#entire enstars! summary

[xienst]

MASTERLIST of all ! era EVENT stories

reading all enstars! stories is... a lot. what if I want to read just the event stories?

[summaries will be added to the complete stories masterpost]

meanwhile, links to translations of !event stories here u go:

from spring:

THE FLAG'S HONOUR (fine) - spring2

EASTER NIGHT (switch, valkyrie) - spring3

BOOK FAIR (knights, switch) - spring12

RESURRECTION SUNDAY (undead, akatsuki, 2wink) - spring14

PURPLE WISTERIAS OF MAY (mam, rst, r, k) - spring 15

HAPPY SPRING (ra*bits) - spring 23

BAND ENSEMBLE (trickstar, undead, ritsu) - spring 24

SCHOOL FESTIVAL 4 (rst, kk, kh, tm, wh) - spring 31

from summer:

SHINSENGUMI (akatsuki, trickstar) - summer 8

AMUSEMENT LIVE (2wink, ra*bits) - summer 10

MAGNOLIA (fine) [unavailable] - summer 17

SUNSHOWER FESTA (switch, 2wink) - summer 18

RAINBOW (g&a) - summer 19

POOL (Tomoya, switch, trickstar) - summer 22

SUMMER LIVE (eve, trickstar) - summer 35

STARS * GLITTERS OF THE PRISM- (crossover) - summer 39

SUMMER NIGHT FESTIVAL - (akatsuki, ra*bits) - summer 42

BEACH MATCH (rst, 2wink) - summer 47

PLEIADES NIGHT (switch, trickstar, ra*bits) - summer 52

AQUARIUM - (rst, undead) summer 54

CHEVAL LIVE - (knights, valkyrie) summer 55

from autumn:

TSUKIMI LIVE (akatsuki, ra*bits) - autumn 2

REVENGE MATCH (eden, trickstar, fine) - autumn 7

MUSIC FESTA (rst, fine, izumi) - autumn 11

FLEUR DE LIS (knights, reikao, mam) - autumn 13

ROCKIN STAR (undead, trickstar)- autumn 17

MAGICAL HALLOWEEN - autumn 21

SWEET HALLOWEEN (rst, ra*bits, mam) - autumn 22

HORROR NIGHT HALLOWEEN (knights, trickstar) - autumn 23

SCHOOL TRIP (fine, knights, trickstar)- autumn 24

BLOOD BANQUET (undead, switch, valkyrie) - autumn 25

HOSPITAL VISIT (rst, mam, kh, ns) - autumn 26

TOYLAND (fine, kh, sk, ha) -autumn 32

SOIREE IN THE CANARY HALL- (knights, mam, nn, ko) autumn 33

from winter:

CATS AND THE CAMELIA TRAIN (akatsuki, knights) - winter 5

CHRISTMAS LIVE (rst, 2wink) - winter 9

STAR FESTIVAL (knights, valkyrie) - winter 12

JINGLE BELLS - (fine, trickstar, ta, mt) winter 13

ROMANTIC COMEDY (undead, ra*bits) - winter 14

HOLIDAY PARTY (undead, rst) - winter 15

SS (trickstar, eden) - winter 18

DREAM TRAVEL (fine, mt, hs, kh, ss)- winter 30

FORTUNE DREAM BANQUET (knights, switch) - winter 31

SAGA (trickstar, eden) [ongoing] - winter 32

DINER LIVE - winter 33

SETSUBUN FESTIVAL (2wink, rei, mi, kh, rs, ns, sh) - winter 34

SWEET AND BITTER (knights, ra*bits) - winter 42

DECORATE (undead, akatsuki) - winter 43

HOT AND ELEGANT CHOCOLATE FES (rst, valkyrie) - winter 44

WONDER GAME (switch, eden) - winter 49

next year spring

CLASS LIVE (class 2a + tsumugi + yuta)

HUMAN COMEDY (valkyrie + nn, kk, ra*bits)

REQUIEM (knights)

EP: LINK (fine, trickstar)

OPERETTA (undead)

note: labels of "<season><number>" are according to my masterpost of summaries,, I apologise for the messiness of the labels -> will create a spreadsheet for this one day

also i dont own any of these translations i did not make them (most links are to the wiki via the wayback machine, but some are to current translations on tumblr that are still ongoing)

[silentstaresfanficandfanart]

As someone who has a friend who's into Enstars, but I do not play it nor know much about it, I've managed to gather some things over time and I think it's time I write what I assume Enstars is about and so, here it is, My summary of Enstars from someone who has never played enstars Enstars is a rythm game you play on your phone probably, And in it, theres pretty boys with lots of problems. The most important pretty boy is Eichi, His bestie and possible husband and or ex husband or something, and victim, Is Keito Hasumi. Eichi is a bad little man who causes problems, and his rivalfriend who's sort of helping him is a reddish plum haired vampire who's face looks like >:D all the time. He has a gun for some reason. Keito is very tired and survives on energy drinks, and he likes little animals. He's a bad guy but he's the main character and during enstars you chose a band to help sponsor. I'm pretty sure Keito and Eichi killed at least a few people. Keito is going along with this because he's very easily manipulated and Eichi is his best friend in the entire world, and Eichi is dying so Keito has to help him. Keito despite being a little nerd boy with glasses, wants to be a star. Also he likes Bl Manga, would probably read Mxtx's books if he could, and probably doesn't know he and Eichi are married divorcees but everyone else knows. I'm pretty sure they don't go to jail but Eichi at least definitely belongs there from what i've gathered. Also there's a magical boy who definitely can break reality. he's probably very important. And then there's the red haired seasick one who's just a soft little guy. And the purple stabby man. he's very fun! this, is all I have gathered so far : ) Please tell me how I did in the comments.

[mishkakagehishka]

I can't believe I missed the Gatekeeper incident not only once but twice !

Can I get a resume again Korka ?

Man, the timezones haven't been kind to you😭

Okay here's a summary: last night around 9:30pm CET I got a notification I was tagged in something. That something was gatekeeper's new blog intro lololol. I haven't screenshot their entire pinned, which i now regret because it was full of contradictions and bad excuses, but they mentioned me to say, and I'm quoting from the screenshot I took, "I think that I got unfairly harassed when my posts were taken out of context and especially the likes of [my url] unfairly sent harassment my way just because they have a following[...]"

As we all know, that's bullshit, I actually didn't get involved with the original drama until they reblogged one of my posts. Asides from that, their pinned had info such as "I got unfairly harassed, but I also harassed people, but not because I had it out for them, but because I hate the enstars fandom and knew it was toxic and wanted the new fans to get out because I knew they wouldn't believe me if I told them the fandom was toxic" which is like. So funny. "Wow, i don't want these people to be harassed in the fandom. So i'll harass them so they quit the fandom before any of these Actually Bad People harass them :)" like bro what?

Anyway. They also had this post

Which correlates to the exact shit one of my (now former) mutuals would often vent about, which confirmed the hunch I've had since, like, October. If you wanna know who it is so you can also block them, I'll dm you since I still don't have hard proof and could be wrong, but too many people have mentioned being suspicious of the same person, that I'm like 99% sure it is.

At some point during the night, they deactivated, I got a message about it around 3am CET. So, you know, they lasted about six hours lmao

[mihai-florescu]

Okay I did post the au in 3 different parts and had a tag for it but I forgot it so I'm just gonna screenshot my notes app instead

Ummm a basic summary is that a random selection of the enstars cast get affected by this weird disease or something and it causes them to try to inflict suffering on themselves and everyone else as much as possible. In my dream the only character that was focused on regarding who had it was niki so I had to think of who else would get it. You can get the disease through your insecurities consuming you to a point it makes you sensitive to the disease.

An interesting part of the dream was that Sora's synesthesia was able to tell who had it because their colour would be horrifying no matter how well they acted (except one guy. uhh). When everyone finds out about the disease everyone tries to help as much as possible. Natsume and Sora try to find a cure (Tsumugi was one of the first affected and that's how they found it). Because of that Tsumugi's just kinda their test dummy to find out about the disease.

Ummm I thought of a good/bad ending. It's very black and white it's just everyone's fine or everyone's affected. I've only thought about the good + bad ending for crazy:b so don't ask about the others. If you wanna add to this you're more than welcome actually.

