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recentanimenews · 4 years

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FEATURE: Madoka, Wonder Egg Priority, and the Future of Late-Night Magical Girl Shows

Beware! This article contains spoilers for the beginning of Puella Magi Madoka Magica.

It is January 21st, 2011. In the shadows of a witch’s labyrinth, two girls named Madoka and Mami form a close bond. Mami is a magical girl, powerful but lonely. Madoka decides, then and there, to fight by Mami’s side. But then, in the middle of combat, the witch Charlotte transforms into a giant worm and bites off Mami’s head. Madoka’s eyes widen in shock. A broken china cup seeps tea on the ground. Smash cut to the wails of goth rock trio Kalafina as black clouds roil and a single flickering shape strides toward oblivion. Three episodes in, Puella Magi Madoka Magica threw down the gauntlet. Over ten years later, the mark it left is still there.

Puella Magi Madoka Magica was special. But why? Not because it was the “first dark magical girl series.” Sailor Moon, the modern magical girl standard-bearer, became popular not just because of its charming characters but because the show could do things like briefly kill everyone during the series finale. Even magical girl series aimed at younger audiences, like Ojamajo Doremi, tackled subjects like the death of a pet or the aftermath of a divorce. Not to mention the infamous 46th episode of Magical Girl Minky Momo from 1983, when the titular heroine was hit by a truck! Truly, everything has been done before.

The secret to Madoka Magica’s success is that it is not really a magical girl show. It is a suspense thriller cunningly disguised as a magical girl show. It has as much in common with Kamen Rider Ryuuki as it has with Sailor Moon, and was written by Gen Urobuchi, a former eroge game writer who ran in the same circles as Kinoko Nasu and Hoshizora Meteo. Madoka Magica is not interested in the slow process of endearment by which magical girl series ease you into the daily routines of their characters — the weekly monsters, transformation stock footage, holidays, and very special episodes. It presents as such only as long as it takes to put you off guard, and then (clad in the gorgeous raiment of art team Gekidan Inu Curry) it goes for your throat.

So it was that Madoka Magica became the standard-bearer of a new kind of late-night anime. Rather than “cute girls doing cute things,” let’s call this genre “cruel things happening to cute girls.” Take something charming and unassuming, like a magical girl story or a high school slice-of-life show. Populate it with fun, marketable characters. Then set those characters screaming when the real story pops out like a jack-in-the-box. The frisson between cute and scary hopefully generates enough charge to catch the attention of audiences, but — most importantly — audiences don’t have to reach that far to engage with it. That is because these shows are built off those same conventions that anime fans are familiar with. Those conventions just happen to be evil this time.

As often happens in the entertainment industry, the success of Madoka spawned many copies. These projects did not have Gen Urobuchi, and they were often not lucky enough to have an art team as singular as Gekidan Inu Curry. All things considered, they tried their best. YUKI YUNA IS A HERO brought a different former eroge game writer, Takahiro, on board. Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka made its team of magical girls a proper military unit. More recently, GRANBELM added giant robots to the stew. I’d say Granbelm is my favorite of these, if only because the giant robots were pretty cool! I’d love to see them in a Super Robot Wars game one day.

Some of the more interesting entries in the “cruel things happening to cute girls” genre didn’t have any magical girls in them at all. Selector Infected Wixoss was a card battle show about teens fighting for wishes; writer Mari Okada smartly changed focus from the cruel system tearing the characters apart to the way that individual selfishness keeps cruel systems running perpetually. SCHOOL-LIVE! featured a group of schoolgirls continuing their slice of life activities within a world devastated by a zombie apocalypse; the anime production was bolstered by a murderer’s row of writers from Nitroplus, Urobuchi’s former stomping ground. Episode 3 — a flashback to teacher Megumi on the day of the outbreak — is a genuine triumph, precisely because it is so earnest. Rather than pushing hard to shock or disgust the viewer, it allows the characters to breathe in the moments leading to disaster and lets the horror come naturally.

Traditional magical girl shows, in the meantime, have been doing just fine. We’ve seen several good seasons of Precure and two fantastic ones, the all-rounder Go! Princess Precure and uneven but groundbreaking Hugtto! Precure. Sailor Moon’s Crystal remake seasons and movies have steadily improved after a rocky start. The first few seasons of magical idol series Aikatsu are charming and introduce a fun legacy quirk that ties together characters from different seasons. Even Ojamajo Doremi has seen a follow-up film that puts the spotlight on the generation who grew up watching it.

Madoka’s successors, on the other hand, are in a trickier place. Some of them have been successful, others have been good, but none have recaptured that lightning in a bottle that made Madoka a hit. Even a recent Madoka Magica series based on a phone game, written by Gekidan Inu Curry themselves, came and went without much buzz.

In the years since Madoka aired, there have been plenty of folks who have expressed their reservations about the “cruel things happening to cute girls” genre. After all, magical girl series can be revolutionary or transgressive without being cruel. Hugtto! Precure introduced the series’ first male Precure (equally comfortable wearing dresses as skating outfits) and featured a romantic partnership between two of its female leads. Go! Princess Precure’s best fight scenes are as spectacular as anything in this year’s Jujutsu Kaisen, yet remain perfectly accessible for its target audience of young girls. Madoka's progeny may have been targeted at older — and often, male — audiences, but outside of some blood and gore just a few of these series were more genuinely mature than the children’s series they riffed upon.

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I do still see a future for late-night magical girl shows. In 2016, a weird magical girl series called Flip Flappers aired. Directed by animation wunderkind Kiyotaka Oshiyama, it featured two girls in love traveling through many strange and colorful environments in search of macguffins. Hidden inside a candy coating of marketable elements was everything from the Freudian fairy tale theories of Bruno Bettelheim, to architectural oddities such as thomassons, to occult figures like Jakob von Uexkull. Flip Flappers harnessed some of Madoka Magica’s sense of danger, putting its cast into intense and scary situations from the very first episode. But it was not a show about girls being tortured by an evil system; it was a show about girls exploring surreal dreamscapes. A new genre had been created: “cute girls doing weird things.”

Here are the cornerstones for the “cute girls doing weird things” genre: you need girls of course, maybe even magical girls, but the rules behind their magic are nebulous. Rather than take children’s genres and corrupt them, you build out atmospheric settings, drop in the characters, and see what happens next. You give the cast room to express themselves within the bounds of the story, rather than leading them down an assembly line to their doom. The malevolence of Madoka is not off-limits, but more useful still than malevolence is uncertainty. The goal is to unsettle the viewer rather than disgust them.

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Five years after Flip Flappers, a new show walks these same steps: Wonder Egg Priority, an original series from CloverWorks. Of course, Wonder Egg Priority is aiming at something totally different than Flip Flappers. Its spooky environments are incidental. Its main aim is, through riffing on the work of Kyoto Animation and famed director Naoko Yamada, depicting in full and uncompromising detail the difficult emotional lives of teenage girls living in the modern-day. Those lives just happen to be filtered through an anime lens of trauma manifesting as horrific creatures that have to be destroyed, and girls that need to be saved. Yet to me, Wonder Egg Priority captures the dreamlike atmosphere that Flip Flappers achieved in its best moments — the means by which characters exploring unfamiliar spaces reveal themselves in new and different forms. Despite being made of familiar parts, in execution, I think it is something new.

Somewhere between Flip Flappers and Wonder Egg Priority lies the future of late-night magical girl shows. They should not ever replace the ones made for kids; those do perfectly fine on their own, thank you very much. But in their embrace of uncertainty, I recognize a ghost of what I once felt when I first saw Charlotte’s gaping maw. The sensation that the ground had disappeared, and that — like magic — anything was possible.

What's your favorite recent magical girl show? Are you excited for the newest season of Precure? Does Wonder Egg Priority terrify you on a weekly basis like it terrifies me? Let us know in the comments!

Adam W is a Features Writer at Crunchyroll. When he isn't reciting lines from Revolutionary Girl Utena, he sporadically contributes with a loose coalition of friends to a blog called Isn't it Electrifying? You can find him on Twitter at @wendeego

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Aikatsu On Parade Rewrite Part 5

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4

READ CHANGES TO CANON IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST ONE:

Raki acquires the Constellation PR by studying Amahane’s design method with Sena.

Magic Blood performs Ragtime of The Moonlit Night is performed

Reflect Moon perform in their Jeweling Dresses

Aoi, Shion and Ako act together·

Raki and Sora are good friends(Designers)·

The Christmas live is Hello Winter Love (Raki. Hinaki. Lily. Juri. Maika. Ichigo)

Mirai, Kaede and Hibiki are in a unit called Dynamo

Raki works on the Jeweling PR for a week before getting Alicia’s approval

Seira and Rola tie in a rock contest

Hime and Mizuki perform Start Line in episode 20

Episode 21- Lucky Arrival

After the duo stage the popularity of 4 Star and Starlight shoots up. Despite the fact that Mizuki and Hime aren’t in school anymore, people wanted to see the idol schools they went to. This leads to the two schools receiving an influx of applications. Madoka invites Raki to help her give the tour as Rin overslept and Raki rushes to Starlight. When she arrives, Madoka is nowhere to be found. Instead, Raki finds Nono and Risa. Raki goes up to them and says she can sense they’re great idols but she can’t recognize them. They smile and claim that they’ll introduce themselves the only way they know how.

Nono and Risa perform Promise Carat. Nono wears the Black Denim Dolly Coord and Risa wears the Romantic Bijoux Coord. The live gathers a small crowd who clap. Risa blushes and hides behind Nono who poses. Raki asks them why she’s never seen them and they mention that they live in Hokkaido and went back there for a while. “There’s actually another pair of idols we’re waiting for.” Cut to a gazebo with two figures sitting in it.

“The entire world revolves around…” Kokone rushes out of the gazebo to meet Nono and Risa. Miyabi stands gracefully and lets Raki know who they are. “When we heard about Starlight being famous we remembered we were students here too!” Raki says she’s never seen an idol like Miyabi before. Kokone spots group of girls on tour and rushes toward them.

“Kokone, wait!” Miyabi ran after her, “We were supposed to look for Sakura together. Kokone has the girls do her catchphrase and performs Love Like Caramelize. Nono, Risa and Raki find her at the end of her performance. Raki rushes up to Kokone and she takes her along to the next group of girls. Raki stops her and says that Miyabi needs her. Kokone apologizes and rushes back. Miyabi sighs and goes to the Starlight Queen Palace. They find Akari decorating it in preparation for that part of the tour. Akari greets them all and offers them cake which Kokone and Raki happily indulge in. Miyabi asks where they can find Sakura and is told to look at the track field.

Miyabi, Kokone and Raki walk toward the tracks and find Sakura meditating there. “I’ve been waiting for this.” She says as she stands up. Miyabi walks to face her and the two pull out their cards as if they are about to duel. “Wait!” Raki cries. She asks if she can perform with them and Miyabi and Sakura ask if she’ll be able to keep up. Raki shows them her Red dress design (the one in her sketch not the promotional cards. See the image below for reference) The three perform Light Pink Day Tripper but only Sakura and Miyabi do the appeal. One the song is over, Sakura and Miyabi face each other with a smile but Raki seems sullen. Kokone asks her what’s wrong but Raki forces a smile. The episode ends with a shot of the clover in Raki’s sketchbook.

Episode 22- Going Our Way

4Star’s tour is underway and starts with all the aspiring applicants and fans watching an interview with the old S4 (Hime, Yozora, Yuzu, Tsubasa) This brings back the purple cloud mascot that interviewed them in Aistars season 1. Backstage, Yume, Rola, Koharu, Mahiru and Ako are sitting in a dressing room. They’re in a circle holding hands with their eyes closed as the music in the background fades out. The opening plays.

