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They invented marriage
#this took TEN HOURS they are killing me#please dont let this flop#i think this is the most detailed drawing ive ever made actually#the new event has me in a chokehold#mika kagehira#shu itsuki#shumika#ensemble stars#valkyrie enstars#enstars#valkyrie climax event#le temps des fleurs
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I have a lot of thoughts about the landlady.
#ensemble stars#itsuki shu#kagehira mika#valkyrie enstars#shumika#you would not believe how deranged i feel about the climax event#my art
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Alright y'all, now I NEED to know
#literally thought nothing could compete with trap for you#and then the shumika wedding song came along#and now I'm really wondering#(also if you don't know about valk's climax event yet)#(just know that it is VERY gay. like “shu's grandfather was bi and maybe trans in canon” gay)#and that adds to it#but also hiyojun nearly made out on stage in their damn debut song#so I find this a fair tossup#anyway vote if you would! thanks!!!#ensemble stars#ensemble stars music#enstars#enstars eden#enstars eve#enstars valkyrie#hiyori tomoe#jun sazanami#shu itsuki#mika kagehira#hiyojun#shumika#poll#enstars poll
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wondering if happyele is trying to fight fire with fire here and somehow solve the issue of the recent stories being kinda fucked and the frequent retconning and shit by just going. "here's a new story with new characters, we can't really unfuck the existing plot so let's just start over" and that's why we're getting this new unit and new character and whatnot. does this make any sense. probably not but im thinking
#i havent actually read most of the new stories so im not sure how bad they actually are im just going off what ive seen other people say#ive heard nothing good about most of the climax event stories except crazyb and valkyrie and i think ra*bits#so like. idk if the stories are actually that bad or if people are overreacting. double face disbanding was bullshit tho#i tend to only read the stories of characters i really like and if i can find a translation. most of it i just wait to be on engstars#i still think it's too soon to add new characters but we can't stop them so im trying to be positive about it
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What a year for the eccentricPs i hope we get the Undead Rei climax for halloween
#no because you have to see#spring we got Element#Insane event still not anywhere near being over blackbird#then after that we startet getting the climax events#and the fs2s#and the Natsume black swan card on the global servers#then the Valkyrie Climax#it's been a year#AND IF WE GET THE REI CLIMAX FOR HALLWEEN IT'D BE PERFECT#THEY COULD GO TO ROMANIA AND WE COULD FIND OUT STUFF ABOUT THE SAKUMA FAMILY???#THINK OF THE POTENTIAL!!!!
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i know it's risky and i probably should slow my roll to not end up disappointed because this is ensemble stars but i have such high hopes for the valkyrie climax story... if !-era valk was the build-up of mika helping shu (and the unit itself) to recover from the war and regain stability, it feels like !!-era valk has been the process of shu helping mika develop his confidence in his own artwork and humanity in return-- so they can truly be equals. and since we already know the event is a shu center...... i just think there's maximum potential for this story to fuck severely if done right
#i just hope it is so full of love#and not even in a romantic/ship sense i know it wont be that#but. nnggnnhh. you know what i mean#and i really wonder if they'll properly address the whole mademoiselle-is-talking-less-lately thing... i think thats meant to have been--#coinciding with mika getting more footing in valk's partnership (and in shu's life)#i also saw someone speculate that if valk ever got a power-up event like rst did then maybe the new logo would have#the rose buds bloom into full flowers#valk's logo progression could follow the unit's own progression that way#first as thorny vines and a tattered name.... then with new stability and roses budding#only beginning to bloom#so a third could have a full blossom... maybe with a fancier penmanship font..... like a bouquet#yknow. the bouquet shu wants to show the world per his words in that phone call in the !! mainsto#the logo thing has nothing to do with the climax event i just got into rambling mode. these guys have so much real estate in my brain#enstars#valkyrie#.txt
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shu card beautiful
#unfortunatel y i do not think i will be playing the event#valkyrie was one i planned to definitely play the climax of bc i love Shu but omgthe timitng. i dont feel like it also im kinda broke#Not actually really but i wqant to save.. its ok i can memorial coins nextyr
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Aug 27th: The promotional video for Valkyrie’s Climax Event has been released.