Also shoutout to my mutual @.mutsuowo for helping me with it. Mainly the stuff with knights I know shockingly little about knights

The sickness reminds me of akumatization in miraculous ladybug, i think it's an interesting premise to push people to their limits in crisis. But for worldbuilding purposes, at what point in the timeline did you envision this AU happening? Im asking because im not sure if nazuna being insecure about his leadership skills really fits in current ES2 where he hasnt been the leader of ra*bits in a year. But if the AU happens in like. Spring-summer of ES1 it could add another point of tension. Thinking about this illness being a direct result of the war, even. Maybe.

Im not entirely sold on wataru having it though. You said eichi would be the only one who kind of knows, and to me in that case he would leave no stone unturned to try to help wataru heal. Which would lead to him having to work directly with natsume for a cure... im quite interested in this part. Especially if tsumugi is patient 0 they're testing remedies on. How far would eichi go experimenting? The arguments with natsume that would ensue? Much to think about here...

I like that chiaki gets it and kanata helps make him human again... reverse meteor impact. Also i imagine madara tries to hide it and doesnt tell anyone, espeeecially not kanata. But i want kanata to find out that madara was affected too and to try to help (but also for him to remember how he cant actually heal anyone, he's not a god, do you think he forgot how his first failed miracle was madara's own sister?). Im not sold on madara's insecurity that makes him sick being just. His loneliness. It seems too shallow for how much is actually wrong with this guy, the loneliness is more of a cure he finds for himself to not let others know he is sick more than the symptom itself.

As for knights hmmm depending on when the AU is set i could see tsukasa also getting it. Leo and tsukasa both, and they end up helping each other as well. The description of sick izumi in your notes is just regular ES1 izumi...funny.

[swingjazzbear]

Adonis' physique and training ! 👟

After having talked about his image of himself, I thought I'd talk about my headcanon concerning how Adonis' training and its importance !

Adonis is amongst one of the most muscular idol in ES. Alongside the like of Kuro and Jun amongst others. Different individuals have different reasons to keep their body in shape, with most idols being for their looks as they are one of the most important part of their work. The difference between the majority and them is the fact that training for the sake of training is one of the most important part of who they are and they find fulfillment in it, making so that they go the extra mile when doing physical activities.

In Adonis's case, it is to remain strong and protect those who cannot defend themselves. As someone who has lived in a country ravaged by civil war and famine, training is a way for Adonis to keep control on his life and feel safe for both himself and those he cares about. Although he is told to not gain too much muscle as to not restrain his dancing movements, he still continue to push himself, not because of the appearance of his toned body, but to gain more power to defend others from harm.

This rigorous regimen requires an important intake of protein, thus Adonis' diet being high in meat, something he was often deprived of in the past and find delicious―Adonis' accent on others eating meat with him comes, in fact, not from being patronizing, but a genuine fear of losing people he cares about through his famine trauma. As he finds power and agency through a stronger body, having found solace in training where he believed that he would die, pushing protein intake and exercise on others is Adonis' clumsy way of wishing his loved ones to not fall into a situation where they cannot defend themselves.

When things feel desperate and become dark, training clear Adonis' mind and reaffirm who he is to himself. That although his parents are not here, that although he might be discriminated, feel lonely or sad, he can protect himself and those he loves. And even knowing this about himself help Adonis being one of the most well-adjusted individual in ES, knowing his own strengths and limits which keep him calm at all time. : he has been through hell and back, but he will be safe because he has himself.

I'm an underlining all this to, in summary, say that Adonis protecting others is his life passion and his physical training directly contribute to it, thus why he is so well toned. When others would have other passions such as practicing an instrument, cooking, painting, etc, Adonis finds his joy in leisure time with working out, this is why his body is the way it is and that you can set him apart from other slender performers who also work out, but have their hobbies and life goals set simply elsewhere.

This training, alongside his genes, makes Adonis' body very conventionally attractive, to the point where it is heavily recognizable and blatant even when surrounded by other beautiful idols. Adonis has large shoulders, a prominent and round chest, a six packs, a defined v line, a small waist, a pretty face and a deep voice to accompany all this. This makes him perfect to be markettable in the entertainment industry : Adonis being so exceedingly handsome is what helped him skyrocket his brand as an idol despite Japan being very xenophobic, as unfortunately, as a person of color, his real talent and even having mildly good looks might have not made the cut.

Adonis' body is this way because he entirely dedicated his personal lifestyle in investing in it for reasons other than esthetics. A parenthesis for his career is also that, when it comes to fanservice, Adonis definitely falls under the exotic prince trope. Yes, as a game, Enstars lean in on this, but here I am speaking in-universe, in itself, Adonis, as a performer, as oblivious as he might be, to me, must definitely himself lean on the archetype : a strong and athletic man with a golden heart, a considerate partner who will wisk you away in a gorgeous land and protect you from harm.

Socially, in-universe, as an idol, even when the occupation no matter the person's ethnicity is to play a fantasy archetype persona to the public, Adonis is at risk of falling under the myth of person of color excellence―where someone who is a minority is asked to be perfect as the bare minimum to pass for anything, instead of being a normal individual with unique qualities, flaws and a personality ... not. This is where UNDEAD falls in. UNDEAD is the perfect unit for Adonis, as the immoral demons of the night, rockers who are who they are and defy rules. By being a member of UNDEAD, Adonis can be his own performer and aim further than if he was in a more traditional unit !

[kryannoy]

sweet date with chifuyu

genre: fluff

character: jealous!chifuyu x reader

summary: you and chifuyu went on a date at an arcade but he got jealous when someone else starts playing with you

A sweet date with the sweetest boy in the world would never go wrong, would it? Chifuyu is such a cutie pie that he hates it if he hears that from you but can't help but to shy away and actually loving it being called that way by you.

A Saturday afternoon, he decided to take you out for a date after one day you told him you had been longing to try out this one rhythm game in the arcade; MaiMai. You never tried it because you never found it in the nearest arcade at the mall. You were at the verge of thinking it doesn't exist at where you live. But when he told you it does exist and he had come across one, you couldn't contain your excitement.

Now, what kind of boyfriend doesn't want to see their significant other being so happy and giddy about something they like? He finds your eyes sparkling from his words had him thinking how excited you would be when he takes you there. And boy, was it worth it. You were so giddy that you gasped when your eyes landed on the machine. You were doing cute, small jumps while waiting in line for your turn. You really couldn't contain your excitement that Chifuyu only had eyes on you the entire time.

The two guys who are currently playing are really good. One of them were playing in Master mode which is the hardest difficulty in the game and actually managed to get long combos. And the other one was playing Expert mode, just below Master. You were amazed by them. Every time you see the guy playing Master being really fast to tap the notes, you couldn't help but to express it to Chifuyu like "Wow!" or "He's so good."

To you, it seems normal that you wanted to these things. But to Chifuyu, no. He sees it as a challenge. Though, what can he do? He doesn't know how to play. He doesn't play rhythm games so he'll know he'll suck at it and would double the embarrassment if he plays. Instead, he just rolls his eyes and pouts but you didn't see him because your eyes are only on the guy playing Master mode.

After they've finished, they move away and you guys walk up to the machine. You did invite Chifuyu to play with you but he rejected the offer. So, he stood by you to watch. However, you have no idea where to start. Then, the same guy who you watched the entire time came up to you and asked.

"Are you playing for two or one person?"

You were taken aback because you weren't expecting him to approach you but you answered anyway. "Um, one person."

"Okay, then one person is for eight tokens. Two people for sixteen," he explains.

"I see."

"Do you know how to play?"

"No. This is my first time playing it."

"Alright. Then, is it okay if I play with you? I'll show you the basics." He asks politely. You were a bit surprised by that offer however you have been hoping to have someone teach you because you have no idea how to play. Chifuyu was no help since he doesn't usually play these type of games. You fail to notice the glare your boyfriend was giving to the guy.

"S-Sure," you accept, relieved that you were able to save yourself from the embarrassment of bashing the buttons and screen of not knowing how to play.

He sets up the tutorial for the game for you and once you were done, he was being very nice and let you choose the song first. He asked if you watch animes or such so he can help you find a song. You guys started off with Kaikai Kitan and you immediately picked a mode higher than easy as you sometimes like things to be a bit challenging when it comes to rhythm games. I mean, you are good at mobile rhythm games like Bandori, Enstars and Project Sekai. How different could it be?