After the S4 interview we get a shot of the crowd where we spot Saya, Natsuna and Sumomo. Natsuna is in a bad mood and Saya and Sumomo brought her to see Rola but she hasn’t appeared yet. The crowd disperses and Natsuna runs up on stage toward Tsubasa. Tsubasa panics and pushes Natsuna away but Hime catches her. Yuzu reassures her with a smile and Yozora asks, “Are you lost?” She looks at Natsuna’s jacket and notices a Spice Chord accessory. Tsubasa walks up to her and squats.

“If you like Spice Chord then-” Tsubasa is cut short by Saya and Sumomo’s arrival.

They explain things to Tsubasa and she sighs, “I see, Rola is currently occupied but I promise you’ll meet her today. I’ll give you three a personal tour for now.” Tsubasa takes the girls around and stops once they get to the balcony. Natsuna hasn’t said a word and Tsubasa asks to be left alone with her. After a few seconds of silence, Natsuna says that she’s been chasing after Rola for the past year.

“I’ve never really seen idols like me but Rola was. She wore clothes like I did and sang songs I wanted to sing too,” Natsuna whispers. Tsubasa smiles and stares at the sky.

“When I was younger, I wanted to be the top of Song Class. When Akari was younger, she wanted to be just like Ichigo. Being inspired by others is a beautiful thing, but you should remember that you’re a star on your own. Even my Spice Chord and hers are different. So will yours.” Natsuna seems unconvinced. Tsubasa shows her the Girl’s Flag Coord. Natsuna’s eyes light up. She sashays off and beckons Natsuna to follow her. We get to see Dancing Days.

Natsuna finally understands and tells Tsubasa that she can take her back to Sumomo and Saya. Tsubasa takes her to the dressing room just as Yume and Rola walk out. Saya and Sumomo as Rola walks toward her. Natsuna stands shyly behind Tsubasa.

“Do you love Spice Chord?” Rola asks. Natsuna’s eyes meet hers. She nods shyly.

“Rola, we’re up on stage.” Yume reminds her.

“Just a minute Yume.” Rola rushes back into the dressing room and brings out her bag. She hugs Natsuna and gives her the Black Shadow Coord and rushes onto stage. Natsuna blushes as she holds the cards and Saya and Natsuna take her back to the crowd to watch the stage. The five Stars girls stand in the Dressing Room and make a star shape with their fingers before appearing on stage to perform We Are Stars in the event coords above

Episode 23- A Girl like Me

This episode starts in Tamaki’s office. Tamaki is watching footage of one of Raki’s recent concerts. As Raki sings ‘Your Entrance’ when suddenly her aura disappears. Tamaki’s eyes widen as she watches Raki finish the performance. She turns to Sora and Koharu across the desk. “Is this the first time this has happened?”

“No, I’m afraid not,” Koharu says, “Recently, Raki hasn’t been herself.”

“Yes,” Sora adds, “She lost her way somehow and isn’t designing as she usually does.”

Tamaki places her head on her hands and sighs. “This is something much deeper than dresses. Whatever is going on is something Raki feels about herself.”

*Opening plays*

We cut to Raki’s room as she stares at a blank page of her sketchbook. Madoka and Rin sit outside with PP and Wakaba. Akari, Ichigo and Yume arrive in a car and join them at Star Harmony. Koharu lays out the situation for all of them. “We need to cheer Raki up. Whatever made her want to design clothes seems to have stopped and she can’t perform. She isn’t the same as she used to be.” Wakaba suggests that they show her their Aikatsu Cards as the rest remain silent. Yume and Akari turn to Ichigo who has a stern look on her face. Koharu follows Yume’s eyes to Ichigo as well.

“She needs to find her rice scoop.” Ichigo remarks, “Whatever made her an idol…she knows it herself.”

“In that case,” Koharu says, “We’re all going to help her remember that.” Rin and Madoka head off to Starlight looking for Juri. If anyone knew passion, it would be her. Koharu and Yume went to Venus Ark and Wakaba went to Raki’s room. Ichigo and Akari left last and no one knew where they went.

At Venus Ark, Yume and Koharu begged Elza to come see Raki. Yume stepped forward and clasped her hands “You inspired her very first PR. You let me surpass my own limits! Elza please!” Elza’s gaze remained cold and she stood up to face the sea.

“If she can’t get over a simple rut then she should reconsider being an idol.” Elza said.

Koharu huffed and straightened her shoulders, “If I hadn’t helped you as a designer would you be where you are now?” Elza turns in disgust. Koharu doesn’t flinch and pulls out her own sketchbooks. She lays it on Elza’s desk and flips through the designs she had for Perfect Queen. “Elza, even you needed help. Right now Raki needs you and you should be there.” The scene ends

Wakaba and Raki are sitting on her bed talking about their families. Wakaba mentions that she misses them as she’s been so busy as an idol but knows they understand. Raki smiles lightly as Juri bursts in with Rin and Madoka. Raki is shocked as Juri showers her with roses. “I’m told someone here is feeling down” (I’m not including the Spanish because I don’t speak it so I can’t do it well) Rin tells her to calm down. Madoka offers Raki a candy pop. She stares at it for a while and curls up. “You’re all such good idols and I’m glad I met you but-I’m not sure I can be that.”

We see a flashback of Raki and her sister. Raki first tried to dress like her sister and emulate her style. We see a small Raki in her sister’s labcoat. As Raki grows older she starts to dress more like herself and gets the idea for Maple Ribbon. Her sister supports this and we see Raki receiving her Aikatsu Pass. As this memory plays in Raki’s head we see her eyes light up a little.

In the Starlight Palace Akari nods as she chairs a Starlight Queen meeting. Otome, Sakura and Mizuki are in a circle as Ichigo watches. Mizuki stands. “I may not know her well but I can’t stand by and watch an idol lose her way.”

“Do you think we’re doing too much?” Ichigo asks, “I don’t want us to smother Raki.” Otome shakes her head furiously but Sakura stops her.

“Raki’s been this way for a while,” Sakura starts, “Ever since her stage with me and Miyabi…she wanted to see all sorts of idols but I’m not sure she knows what she wants to be herself. She’s shifted between all sorts of looks and has done a little of everything.”

“She can be whatever idol she needs to be. We just need to remind her.” Mizuki says and Akari decides to end the meeting.

Madoka receives a text message and asks Raki to go to the stage in Star Harmony. The message says that Raki should go alone and she does. Wakaba looks worried. As she enters the empty seats, she notices Ichigo standing in the spotlight. “Raki,” she says, “We know that something’s wrong but we don’t know what. We want you to know whatever idol you’ll be we’ll all support you.” Four more lights appear. “And so prepare to see four idols who came into their own just like you will.”

Sweet Sweet Girls Talk starts playing. The stage is a garden with a gazebo and tea cups. It’s very flowery and elegant. The Starlight Queens appear. Otome wears the Cotton Color Coord, Akari wears the Rose Party Coord, Mizuki wears the Moon French Coord and Sakura wears the Noble Coord.

As the stage ends, Ichigo invites Raki on stage. She takes the mic (It’s the same one from the Ichigo movie) “I’m grateful you all did this for me.” The other girls walk in, revealing they were listening to the performance, “I started designing to make clothes I wanted to wear. I want Maple Ribbon to be something girls like me can wear.” She takes a pause and looks around the room. “But I’m a girl who wants to wear whatever she likes. All sorts of clothes exist in my brand. Thank you for reminding me I don’t have to be anything to make it.”

The episode cuts to black but lights up as we get Idol Activity(All Stars Version) in the Shining Line Coords. During the performance we cut to scenes of Raki interacting with the other protagonists.

Episode 24- Lucky Time

The episode starts with Honey Cat decorating Star Harmony. We see Reflect Moon giving readings to the Star Harmony students. In a dressing room Raki and Wakaba are having their hair done by Sora and Mahiru. There’s an event going on named Lucky Time. Crowds begin to gather and Hariu checks the tickets. As the crowd comes on stage, we see that Pure Palette are the MCs. They thank the audience for coming and mention that Honey Cat will start the event.

You X I plays. They perform in their first Friends Dresses with their Miracle Aura. After that Maika and Ema mention that they’re here today to help two girls to form their own Friends. Wakaba and Raki walk on stage and the crowd begins to cheer. Raki and Wakaba reveal that their Friends unit is Clover Ring. Mirai blushes as she and Karen hold hands in the crowd. Raki gives a short speech about how far she’s come. She thanks Wakaba for being there for her and they run backstage to the Dressing Rooms. Raki wears the Pastel Purple Line Coord and Wakaba wears the Cherry Link Coord. They sing Aikatsu Friends. The rest of the episode has Raki and Wakaba climb a mountain and sit together at the top as they watch the sunset together

Episode 25- Venus Dream

The episode starts on Venus Ark. Aria and Carol Alice stand watching the sea as Rey walks out to meet them. “Elza wants to speak to you,” They walk into Elza’s office as Alice adjusts her bonnet.

“Alice! I placed my trust in you once and you failed me. Right now Venus Ark needs you more than ever. We must catch up to the other schools so all Venus Ark students simply must debut.” She pushes a letter forward. Alice picks it up and smiles. “Isn’t that the brand you admire?” Alice nods. “Very well. Aria, take her to the muse.” Rey sees them out of the room. The opening plays (This would be Twilight Etranger with scenes of everyone)

Aria rows the mini-boat Elza gave them but they’re making no progress. Carol admits she’s never rowed a boat and Aria said she did so with Hime as a child. Carol swirls her hand in the water. They drift vaguely along the sea as Aria places flowers in the water. “This way we won’t get lost.” Aria says. Carol sighs as the sun continues to burn intensely. Aria lets her hair down and starts humming her song. Carol joins her and they hum together to lighten the mood. As they sing and drift at sea, a third voice joins them. They turn in horror only to see Mirai in a floating tube. She waves at them and swims over. Karen stands over her own ship at the dock and has them brought in.

Alice and Aria sit by a white table in a small room with wide windows letting the sunlight in. After being refreshed Karen asks them why they were drifting at sea. Aria mentions that they were on their way to the ship. Mirai tells them it was a strange way to get there. Carol covers her face and stands before Karen.

“I- I’d like to wear… Classical Ange.” She stammers.

“Hmmm,” Karen holds her chin. “So this is what Raki’s Pass has brought about,” She steps forward and uncovers Carol Alice’s face. “You’re clearly a beautiful girl Alice. A graceful lady who should wear fitting clothes.” Karen takes her hand and rushes over to the desk. Aria smiles as well. Karen gives Alice the cards for the Mermaid Blue Coord. Carol takes the cards and places to them on her chest.

“Thank you, for believing in me.” Alice says. Karen takes them back to Star Harmony and announces that she will be sharing her brand with a Venus Ark student. News spreads back to Elza who is furious.

“Why couldn’t she bring her here? Rey, we can’t let ourselves be left behind.” Elza storms out and makes her way to Star Harmony. Rey makes sure to alert the press that royalty was on the move. Elza steals the show and has her staff spread Venus Ark banners over the halls she walks through. Raki and Wakaba see this and mention that they’re not surprised. After walking around a bit, Elza demands that Alice be brought to her. In the meantime, she sits on a makeshift throne with Rey standing guard.

Alice walks towards Elza and meets her eyes. Elza is taken aback. Alice had never done that. She had a certain poise in her walk. Rey blushes and comments that it seems as though she’s gliding. Alice tells Elza that she wants to show her a performance worth seeing. Elza nods as she tries to hide how proud she is of her.

