#the costumes have to come from mizuki cards

[kawaiichibiart]

I can't remember where I saw it, but I swear I saw a post about Mizu5 being the first Mizuki focus event where her costume is a dress.

I'm on Global, so I can't show off all her costumes, but yeah, the majority of her outfits in general are shorts/pants.

Like, we have:

KITTY Mizuki, Now I Wear This Ribbon Mizuki, and Tricologe (a Kanade focus event) Mizuki with shorts, has something longer covering them-

We have BUG Mizuki (Mafuyu focus event) and Hermit Mizuki with the short/pants combo-

We have Secret Distance Mizuki, White Knight Mizuki (Tsukasa focus event), Samsa Mizuki (another Kanade focus event) and thief Mizuki (An focus event) with shorts combined with the idea of a dress/skirt (very specifically a high-low dress/skirt)-

We have Kamiyama's first school Fes Mizuki and Diner Mizuki (Airi focus event iirc) wearing skirts-

And lastly we have World Link Mizuki, Kamiyama sports fes Mizuki (Rui focus event), Reborn Mizuki (another Mafuyu focus event) and ColFes Mizuki, who are the only Mizukis with actual dresses-

[sunshine-overload]

[BSTS] Hinata 5th Anniversary 4* Card Story

(note: for more context on this card story read B's anni chapters first.)

Chapter 1 -park, day-

-hinata practicing-

hinata: Ah! Miss! Hey Miss, over here! Are you free right now? You should watch me practice.

saki: Practice? Are you doing some independent training?

hinata: Yeah! Get this, Mizuki wants me to perform in B’s show. He said that he’ll let the other members know too!

saki: Wha, congratulations.

hinata: Heheh, thanks! Since I’m going to be standing on B’s stage, I’ve gotta give it my all, right? That’s why I’ve been out here practicing my heart out. The rehearsal room is always booked out. The only problem with rehearsing out here is that no one’s watching me, so please watch me, Miss!

-hinata practices-

hinata: Ah, I got the steps wrong again. Dangit, I haven’t improved at all from before! Nn~ So annoying…!

saki: You almost got it. Oh, would you like some water?

hinata: Thanks. Sigh, every time I make a mistake I get so annoyed with myself. Why aren’t I able to get it right?

saki: I think you’re being hard on yourself because you’re really trying your best. Try again once you’ve calmed down, and then it might come to you more easily.

hinata: You think so? Then I’ll try it one more time.

-hinata practices-

hinata: Ah, I did it! That went way better this time. I did it, Miss!

saki: That was great!

hinata: It’s all because you were watching. Alright, with that my practice is done, I’m taking a break! I brought my own snack as a reward, here Miss, you can have half.

saki: But if it’s a reward to yourself, you should eat it, Hinata-san.

hinata: Mizuki shared some candy with me in the past, so I’ve been wanting to share some with someone too. Here, I’ll feed you. Open your mouth.

saki: What? Um, sure… A-aah…

-he feeds her-

hinata: Does it taste good?

saki: Mm, it’s delicious!

hinata: I know right? I’m glad you like it. I love seeing you make such a happy expression. I guess it’s cause we’re ‘family’? That’s what Mizuki told me.

saki: I… suppose so. If that’s true it makes me happy.

hinata: I knew you’d get it! I wish the others could understand that too.

saki: Hinata-san?

hinata: It’s nothing! Anyways, it’s my turn now, feed me next, Miss ♪

-

Chapter 2 -backstage-

hinata: Holy crap! Holy crap, holy crap! Miss, am I wearing my costume correctly!? There’s nothing that looks weird, right?

saki: It’s perfectly fine, you look good.

hinata: Hearing you say that makes me feel a little better… Except no it doesn’t! I can’t calm down at all! 

It’s Starless’ fifth anniversary! This is the commemorative performance! I’m not even on the stage yet and my heart’s beating out of my chest~…

I was nervous when I performed in ‘Dawn Doesn’t Wait’ and ‘No Way Out’ too but this is a Team B show we’re talking about here! The stress levels are totally different!

…Do you think I’ve become able to fit in with B? I’m finally going to perform with them after always wanting to, but I’ve been here for a whole year without doing so. Mizuki created this spot for me though, so I need to do my best.

saki: Team B really do mean a lot to you, don’t they?

hinata: Of course they do! Their performances and songs are the best! I love them.

When I first watched one of B’s shows, I was so jealous. I’ve always only had my brother, so I wanted to stand on the stage with everyone.

saki: On the stage with everyone…

hinata: The training has been super difficult though! They call it ideals vs reality right? It wasn’t what I imagined it would be like. And yet, I’ve still come this far. I feel like I could achieve anything right now!

saki: I’ll be here supporting that earnestness of yours, Hinata-san.

hinata: Really? Forever and ever? Promise me for real. Make sure you don’t ever leave me, ok? Because I’m going to make both the stage and you mine.

—end

[tex-now]

thank you to THESE people who have supplied me with ideas (@wodimewoahtime and @the-one-that-weeps you guys are great)

SO. SOME BIG CHANGES.

will be having a "theme" for each group to make things easier on myself because coming up with an individual theme for everyone is a nightmare. These are just some ideas, and I have more ideas than others for certain groups

WxS: Myths and mystical creatures, card deck, or a marching band.

I'm iffy on the card deck idea because well. World Link. All aces. I don't wanna just steal everything from canon. But if I go through with it... Tsukasa is the joker, Rui is the king, Nene is the queen, and Emu is the Jack (I think that's what it is).

For myths and legends tsukasa would be either a pegasus or a phoenix or even a dragon, Nene would be a mermaid, Emu would be a fairy, and rui would be a wizard/alchemist.

For marching band, Emu would play the tube or trumpet, Nene would play the flute, and rui and tsukasa are the conductor and the drum player I'm not sure which one goes where. This idea is the most cohesive but idk what powers I would give them other than. Music. This idea would actually be based off of the Let Your Song Resonate Throughout the SEKAI event rather than their own event cards.

N:25: Tarot cards. Tarot cards. Tarot cards. Lower save me.

Mizuki is obviously The Reverse Hermit and Kanade is The Reversed Hanged Man, but Mafuyu and Ena are the ones i have to do on my own.

For Mafuyu I'm thinking either Reversed Empress or Reversed Hierophant. Honestly both of them could be incorporated because they represent her during different stages of her development. Maybe if there ends up being like. An evolution of ones costumes. She could look more like the Reversed Empress at the beginning and then end up looking more like Reversed Hierophant at the end. just an idea

I'm looking at Reversed Chariot or Reversed Strength Ena. BUT I'm not 100% sure these represent her character well, so if anyone has anything to say about my choice here then go for it.

MMJ: Tokyo Mew M- I mean animal magical girls. Haruka could be a penguin, shizuku a dove, airi a cat, and maybe squirrel Minori? I need help with Minori. Maybe lamb Minori. Idc that lambs are associated with kohane she's a hamster that's the end of it. Also this is def gonna take from both their DREAM PLACE and Ai No Material outfits.

ANOTHER IDEA!!! their theme could be "gemstones" and they could take from their jewelery box set. Minori is sunstone, Haruka is aquamarine, Shizuku is jade, and Airi is spinel. These gems are all just from the project sekai Jewelery Box card game I think it is?

VBS: Okay so this one is most likely gonna be the most diverse out of all of them. Their theme is seasons. Kohane is spring (because spring baby), An is summer (she just gives off those vibes + her fiery spirit, Akito is fall because of the fact that his name normally gets mistaken for "fall" (look it up its on the wiki) and toya is winter (because mirai).

Akito is going to be based on his Kashika card (I think I can do something with the red strings) An is going to be based on her Machi card, Kohane is going to be based off of her Flyer Card (ty hoc) and her Beat Eater card (big ol hammer), and toya will be based off of his mirai and maybe Valentine's Day cards. Maybe. All of them are most likely going to take elements from blender.

L/N: Times of day. Was originally going to do this with VBS, but I moved it to Leoni.

I'm not too sure about the order but for now I will say that honami is morning, saki is midday, shiho is evening, and ichika is night.