"This is Advanced mode. You okay with that?" He asks. He wasn't mocking you, he just wanted to make sure you have the best experience when playing. You tell him that you're okay with it.

Chifuyu only watched the two of you the entire time while trying his best to stay calm because if he beats that guy's ass, you won't be able to play and fulfill you dream. He just hates it how close he was being to you. He keeps leaning in to you so he can hear your soft voice better because the arcade was loud. Sure, he didn't cross the line as to touch you or anything, but still!

The first track was fine, though you had difficulties but you had fun at least. The next track, he chooses the song. You still picked Advanced mode and the song was a little easier. Next, he lets you choose the song but you didn't know how to change the genre so you asked for his help which he gladly accepted. You chose Ussewa by Ado since you know the beat from playing countless times on Project Sekai so you were hoping it would be easier for you to get at least a decent combo. And it did. It was easier because you can already predict when the notes are coming.

And the last track was his turn to choose. He was in a dilemma of whether to choose 7th Sense or another song the kinda sounds like an orchestra to you. You weren't sure what song they are but you don't mind. He turned to his friend to ask for help but changed his mind and turned towards you instead.

"How about you choose? I don't know which song to play. Either this one or the other one."

Since you didn't know, you told him that you were unsure but he insisted. In the end, you chose the latter. Once again, you fail to notice the death glare Chifuyu was giving. It was like as if the random dude was not acknowledging Chifuyu's presence which makes his head boil. He really wants to fake cough but he couldn't. He doesn't want to ruin the mood. You were having way too much fun. But with some random dude.

This last song was a harder than the previous ones you played just now because first, you were getting tired and second, you don't know the song so you don't know the when the notes are coming. It had way too much notes that you have to press at the same time so you got confused about where the other pair you had to press.

At last, the song ended and immediately Chifuyu grabbed you by your wrist to leave. You were oblivious of your boyfriend's action because all you were thinking is you really wanted to play more. You were not satisfied. But because there were other people waiting in line, then maybe next time.

The atmosphere outside the arcade is much calmer and now you can focus on Chifuyu, which now you realized he was pouting.

"Chifuyu? Are you mad because I didn't offer you to play?"

'As if I want to play some guy!' he thought.

"No, it's not that," he answers instead.

"Then? Why do you look unhappy?"

He doesn't answer this time. He was giving you the silent treatment which you knew immediately what it was for. He only gives you silent treatment when it has something to do with other guys.

"Is it because I played with him?"

He rolls his eyes as a reply.

"Come on, Chifuyu~" you began to smile because teasing him when he's jealous is cute and quite entertaining. "You know he's just helping."

"Does helping you have to do with helping him choosing a song?" There he goes. The start of his reasoning to something so trivial.

"He was just friendly."

"Friendly, my ass. Did you see the way he smiled at you? I don't like it!" Chifuyu runs his hand through his hair which you can't help but to find that attractive.

"Oh, come on! You know I only have eyes for you, Chifuyu~"

"That is the biggest lie I ever heard. You were watching him the entire time while we were waiting!"

"Because—!" You really wanted to reason with him, which almost made you say "because he was really good" to which you knew you will not hear the end of it. Wrong words, but wise move to just let him win the argument.

Chifuyu smiles with pride when he sees you close your mouth in defeat. Now, his teal eyes are demanding you to apologize.

"I'm sorry. But I swear he was only helping! Anyway, will a kiss work?"

He just a short moment to think. "Needs more than just a kiss." He smirks.

Who knows? Maybe his 'more' could be cuddles, paying for dinner, hold hands the entire time to let everyone know you were a couple, or straight home and doing a little spicier activity.

[codes]

as someone who knows very little about enstars i would love to hear an introduction to the pink haired and heterochromia guy. as in, do u like them? if you do, what might make them appealing to someone else?

this ask is making me sweat, I am so happy that you picked out Valkyrie (that’s their group name) bc they’re technically my second fave unit, the reason I got into enstars in the first place, and are the best thing since Swiss cheese.

I’m not entirely sure what draws you to picking ur fave characters but this pair r like two peas in a pod bc i feel like u can’t rlly discuss one without mentioning the other. They’ve both grown a LOT throughout the story as individuals and in their interactions w each other so someone who likes seeing characters w intense flaws both fall and flourish would probably rlly enjoy them.

Personality wise hmmm Shu is a lot. He’s a complete perfectionist and comes off as arrogant right off the bat. He’s not rlly nice but he is kind (please tell me that makes sense). He speaks French and he used to wear a frilly shirt like this is the man you’re dealing with. On the other hand, Mika is p dependent on Shu LOL so he mentions him a lot in dialogue and in stories. He’s a little air-headed and kinda has low self-esteem but he’s a rlly rlly hard worker and tries his best when he’s w Shu since he tends to receive the brunt of his perfectionism. If you rlly want to look into their relationship then on some level they’ve saved each other from their worst and idk if I can explain more without ruining the story for u :(

But that’s a very brief summary of why I like them and I feel like I didn’t even answer ur question I’m sorry I tried my best but i feel like if I wrote paragraphs then I’d look crazy and I want this to be digestible for u. 😞

[prometheanglory]

hi! who’s shiori if you don’t mind telling us?

shiori would be my old enstars oc! shiori abe, if we’re being specific — he was the leader of my old fan-unit, maboroshi !

content warning ⚠️ : briefly mentions suicide

hello. hi :-) welcome to the ramble pit. i only have old art of him but here’s the most recent-ish?

a soft-spoken and gentle boy of... notably astonishing stature, despite his incredibly feminine face and delicate build (being 194cm). he has a very lonely and melancholic atmosphere about him — few people talk to him and seldom does he talk to others if he doesn’t have to. shiori is of a notably toothless disposition — he doesn’t seem to have much room in his body for any aggression or anger at all. i would even go as far as to say that he has a very defeated mindset (or maybe a far too willing sacrificial lamb).

in typical enstars fashion... nothing about any 3rd year student is clean and simple, shiori is no exemption ! his entire premise is centered around grieving and learning to let go of the dead (be it himself or others.)

the dead being referenced is best summarized as the ‘past’ for shiori. maboroshi is not actually his first unit — he was a formed member of a two-man unit called ‘fantôme’ with another fellow student, ren satou. fantôme is no longer an active unit, seeing as shiori would later disband the unit after ren’s passing.

ren is actually meant to be that student referenced in knights’ starfes event (the one that confessed to naru, before subsequently becoming incredibly disillusioned in eichi’s war and taking his own life)

it is critical to shiori’s character to mention the presence of love. he loved ren, romantically and platonically to the point where he was entirely willing to be crushed alongside him in fantôme’s final stand against eichi’s new system (granted, he knew that ren didn’t feel the same type of love back but shiori wasn’t seeking romantic reciprocation from ren — he just wanted to love ren.)

fantôme is actually based around the phantom of the opera... except i take it and i spin it on it’s head 🤪 erik who is transfixed with christine is played relatively straight (at first) by ren who is one of the first people to ever validate shiori’s beauty — however the plot would later be turned on it’s head as the tragedy unfolds. ren and shiori ultimately switch roles in who is the phantom and who is christine. where christine dignifies the innocent monster that is erik by extending her love to him, ultimately gracing him with humanity... the same is not applied to ren and shiori. shiori exists as the innocent monster that was not granted the mercy of death, and instead he must grow to learn even the most crippling aspects of what it means to have a heart so human.

maboroshi is actually a relatively new unit... and is still pretty underground (nice pun)... they have a rather traditional and supernatural feel to them — a recognized charm point of their shows are their distinguished elegance and grace!

the unit is comprised of: shiori abe, yasu hisakawa, and michi kurama.

the entire.... ‘why was maboroshi formed’ is kinda long and im now realizing how much of a spider web my entire maboroshi plotline was but 🤪 TEEHEE the summary of it essentially is michi (who’s greatest flaw is in the fact that he is such... a charismatic trailblazer that he continuously tramples other people and leaves them broken) ends up trampling his own friend (the only friend who had managed to cling on for this long to michi... in other words, yasu).

yasu is... ironically, best known for how little of a presence he has — michi, wataru, and shiori are the very very few people who have ever managed to remember yasu extensively. when he is trampled by michi, he begins to crumple under the pressures of eichi’s war; he is being pushed to the same edge as many other unfortunate students of yumenosaki academy .

