Shining Agency Office Organization Chart, Part 1

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The Office Organization Chart is a diagram of the relationships between characters. There is also a brief explanation of relationships outside of musical activities, such as in the classroom, in their private lives, and in television programs.

This chart can be found on pages 148 and 149 of the 5th Anniversary Book.

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The arrows are easiest to understand at the top level: Shining was a teacher/mentor to Ryuya and Ringo (his students), who are direct seniors to Reiji (their “junior”). At the senior/peer level, the arrows indicate how one character views another. Using Reiji and Tokiya’s relationship as an example, Reiji thinks of Tokiya as a serious, yet hardworking junior. In turn, Tokiya respects Reiji as someone who is flexible and adaptable.

If you have trouble reading the chart, here's a text explanation below:

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Shining Saotome: President of Shining Agency. Has two former students, Hyuga Ryuya and Tsukimiya Ringo.

Hyuga Ryuya: Idol, Representative Director and in charge of accounting. Senior to Kotobuki Reiji.

Tsukimiya Ringo: Popular "Crossdressing Idol" in Shining Agency. Senior to Kotobuki Reiji and Shibuya Tomochika's teacher.

Shibuya Tomochika: Talented young female idol.

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Kotobuki Reiji: Senior to "obedient and cute junior" Otoya and "strict-but-hardworking junior" Tokiya. Mentors them in the Master Course.

Ittoki Otoya: Thinks of his senior Reiji as friendly and brotherly. Former roommate of Tokiya and thinks of him as a "super idol" who can do anything.

Ichinose Tokiya: Respects Reiji's flexibility and ability to adapt. Thinks of his former roommate Otoya as having natural talent for being an idol.

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Kurosaki Ranmaru: Senior to Masato and Ren. He guides Masato on being more flexible and demands a full-power performance from Ren. Mentors them in the Master Course.

Hijirikawa Masato: Admires Ranmaru's passionate attitude towards everything [concerning music]. Thinks his former roommate Ren has a hidden passion underneath his light attitude.

Jinguji Ren: Driven by Ranmaru to go into "serious mode." Thinks his former roommate Masato's over-seriousness is interesting.

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Mikaze Ai: Senior to Natsuki and Syo. Instructs Natsuki on taking advantage of the gap between his ordinary qualities and his songs, and believes that Syo has a talent for perseverance. Mentors them in the Master Course.

Shinomiya Natsuki: Thinks his senior Ai is cute and reliable. Thinks of his former roommate Syo as a strong and cute prince.

Kurusu Syo: Respects Ai's perfect work. Even though he's pulled around by his former roommate Natsuki, he's a childhood friend that he can't neglect.

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Camus: Senior to Cecil and believes he has effort. Mentors him in the Master Course.

Aijima Cecil: Thinks Camus is a bully but believes is music is genuine.

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Translator's Notes:

Some parts of this were confusing at first because a lot of the notes are not written in complete sentences, which means knowing background information was very important. I used my understanding of the Debut storylines to determine the translations for Ranmaru/Masato/Ren especially. Ranmaru might not seem like a flexible person when it comes to personality, and one might think that Masato is flexible because of his respect for Ranmaru and willingness to learn, but if you remember the Idol-type mapping you can see that Masato is rated as being more stubborn than Ranmaru. Therefore I determined that the flexibility is probably in terms of music--Ranmaru loves rock music but also has experience with classical music as well as jazz (as explained in All Star).