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#11 - valkyrie climax event w/o context
no, i am not explaining this one. ignore how messy it is, it was funny and i am zoinked out of my fucking gourd right now.
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Still need a tshirt that says "i survived double face - fine - valkyrie back to back climax events in the summer of 2023" because truly i have not felt such waves of hysteria and comradership since. But then again, those are my favorite units and ive surrounded myself with other fans, so it might just be im in a bubble and thats why it felt so intense. Im not sure if other ppl also felt that month and a half to be as stressful...
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!!! user ensemblesobgswhat are your favorite enstars stories !!?
I have to think for this one, hmm... My favourite stories have to beee...
In terms of enjoyability, and attempting not to have too much character bias, not in any order. Boldened are absolute favourites!
-Daydream & Lionheart are my all time favourite pieces of ansta writing, with an emphasis on Daydream. Lionheart has at least three translations online. I'm planning on re-reading two of those again just to compare them. I love an unreliable narrator. Sena really has been Leo's living unreliable narrator the whole time he's known him, hasn't he? Blackbird was good on a writing standpoint, but felt like a desperate attempt to get people to like and be normal about Wataru & Eichi, as well as telling us what we already know. At the same time, it did provide more insight into their mentalities, at least. Clown, Crown or whatever it was called was really nice also. - Both original main stories which I think every average ansta fan should read regardless of their length, although, the ! one is certainly of it's time. EnBasic: Element, Marionette, Crossroad, Meteor Impact, Checkmate, (Sorry for no Rocket Show! we're gonna read it for my friend's birthday!) Showtime, Dragon Fruit (Note to all viewers: don't read Marionette alone & think you know anything about Ex-valkyrie. PLEASE!), Easter Night, EP:Link, Christmas Live, Starry Night Festival, Beasts, Human Comedy (people focus too much on the valkyrie side of this and ignore rabits and it is disheartening, even if I understand why, from producers of them, given that rabits is far more unpopular in comparison, unrightfully yet understandably so. But what of the rest?), Book Fair, Victoria, Liar's Idol, Rainbow, Eccentric, Pleiades Night, Wonder Game, Biblio, Blood Banquet, Butler Cafe, Shinsengumi, Bouquet of Desire, Devils, Horror Night Halloween, School Festival ☆ Tamayori's Haunted Dollhouse, uum... those are the only ones that come to mind. I've read about 2wink and ryuseitai but scatteredly. In another universe, I produce them. EnMusic: Date Plan, Motor Show, Tempest, Night Club, Conquest, Next Door, Hot Limit, Neverland, Feather Touch, Bogie Time, Merry Xmas, Antique Legend, Burning Azaleas, Shinsekai, Obbligato, Astraea's Atelier, Romantic ? Date, Myriad of Colors and Flowers, Shards of Time: Black, Cruise, Grand Slam (I know it sounds crazy. The shotabait foot fetish event. Yes. But it has so many fucking good parts, and the epilogues are some of my favourite things ever.), Portrait, Nighthead, Stormcloud FUMBLE, Poltergeist, Parallel World, Xday (best climax), Absolute (I'm reading it with my dearest friends & I like it a lot so far! But I haven't finished so I won't embolden it. Mixed feelings about Raison d'être but generally it's so good I really love it. ALTERED CHANGED MY LIFE & KILLED MY GRANDMA. Bite-sized mix of both: -Aira: Episode 1 (Idol story), Do The Norm ft. Midori & Chiaki (I love you Midori! I love Noritama), -Tsumugi: This Senior is Prone to Worrying, Switch's introduction: "episode one", (Tsumugi FS1) Blue Hour's Spinning Song, Tsumugi's FS1 4☆ Story which recently came out on Eng, the eating one, "Delicious Happiness" ft. Midori, Episode 1, 2 & 3 of his idol stories, Go Basking in The Sun 3☆ story ft. Rei & Ritsu. -Others: HiMERU stuff. Episode 1 Chiaki Idol Story, Hiiro Idol story 2 ft. Aira, Black Swan ft. Mika & Tsumugi. (Madara FS2) Fates and Feast, Natsume FS2 4☆ Story. The 3☆ where ex-fine play together, Rinne's FS1. MANY Yuuta idol stories & 4/3☆ stories, especially in relation to his growth & Rinne. I like a lot of Anzu's monologues in the novels. I love this Natsuhokke 3☆ story. I like the early idol stories in general honestly. Baah!