shiori is brought back to yumenosaki with a desperate plea from michi to please save his friend — michi can’t bring yasu to listen to him alone, and michi isn’t at all capable enough of talking to him. in the end, it results in the very shaky foundations of maboroshi, a trio of three boys who have always existed outside of the image of what it means to be a sparkling idol and have been left for dead in eichi’s war for perfection. it seems they all have a lesson to learn in reanimating their corpses.

that wasn’t short at all. but anyway. theres probably more to talk abt concerning shiori (and maboroshi as a whole... and then some) but i have weasel brain and a plate of corn dogs so ✌️ until next time

[kantostarter]

i am only noticing now how insanely long the ask was IM SORRY BC I MIGHT SEND LONGER LMAO anyways idol content is everywhere! i also talked intensely abt my genshin idol au in my blog if u wanna check it out ಡ ͜ ʖ ಡ ALSO SAY HI TO MIR FOR ME AND I'D LOVE TO TALK ABT HYPMIC!! the bois give me many amounts of joy and i like watching the anime sometimes too despite the backlash it got KFHFJHF enstars is super fun!! i miss playing it but if i download even a single rhythm game i will download all of them and thus my peace and quiet will end once again SOB im glad u like the ones i listed!! there r probably a shit ton more bc the virtual idol community is just. MASSIVE???

LASTLY I SAW YOU WERE INTERESTED IN HONEYWORKS! im worried i'll hit the character limit for asks but i'll try to give a brief summary of honeyworks itself! hnw is a japanese music group that started out with producing vocaloid songs! if you're familiar with vFlower (the vocal synth), hnw also produces him! anyway, their core members are Gom and shito, who compose the music, and yamako and mogelatte as their illustrators. they started with vocaloid songs but eventually branched out to human singers, and they're also well-known for collaborating with the singer CHiCO! and in 2014, they made a professional debut as an independent music circle with their third album and the beginning of Kokuhaku Jikkou Iinkai (Confession Executive Committee) or otherwise known as Confession Series as a multi-media franchise!

Now, Confession Executive Committee, which is too long for my own sanity so we call it CEC, is divided into two series, Love Series and Idol Series. they share some characters and character relationships (such as the shibasaki brothers and the narumi sisters) and exist in the same universe. most of everything happens in sakuragaoka high school, and love series takes place here almost entirely. i'm unsure if you wanna learn more about love series, but a brief cut on it is it's about three different classes (which are referred to by the fandom as generation 1-3) and their very fluffy high school romances. pls lmk if you wanna know more bc im gonna focus on the idols!

idol series is the one i've probably talked about too much, but of course it generally centers around idols such as lipxlip's shibasaki aizou and someya yuujirou, minami, mona, and full throttle4's rio, megu, dai, yui, and iv! romance in the idol series is never fully fleshed out yet also incredibly heavily referenced and expressed, as it focuses on the struggles and experiences of idols before, during, and after their debut into the idol industry! i've already talked an incredulous amount abt lipxlip but i also have more to say, most of their songs and MVs are hard to understand on the surface bc most of them exist as in-universe music videos (for example, if you watch the romeo MV of lipxlip you might think these two dumbasses are trying to woo princess sena, when in fact this is?? acting?? it's hard to explain but they're not really princes and the events of romeo as well as a good number of other MVs are entirely fictional, both in-universe and out. sena, my beloved, is featured in the love series and has a canon love interest! so she only views lipxlip professionally. and also aizou and yuujirou are. themselves.) part of lipxlip's stories is also suzumi hiyori! while she isn't an idol herself, she serves as lipxlip's manager in training and is constantly being tormented by these two fuckers. but they care about her a lot i swear. they're just like that™. there's a currently airing anime that centers on her story, it's titled heroine tarumono! kiraware heroine to naisho no oshigoto (heroines run the show! the unpopular girl and the secret task). she's listed as part of the love series but ⚫👄⚫ i pretend i do not see /j

there's sm more i can talk about (IM SO SORRY HNW HAS BEEN TORMENTING ME FOR. SO LONG. I NEED PPL TO INFECT IT WITH FJFHJD) so pls lmk if u wanna hear more abt the singing pretty pixel people bc this ask is already too long to be normal. ALSO I WILL TAKE U UP ON THE REQS PREPARE TO SEE A TON OF IDOL MEDIA

doesn’t tumblr have a character limit for asks..!? i’m honestly shocked that you were able to type this much! anyway. i’ve Filed all the knowledge about honeyworks into the little filing cabinets in my singular brain cell. thank you again, ess!! i mean, like. feel free to share more about hnw because i am Quite intrigued?? actually, there’s this other like. ig you could call it idol media? called dear vocalist that i know a few of my alters are familiar with, but. i’d have to let them talk about it since my brain cell is filled with things like this video now. -w-” 

ALSO, WHEN I SAW YOUR REQS?? I WAS LIKE. TY ESS FOR ENABLING ME!! i will be very powerful this short king spring <3

[flyswhumpcenter]

Nurse Café - Chapter 6/6: “Back to Normalcy, If Normalcy There Is“

PREVIOUS CHAPTER

Fic Summary: Life could have honesty been simpler than that for Hokuto, a second-year Liteature major. There’s, however, someone out there willing to just make it easier on him.

Fandom: Ensemble Stars! (College/Coffeeshop AU) Ships: HokuAn (Anzu/Hokuto)

AO3 version available here.

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Chapter Summary:  After recovery comes coming clean to your friends about where on Earth you've been lately.

Chapter Wordcount: 1.7K words

Chapter Notes: Let Subaru Enstars Say Fuck. Writing Hokuto and Subaru banter has no rights to be this fun, I swear. Anyway! I started work on this chapter right after finishing the very first chapter in, what, July? I believe the first paragraph of this is older than the entirely of chapter 2, in fact. More on NC's origin story in the end notes. Because of how long this chapter has actually been in the works for, I'm afraid it sounds a little reconstituted and mashed together. Y'know, casual "I spent 6 months on this" issues and whatnot. I'm still terrified this is OOC, as I've honestly not watched Enstars in months by now and got carried away by my headcanons and AU-ing, but oh well. I hope you'll like

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Hokuto was walking down to his first class of the week, the one whose presentation he had eventually surrendered to and asked to postpone (not his proudest achievement), when he heard a very familiar sound: Subaru Akehoshi’s signature high-pitched voice resonated through the corridors, accompanied by ferocious-sounding footsteps rushing in his direction, lacking any kind of discretion or concern for whomever else may have had the misfortune to be sharing this very corridor with him.

 “Ho-kke!!”

Akehoshi jumped on him, wrapping his arm around his shoulders and almost making him tumble and fall. If his face wasn’t so naturally inexpressive, someone else would have noticed the panic suddenly enlacing his mind.

“Back off, Akehoshi,” he responded to the assault, watching his friend get down and walk next to him.

“You usually bite harder than that, Hokke! What’s up? It’s been a while since we’ve seen each other!”

“…it’s been, what, a week at most? I wouldn’t call that ‘a while’.”

“It’s just not the same without you, Hokke! I’ve missed you friend!”

To be fair, he had missed Akehoshi and simply didn’t want to admit it to the latter’s face. Doing that was like yearning to be discredited. He’d have to work on that dishonesty of his later.

“I suppose so,” he replied with some doubt lingering (truly, someone as much of a social butterfly as Akehoshi couldn’t have missed him that much, right?).

 “Hey, Hokke, tell me something! What’s happened to you? You’ve disappeared from the surface of the planet, Ukki and I got worried, and Sally wouldn’t tell us anything about your whereabouts! Anzu seemed really worried about you too…”

Oh God, was this guy really going all out on him? Was it legally allowed to embarrass someone in public like that?

“It’s a long story,” he half-heartedly replied.

Akehoshi’s glaze didn’t let up. He was coming for actual answers and Hokuto wasn’t all too keen on giving it to him in public like that. He had somewhat of an image to keep as a student representative in the university, he found that important to keep for himself, and this excitable boy wouldn’t do that. Not while he was alive, at least.

