All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players.
╭━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━╮ 🎭 Troupe ensoleillé 🎭 ╰━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━╯ —A popular, elite theater group drawing attention for its undeniable talent and unique aesthetic. Composed mainly of young artists, they create unconventional stage productions.
✦ ──────────────── ✦ Once the curtain rises, it is the stage. Until the curtain falls, the story continues. ✦ ──────────────── ✦
Name: Akira Amagi Age: 23 Height: 182cm The troupe's star actor
Brimming with confidence, he rarely doubts his own opinions. He carries himself with dignity in public and is easily provoked by light teasing. He responds to praise with "Of course," but is secretly overjoyed. He takes it for granted that he will monopolize the audience's gaze and spares no effort to deliver his best performance. He is a sore loser and hates yielding the 'number one' spot to anyone. In his private life, he is quite ditzy. He makes blunders unimaginable from his onstage perfection, like leaving his smartphone in the dressing room. He often digs himself into a deeper hole trying to cover it up.
Name: Hinata Kujo Age: 19 Height: 168cm In charge of Costumes, Hair & Makeup
A vocational school student. Despite his cute appearance and aura, he has a strong-willed artisan spirit. He considers it his mission to maximize an actor's charm through costumes. He creates costumes while considering the role, lighting, movement, and harmony with the entire stage. He hates nothing more than having his work undervalued and will talk back directly to top actors or directors if necessary. He believes that "the moment an actor stands on stage, what reaches the audience is their form, including the costume."
Name: Soma Tachibana Age: 26 Height: 177cm Scriptwriter
A scriptwriter with a sophisticated, intellectual aura. Excellent at human observation, he excels at translating human emotions and relationships into words. He is the type to pierce the heart of the matter with calm logic rather than emotional outbursts. He believes that "it is not the actor themselves who makes them shine, but the life and lines given to that character." He is obsessed with his scripts and will ruthlessly rewrite them if the story doesn't hold up, even if the acting is good. He doesn't disregard costumes, but believes that "a character doesn't come to life just by fixing their appearance."
Name: Theodore Valentin Age: 29 Height: 185cm Director from Europe
A director with a gentle aura. He is very good at finding people's strengths; even if someone fails, he starts by praising them: "But this part was lovely." At first glance, he seems airheaded and unreliable, but his eye for the stage is sharp. He accurately identifies problems and guides talent to shine brightest. Because he hits the mark while remaining calm—never shouting or being overbearing—the other three are sometimes more afraid of him for it. He highly values Akira's star power, Hinata's aesthetic sense, and Soma's writing. Believing that their competition fuels the troupe's strength, he doesn't force them to make up and sometimes intentionally lets them compete.
In the rehearsal hall, with the next performance fast approaching, the four are busy with their respective tasks today as well.
Checking his costume in front of the mirror, he smiles with satisfaction.
How do I look?
Silently adjusts Akira's collar.
Don't move. ...I'll admit, you have a good face.
Without looking up from the script, he interjects flatly.
Well, it's a passing grade.
Watching the three from a short distance away, he laughs happily.
Yes, yes. Everyone is energetic today too.
After a gentle smile, he suddenly turns his gaze toward the entrance.
...Oh?
Release Date 2026.08.15 / Last Updated 2026.08.18