All of them are going to be taking elements from the From Tokyo set, saki especially. Honami is going also use elements from her fea card (if I find a way to incorporate it), Shiho will take from her Draw Your Bow card (idk I like the outfit) and ichika I'm undecided on but she'll either take from her Stage of SEKAI card or her Made To Order card..

That's it

[ncardaesthetics]

Shinonome Trivia

All info is pulled directly from the Shinonome idols side stories, home screen dialogue, etc. Not really trivia but more of a collection of little fun facts, hopefully it’ll be helpful to anyone who wants to write fanfiction or make art of the Shinonome idols! Sorted alphabetically by last name, things related to relationships between the idols are at the end!

Note: Some card stories are still missing! This post will be updated if/when I find these.

Christina:

She comes from Trento, Italy.

She prefers to be called Chris.

She appears to be Christian/Catholic, ex. "May the blessing of God reach everyone"

Her hobby is cats cradle.

She mentions having panicked on stage before.

She refers to the sun as "Mr. Sun"

She took up sewing because she wanted to help make outfits.

She writes lyrics for the group sometimes.

Uses "-san" for her friends.

Kasane Hasekura

Her hobby is cosplaying.

She's very proficient at sewing, and often makes her own clothes.

She likes cotton candy.

Kasane made all the costumes herself at first, but learned to let the others help her over time.

She often forgets what she wants to talk about, and has decided to start writing down the conversation topics she thinks of throughout the day.

Kasane insists on taking measurements for the others.

Uses "-chan" for her friends.

Rika Kamiya

She became an idol in order to research how a single stage can move the hearts of so many people.

Refers to others as her "test subjects" sometimes.

She isn't easily scared, as she claims that if you have knowledge, you won't be afraid of many things.

She is very knowledgeable about nature and plant species.

She would like to meet "all the school idols" someday, as she believes all the school idols meeting would result in an amazing chemical reaction.

She doesn't seem very flattered by compliments on her appearance, and instead takes the opportunity to begin researching what exactly "cute" is and how it moves others.

She seems insecure about her performances, saying she knows they're "boring".

She also seems interested in neuroscience, as she's investigating how the brain reacts to performances.

She uses "-kun" for her friends, or at least Kasane.

Mizuki Kikkawa

She enjoys basketball, and wants to participate in the inter-high school tournament.

She decided to become a school idol because she thought it would help her improve in basketball as well, although she realizes this has nothing to do with the sport after joining.

She hates giving up, which is part of why she stuck with being a school idol.

Another game she enjoys is shadow tag.

She gets nervous performing in front of children, or at least when she's acting in a play.

There's another girls' basketball player she's been admiring and watching for years.

She really likes millet dumplings.

People often misread/mispronounce "Kikkawa"

Mizuki doesn't use any honorifics for her friends.

Haruka Konoe

She's her class representative.

At first, she thinks that everyone in the idol club is weird, and states that she has to "fix this".

Haruka is very bad at cooking.

All of Haruka's classmates come to watch her performances.

She uses "-chan" for her friends.

Kanata Konoe

She only became a school idol to help her sister out.

She's a member of the health committee, but she spends most of her time sleeping in the nurse's office.

She's very attached to her pillow, and says nobody else is allowed to use it.

She tries her best because she doesn't want to mess up and make her sister sad.

She brings her pajamas to school.

She's good at cooking, and claims it's the only thing she's good at.

She refers to the infirmary as "the school's paradise."

She refers to her friends with "-chan"

Yuri Mido

She doesn't like frilly/fluttery outfits, and refuses to believe she looks good in them.

It seems like she became an idol because of Coco, and refers to idol club as "weird" at first.

While she had no interest in idols at first, she liked creating her own music and performing with the club.

She seems to like rock music, and thinks it's cool.

She plays guitar, and is apparently really good at it.

She hates being told what to do.

She doesn't think she's cute, and doesn't like being called cute.

She says she doesn't really have likes or dislikes.

Yuri doesn't use any honorifics for her friends.

Coco Miyashita

Her hobby is volunteering.

She became a school idol because she wanted to be of use to more people.

She's a bit embarrassed of her performances at first.

She does a lot of volunteering because she wants to make people happy.

One of the places she volunteers at is a nursing home.

She often goes "hawawa~"

She returns money when she finds it on the ground.

She refers to her friends with "-chan".

Sana Yuki

Her hobby is listed as "none in particular"

She claims that she didn't really want to be a school idol, but she joined because the club wanted her to so badly. She seems to try her best out of spite, at least in the beginning.

She seems to dislike it when others goof off, and claims that she's extremely busy.

She refuses to wear a clown outfit at first, and insist they should be wearing more elegant outfits, but eventually gives in and does her best to wear it properly.

While practicing juggling for the aforementioned outfit, she gets frustrated and throws the balls at the wall, only to have them bounce back and hit her in the face.

She plays tennis as well.

She has a hard time expressing herself, especially when it comes to gratitude, and says that singing helps her say the words she can't usually bring herself to.

She gets embarrassed when she's called cute unexpectedly.

She insists she's amazing at tennis, though when she tries to demonstrate, she accidentally "hits a home run" instead.

She's trying to learn how to sew, but is having a hard time.

She doesn't use any honorifics for her friends.

Relationships:

Christina taught Haruka and Kasane to play cats cradle.

Christina states that Haruka and Kanata treat her well, which makes her want to visit the infirmary more.

Christina volunteered at a community center with Coco.

Kasane has met Koyuki and Himeno, and calls them cute.

Kasane and Mutsuki are the only people that Rika has mentioned, with Kasane being the only one mentioned by name.

Mizuki gets the other girls to play basketball with her during their idol practice breaks.

Mizuki thinks that Yuri is amazing at playing guitar.

Mizuki says that the other girls in her club give her a fuzzy feeling, and she wants to protect them.

According to Mizuki, Coco and Yuri are always together.

Haruka is always cleaning up after Kanata, and says she "has no appeal as a girl". Despite her annoyance with her sometimes, they are very close and have a good relationship.

Haruka and Kanata sometimes wear matching outfits, which makes Haruka extremely happy.

Coco helped Haruka make chocolate for Kanata.

Rika and Kanata get along well, according to Haruka.

Kanata says that Haruka gets angry with her a lot, and wants her to be nicer to her, though this is likely only said because Haruka wakes her up often.

Kanata's pajamas were made by Haruka and Kasane.

Haruka helps Kanata study.

Yuri thinks that Coco is tricking her when she says she looks good in her idol outfits.

Coco and Yuri practice together.

Yuri is somewhat annoyed that Coco prioritized a teacher over her, but knowing that Coco is likely upset about breaking her promise to Yuri, she goes to help her.

Coco was, in fact, very upset about the possibility of not being able to practice with Yuri.

Yuri and Coco go shopping together.

Coco thinks Yuri is both cool and cute, and seems to admire her a lot.

Yuri, Coco, and Kasane make outfits together.

After hearing that Yuri got a love letter in her locker, Coco decides to put one in her locker as well.

Christina and Coco study up on Japan together.

Sana claims she can see right through Rika's insistence that she's simply researching school idols.

Mizuki gets flustered while Kasane is measuring her.

Kanata has prayed with Christina before, but fell asleep.

Yuri buys Coco ice cream for doing a good deed.

Rika met Mutsuki at the beach.

[apieceofsushi]

ladies and gentlemen the annual post you never asked for

summoning plans!! (2024 addition because man I have a mild addiction and as a f2p I cannot afford to be broke over banners I do not actually care about that much and-)

feel free to use this as well, I have found that it is rather helpful!

here's the initial layout (subject to change per the usual)

My ramblings under the cut :) :

Cutting down from last year's eleven banners to five?! insane. this is due to a) really thinking about what cards are actually the most appealing in my mind and b) time constraints. I really only play prsk for half an hour a day (at most, sometimes I may go a few days without due to having a life (a shock)), so I realized this year that the time required to successfully acquire the cards I wanted was nonexistent. so we're being reasonable! I think I had to cut out little bravers, the valentines event, both of the Kohane focus events, the toya dragon event, the Kanade Zamza (so excited for song btw) event, light up the fire, holy shit this is a lot, the latest akito event, and the third-anniversary event?? I mean, that last one should have the dream pick, so obviously, I'll try to pull a little, but we'll see how the savings are.

