#Asagiri Akane

[tsukino-illustration]

The goddess Seleas... They're are so beautiful 😍😍😍😍

[beautifulsummersunsets]

I love the girls 🥰 They are so adorable, they purify your soul 😊I can't wait to see them in their new dresses 😍

If the Tsukipro managers remember their existence and give them the 3 stage they definitely deserve 😒

[finoalcielo]

ASAGIRI AKANE BIRTHDAY FEST 2022

Source: @/tsukiuta1

☆ AKANE’S BIRTHDAY ☆

AKANE: I-I'm back! REINA: Welcome back~! You must be tired from working late. YUNO: You just barely made it in time. MATSURI: Akane, come here. A. AKANE: Eh? Woah...! TSUBAKI: Let's say it together. EVERYONE: HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!🎉

#Asagiri Akane Birthday Fest 2022

☆ AKANE’S BIRTHDAY ☆

AKANE: Wow! It's... really yellow! MATSURI: Yup. When I was searching a cake for your birthday, I found this. And then I just knew it had to be this one. MIZUKI: It looks like a full moon, doesn't it? REINA: Yesterday was the night of the full moon! MATSURI: To our full moon, Akane, we dedicate this to you. AKANE: Ah, T-Thank you.

#Asagiri Akane Birthday Fest 2022

☆ AKANE’S BIRTHDAY ☆

AKANE: Matsuri-chan, where did you learn such romantic phrase...? MATSURI: Recently, I've been surrounded with romanticists for the Hyakunen Aoharu Light Music Club. So I guess I picked it from there..? AKANE: Romanticists... Fufu, You are a realist who loves experiments, verifications, and investigation (laughs).

#Asagiri Akane Birthday Fest 2022

☆ AKANE’S BIRTHDAY ☆

AKANE: Compared to you, I'm more of a romantic. I'm still dreaming about this and that, and struggling at the same time.... All I can do is look up at the moon and hang my head as I realize the difference between reality and my dream~ (bitter smile) TSUBAKI: And yet, you never stop looking at the moon. That's part of your charm. MIZUKI: There's no doubt about that♪

#Asagiri Akane Birthday Fest 2022

☆ AKANE’S BIRTHDAY ☆

MIZUKI: You've planted your feet on the ground and continue to do your best. Just as you always have. YUNO: Indeed. When I see you doing your best despite your worries, I feel motivated to give it my all too. AKANE: I-I'm honoured. MATSURI: You're warm, Akane. You're both a full moon and a sun. That's why you're yellow, the color of liveliness. Here, your card.

#Asagiri Akane Birthday Fest 2022

☆ AKANE’S BIRTHDAY ☆

REINA: Seleas' Yellow Hero, Akanecchi! We wish you... MATSURI: A great birthday! MIZUKI: Oh my TSUBAKI: Fufufu EVERYONE: Happy birthday!! AKANE: T-Thank you!!!

#Asagiri Akane Birthday Fest 2022

☆ AKANE’S BIRTHDAY ☆

~A message that came on September 11th~ YORU: Akane-chan, happy!! YORU: Birthday!! YORU: I'm sorry.... I meant to write "Happy Birthday" AKANE: (I can imagine Yoru-san's face as I read these messages, I feel a bit calmed.... Thank you)

#Asagiri Akane Birthday Fest 2022

[idol-murder-mystery]

Idols x Murder x Romance?

So I'm making this game called Whispers of the Luminaries. It's an idol-themed murder mystery visual novel that blends investigative gameplay (inspired by Danganronpa) with social sim gameplay.

Play as a detective

Follow 4 idol trainees trying to make their dreams come true

Make friends or choose to work on the case in your free time

Piece together clues to unravel a dark, yet heartfelt story 

Check out the characters!

Detective Taichi Fukuda

Detective Eiji Hoshiko

Meet the idols!

May Ayano (Keytarist)

Miyuki Fujikawa (Vocalist)

Sayuri Kobayashi (Percussionist)

Akane Asagiri (Bassist)

Idol Instructor Tanaka

Bartender Yuki Hirota

Miyako Koike

Gameplay

I wanted to make a detective game where you can choose to hang out at different places, meet new characters and make new friends ^^ (Kinda like Persona, Coffee Talk, and VA-11 Hall-A)!

Free Time Events

There'll be 'free time events' and a 'world map system' where you choose where you want to hang out:

Trust Meter

During free time events, you get to meet different characters and deepen your relationship with them - learning more about their backstory.

There'll also be a 'trust meter' for each character.

Unravel the Mystery

Instead of visiting places like the bar, park or gym, you can also choose to visit your detective's office. Here, you'll be able to unravel the mystery by choosing which leads you want to investigate further:

Investigating leads is crucial to solving the case, but spending too much time here can lower your sanity, so be careful.

Once enough evidence is collected, there'll also be a deduction phase similar to Danganronpa/Ace Attorney, where you must select evidence to support or contradict a statement!

Join Our Debut ✓

We're launching a Kickstarter this month, aiming to bring more art, music and content! Look forward to new poses, costumes, character designs, and adorable CGs 😇

Follow our Kickstarter pre-launch, and be the first to grab Kickstarter-exclusive rewards like:

cute idol merch

early access to the game

special scenes featuring your favorite idol

design a costume for any character of your choice

early bird discounts!

Thank you so much!!

I want this to be the best mystery game you've ever played! ❤️

Whispers of the Luminaries: An Idol-themed Murder Mystery 🔔 Follow Our Prelaunch | ✨Try the demo

[ballad-of-encore]

MUSE LIST + RULES !

i have no idea how much, but there's mostly females since i'm most comfortable with playing female characters asides from enstars and league HELLLLL

more hidden under the tab <3

please note that characters that are bolded are main muses!