 Suddenly, more footsteps came in their direction, prompting them to both turn around. Coming towards them were Anzu and Isara with Yuuki trailing not far from them. All shone a smile, to which Akehoshi replied with more excitement. Truly, this guy seemed unstoppable and always full of energy. Hokuto suddenly found himself somewhat envious of this, before focusing back on the incoming conversation, wondering how he’d unbury himself from having to reveal why he had gone missing for an entire week.

“Hello everyone!” Anzu said in their direction, her lovely smile as on point as always.

“Hi everyone!” Yuuki continued, waving at them, Isara doing the same right afterwards.

Akehoshi rushed towards them. Well, there was nothing better to do than follow him, he supposed… At least, it’d be a good way to begin returning to normalcy.

 As they walked back in the direction to their classes, questions rose up.

“Ah, Hidaka, you’re back!” Yuuki noted with a bright smile. “Where have you been all that time?”

“Yeah, Hokke, where in the world were you?! Our routine doesn’t work the same if it’s without you, y’know!”

He didn’t know if he should have been flattered or offended to that remark.

“I had…” How was he supposed to lie about the reason without actually lying about it either? “I had a lot of things to take care of.”

“Still,” Yuuki makes another note, albeit his tone drops in happiness, “you weren’t there on Tuesday for your own presentation! The prof didn’t know what to do with you missing, he hadn’t seen that coming.”

“Frankly, never did I,” Akehoshi added. “A day without Hokke around isn’t a normal day!”

They were pushy, but he couldn’t hold it against them. He had vanished for an entire week, after all, of course they’d ask about it.

“Hokuto, I think it’s time you tell them what’s actually happened. We’ve respected you not wanting us to do that on our terms, but… These two were worried sick you know!” Isara finished to convince him.

 Despite the embarrassment already piling up in the back of his mouth, Hokuto nonetheless cleared his throat and tried finding the exact right words. He’d have liked to keep that awkward week in the sands of time, but alas, the peer pressure happened to be a little too strong to withstand.

“I, hmm…,” yeah, no, that remained hard to put into words, “may have collapsed last Friday night.”

A thick silence settled. While Isara and Anzu exchanged slightly awkward glances, Akehoshi and Yuuki had be shut for good, the former blinking furiously and the second staring with a distraught expression and agape mouth.

“W-wait, really?! L-like, collapsed-collapsed?!”

“Yes, that kind.”

“What the fuck Hokke.”

“Huh… Y-yeah, what h-he – what Akehoshi said,” Yuuki added with a tiny, clearly confused laugh.

 He scratched the back of his head. This was making him maybe more nervous than the entire process of making that cancelled presentation…

“I don’t exactly remember much from it.”

“Let me do that recap for you then,” Isara suddenly chimed in. “Friday night, you went into a café, realized you picked the wrong one, ordered an espresso at eleven in the evening, passed out on Anzu who was supposed to close the shop, and she tended to you for most of Saturday afterwards.” (Did he have to mention that? He could see Anzu growing red as he said that). “I think that’s all you need to know guys!”

Hokuto wanted to bury his face in his hands and disappear right here and there; alas, miracles didn’t exist, did they.

 “You do look much better than when I last saw you, though, Hokuto!” Isara resumed the conversation.

“Mao is right! You really do look better, I promise,” Anzu added, and if it wasn’t his fever coming back, then he didn’t think he’d like to acknowledge what it was. “You still look a little tired though, are you sure you should be attending class right away?”

“It’s only a couple of lectures, nothing I can’t pull through.”

“…Do I need to remind you that you said that about your presentation too, Hokuto…?”

 That made Yuuki jolt in place.

“Wait, you ran yourself sick just for that presentation?!”

“Unlike what Isara is saying, it’s not just that presentation.”

“Speaking of that presentation, Makoto, do you remember for what subject it was?”

“I think it was for the History class. I mostly remember the prof looking kind of pissed…”

“So that was the subject this was for! Hokuto didn’t quite remember it and I was curious.”

“Wait, Hokke, you didn’t remember that when Anzu asked?!”

“Man, Hidaka, you really must have been exhausted to the bone to forget something like that…”

Everyone was trying to kill him, especially Akehoshi’s barely contained amused giggling.

“Anzu, why did… That didn’t amuse you back there!”

She gave him a glance, suddenly much calmer, her smile dropping.

“That was because it meant there was a ton of problems on your end, Hokuto. Come on, do you think that was a normal thing?”

“I never said the opposite…”

“I know. I just try to make that amusing because, frankly, you scared us all to death, not just Mao and I.”

“Oh, yeah,” Akehoshi added, “you don’t even know how much Ukki and I asked about you for days! These two really wouldn’t tell us much even if they did!”

“Sorry for that again, guys. Hokuto really insisted on us not telling, or at least, he mumbled about that in his sleep…”

“I actually remember asking you that, Isara. I wasn’t entirely braindead.”

Akehoshi and Yuuki looked thoroughly confused. This was at least proof that they had successfully been kept out of the loop.

 “Still,” Yuuki asked, “why didn’t you want us to know? We’re friends, aren’t we?”

“I don’t think you’d ever want to see what unfolded there.”

“Well duh! Of course we don’t wanna see you be sick beyond your mind or somethin’ Hokke! Anzu and Sally talk about it as if you were gonna die!”

“Plus, we’re friends. Isn’t the whole point of friendship to help each other out in times of need?”

“They’re right, Hokuto,” Isara completed their argument. “You were also helping your grandma at the time, right? The poor woman looked worried for your life back there!”

“This was merely me fulfilling my obligations as her grandson. Still, I suppose you are right. I obviously couldn’t have survived that alone.”

“I think we can all testify to that…” Isara seemed a little jaded, but nonetheless smiled again as he put his hand on his friend’s shoulder. “So, next time, don’t hesitate to call for us when you need help, ’kay? We really don’t want you to run yourself to the ground like that again!”

The three others hummed and nodded almost in unison. All he could react with was a sigh and a tiny smile (that was most likely not even visible on his stiff face).

“Lesson learnt.”

 Their conversation eventually took its usual course, deviating (to his relief) to other topics. By the end of the main hallway, he found himself with only Anzu, the both of them heading towards different rooms almost facing each other.

“Ah, before I forget. Thank you very much for… all of this, Anzu. I don’t even want to know where I’d be right now if it wasn’t for you.”

“As much as I also don’t want to imagine that, I’d have said an ER. Again, really, Hokuto, you don’t need to thank me so politely! It’s a normal thing for friends to do. You’ve done that for me before, haven’t you?”

“That’s true…” (And these weren’t such good memories, as it mostly reminded him of bitter concern).

“Just avoid doing that next time you feel in a pinch, okay? I’m sure we’ll all be glad to help. I know I will…” Her voice trailed off and so did her eyes, looking in the distance. He naïvely started doing so as if someone or something would arrive.

“I’ll make sure to, then.”

 They stared at each other, red, for a couple moments before Anzu snapped out of it first.

“Ah, sorry, my class starts real soon! See you around, Hokuto!”

“See you later then.”

As they went on their separate ways, he could only confirm something: if his heart was beating this profusely, it had to mean he had very clearly come down with another illness altogether. In hopes that, just like his collapse, Anzu could help him fix his own issues…

[xienst]

BOOK FAIR summary (!spring12)

(enstars! summary project: masterpost) (!events masterpost)

[characters: Tsumugi, Ritsu, Arashi, Izumi, Tsukasa, Natsume, Sora, Mitsuru] [chapters: 15]

context: (in the time that Knights is still banned from holding Lives)

"No need to worRY. I'm not stupid like Senpai, after aLL."

prologue: Tsumugi complains to Anzu in the library that people are reading hardcopy books less often

in the garden terrace kitchen, knights (minus Leo) are perfecting Ritsu's beautiful dessert design (ref: sweets patisserie) -> the completed dessert somehow ends up with Tsukasa

while eating, Tsukasa consults Anzu on the situation of Knights -> Anzu suggests Knights help out at the library

Yuu-kun, Tsumugi and Anzu will be working with library to attract customers by holding a Live. (Yuu-kun is also helping with the advertisements there as he wants to find a book that featured him as a child, but was no longer in print) -> Anzu brings up Knight's confirmation that they will participate

Yuu-kun will be working with Knights to advertise for the library :D Izumi is delighted (obv) *(he's a little not-nice to Anzu at this pt)

the next day in the game research club room (aka Switch's spot) -> Natsume punches Tsumugi + Natsume kicks Tsumugi (nothing new here) saying he should have first consulted with the rest of Switch, but also that Tsumugi should not exclude himself from the activity with Knights

finally at the Book Fair Event Site, Izumi badly wants to pair up with Yuu-kun (he looks so good in the library outfit btw). Ritsu comes not properly attired..