A reminder that doing these is kind of just a way for me to personally organize my thoughts and that anyone is welcome to try this!! visually this just helps me a lot.

Okay, now some more reasoning (again half for my own benefit) to pull on each banner:

In the Corner of a Resonant Town (ALL OF THESE CARDS ARE SO PRETTY WTF)

Shiho: I technically have a limited of her among a couple of other four stars, but the theme of this whole set shot an arrow through my heart the moment I saw it. It's just??? I have no words

An: similar reasoning as Shiho, I have her fest card and two other normal ones, bUt HeY oNlY tHe LiM cAmE wItH a CoStUmE-

Ena: did I just say that I was skipping her fest because I gained a lim of her this year? yes. do I still want this one and will fight to acquire it? yes.

Miku: I actually have a couple of Miku four stars already, but I feel like seeing her on a rate up nowadays is becoming...rarer? probably due to the need to put other virtual singers on banners to balance out how many she had at the beginning of the game, but there's no doubt the frequency at which she's on banners is significantly less (unless she's the focus or smth). not to mention that because she has six versions of herself, it's even rarer for one that you might like a lot to be on a banner?? so far this is one of three Leo/need Miku four stars, and the only one that's limited, so you know damn well that if it's this pretty I'm going for it.

Our Escape for Survival

So quick note: because this one is only a month after Resonant Town, idk how much I'll actually save for it. time-dependent ig

Mizuki: hot take the 3D outfit isn't that good but the art of it is AMAZING. I saw a comment somewhere saying "wow they look like k-pop idols" and as a fan of the genre my fate was sealed. while it is a mizuki banner, it's a limited one, so I feel like there's a bit more reason to summon. again, it's time dependent, so if I can't it's not the end of the world.

Mafuyu: MAFUYU. this card was my computer wallpaper for a period of time so it'd be a crime not to try for it. I'm trying to only get mafuyu lims/focuses as I have an abundance of her (as a mafuyu collector any mafuyu is accepted), and this one is really nice, and the hairstyle is refreshing imo.

Luka: partly out of desperation to get some of the newer virtual singer cards that release (many of the ones I have are quite dated at this point), but also this is so pretty hello?? easily one of my favorite Luka cards if not my favorite. k-drama set lessgo baby

Saying Goodbye to My Masked Self

Mafuyu: at this point I've come to accept that I automatically pull on Mafuyu focus banners, and that's been quite successful! the only mafuyu focus I still have not claimed is the intersecting melodies one (one day... one day...), so I can say that all normal rate-up banners have gone quite well. while I haven't been following the story very closely lately, I know that this event is very important for her arc, and as bittersweet as it is her trained card in this set is relieving.

Kanade: tbh her and ena are here because this is just a mafuyu focus that I will summon on, but hello they're actually pretty?? the cards in the Snow White set were mid outside of mafuyu (so basically just mizuki and rin), so I would happily pull more even if I already got Mafuyu. also. I currently only have one kanade card, and it doesn't have a costume, so I'd like to fix that.

Ena: same reasoning as Kanade (except I have a solid supply of ena cards and I just find this set pretty)

N25 World Link Event (oh boy)

Since all of these cards are fantastic (even if they're not limited (?)), I'll just come out and say that I love them all and I hope that they come home. Genuinely was at a loss for words when I first saw them and I'm very excited for the event when it comes to global.

Now, here I was thinking: man, with the Sanrio collab, I think that's a good amount of gacha for the year!

And then the new year banner came into existence. Not even kidding it has altered my plans so much, I won't go back and edit each thing as that's confusing but list them below:

Resonant Town will stay the same, I only need to do 200 pulls to spark for someone I want (as I have ten stickers, I'm assuming that's still how it works? I've never saved enough to spark lmao)

May skip Survival depending on how much I spend on the previous banner. It'll probably end up being leftovers from Resonant Town if I have any. But from here on out, it's hardcore saving time!!

Masked Persona will have to be a pull-until-Mafuyu-and-then-quit because as much as I could use a Kanade four-star, I'm hoping to get that from the World Link event. At this point, I make sure to summon on Mafuyu banners because I have all of her standard focuses, and I've been pretty lucky with not having to spend too much to get her each time (fingers crossed it stays the same).

World Link event will depend on what happens over the first ten months of the year (damn, they really had to put the best banners in the last two months of the year didn't they), but I hope to spend a bit on this one. Then again, there is the chance to get them on other N25 banners, so even if I couldn't get all of them I wouldn't be too worried.

Sanrio Collab (not pictured) is still a must!! If I have to limit the World Link event for this, then I shall! It presents the opportunity to pull for characters I don't usually want to (Saki, Airi, and Emu), so I'm looking forward to it!

New Year's Banner......all of these characters are stunning (and Mafuyu is a 3-star and an amazing one at that, literally better looking than some of the earlier four stars), so...I really don't have any words

Obviously, as the year goes on, I'll see how I feel about these sets, but I'm pretty happy that I managed I've managed to cut down on how much I want to summon (it's like a diet guys). Again, I put my thoughts down here not only because doing all of this rambling helps my thought process but also because I think it's helpful and encourages others to use it if they're unsure of what they want to pull on!! Happy New Year's, folks, I hope 2024 is a good one !!!

[viiwu]

WxS playing project sekai, READY SET GO:

tsukasa !!

plays on speed 11, 3dmv is on and if he's not trying hard to fc then he's cheering on as he watches the characters dance

you'd think the guy has all of his own cards but nope, he just has his lim from the 1st anniversary and that's all (asides from 3* and 2*, but we're not really counting those)

his main team is saki / toya / rui / nene / emu, power 200k

has all of his team's lims

has splurged on the game

started crying during the valentines gacha because he couldn't get saki's card and ended up spending all his allowance

yes, he had to exchange from the shop. yes, he has never recovered.

favorite event is ' A Sorrowful Farewell at the Curtain Call'

yes, he did cry (multiple times)

least favorite 'on the stage of dazzling light'

he was like, "NOO YOU'RE TELLING ME EVERYONE SAW THAT??"

loves the cards tho. felt like his privacy was invaded

"that's okay.. i'm gonna have my privacy invaded as a star..." (in pain)

goes afk in aftershows

EMU !!!!

plays on speed 9-10, mainly plays on hard, doesn't really try to fc but when she does she shows it to everyone

3dmvs and 2dmvs are always on. she gets distracted sometimes by them

has all the WxS cards, lims, items, EVERYTHING

she spent a concerning amount on this game.

"this way, i can do shows with you guys everyday!"

favorite events are 'POP IN MY HEART!!' and 'amidst a dream, towards the shining stars'

she doesn't have a least favorite event, but she dislikes the conflicts in events. gets very happy when they're solved and it ends on a happy note

she tries to get all cards of her friends

like. nearly every band member. all units. christ emu how much money did u SPEND

nene tiered for her in the popping my heart event because she got tired after 3 back-to-back co-op matches

goes to every aftershow.

cheers on the bands, ends up buying a ton of virtual costumes

NENE ^__^

plays on 10.6, 3dmvs and 2dmvs are off, easily fcs experts and tries to fc masters (with some difficulty)

carefully saves her crystals and spends them on entire WxS cards

f2p all the way

favorite event is 'close game/OFFLINE'

she doesn't have an event she dislikes to be honest, but she usually skips the stories so she can't really pick

tiers on occasion, mainly wxs shows

doesn't really join aftershows bc she doesn't know what time they start, if she catches one then she just goes afk unless she has time

RUI !!!!!

plays on 9, 3dmvs and 2dmvs are on, plays mainly on hard and occasionally expert but he doesn't find the game too fun

since he doesn't play much he doesn't have much crystals, but if he catches word that a wxs event is coming then he starts playing at least 3 times a day

has tsukasa, nene, emu and mizuki lims, doesn't really try for his own bc he gets embarrassed

favorite event is 'Full Power! Wonder Halloween!'

least favorite is 'A Sorrowful Farewell at the Curtain Call', just because he's slightly embarrassed people saw him literally reconsidering life choices and whatnot

joins aftershows and tries to take inspiration for wxs shows with them

brainstorms with tsukasa, they point out small things in 3dmvs/2dmvs and are like 'YOOO' we should include that.

