#on the stage of dazzling light

[project-sekai-facts]

Tsukasa is heavily associated with the number 88, beginning with his second commissioned song, 88☆彡. The song itself has the number 88 as a recurring motif, with some of this symbolism connecting to Tsukasa.

The following is a (hopefully) complete list of the connections the song and Tsukasa have to the number 88:

The song is exactly 88 measures long.

The song has a BPM of 176, which is 88 in half-time.

The note count for the songs chart on every difficulty ends in 88 (increasing: 388, 588, 688, 1088, 1188, 1388).

The append chart also has 88 stars in total appear on hold notes throughout the song.

There are 88 keys on the piano. Tsukasa's connection to the piano was explored within the On the stage of dazzling light event, the event that 88☆彡 was commissioned for.

When written in English, Wonderlands contains 11 letters, and Showtime contains 8. If the "x" in WonderlandsxShowtime is used as a multiplication sign, 11 multiplied by 8 is equal to 88.

The 8th chapter of this event happens to be the 88th chapter of WonderlandsxShowtime's story altogether (counting all the main story, Virtual Singer main story, and event stories). This doesn't apply to the EN server due to the omission of Revival my dream.

There are 88 known constellations. Another piece of recurring imagery with Tsukasa is a star, which is included in the song's title. Some constellations can also be seen on his trained Star Melody banner 4* card.

The Tenma siblings (including Toya as their honourary sibling) have birthdays that are 8 days apart (Saki is May 9th, Tsukasa is May 17th, and Toya is May 25th). Tsukasa has the middle birthday of the three, meaning that 88 (or 8 and another 8) connects him to the people he considers most important to him. All three of them are also connected to the piano.

Tsukasa smiles in the 2DMV at the end of the bridge, which is also 88 seconds into the song.

In addition to this, Tsukasa's third unit banner, Towards the Phoenix at the Sky's Edge, was the game's 88th event. Again this does not apply to the EN server.

[atomikats]

great event for annoying people everywhere

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[xtealx]

[IMAGE ID: news article styled drawing. In the main picture, Rui, Nene and Emu are seen prohibiting Tsukasa from practicing with them, like on the stage of dazzling lights event. Rui sternly points to the viewer’s right, Nene shrugs and Emu is dramatically wiping her tears with a napkin. Tsukasa’s silhouette gasps. The headline reads, “ HEARTBREAKING: Troupe leader presents most uninspired performance ever. Asked to go on a self discovery journey.” The author of the article is Hatsune Miku. “what…! so sad… bingle…” is what she has to say about the situation. END IMAGE ID]

[dragaliareferencearchive]

Model references for Eclat Etoile | Star Melody (Tsukasa Tenma) - Project Sekai: Colorful Stage!

[awkwamarines]

Hai guys I'm SO sorry I wasn't active my motivation to draw went downhill 😓😓

Anyways have some Torpekasa!

[getwonderhoyd]

they make me physically ill

[utaicon]

I, too, showed my smile.

Nonbinary flag cokorpicked from color alt 3 of Tsukasa's "Eclat Etoile" costume・★

Nobody requested, self-indulgent・★

Free to use for edits with credit・★

[prskcards]

[Appreciating That Spirit]- Kamishiro Rui (trained)

[prskcostumes]

Éclat Etoile

Éclat Etoile is a costume that can be obtained by pulling in any Standard Gacha past the Pop-Up: Picture Book Actors Gacha! The costume comes with an Exclusive Accessory for Tsukasa and a Standard Accessory! This costume has been used in the 3DMV for Kiss the Villain!

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[possesseddog]

respectfully, what the fuck is going on with the top placers in the current event??? hello????

we’ve got the informant, who looks like they’re either having a mental breakdown or setting up an arg

and Sonic the Hedgehog (& friends)

also calcifer throwing this one out there???

[project-sekai-facts]

The text on the book in Tsukasa's trained Star Melody 4* card is a translation of the opening lines of the Pianist Named Torpe play from On the stage of dazzling light. It is slightly different from the official English translation later provided by Hatsune Miku: Colorful Stage.

[kafkaoguro]

i wish prsk had a more media literate fanbase that was willing to read, analyse characters and process complex topics; even if the official writing itself isn't all that good

mizuki's latest event (road of thorns) was handled amazingly and i wish they would've done the same with light up the fire / an4. but that's another story.

on to the main point: mizuki's trans writing. it's always 'that's a crossdresser' 'mizuki is gender nonconforming' 'you're reinforcing stereotypes',... every excuse under the sun to deny good representation. mizuki's story is such an obvious trans narrative and has been for years, denying it either means that you don't want to comprehend the stories or just indirectly transphobic.

mizu5 was a double-edged sword. it gave people the chance to actually read a story out of love for such a well-written, lovable trans character and the writers poured their all into such a nuanced topic that deserves to be handled with care. it had such a big impact that even those who knew nothing about prsk prior to this event would be able to understand and sympathise with mizuki's trans journey.

on the other hand, there were still people unable to accept her identity and going to lengths to prove mizuki isn't trans even when the writing shoves it in your face over the course of 4 entire years. it's not even subtext at this point.

it's also pretty obvious this would be the first time majority of the fanbase has read a story, because there were definitely questionable takes. but all in all, i could only hope people were more willing to give the stories a chance (although prsk writing isn't stellar) and be able to set out their own interpretations, analyses,... for the characters/

[adelke]

Guys... I swear... It's peak... Think about it 💕

[ruikaito]

Okay, so while the next event after the ‘23 seasonal cherry blossom one is for wxs, there aren’t really any direct ruikaito interactions since it’s a Tsukasa themed one, BUT! They do mention each other, and in a rarepair that’s close enough sometimes

We have Rui mention asking Kaito for help with filling in for Tsukasa while he figures out how to get in character and planning on borrowing Kaito’s stage! Which I honestly never even considered whose jurisdiction the sekai stage was under, but now we know I guess lol

Then we have Tsukasa later coming into the sekai to ask Kaito directly for help because he assumed (like the rest of us I’m sure) that Rui had relegated the role to Kaito. I feel like this not only demonstrates wxs’ trust in Kaito, but also Rui’s trust in Kaito as well (even though we learn that Rui ended up letting Miku try her hand at the role)

[sheetsheetering]

88☆彡Sheet Music

Bb instruments C instruments Bass Clef

MIDI

This was commissioned a little bit ago! It was specifically requested for a trumpet player so the instrumental breaks are focused on the brass part.

Since the event “On This Stage of Dazzling Light” starts tonight on the English server I figured I’ll post it now! Luckily there’s not much difference between the sekai version and the vocaloid one.

[fyodoro]

I feel like if you’re gonna write a pjsekai character… you should read at least ONE of their focus event stories, not just the main story and the “info” thing. The main story rlly doesn’t go into depth of the characters besides their typical backstory, but their focus events really go into depth with the character and they are more important to read than the main story if you’re writing these characters…

It’s just annoying to see really good writers mischaracterize who they’re writing…