BUT ANYWAY - the pairs are Tsumugi + Yuu-kun, Izumi + Arashi, Tsukasa + Ritsu

Sora meets with Mitsuru and they talk about a game Fukuwarai

meanwhile, Ritsu and Tsukasa are roped in as models (mainly Kasa)

Ritsu that was brutal.

the other pairs: Izumi + Arashi attract customers just by.. standing? Tsumugi and Yuu-kun read until the children are all asleep

Sora and Mitsuru meet up with Tsumugi and Yuu-kun while they talk about their... spectacles- and elaborates on his earlier conversation with Tsumugi that Natsume probably felt left out of the Book Fair activity

at the end of the day, Izumi complains that he didn't get to work with Yuu-kun, but Izu thanks Anzu for taking care of him anyway

epilogue: a few days later, Switch is helping out at the library too (Natsume comes along ufufufufu)

with Knights, "Sena-senpai is acting weirder than usual" as he looks through the picture book featuring Yuu-kun

[lilikags]

"a shitty summary of your blog"

okay i might've taken that a little too literally so here's a more clear version

on one side there's a normal you, writing and all that stuff

the other is the chaos with ayato, heizou, ensemble stars and the random stuff i dont understand (´。＿。｀)

OAJFAOSFJAISF Now that is very much more clear thank you for clarifying

that is . very accurate

i am known for being ayato and heizou kissers and then theres me doing all sorts of stuff in enstars producing (stanning) nazuna + the entire cast 💃

anyways thank you LMAO have a pic of my beloved <3

[bethygauw]

Enstars: Dengeki Girl’s Style March 2017

[UPDATE 20/4/17] added links to Enstage ~Take your marks~ DVD/BD on Animate International

Released in February 2017.

Many thanks to Nhi for the scans!! She just finished translating Athletics event story. Check out her translations on Dreamwidth!

Switch decorates the cover of this issue, which also includes B2-sized poster of the cover illustration as a bonus (Yuri!!! on Ice on the other side). The magazine’s Valentine’s day special compiles sweets-themed cards from past events and gacha. There are also previews of recent events and gacha. I translated an interview with Kuro and Nazuna’s voice actors before they went live on Monthly Ensemble Studio in December 2016 (where all Knight Killers voice actors were present). Finally, I also summarized Ensemble Stars! on Stage ~Take your marks!~ Report (ie a summary of a summary).

Translations after the jump!

Monthly Ensemble Studio:

A direct interview with Kuro and Nazuna’s voice actors, Shin’ichiro Kamio and Yuki Yonai right before recording! (25 December 2016) This interview was also published in B’s-Log March 2017, released in January 2017.

How did you feel when you knew you’re participating as guests?

Kamio: Before, I participated in the public recording at KYOMAF [1], but that was an event, so there was a limit to the broadcasting time. I thought one day I wanted to participate in something where I don’t have to mind about the time as much. And I’m really grateful seeing it realized in 2016. Other than that, I’m so happy that everyone from Knight Killers is here!

Yonai: As for me, I’m the first guest from Ra*bits, so I’m bearing that responsibility. Also, Nazuna and Kuro are the top two most sensible people among the third years, so…

Kamio: In 3-B, we’re the only ones with conscience, aren’t we.

Yonai: Exactly! Today, I’m just hoping the two of us will be able to keep the king and the emperor in check. I’m looking forward to it.

Kamio: I think we’ll be alright? (Laugh)

Yonai: I don’t think so, though. (Laugh)

Today is Christmas. If you were to give Asanuma-san and Midorikawa-san presents, what would they be?

Yonai: I want to give Asanuma-san a planetarium. He writes scripts and the like, so I thought it would be nice if inspiration can well up while he looks at the planetarium.

Kamio: Then we’ll have Yonai-kun purchase a planetarium from the countryside for him.

Yonai: What? You mean the entire building?!

Kamio: Yeah. It’ll be so expensive here in the city, so we’ll get you to either buy the planetarium in the suburbs, or maybe renovate Asanuma-san’s home in secret (laugh).

Yonai: (Laugh) Then, for Midorikawa-san it would be tea…?

Kamio: Midorikawa-san can gulp down bitter tea with ease saying it’s delicious, so if that’s the case, we can probably get him coffee? Civet cat coffee (Luwak coffee), how about that? I want to give him something a bit unusual.

Yonai: As a surprise, huh?

Kamio: Yeah, that’s it. Other than that, if it’s something that suits him, I want to give him a whole field of flowers.

Yonai: Aah, I know what you mean!

Kamio: Purchase it from the countryside, alright? We can get it from my hometown, Hokkaido somewhere…maybe? (laugh)

Please tell us your Christmas memories!

Yonai: My birthday is on the 23rd of December, so it’s pretty much lumped together with Christmas. But yesterday, I participated in my agency’s reading theater, and all the performers and the audience celebrated my birthday. It was my first time experiencing the joy of celebrating it with everyone, and I was happy I got a job on Christmas Eve. I made a really wonderful memory.

Kamio: For me, spending Christmas with my family is the most memorable memory I have. I have older and younger sisters, and all three of us were born in January. So we would order cakes from the same shop on Christmas and three times in January.

Yonai: At home, we also prepare cakes for my birthday and Christmas separately.

Kamio: Kids won’t like it if their birthdays are lumped together with other things, huh (laugh).

Are there any characters you want them to be in the same unit as Kuro or Nazuna?

Kamio: I want to create the unit “The Tall Guyz”. Rei, Wataru, Adonis… also Midori. If you gather all the tall boys, Midori will be the only first-year, so I thought I wanted to see his troubled look (laugh).

Yonai: I want to make a unit with third-years who don’t call Nazuna “Nii-chan”. Like Kanata or Izumi. I want him to act together with those who are portrayed to be getting along with him.

What about excluding Kuro and Nazuna?

Kamio: Sakuma brothers and Aoi brothers, a brothers&brothers unit, maybe. Also, I want to see more temporary units. The first-years team up a lot, but I’d like the third years too. Please! (laugh)

Yonai: As for me, I want to see how it’ll turn out if the two from Valkyrie team up with different people.

Lastly, please give a message to all the fans out there!

Yonai: Soon, it’ll be two years since the game was released. The number of transfer students and idols are increasing little by little, and I feel this student life has become vibrant. I believe they will reveal more about every character’s charms, past, and relationships with other characters, so please look forward to it.

Kamio: I second the guy next to me (laugh). Everything about Enstars is dear to me, and I myself also find the game to be enjoyable, so I hope everyone can find their own way to enjoy and play it.

Yonai: I agree. We’re really having fun as transfer students ourselves, so let’s move forward from the same line of view!

Kamio: By the way, today’s the last day of the event! (laugh)

--(t/n)--

1. Monthly Ensemble Studio in September 2016 was held in Kyoto Animation and Manga Fair, a public event held in Kyoto. Voice actors of Leo, Mika, Sora, and Kuro (Shintaro Asanuma, Jun Oosuka, Kazutomi Yamamoto, and Kamio) made an appearance.

Ensemble Stars! on Stage ~Take your marks!~ Report

(Paraphrased) The plot was introduced by members of Ryuseitai, the first to appear on the stage. Right after Trickstar’s victory over Akatsuki, Eichi the student council president came back. Fine members showed their prowess and “publicly executed” UNDEAD. Trickstar, on the verge of disbanding, started to grow apart because of their different views. They sang an original song to express that, Wish upon a Stars. In other scenes, other units sang their unit songs. UNDEAD sang DESTRUCTION ROAD with “powerful dance moves”, Akatsuki sang Weaving Memories “utilising Japanese traditional umbrellas”, and 2wink sang Heart Prism Symmetry with “amazing synchronization”. In curtain call, the whole cast sang Singin’☆Shine! along with the audience.

There was also an event to promote Enstage BD/DVD release, and there was a talk segment with the stage actors. Apparently, without fail, before every performance they would do a group hug and shake hands with everyone. They would look at each other in the eye and motivate each other. But since Akira, Adonis’ actor wore thick foundation, everyone instead just gave him gentle pats on the back.

