#utapri live emotion

[jokertrap-ran]

[うたプリライエモ] Uta no Prince-sama LIVE EMOTION 2024 Birthday Greetings Translation (Side: HE★VENS)

*T/N: I did this on a whim but I did promise some utapri content, so.

Eiichi: Happy birthday. I have half the mind to celebrate your birthday with everyone else and go out with a bang, but I hope to spend today alone with you.

Eiichi: Looking back at it now, our meeting must have been an act of fate. If there was one word to describe it, it would be “destiny”.

Eiichi: Thank you, for being born in the same lifetime as me. Let me show you the feelings I have that can’t be conveyed through words alone on our date to come.

Kira: Happy… birthday. First and foremost… I wanted to tell you that before anything… else.

Kira: Words cannot describe my feelings… for you… even if I had a day. That’s just how… deep… my feelings are.

Kira: Are you… frustrated? In that case… I will put my emotions into song. Please accept it…

Nagi: Happy birthday~✰ Nagi doesn’t mind singing you a birthday song to celebrate♪

Nagi: But I’d be in quite the pickle if you got too absorbed in be just because I did that as fanservice. Oh, look at yourself!

Nagi: You can’t go making that face in front of others. You can only pull that sorta face in front of Nagi, okay? Promise me?

Eiji: Happy birthday! It might seem like I’m exaggerating, but I’ve really been looking forward to this day.

Eiji: Even just the thought of it makes me happy… In fact, my life has felt fulfilling ever since I met you.

Eiji: Let me tell you my honest feelings so that I don’t leave any regrets. Thank you, always. Stay by me forever, alright?

Van: Happy birthday! Your smile’s lookin’ especially cute today.

Van: Is it really alright for me to think of ‘ya that way? I’m glad if it is!

Van: I did think of puttin’ an end to this joke but, nah. I’d like for ‘ya to keep smilin.

Yamato: It’s your birthday today? Now that’s a cause to celebrate! And celebrations call for cake! And we’re definitely gonna go for a run after the cake!

Yamato: But well… you only get a birthday once per year, so maybe it’s alright to loosen up a little.

Yamato: Is it that surprising? Hey now, that smile on your face is something I’d never get tired of seeing.

Shion: Today is the day you were blessed with life unto this realm. It is a joy to give you my well-wishes in person…

Shion: The time spent with you is as comfy as napping under a spot of sunlight. It is something that nothing else can compare to.

Shion: It would not be an exaggeration to say that there is no greater happiness than that. If I have to stake my all into doing so, so be it as it may, but allow me to express my gratitude today.

[le-songproj]

Live Emotion Song Spreadsheet Project

I've started putting together a simple spreadsheet of song information for the game in hopes it'll be useful for the various events we get!

Includes: Singer(s), Song Titles, Length, and Note Count for all the difficulties!

It's also color coded by Singer color(s) and the difficulty, PLUS it's set up so the songs involved in the current event will be highlighted for easy comparisons too~

Currently we have: - All current event songs, Easy+Normal+Hard (4/6 have Expert) - All Group/Duo/Trio songs, Easy+Normal (1 has Hard)

I would love to ask for your help filling out things much faster! If you happen to know any note totals for any of the songs (or just have a screenshot of ur score page) please let me know!!!

Hard+Expert notes are most appreciated as I personally only just started doing those higher difficulties after the last event so those will take me the longest for me to get through. But anything and everything you guys can provide regardless of what difficulty is appreciated and will save me so much time!!

Just shoot dm/ask/submission or even reply to this post please and thank you <3

[fudan-no-nijiiro]

I have to say, I'm so glad Haruka is back to front and center in the game stories in Live Emotion. I remember how it felt like a big deal to even see her at the end of Kingdom, and how she (along with any sense of plot progression) was the most notable absence in Shining Live.

I can choose my MC's name and interact with the boys—and I enjoy that a lot too—but there's no changing Haruka's distinctive voice in the stories themselves. And I wouldn't want to. She's the heart and soul of the franchise, and it makes much less sense without her at the center of it. It's wonderful seeing her successful growth and knowing she's surrounded by people who appreciate her and her talents.

