Isuke Matsukawa (松川 伊助) is the manager of Mankai Company. Although his appearance is shabby and he has a weak personality, his belief in Mankai Company is genuine. He first reaches out to the Director (by sending a letter to her father) seeking help in restoring the company to its former glory.
Appearance
Isuke is a man with messy dark-brown hair, brown eyes, a very light stubble on his chin and he has eye bags under his eyes.
He usually wears a shabby green blazer with yellow accents and long pants. The shirt he use is yellow striped with red and white polka dot bow tie.
Personality
Isuke has a cheerful personality who likes to joke around. He would often tease Sakyo Furuichi, only to be threatened by him. He strongly believes that the Company can be saved and never loses hope for the theatre, even when everyone else is about to give up. He loves to tell urban legends about the theater. He is rather lazy and has no sense of shame, such as making others do things for himself. Isuke loves theater though, even if he is bad at acting.
History
Isuke is first introduced in the Prologue - Chapter 1 where he is seen trying to stop Ken Sakoda and Sakyo from demolishing the theater. When Izumi Tachibana wants to help him save the Theater, he gladly helps her and Sakuya Sakuma to find more members.
Etymology
- The name Isuke means "that one" (伊) (i) and "help, rescue, assist/assistant/assistance" (助) (suke).
- Isuke's surname Matsukawa means "pine tree, fir tree" (松) (matsu) and "river, stream" (川) (kawa).
Trivia
- Isuke's best friend is his bird Kamekichi but they also fight too.
- Isuke, along with Yuzo Kashima and Misumi Ikaruga is able to understand and communicate with Tetsuro Iwai.
- Isuke has been acting for eight years.
- Isuke is quite good at playing instruments and is noted by the other characters to have a nice voice.
- He plays violin as shown in Tsumugi Tsukioka's backstage story Role Study: Keiichi Soma.
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| 【Useless Manager】 | 【The Prince of April Fools'】 | ||
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Normal Home Screen Quotes
| Occassion | Line | Audio |
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| Morning | Good morning! Did we run out of rice? We can grab some from Kamekichi's bowl, then. | |
| Noon | Laundry's done! Now it's time to kick back with some crackers and watch my fave soaps... | |
| Evening | I'll take up the cooking tonight! You got any requests? | |
| Night | Pfft! Kamekichi just did a wicked impression of Sakyo! I'm laughing so hard I can't sleep! | |
| Regular | Want to talk to Kamekichi too? | |
| Regular | That dumb bird! I am sure he only sees me as a perch to rest on! | |
| Regular | You wanna know where my room is? Oh, you! Thinking of a midnight tryst, are we? | |
| Regular | Have you heard the urban legends of the Mankai Company? I'd love to share them... |
Special Home Screen Quotes
| Occassion | Line | Audio |
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| Player's Birthday 2021 | Happy Birthday! I'll make some curry for you today! | |
| Isuke's Birthday 2021 | You remembered my birthday? Sniff..I'm gonna cry! ...And I can't wait for my present! | |
| 1st Anniversary | Happy anniversary! I was worried for a bit, but thanks to you everything worked out! | |
| 2nd Anniversary | ||
| Christmas 2020 | I always cherish the Christmases I've spent with Kamekichi. I hope we can do it again next year. | |
| Valentine’s Day 2021 | C-c-could this be...? A-a-actual chocolates?! I’ll savor them by eating a piece a day! | |
| White Day 2021 | I got these for you for White Day! ...It's a White White White Day thaaank yooou! With love, toooo! ♪ | |
| April Fool's 2021 | I...I'll be making my debut as the solo act ISUKE! I'll remember each of you for the rest of my life! |
Practice Quotes
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| Let's do a string of ad libs right here! |
| How did I do? No criticism, please! I have a sensitive heart! |
| Hmm... that didn't come out right. |
| My shoulder's have been slumping thanks to do that stupid bird! |
| Wonder what dinner is... I've got a hankering for some sukiyaki! |
| Ah! I left the clothes hanging outside! Tomorrow it is, then... |
| Here's some of my special tongue twisters! |
| Good work today! |
| Backstage Story | ||
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【Useless Manager】 | A Day in the Life of the Manager |
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【The Prince of April Fools'】 | The Prince of Hanasaki Academy |
| Character Navigation | |
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Sakuya • Masumi • Tsuzuru • Citron • Itaru • Chikage • Iku • Arata • Eiji |
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Tenma • Yuki • Muku • Misumi • Kazunari • Kumon • Miki • Akito • Takuya |
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Banri • Juza • Taichi • Omi • Sakyo • Azami • Ichiro • Julian • Kengo |
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Tsumugi • Tasuku • Homare • Hisoka • Azuma • Guy • Yuichi • Tsubasa • Keita |
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Izumi • Matsukawa • Kamekichi • Sakoda • Tetsuro • Yuzo |
| Other | Reni • Haruto • Recurring Story Characters • Minor Story Characters |