The second Enstage BD/DVD will be released on the 25th of May 2017. Pre-order at Animate (BD/DVD)/Animate International (BD/DVD) includes bonus of 2 bromides chosen at random. Early bird pre-order before 31st of March (oops D:) will give you special BD/DVD cover jacket with 6 different designs available, each design for each unit.

[xienst]

MASTERPOST: enstars! summary project

THE ENTIRE ENSTARS! EVENT LORE SUMMARISED: for those who want to speedrun enstars! lore

here is a timeline of all the events in enstars!

this project will aim to summarise as many enstars! stories as possible so u can get the gist of the event stories without having to read through 100 eichi monologues

credits: timeline is copied from wiki

will be updated with links after every story summary!

[PRESENT DAY: year = !]

** events will be referred to by "<season> + <index>

春 SPRING: (C)

Shiny First Years

The Flag's Honor ✻ Crowned Flower Festival

Revival Festival☆Easter Night

Palace of the Ocean

Marching Band

Spring Storm! Dancing Petals, Sakura Festival!

Gang

Sweets Patisserie

Pyjamas

Mail Delivery -> spring section 1 summary

Devil's Mansion

Spring Breeze＊Iconic Book Fair

Lift the Curtains! Yumenosaki Circus

Sacrifice◆Resurrection Sunday of the Undying

Falling Cherry Blossoms＊Wisteria Purple of May

Toy Box

Angel's Wings

Card Battler

Runway

Dream Coloured Prince -> spring section 2 summary

In the Rose Garden

Fresh Green Martial Arts

Yell✳︎Sprawling Happy Spring

Evening Banquet ♪ Band Ensemble

Performance! The Tragicomedy of Romeo and Juliet

Secret Labyrinth

At Your Service! UNDEAD Cafe

Leap! Principal of the Lake's Surface

Play Your Part! Cinderella's Grand Stage

Terror! Tamayori's Haunted Dollhouse

School Festival★The Scramble of a Startup Hero

Billiards -> spring section 3 summary

夏 SUMMER: (X)

Ukiyo Air Ride

Merc Storia

Hero Show

Biblio

The Rainy Season's Blossoms

Breakthrough! The Revolutionary Live Which Heralds the Dawn

Chinatown

Nuclear Ignition ☆ A Sparkling Quintuple-Color Supernova -> summer section 1 summary

Victoria

Amusement☆The Live Party of Cats and Rabbits

Gondola

Judge! Black and White Duel

Round Game

Devotion! Brocade of Driving Away the Rainy Season

Gunmen of the Wilderness

Bridal -> summer section 2 summary

Symphony＊Magnolia of Blessings

Seven-Colored＊Sunshower Festa

Saga＊Rushing Up Rainbow Stage

Pool Opening

Comic World

Shot☆Splash Pool!

Challenge! Tanabata Festival Wishes

Dance Performance! Thoughts That Bridge the Milky Way

Facing One Another! The Celestial Globe of the Night the Stars Meet

Dance Floor -> summer section 3 summary

Dogfight

Ghost Stories

The Seven Faces of the Shapeshifting Youkai

Little Kings

Frozen Ice

Summer of Clear Skies! Summer Camp

Concerto

Set Sail! Pirates at Sea Festival -> summer section 4 summary

Kiseki☆The Preliminary Match of the Summer Live

Radiant! Sunflower Live of Smiles

Scorching Hot! The Scenery of Southern Lands and Summer Vacation

Surfing Ocean

Stars★Glitter of the Prism

Summer Flowers

Late Summer Lesson -> summer section 5 summary

Luminescence＊Summer Night Festival

Yumenosaki Restaurant

Remember! A Midsummer Night's Dream

Best Shot

Holiday

Scorching Heat ☆ A Seaside Beach Match

Buddy -> summer section 6 summary

Farewell! Festival of Memories and Quarrels

Launch! The Night Sky of the Shooting Star Festival

Carmen of Passion

Lost Star＊Wavering Light, Pleiades Night

Deep Sea Mystery

Drop＊The Far Sea and the Aquarium

Summer Sky＊Galloping Cheval Live -> summer section 7 summary

Onibi

Burning Up! Yumenosaki Academy Sports Festival

Fight! Yumenosaki Academy Sports Festival 2

Competition! Yumenosaki Academy Sports Festival 3

Cinema Theater

1001 Nights -> summer section 8 summary

Blue Filament

Cooking

Brilliant Star Air Force

Police Man -> summer section 9 summary

秋 AUTUMN (Q)

Kung Fu

Night of the Full Moon ＊ Hopping Moonlight Luna

The Coloured Flower Cards

Special Training! Mismatched Pair Lessons

Doctor

Rebellion! The King's Horseback Ride

Kiseki★Blitzkrieg Autumn Live

Robin Hood -> autumn section 1 summary

Science

Fruits Parlour

Happening◆Music Festa of Reversals

Secret Acts! The Moonlight Scroll of the Elements

Festival＊Graceful Fleur De Lis

Toryumon

Rosicrucian Story

Showtime

Howl★The Rockin' Star of the Night Sky -> autumn section 2 summary

Afternoon

Boutique

Raising Curtains! Dark Night Halloween

React★Magical Halloween

Lots of Monsters☆Sweet Halloween

Cacophony◆Whirling Horror Night Halloween -> autumn section 3 summary

Enjoyment♪ Autumn School Trip

Invitation★Black Blood Banquet

The Golden Wind＊Wishing Live of Encouragement

Teddy Bear

Colourful Autumn

Meikyoushisui

Hot-Blooded Tough Guy

BADBOYS -> autumn section 4 summary

Scramble ＊ Toyland in a Dream

The Songbird’s Song＊Soirée in the Canary Hall

Underdoctor

Autumn Forest

Discovery! Steampunk Museum -> autumn section 5 summary

冬 winter (D)

The Wolf and Red Riding Hood

Greek Legends

Philosopher's Guidance

SnowboardDream of the Butterfly

Rail◆The Cat in the Snowy Winter and the Camellia Train -> winter section 1 summary

Nocturne

Snow Globe

Agents

Snowflake❄Street Performance Of The Falling Stars

Shine! A Sparkling Starry Night Festival!

Winter Santa -> winter section 2 summary

Brilliance★Knights' Starlight Festival

Noel＊The Angels' Starlight Festival

Carol＊White Snow and the Christmas Eve Starlight Festival

Radiant☆Hot Holiday Party

Throwing! A Snowy Silver-White Snowfight

Eccentric -> winter section 3 summary

Kiseki☆Winter Live Showdown

Winter's New Year Shrine Visit

First Dream Tales (Part One)

First Dream Tales (Part Two) -> winter section 4 summary

Zodiac (Part One)

Amusement Park Show

Zodiac (Part Two)

Daikagura! Celebratory New Years Live

Showdown! Magnificent Phantom Thief VS Detective Brigade

Transparency and Masks -> winter section 5 summary

Clash of Arms! Opera of Moonlight Romance

Dance on Ice

Depart☆Blue Skies Dream Travel

Opening★The Fortune Banquet Live

Saga＊Clashing Rebirth Live

Revival☆Dream Diner Live

Shoufuku＊The Ogres and Brothers' Setsubun Festival -> winter section 6 summary

Last Period

Jewel Candy

Poison À La Mode

Tea Party

The Four Beasts of Fistfighting

Salon de Thé -> winter section 7 summary

Sincerely! Bitter Chocolat Festival

Melty❤Sweetly Unraveling Chocolat Festival

Decorate♥Crimson Chocolat Festival

Marble ♥ Heartfelt Chocolat Festival

Home Party

Onigashima -> winter section 8 summary

Yumenosaki Youth Radio♪

Military

Cunning ◆ Wonder Game

Beauties of Nature

Flutter! Chick and Emperor's Triumphant Return -> winter section 9 summary

[NEXT YEAR: year = !+1]

!+1 spring i think? (context: third years in ! are graduating)

Beasts

Memorial◆Class Live We Make Together

Noble Game

Chuunibyou Trouble

Bouquet of Desire

Chorus★Operetta of Beginnings -> !! spring section 1 summary

Every Pitch With All One’s Heart! Youthful Play Ball

Clash! Recollect--A Festival of Giving Back

Baton Pass! Repayment Festival of Tears and Bonds

Moment＊The Repayment Festival of Moving Forward Toward the Future

Requiem＊Sword of Oaths and the Repayment Festival

Link♪The Symphony that Starts from Here -> !! spring section 2 summary

!+1 post-graduation stories

Photoshoot! Warm Athletics

Puppy Mischief Picnic

Bounce! Hearts and Flowers Bloom--Mall Live

Strawberry Picking -> post-graduation summary

[BACKSTORIES: read with caution *** recommended reading is from year = enstars!]