Aria and Alice rush to the Dressing Room. Aria wears the Nadeshiko New Year Coord and Alice wears the Mermaid Blue Coord(pictured on the left). Pirouette of the Forest Light starts playing as Aria sings the first line. Alice joins in and as the tune plays her aura appears. Six blue candles rotate around her with gold stands. Blue jewels and purple lilies float around her. The appeals are Angel Garden and Star Heartful World. As the show ends Elza congratulates Alice and gives her a hug. The episode ends

#canonically alice is sexy type but she sure as hell doesnt look like it #aria #carol alice #elza #wakaba #raki #aikatsu on parade #rewrite #karen #rola #natsuna #stars

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ramblinganthropologist · 4 years

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alistair shepard!

Here we go... for the boy! Under the cut because long and a mention of dysphoria towards the end.

01. Full name: Alistair Michael Shepard. Most people don’t even know his full name is Alistair because those closest to him only call him Al. Hell, his own sister didn’t even know it because he changed it after she left the planet.

02. Best friend: His adopted sister Bo Peep Shepard (reallyfuckinggay created her). They’ve been through everything together, including a thresher maw. That means something to a friendship.

03. Sexuality: Gay. He might also be either demi or grey A, haven’t decided there yet but most of my characters wind up some flavor of aspec.

04. Favorite color: Sky blue.

05. Relationship status: Single in 1 and most of 2. Dating Garrus in 3.

06. Ideal mate: Someone who he can relax around and not feel anxious. He has GAD, the anxiety in his brain never shuts off. Finding someone who can make that be quiet is a godsend. Also, someone he can talk to - especially if it’s tech.

07. Turn-ons: Intelligence, a sense of humor. His is terrible.

08. Favorite food: Fish and chips and pixie sticks. The green ones. Just the green ones.

09. Crushes: Oh ho ho... He had a brief crush on a fellow marine in the unit that got eaten by a thresher maw. Definitely crushed on Nihlus before Eden Prime went down. Clearly it didn’t work.

10. Favorite music: He is a fucking music hipster who likes 21st century idol music. His favorite group is the indomitable Sunburst Idol Unit, the badasses of the Aikatsu realm. (Yes he’s fans of my own OCs eat me.) He also enjoys older music in general - it doesn’t make his amp vibrate.

11. Biggest fear: Losing the people he cares about, or those under him. He tries so hard to save everyone... and he just can’t sometimes.

12. Biggest fantasy: A hamster so large he could ride on it. Imagine the cuddles... imagine the fucking nightmare testicles.

13. Bad habits: Letting his blood sugar get too low. He has a CGM, but sometimes he doesn’t pay attention to it and mutes the alarm because it’s annoying. It’s annoying for a reason, Al. Also he tries to take too much on himself - you have a unit, use it.

14. Biggest regret: That he couldn’t save more of his unit with the thresher maw attacked. Also that he couldn’t do anything when the batarian pirates attacked Mindoir. He even regrets not being able to save his father, and he hated that man.

15. Best kept secrets: Dude’s a total dom. Nobody knows it, but he’s well aware of his tendencies and keeps it under very tight wraps. It’s not work appropriate.

16. Last thought: Wishing he hadn’t died in front of Bo. That look on her face as he floated into the abyss is something seared into his memory.

17. Worst romantic experience: When he was in high school, he had a crush on a boy in his chem class. This was before he came out, but while he was questioning. Boy he fucked that one up.

18. Biggest insecurity: Probably his body. He has dysphoria more than he likes to let on. The worst offender is his voice. He hates how he sounds more than anything. That sucks when you’re the first human Spectre and anything you say becomes a sound byte - he 100% shuts off anything he’s watching if he sees himself.

19. Weapon of choice: A stinger pistol. It’s small, it’s red, and it’s modified to work for a left handed shooter. Also his biotics - he’s possibly one of humanity’s strongest defense oriented biotics. His barriers are solid.

20. Role Model: His mother, Rowan Shepard. She was dedicated to her job, her team, to the point she got them out before everything went to hell when she died when he was three. That taught him to see things through, even if it hurts - especially if it hurts. If not her, David Anderson. He admires the man’s honor and dedication. Anderson’s probably something like a father figure to him which makes the end of ME3 sooo much fun.

#Alistair Shepard #I love my son #m!Shepard #custom Shepard #gaygarrusvakarian

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idolacorxx · 5 years

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Akari Ōzora~ muse

★~ Name: 大空あかり ( Akari Ōzora )

Tagged~ Akarisky ★~ Age:

★~ 13 (S2) ★~ 13-14 (S3) ★~ Height: TBA ★~ Weight: TBA ★~ Birthday: April 1 ★~ Blood type: A ★~ Three sizes: 80-56-81 cm ★~ Hobbies: singing, creating outfits,collect cute items, weather woman ★~ Horoscope: Aries. ★~ Hometown:Tokyo

Interesting Facts:

★~ Ōzora (大空) Ō (大) means big and combined with Zora (空sora) which means sky, Ōzora means big/vast sky. As said in Episode 177, this refers to her becoming greater than/encompassing the sun and the moon.

★~ Akari (あかり) means light or brightness.

★~ Her favorite foods are watermelons, chocolate, donuts, mandarin oranges, and curry.

★~ Coincidentally, her birthday is the same day as April Fool's Day.

★~ Formerly her favorite brand was Angely Sugar.

★~ She’s won Starlight Queen.

★~ Ozora WeatherAfter being tasked with focusing on completing a Resolution before their first year ends, Akari goes out in search of finding one. While browsing the IdoLook for an Audition, she happens to spot one related to being a Weather Forecaster and Akari quickly decides that she was meant for this one.

After learning about how weather isn't always good news, Akari points out that while she isn't ready to become a Forecaster, it still seems fun and she wants to try anyway, and that she had a gut feeling and wanted to try it out, and now she understands that she can clear her Viewers feelings with her words, and it isn't any different than when she is doing her idoling.

Akari was excited when she learns that she will be hosting a new morning news segment known as Good Morning Watch, because of her feelings as an idol.

using the saying

“Ohayo everyone, the current time is 7:23~ What kind of sky is above us today? It’s time for Ozora Weather!”

Character introduction:

“ "I wanted to become an idol, a Starlight Queen who could bring people smiles. Even off the stage, I wanted to Aikatsu that would make everyone smile. I wanted to become an idol who could look for fun and inspiring things together with you. This all comes from how big a crybaby I was when I was younger as well as seeing Ichigo-chan do her best for the sake of her friend.

The sight of Ichigo-chan bringing a smile to her friend's face was incredibly awesome! If, like her, I've become able to ease someone's unpleasant feelings or bring them a smile, then that's all I could ask for. I'll work harder and harder – even if something bad happens, even harder – always doing my best!" ”

About:

Akari is a clumsy, somewhat nervous, yet cheerful girl. She highly admires Ichigo to the point of wanting to be an idol like her. She appears to cry and get frustrated easily, but is determined nonetheless. Akari is also quite resilient and is able to quickly recover from her mistakes.

In Episode 96, Akari has grown into someone who wants to shine with her own light. She has become a hard-working and an even more determined idol who no longer aspires to be like Ichigo. She is no longer clumsy and is still energetic and cheerful, but can be prone comedic antics from time to time, much like her mentor and predecessor.

Akari first became a fan of Ichigo when she was in the 4th grade. She had come across the Christmas Special television program (Episode 12) and was amazed at how Ichigo helped out her friends and brought smiles to people faces.

Desiring to be like that, she mustered up the courage to help a girl struggling on the uneven beams on her school's playground and after that, began down her road of fandom.

Akari attended Ichigo's unveiling concert for the Mermaid Pisces Coord and was taken by her concert. She decided that she wanted to be an idol and auditioned for Starlight, but didn't even come close to making the cut her first time around.

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Spring 2019 First Impressions

The Spring list is late as usual (is it usual if it’s only the second instance?), but at least I’m closer to the beginning than last year. I’ve reached 50% completion on the doing this for an entire year consistently, so nice.

Aikatsu Friends!: Kagayaki no Jewel (Aikatsu Friends!: Jewel of Radiance): Aikatsu is relatively low on my priority list of magical girl megaseries.

Bakugan Battle Planet: This show actually premiered last semester, but in English, and this season is when the Japanese dub started. Either way it��s somewhere deep in the Bakugan series, which is based off of what are probably my least played children’s toys.

BAKUMATSU Crisis: Second season of an otome game adaption that looked okay when I started it, but I still haven’t watched past the first episode.

Bokutachi wa Benkyou ga Dekinai (Bokuben / We Never Learn): The main show that I know the source material of, and it is just about meeting my expectations. An average guy who has to study rigorously to maintain his average grades is put in charge of tutoring the two smartest people in his school. This might not make sense until it’s explained that he has to tutor them in their worst subjects, because those subjects are the ones they want to major in for college. It’s a nice theme of working hard for what you enjoy situated in a rom-com with some haremy aspects and an unusually high density of goofy faces, so watch it if you like those aspects.

Bungou Stray Dogs 3: I still need to see what they did with HP Lovecraft in season 2

Carole & Tuesday: What happens when a runaway rich girl and a poor orphan girl meet up on Mars? They form a band of course. A tale of two lonely souls finding each other and become a little less lonely in a big world, making music together. It looks great and it sounds amazing, so this is definitely a priority watch.

Chou Kadou Girl 1/6 (Amazing Stranger): Imagine Buzz Lightyear from the original Toy Story except in a 20 -something guy’s house and then failing the don’t move when humans are around rule almost immediately. That’s what this show is.

Cinderella Girls Gekijou CLIMAX SEASON (Cinderella Girls Theater CLIMAX SEASON): For somebody who doesn’t watch idol shows, the theater shorts are pretty fun, though I’m not nearly caught up in this one to say how this season is going.

Diamond no Ace Act II: Oh boy there’s so much baseball this season and a lot of it is sequels.

Fairy Gone: There’s a lot of things going on in this show but I think I can simplify it to military use of fairies to give soldiers super powers. The protagonist has been taking jobs as a mercenary to find her sister who was split from her after their village was burnt down. Then at an auction that she works as a guard, things start going wrong and the thief who appears is none other than that sister. The first episode ends with the end of a three way fight between security and the girls, so I’m not sure where the show’s going at all. Maybe if the show didn’t flash back to the protagonist’s village burning down three times, there would be a little more time to give direction.

Fruits Basket (2019): I never know how to deal with reboots for shows that I can remember, but haven’t seen the original. I know there’s people who turn into animals and a “do the carpets match the drapes” joke, and that’s about it from the 2001 anime.

Gunjou no Magmel (Magmel of the Blue Sea): After a new continent appears in the world, explorers flock to it, not always as prepared as they should be for venturing into the unknown. The main character works at a company to rescue explorers from mishaps along with a few others. The worldbuilding is interesting and the main character’s black lightning is pretty cool looking, but his attitude and decision making abilities kinda put me off for now. That and the comprehensibility of the subtitles I was watching fell off a cliff halfway through the episode.

Hachigatsu no Cinderella Nine (Cinderella Nine in August): So far it looks like a pretty standard club building show based around women’s baseball. It looks nice and we have 4 club members as of the first episode, so they should make it to at least full team of nine pretty quickly. It looks nice outside of an odd montage near the end of the episode when the club plays a game with some local kids, and the character designs are a bit more memorable than the usual baseball cast. I appreciate the fact that they’re playing hardball, but I’m not the type of person to watch anything sports ever.

Hangyaku-sei Million Arthur 2 (Operation Han-Gyaku-Sei Million Arthur): All I know about this show is that there’s a bunch of characters named Arthur and that it’s a sequel.