Fun fact, I watched the anime before reading anything. My first story after the main story was Easter Night :-) though already interested in them, it cemented my love for switchvalk & their parallels in a square or even a more convoluted shape, each pointing at each other. I really recommend people read 3 stars of their favourites, you can find them with ease if you look them up, especially if they're from popular units. There's a lot of Really Good stories I haven't read but know all the context to and just have to get to, and good stories I have read that I just haven't mentioned whether purposefully because I don't think about them that much or because they slipped out of my mind (or blended together, or I technically didn't read them and just know everything that occurs or read a livetweet thread and I don't want to say a story is my favourite when I haven't read it in full even if stuff I really love comes from it, or I have mixed feelings that are too mixed for it to be a favourite).
I really adore Ansta's writing in spite of all of it's flaws, that's why it's not easy for me to give a simple response. Thank you for the question, sweet thing!
#꒰💌꒱#I can technically link all of these. Thought people wouldn't want to have to look for tiny ones though.
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Sorry I just got into this game like 2 months ago and don’t read many switch stories . What did they do in the climax that got people upset? (Switch and other climaxes?) sorry again.
asdhkjksks don't worry, it's really mostly fandom drama! not really something you need or even want to know about
but, with varying levels of detail, this is some of the discourse i saw during the events (most of this refers to arguments that spawned in the waiting time between story updates but not all of them, ex: double face):
crazy:b : story itself wasn't bad i hear but there was quite the uproar because it wasn't written by akira, even though they said he'd write these events
ra*bits: not rly much drama here because not that many people read it but the reveal of who bishoujo-senpai is exactly made impossible many key aspects of other major ra*bits events (sweet halloween, romantic comedy) (and there aren't that many ra*bits major events that can be retconned to begin with lol)
double face: unit was disbanded
atlantis: it seemed like eichi got proposed to by yet another girl even though he was in some arranged marriage deal with tori's sister. And that he hadn't told wataru about either of those things (in the end none of this was true but those 4 days of wait between story updates were agonizing)
valkyrie: this was pretty fine fandom drama-wise ? even though it's valkyrie. EDIT: i deleted the krnz b-plot from my mind. the krnz b-plot was bad. around this time also, the kanata-centric lookback scout abyss was released and they retconned and changed some chiaki and kanata bits in meteor impact it was sad
2wink: yuuta was too mean to shinobu (they hate to see a bpd baddie so he got cancelled on twitter). but it was also a plot built on a veeeery old story so there were also odd characterizations here and there at first that also threw off the actual 2winkP
alkaloid: written by kinosei again, it was just a filler holiday event, not quite a climax so. very disappointing.
undead: complaints about The Whole Thing this was bad. im not too well versed on them so i can't go into detail but from the ai thing to the lack of focus on some members there were many problems. plus it was the first time they posted those story summaries and having an apparently mid story explained again was the final nail on the coffin
akatsuki: i didn't hear much drama about this one either ? but akatsuki have had a streak of bad characterization so maybe it was resignation
trickstar: no complaints trickstar solos
ryuseitai: jury's still out but it seems it was a kind of weird story at first so there was also some discomfort here and there. sounds like it ended nicely though
switch: natsume was ooc (tried to strangle sora and did not even apologize even though normal natsume would've been devastated + was overall way too mean)
and i think that was all??? if anyone knows abt anything else do tell me let's study fandom behavior
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Hi hi!! Did you read the valkyrie climax event? What are your thoughts on it? Do you think it was a good development for Valkyrie as a unit (and for shumika)? 🤔
Hi!!! It's lovely to see you again :)
So originally this post started off with a Le temps des fleurs analysis...that got so long that rather than subject everyone to a five page post, I've decided I'll post separately in the future lol.