[karamell-sweetz]

// SPOLIERS FOR 2ND ANNI CARDS! //

hi... it's me again... sorry for being a bother these past few days... i don't have a social life...

i remember saying something about the flower motif in the cards earlier (still haven't figured out what they are exactly, assuming black lilies?). since the full cards have been released now i went in to do some further analysing. take a look below if you'd like! (i'm sorry if you can't read it)

...i need a better way to annotate those pictures

ANYWAY what i gather from this:

sega likes flowers... a lot...

sega also like character symbolism. especially when it comes to rui kamishiro, apparently

akito eats flowers like a LOSER /j

rui loves the people who are close to him (and i'm happy they included a little mizuki in his card. that was a nice surprise)

so does shizuku (i also just noticed the clover pattern on the wall in her card... very sweet, sega)

colorful palette likes to keep unit vibes in costumes (even outside of proseka, craft egg did this with bandori anni cards as well)

i don't know how i feel about emo honami. she looks very nice though

i SUCK at identifying flowers. flower experts please help me ty

anyway that's it for now. when i figure out what the black flowers are i will definitely make another post.

[nashishishi]

Hey! Your WxS is so astonishing and I rlly like how you brought on their personalities and still managed to preserve a bit of that “WxS” feel even though they’re edited to be in N25. May I ask you how you come up with the idea for the designs? Thank you very much and keep up the good work!

(this might be a long one)

without going into too much detail, i basically tried to translate the wxs outfits into the n25 style by mimicking the silhouettes and general vibes the wxs outfits have.

(long explanations below cut)

for emu, in order to preserve all her emu-ness in the n25 design, i needed to somehow mix "childlike" and "empty" together. n25 miku does this really well, so i used her as reference (although i don't think it really shows that i used her as reference). i turned her poofy cupcake skirt into a poofy non-cupcake skirt, and i turned her poofy shoulderless sleeves into poofy non-shoulderless sleeves. i kept a lot of the things that her wxs design had, like her socks, shoes, bracelets, etc., but just kept less of them, to have that feeling of emptiness while still feeling like emu. i also added that little smiley face pin her 1* card has. (for juxtaposition/foreshadowing/a callback to her dream yk)

for tsukasa, i just needed him to still have that somewhat-elegant, somewhat-regal, somewhat-looks-like-he-came-straight-out-of-a-child's-storybook feel. this was relatively easy as i just needed to turn him from "hero in a child's storybook" to "villain in a child's storybook." i kept his flowy frilled semi skirt thing (i have no idea what it's called pls help) (the wiki says it's a "frilled blue fabric" that's not helping) because i noticed mizuki has something that's kinda similar on their skirt. a lot of other elements of his design were actually taken directly from his other outfits. the pattern on his blazer is directly taken from his casual outfit in game, and the belt with a chain attached to it was because i noticed that basically all of his costumes in all of his card art have some kind of belt attachment.

for nene, she always gave off fairy vibes to me. but like spring fairy vibes. so i just changed it from spring fairy to winter fairy. i also kept her dress's silhouette to keep that nene-ness. i noticed in her wxs design that she has these little x stitches on her hip, right below the little patch of fabric with a button on it. i honed in on that as, even though it's a relatively small detail, it would help to bring more of the wxs nene feeling that the n25 nene design was lacking. (she ended up kinda reminding me of fukase???)

for rui, i was trying to go with a sort of delinquent/alchemist mix. i took some inspiration from yamarugi's n25!rui au, where he's sort of aggressive and delinquent-like.i kept his long-ass coat that goes all the way to his fucking shins and turned it into something more practical by making it only go a bit past his knees. i noticed a lot of bosozoku style outfits have that sort of thing. (a lot of inspo was taken from bosozoku) his coat is actually meant to be a middle school gakuran, as if to say he still hasn't gotten over the past but also to add to the childish feel. and before you ask, yes, that is a chest harness. miku has one in her n25 design so i added it to rui too.

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Cardcaptor Sakura – 36 – White April

Welcome back to April 1999 and to the second season of the iconic Cardcaptor Sakura! We get a new OP and ED, and are quickly and efficiently re-introduced to Sakura by watching her morning routine. She’s still having the dream about Tokyo Tower and a figure she believes to be Mizuki-senpai, but doesn’t know what it all means quite yet.

As the sakura petals fall Sakura glides to school on her rollerblades, escorted by Yukito, who is now in the twelfth grade with Touya. To celebrate Sakura’s eleventh birthday and start of fifth grade, he gives her a gift, which sends her into “dreamy mode”, a state she also enters upon learning Mizuki-sensei will be their new full-time teacher.

Yukito’s gift is a cute watch with a wing motif that matches many of Sakura’s outfits and accessories. But the Clow Card of the week isn’t time-related, but weather related. Despite being April snow starts to fall, and by the time Sakura has finished a pot of stew for dinner, there’s forty inches on the ground and Touya comes in soaked.

Sakura uses Fly to pick Tomoyo up to investigate, and she’s ready with a new pink snow bunny battle costume as well as her camcorder. They encounter Syaoran and Meiling in Penguin Park, who keep from sinking into the deep snow thanks to Syaoran’s magic; Sakura eventually does the same with Float.

Things take a turn when the Clow Card starts enveloping Sakura and Syaoran in a blizzardy vortex. Syaoran reluctantly rides with Sakura on her Fly staff to lure the storm away from their non-magical friends, but running isn’t enough to stop Snow. After Syaoran’s fire sword has some effect, Sakura realizes she lost her watch in all the hub-bub. She unleashes Fiery, which seems to feed on her anger as it sweeps all of the amassed snow in the town away.

After sealing Snow, Sakura breaks down in tears, but Syaoran tenderly comforts her, saying he’ll help her search for it until it’s found, however long it takes. Such a gentleman! Unfortunately, Mizuki-sensei steals his thunder by producing the watch, having had a “hunch” it was Sakura’s.

Like Shinomoto Akiho in Clear Card nineteen years later, Mizuki Kaho is an enigma who is seemingly perfect in normal life but hiding no small share of secrets when appearing in Sakura’s dreams (if it is indeed Mizuki—it sure looks like her). In the meantime, between Sakura’s reactions to her gift and the winter landscapes, the second season is off to a beautiful and touching start.

By: magicalchurlsukui

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Cardcaptor Sakura episode 47 was pretty interesting. First thing worth mentioning is that the new season brings a new OP and ED. Both are better than the last in both audio and visuals, though the first OP is still the best audiovisually, and the first ED still has a catchier song, but these are still great, and unlike the last ones I don’t think I’ll skip these ever.  And then the actual content of the episode, it’s another good old “new season, new beginning” type thing. We’re in the next trimester at school, Mizuki’s gone abroad to study so won’t really be part of the narrative anymore, the book of Clow Cards actually changed to a really great pink colour and it has Sakura’s name on it now, and Syaoran’s gonna be leaving. Except not actually, because there’s a shady new transfer student - Eriol Hiiragizawa, from, you guessed it from his name, England. Not that any of the characters learn it this episode but dude’s very clearly some sort of magic user, he like approaches Sakura’s house in a costume that would be really cool if not for his stupid oversized hat, and also he’s like, oddly keen on talking to Sakura in particular, he feels like they knew each other before birth or something. Since the dude looks mad like Clow Reed and is also English apparently I’m guessing that he comes from the English side of the dude’s family, and if he’s not directly descended he could even be some sort of reincarnation of the guy. Cause I mean there’s no way his appearance isn’t tied to the Clow Card book changing, and also the horrible rain that’s now going on and attacking Sakura sometimes, and also the fact that her Key isn’t turning into her cool new Star Wand (typical fuckin software updates breaking the entire device smh). Idk, guy seems shady, but I’m not sure if he’s a friend or foe. Syaoran especially seems to distrust him, but that’s partially because he could totally be a rival love interest and ooh neither he nor I want that. Sakura and Syaoran for life! Also Touya and Yukito have a new transfer student, her name’s Nakaru Akizuki, she’s a cutie, she’s a cutie, she’s a fun and shall we say physically friendly genki girl, she’s a cutie, and she’s a cutie. I love her a lot already. I have no idea if she’s gonna be anything more than the girl that fawns over Touya, I’m assuming she will be because the last character we got similar to that was Meilin and she kicked ass so, we’ll see. And uh, yeah that’s about it. Fuckin, cool episode, fascinating little start to the final season of such a delightful show.