Hitoribocchi no Marumaru Seikatsu (Hitori Bocchi's ○○ Lifestyle): When one of the most socially anxious kids in elementary school gets separated by her only friend when they go to different middle schools, her friend gives her a quest: to become friends with everybody in her new class. She’s got a real go-getter attitude, but from feeling physical pain from trying to talk to a stranger to fainting when somebody actually responds to her, she’s got a rough path ahead of her. It’s a really fun show that gets you rooting for the main character in her attempts of communicating with others in a normal manner.

Isekai Quartet: Four of the biggest isekai series in one short mash-up is a recipe for confusion. Especially since they’re all put together in a school setting where no fighting is allowed, even if there are holy gods and undead abominations in the same class. Anything can happen with all these people taken from their original normal lives, tossed into various fantasy worlds, and then slam dunked back into a relatively normal setting.

Jimoto ga Japan (I’m From Japan): I cannot find a trace of the anime anywhere online and I am glad of this having read the manga. It is just a really dumb comedy about Japanese prefectures that I struggled to read a few chapters of before giving up.

Joushikausei: A silent anime, as in there’s no spoken words, about a few high school girls. It’s an interesting concept, but I found it a bit uncomfortable to watch, mostly due to the whimpering and other nonverbal noises the girls were making.

Kedama no Gonjirou (Gonjiro the Yarn Ball): A children’s show that hasn’t been licensed and no group is fansubbing it, how unusual… It actually looks interesting though so I might search for the raws to check it out.

Kenja no Mago (The Magi’s Grandson): A child raised by a powerful wizard in the country reaches an age where he can move out to the city and attend a magical high school. Unfortunately for him, his parental figures only taught him combat and magic, so he doesn’t really know how to sustain himself in the reals world. It is a decent concept but there’s a 50/50 chance of any scene looking nice or looking awful, and the scene transitions all look like they were made in Powerpoint.

Kimetsu no Yaiba (Demon Slaying Blade): A happy family of coal sellers is destroyed in a night when a demon strikes. The eldest son was out due to a combination of work and a blizzard, and when he returns he finds all but one of his family members completely cold and covered in blood. This last member is rushed down the mountainside for medical aid, only to turn into a demon on the way down. A meeting with a demon slayer turns tricky as he tries to protect his demonized sister who’s fighting between killing instincts and her love of her brother. The opening promises some beautiful animations and the overall show isn’t slacking either, so overall it’s a very promising show.

KING OF PRISM -Shiny Seven Stars-: It’s the TV version of a boy band movie tetralogy which is also a sequel I think?

Kiratto Pri☆chan Season 2: A sequel to a idol anime that I reviewed last year. I think this is one of the first times a sequel has shown up that I also reviewed the first season of, though unfortunately it was for a show that I didn’t watch fully.

Kono Oto Tomare! (Stop this Sound!): One more club building show for this season, this one about a Japanese instrument called a koto. After all the upperclassmen of the club graduated in the previous year, only the main character is left in the club, and needs more members before the club gets closed, the usual. The first new member is a seemingly delinquent 1st year who is surprisingly diligent. There wasn’t too much interesting or unique other than the topic of the club, so music fans might find this more watchable than I.

Kono Yo no Hate de Koi wo Utau Shoujo YU-NO (YU-NO: A Girl Who Chants Love at the Bound of this World): The first episode for this kind of front-loaded introducing characters and pulled out its premise of parallel dimensions and a device to navigate them towards the end, which means I’d probably have to watch another episode to figure out how I feel about it. It’s nice to not have a giant exposition dump take up the first episode of a show, especially since it will have two cours to tell a story, but I didn’t feel any particular gravitation towards the characters by this point, so I won’t be prioritizing any follow-up on it.

Mayonaka no Occult Koumuin (Midnight Occult Civil Servants): With a job at a place called the Nocturnal Community Relations Division, the first thought of the type of people dealt with is most likely not going to be fairies. Our main character is taken from a world of the ordinary to being able to see and talk to the supernatural creatures that live locally, called Anothers. His co-workers are equipped with magically enchanted police tape and other trinkets to help solve issues that occasionally arise between Anothers. I like the modern fantasy setting, and the fairly low level fights with the supernatural so far, so there’s promise in where the show goes.

Midara na Ao-chan wa Benkyou ga Dekinai (Ao Can’t Study): While the name Ao is usually blue, or sometimes even moth, in this case, it stands for Adult Only, the 18+ rating in Japan. This is due to her father’s profession, an erotic writer, and surprisingly, the main character hates her father for naming her that and spends her entire life studying to get into a college far enough away from him. This is thwarted by a guy confessing to her and filling her mind with romance and lewder thoughts, with the help of her father. I hate this as a concept and don’t watch this.

Mix: A semi-sequel baseball anime. I say semi, because from what I’ve gathered it is recommended but not necessary to watch the original first.

Nande Koko ni Sensei ga!? (Why is my Teacher Here!?): It’s about a male student and his teacher, ending up in awkward situations together, like being trapped together in a men’s bathroom stall. A show of pure fanservice through and through, so there’s not much else to say.

Namu Amida Butsu!: Rendai Utena: What started out as an action about cleansing impurities from the world gives us a quick bait ‘n switch to a slice of life about gods bumbling about in the human world attempting to be competent humans. I found it irritating to watch, and it was very clearly based off of a gacha game, which do not have a good track record of making good shows.

Nobunaga-sensei no Osanazuma (Nobunaga’s Young Bride): A modern age middle school teacher way down the ancestral tree of Oda Nobunaga meets the bride of the man himself, who traveled to the present from the day of the original Nobunaga’s death. She’s no older than when she left her original time, which leaves her at 14 years old, with no knowledge of modern day Japan so she’s stuck with the main character’s family and decides to be the new Nobunaga’s bride anyways, which… is weird.

One Punch Man 2: A big sequel of the season, and one where people have been waiting with wary anticipation due to the change in animation studio and director. It definitely looks a lot stiffer than the first season, for action and non-fight scenes, but the story is a bit more interesting in my opinion, as the show starts working on fleshing out other heroes and why they fight.

RobiHachi: the first episode of this really is a springboard for setting up what the plot and cast will be, just about starting right at the very end. We’ve got an ultra gullible man in debt, a genius teen with no sense of purpose, a robot rabbit helper, and their spaceship that blares its own theme song when it transforms into a mech. They set off to find a legendary planet that grants happiness after a couple of hijinks on their starting planet. It’s a very busy show, both visually and plot wise, but still an enjoyable experience if you can keep up.

Sarazanmai: 50% connecting with other people through oversharing with them, 50% kappas stealing souls from other people’s butts. It’s hard to describe the show but I’m having a good time, and the art is gorgeous, and special care is taken with little details in the show. I’d say watch the first episode definitely, and then decide whether or not to follow up on the rest of the show.

Senryuu Shoujo (Senryuu Girl): The focus of the show is on the Japanese poetry type of Senryuu, mostly because the main character can only communicate with others through writing these poems. Thankfully, she’s got some good friends and is in her school’s Literature Club, so she has plenty of practice and is around people who appreciate her work.

Sewayaki Kitsune no Senko-san (Meddlesome Fox Senko): The fox gods of the world have a duty to protect humans, and are becoming more proactive in seeking out humans with negative emotions before those emotions go out of control. In comes the male lead of the show, an overworked businessman who has basically just been going through the motions of life by this point. One of the fox gods appears in his house, doing the cooking, cleaning, and other tasks to help relieve the main guy’s stress. It’s comfy and there’s some funny moments, but I feel like the show would be better off as a more episodic show featuring various humans rather than just the one that it looks like the show will focus on. I’m also worried about the romance genre tag that the show has.

Shingeki no Kyojin 3 Part 2 (Attack on Titan 3 Part 2): I’m still on episode 5 of the original series, with no particular motivation to make it any further. More people die in bloody explosions probably.

Shoumetsu Toshi (Lost City): As the title of the show would imply there is a city that has been lost to humanity, as in, it just disappeared one day. The main female character is the only one who survived the city disappearing, and is targeted by a mysterious group due to that, and she tries to return to where the lost city used to be due to a message by her father who went missing with the city. In addition there was a monk with super powers who was standing on a motorcycle’s handlebars facing off against the main girl who could summon her Lost bodyguard with a bunch of guns but that was kinda just thrown in at the end.

Strike Witches 501 Butai Hasshin Shimasu! (Strike Witches 501st Join Fighter Wing Takes Off!): Oh god it’s been so long since I’ve consumed Strike Witches content. This is a slice of life spin off of the original series, so the context is recommended, but not necessary. The animation is also very much on the rough side for a ten minute long short.

Yatogame-chan Kansatsu Nikki (Yatogame’s Observation Diary): After briefly being disappointed in the lack of heavy Nagoya dialects encountered in Nagoya, the main character runs into a classmate who happens to have one. In addition, all of her favorite foods and animals are popular or famous in Nagoya, so he sticks around with her for meeting his ideals of what a Nagoyan should be. They then travel the city as part of the photography club to see all the sights of the city.

Youkai Watch!: Despite what it looks like from the title, this is pretty deep in a line of sequels of Youkai Watch.

#Megareviews #first episodes #anime review #Spring 2019

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this is a seperate sequel to Aikatsu with a new cast and story | more character and plot focused

Aikatsu Stars! changes some things up compared to its previous season, for better or worse.

Aikatsu S1 seemed to focus on introducing as many new girls as possible. This worked for making sure that everyone found their “best girl” but was also a drawback as basically as soon as a specific girl’s arc ended you may not see them perform again for the next 50 episodes. Stars is vastly different. We have a set cast of characters and only get a few new ones introduced when the anime has spent enough time fleshing out the original ones. Almost none of the important characters get forgotten and dissappear for long periods of time. Which is great if you found a favourite character. IF, you did.

In Aikatsu S1, we didn’t have anyone with an “offensive” personality. They were all tolerable and you could easily get used to them. Stars! is different and starts out on the wrong foot. We get our main, Yume, who is a typical ditzy blonde. This immediately made me uncomfortable because the reason I loved Ichigo was because they didn’t force her into those typical main character tropes. Then we have her best friend Koharu, who basically gets showed into the back, making her somewhat irrelevant for the first half of the anime. And then we get introduced to the rest of the main cast; Laura, Ako and Mahiru. The problem? All 3 are a certain level of tsundere. Ako is 100% one, Mahiru is like 50% and Laura 30%. This was NOT a good decision. As I said, the first half of the anime mainly focuses on these 4 and as someone who doesn’t like the tsundere character type I got annoyed by their behaviour numerous times.

Fortunately, this gets better as the anime goes on. As we enter the second arc, the attention somewhat shifts on a new group fo characters and everyone goes through a lot of character growth. Still, I feel like they spent way too much time before committing. For example, Ako’s main character development happens around episode 80...of the 100 episodes. Like...

There’s also a bigger focus on the overarching plot. In Aikatsu, the story mostly consisted of smaller challenges like auditions and units with there not really being a bigger end goal. In the first half of Stars! the main plot is preparing for the S4 Selection and in the second half for the Aikatsu Rankings. There’re plenty of side stories and fillers but in the end the anime always comes back to advancing towards the main plot.

There are less songs and performances in Stars! which is kind of a bummer, however the songs are all amazing as usual and their performance dresses and stages are even prettier and more detailed than in Aikatsu.

The original season was a simple weekly wind down with minimal stakes, cute characters and pretty performances. Aikatsu Stars! becomes more of an actual story. If you go into this right after the 170 episodes of Aikatsu, it’ll be kinda weird. But as the anime goes on, the characters grow and form friendships and the plot keeps you interested. You don’t need to watch Aikatsu to enjoy this season as they’re almost completely seperate. [7/10] (x)

Recommend: HELL Yeah! | Yes | Eh??? | Nope | This anime killed my parents

if you want: MICROBIOLOGY / to know the inner workings of the body / charming cast of characters / creative writing

I’m finally delving into the plentiful Summer Season offering, starting with “Cells at Work!”