But yes, I have read through Raison D'etre! To be honest, I don't think this post will be able to sum up all my thoughts, but I'll try to hit the important parts!
I feel that first I need to define what, to me, makes a good climax event. A good climax event, by my personal definition, ties up loose threads of the current storyline, addresses built-up conflicts with good pacing and in-character reactions, and resolves the current story thread of the unit while still allowing many more narratives to be weaved in the future. So far, of the other units we've gotten climax events of (fine, Crazy:B, Ra*bits, Double Face, and as of recently, 2wink), I think this has all been done fairly well - a couple character slip-ups, a few pacing issues here and there, a shoved-in conflict or two - but ultimately, they did their job, and I came away feeling fairly satisfied by their current conclusions.
I think I also need to state that I do not expect, nor frankly want, all of the character's issues and relationships to come away squeaky clean and unproblematic. I'm always for development of course (Neverland's garbage talk made me sob over how far Shu and Mika have come), but ultimately, this game is about a bunch of screwed-up kids in an exploitative industry, and how they navigate it while facing their own personal issues. Like other gacha games, from otomes like Obey Me to fellow joseimukes like Twisted Wonderland, the end goal is not to make the characters perfect, or even relatively good people. It's to weave a satisfying narrative, something that hooks and engages people. And while I will be the first to say the Enstars writing is not always "good" and can be riddled with problems, I still see a lot of potential in it and ultimately enjoy it, which is why I'm writing this.
I'm happy to say that Valkyrie did not break the pattern of satisfying climax events for me, and in fact, has come away as my favorite of them thus far. I readily admit that bias does in fact play a factor in my enjoyment - as it did with 2wink's and I'm sure it will when Alkaloid's drops - but I truly did feel that Valkyrie's climax event was incredibly satisfying for both of them.
So, onto the story!
Some of my favorite bits:
Shu defending Nazuna's autonomy was so asdfghjkl 😭 GODDAMN that hit me right in the feels! I liked that despite Nazuna being part of the event, the writing didn't try to dredge up ex-valk issues, and instead used Nazuna as a person close to them in order to forward their development, rather than as an angst tool, if that makes sense? He also seems to be doing a lot better since Ra*bits climax (poor man finally caught a break), so good for him! Also, Mika gaining weight! He is finally eating properly 🥺 I'm so proud.
Ok, so adding onto the above, initially the Kuro-Nazuna crossdressing subplot made me wary since I was afraid enstars was backtracking into some of its more...iffy writing choices (*stares at Poltergeist*). However, after reading the story through, I can safely say that the way it ties back into the theme was good, and ultimately, neither Kuro nor Nazuna exhibited any behavior that impacted my enjoyment of the story (+ this thread addressing issues people had with Kuro here, because my dude was getting attacked when this dropped).
Instead of "haha man in a dress", it showed a good progression of attitudes with old vs new era and Japan vs West that I felt was explored pretty thoughtfully, and the way Shu and Mika honored that by having such gnc stage costumes was very lovely! Kuro and Nazuna's good reactions to it also showed how much more open-minded they were as compared to Shu's grandfathers era, and also showed a reflection of enstars own writing changes between ! and !! era (ex. Koga and Subaru dropping their slur usage towards Arashi, Kaoru being more thoughtful towards Adonis's background, etc). I'm not trying to be a suck-up to the writers, since there is some stuff they've written that is...less than lovely. However, I don't think this situation was one of them, and overall, it tied back into Shu's journey well.