[prestongarveyslover]

REIJI NO DON’T SHOW MASATO SKIBIDI TOILET

[2dsimping]

Let me play these both

[reijiwiththegoodhair]

☆The pop-up shop is in February, but the online pre-order is currently happening from now until December 3rd. Since the pop-up shop entry is limited to lottery on the first weekend, I'd like to do online orders for most items.

☆Since Trading items can only be ordered by the box online, single Trading items will be invoiced separately, but ONLY if I'm able to purchase them, or if I get enough requests to get a box. I may not be able to confirm until February.

[rinne4112]

Started making Utapri yume artworks recently, so I'll start off with my character's intro via Live Emotion style!! 💪

More info ↓

Bonus sketches:

[cheshireran]

Wehhh his blush

[willlmesh]

UTAPRI LE IS REALLLLLLL IT’S REAL

[jokertrap-ran]

[うたプリライエモ] Uta no Prince-sama LIVE EMOTION 2024 Birthday Greetings Translation (Side: ST☆RISH)

*T/N: I did this on a whim but I did promise some utapri content, so.

Otoya: It’s finally the day! I’ve been waiting for this day to come!

Otoya: Because it’s your birthday, of course! And that’s why I’m gonna throw you the best celebration ever!

Otoya: But first, let’s start with this. Happy birthday! Love ya!

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Masato: Today’s your birthday, right? I’m glad to be able to celebrate such an important day with you.

Masato: I’m sure everyone has already wished you a happy birthday, so I hope mine will be an unforgettable one.

Masato: Happy birthday. I hope I can help maintain that smile of yours forever.

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Natsuki: Happy birthday! You’re shining remarkably brightly today. Or is it because I’m in a supremely good mood?

Natsuki: I wish to thank you for being born, and for meeting me.

Natsuki: I want to hold on tightly to this joy and continue watching you up close, closer than anyone else out there.

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Tokiya: Today is a brilliant day, isn’t it? I suppose you can call it your one day of welcoming the new year.

Tokiya: Happy birthday. Since it’s such a special day, allow me to fulfill your wishes.

Tokiya: You can ask anything of me. There’s no need to hold back. Of course, if it’s something of the passionate nature…

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Ren: Happy birthday. Even I get excited on such a special day.

Ren: I’m going to ask you out for a special date before this jig is up. Allow me to take you out for the day.

Ren: I’ve made lots of preparations for this day, so it’s safe to say that you can look forward to it. I think you’ll come to enjoy what I have planned.

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Syo: Happy birthday! How about entrusting today’s schedule to me?

Syo: I’ll make it the best day of your life. Yeah, I swear I will! So… let’s spend today together, okay?

Syo: I’ve already made plans for us to do all the stuff you like, so… I’m just waiting for you to give me the green light.

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Cecil: Of course, I have something to tell you when it’s your birthday. Will you hear me out?

Cecil: Kongristore! A word of congratulations filled with utmost love, reserved only for today.

Cecil: Let’s spend time alone together after this. It’s still not enough. I want to convey more of my feelings to you.

[le-songproj]

Aim at Enemies Box Event Best Song

The 6mo anniversary has changed how events work, and they're no longer dependent on the song length! You can read more here as well as here

All events, including this one, are now based solely on your score! Mainly your total event bonus %, the difficulty you are playing (higher the better), your general score rank, and how many key notes you can hit Combo doesn't seem matter in the slightest as long as you still hit all the key notes and it doesn't drop your score rank (i purposefully missed a ton of notes and got a D combo but it affected nothing, but i could be wrong!)

Focus on the song you can FC the most often at the highest difficulty

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For those who are busy, or just want to play as little as possible to save their sanity, here are the best options for you!

Least Number of Notes: ⤷ Easy: Winter Blossom ⤷ Normal: QUARTET NIGHT ⤷ Hard: Winter Blossom ⤷ Expert: Winter Blossom Shortest in length: My Cutie... Drive Me Crazy!