I didn’t even take me a second to add this to my PTW. Science? Hell yeah. Overly dramatic portrayal of science in anime form? HELL YEAH. I’ve always been a sucker for stuff like this and I just couldn’t skip it.

So, how was it? Eh...there’s good and bad and seeing how popular this anime is, this review might get me killed but here we go anyway.

First off, let us get the small stuff out of the way. The music is fine but nothing remarkable. The animation is uh....questionable. The artstyle itself is a bit weird but it is not something I judge but the movements of the characters is so...uncanny at some places? Just watch the opening where it opens on the 2 main characters running and there’s just something wrong there. Fortunately, this problem isn’t very noticable most of the time as the anime uses a lot of quick cuts between dramatic stills and short action sequences. Still, the animation and the art is, also, just fine.

There’s no overarching plot, which is neither good or bad. The episodes are well....episodical. Very much so. One episode ends with a seemingly deadly antigen invading the body but the next episodes don’t even mention it.

I feel like it is also important to mention that if you’ve never studied biology in depth IN ENGLISH then some episodes can get insanely hectic. Whenever there’s something happening with the body, there’s a new antigen or a new cell showing up, the show stops and a very nice female voice explains what they are and what they do. However, there’s so much science lingo in these explanations that 50% of the time I was like ???????? BUT this doesn’t mean that the anime is completely incromprehensible, especially if you don’t particularly care about the real life explanations and just want to see some action.

So, why is Hataraku Saibou so popular? From what I’ve seen, there are mainly 2 reasons: the cast and the creativity. It is clear that the writers have a deep knowledge of the base material and they also love it. I see some fans reading about microbiology, trying to connect the things that appear in the anime with their real life equivalents. From just one look, “Cells at work” looks like some mindless fun somewhat based on the inner workings of the body but, no, this shit is DETAILED.

And the cast. People seem to be in love with the 2 main characters’ personalities and relationship (oh the shipping!). There’s also a nice secondary cast of characters surrounding them. The designs are all very distinct; White Blood Cell U-1146′s full on white body gear and Red Blood Cell AE3803′s Red cap and jacket are already quite iconic and easily recognizable.

Listen, I personally didn’t get into Hataraku Saibou. It was a fun, educational albeit somewhat mediocre one time watch for me. BUT I’ve been part of big fandoms before and I can see the appeal. The cast is charming, the world is vast and the writing is full of creativity. If you’re even slightly interested in this anime, watch it! And hey, maybe it will suck you in just like it did with a bunch of other people. [6/10] (x)

Recommend: HELL Yeah! | Yes | Eh??? | Nope | This anime killed my parents

if you want: (quite weak) horror/thriller / RPG maker game adaptation / unique chemistry between main characters / somewhat religion themed??

Gotta say that it’s been a while since I’ve seen something as incompetent as Satsuriku no Tenshi. This anime is an adaptation of a “horror” game that was created with RPG Maker. Now...people are capable of creating some great games with RPG Maker, I’ll not deny that. However, I’m pretty sure that everything that was lacking in the game got transferred over to the anime itself. I watched some short gameplay videos and the first thing most will notice is the quite weak dialogue.

I’ll start with the few positives I found. The story itself is quite intriguing, as it is the reason I gave this a watch. The chemistry between the main characters are unique and I didn’t find it sexualized either however the fandom generally seems to ship them which makes me wanna vomit as Rachel is 13 and Zack is 20 so it’s....ughhghghgh.

The Opening and especially the Ending track are quite nice and uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh... yeah. Now let’s talk about the BAD.

Character designs are incredibly generic and resemble a 12 year old’s DeviantArt OCs. The OST would be alright however the same tracks repeat over and over and over again and it drived me up the wall! The dialogue is incredibly bad. The characters have the exact same conversation at least every episode if not multiple times in an episode. And they lack pauses. As soon as the action stops someone starts talking even if what they’re saying is irrelevant and could’ve been left unsaid.

However, the worst offender is the pacing. The creaters of this anime completely failed in adapting a video game into a series. If you’ve played RPGs you’ll immediately notice the patterns the characters follow. Enter Room. Dialogue prompt which gives you quest. Go somewhere. Pick item/push button. Go back. Dialogue prompt. Repeat. There’s even a segment where they are solving a puzzle and while that part of the story was quite tense as important information was being revealed, I can imagine this working SO MUCH better in the game itself, where YOU are the one solving the puzzle while YOU are under pressure. In the anime version a huge part of the appeal is lost and it’s basically like watching an animated gameplay.

I’m seeing people praising this anime. I don’t get it this time, at all but whatever. Personally, I’d not recommend this anime. It’s a drag and a waste of time. (3/10) (3/10) (x) (x)

Recommend: HELL Yeah! | Yes | Eh??? | Nope | This anime killed my parents

#dusty reviews #aikatsu #aikatsu stars #hataraku saibou #cells at work #satsuriku no tenshi #Angels of Death #Aikatsu Stars!

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Final Summer 2018 ranking

Yama no Susume 3 - It started off kinda meh, but eventually grew into the series I loved. I kinda disliked the whole drama pandering that Hinata did throughout the latter half of the season, but I’m glad it worked out in the end 8.5/10

Steins;Gate 0 - I liked Steins;Gate 0, and how it pretty much ties into what happened in the original series, except... the ending. While I get how it needed to end that way, it pretty much just turns this into a season that I pretty much have no need to watch. I still love it though 8/10

Asobi Asobase - The cute girl doing cute things in a school club anime. This one actually has pretty decent jokes. The characters are incredbily forgettable, but at least I had pretty good laughs watching this. 7/10

Shoujo Kageki Revue Starlight- Quite possibly the most challenging anime I had to score. There are parts of the anime I throughly disliked, and other parts, I loved. It takes reference from similar series very well, namely, Utena/Penguindrum/Yurikuma, while also generating its own charm. That said, there is too much show for how little character growth we have for the characters. Ultimately, I never did find the lead duo endearing, in fact, their support cast of 7 are far more interesting. 7/10

Aikatsu Friends - I like the Friends cast. One of the biggest flaws of 7/10

Chio chan no Tsuugakuro - The usual “cute” girls doing cute things anime each season has, albeit with a not so cute girl. I’m just not big on gag anime, but this one has its moments. 6.5/10

Harukana Receive - Surprise package of the season, what looked to be just a pure fan service series actually has decent plot and character development. I mean, the fan service is great too, but it’s not the only reason to watch it. 6.5/10

Hugtto Precure - I actually like this Precure now. It started off really rough, but the last season really brought the best out of the season. There are plenty of dark elements hidden beneath all that mahou shoujo goodness, including delving into bullying and sexuality, which is pretty unheard off in a kids’ anime. Hoping to see Hugtto end up among my top 5 Precures by the end of the series. 6.5/10

Cinderella Girls Gekijou 3 - Cinderella girls goodness 6.5/10

One Room 2 - 1st and 3rd girls are great. 2nd one, not so much. Overall, a good short cute girl series. 6/10

Hataraku Saibou - It started off a breath of fresh air, but by the end, it’s just a repeated plot of “red blood cell gets lost, germ attacks, white blood cell kills germs, rinse repeat”. I had hopes for this, but alas, it wasn’t meant to be. 6/10

Isekai Izakaya - Started off incredibly meh, ended off just meh. On the heels of the amazing world building of Isekai Shokudo, this one just doesn’t match up. It had the potential, but failed to fulfil any of it. 6/10

Grand Blue - Sure, I’ve gotten the occasional laugh, and the girls are cute, but man, I have no idea what the series is going for. A shounen slice of life just seems a little bit of an odd combination, and it’s even weirder how highly this is rated by so many others. It has its moments, but overall unsatisfying. 6/10

Persona 5 - The Persona series’ greatest strength was being immersed in the world that it takes place in. The previous anime series all fail to replicate that magic, and neither does this one. It’s just for fan service purposes. I’m kinda tempted to just drop it (I’m 3 episodes behind) 5.5/10

Free 3 - In what is probably the worst sequel in the long time, Free just manages to turn what was originally a pretty decent sports anime and turned it into a yaoi fest with minimal character development, just a bunch of bishounens. Ikuya, the primary emo kid of choice in this series, is the 3rd in a long line of repeated plot for the series. Worst part? There are so many sub groups now that many a time, they are forced to repeated explain to the other characters who the ones from the original series are. Just poor. And, to make things even worse, there’s a reveal of a sequel in 2020, just to milk what’s left of how bad the series has become. 5/10

Island - I have never played the VN, but from what I’ve seen, I’m sure the anime isn’t it. The anime is an awful mishmash of plot that tries to squeeze 50 hours if plot into 12 episodes, and we all know that’s gonna turn out well. None of the characters are likeable, and the suddenly shift into the future came out of no where, and ended just as abruptly. What a disaster. 4/10

Best girls:

Ozora Haruka (Harukana Receive)

Daiba Nana (Revue Starlight)

Hiyajo Maho (Steins;Gate 0)

Olivia (Asobi Asobase)

Amatsuki Mashiro (One Room 2)

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cards i still need fullbodys of

these are under a readmore! listed by character and card name as stated on the aikatsu wikia’s cardlists! (yes some cards have an * in the title due to the words technicly being slurs, i didn’t name the cards)

ICHIGO

sweet chocolate kimono of the spring flowers peach brilliant gothic appeal of a frill dress heart catch little white bird by the waters pisces of mermaid the bear swimming ring ribbon ribbon summer the witch & the magic mirror if its a dress then definitely new swallowtail the witch with a red ribbon speaking of alphine medows waku waku koh-haku white cosmos east and west pink sugary pink fancy gift radiance of the blossom special sweet memories are in the future playful kunai throwing

AOI

prism star sweet chocolate kimono of the spring flowers blue light of the sun blue intellectual gothic heading for the party have some black tea exact timer magic of the beautiful snow shutter chance i am that girls number one fan welcome to the house of sweets the rainbow that stiches across the sky cool chemsitry messenger from the future even the warpping needs to be brillant blue santa present of the holy night east and west blue radiance of the comet star of tears futuristic siegfried three twinkle graceful lady looking up at the stars cosmo night

RAN

night of ageha blue rose under the moonlight rock style kimono of the spring flowers purple secret message light of the sun purple glossy gothic purple ageha enjoy summer festival romantic elegant its because we are rivals austere as usual math teacher of exact accuracy unforgettable memories purple santa heart of japan purple radiance of the iris five twinkle beautiful figure noble amaranth healing cushion jewlery night leo's shooting stars leo's shooting stars +

OTOME

rainbow alice orange of happiness sweet chocolate pinky fruits feelings above the clouds fluffy chic together with the dolphins potepo-tan at the summer festival new stylish theif forgetful santa-san happy tree shiny santa snowman heart of japan - pop east and west pop radiance of the canary yellow popping star mascot character pajama tinder night fluffy seal

YURIKA

elegant smile resident of the bird cage tone of black & red kimono of the spring flowers dark blue elegant noble pure white queen colorful cake surprise present gothic santa mint noel heart of japan - dark east and west dark retro gothic suggested gothic two twinkle the lad's dream and mind's darkness charming star

SAKURA

guide of fairytales girl of the spring garden sweet chocolate lime candy polka dot puririn heart of japan - sakura east and west sakura as fate unfolds gorgeous daughter of flowers pillow for cupping the ogiri's master of ceremony the one in bloom is the smiling flower