MUSES

PROJECT SEKAI

An Shiraishi, Kohane Azusawa, Akito Shinonome, Toya Aoyagi, Mizuki Akiyama, Haruka Kiritani, Airi Momoi, Emu Otori

ENSEMBLE STARS

Ritsu Sakuma, Natsume Sakasaki, Sora Harukawa, Shu Itsuki, Subaru Akehoshi, Izumi Sena, Hokuto Hidaka, Mao Isara

WUTHERING WAVES

Female Rover, Encore

GENSHIN IMPACT

Lumine, Ayaka Kamisato, Arlecchino, Eula, Hu Tao, Xiao, Venti, Aether, Zhongli

MAGI

Kougyoku Ren, Morgiana, Kouha Ren

OSHI NO KO

Akane Kurokawa, Ai Hoshino, Minami Kotobuki

LEAGUE OF LEGENDS

Ezreal, Aphelios, Kayn, Ahri, Seraphine — please note that all of them are meant to be roleplayed in their Riot Music alternate universe!

BUNGO STRAY DOGS

Atsushi Nakajima, Kyoka Izumi

MIRACULOUS LADYBUG

Marinette Dupain-Cheng, Kagami Tsurugi

ONE PIECE

Uta, Nami, Trafalgar Law (ONLY mlw pairings)

OTHERS

Maomao (Apothecary Diaries), Lucy Heartfilia (Fairy Tail), Shinobu Kocho (Demon Slayer), Diana Cavendish (Little Witch Academia), Mikasa Ackerman (Attack on Titan), Noelle Silva (Black Clover), Gen Asagiri (Dr. Stone), Anya Forger (Spy x Family), Kaoruko Waguri (Kaoruhana)

RULES

please comment on here first if you want to rp with me!

mlw, mlm + wlw and all gender-inclusive pairings allowed

in contrast, as i'm of age, i am capable of doing nsfw writing even though i'm publicly embarrassed to say so LMAO. i'd rather keep all the nsfw stuff to private/dms thanksies <3

rp asks allowed, but only sfw!

if you want to do an rp ask, please state which one of the characters above that you want to interact with!

but in the event that the plot requires characters to be aged up (e.g., marriage, drinking shenanigans, college/university setting, etc.), that is ALSO allowed

OCS WELCOMED!!! i am NOT against cc x oc roleplay as i also have my own original characters i roleplay and yap about!!!

AUs are SO welcomed, genuinely

characters of all ages are allowed!!

romantic and platonic are highly preferred!

i don't do well with horror, nor am i all that great at action scenes, so i'm 100% more partial to a fluff and light-hearted setting!

you don’t always gotta give me a plot, just give me a character, the setting, and WE BALL!!!

crossover pairings, multiships, polyamory—all are welcome, but in terms of polyamory, i'd be fine if it's just between three people :'D

please also note that there are also canon ships from certain fandom/media that i prefer to not roleplay as i primarily see them as friends and nothing else! (eg., anhane, shin soukoku, atsushi and kyoka)

if you ask to roleplay on another platform, then it would be discord i'm most comfortable with!

if you're a minor and ask for nsfw roleplay, then i'm sorry, but i'm turning you down because i'd be comfortable doing that with an adult.

do NOT control my character, i will actually be turned off from replying for a long while if this happens.

this list will grow as i figure tumblr out more! (despite being a user for... several years now... sigh...)

RP CARD: symphonic encore

[purplegirltournament]

Round 1 Purpoll Links

links will be added as polls are published

Stephanie Brown/Spoiler (DC Comics) vs Blaze the Cat (Sonic the Hedgehog)!

Amity Blight (Owl House) vs Homura Akemi (Puella Magi Madoka Magica)!

Akane Kurashiki (Zero Escape 999) vs Maya Fey (Ace Attorney)!

Tecna (Winx) vs v flower (Vocaloid)!

Entrapta (She-Ra and the Princesses of Power) vs Sucy Manbavaran (Little Witch Academia)!

Bernadetta von Varley (Fire Emblem: Three Houses) vs Yuri (Doki Doki Literature Club)!

Amethyst (Steven Universe) vs Clawdeen Wolf (Monster High)!

Cure Macaron / Yukari Kotozume (Kira Kira Precure A La Mode) vs Helena Bertinelli / Huntress (DC Comics)!

Bunny (Powerpuff Girls) vs Delancy Devin (Barbie Princess Charm School)!

Cure Coral / Suzumura Sango (Tropical Rouge Precure) vs Iori (Library of Ruina)!

Kipo Oak (Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts) vs Lily (Duolingo)!

Mafuyu Asahina (Project Sekai) vs Sailor Saturn/Hotaru Tomoe (Sailor Moon)!

Raven (Teen Titans Go) vs Maleficient (Sleeping Beauty)!

Camilla (Fire Emblem: Fates) vs Spectra Vondergeist (Monster High)!

Violet Beauregarde (Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory) vs Yzma (Emperors New Groove)!

Rarity (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic) vs Violet Sabrewing (Ducktales 2017)!

Gaz (Invader Zim) vs Keqing (Genshin Impact)!

Starfire (Teen Titans) vs Ursula (The Little Mermaid)!

Raven Queen (Ever After High) vs Vidia (Disney Fairies)!

Yuzuki Yukari (Vocaloid) vs Hinata Hyuuga (Naruto)!