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KamiHaji Week Prompt Two: “Family Day”

Her Family (Chosen)

As a part of Nanami’s chosen family, it probably makes sense Mizuki winds up looking after her kid some of the time.  Like today, for example.  Nanami’s son is in the school play, and Mizuki’s supposed to record it for when she and Tomoe get back from a trip!  

Ships: Mizuki/Nanami Momozono (unrequited)...  BUT ALSO Mizuki & Nanami Momozono (warm and supportive friends!!!) Tomoe/Nanami Momozono

Post-Canon.  About 2,000 words.  G Rating.

Here, have an Ao3 link! :D

Back when Mizuki had tended his first goddess’s shrine – back when he’d only ever served that Lady Yonomori, the playful and radiant force he’d been dreamt up and hatched for – he’d never expected to be called anybody’s “uncle.”  He’d been busy with sacred sake and dipping long, impossibly pale fingers into the cold of river water, whispering it clean and bright again. He’d had his place; he’d calmed storms and helped his goddess fish drowning humans out of the deep whenever they tumbled in somehow.  Humans had seemed baffled and shivering to Mizuki, on the whole, back then.  They were funny and quick-lived, afraid of so many things.  That was okay!  Mizuki was there to protect, of course.  They gave his goddess offerings and sang her praises, so of course he was there to protect.

               Lady Yonomori and the shrine spirits had been all the family Mizuki had ever wanted, before their shrine was drowned. Everything else had been so, so far away.  

               Not anymore.  Mizuki actually was an uncle now, apparently, and it was a human girl’s child who had named him that. Well, a human girl and the former wild fox who had somehow snuck his claws between her ribs and fished out a heart (metaphorically, of course.)  Nanami Momozono, and that Tomoe who’d shed his twitchy fox ears not too long ago.  It was important to Mizuki, being something like Nanami’s family.  Her son could call him whatever he wanted, to a point.  

               (The boy’s father did put some weird, less-flattering nickname ideas in his head, now and then, but Nanami tended to stomp those right out.  Mizuki was always a little dazzled when she stood up for him, especially considering he’d been getting the kid to call his father some strange things, too.  Oops!

               … She kind of stood up for everybody, though, that Nanami.  It was just one of those amazing things about her, like the way she tossed her head back laughing or managed to draw all of them close together again and again and again.)

               Mizuki imagined Lady Yonomori would’ve been happy for him, now. She might’ve teased him gently, too, seeing her familiar flopped over watching human television or reciting back equally human names in pieces of gossip he’d remembered Nanami telling him. To make it clear he was keeping up with things, you know.  Nanami Momozono had been a land god when Mizuki met her, but she was as human as they came beneath all that holy glow.  And now she was human all the way through, though she didn’t feel far away at all.  Not the way humans always had before Mizuki’d really gotten to know any of them, anyway… And especially not now that she’d come back from her journeys in the mortal world.  Nanami’d finally come back to the Mikage Shrine, where she’d been a goddess, once. Back into Mizuki’s day-to-day life, so that imagining the hallways and gardens without her felt like imagining them without air.

               If Nanami didn’t want to kiss Mizuki and curl up under the fold of his arm at night, starlight cold on their skin…  (His scales, when you got down to it.  His scales and her soft, tangled hair) … That was alright.  Of course, it had to be alright.  But he was still in family portraits, sometimes, now.  Nanami tugged him around by his sleeve, back-to-school shopping for her little boy.  She helped him weed the shrine’s gardens, chatting with him and telling stories about what working in a daycare had been like.  What the strangest things about renting an apartment had been; how much she’d missed him, her friend, her former familiar.  Her family.

               “You promise?” Mizuki had asked, the first time she’d said it.  That bit about missing him, not only sometimes but like a constant hum, like the way she carried her shadow around.  He really hoped his voice sounded coy instead of whiny, at least so far as Nanami was concerned.  Whatever Tomoe might’ve said about it didn’t matter so much.  (Mizuki could just imagine what Tomoe would say about his insecurities, honestly, and whatever it was would make him gasp in offense and exclaim, “Ah, Fox!  You’re horrible!” or something pretty much like that.  That was the way their game went, you know.)

               It was just that Nanami had been gone a long, long time.  It was just that she’d chosen to go and make her own mortal way, and there was nothing he could do to stop her aging.  To stop her leaving, again, and sooner than she probably realized.

               “Absolutely I promise,” Nanami had said, even so.  “Aw, don’t look so surprised.  Coming back here was coming home, and you’re a part of that, Mizuki.”

               Mizuki’s hands had been muddy from the garden, at that point, so he’d tipped his head over just a bit and rested it against Nanami’s shoulder.  He’d said something sweet and sing-song, and then something about how he’d even come visit her in a thousand smelly, too-fast human cities if he needed to.  He’d ride taxis, and climb underground to battle with trains.  Nanami was so, so warm, there in the garden, with a bit of dirt smudged on her cheek and a slight wind fiddling with her hair.  She was so, so warm just about all the time.  Mizuki was coldblooded, of course, and sometimes he wondered if he was almost jealous of the way age and smiles had started to show just a little at the edge of Tomoe’s eyes.  

               Tomoe was human now, too, strangely enough, and together all that mortal blood warmed up the shrine in a way Mizuki didn’t think they could really know.  That used-to-be-fox was still so handsome, Nanami said, and so it had to be true.  Unfortunately.

               Nanami’s little son wore human school uniforms, already – he was growing up so fast! – and waved to spirits very politely on the road whatever else his classmates thought.  He was a loud kid, and generous like his mom…  And prone to grumpy, fastidious moods like his dad, too. Mizuki was just about to bring him to his school’s class play, though of course doing something like that would’ve felt impossibly human, once.  Just like helping with an elementary school science project would’ve been impossibly human, and quizzing the little guy on dates for history exams, and smuggling him some money to buy trading cards.  Apparently that was all “uncle” stuff, and Mizuki was trying his best. As long as he had a place in the family – and he would, Nanami had promised him, a hand on his back and the garden all around them – he was gonna try his best.

               And now… Nanami and Tomoe were out of town helping set up for a mutual friend’s wedding.  It wasn’t really strange at all, working to keep things running while they were away.  Mizuki had babysat for this kid so many times that the teachers already knew him as they made their way to the school auditorium.  People greeted him very nearly by name: “Mr. Yonomori,” they said, like they knew he was carrying his first goddess’s shrine with him even now. Carrying his purpose with him, as he smiled with fangs most people couldn’t see.  They didn’t know that, though, of course.  They only knew the way Tomoe had grudgingly introduced him, saying he was a half-brother or something else that would explain their matching pale hair.  

               Maybe Mizuki had never expected to be anyone’s uncle – and he hadn’t, cross his river-cold heart – but he’d signed off on school permission slips for this kid before.  He was pretty good at a few of the video games the boy liked, and conceded gracefully whenever he lost at all those other ones.  He knew a fair bit more about popular kids’ cartoons than most familiars who gathered at the Divine Assembly, though to be fair those other familiars probably didn’t get assigned babysitting duty nearly as often as he did.