KAEDE

pop magic magical ribbon charm of the monotone to the colorful pop addicitive cake relaxation delivered cookie stars heart of japan - yamabuki east and west yamabuki my heart is for you surprise chocolate glowing star of the night circus usher enjoy movie midnight tv

SEIRA

la la la porter chance catch union rock ball of memories brave charmont happy top spinning rockish sword dance

KII

colorful title milk clown magical style marching style sweet temptation happy wrapping yummy yummy yu-mmy ghosts are surprising magical present cr-cr-cracker

SORA

stone charm bohemian who weaves the wind bohemian earth matte mint green navy indian glittering bijoux

MARIA

maiden of ribbons airy painter the alps flower flower country the beach & shells flora snow fluttering alice paris daisy

SHION

dreaming alice heading towards the future dreams ufo skirt blue candy stripe puririn dignified umbrella spinning leave the program to me

MIZUKI

secret queen adult like tulie casual elegant her walking poise is that of a lily the off time spent with everyone heart of japan moon moonlit nights marine blue sparkling glossy bouquet of my blessing six twinkle amethyst goddess sparkling moon printing moon my new goal

MIKURU

happy greet surf girl devil paint honey valentine let's go to the beach sweet scent of the beach coconut scented night in search of wreath materials fluffy penguin poppin penguin

NOEL

white angely

MICHELLE

lively coord

HIKARI

purple elegant shining swallowtail

AKARI

lets sing a show sweet chocolate five court musicians crimson heart of thrill princess peach heading towards the sky dream skip scarecrows dream pink pop girl sky dress akari sunshine + obento-san of my dreams natural reindeer dreaming red radiance of the cherry four twinkle my favorite plush toy lets make a snowman

SUMIRE

blue noblesse sumire colored tale sweet chocolate five court musicians blue mysterious magic user mischievous witch magical painter bell that glows in the night sky quiet sound of the ocean morning glory that blooms in the night dress that delivered the wish purple cat sith sumire gelato+ both scholar & warrior violet santa navy noel the glistening flute radiance of the aquar little devil punkish gothic prince tiny bit of happiness suport for me rockin' gothic special tea

HINAKI

sweet chocolate merry of the three court ladies three court ladies yellow princess yellow king of hearts king of pop negative check pop craftsman precious contents new discovery...? im feeling fantasy devil tulie hinaki twister ai-katsu yo-ru-shi-ku orange santa white fairy surprise is on the bonus add-on lively drum roll warm coord vivid march pretzels of love poppin green seven colored vivid special flavor found only in the night

MADOKA

five court musicians peach ski ski sweet skip lovely magician lovely dress a preemption spring color coord princess cute pastel lion's feelings angely pink girl in my dreams fluffy rabbit with my favorite mug sweet night daylight pastel innocently sweet

RIN

dignified of the three court ladies three court ladies blue gentle mad hatter the mad hatter who likes to dance just like the lightning blik's wish blue star dancing on stage special move rice pepper punch princess's bodygaurd stars that spread across the sky my bursting BPM cool jade steam doll

JURI

passion of the three court ladies three court ladies scarlet passionate century positive check cant wait for summer the girl of the sun modern monotone goodnight to flamenco jurius caesar salad jurius caesar salad+ hot blooded teacher's yell passion red a passionate winter eight twinkle i love you juri passion rose key to skincare delicioso night passionate idol activities wandering bodygaurd modernly dressed up straight rose

RISA

little devil tune of the five court musicians flute five court musicians wisteria playful little devil sexy devil the memories from the potatoes radiance of the raspberry chasing the admiration glamor of the lame ribbon admired stage milky devil

NONO

tune of the five court musicians kotsuzumi five court musicians plum little devil naughty little devil cutie devil dont miss out on the potatoes

KOKONE

caramelize a hundred mark smile i love sweets the worlds center winters cheerful dress exciting dolphin clover i finally found retro modern girl first shrine visit here japanese retro flower

NINA

freely strechable stylish monster honey honey bee candy girl will give you

MIYABI

nadeshiko mode miya-beam winters glossy dress shining snowy fields

YUU

supporting you decided high touch original little devil rockin pumpkin deilviery from the bottom of my heart cutie little devil holy love lives on sleepless nights new year sunrise rockingly vivid

YUME

pink step my crowning tv show two bonds marchen santa present thats a cake active girl so many delicious foods

ROLA (laura for those who dont spell her name as rola)

blue step the thing like usual reason for passing lets go shopping confident bat girl the north and southern cross blue roses of courage ice punkish

AKO

melon step yellow santa ring throwing that i won't let go of

MAHIRU

lavender step china heroine memories of our playtime lets it it! onee-chan winter visits orchid of elegance glossy jasmine g*psy dancer

YOZORA

japan heroine star appears romance christmas feminine style even in winter

TSUBASA

checkered activities in the morning

YUZU

canary santa aiming at

KOHARU

tip toeing a little bit refreshing ori*ntal healing wink ethic ballarina beautiful roth flowers

HIME

my suggested tv show chances to shine girly christmas while waiting for santa cosmetic dress fairy awaiting spring

LILY

input of knowledge turning point

KIRARA

sweet pirate kiraran sparkling fairy

#dolly devil psa #dollydevil update #aikatsu!#aikatsu stars #aikatsu photo on stage

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elcall · 7 years

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Rules: Answer these 85 statements and tag twenty people.

tagged by: @crimson-shell

The last…

drink: Fanta.

phone call: my sister

text message: it was to @lepetitmeow

song you listened to: well im listening to aikatsu melody on photokatsu rn...

time you cried: eehh not sure. but a couple weeks ago?

dated someone twice: n/a

kissed someone and regretted it: n/a

been cheated on: n/a

lost someone special: couple of years

been depressed: a while ago.

gotten drunk and thrown up: n/a

Three Favorite Colors

Light green/shades of bright green

Orange

Purple? i guess

in the last year have you….

made new friends: yea totally

fallen out of love: not in love so... no

laughed until you cried: probably, it happens to me a lot

found out someone was talking about you: yea, theres always someone

met someone who changed you: hmm? not sure?

found out who your friends are: no, nothing really happened.

kissed someone on your Facebook list: n/a

General

how many of your Facebook friends do you know in real life? dont have a facebook

do you have any pets? no

do you want to change your name? I like my first name but really want to change my last name ugh. but it’s too late bc then everything of mine would get messed up TnT

what did you do for your last birthday? I went to school TnT then came home and my sister bought a cake for me :) it was green and orange xPP

what time did you wake up? today? at noon lol. but my waking up times vary . if i need to get up early i can.

what were you doing at midnight last night? cough* reading fanfiction... like usual...

name something you can’t wait for: THE NEXT PHOTOKATSU EVENT AND M4 lol thats all i wait for really. also to finish my classes >>

when was the last time you saw your mum: this morning. but i can hear her on the phone so like, now.

what are you listening to right now? still aikatsu melody ^^”

have you ever talked to a person named tom? no...

something that is getting on your nerves: MY STUPID COMPUTERS MOUSE. it double clicks when it should only do it once, its more annoying than it seems >>

most visited website: Tumblr? gmail? school sites?

hair color: dark brown. i have some pieces of really light brown hairs too

long or short hair: long hair :)

do you have a crush on someone? kinda?? no comment xP

what do you like about yourself? my hair sometimes. and my sick writing skills lmao

piercings: funny story, i had 2 on each of my ears,but my mom said that one of them was too low and made me stop wearing it so it closed off. so now i only have one piercing on my left ear lobe XD haven’t gotten the other one done again yet... im scared to tbh

blood type: ive been trying to figure it out but i just dont know

nickname: just sachi, sachi, or elcall. call me one of those.

relationship status: Single

zodiac: Aquarius

pronouns: She/her

favourite tv show(s): oh gosh randy cunningham 9th grade ninja, detentionaire, and aikatsu stars

tattoos: nah

right or left handed: leftie

surgery: ^^” not a fan

sport: never played anything officially but basketball was fun.

vacation: what is this trying to ask me?? yea, who doesn’t like a vacation??

pair of trainers: again, confused... but i love my sneakers

More General Questions

eating: just ate ^^

drinking: water

i’m about to: play photokatsu.... aikatsu melody

waiting for: umm nothing?

want: something sweet to eat

get married: yea

career: dont know quite yet, but i hope that i’d be able to work for cartoon network/nickalodeon/disney on one of their animated shows one day. or even a cool movie like the Lego ones~ ^^

Which is better?

hugs or kisses: not a fan of either but i guess hugs

lips or eyes: eyes

shorter or taller: taller

older or younger: younger? in what aspect tho??

nice arms or nice stomach: nice arms

hookup or relationship: relationship

troublemaker or hesitant: again- in what aspect??

Have You Ever…

kissed a stranger: no!

drank hard liquor: no

lose glasses/contact lenses: umm yes to glasses, but it’s because i misplace them

turned someone down: no

sex on the first date: no comment (no)

had your heart broken: no

been arrested: no

cried when someone died: hmm not that i think so?

fallen for a friend: no

Do You believe in…

yourself: sure

miracles: yes

love at first sight: nope

santa claus: no

kiss on the first date: hmm

angels: yes

Other…

eye color: brown >>

favorite movie: lego movies!

tbh this was a pain (so many questions TnT) so im not going to tag anyone ^^”

#nonrelated #elcall

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Ran Shibuki

★~ Name: Ran Shibuki ★~ Age: 16-17 ★~ Birthday: August 3 ★~ Blood type: AB ★~School : Starlight School ★~ Occupation: Idol, Model ★~ Idol group : STAR☆ANIS, Soleil, Tristar ★~ Hometown:Tokyo ★~ Series : Aikatsu

Tagged~ Starryran

Interesting Facts:

★~Ran is 163 cm tall.

★~Her zodiac sign is Leo.

★~Her favorite foods are Vegetable sticks and yogurt.

★~Her disliked food is Fried fish because she doesn't like removing the bones.

★~Her specialties are model walking and posing.

★~Ran is classified as a tsundere by fans.

★~Ran is the first idol to have three Premium coords.

★~Her student number in the anime is 30024.

★~ Ran has been shown to be at skilled at martial arts. ★~She has also stated that she is a capable marathon swimmer, able to swim a length of 10 kilometers (about 6.2 mi). ★~She addresses herself with the pronoun "Atashi" (あたし), which is a very informal and casual way for a female to address herself. ★~She is a fan of the popular mascot character, Ebi-Pon. ★~Ran has been called a "Demon coach" by Ichigo and Aoi because she coaches them like a demon.

★~ Shibuki (紫吹) Shi (紫) means purple, referring to her theme colour and Buki (吹) means to blow or spray.

Ran (蘭) means orchid. "Ran" is also a reference to "runway", as "run" in runway, and "ran" are pronounced the same in Japanese.

About:

Ran is a veteran idol who has been working in entertainment since she was young. She is well-known for her modeling and style even going as far as to challenge the saying "young models can't be beautiful" and through that has continued to polish her refined beauty. Ran is nicknamed "The Beautiful Blade" (美しき刃 Utsukushiki Yaiba), for her professional demeanor and beauty. Her favorite and primary brand is Spicy Ageha.

A while before Ichigo's and Aoi's transfer, Ran worked along side with her friend and roommate, Mako, at Starlight School. The two worked together to chase their dreams for becoming great idols. However, Ran advanced further than Mako did, which caused Mako to lose confidence in herself as an idol. And though Ran didn't blame her, Mako couldn't continue and dropped out of the academy, worrying that she would disappoint Ran and hold her back with her inexperienced skills. Ran was speechless after hearing this and seeing her leave. As a result of Mako's departure, Ran was filled with feelings of loss and loneliness, eventually causing her to become very serious, anti-social, and highly independent.