Lysithea von Ordelia (Fire Emblem: Three Houses) vs Yukari Yakumo (Touhou Project)!

Melody Piper (Ever After High) vs Kyoko Kirigiri (Danganronpa)!

Onpu Segawa (Ojamajo Doremi) vs Ino Yamanaka (Naruto)!

Tsukasa Hiiragi (Lucky Star) vs Blackberry Cookie (Cookie Run)!

Minori Asagiri (Mob Psycho 100) vs Anthy Himemiya (Revolutionary Girl Utena)!

Kagami Hiiragi (Lucky Star) vs Jhudora (Neopets)!

Sheena Fujibayashi (Tales of Symphonia) vs Violet Alden (Boxcar Children)!

Luz Noceda (Owl House) vs Juleka Couffaine / Purple Tigress (Miraculous Ladybug)!

Cure Fortune / Hikawa Iona (Happiness Charge Precure) vs Imogen Temult (Critical Role)!

Tedd Verres (El Goonish Shive) vs Elissabat (Monster High)!

Lacey (Barbie in the Twelve Dancing Princesses) vs Ender Dragon (Minecraft)!

Zoe (Monster Prom) vs Cure Magical / Izayoi Riko (Mahou Tsukai Precure)!

Viveca (Barbie and the Three Musketeers) vs Bentina Beakley (DuckTales)!

Yue (End Roll) vs Zakuro Fujiwara (Tokyo Mew Mew)!

Shinoa Hiiragi (Seraph of the End) vs Pacifica Northwest (Gravity Falls)!

Nagi Usui (Neo: The World Ends With You) vs Fantine (Pokemon)!

Kyoka Jiro (My Hero Academia) vs Nozomi Tojo (Love Live)!

Aoi Akane (Toilet Bound Hanako Kun) vs Sombra / Olivia Colomar (Overwatch)!

Megara (Hercules) vs Daphne Blake (Scooby Doo)!

Kitty Cheshire (Ever After High) vs Milky Rose (Yes Precure 5 GoGo)!

Kate Bishop (Marvel) vs Eridan Ampora (Homestuck)!

Risky Boots (Shantae) vs Mother of Ants (Cultist Simulator)!

Ilyana (Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance) vs Shinobu Kocho (Demon Slayer)!

Tak (Invader Zim) vs Alinua (Aurora)!

Marcia Overstrand (Septimus Heap) vs Grimora (Inscryption)!

Abigail (Stardew Valley) vs Aoi Sena (Chaos;Head)!

Patchouli Knowledge (Touhou) vs Devi D. (Johnny The Homicidal Maniac)!

Barbabelle (Barbapapa) vs Spider Queen (Lego Monkie Kid)!

Tokiko Shigure (AI: The Somnium Files Nirvana Initiative) vs Yuzu (Nekogami Yaoyorozu)!

Hay Lin (W.I.T.C.H) vs Konno Yuuki (Sword Art Online)!

Damona (Yo-kai Watch) vs Catty (Gall Force)!

Hibiscus (Arknights) vs Sode No Shirayuki (Bleach Zanpakuto)!

Blair (Soul Eater) vs Leela (Futurama)!

Nadia Satrinava (The Arcana Mystic Romance) vs Minene Uryuu (Future Diary)!

Rem (Death Note) vs Uzi Doorman (Murder Drones)!

Virginia Ruhl (In Sound Mind) vs Demon Queen Lilith (Guardian Tales)!

Olympia (Pokemon) vs Onion Cookie (Cookie Run)!

Wheezy (Dragon Tales) vs Jiang Yanli (Mo Dao Zu Shi)!

Unit 01 (Neon Genesis Evangelion) vs Batgirl (Batman 66)!

Krolia (Voltron) vs Plum Pudding (Strawberry Shortcake)!

Hat Kid (A Hat In Time) vs Cynder (The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon)!

Vera Nair (identity V) vs Edna (Edna and Harvey: The Breakout)!

River Styxx (Monster High) vs Raiden Shogun (Genshin Impact)!

Clermont (Gloomverse) vs Nikora (Mermaid Melody)!

P.I.X.A.L. (Lego Ninjago) vs Vedika Dhawan (Sleepless Domain)!

Willa (Barbie Mariposa) vs Ava Prentis (Nexo Knights)!

Maid Marian (Robin Hood (Disney)) vs Rize Kamishiro (Tokyo Ghoul)!

Asagami Fujino (Kara no Kyoukai) vs Nautica (Transformers)!

Purple Girl vs Purple Girl: Touka Kirishima (Tokyo Ghoul) vs Susie (Deltarune)!

Twilight Sparkle (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic) vs Lady Redundant Woman (WordGirl)!

Roxanne Wolf (Five Nights at Freddy's) vs Mari (Omori)!

Cleo (Animal Crossing) vs Eva Beatrice (Umineko: When the Seagulls Cry)!

Nyx (Hades) vs Mal (Disney's Descendants)!

Izuru (Mermaid Melody) vs Violet Baudelaire (A Series Of Unfortunate Events)!

Glimmer (She-Ra and the Princesses of Power) vs Utane Uta (UTAU)!

Mandy (Totally Spies) vs Tiara Song (Rainbow High)!

Shion (Tensura) vs Yumi Yoshimura (Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi)!

Dot The Disguise Gal (Club Penguin) vs Pastry Cookie (Cookie Run)!

Anabel (Pokemon) vs Hashtag Malto (Transformers: EarthSpark)!

Norma Khan (Dead End: Paranormal Park) vs Bianca (The Rescuers)!