(year: !-12)

(1) Rainbow (2) Revival - 20

(year: !-several)

(3) Gang: Midnight Gangster

(year: !-2)

(4) Zodiac (5) Meteor Impact (6) Jingle Bells

(year: !-1)

(7) Reminiscence＊The Crossroads of Each One (8) Reminiscence＊Monochrome Checkmate (9) Reminiscence＊Spring Cherry Blossoms and a Night's Encounter (10) Reminiscence＊Ryusei Bonfire (11) Reminiscence ＊ End of the Marionette's Strings (12) Reminiscence＊Gathering of the Three Magicians

-> all backstories summary

AND... THAT'S IT! THATS THE ENTIRE ENSTARS! SUMMARISED

a few things to note:

main story not included -- because it should be read before everything

CN/TW exclusive not included

timeline is definitely shaky but overall flow of stories should still be okay

-project start date: 17 Oct 2022- -last updated: 22 Mar 2023-

[xienst]

EUTHANASIA (knights event story summary) [!!era]

[characters: Knights!!] [chapters: 22... woooo letsgo]

(headsup: while this blog will be focusing on summarising !era lore, there'll be some !! stories thrown in here and there, since yknow,,, knightsP and stuff, so do keep a look out for spoilers** !!era will be marked in the title)

context: (Leo and Izumi return to Japan after Knights not having performances in a while. they discuss whether Knights is declining, and what must be done in the future)

-PROLOGUE-

Ritsu (in a dream) reminisces about Knights' last performance with the 5 of them back in Florence (!era)

on this stage, Leo asks Tsukasa "what does a king need most" and "what kind of king do you want to become" Tsukasa's reply is...

sike;;; he takes out a sword and stabs Leo. everyone stabs one another?! Ritsu thinks this dream is way too absurd...

-ANOTHER SLEEPLESS NIGHT-

so Ritsu wakes up... to Izumi and Tsukasa quarrelling about how Izumi took Leo away

Izumi shouts at everyone KJSDHFKLDJSHFJKL (Leo takes Tsukasa's side, so that makes it everyone against Izumi lol)

Ritsu observes that everyone has been going through their own problems recently, which is why everyone is getting easily riled up. He hesitates playing the role of the mediator though, because it is a pain. (i feel u)

Tsukasa and Izumi continue quarrelling: Tsukasa expresses that he is mad at Izumi for taking Leo overseas and just doing whatever he likes. As such, Tsukasa too will do whatever he wants.

Leo throws in the argument about seniors not butting in when the juniors should learn for themselves, to which Izumi disagrees.

feat. Ritsu and Arashi at the back gossiping about Izumi (HILARIOUS)

<source: wiki> THEY TALK LIKE SCHOOLGIRLS.

ye so anyway Izumi is less pissed now. he says life is pretty good thanks to Leo (he did say that ok) so it's not like he's taking stress out on juniors >.<

~newsflash: Leo is Izumi's Doraemon~

anyway -> they reflect on whether Knights is actually doing good right now, or whether it's because CrazyB hasn't targetted them just yet

Izumi stating fAcTS

<source: wiki> LOOK AT HIS FACE. HIS FACE. he is ~SO ANNOYED~~

Tsukasa explains that his current tactic is to manage Yumenosaki students under NewDi's influence such that they are also under the authority of Knights

Arashi states her worry though: that undertaking so much management will just cause Knights to stray from their purpose of performing as an idol. -> she points out that keeping the status quo might just be meddling with the lives of the Yumenosaki students

honestly Arashi's way of talking is much more persuasive than Izumi's "heavy-handedness"

in conclusion: (Leo + Tsukasa) are on the same side, and (Izumi + Arashi) on the other

Izumi suggests that they allocate more resources to the 5 members instead of training the newbies that Tsukasa shouldn't force the remaining Knights (Ritsu and Arashi) to be involved in Tsukasa's own projects (such as training the newbies) if they don't want to, and that those jobs should be left to the professionals instead.

to break up the argument, Ritsu takes out..

a gun. (it's a prop, of course) -> but hey i would do that too

RITSU's SPEECH. how they've all grown~~

Ritsu's proposal is that they settle the argument like they've always done, via a duel. He calls it.. "Euthanasia" "A nice duel, where even the loser feels satisfied with defeat"

-UNTIL THE MORNING LIGHT-

Ritsu is lying in bed, thinking about the stuff he said was really cringe. (he's literally me hhhhh)

he also reflects on the situation: apparently Eichi is managing everything going on in ES, with new producers managing Knights and Ryuseitai as well...

Ritsu spots Tsukasa at Cafe Cinnamon eating sweets. Just as he is about to approach him, he spots Leo who is also headed to where Tsukasa is at, so he decides to leave them

the two kings (slayyy) discuss the current conflict and also Izumi's role in them (we have both leokasa and izuleo content in here ahhhhhhhhhhh)

Leo also talks about the time he wasn't rly doing well as king, as a way to comfort Tsukasa

LEO'S SPEECH. YALL HAVE TO READ THIS.

Meanwhile, Izumi and Arashi are in the dorms (izumi's black turtleneck makes an appearance again,,, fav outfit) -> Izumi states how he can see Arashi is faking again

FAMILY TREE TIME! okay so according to Izumi: Arashi = child Yuu-kun = little brother Leo = his husba pet Ritsu and Tsukasa = adopted children

so cute.

Izumi thanks Arashi for stepping in, otherwise Izumi would probably have made things much worse -> it's revealed that Tsukasa isn't fully aware of Knights backstory with Chess yet (though later in the chapter Tsukasa actually tells Leo he's already filled in most of the gaps in this story)

Izumi sense Ritsu outside, but by the time he opens the door Ritsu has disappeared

two weeks later, on the Euthanasia stage:

seniors reflect that maybe they should have let Tsukasa lead a bit more and not just as a decorative king

the performance starts! Ritsu watches on as the judge (izuritsu content here btw)

Izumi and Arashi (performing) recognise that they want the changes in Knights to benefit themselves, because that's what they've always wanted in life, and it's not wrong to think that

offstage, Tsukasa and Leo as well:

"I'm just a normal human being with a little sprinkle of genius." ~Leo

-Epilogue-

after the two teams perform, everyone thinks it's over but

Ritsu pulls out an uno reverse card, and announces that there will be a third team performing: it's the newbies, led by Ritsu!

i can't believe he just said that.

-end-

[xienst]

SAKURAFES summary (!spring6)

(enstars! summary project: masterpost)

[characters: yuuki, subaru, hokuto, kanzaki, adonis, isara, shinobu, koga] [chapters: 9]

I am an indoor-type ninja... - Shinobu Sengoku

Hokuto comes in with an important job (oh the bane of being a main character!!!), which is to participate in the upcoming SakuraFes (duh), but Subaru (tangerine guy) is only interested in flower-viewing and runs off. Yuuki offers to help Hokuto with the preparations, though of course, Hokuto is irritated by this. (rightfully so.. honestly)

Subaru runs into Kanzaki and Adonis and complains that he is having an argument with Hokke..

Kanzaki (ever always the convenient narrator) explains what flower-viewing & SakuraFes are- (a unit is chosen by the student council to represent the school in a traditional DreamFes)

the remaining Trickstar members go to Isara who kind of acts as a mediator for the argument

Isara finds Shinobu along a corridor and they go to look for Subaru using Shinobu's ninja skills, but they run into Koga instead

after a few meaningless words are exchanged, it is revealed that Subaru is in a tree with his dog -> Isara climbs up the tree -> Subaru rants about life and loneliness. insert Subaru monologue

during the concert, Subaru arrives late but it doesn't matter because Trickstar always improvises anyway

after the concert Trickstar, Kanzaki, Adonis and Koga picnic under the cherry blossoms. Koga is a furry.

-end-