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⤷ Check out this general Box Event guide ⤷ Check out the Song Spreadsheet too!

[fudan-no-nijiiro]

UtaPri and Neurodivergent Headcanons: Yamato Hyuga

This might become a series at some point, because I think it's really interesting.

That said, I want to start out with a few disclaimers:

I am not an expert in psychology.

No identity category is a monolith. That holds especially true for neurodiverse folks; it is a huge and incredibly varied umbrella.

No UtaPri characters, to my knowledge, have a canonical formal medical diagnosis.

UtaPri is a Japanese franchise, and I am not Japanese. All sorts of intercultural misunderstandings may come into play, here.

It is entirely possible that others will find some or all of UtaPri's representations of neurodivergence and/or mental illness unimpressive, inaccurate, and/or upsetting; these are just my opinions as one fan. I'm truly just here to have a good time, and I'm also fully open to disagreements with my perspective or analysis.

That said, let's move on to Yamato!

Yamato Hyuuga and ADHD (+ possible dyslexia/other learning disabilities)

Yamato shows an impressively wide range of traits common among people with ADHD. In no particular order, there's:

Physical movement as self-regulation: Yamato regularly walks around on his hands, goes out running, and generally finds ways to move his body when given half a chance. He often flips onto his hands in the anime, and mentions fitting in runs whenever he can in Live Emotion.

Special interest in exercise: Yamato regularly tries to share what he knows with his peers, both as a way to bond with them and to help improve their fitness. According to the audio dramas, he goes training with Eiji to help him build his confidence; according to Live Emotion, he keeps up on different brands of protein powder. The first chapters of the "private stories" in Live Emotion involve instructing The Player/Haruka in the finer points of sportsware. In fairness, UtaPri tends to define its boys by their hobbies, but even given that, Yamato jumps more directly into a "teaching" mode than most of the other characters.

Struggles with sudden, intense emotions: Yamato's mood changes rapidly in a way he struggles to control, but he also returns to baseline more quickly than most people would. Anyone who's seen his episodes in the anime will have an idea of what I'm talking about here—his explosions towards Syo, which (deservedly) did little to endear him to the fandom, are the main thing I'm thinking of here. There's already been a reference to this in the early chapters in the main story: Yamato's mood is ruined in a split second by Cecil bringing up his brother, though he manages to hide the depth of the problem and not explode this time. There are a lot of possible alternative explanations for this too, in fairness, such as PTSD; more information about what happened with his brother would help to make things clearer. But emotional volatility is also a trait associated with ADHD in some cases.

Struggles with studying/mental labor: One of the main story chapters in Live Emotion involves Yamato struggling with ideas for lyrics, and the way that he tries to apply himself, rapidly gets frustrated, gives up, leaves, and then gets his idea (by engaging in his special interest!) really stood out to me as a relatable ADHD moment. In the Maji Love Kingdom audio drama, he goes out of his way to attempt to hide these difficulties in this area by insisting on working alone, which shows that this is a struggle he's all too aware of.

This struggle hints at possible comorbid learning disabilities—most likely dyslexia, though there are other potential explanations. A few details in support of this:

Trouble with reading: One of the repeated dialogues in Live Emotion, as well as a detail in at least one of the audio dramas, involves that there are a lot of kanji Yamato has trouble reading. (Bonus fun fact: Japanese dyslexia and English dyslexia are at least partially separate conditions! Some folks have one and not the other, independent of their first language. It's wild, but also given how different the writing systems are, it also makes sense. Yamato is shown sounding out words in English in Live Emotion, which I thought was a great moment, but either way it's unclear whether he experiences different levels of difficulty in Japanese and English.)

Trouble with writing: In the Maji Love Kingdom drama, Yamato is shown struggling with composition (coming up with what to write), and vocabulary (he ends up needing a lot of help from a dictionary and his unit partners to come up with his lyrics. Tokiya and Cecil were such a good team to help him with this!! "Kaleidoscope" was awesome for many reasons).