Sirin (Honkai Impact 3rd) vs Penny (Papas Freezeria)!

The Purple One / Goopy (Sleepless Domain) vs Creamy Mami (Magical Angel Creamy Mami)!

Granny (Looney Tunes) vs Granny (Ice Age)!

Backpack (Dora the Explorer) vs Daisy Duck (Disney)!

Mew-chan (Mewkledreamy) vs Yoruichi Shihoin (Bleach)!

Cala Maria (Cuphead) vs Cure Amour (HUGtto Precure)!

Becky (Animal Crossing) vs Shadow Striker (Transformers)!

Lumpy Space Princess (Adventure Time) vs Fanatio Synthesis Two (Sword Art Online)!

Cornelia Li Britannia (Code Geass) vs Courtly Jester (Ever After High)!

Mad Madam Mim (Sword in the Stone) vs Queen Eclipsa (Star vs. the Forces of Evil)!

Petrichor (Saga) vs Lollipop (Battle For Dream Island)!

Vivian (Paper Mario) vs Aira Windwhistler (Lego Elves)!

Lava (Arknights) vs Ruri Kurosaki (Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc V)!

June (Little Einsteins) vs Catrine DeMew (Monster High)!

Dismayed Hunter (Sky: Children of the Light) vs Olivia Vertigo (Children of the Red King)!

Angelica (Rugrats) vs Special Week (Uma Musume Pretty Derby)!

[aceofbooks-creative-anthologies]

The Lovers' Library

Here you will find my selfships nicely sorted by amount of lore, then fandom, and then character name. Will the rest of this blog be as nicely sorted? Probably not. But this is the one spot where I will put the effort in.

This list is subject to change depending on how my maladaptive daydreaming goes and what shows I end up watching. It basically has a mind of its own, so *shrug emoji* 🩶

Note: Like 95% (99% currently) of these are gonna be anime men. These are largely romantic selfships, though plenty of these characters are platonic selfships as well, depending on the context/universe.

Note: If they have been crossed out, that means that they’re an ex-partner, canon to our selfship lore. If there is a semicolon ;, that is a separate selfship. If there is a comma ,, then there is some kind of progression within those included ships. If there is an asterisk *, that means that our canon selfship lore exists in the same universe as a different selfship and are canon to the second selfship. If there is an ampersand &, that is a poly-selfship. The plus sign + is used for one very specific, very complicated selfship—it does not need to be elaborated on here.

In The Stacks: (the lore exists)

🩶Black Clover

Sukehiro Yami; Sukehiro Yami*, Fuegoleon Vermillion*, Sukehiro Yami & Fuegoleon Vermillion*

🩶Blue Lock

Hyouma Chigiri

🩶Bungou Stray Dogs

Michizou Tachihara

🩶Dr. Stone

Senkuu Ishigami*; Ryuusui Nanami*

🩶Fairy Tail

Laxus Dreyar; Laxus Dreyar*, Loke/Leo*, Laxus Dreyar & Loke/Leo*, Max Alors*, Hibiki Lates*

🩶Fire Force

Benimaru Shinmon

🩶Haikyuu!!

Daichi Sawamura; Koushi Sugawara; Daichi Sawamura & Koushi Sugawara*, Ryuunosuke Tanaka*; Keishin Ukai

🩶My Hero Academia

Shouta Aizawa; Keigo Takami; Shouta Aizawa*, Keigo Takami*, Shouta Aizawa & Keigo Takami*, Oboro Shirakumo*

🩶Obey Me: Shall We Date?/Nightbringer

Belphegor; Mammon; Mammon & Belphegor

🩶Ouran High School Host Club

Kyouya Ootori

🩶Tokyo Revengers

Keisuke Baji; Takashi Mitsuya; Keisuke Baji & Takashi Mitsuya; Manjirou/Mikey Sano; Manjirou/Mikey Sano*, Rindou Haitani + Manjirou/Mikey Sano + Keisuke Baji & Takashi Mitsuya + OC* (this lore is so fucking complicated)

🩶Wind Breaker

Jo Togame

Entering Circulation: (lore in development)

🩶Attack on Titan

Levi Ackerman; Jean Kirstein; Jean Kirstein & Connie Springer

🩶Buddy Daddies

Kyutaro Kugi

🩶Bungou Stray Dogs

Chuuya Nakahara; Sakunosuke Oda

🩶Fairy Tail

Mest Gryder/Doranbolt

🩶Fire Force

Takahisa Hinawa

🩶Haikyuu!!

Kei Tsukishima (I refuse to put him in the stacks); Shinsuke Kita

🩶Jujutsu Kaisen

Gojou Satoru; Kento Nanami; Toge Inumaki

🩶Kaiju No. 8

Soushiou Hoshina

🩶Log Horizon

Krusty (I refuse to put him in the stacks); Shiroe; William Massachusetts

🩶Mashle: Magic and Muscles

Rayne Ames

🩶Moriarty the Patriot

Sebastian Moran

🩶My Hero Academia

Katsuki Bakugou; Katsuki Bakugou & Eijirou Kirishima; Hitoshi Shinsou

🩶Obey Me: Shall We Date?/Nightbringer

Satan; Barbatos; Simeon

🩶Soul Eater

Dr. Franken Stein; Akane☆Hoshi

🩶Wind Breaker

Kyoutarou Sugishita; Hajime Umemiya

Available for Inter-Library Loan: (no lore, just vibes)