As Ran continues on as an idol, she later encounters Ichigo and Aoi, two best friends who've just recently enrolled in Starlight School. Ran became very skeptical of their friendship and notes that they won't be able to rise to the top together and that someday they will eventually split up. Despite the circumstances, Ran eventually became friends with Ichigo and Aoi and although Ran is somewhat reluctant with her decision at first, she later grew closer to them and found her ability to trust once more.

Ran is a quiet, independent girl with a professional air about her. She is multi-talented and mature but she has a short temper and does not like being pestered. Despite this, Ran is a kind person. She is humble about who she is as a person and idol, despite her popularity. She dislikes being nicknamed "Ran-chan" (蘭ちゃん) and prefers to just be known as "Ran." She doesn't eat sweets as she is concerned they will ruin her image.

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#Starryran #Ran Shibuki About #idol direct #page 20 #Youtube

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recentanimenews · 6 years

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BANANA FISH, Zero The Enforcer Win Fans' Votes for Tokyo Anime Award Festival

Tokyo Anime Award Festival has announced the top 100 anime titles (90 TV series and ten feature films) chosen by fans' online votes from a total of 524 titles aired/released in Japan between October 15, 2017, and October 13, 2018. A total number of votes cast between November 17 and December 24 was 397,145, which was the highest record in the award's 16-year history.

From this 100 titles, the Grand Prix winners of "Anime of The Year" will be chosen by industry experts (producers, creators, broadcasters, critics, staff members of animation shops, etc.), while the winner of "Anime Fan Award" will be decided by another online votes by fans, which is scheduled to begin on January 14, 2019. Check out Japanese fans' choices below.

Top 90 TV anime titles:

1. "BANANA FISH"

©Akimi Yoshida, Shogakukan/Project BANANA FISH

2. "A Place Further than the Universe"

3. "Cells at Work!"

4. "Laid-Back Camp"

5. "Zombie Land Saga"

6. "IDOLiSH7"

7. "SSSS.GRIDMAN"

8. "Land of the Lustrous"

9. "POP Team Epic"

10. "Violet Evergarden"

11. "Bloom Into You"

12. "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind"

13. "Overlord II & III"

14. "Asobi Asobase"

15. "Umamusume: Pretty Derby"

16. "Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai"

17. "Goblin Slayer"

18. "Girls' Last Tour"

19. "Steins;Gate 0"

20. "Attack on Titan Season 3"

21. "Dream Festival! R"

22. "Shoujo Kageki Revue Starlight"

23. "That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime"

24. "HINAMATSURI"

25. "Mr. Osomatsu Second Season"

26. "The Idolm@ster SideM"

27. "My Hero Academia Third Season"

28. "Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card"

29. "Golden Kamuy First & Second Season"

30. "Sword Art Online Alicization"

31. "Lupin The Third Part 5"

32. "Zoku Touken Ranbu -Hanamaru-"

33. "Free!−Dive to the Future−"

34. "Kino's Journey -the Beautiful World- the Animated Series"

35. "Karakai Jozu no Takagi-san"

36. "Blood Blockade Battlefront & Beyond"

37. "Yowamushi Pedal GLORY LINE"

38. "Run with the Wind"

39. "Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku"

40. "The Ancient Magus' Bride"

41. "Detective Conan"

42. "DAKAICHI -I'm being harassed by the sexiest man of the year-"

43. "Fate/Apocrypha"

44. "Hozuki's Coolheadedness 2"

45. "Planet With"

46. "Hi Score Girl"

47. "Gintama. Shirogane no Tamashii-hen"

48. "Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online"

49. "Hugtto! PreCure"

50. "DARLING in the FRANXX"

51. "Yuki Yuna is a Hero: Washio Sumi Chapter/hero Chapter"

52. "Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san"

53. "Love Live! Sunshine!! Second Season"

54. "Working Buddies!"

55. "Hakumei and Mikochi"

56. "The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. Second Season"

57. "Encouragement of Climb Third Season"

58. "Magical Circle Guru Guru"

59. "A Certain Magical Index III"

60. "The Ryuo's Work is Never Done!"

61. "Mitsuboshi Colors"

62. "Katana Maidens ~ Toji No Miko"

63. "Comic Girls"

64. "March comes in like a lion. Second Season"

65. "Iroduku: The World in Colors"

66. "Idol Time Pripara"

67. "Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinlkalion The Animation"

68. "Ms. Vampire who lives in my neighborhood."

69. "The Idolm@ster Cinderella Girls Theater Second & Third Season"

70. "UzaMaid!"

71. "Mr. Tonegawa: Middle Management Blues"

72. "Angel of Death"

73. "Welcome to the Ballroom"

74. "DYNAMIC CHORD"

75. "The Idolm@ster SideM SideM Wakeatte Mini!"

76. "Tada Never Falls in Love"

77. "School Babysitters"

78. "GRAND BLUE"

79. "Happy Sugar Life"

80. "Slow Start"

81. "PERSONA5 the Animation"

82. "Magical Girl Ore"

83. "Legend of the Galactic Heroes Die Neue These 'Kaikou'"

84. "How Not to Summon a Demon Lord"

85. "Konohana Kitan"

86. "citrus"

87. "Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens"

88. "Gintama. Porori-hen"

89. "Gundam Build Divers"

90. "Aikatsu Friends!"

Top 10 anime films:

1. "Detective Conan Zero the Enforcer"

2. "Girls und Panzer das Finale: Episode 1"

3. "Natsume's Book of Friends the Movie: Tied to the Temporal World"

4. "Liz and the Blue Bird"

5. "Is the Order a Rabbit?? ~Dear My Sister~"

6. "My Hero Academia: Two Heroes"

7. "Non Non Biyori Vacation"

8. "Bungo Stray Dog Dead Apple"

9. "Waka Okami wa Shogakusei!"

10. "Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us"

Source: Tokyo Anime Award Festival

By: [email protected]

#Anime #News #Latest in Anime News by Crunchyroll!

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Aikatsu On Parade Rewrite (Episode 6-10)

So here we are again. Feel free to read part one first:https://precure-stuff.tumblr.com/post/615727361525202944/aikatsu-on-parade-rewrite Also this is basically fanfic at this point so feedback is greatly appreciated

Episode 6-

This happens just after Raki designs her first PR inspired by Elza.I’m also making this the halloween episode. Now that she’s left Venus Ark Yume asks her to perform a live with her and show off her PR. However when she enters the dressing room they end up in Starlight Academy. Yume is confused as she comes face to face with Akari. The two share a hug as Sumire walks in. She pulls out a tarot card and says she foresaw a fateful reunion in her morning reading. She makes a joke about spirits crossing over into worlds on this night. Raki explains her magical Aikatsu pass and leaves Yume and Akari to catch up. Sumire and Hinaki give her a tour of Starlight and she reveals she’s a designer. Hinaki mentions that Akari often inspires her muse Sena and suggests she should have a muse. Sumire says that there might be even more fateful encounters that day. The rest of the episode is Raki getting to know Luminas and Juri. The day ends with a festival where Akari and Mirai perform Identity. Raki is surprised to see top idol Mirai and mentions she’s a fan of Love Me Tear. She gains some respect for Akari being able to keep up with Mirai who she views as a top idol.

Episode 7-

Since Aiparade is only 25 episodes, it makes a bit more sense to switch up characters A LOT. I’m not a better writer than the people behind an entire show but I can try. Anyway Raki wakes up in the Starlight Dorm and wonders where Akari and the rest went. She wanders out and crashes into Rin who was dancing on her way to class. Madoka apologizes on her behalf and they introduce themselves. Madoka mentions she’s been sleeping late practicing for an event and Rin merely wouldn’t sleep until she came back. They take Raki to Mitsusishi’s office where she tells her that she’ll be allowed to take part in the Starlight classes. Raki nods bluntly and Mitsuishi asks her if she’d rather opt out. Raki brings up that she’s lonely as she’s always being separated from her friends. Mitsuishi remarks that she understands her, as when she was in Masquerade she was lonely often as she practiced a lot and outside Ringo, she didn’t have anyone else. Raki apologizes and says she didn’t mean to be selfish. Mitsuishi tells her it’s okay to vent. She joins the rest in class and we get to see Rin and Madoka perform their solos. Seeing their friendship makes Raki realise the importance of bonds. She ends the episode by befriending to Rin and Madoka.

Episode 8-

It’s Ichigo time. Rin, Madoka and Raki are enjoying the Starlight Cafe sweets and notice Madoka isn’t eating any. Rin asks her whether she’s okay and Madoka mentions that she’s worried about the event. Raki realises she hasn’t asked about it even once and shyly prods Madoka about it. Madoka says that her grandmother, Designer Amahane is visiting Starlight Academy and there will be an event held in her honor. The event will show off Angely Sugar and include performances from both her and Ichigo. Hearing Ichigo brings Akari over who begins to rave about Ichigo surpassing Mizuki and inspiring her. Yume also arrives with a huge strawberry shortcake. She mentions that she wishes Koharu were with them to see all the coords in Starlight. Yume and Akari offer to practice with Madoka and Raki joins them. The four lovely types work out in a montage and decide to warp it up by running laps. Raki isn’t nearly as fast and stops to catch her breath. Once again she feels incapable and squats to catch her breath. She looks up to see a bottle of water thrust in her face. She sits down by her to listen to her problem. Ichigo uses a quote Mizuki told her in episode 28. “It may be unimaginable to compare yourslef to something greater than you. But as long as you hold on to it, maybe then you’ll be 10 times greater than what you wanted to be at first.” As their talk comes to a close, the girls head to the event. Ichigo performs first “Idol Activity” with Akari. Madoka is up next but is still nervous about performing right after Ichigo. Raki comes to comfort her with Rin and offers to perform with her. She tells Madoka what Ichigo told her and the two perform “Hello New World” Raki wears the Sweet Gingham coord(pictured above) and Madoka wears her PR. They perform their individual appeals and Amahane(the designer) says seeing the two of them together gave her a spark of inspiration. Ichigo also offers to buy them all parfaits afterward.

Episode 9-

This episode opens with Reflect Moon arriving at Starlight Academy. Kaguya is hesitant to enter and suggests they do a reading. Kaguya and Sakuya come to the same conclusion. Their fate is to meet another pair with a strong bond between them. You see where I’m going with this. The duo encounter Yurika and Kaede and the four get acquainted. Sakuya mentions that they’re looking for Raki who has been missing school. Yurika is unaware who she is but Kaede insists they have to help them look. Yurika reluctantly agrees and the search begins. When RM mention that they came from the moon Yurika retorts that she is a vampire far older than the moon. Kaede eventually finds Raki and jumps out of a window to catch her. Raki is confused and Yurika warns that she’ll suck her blood. Raki rushes toward Reflect Moon as she knows them from Star Harmony. Yurika and Kaede are surprised to find out that RM are idols and then RM perform Have a Dream with Jeweling Dresses/ Or miracle aura if you prefer that. Raki raves about how amazing they were and Yurika jealously insists that she and Kaede must perform too giving us the first CGI live of “Ragtime of the Moonlit Night” (coords pictured above) The episode ends with Yurika and Kaede befriending Reflect Moon.