In addition, the franchise's commitment to the bit regarding Yamato's handwriting is impressive as well. Here's one of his birthday messages, for instance:

I thought at first that it was just because my Japanese wasn't great that I was struggling to read his writing, but I've also seen Japanese fans on social media scratching their heads over parts of his writing in the past. Not only that, his handwriting has been mentioned in canon (mainly HEAVENS Radio, if I'm remembering right?), with Nagi in particular complaining that his writing is often indecipherable.

There is no way to be sure, but to me, this combination of traits reads as an intentional depiction of ADHD and/or learning disabilities by at least some of the writers or character designers, even if it has not been named as such explicitly by the franchise (which, to my knowledge, it hasn't).

However, more than any particular character details, the overall arcs Yamato is involved in, and in particular the thoughtful way in which they're structured, that I find most meaningful. Yamato often says things that are openly brash, antagonistic, and/or unintentionally harsh to the people around him. However, the stories he's in follow through on this beyond the initial interaction: we find out afterwards why he's behaving this way (in the sense of his motivations, his struggles that were not visible at first, and so on). Then we get to see him reflect, either by himself or with the help of his teammates, and understand what went wrong. And finally, he often has a chance to revisit the situation with people he's clashed with, and find a more constructive resolution together with them.

I myself have been diagnosed with ADHD, although in my case, it's mostly inattentive type, and I mask it pretty effectively in my daily life. Still, I have a few of these traits: I can instruct others endlessly on my special interests, I get sudden flashes of temper, and I get easily frustrated by "simple" things in a way that can be difficult for others to understand or empathize with. These traits are ones I often feel guilt and shame about.

Yamato's strong personality is often on display for all to see, and it would be easy to turn him into a caricature or even just a villain. But instead, we get insights into his perspective, see him grow and overcome difficulties, and are shown time and again that he cares about the people around him and wants to learn to work with them better. Yamato makes me feel more confident in myself: however different I am from the people around me, and whatever mistakes I make, if I can stay brave and open-hearted, I can keep learning to be better than I was before.

[a-hell-of-a-lot-of-muses]

((WE ARE SO BACK!!!!))

[kikiy0oo]

IM SO EXCITED TO SEE MORE MVS ADDED TO LIVE EMOTION AND TO SEE MORE SONGS IN GENERAL, I WILL CRY WHEN I SEE HEAVENS MVS

i think reiji’s song will be the first to get an mv soon??? like something about them starting to add more stuff around July 1st and later?? idk we’ll see but know that i’m so excited for even the tiniest new things mwehehehe

i saw the new gacha banner that’s coming soon (but trust they all look so good especially eiichi hehe 🤭) , i won’t try to get them cuz im saving my wish tones for cards I REALLY REALLYYY WANTTT i have 7000 ish so far and i plan to hold onto them until i see a card that’s extremely pretty and cute like the most angelic masterpiece ever BDKDBJSBS

ty for coming to my mini Live Emotion ramble i love utapri!!! 🙀

[mysaldate]

UtaPri: Live Emotion released!!!

I know I basically never post about UtaPri but fuck it, it's a dormant fandom for me but the new game is getting me SO hyped!

I'm honestly already becoming a Heavens stan which makes me think if they got more screentime earlier on, I probably would've loved them the most for years now lol. I got Camus as my first UR and then used the beginner paid pull to get another UR and got Kira! Very happy about this since I really love how his UR looks! Now I'm just on the hunt for Eiji's UR and maybe Shion's if I can get him.

I did get both Eiji and Shion SRs though so yay!

Otoya is everyone's little meow meow and Eiji should be more people's little meow meow and I love them all (except Raging lol, that guy's there too). I can't wait to see more of the main story, the rhythmics feel fresh and creative, and the room is so so SO cute! Aaaa

I'm so hyped for more of this!

[fateful-romance]

I'm playing the new Utapri game LiveEmotion!