One scene I really want to talk about is the foie gras conversation because that was just!!! so!!! It's a very small scene in the grand scheme of things, but I thought it showed their development really well (Raelyn get new phrases challenge lol), so I wanted to mention it here! Mika wants to try foie gras, and Shu is like "why. it's gross and inhumane and there are so many better foods" which is totally fair (foie gras is often inhumanely created). However, Mika doesn't automatically apologize and back down like he would in the past, stating that he knows, but he still finds it interesting. Shu also does not shut Mika down; he states that maybe at another time, though he sticks to his own boundaries of not having it himself.
What I really like about this scene on Shu's end (and his relationship with Mika as a whole) is that he does not regress into treating Mika like he did Nazuna; he does not try to insist that Mika is perfect and should not soil himself with such indelicacies, nor does he put him on a pedestal and automatically throw out his own opinions for Mika (essentially, treating him as Mika treated him). Shu truly treats him as an equal here, by stating his own opinion and having an open and meaningful conversation with Mika, getting his view on it without completely sacrificing his own thoughts. Mika, in turn, does not treat Shu's words as gospel, nor does he feel the need to plead his case; the conversation is entirely casual, a mere exchange between partners, but its so important because its one of the first times they've demonstrated that they've made it to this point. The whole thing is wrapped very nicely in a bow by Shu creating something with a similar taste and texture to foie gras to give Mika a similar experience, without having to cook the actual thing - its a great compromise both are satisfied with, and gives us a look into how their current art and performances are being created.
(Translations below by mika_enstars)
Shu's whole-hearted acceptance of Mika also comes back into play during the grave-robbing aftermath, which is something I have a lot of thoughts on, so I'll save it for a separate post.
Getting into what blew every enstars fan's mind, time to discuss the very queer themes of Raison D'etre. This shocked me when the translations first came out - I think the closest we've EVER gotten to this amount of explicit rep was Beasts and Pretty Mission, and even those can be argued for different interpretations, though I feel their text is pretty clear. Lots of queer fans (including me) gravitate to Valkyrie, and enstars as a whole tbh, for good reason - lots of their story aspects can be considered queer, from Shu's feminine interests and subsequent bullying, Nazuna feeling "trapped" by ex-Valk's expectations, and Mika's alt interests and unwavering devotion.
The doll plot was confusing as hell lol, but I get why it was done in such a convoluted manner, since it was supposed to be left up to interpretation, and force Shu and Mika to come to their own conclusions. Shu's grandfather deliberately set it up in such a way that Shu would be forced to weave the story he wants, and in doing so, accept the parts of himself he had hidden away - a fairly thin parallel to his grandfather's queer youth.
However, the difference here is that Shu does not plan on hiding, he does not plan on bundling away his feelings in a neat little box (or journal, in this case), and leaving them behind. In Antique Legend, we see that Shu's grandfather clearly tried to conform to what was expected of him, and impart those same values onto Shu - though Shu never fully stuck to those principles in favor of forging his own path, which I think his grandfather was secretly proud of him for.
(Antique Legend: Dumps of Dreams, Ep 8)
Shu internally monologues about how different his grandfather's time and the current one he lives in are, and how things are evolving in such a way that he can stand on stage without the ridicule his grandfather may have faced. This, along with the ending of "Let's live together happily, Kagehira" as an ode to his grandfather's dreams, really does read like a love story to me, especially the part right before where Mika compares the love Shu's grandmother has for his grandfather as the same love Shu has for him - which Shu doesn't deny.
A couple other things to wrap up:
I found it so interesting how Mika and Shu had different takes on his grandfather's life, and trying to unravel the truth was both fun and a chore and a half for me lol. All in all, the audience isn't meant to know fully, but I think Mika's theory might hold a bit more water (Shu's grandfather being gnc and dating the landlady), since he had extra info and is bffs with Naru, giving him a bit more insight. However, I can definitely see why Shu went with his theory of "grandpa had many different male lovers in his youth", as not only is it the one that does not imply cheating, but it is a closer representation of how Shu feels, and I think that's what grandpa was trying to get at.
The use of "boku" and "ore" was also pretty good storytelling imo, and adds an extra layer of projection, since Shu uses "boku" while Mika uses "ore" in day-to-day life. "Boku" is also seen as politer and more formal, while "ore" is more casual and was at one point seen as crass, which reflected their story roles well!
