【26th WEEK】告白の夜…「隣に座って、目を見て、後はキスするだけ…」 卒業インタビュー デュラト ジュゼッペ編

「TERRACE HOUSE TOKYO 2019-2020 」
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日本で漫画家として連載をもつ、という夢を叶えた、
ジュゼッペがテラスハウスを卒業。

春花に告白したあの夜の心に秘めていたある想い、
新しい経験をさせてくれたメンバーへの想い、テラスハウス生活での本音を赤裸々に語ります。

I'd like to go back in time to tell
my 16-year-old self who longed for Japan,

"You can make your dream come true
unless you give up."

"Never give up."

[COSTCO SUBS PRESENTS]

[Interview with a member who's leaving]

I've lived in Terrace House
for two and a half months.

I wanted to stay longer.
I had a lot of fun.

There were a lot of tough times.

[2½ MONTH LIFE AT TERRACE HOUSE]
I couldn't hang out completely with them

because I've been
so preoccupied with work.

I only slept three or four hours a day
since I've been worried about my manga.

I always stayed up 'til 3 AM
near the end of my stay.

It was amazing! I met a lot of
great people by living in Terrace House.

Like, an actress, a pro
basketball player, and pro wrestler...

You don't have much chance
to meet a great illustrator, right?

I appreciate this opportunity.
It was a precious experience.

Not everyone gets
an opportunity like this.

It was tough, but...

This was a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

So I enjoyed it while trying my best
with both manga and Terrace House.

[RUKA NISHINOIRI]
My younger brother [Luca] and Ruka
have the same name.

In the end, we were like real brothers.

I never make fun of him...!

I can handle things a little
better than him, so I want to help him.

So, I helped him to make pasta.

Then, he made great pasta at last.

I was so surprised at his final dish.

He made pasta from scratch.

It's a little thing.
I'm not sure, but...

Only Ruka would take pictures of me.

Like, he took pictures of
me shaving my beard.

It's a small thing, but that made me feel
he was interested in me,

and he liked me.

That meant a lot to me.

I wanted to protect him
from the beginning.

[RYO TAWATARI]
Ryo is my best friend.

I respect him.

I wanted to become a soccer player
when I was a kid.

Then, I wanted to become
a basketball player too. But I couldn't.

I do respect a person who gets
a job that I had wanted.

When I went to see his game,

I was so impressed.

I had never experienced that before.

I saw a game which my friend
was playing in for the first time.

It was amazing.

I was like, "That player is my friend!"

When we were in the house,
he's my ordinary friend.

But when he plays basketball as a pro,

he looks like a different person.

I was starstruck.

I'm sure we will get along forever.

We bonded with each other.

We can make time and hang out
after he leaves the house.

[HANA KIMURA]
I'm a big fan of Hana.

When I first met her,

I thought she would become
a star in the house.

I haven't met such a funny person
like her. She's so entertaining.

I like the way she smiles.
Her smile makes us laugh.

She's talented.

She really wants to find love.

It seemed like she had a crush.

New housemates will move in,

so I'm not sure if she would
go for one of them or Ryo.

If it works out, I'd be happy
because I'm a fan of her.

[HARUKA OKUYAMA]
Since I liked Haruka,

she was the one who I wanted
to see the most.

I was always excited to see her.

When I got home and went into
the kitchen, I was happy to see her there.

When I played a board game
with Kaori and Haruka while drinking,

I realized that Haruka was so funny.

She isn't just cute but also funny.

I started thinking that
I wanted to approach her.

When she told me
that she was going to leave,

I was like, "Shoot! I waited too long!"

I wasn't sure
if things would go well.

But I hurried to make a move on her.

[THE BAR DATE WITH HARUKA]
Before the date,

I told my friend Terry about
the date plan... at Simokitazawa.

I asked him, "What should I do?"

He's good at approaching a woman.

His advice contained three steps.

It was like a manga story.

Step 1: Get close to her
by making up some reason.

After getting close...

Actually, we were sitting next to
each other from the beginning.

"If you sit across from each other,
find any excuse to move to next to her.

"then, look at her eyes,

look at her lips, and kiss her.

"That's it," he said.

I was like, "I can't!
Because I'm not you."

I was wondering if I should do that...

Then, I decided to do what he told me.

When I saw that they'd seated us
side-by-side, I was like, "That's perfect!

"I can skip step 1.
There are only step 2 and 3 left."

But before the date,
I had a photo-shoot for a magazine.

I happened to see Shohei there.

I told him that I was going to
confess my feelings for Haruka tomorrow.

He said, "Wow, that makes me happy.

"That sounds great! What are
you going to do on the date?"

"I'm going to kiss her."

"No, no, no! Haruka isn't
that kind of woman.

"She isn't the type who
wants an unexpected kiss."

"Oh, really?"

"You should tell her
that you like her first,

"then, you should kiss her.

"I'm sure that she prefers that."

"Oh, I see."

He had lived with her longer than me.
I thought he knew her better.

So, I took his advice.

At first, I confessed my feelings for her
with the flowers and other stuff.

But, she said she didn't
have feelings for me.

I was like, "Oh no,
I don't need to kiss her."

I didn't kiss her in the end.

I'm not sure what it would be like
if I suddenly kissed her.

It was a shame...
but I had a lot of fun.

But, yeah, I still get along with her.

It was a good experience.

[CAREER GOING FORWARD]
My manga is going very well.

I can draw manga much quicker than before.

In the worst case,
I finish drawing 9 or 10 pages a day.

This week, I will draw a picture
for the cover of my first comic book.

I'm getting stronger.

I feel like I've really grown

when I meet the deadlines.

Sometimes I have a tough time,

but I enjoy my work.

I'm doing my best so that Mingo
will be made into a movie or an anime.

[Translated & Timed by koma]
[Reviewed by hearthrose & goob]