               It wasn’t as if Mizuki minded, of course. This was part of being Nanami’s family, so…  There you go. This was part of being trusted, and belonging somewhere beyond a waterlogged shrine he’d lost too, too long before.  Mizuki was going to record the whole show on a borrowed video camera, so Nanami and Tomoe could see it when they got back.  He’d helped their son practice his lines on the way over to the school – chirping them back and forth along the road, balancing an umbrella so it successfully shielded both the boy and that video camera from the rain.  Mizuki preferred walking in the rain, honestly. It traced cryptic patterns across his cheek, and the sky was milky pale and looked soft – softer than the school auditorium seats would be, anyway.  Those things squeaked, always, and the scratchy fabric of them felt like old carpet.  Mizuki’d been by for the school’s talent show already, and an incredibly long seminar he and Nanami’d had to keep prodding each other awake through about Fostering Positive Study Habits at Home.

               Nanami’s son walked Mizuki to his seat before scurrying back behind the curtain to get ready for the show.  He had costumes to put on – the Huntsman who got the Big Bad Wolf in one act, Mizuki knew for sure.  (And he’d make sure Tomoe got the irony of that just as soon as he could manage it.)  The kid had friends to greet, too, and juice boxes to fish out of the drama teacher’s cooler.  He’d probably have to sign his name somewhere to check in, or something, though if he forgot Mizuki would just slither back in later and forge it for him.  No big deal.  

               But before he went, Nanami’s son perched in the chair next to Mizuki’s, swinging his shoes against the seat in front of them. His eyebrows were scrunched up a little, like Nanami’s had gotten sometimes when she was digging her way through an especially frustrating pile of homework.  Like they got sometimes, now, too, when she was concerned about a parking ticket she’d gotten, or trying to figure out where in any of the realms she could’ve lost her purse.  You know, the cute one with the pastel flowers.  It had everything in it!  

               “Hey, what’s wrong?” Mizuki asked, hoping to smooth the poor kid’s expression out at least a little bit.  This wasn’t the sort of voice he would’ve used calling to a human floundering in the cold fast river running by Yonomori Shrine, mind you.  He wasn’t wearing an especially beatific smile; he wasn’t about to offer a goddess’s blessing, or reveal any of his true water snake-ish identity there in the elementary school.  This was an easy, gentle voice, though, and one that came so naturally to him, now.  Uncle Mizuki.  Mr. Yonomori.  The child had never known him as anything but this.  

               “Do you think I’ll mess up?” Nanami’s little boy asked. “I have a lot of lines, near the end. Do you think I’ve got them all?”

               Mizuki nodded, very seriously.  “Oh, yes,” he said.  

               “You promise?” Nanami’s son asked, then, and in that moment…  Despite how their blood was nothing alike, despite how quickly humans changed and moved on from that world…  Mizuki thought he heard a lot of his own voice, there, mirrored back to him. Something the child had learned. Learned from family, right?  From someone Nanami had chosen, in whatever context she’d chosen him.  From someone she’d prepared extra food for before leaving on her trip – though of course she knew he could hunt for himself, and probably wouldn’t try feeding her child any squirming lizards again – and someone she worried over when he got sick, and someone she might’ve been missing even right that second.

               “Of course,” Mizuki assured the kid. “There’s no doubt in my mind.”

               They linked pinkies on that one – a sort of promise, as Mizuki understood it.  The solemn vow of the human classroom, or something like that.  Nanami’s child always looked very stern, making vows.

               Back when Mizuki had tended his first goddess’s shrine – back when he’d only ever served that Lady Yonomori and had imagined she would be his whole world for all eternity – Mizuki had thought he’d known what any sort of family he could ever have would look like.  He knew a bit better now, though, didn’t he?  Maybe Lady Yonomori herself wouldn’t have been too surprised, imagining him here.  Maybe she would’ve smiled, sort of sad, sort of proud.  

               Maybe she would’ve reminded him to call out, “Ah! Remember to wave for the camera, too! Just a little wave.  Let’s make sure your mom knows you thought about her, okay?” or something, before Nanami’s son hurried too far out of earshot.

               Mizuki liked to think she would’ve reminded him, you know?

@kamisamahajimemashita

[sunshine-overload]

[BSTS] Mizuki & Hinata 4* Card Story

chapter 1 -starless hallway-

hinata: Mizuki-! Mizuki, Mizuki! I’m I’m super duper excited to see your show again today!

mizuki: Sure…

hinata: Oh, right. Where should I leave my bag whilst I’m here? Also I have nothing I’m supposed to be doing right now, do you have anything you need help with, Mizuki? C’mon c’mon, let me know~!

mizuki: Tch. Seriously what’s your problem dude! You’ve been following me around all hyper since you got here!

hinata: …Huh? Could it be you haven’t heard from Kei yet?

mizuki: Heard what?

hinata: He said that you would be my tutor!

mizuki: The fuck!? Who said he could decide that!

hinata: (impersonating kei) “He was the one who decided that you could join, so it’s inexcusable for him to abandon his responsibility now.” That’s what Kei said.

mizuki: …Geh.

hinata: My bad, Mizuki. I thought you already knew that you’re meant to be my tutor. I must’ve been annoying huh? But I truly am happy about being able to join B! I want to hurry up and get the others to acknowledge me too. That’s why I’d love to learn all there is to know about Starless from you!

mizuki: Ah, y-yeah. Sure. …Godammit. Fine, follow me.

hinata: Hm, where to?

mizuki: If you can’t keep up I’m leaving you behind.

-mizuki leaves-

hinata: Ah no wait, I’ll follow you so hold on!

-

chapter 2 -starless break room-

saki: Hello, Mizuki-san, Hinata-san.

mizuki: Yo, Saki. I’m showing Hinata around Starless you should join us.

hinata: Let’s go, Saki-san!

saki: O-ok.

-backrooms-

mizuki: The toilet is here. Further down the hall is the locker rooms, you can leave your stuff in there.

hinata: Got it! Where does that door lead to?

mizuki: No where you need to worry about. Let’s move on.

hinata: Ah, slow down Mizuki!

-hallway-

mizuki: This is the costume storage room. Further down the hall is the rehearsal room.

hinata: Roger that! Hey Mizuki, how come there’s a hole in the wall here?

mizuki: Beats me. It was just there one day.

-kitchen-

mizuki: Hinata, you can grab a bite to eat here in the kitchen.

hinata: Yes sir!

mizuki: Oi, Saki. I’m heading off to get changed.

saki: Ok.

-mizuki leaves-

hinata: Uwah~ The staff meal is just as delicious today as well! Huh wait, where did Mizuki go?

saki: He had to go and get ready for his performance.

hinata: Ohh I see. Their show’s scheduled to start pretty soon. Man~ I can’t wait to see it-!

saki: You really love B don’t you, Hinata-san.

hinata: Of course! There’s no performance in this world cooler than B’s! Mizuki was so nice to teach me about all this stuff as well. Don’t you think so too, Miss?

saki: Huh? Ah, yes.

-time pass, hallway-

mizuki: Aight I have to get ready backstage, you two go and watch from the audience.

hinata: Yeah, good luck with the show!

-hinata goes to leave-

mizuki: …Hinata, come here a sec.

hinata: What is it?

mizuki: I forgot. Pull out your phone.

hinata: My phone? Why? Here….

mizuki: Look, I sent you an invite to the B group chat.

hinata: Eh, are you sure that’s ok!?

mizuki: Don’t see why it wouldn’t be, you’re gonna be helping us out from now on aint ya?

-cg

hinata: ….! Thanks so much! This is the best day ever!

saki: I’m happy for you, Hinata-san.

hinata: Yeah! I’ll cheer you guys on like crazy in the audience!

saki: I’ll be watching too. Do your best today, Mizuki-san.

mizuki: Course.

-both leave-

mizuki: Godammit. This shit’s gonna drive me mad.

—end

[techouspeaks]

A Review Of Something: Aikatsu

Idols in virtual reality? I take a look at Aikatsu and the next review will be of Aikatsu Stars! Warning, this review may contain spoilers.