🩶2.43: Seiin High School Boys Volleyball Club

Subaru Mimura; Misao Aoki; Akito Kanno

🩶Ascendance of a Bookworm

Sylvester; Benno

🩶Blood Blockade Battlefront

Stephen A. Starphase; Zap Renfroe

🩶Bluelock

Rensuke Kunigami; Meguru Bachira; Seishirou Nagi

🩶Buddy Daddies

Rei Suwa

🩶Bungou Stray Dogs

Osamu Dazai

🩶Dead Mount Death Play

Tsubaki Iwanome; Kouzaburou Arase; Tsubaki Iwanome & Kouzaburou Arase; Takumi Kuruya

🩶Deadman Wonderland

Senji Kiyomasa

🩶Dr. Stone

Kinrou; Matsukaze; Gen Asagiri

🩶Fairy Tail

Gajeel Redfox

🩶Fate

Robin Hood; Cú Chulainn; Diarmuid Ua Duibhne; Gilgamesh; Waver Velvet

🩶Fire Force

Akitaru Oobi

🩶Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

Roy Mustang; Major Miles; Jean Havoc

🩶Haikyuu!!

Akiteru Tsukishima; Yuusuke Takinoue; Issei Matsukawa & Takahiro Hanamaki; Hajime Iwaizumi; Yasushi Kamasaki; Koutarou Bokuto; Keiji Akaashi; Rintarou Suna; Osamu Miya; Yuuji Terushima; Tetsurou Kuroo

🩶Hell’s Paradise

Yamada Asaemon Shion

🩶Jujutsu Kaisen

Gojou Satoru & Getou Suguru; Kento Nanami & Gojou Satoru; Getou Suguru; Megumi Fushiguro

🩶Kaiju No. 8

Kafka Hibino; Reno Ichikawa; Gen Narumi; Iharu Furuhashi; Haruichi Izumo

🩶Log Horizon

Isaac; Soujiro Seta

🩶Mashle: Magic and Muscles

Dot Barrett; Lance Crown

🩶Moriarty the Patriot

Sherlock Holmes; Sherlock Holmes & William Moriarty; Zack Paterson

🩶My Hero Academia

Eijirou Kirishima; Tamaki Amajiki; Shouto Todoroki; Natsuo Todoroki; Denki Kaminari; Sero Hanta

🩶Obey Me: Shall We Date?/Nightbringer

Beelzebub; Beelzebub & Belphegor

🩶Ouran High School Host Club

Takashi Morinozuka

🩶Romantic Killer

Makoto Oda; Tsukasa Kisaki

🩶Soul Eater

Mifune

🩶Tokyo Revengers

Shin'ichiro Sano; Shuuji Hanma; Kazutora Hinemiya

🩶Trigun: Stampede

Vash the Stampede; Nicholas D. Wolfwood; Vash the Stampede & Nicholas D. Wolfwood

🩶Wind Breaker

Hayta Suoh; Mitsuki Kiryu; Ren Kaji

© divider from @/cafekitsune 🩶

[itsamepatches]

Tokimeki Idol: Start-ING and End-ING

Hey there, everyone! This has been a semi-formal post about "Tokimeki Idol" I've been wanting to make for quite some time, but I wanted to make sure I, at least, unlocked all of the songs before I began working on this. I don't know why I wanted to do this so badly (except maybe analyze its positives and negatives and giving insight for those curious about this game), but it's here, so...enjoy! :B - Patches

By the way, because it has an offline version, Tokimeki Idol is available to play, so I will insert links to download it: Google Play: here! QooApp: here! iOS: here!

Curious about the music? Check out the official playlist!

Official Twitter Official Website

And now...

Tokimeki Idol: Starting-ING and Ending-ING

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            Once upon a time, back in the early 1990s, there was a series of unique games released by Konami which became notable in the “dating sim” genre due to being nonlinear – that is, it was a dating sim which could be played any way the player wanted to. They could choose what skill they wanted their character to develop during the course of the game, they could pursue a romance with the popular character or the unpopular character. In the end, there was going to be a confession of love once that final school period concluded. That was Tokimeki Memorial. Of course, there’s more to it than just that, but I'm just giving a really brief context about the Tokimeki franchise. In fact, this series became such a smash it, that it sprouted spin-offs (Tokimeki Memorial – Girls Side), manga, a live action movie (just called “Tokimeki Memorial” like a majority of the manga titles), OVA(s), and anime series (Tokimeki Memorial Online)!

            So amongst those spin-offs, there was one, in particular that seemed to come and go, and quite frankly, I want to talk about this from a perspective of somebody who enjoys this type of game in particular. You see, dear reader, back in late 2017, Konami streamed a game introduction video for a different kind of Tokimeki series; however, it would be in a much different setting than “dating sim” (or, uh, “puzzle” game in other cases):

It was going to be a music game – an idol one. Its name: Tokimeki Idol.

            Also being referred to as an “idol communication game”, the player is responsible for 15 up-and-coming idols at a music school. Just for fun, the cast consisted of

Nanami Yamashita as Akane Tachikawa

Natsumi Kawaida as Natsumi Kawaguchi

Eri Inagawa as Nanana Katagiri

Reina Kondo as Nonoka Kusakabe

Akane Fujikawa as Izumi Izumi

Yurika Takagi as Koyukimura Sanada

Minori Suzuki as Minato Tsukishima

Natsumi Hioka as Akiha Yuki

Yū Wakui as Francesca Tanaka

Saori Hizashi as Noriko Hibino

Marika Hayase as Haruko Asagiri

Yoshino Aoyama as Tsubasa Aoyama

Honoka Inoue as Midori Tachikawa

Azusa Iwakura as Misaki Himari

Aki Kanada as Rare Mita

            The game, consisting of wonderful performers/seiyuu and potential wonderful characters, was to be released in "winter" of that year; however, its official release was actually March 20, 2018.

