to the outfit arentcha?
Mhm, it's so cute. Shinobu-kun, can I tear that part out and have it for myself...?
!!-Era | ☀︎ Summer | Ninja Clan (310mc)
⋆ 3 He’s really affectionate and intense when it comes to cutesy surrealism– aka people who aren’t so good at drawing (Yuzuru, Tetora) (Yuzuru FS1, Colorful Autumn).
I'm too depressed to cheer up... But if Tetora-kun draws while cheering me on, I might get back my motivation...~
If that's all I gotta do to make you happy again, then it's easy-peasy stuff! [...] There's the burdocks, the sweet potato, and the pumpkins... Aight, I managed to draw 'em pretty well. Oops, can't forget the chestnuts. And now to draw the persimmons next to it, and it'll be complete~
Uwaa... What a messy assembly, and they're looking right at me...! They're freaky, but I can't take my eyes off of them! Just looking at them makes my heart beat hard~!
It's absolutely perfect, Tetora-kun~ Thank you, it reaaally soothes my heart...~
!-Era | ❦ Autumn | Colorful Autumn (310mc)
Anzu fluctuates between 2 and 3, depending on whether she draws normally or caters to Midori’s interests.
Midori and Keito
⋆In Scroll of Elements (!), Keito and Midori are the first to arrive at their gig. To ease the atmosphere, Keito uses Midori’s mascot merch as a reference for the pamphlets he’s drawing.
⋆When Keito takes the lead on their studies for the Manga Quiz in Manga Club (!!), he settles Midori’s nerves with encouragement and flatters his strengths afterward.
⋆ The stage play adaptation of Pirate Festival (Extra Stage ~Destruction × Road) retcons the lore of Captain Kidoairaku (the mascot Midori becomes infatuated with) so that Keito is its creator.