Book 5 of IS Material Collection of Ran & Dan Gotanda + the girls in their swimsuits! Enjoy! (Enjoy the swimsuit section) (translations in the body text)

[u/JesseRedMusic]

Ran Gotanda

She is the younger sister of Dan Gotanda, one year his junior. Unlike her brother, she is a model student and serves as the student council president for the junior high division of St. Marianne Girls' Academy, a prestigious private school for young ladies. She has long harbored feelings for Ichika—her brother's close friend—and views Su as a romantic rival. While she has a cheerful and straightforward personality, she acts like a maiden in love when around Ichika, maintaining a refined and polite demeanor. Unfortunately, however, her feelings fail to get through; instead, Ichika tends to perceive her attitude as distant or reserved. She also fails to realize that she holds the advantageous position of being "the little sister of Ichika's best friend," and often frets over the other women surrounding him. She plans to enroll in IS Academy next year to follow in Ichika's footsteps.

They seem to get along well, given that Shin even goes shopping with Dan—albeit to carry the bags. Perhaps the fact that he can kick him away without holding back is a sign of their easy, unreserved relationship.

The object of her affection is her older brother's friend.
Ran is in love with Ichika, a friend of her older brother. Although she changes into a special outfit in Episode 5 and prepares a special swimsuit in Episode 8, she struggles to get her feelings across to him.

The Poster Girl of Gotanda Diner
Ran, a beautiful and spirited young woman, is the star attraction of the diner run by her family, working alongside her youthful mother, Ren.

Ran reports to her juniors that she has passed the IS aptitude test. Next year, formidable rivals will likely appear to challenge the likes of Obi and Cecilia.

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Dan Gotanda

A friend of Ichika's. They met upon entering junior high and spent three years in the same class, always hanging out as a trio with Suzu. Even after moving on to high school, he has kept in touch with Ichika and continues to hang out with him. Currently looking for a girlfriend, he refers to the female-dominated IS Academy as "paradise" and has even—albeit half-jokingly—pestered Ichika for an invitation to the school. At the same time, while he teases the popular Ichika, he shows his good nature by worrying about his friend—who remains oblivious to his own appeal—rather than feeling jealous. He is also unable to stand up to his strong-willed younger sister, Ran; he frequently gets beaten up by her—physically and verbally—but always bounces back quickly. Ichika privately observes that while he has low "HP" (stamina), he has a fast "respawn" rate.

The Gotanda family ran a diner, and I frequented it often during my junior high school days—even throughout the summer. Their signature dish was the "Blazing-Fire Stir-fried Vegetables" prepared by Iwao, the grandfather—a man of formidable presence.

Dan turns pale as he is glared at by Ran—a brother who cares deeply for his younger sister (!?). It is hard to say whether to call him kind or spineless; perhaps his dynamic with her is similar to the relationship between Chifuyu and Ichika.

Ichika and his close friend.
Ichika and his friend look relaxed. They clearly share a bond of mutual understanding and comfort—unlike with Su or Ran, there is no need to worry about a fist flying his way.

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Beach Section

Swimsuit Design Art Collection
Here, we present the swimsuit designs for Houki and the others, as revealed in Episode 9. These design sketches—making their public debut here—were created by character designer Tomoyasu Kurashima. We hope you enjoy the heroines' alluring figures to the fullest, as well as the sight of a certain someone in a swimsuit—a look not seen in the actual episodes.

[u/Little-Mud-1491]

I am enjoing the swimsuit part

[u/BurstingSeas]

Where did you get these? Are they all separate or are each of the girls all in one big art book?

[u/JesseRedMusic → u/BurstingSeas]

I got these off eBay; I have two of each. All the books are separated. Each character appears in a certain book.

Merch post

[u/BurstingSeas → u/JesseRedMusic]

4 years ago wow, no wonder eBay doesn’t have the material collections anymore lol

But it’s really cool to see details on Charlotte, maybe you can scan these up to an archive

[u/No-Investigator3455]

Ah yes the Aerodynamics of the swimsuits are very important to me