            And now...it's time for the plot, a little more info about our awesome 15 girls, the songs, gameplay, the game's lifespan, and the positives and negatives!

            Plot and Characters!

            Plot: You, Producer-san, are sent to help out 15 students at a music academy become the top idol(s) called Princess Republic Private Music Academy. As you guys climb up the ranking pyramid (the highest position being SSS and the lowest is F), you'll get to know your idol friends. It's nothing dramatic, if truth be told, but because of its short lifespan, who knows where things would've lead; however, if I had to take a guess, it would've stayed in the "slice-of-life/idol" genre.

(!! Sources: Tokimeki Idol Wiki )

            Characters!!

            Unit: C# (also the main trio)             Akiha Yuki: Aiming to be top idol, her motto is “Always energetic with a smile!” Acts upon her ideas immediately and often gets those around her involved as well. She's wanted to become a idol ever since she was in elementary school. Her goal is to become an idol who can make everyone smile.             Minato Tsukishima: An average girl who likes playing piano and singing. She doesn't know very much about idols. She was accepted into the idol course without intending to apply, so sometimes she’s a bit embarrassed about performing. She has played the piano ever since she was young.             Francesca Tanaka: Her nickname is 'Frannie'. She's a dependable honor student who’s tough on herself and others. Francesca's father is Italian, and her Mother is Japanese, but Francesca was born and raised in Japan.

            Unit: Rhythmixxx             Natsumi Kawaguchi: A cheerful girl who loves festivals. Since Natsumi is good at dancing, she wants to do work that involves it, which explains why she became a idol. She claims that nobody else looks better in a happi. As a talented dancer, she’s been rivals with Tsubasa since middle school.             Tsubasa Aoyama: Tsubasa is a serious, but good person who likes dancing, and has confidence in her dancing skills and stamina. Tsubasa thinks dancing is beautiful, and wants to do all she can to aim for the top. She has a straight-laced personality and hasn’t been able to shake Natsumi since middle school. She’s also particularly good at housework.             Koyukimura Sanada: A friendly and relaxed “Yamato nadeshiko” type who loves period dramas and eating. Raised in the country so she’s also good at field work. Her poor stamina is top-class. With the influence of her grandfather, she became fond of historical dramas.

            Unit: So Fantastic             Nanana Katagiri: A girl with an unique sensibility, who is happy as long as she can have songs and her guitar. Her mysterious phrases seem to be influenced by her favorite teacher...             Noriko Hibino: Her hobbies are appreciating movies and quizzes. She seems to be enjoying the pattern of her days being swayed by Nanana as they are.             Midori Tachikawa: A cheerful and hardworking girl, who loves to move her body. She admires Nanana and is the younger twin sister of Akane.

            Unit: Cookie Paradise             Akane Tachikawa: A girl that moves at her own pace, whose usual speech, conduct and actions appears to be joking or teasing but with a still soothing essence. She is the older twin sister of Midori.             Nonoka Kusakabe: Her hobby is making sweets, and she has a kind-hearted and quiet disposition. She’s Frannie’s childhood friend, and joined the idol course to follow her.             Izumi Izumi (the gremlin): A game-loving girl who dreams of being a nationally-recognized game idol. She’s extremely into retro games and is particularly good at shooting games.             Misaki Himari: The senior of everybody, who is an actress since elementary school. She loves animals and also works as a member of the animal breeding committee at school.

            Unit: Virtual Kiss             Haruko Asagiri: A zero student, who set up the idol department together with the president. A "older sister" character who is gentle and calm, but that hides a hot enthusiasm inside.             Rare Mita: She usually has a reserved and spiritless atmosphere, but a switch turns on when it comes to work. She is in the original class (“Class Zero”) of the school’s idol course along with Haruko.

            You (The Producer): Because this is a Tokimeki spin-off, it's to be (unfortunately) expected that The Producer is a guy (thanks to a thought from Ahika that goes "I'm interested in what type of woman he likes"; however, that does not seem to be the case, looking into the "title" choices --

"One thing that immediately stood out to me is that while in most other idol games the Producer character is explicitly male, in Tokidoru you choose your title/suffix out of 25 options (including "none") with the last option being explicitly female: お姉さん (onee-chan)" - as tip from Twitter pointed out.

            And...

            Neko Senpai: The best, more important character of the game. After feeding them, Neko Senpai gives you takoyaki as a thanks, which can be used to up the bond between you and a girl of your choice once you give it to her. I would give my life to Neko Senpai.

            Phew, so there are our members! So along with their general info, there's also a bonus for each of them, "what she wants to hear from the producer (the player)". Some are kinda neutral like Minato wondering if coffee's good because that's what The Producer drinks, to Akiha's which I mentioned earlier, to Nanana wondering if we like her and what it is that we like about her.

            As mentioned at the start, once time passes between The Producer and the girls, you'll get to know more about them and vice-versa. It's all about the bond and making it in the world of idols!

            Gameplay!!!

            If you've played a music/idol game with characters, then you probably know how the gameplay is: get together a team of five, play a few songs, level up yourself and the characters.

[!! Source: "Dreaming-ING" gameplay; Inari Kotone - YouTube]

            Even though I said the gameplay is basic, I still found it enjoyable overall. And yes, you can either have the MV playing or a still 2D image as your background as you play (which the latter is good for me because I can easily get distracted, not gonna lie).

