#I just know that he Exists because I accidentally spoiled myself. Oops. Ah well

[hrokkall]

I know this post was machine-focused (with a bonus Gabriel) but also Minos with barn owls and Sisyphus with lanner falcons. Just in case.

Plenty of art with Gabriel and dove motifs but what about V1 and shrikes. Swordsmachines and vultures. Mindflayers and peafowl. Drones with hummingbirds and streetcleaners with chimney swifts and sentries with wading birds and

[pretty-idol-hell]

I wasn’t actually planning to see PriPara/PriChan KiraKira Memorial Live on the premiere day and yet somehow I ended up seeing it twice… oops. (Both normal and then cheering.) 

Info and thoughts below (spoilers but honestly there is very little to spoil since this movie is 90% performances and basically just Prism Tours again). 

The plot: Miracle Kiratts realize they need to learn more about other idols so Meganee brings out a giant Mega PriChan Cast but they accidentally activate an app that sends them to the PriPara world where they meet Laala and Yui. Laala and Yui then show them various PriPara performances and at one point they access the Pretty Rhythm world through a rice cooker. (What they see in the rice cooker varies by what course of the movie you’re watching.) In the end Mirai and Emo perform and gather enough iine to get them back home, but not before trading Tomo/Follow Tickets with Laala and Yui (… but.. but the system.. ah oh well) and promising to perform together someday. (They do not perform together in this one. Instead the most we get for a finale is the Saints-SoLaMiDressing Make Ii! that was ripped straight Prism Tours ahah.) 

It was so odd to see the film open with Mirai and Emo performing Ready Action right away on the big screen even though we’ve only known them a month. I think that was the moment it actually sank in for the first time wow, they are our main characters now. 

And then I almost cried when Laala and Yui came out I know it’s only been a month BUT I MISSED THEM SO MUCHHHHH. Perhaps it was an even bigger shock to realize Yui is a senpai! And aw man I didn’t realize how much I missed the classic soulless Meganee as well. (While addressing children in her enthusiastically happy tone:) “You can never leave!! System!!” 

These movies (=this one and Prism Tours) are kind of bizarre. Despite PriChan being the new thing, they spend half the movie talking about how great PriPara is, aka something they won’t even make that much money on anymore ahaha. Same thing three years ago with Prism Tours: I went in expecting PriPara since that was the thing and left going “what is this Pretty Rhythm…”

But like really. When Mirai and Emo learned PriPara idols get cyalume change they were like THATS SO COOL! But when Yui and Laala learned that PriChan idols film themselves doing stuff they were also like THATS SO COOL!

(Uhhhhh.)

(Do you really want to be comparing that? It’s not much of a comparison.)

But I suppose they get away with doing movies like this since they are SO CHEAP to make! There was only one new performance, and I’m sure it will be in the PriChan anime soon so it that means there were zero performances made specifically for this movie. 

But ah well, I got to see PriPara and Pretty Rhythm on the big screen again what do I have to complain about???! ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!!! 

So I can hear you asking, what was the new performance? 

Towards the end of the film.. Emo performed her solo. It reminded me of a perfect mix between AchaKocha Game and Tick Tock Magical Idol Time and��� I liked it. 

I was just sitting in the theater being like. 

I am watching a PriChan live….

AND 

I 

LIKE 

IT????????????????! 

There is hope after all. Ahahah. Seriously her solo is really good. I am sure it will be in the anime soon so you can look forward to it. (Maybe even tomorrow?)

Another mild spoiler about PriChan: Emo has a little brother? We didn’t see him, but she complained about him eating her ice cream if she didn't get home on time.

Actually you know what. Emo totally stole the show in this whole movie. Her terrified reactions to all the PriPara stuff were PRICELESS. EMOI. I hadn't paid her much attention until now but all that and her performance raised Emo several pegs for me.

So as I mentioned above the second show I went to was cheering. I wasn't totally sure if I wanted to bother with the cheering since I have never been to a decent local PriPara cheering show. (Nothing on par to my average for King of Prism.) But when I saw a lot of seats were actually being taken I decided to give it a go. Unfortunately I didn't feel I could go all out because I ended up sitting next to a father and his daughter, of which the Dad seemed to be just there for his girl and not a fan so he didn't know what he was getting into (I felt kinda bad for them), but they were the only family in the theater. Everyone else was my age and on the other side of them was this big group of dudes who had obvious PriPara/King of Prism cheering experience.

I got to hear real life "iize". DanPri does exist.

Two of my favorite callouts: When Aira said "Now you'll see a show", "Sho?! Where is he?! Bring him out!" When Mirai(?) said "We got a couple more followers!!" Deep enthusiastic male voices: "IT WAS ME!"

Haha so yeah. If it's this good every time I will be going back. A LOT. I want to go again tomorrow too but I am trying to talk myself out of it because I know I'll want to go a lot during the Rainbow Live course... but!!!