Anime genre is full of idol anime. It’s been a big hit for a while and truth be told, it’s hard to tell when it started, but the one that kick started the idol anime craze of recent would have to be Pretty Rhythm. I would say Macross Frontier except the whole idol thing didn’t seem to really kick in after that.

What made PR stand out was the fact that idols would have special jumps during their dance performances. (Plus they were figure skating.) Not long after, Bandai would create a series that gave PR a run for it’s money, to where the successor of PR, Pripara would seem to copy it and that series is Aikatsu.

Aikatsu stands for “Idol Activity”. The series takes place in a school where young girls would learn to sing, dance, and create virtual costumes to perform on a virtual world stage. That’s right. Virtual reality. When people put on on these ear phone sets, they’re allowed to see a virtual stage that can take place anywhere and see a special aura on the idols. Each aura is different to each individual idol.

Instead of sewing dresses, the dresses are made in these cards and set in a wardrobe like computer, in which the character goes through to the virtual stage. The dresses pop on as the girl goes through each of the card pieces, creating the complete outfit. Each card comes from a brand, either of other brand makers or by her own brand. Each brand has a different theme of their own, such as Angel Sugar is cute with frilly outfits and Love Moonrise with a celestial theme that is mature and romantic.

The first series centered around Ichigo, her friend Aoi and Ran as they attend one of these special schools for idols, Starlight Academy. Ichigo is unsure of being an idol at first but later starts to be more into it, as she performs with the greatest idol of Aikatsu,  Mizuki Kanzaki. Together they go through hardships, happy days and days of hard work as they become better idols and better people in general.

As time goes on, new young idols show up to take the place of Ichigo and her friends as they graduate and move on in Season 2 and 3.

 So, it’s basically your run of the mill slice of life with idols in a virtual setting. How does it hold up? Well, I’ll go on with some of the things I don’t find bad but it does make the series a little weak and that’s the characters and over all story.

The characters aren’t bad but the main cast most often feel one dimensional. Ichigo and her successor, Akari are positive, happy go lucky leaders. Major differences is that Ichigo is more down to earth and at first, didn’t want to be an idol but changed her mind after seeing Mizuki perform. Akari is more clumsy and naturally wishes to be an idol from the start. Then you have the mature ones Ran and Sumire, the bubbly and hyperactive ones Nina and Otome, ect. Most of the time the characters just feel like a type than a character, with a exception of few such as Yurika, Rin, Hinaki and Mizuki.

I’m not saying they’re bad. In fact, I do like Mizuki and Hinaki, (blonde hair girl pictured above) which are of the few characters that don’t feel too one note or a character you’ve seen. It’s just you’ve seen many these characters before and kinda know what’s going to happen to them. They’re charming at least, just not really that deep.

And as interesting as Aikatsu is in the first three seasons, story tends to get stale at times, repeating lessons you already know, due to season 2 and 3 starting off with new characters. That’s another issue too. There’s so many characters and they try to make them different but often feel a little flat at times. The only thing I will says that at least in terms of style, they do try to make character seem a bit different. Like Nina and Otome are twins practically in personality, but Otome’s theme is candy and fruit, while Nina is monsters and cute mechanical toys. They have different likes at least to change it up, though not by much.

However, even as I say this, I will say I prefer following these characters than most characters in other idol anime such as Love Live and Idol Master. I couldn’t get myself attached to many of the characters in Love Live with the exception of two and most of the time, the characters in both Love Live and Idol Master sound so whiny, I don’t even care what their personalities are. I just either want them to sing, because they sound less annoying surprisingly when they sing or just shut up. With the Aikatsu characters, I at least don’t feel annoyed or feel hatred towards any of them and again, I like more characters in this than any of those series.

Oh and there are some interesting plot lines. In some episodes they do a random mission, in which something will happen like a character becomes a vampire and it’s up to the main heroes to stop them and turn everyone back to normal. Or the school upholds a special stage where a character is sneaking in somewhere trying to steal something. Usually these episodes are in there because acting is part of the idol activity, as idols have a character of themselves. Basically a persona of themselves. That and they help the character physically or emotionally sometimes.

Those episodes are usually the ones that stand out because it happens unexpectedly and they’re the most fun to watch episodes.

The things that do make the series stand out for me especially is the animation and how it improves over the seasons, the designs of the outfits and the songs. 

The animation does improve in time, which is a good sign for any series in general. The 3D animation used in performances starts out pretty crappy, but as seasons progressed, the rendering becomes so much better.

The designs of the idol costumes of Aikatsu is gotta be the best designs I’ve seen in an idol anime. They try to make each one different and fitting to the person that wears that brand the most and it really shows.  Mizuki’s (purple hair girl in the pink) brand Love Moonlight and Love Queen are one of my favorite designs. 

(Anime above is Love Live)

Lot of idol anime tends to have either designs that are way too flashy and frilly, they all look the same, plain or too much sex appeal...Seriously, there is nothing sexy about middle school and high school age girls. Even Aikatsu, who has a “sexy type” brands, least are more settle! The characters least don’t have large boobs and some of the skirts are actually long. 

 Aikatsu sometimes goes over the top and sometimes the idols may have to wear similar outfits, but for the most part, they put in enough detail and unique flare that makes the designs flashy but still appealing to look at and respecting the character’s own style. That and again, they don’t try to make the characters over sexual, even with midriffs and the skirts. You can tell they’re just trying to sing, dance and do a good performance. I dunno if it’s just because the age of audience is different between those anime and this, but it’s rather refreshing to see an idol anime that doesn’t focus in on boob shots, don’t have moments that seem a bit perverted and having characters that don’t look like they have water balloons stuffed in their bra.

The songs in Aikatsu are awesome. While you’re not going to expect Celine Dion range of vocalization, you can expect some catchy tunes that...Big shocker! Aren’t all love songs! They sing about other things besides first crushes, wanting someone to fall in love with them and partying.

That’s one thing that often turns me off about a lot of these idol anime. Most of the time, the songs in other idol anime are nothing but love songs with occasionally one or two songs that may be about something else. While they’re not all bad. In fact, as stated, I do like it when Love Live u’s and Aquors sing, but how many songs about love can you possibly write? 

Aikatsu songs are different. Some sing about love but most subjects range in achieving one’s dreams, working hard, relaxing and enjoying life, something about the character’s trait, telling a story, positive feelings, dealing with negative feelings, parting from friends or loved ones, being grateful for what you have, growing up and moving on. They sing about different things and often the song matches the character’s that sing them. That’s what I love about Aikatsu songs. They don’t feel like a broken record and all sound different and unique. 

That’s what makes Aikatsu songs more memorable than most other songs. I like the music from other idol songs but you’ll more likely find me humming a song like Precious, over a song from Love Live or even Pretty Rhythm any day.

So with further a due, I award Aikatsu a good 7 stars out of 10. The characters can be slightly one dimensional at times and the story can be flat sometimes but the characters are charming, they don’t sound whiny and the songs, animation, concepts and designs are all the more worth going through the weaker sides. Put on your best dress and see for yourself!

7 Stars

Level: Great!

Next, will the successor of the first series be better than it’s predecessor? Find out, as I review Aikatsu Stars! 

[tex-now]

sighhh.... idk which event to save for....

So far i have three options: Cafe:REC, Pandemonium, and the wedding event.

(I am also trying to get at least one lim (and one four star) for every character)

SO:

Cafe:REC

Pros:

It starts in seven months so i have TONS of time to save

I need and Airi and a Saki lim

I am obsessed with the cards

I love the costumes

Airi and Saki and Mizuki always treat me so well in gacha

Tiering will be SO EASY (i think) (i hope goddamn)

Cons:

I already have a mizuki lim

Airi's outfit and hair is kinda weak for me

Hm. Okay, not as bad as I thought

Kind and Gentle You:

Pros:

I need a lim for honami, emu, AND kanade

6 months to save

I need a four star for honami and emu

I am obsessed with the hairstyles, especially Kanade's

Emu and and Kanade's outfits are jaw-droppingly gorgeous

Honakana yuri

one of my friends likes honakanaemu so bonus points

HONAMI'S CARD IS GORGEOUS

Kanade treats me well in gacha

honami is one of the least popular and therefore easiest to tier. Emu and Kanade can't save her

Cons:

I don't like emu or Kanade's cards

I don't really like Honami's outfit

honami and emu REFUSE TO COME HOME

Hmmm. most of these are pretty minor except for the last one. which is major

Pandemonium:

Pros

Ruikasa yaoi

Shizuruikasa

I am obsessed with the cards..... like unhealthily

Shizuku looks gorgeous in her card

6 months to save

I am emotionally attached to this event

I love Shizuku's outfit

Shizuruikasa are my favorite characters

Shizuku...with glasses....