            In addition to playing music, there were also events and stories to unlock consisting of the units, a specific character, or several specific characters. What was neat is that there was also a VR mode - one general and one through the eyes of something tiny, furry, and cute. I actually forgot to try that mode out; however, from the comments I've seen for it, it worked well.

            Music!!!!

            Music selection is mixed: 1) Some are originals (such as "Dreaming-ING"), 2) Some are (cleverly) covers of songs related to the Tokimeki franchise (ex: Izumi's cover of "Fifnel's Space Suit" *original version can be listening to here*) and 3) others are songs from other Konami games (Vampire Killer, TwinBee, etc -- they can all be found here)

            There's a bit of a variety here, but at the same time, I wonder how many more songs from other Konami games would they have put in this game instead of covers or originals. Not like there was anything wrong with that third category, of course.

            Knowing the background story of the Tokimeki franchise, I can't help but love the cover of "Motto! Motto! Tokimeki" (an opening song for Tokimeki Memorial) being sung by Koyukimura, and honestly she sounds adorable. Another song, an original, I need to give a shout-out to: "Magic Hour", sung by Nanana.

            Overall, the selection is good. Moving on to another critical thing in regards to idol games:

            Cards!!!!!

            Have a favourite character or two? There's a chance that there might be a card (or two, or ten, or all of them) that you might wanna get because you love them, the outfit they're wearing, or both of those things.

            In Tokimeki Idol, their card rankings go like this: N, R, SR, and SSR with SSR being the highest, of course.

            Aaaand, here is an example of the cards! Cute as heck! The costumes in this game are mostly good*, but the SSR cards sometimes feel a little underwhelming. I'll talk about them a little bit more once I'm through with this introduction. Which is right about...now.

(*except for the god-awful "cowgirl" costume and the semi-fanservice swimsuits. Hard pass.)

            ? Reception ?

            As expected, there were some positives, and negatives, about Tokimeki Idol. I couldn't find much "reception" or reviews about it besides a few brief ones on QooApp's page:

            "The characters are cute!" "The music is great!" "VR mode is awesome!"

            "The game feels buggy" "content was boring" "it takes a lot of space (sizes between 2 gb and 5 gb)"

            For some people, this whole game seemed iffy to them because of who was attached to it (Konami, who was still stewing in controversy with "P.T." and Kojima...oh, and also the pinball games) and apparently, Konami's mobile game record had been an issue as well, with some not even passing a year and a half. Unfortunately, Tokimeki Idol would become its latest victim, despite the Tokimeki named attached to it.

            November 15, 2018...

[Important ① ] "Tokimeki Idol" has continued to operate with the support of many customers, but due to various circumstances, it will be canceled on January 15, 2019 (Tuesday). We have decided to end the management service at 14:00.

            So close, and yet so far was that first year anniversary which would've been March 20, 2019. Why did it happen? Not enough money was made because there weren't enough whales (doesn't help when you only make your game available in Japan and not try to make it global despite being a rather rich video game company but hey that could be said for a lot of other games who fell like that)? Lack of players because there wasn't much going on, content-wise? Another bad move on Konami's part? Who knows. The fact the tweet said "various circumstances", there was obviously more than one issue happening behind the scenes which we'll probably never find out.

            In addition to the announcement of its closure, a 2.0 offline version would be released. It would be possible to do, pretty much, anything you could in the online version except for the lack of new stories, events, and having a "friend" help you out when you play a live.

            As expected, fans of the young game were dismayed, some people thought it wasn't too surprising, given Konami's mobile games record, then there was that one person who probably rambled about how the "idol games" have long since sailed just so they can complain about idols in general because they have nothing better to do, I guess.

            Remember I mentioned how I enjoyed the cover of "Motto! Motto! Tokimeki"? Upon digging up older tweets by the official Twitter page, I discovered it was the final song added to the game. Weird how that works, huh? It's almost fitting, reminding the players/The Producers of its roots - the Tokimeki universe.

            And so, on January 15th, 2019 (Japan time), the ending-ing arrived:

[Thank you for playing] "Tokimeki Idol" has ended its operation service at 14:00 on Tuesday, January 15, 2019. We would like to thank everyone who has played the game so far. We hope that you will continue to update to the "offline version ver.2.0".

            Epilogue-ING

            And here we are today, November 6th, 2022 -- just a few days shy of the announcement's 3rd...uh, anniversary? Oops. This wasn't intentional, I swear.

            Despite the game now being offline, there is still activity going on including new singles, consistent tweets on their Twitter account, and even lives to this day!

            In honesty, that makes me happy, because I saw potential in this game.

            Anyway, yes, you - the curious reader - can still obtain this game and play it. Even though there might be a bit of a language barrier, there are guides and threads out there that'll give you a hand.

            The Tokimeki Idol Wikia: this place contains general information about the game, a well-translated guide for the game, and much more. This was the place where I got 80% of the photos used in this post. Thank you, Admin Subaru!

           Twitter: An introductory thread made by tip on Twitter, a person I quoted earlier. Tip gives an insight about the game for those curious. (I think this might have been the one which convinced me to play Tokidol too, now that I think about it.)

            As a "fun" side-note, on May 21st, 2019 -- months after Tokimeki Idol went under -- Konami tried again with another music mobile game, an all-male one called "Dance Killer Trick!!! -Boys, be DANCING!-".

            (...)

            It shut down August 5th, 2020, went into offline mode, but if you haven't downloaded it by November 1st of 2022 and you own an Android, you won't be able to play it at all for some dumb reason, so seeing that disaster makes me realize why some people don't like Konami. Yeesh.

