★Saori Press Vol.79★A special article for the Hina-matsuri !

Dear Girls!  Stay cute!  A Special Number for the Hina-matsuri (Doll’s Festival) Special!

 

 

S(人´∀｀) “Everybodyyy!  Hello!  I’ll be a leading part tomorrow!  It’s Saori from Otaku Republic!!!”

 

B(  'ω') “Mmm?  I thought you were always a leading part on Saori Press, no?  I’m Otaku Republic’s Boss!!”

 

blog.livedoor.jp

 

 

S(´^ω^`) “Wowow... you don’t know anything, do you, Boss?  What date is it tomorrow?”

 

 

B (  'ω') “It’s March 3^rd.”

 

 

S(｀・ω・´) “Yes!  March 3^rd is a special day in Japan!  Do you know what’s special though, Boss?!!!”

 

 

B(  'ω') “I mean.. I don’t know if YOU are the leading part but I know what kind of event the March 3^rd is.  Here!”

 

 

ja.wikipedia.org

 

 

B(  'ω') “Hina-matsuri / Doll’s Festival is celebrated each year on March 3^rd with a set of ornamental dolls (hina-ningyō) shown above, praying for girls’ healthy growth!!”

 

 

❤Dear Girls!  Stay cute!  A Special Number for the Hina-matsuri (Doll’s Festival) Special!❤

 

 

B(  'ω') “By the way, do you know how exactly it’s celebrated, though?”

 

 

S(｀・ω・´) “Of course!  I do!”

 

 

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S(｀・ω・´) “It’s the day when we devour snacks like this or..”

 

 

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S(｀・ω・´) “mochi (rice cake) like this, right?!”

 

 

B(  'ω') “That’s not wrong but it’s wrong.  Well, let me explain more clearly...  The dolls on the first placement are said to prevent us from having accidents or illnesses, being substitutes for children.  We also display them to celebrate children’s healthy and happy growth.  It is also said we might miss the marriageable ages or might not be able to become great adults unless we clear them away as soon as possible after this event.”

 

 

takanya0107.cocolog-nifty.com

 

 

S(*´･∀･) “I thought we had this set too... but I couldn’t find it when I checked everything in the storeroom at home though...”

 

 

B(  'ω') “It’s not rare for us to give this set away to someone we know after the children have grown to some extent, since this festival is only for little girls.”

 

 

S(*´･∀･) “I see... Then the dolls that used to watch me (little Saori) might be watching somebody else somewhere now?”

 

 

B(  'ω') “Possibly.  It’s kind of romantic, isn’t it?”

 

 

gamebako.blog.fc2.com

 

S（　´∀｀） “Oh, you know what?  Then the two kinds of snacks that I used to devour every year might have a special meaning?!”

 

 

B(  'ω') “Of course.  The round-small-shape snack is called ‘Hinaarare’ and is made out of rice.  It’s so colorful with pink (peach), white and green.  The pink (peach) represents life, green represents buds of the trees and white represents snow.  In other word, this snack has a message telling children to grow healthy with life, nature and energy!”

 

 

www.logsoku.com

 

 

S(*゜∀゜*) “Then the mochi snack has the same meaning since it has the same color variation?”

 

 

B(  'ω') “Actually, for that mochi snack, the meaning differs depending on what kind of nut is used for coloring: pink represents protecting us from evil and detoxication, white represents prosperity of descendants, longevity, blood pressure decrease, and cleaning, green represents warding off evil, increase of blood and staying healthy.”

 

 

S（；´∀｀） “I mean... we’ll be wishing too many things at the same time...?

 

 

B(  'ω') “I know.  But this event has been celebrated for such a long time and it wasn’t even rare for children back then to die, not being able to survive.  That’s why they wished so many things for their children every time they had such festivals.”

 

 

kanmusu.blomaga.jp

 

 

S （　´_ゝ`） “Oh, by the way, I remember there was a special event where we competed collecting these snacks in a certain game...?”

 

 

B (  'ω') “It’s just your imagination.  I hope you’re not going around the 3-3 and 3-5 maps this year.”

 

 

kanmusu.com

 

 

☆Born on Doll’s Festival?!  A special number for the characters who were born on March 3^rd☆

 

 

●Imai Kana / THE IDOLM@STER: Cinderella Girls

moba-mas.com

 

 

★Ukyo / AMNESIA

p.twipple.jp

 

 

★Kanzaki Yukiko / Ansatsu Kyoushitsu

p.twipple.jp

 

 

★Segawa Onpu / Ojamajo Doremi

www.toei-anim.co.jp

 

 

★Sena Izumi / LOVE STAGE!!

sugar09.hatenablog.com

 

★Tachibana Marika / Nisekoi

matome.naver.jp

 

 

★Tanaka Ryunosuke / Haikyuu!!

tweez.net

 

 

★Tsukiyama Shu / Tokyo Ghoul

matome.naver.jp

 

 

★Seto San / Seto no Hanayome

blog.hangame.co.jp

 

 

★Domeki Shizuka / xxxHolic

matome.naver.jp

 

 

★Fukawa Touko / Danganronpa

moefou.org

 

 

★Fukutomi Juichi / Yowamushi Pedal

twitter.com

 

 

★Nakagawa Kanon / Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai

f.hatena.ne.jp

 

 

★Ragna the Bloodedge / BLAZBLUE

www.blazblue.jp

 

 

★Rinoa Heartilly / Final Fantasy Series

pd.appbank.net

 

 

★Ryotsu kankichi / Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo

matome.naver.jp

 

 

★Leorio Paladinight / Hunter x Hunter

matome.naver.jp

 

 

B(  'ω') “We unexpectedly see some men characters as well as cute girls, don’t we?”

 

 

S m9(`･ω･´)っ “Yep!  The gap is awesome, you know?!  This day is supposed to be only for girls!  What kind of boy would be born on that day...?  Isn’t it interesting with such unpredictability?!”

 

 

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B(  'ω') “True.  I thought so too.  Those boys look cute with that unpredictability!”

 

 

S(σゝ∀・)σ “See?  Oh well!  Let’s pray for your favorite girl’s character’s healthy growth, remembering Japanese Ninamatsuri tomorrow!  Of course, while eating snacks!”

 

 

B(  'ω') “I’d better confiscate those snacks for your health though.  Your body looks different than before, you know?”

 

 

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S(ﾟДﾟ;) “Vaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!  Oh well, guys!  We’ll see you again next week!!!!!!!!”

 

 

 

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