Episode Carbuncle #16 (Special Story)
Car-kun Goes to Animate
(1) Gentiana: Umbra, Pryna, I have your snacks. Oh, and what's this?
(3) Car-kun: Please! Umbra, Pryna! I want to go to the other world (Earth) again!
(4) G: Very well, I suppose you may go...
But be sure to buy some yokan* as a gift for me upon your return.
C: Yay!
*a Japanese confectionery
(5) G: And take this with you, as well.
C: Okay, thank you!
Maybe it's a snack?
The reason Car-kun has traveled to the other world is...
(1) C: The Noct puppet I preordered should be on sale soon!
"Animate Exclusive Sale: Finger Puppet Puppela 800 yen each (tax not included)"
"*Images of samples*"
They said they couldn't ship to Eos...
(2) Animate guy: Car-kun, welcome!
C: Oh, hello Animate guy! Thanks for making puppets of Noct!
(3) Animate guy: They're not on sale yet, so if you could just wait a little bit longer.
C: Huh? Weren't they supposed to come out at the end of January...?
(4) Mail: Noctis Finger Puppet Puppela--
The release date has been changed to March 28th!
(5) Incidentally, Car-kun had also ordered Noctis' Eau de Toilette, but he chose to have them shipped together. Oh, how he can't wait for them to arrive...
C: Noct's scent...hurry...
I asked someone from the manufacturer about the FFXV finger puppets!
Q: What was the hardest part of making them?
A: It was hard to recreate the fine details of their clothes and hair.
C: Their hair does have many parts to 'em!
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Q: Share your recommended photo tips and other ways we can use them!
A: We would love for everyone to take photos of them at home or outside with all sorts of things, from food to scenery!
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Q: Is there any particular detail you want to showcase?
A: It would make us happy if everyone could appreciate the overall design!
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Q: Do you have a favorite character?
A: I personally love the team's mood maker, Prompto!
Prompto: Wha--Were you even listening?!
*Sound asleep*
Bottom box:
With tons of FFXV things on display and limited edition merchandise, the FFXV 2nd Anniversary Tour in Animate has reached its final stop in Sapporo! If you find yourself in the area, please stop by!
Hina: Runs until March 3rd!
Umbra and Pryna's Snack Time
Episode 16: The Oracle and Sylleblossoms
Car-kun: Noct's...scent...
Pryna: Why don't you have a whiff of this while you wait? (sylleblossom)
Umbra: Speaking of sylleblossoms, Lunafreya raised them in the gardens passed down over the ages from one Oracle to the next.
Pryna: Yes, those of Fenestala Manor in Tenebrae. It is said that the first Oracle, Aera Mils Fleuret, loved sylleblossoms, and thus they came to be the Oracle's symbol. Nowadays, the people of Tenebrae enjoy the flower's scent in the form of perfume and potpourri. The meaning of the sylleblossom differs depending on the color, but the blue flower that symbolizes Lunafreya has meanings such as "a heart that doesn't surrender" and "sincerity," among others.
Umbra: I heard the first Oracle Aera enjoyed raising sylleblossoms, too. She also had an interest in the Solheim civilization and would often explore archeological sites. She's not the biggest fan of snakes and bitter tea, though!
Pryna: Could it have been the loneliness in her heart from seeing the tea she prepared for Ardyn, often away to aid his people, grow bitter as she waited for him to come home...?
Umbra: There's a scene in the Episode Ardyn Prologue anime--acting as a prequel to Episode Ardyn--where you can better understand Aera's emotions.
Car-kun: Episode...Ardyn...
Umbra: Woah! Car-kun's eyes are all bloodshot...!
Pryna: Hehe, I cannot wait for Episode Ardyn to be released.