Episode 10-

This time were getting a lot closer to canon. Amahane finally reveals her new design and Ichigo insists on bringing Raki along. Soleil comes too and Raki is interviewed by Aoi. Ran mentions that she likes her brand but she personally wouldn’t wear it. Raki appreciates the compliment and they make it Angely Mountain. They gear up to climb and Raki sighs as she notes how hard idols work. They climb to the top and Amhane gives Ichigo the Bless Aurora Coord. Ichigo remarks at how pretty it is as Raki wanders about the room looking at the other coords on display. She notices the Mermaid Pisces Coord and sketches some of it’s elements in her sketchbook and Amahane notices this. Raki says she didn’t mean to steal her design however Amahane tells her not to be sorry. She challenges Raki to come up with a coord inspired by it that meets her standards. The girls go home and Raki stays up all night designing a coord but she can’t. The next morning, Akari and her girls(Sumire,Hinaki,Juri,Rin,Madoka) tell her that its unhealthy to work obsessively at something. Akari takes her aside and talks to her about the importance of being careful while pushing yourself. She talks to Raki about when she could barely do an appeal and pushed herself too far. Raki takes this in and Sena walks up from behind them. He introduces himself and said he overheard their predicament. He says he can help Raki if she promises to get some rest. The next day, Akari and Raki are driven by Johnny Sensei to the Dreamy Crown HQ to meet Sena. The two bond over their love for design. Sena mentions that since he worked under Amahane he knows what inspired her to make the Mermaid Pisces coord. He takes Raki to a nearby lake and mentions that the water was so pretty in the sunlight that she had to make it. The rest of the episode has them spend the day in the water having fun and by the end Raki designs her Pastel Fin Pisces Coord. The next day Amahane approves and insists she unveils her new PR alongside Ichigo’s Bless Aurora Coord. They perform ‘Admired Customisation’ The appeals are Premium Angel arrow and Premium Ribbon Holic.

#aikatsu #on parade #rewrite #cure ice #precure stuff #raki kiseki #madoka #amahane #ichigo #hoshimiya #sumire #yurika #kaede #sakuya #kaguya #reflect moon #rin #kurosawa

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photokatsu · 8 years

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Shining Takeoff Event Scenario Ep 1-3

Episode 1

[Sound of music outside Mizuki's studio]

Honoka: Here, good job.

Yurika&Kaede: Phew~…

Honoka: To think you guys can already rehearse this well together. I'm impressed.

Kaede: Thank you, Honoka. But…

Yurika: Yes, it's still not good enough.

Honoka: I see...What do you think, Mizuki?

Mizuki: Let's see...Well, let's put practice to an end today.

Yurika&Kaede: !

Kaede: Why? Mizuki! It's not everyday all three of us can have practice together!

Yurika: Yes, you said we should practice until we're satisfied…

Mizuki: Both of you worked hard to make time for practice even though you're so busy, right? But as for your physical conditions...Well?

Yurika&Kaede: Ack…

Mizuki: I don't think forcing yourself right now will lead to a good performance.

Kaede: Right...Sorry, Mizuki. I'm no good today.

Yurika: This is embarrassing...I can't believe I can't move how I want this much…

Honoka: Looks like your full schedules are haunting you…But I think you guys are keeping up with Mizuki's dancing just fine…

Kaede: We're Tristar, so.

Yurika: So...We can't just be keeping up with Mizuki-san.

Mizuki: …! ...Oh, right…! You guys...Do you want to get more into shape...No, do you want to grow even more as an idol?

Yurika: Of course!

Kaede: There's only one answer to that!

Mizuki: I see...Hehe. Looks like we're ready to move onto the next step.

Kaede: Mizuki…?

Yurika: The next step…?

Mizuki: Well…

[Live Simulation]

Raichi: M-Mom! Over here! Hurry!

Ringo: What are you in such a rush for? What's up?

Raichi: This is big news! Look, an emergency press conference for Tristar!

Ringo: Tristar...Ooh, Mizuki Kanzaki, right?

Raichi: Yeah! This just smells of a scoop~!

Ringo: Oh my, that's exciting.

Raichi: Yeah! Oh, it's starting!

[Scene Transition]

Mizuki: Everyone, thank you for coming today. This is sudden, but we would like to tell you of an upcoming event.

Journalist: An upcoming event, you say…?

Mizuki: Yes, and it's...An Aikatsu! Boot Camp by us, Tristar...We would like to announce here the beginning of Special Aikatsu! Boot Camp!

Journalists: Oooh~!!

Yurika: (Whaat!? That Aikatsu! Boot Camp…!?)

Kaede: (The one that's super tough! Wow, sounds fun♪)

Mizuki: It'll be an intensive course for two days, and Headmistress Orihime kindly offered to host it at Starlight Academy. Anyone who has the will to grow as an idol can participate, but the content is passed down straight from Sgt. Pepper from Aikatsu! Boot Camp. I'm sure it'll be a tough special lesson.

Journalist: W-Will people actually voluntarily participate in such a tough camp?

Mizuki: Hehe, we will see. But, I believe...That this camp will definitely be a step forward for an idol's growth. And, us Tristar will…

Yurika&Kaede: …!!

Mizuki: Finish the camp with all three of us...And have a live on the final day to have everyone see how much we've grown!

Journalist: What!? Does that mean you'll be performing right after the camp!?

Mizuki: Yes! The camp itself and the live will be broadcast on TV, as well.

Journalist: This will be quite the big event! I think it'll be tough but what do you two think?

Yurika: Who do you think you are questioning? There is no problem! We're Tristar!

Kaede: Yes! We'll pass it with flying colours, so look forward to it♪

Journalists: Ooh~!!

Mizuki: Hehe♪ Like she said. Please look forward to it!

[Scene Transition]

Raichi: Wow, I can't believe they're having a Special Aikatsu! Boot Camp and a live! This is big news! I gotta prepare an extra ASAP!

Ringo: Hehe, that's Mizuki-chan for you...So she's going to lead the Aikatsu! World into the next stage again.

Episode 2

Mikuru: Mizuki, Mizuki~!

Mizuki: Oh, welcome, Mikuru. Want some tea?

Mikuru: Oh, yeah, thanks...Wait! No! I saw your press conference! Aikatsu! Boot Camp!

Kaede: You watched, too? Then wanna join us?

Yurika: That sounds great! It'll be even more exciting if Mikuru-san joins!

Mikuru: About that~! Why didn't you tell me earlier~!

Mizuki: Oh? So that means…

Mikuru: Yeah, I have work so I can't participate~…

Mizuki: I see. That's kinda unfortunate, huh?

Mikuru: Yeah, but you said before that it was really tough training, so I dunno if I feel like I wanna join or not...Mmmm~…But I guess I wanna try joining! Mizuki! Make sure to have it again at a time I can join!

Yurika: Again...Will there be a next time, Mizuki-san?

Mizuki: Well...I never thought about it. It's not like I thought that long about this one, either, so…

Kaede: Yeah, that's right, Mizuki! Why did you wanna have a boot camp all of the sudden?

Yurika: Oh...Is this the next step you were talking about during practice…?

Mizuki: Yes, that's right...You two looked so frustrated...And then I thought of a boot camp for busy idols.

Kaede: I see...Thank you, Mizuki! We can hit two birds with one stone by working out and increasing teamwork!

Yurika: Yes! I'll definitely finish it to the end!

Mikuru: But that's not the end of it, right!? At the end, Tristar's gonna…!

Mizuki: Yeah, it's not like we have a camp all the time. If we're doing this, wouldn't we want proof that we've grown?

Kaede: The last stage, huh!

Mizuki: ...Before that, I was thinking of preparing one more trial.

Yurika: A trial…?

Mizuki: Yes, that's right...I prepared cliff climbing as the last menu for the camp!

Mikuru: Cliff climbing…! And then a live right after that, huh...That seems like really hard Aikatsu!…

Mizuki: Yeah...But, that's exactly why…

Kaede: Very nice, Mizuki! I'm so excited now!

Yurika: Though it's not really enough for I, Yurika-sama.

Mizuki: Hehe...Let us, Tristar, show everyone the best live ever!

Yurika&Kaede: Yes!

Mikuru: ...Aww~ I wanna join, too~!

Episode 3

Student A: Hey, hey, what should we do!? Should we participate!?

Student B: I'm kinda scared, but...I wanna try…!

Student A: Yeah, let's do our best~!

Sumire: Heehee, looks like they're all going to participate in Kanzaki-senpai's boot camp. Oh yeah, you participated in Sgt. Pepper's boot camp before, right? What are you gonna do this time?

Akari: Ugh...The log, the log…

Sumire: Huh, log…?

Akari: I-It's nothing...They don't know how extreme it is, so...No...But it was because of that camp that I grew, so!

Sumire: Akari-chan? Are you okay?

Akari: ...Okay, I've decided, Sumire-chan! I'm gonna join, too!

Sumire: Heehee, I knew you would say that! I was thinking of joining, too! Let's do our best together, Akari-chan.

Akari: Yeah♪

[Scene Transition]

Nono: Look, look, Risappe! Here it is, the flyer for the boot camp!

Risa: Yeah! A boot camp held by that Mizuki Kanzaki…! There's not many chances to do Aikatsu! with our seniors...Nonocchi, I was thinking of joining the camp!

Nono: Sounds great! You admire Mizuki-san so much, right? Alright~! If Risappe's joining then I'm joining, too! Let's do our best to get even an inch closer to our seniors!

Risa: Nonocchi…Yeah! Let's do our best!

Nono: Yeah~♪

[Scene Transition]

Ran: Ummmm~…Ichigo and Aoi are joining in from Day 2, huh…Then I'll join on Day 1...Woah, Hikari!

Hikari: Oh, Ran. You're gonna join, too?

Ran: Yeah, long time no see. It sure is rare for you to join.

Hikari: Hard work is needed for me to stay the way that my fans wish for, you know? It's not like it's for a unit audition. Though I have work so I can only be in the first day.

Ran: I see...Ichigo and Aoi can only be in Day 2, too. I was just thinking Day 1 was lacking some competition for me.

Hikari: I see...Then looks like you'll be able to have a lot of fun, huh?

Ran: Yeah...You and me, both.

Ran&Hikari: Hehe…

[Live Simulation]

PowaPuri: PowaPowa Puririn, Powa-ri~ng up!

Otome: Yes, it's finally starting♪

Sakura: The Special Aikatsu! Boot Camp held by Tristar!

Shion: Starlight Academy, where it's hosted, is full of idols participating in the camp.

Sakura: Everyone has very determined expressions on their faces. We can really feel their passion.

Otome: Aw~ I wanted us to be in it, too~

Sakura: Yes, Otome-sama. We wanted to be in it, too, but…

Shion: We're here participating as emcees today!

Otome: Yes, I'm sad we can't participate, but I'm happy that I can be an emcee♪

Shion: Yeah! Plus, our selling point is our loose and relaxed atmosphere. I guess it's...A good thing that we're not in the camp and showing our not loose and relaxed selves on camera?

Otome: No, no♪ It's fine even if we were on camera. Because idols doing their best are so love you~♪

Sakura: Yes, that's right, Otome-sama!

Shion: I see...I guess that's true!

Sakura: And, let us finish our opening talk here...And have our hosts, Tristar, say a few words.

Yurika: Everyone! Are you ready!?

Participants: Yes!

Yurika: There's no doubt a tough training lies ahead of us...I recommend you to do your stretches properly! If you neglect it and get hurt, I'll suck your blood~!

Shion: Thank you! Then next is Kaede-chan, if you please!

Kaede: Okay~! Mizuki's always thinking of such fun things. This is a challenge from Mizuki to us. Guys! Let's breeze through this and surprise Mizuki!

Participants: Yeah~!

Sakura: Thank you very much. Then, lastly, Mizuki-san, if you please.

Mizuki: There are so many idols gathered here today...I'm very happy. I'll spare you the talk. It's enough if you can find and feel something from this camp. Alright, then...Everyone! Are you ready to shine!? Special Aikatsu! Boot Camp...Start!!

Participants: Yay~~~!!

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