#(This post took approx. 2 hrs to write because Balletta was so wordy and specific...)

[magicalgirlsandcerulean]

There's a lot of love for Juka this time. The images are from a genga (key frame) artist (there doesn't seem to be a source confirming the reading of their name, but it's written "程 玉芬" in Japanese), Shoko Nagasawa and Andgy respectively.

Here's the YouTube video for episode 4's insert song (Enka), Otokogi de Tango. Balletta even makes a pun about it (tango ni suki ni nattango).

Notes from Balletta's Bar F entry (dated 19th April 2021) below. Balletta quotes a lot more than the others do, so expect spoilers for episode 3, down to the quote level!

The top of each entry, just before the title of the blog post, says "Today's customer" in line with the "Menu" for the navigation.

[The reason I keep linking the Bar F page is...well, not only does that allow easy access to the original text, but there's a bunch of coloured bits I'm not able to convey in Tumblr without wrangling HTML, which I could have done with the old editor...but I'm using the new editor and don't want to break anything by switching between them.]

Balletta starts with greeting everyone in various ways: "皆さんおはようございます！こんにちは！こんばんは！Hello！" - "Everyone, good morning! Good afternoon! Good evening! Hello!"

Balletta then goes on to discuss Uruu's English. He panicked a bit because he can't speak English but he thinks the scene went well.

Balletta becomes envious of Uruu because Uruu is popular at school, despite his attitude of being proper all the time.

Balletta notes Uruu looks like a woman at times when he has his hair up in the bath. (He calls the hairstyle "odango hair".) He calls Uruu "beautiful", but Homura's hair-down style "stylish/cool". "そして蘭丸くん、お風呂の時くらい眼鏡を外しなさい" - "Also, Ranmaru-kun, please take your glasses off while in the bath."

Balletta notes you could see Uruu's butt when he left and thanks whoever was responsible for the "[fan]service shot".

Balletta liked some of the callouts Souji has during his event and wants to use that for an event. He explicitly cites the line 「俺も皆のこと大好きでーす??」 (Ore mo minna no koto daisuki de-su??, CR translation: "I love you guys", because in the context of the episode it's used as a response rather than a question), as well as 「よっ！ワビサビ！」 (Yo, wabisabi!), 「結構なお手前で！」 (Kekkou na otemae de!).

Balletta calls Homura's blushing face "cute". He liked Hori's delivery of the line 「かっこえぇなぁ?」 (CR translation: "Very cool!") and calls Ranmaru and Bakkun playing with marshmallows "a cute pair".

A bit further down the post, Balletta says they achieved the curry quota for episode 3. He notes Homura and Uruu's relationship is full of mysteries and the water and fire clans don't get along - he wonders if this is foreshadowing and whether Takara knows something about this.

Balletta notes Ranmaru has a small goat with him and the school anthem quota is also filled for the episode during the scene between Ranmaru and Uruu. He specifically quotes Uruu's line which is representative of his way of living: 「正しい心を持っていれば、世界はそれに応えてくれる。」 (The CR translation of the line is "When one maintains internal propriety, the world comes to reflect that.") Balletta calls Uruu's way of thinking and even his heart "like a clear and transparent crystal".

"This is 100% foreshadowing!" Balletta declares about the shot reflected in Uruu's eyes.

Balletta says cheering someone on is good but hoarding goods like Iyo does is bad and you should leave some for other people.

Balletta likes Houjou's line: 「お戯れを」. (CR translation: "Your Majesty teases me.") Balletta also became interested in what sort of fairy Houjou was in his youth.

[From this point forward, the post becomes a lot more descriptive of the events that happen in the episode.]

There's also apparently a 「違うか！？」 (Chigauka?!) quota.

Balletta calls the water clan the strongest because they're capable of ice and snow attacks too and he calls Uruu's wings "pretty".

"「オン　マヤルタ　ハリキラ」 夭聖界の言葉ですね。決してカビキラーではありませんよ！笑" - "'On miyalta harikira.' They're words from the fairy world. They're not mould killer (kabi kiraa), LOL." (Kabi kiraa seems to be this mould killer specifically.)

The song from the "On miyalta harikira" scene was also used during Otasuke Heaven (the mini show the voice actors do on the YouTube channel).

Apparently the director says to make the "go to heaven" delivery different each time.

Even Balletta is surprised when the queen says Uruu wanted the punishment. Balletta calls Homura "kind" because he (Homura) cares about his friends.

At the end, Balletta thanks 5 to Heaven, the staff, illustrators, directors, composer etc. He explicitly asks Hishida (the main director of the anime) for a celebration after all the events are over. [He uses a lot of exclamation marks around this part, so you can tell he's passionate about his work even if you can't read the Japanese.]

Takara's comment: "Looks like he took up 22 sheets of genkou youshi..." (Genkou youshi = writing paper.)

#fairy ranmaru #Shouko Nagasawa #Andgy #Fairy Ranmaru spoilers #Yutaka Balletta #Juka Mutsuoka #(At one point Balletta mentions チルカ and I still have no idea who that is...I only know they appear just before the eyecatch.) #(This post took approx. 2 hrs to write because Balletta was so wordy and specific...) #music