The fact that Shu's grandfather just??? Fakes his death on a regular basis is???? So???? I can't even asdfghjkl. Kuro being like "yeah, I comforted him the first 5 times, but then I got kinda sick of it" is so funny too. I wonder if any of the rich enstars kids are gonna do this in the future, my money's on Eichi (for profit), Ritsu (for fun), or Hiyori (for drama) personally.
I know I said I wouldn't talk about it here, but the grave-robbing aftermath where Shu describes Mika as a fairy during their first meeting, as a contrast to how he had always described him as a ghost? That got me so good, especially since it's something so idealistic being used when Mika is currently cold and covered in dirt. It's just such wholehearted acceptance of his partner, it's so beautiful.
Anyways, I think I'll end it here, but again, thank you so much for the ask and patience Dia!!!
(Edit: accidentally included RYUSEITAI with the climax units, it's fixed now)
#this ended up so incomprehensible in some areas but valk just does that to me ig haha#ensemble stars#enstars#ensemble stars music#jpstars#enstars spoilers#raelyn's asks#distortedmoondisc#mika kagehira#shu itsuki#shumika#raison d'etre#enstars valkyrie#valkyrie climax#kuro kiryu#nazuna nito
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STORY SUMMARY FOR THE VALKYRIE CLIMAX EVENT:
"I want to talk to you about the future," said Shu, and Mika heads to Paris. After hearing Mika's intentions after graduation, Shu feels resentment.
Just then, news arrives that Shu's grandfather has passed away, and the two return to Japan to find out if it's true or not..."
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🔥 enstars
the people who said Valkyrie needed to kiss explicitly in a story for it to be queer are stupid and Also can't read. you don't need to see the gay sex for the story to be about the gay sex. is it not enough for you that they were wearing literal wedding clothes for the climax event. i don't understand
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hiiii!!!
saw that you aligned the switch events to enswap switch and wanted to know, if you have any ideas about the other events who would get which center?
yeah!! i'm still a little unsure about some of them but here they are! these are just the unit events and doesn't include shuffles/tours/etc
[ under cut bc long </3 ]
Fine
Tempest: Arashi Primavera: Tatsumi or Hajime Ghostic Halloween: Shu Blue Sea/Climax: Hajime or Tatsumi
Trickstar
Big Bang: Tomoya or Shinobu Viewfinder: Kohaku VS GAME: Tsukasa or Shinobu
Ryusetai
Comet Show: Leo Ninja Clan: Hiiro or Nazuna Colored Stars: Hiiro or Mao Tropical Paradise: Hiyori
Alkaloid
Feather-light: Mitsuru Phantom Airship: Tetora Playing Cards: Kuro Holistic Halloween/Climax: Niki
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Eden
Conquest: Eichi Solid Stage: Madara Rouge and Ruby: Rei
Valkyrie
Neverland: Tsumugi Hermitage: Mayoi Corridor of Machina: Mayoi Raison d'être/Climax: Tsumugi
2wink
Twin Peaks: Himeru Love Letter: Kaname Big Ocean: Kaname Two by Two/Climax: Himeru
Crazy:B
Hot Limit: Koga Aridne: Ibara Spider Halloween: Natsume Trip/Climax: Wataru
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Undead
Nightless City: Jun Beast: Rinne Wedding Speech: Ritsu
Akatsuki
One Battle: Nagisa Eternal Oni: Adonis Flycatcher: Midori
Ra*bits
High Five: Sora Black Bunny: Aira or "Hinata" New Start: Tori Parallel World: "Hinata" or Aira
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Knights
Daydream: Hokuto Aroma: Mika Summer Breeze: Chiaki Mad Party: Yuzuru
Switch
Magic Lantern: Subaru Tri-Lights: Makoto Cruise: Kanata
MaM/Double Face
Night's Passing: Kaoru First Bloom: Tetora New Color: Kaoru Last Mission: Kaoru
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