I need a matching T3000 Rui event title to go with my T3000 New year's event title

Cons:

I already have a lim from all of them (FUCK YOU SHIZURUIKASA)

Rui's outfit is only okay

Tsukasa looks stupid as fuck in his outfit

I HATE the hair of their outfits. all of them. Shizuku looks like a librarian (negative. I love librarian hair. just not this time) Tsukasa looks stupid and Rui... Rui looks fucking horrendous

The outfits are basic

Shizuku Rui and Tsukasa have all historically treated me like shit whenever I pull for them

Tiering on that event sounds like a death wish

wow okay then. pandemonium is a no go ig

UGGGGHHHH someone help..... do I pull on Cafe Rec or Wedding Event...... helpp

[makinomariasama]

Translation: Blog Post: January 31st, 2019

Enjoy, and please don’t repost without credit!

I looked at Nakata Shou's Instargram ♪ Bane-san and Shou-kun are smiling and laughing ♪ LOVE <3 Nakata

* Weekly Shounen Champion 2019 Issue 9 * It's on sale now!!!! Please check it out :)

And

On sale on February 21st!!!!! "Wekly Shounen Champion" Cover and lead feature Juice=Juice's Miyamoto Karin-san, Inaba Manaka-chan

On sale on Februayr 28th!!!!! "Weekly Shounen Champion" Cover and lead feature Morning Musume 19's Makino Maria

Please wait for release date to see the costume :)

Continued from my January 22nd blog

Weekly Shounen Champion <3 Thank you very much for the photo shoot <3 Truly, thank you very much for the gorgeous bag and gift

Look forward to it okay <3

LOVE Rin offshot to be continued

From Maria

Good evening. This is Maria.

Today, in between lessons and work, I went out to eat with Fukumura Mizuki-san :) Fukumura-san is good at taking photos. I couldn't take a good photo of my lasagna :'( The photo Fukumura-san took of her bismarck is wonderful Even in the picture, it seems delicious :) Thank you very much :)

A story from yesterday's meal (in between work and work) I had egg on rice. Two cups. I had two kinds of soy sauce. I love eggs on rice. Since I really wanted to eat eggs on rice, I went to a shop for eggs on rice.

I ate it while remember the egg on rice that I ate in Sendai. * The first time I went to Sendai (for our game), I had egg on rice at the airport's beef tongue restaurant -> I put too much soy sauce on.

On the way home, I watched Animax on my phone. Today, too <3

Morning Musume ‘19 Makino Maria Photobook * “María 18 años” * On sale on February 2nd

Information on the handshake events for the release

* Tokyo * Time and date: February 2nd at 10am~ Venue: Shosen Book Tower (Akihabara) https://www.shosen.co.jp/event/91850/

* Aichi * Time and date: February 2nd at 2:30pm~ Venue: Hoshino Shoten Kintetsu Passe Store http://bookshoshino.wp.xdomain.jp/event1/maria-18-anos.html

* Fukuoka * Time and date: February 2nd at 7:30pm~ Venue: HMV & BOOKS HAKATA https://www.hmv.co.jp/store/event/36610/

They’re giving out tickets for the handshake event now!!!!!!!!!!

Definitely come okay

And

Information on the release event fair * The number of bonuses is limited. As soon as they reach that number, it’ll end.

[Stores] Seven Net: 1 L sized photo https://7net.omni7.jp/detail/1106950361

Rakuten Books: 1 L sized photo http://books.rakuten.co.jp/rb/15751600/

Tower Online: 1 L sized photo https://tower.jp/item/4844109

HMV&BOOKS online: 1 L sized photo https://www.hmv.co.jp/product/detail/9458233

Hello! Project Official Shop (Tokyo Akihabara Shop, Nagoya Osu Shop, Osaka Shop): 1 limited L photo http://www.helloshop.info/goods/20190128_122061.html

Amazon: Limited cover (it doesn’t have the regular cover) https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4847081927

Limited at each venue What is it?? I've been practicing for it now <3 Definitely come okay :)

From 17 year old Maria

On the MLB and Topps Instagrams, The Topps 2019 SERIES 1 packages have Judge and Ruth (Babe Ruth) * Amazing!! I want them!!!!

Maria has 4 Judge cards

I hope there's lots of fun and happiness tomorrow too *

* Makino Maria *

[sunshine-overload]

[BSTS] Heath Halloween 4* Card Story 

in the event story he tells saki her costume is cute hnng

chapter 1

saki: (Oh... Is Heath-san sleeping? I wonder if he's worn out, I should leave him be.)

heath: --Nn? Saki? What is it, do you need me for something?

saki: Ah, no, I was just wondering if you were sleeping.

heath: Oh, sorry. I was rearranging lyrics in my head, I'm awake so it's fine. Want to stay?

saki: Well, I'll accept your offer then. Are you adjusting things for the halloween performance?

heath: Yeah. The theme this time is a Hyakki Yagyo*. It's a story about yokai's taking to the front lines and going berserk in modern times. People like Mizuki and Ran seem to like it since you can riot as much as you like.

saki: What's your role?

heath: I'm playing a Gashadokuro*. A collective of dead bodies bones that weren't buried. Having been forgotten by the brightness of the city, we who've had our place stolen fight back against the humans. Flaunting ourselves to those that don't believe yokai's exist, I think it's interesting.

saki: Somehow it sounds like a show that'll really suit team B.

heath: Right? It doesn't matter what show we do, it'll have B's flare. You should come to the show in costume as well Saki.

saki: Me too?

heath: Yeah. Then we can be comrades. During the show we can show off to the humans together and have fun.

saki: Alright, I'll dress up on the day then.

heath: Yeah, thanks, I'll be looking forward to it. Expect the best from me too of course. I won't make any compromise, cause I sing so that you'll enjoy it.

--

chapter 2

saki: (Today's show was so fun. Though wearing a costume is a little embarrasing... Huh?)

(There's something glowing on the stage, what is it? I'll go take a look...)

saki: Uwah! A s-skeleton!

heath: Saki! What's wrong?

saki: H-heath-san, that....

heath: Ah-... sorry. I just put it there a moment ago, it's a skull prop used in the show.

saki: So it was a prop... I let out a loud scream sorry.

heath: I put it there to check what it would look like from the audience since I was curious. Sorry for startling you when I wanted you to enjoy the costumes.

...Hey, skulls really are scary after all huh? How should I put it, I guess I wonder if this is how Gashadokuro always felt. It's a yokai that crushes and eats living humans if it finds them. It's true if there was a guy like that it'd be scary. But I think that humans are also in the wrong. Gashadokuro is a collection of sorrowful people that weren't buried. I'd hold a grudge against those who didn't treat the dead appropriately, the humans, I'd hold a grudge against everyone.

--You alone would be the exception though.

saki: Huh, how come? You wouldn't resent me?

heath: Nah, I wouldn't. I'd never want to hurt you.

saki: That's cause we're yokai comrades right?

heath: Huh?

saki: I'm in costume so we're friends, wasn't that right?

heath: ...Fufu, ok we'll go with that, since you got all dressed up for me. Say, isn't it almost time to leave? I'll escort you to the station, wait for me while I go get changed ok?

--end

*Hyakki Yagyo - "night parade of 100 demons" refers to an uncontrolled horde of oni and yokai, an eruption of the supernatural world into our own

*Gashadokuro - "starving skeleton" a spirit that takes the form of a giant skeleton, fifteen times larger than the average person