            "So, what do you think of it though?" Sure, I'll tell you, share my thoughts about what could've went wrong, stuff like that. :B

            Patches' Thoughts (The Ending-ING, for real)

            I enjoyed the time playing Tokimeki Idol, and I wonder why I never had the chance to play it while it was still online -- probably because I had a lot of shite going on in my life at the time, or because of its short lifespan so I didn't have much time to follow people on websites who knew of it as well. If it had been available globally (like on Google Play, for example), I would've ran into it like I did with the very obscure "Dance Sparkle Girls Tournament" (which was beta "Maika Fantasia"). Regardless of how and when I played, I loved it.

            My favourite characters: Nanana (#1), Izumi, and Natsumi.

            One of my favourite gameplay maps is probably - from what I can think from the top of my head- "GRADIUS -Four Suite for Two Pianos-" on Expert.

            I love the Halloween and Christmas cards, and special shout-out to the Kirameki High School uniform for being an outfit choice - obvious, but I still love it. The cowgirl costumes and go far, far away, though.

            I mentioned it earlier, but yeah, the SSR cards feel a little underwhelming, possibly because everybody is standing in place instead of being in some kind of "fantastic" pose with a livelier background. On one hand, I guess Konami wanted to use those models as much as they could, but on the other hand...

            ...on the other hand, they had 2D art. Where does this style appear? On the title screen (there are several title screen images), CD covers, most of their merchandise, and whenever you reach a new bond level in-game with them. Obviously, there's nothing wrong with using the 3D models (heck, they're cute), but I feel as though having the cards use the 2D art would've helped with the cards' overall presentation.

            Fans of idol mobages "ooh", "ahh", and SCREAM IN ALL CAPS over their favourite getting an awesome card with lively colours, an awesome outfit, or both of those things. I understand not everybody will feel the same way like I do about the cards, but I'm thinking of a reason why the poor game seemed to have fallen hard so early in its run.

(games: IdolM@ster Cinderella Girls Starlight Stage; Love Live School Idol Festival *1*)

            Like, goodness no, it doesn't have to be super spectacular, but having the girls static with a faint background as the rarest card in the game doesn't give me a huge "wow" factor like these two games above can evoke.

            Could it have been the stories that didn't grab people's attention? I, truth be told, have not read any of them, but I have a feeling that it isn't too thrilling. Because they didn't get any other form of media such as an anime or manga, the game and drama cd tracks are all these girls have, and if they got far with those or not is anybody's guess ;;

            Another thing I brought up much earlier was how it stayed only in Japan during its run, people such as myself, had to use other means to play the game; however, I understand that expecting a global release so soon is too much, especially if they're not making much of a profit from it. I could see a release in the near future, had this game done well enough. It shouldn't be an issue for a company like Konami, but hey...look at Bandai/Namco with their games despite having enough money to possibly release their games globally,,,*cough*

            All in all, I like the game, you might like it as well. I say, if you've got the store on your device (about 1 GB), I say: go for it, you might like it.

            Thanks, Tokimeki Idol! Let's meet again!

[fisamuzhai]

Bungo Stray Dogs

Bungō Stray Dogs adalah sebuah seri manga Jepang yang ditulis oleh Kafka Asagiri dan diilustrasikan oleh Sango Harukawa, yang telah dimuat di majalah Young Ace sejak tahun 2012. Sebuah adaptasi anime yang diproduksi oleh Bones mulai tayang sejak tahun 2016 dalam dua bagian, yang pertama tayang antara tanggal 7 April 2016 dan 23 Juni 2016, dan musim kedua tayang antara tanggal 6 Oktober 2016 dan 22 Desember 2016. Sebuah film anime dirilis pada tanggal 3 Maret 2018. Musim ketiga tayang pada 12 April 2019 sampai dengan 28 Juni 2019

Manga-nya berasal dari ide Kafka Asagiri untuk mengumpulkan beberapa penulis dan penyair terkenal dan menggambar menggambar mereka sebagai anak muda dan remaja dengan kekuatan supranatural. Sango Harukawa menyediakan Asagiri dengan desain yang membantu penulis menulis cerita dengan mudah. Asagiri menyatakan desain dari Atsushi dan Dazai telah selesai untuk kontras satu sama lain meskipun ada beberapa revisi yang dilakukan dalam pembuatan seri. Selain narasi umum yang diproduksi melalui manga, Asagiri juga menulis novel ringan yang akan ditujukan untuk pembaca kasual. Novel ringan tersebut juga ditulis dengan ide yang untuk menerbitkan lebih banyak buku pertahun. Kehidupan lebih banyak penulis menginspirasi Asagiri, terutama persahabatan Osamu Dazai, Ango Sakaguchi dan Sakunosuke Oda.

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MOTOMIYA MATSURI BIRTHDAY FEST 2022

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☆ MATSURI'S BIRTHDAY ☆

AKANE: Matsuri-chan! EVERYONE: Happy birthday!! TSUBAKI: Ta-dah. REINA: Fireworks and sunflowers! A cake prepared just for you, Matsurin! MATSURI: ooh, amazing. Thank you. This year as well, I look forward to working with you all. This year I will do my best too.

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☆ MATSURI'S BIRTHDAY ☆

YOU: Matsuri~ happy birthday! MATSURI: Thank you, You. YOU: I found a nostalgic photo. I think it was around 2018? MATSURI: ...Ugh... so young YOU: Young, indeed. (www)

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MATSURI: I'm so happy summer festivals are back this year~ YUNO: Me too. Summer festivals are an important piece. MATSURI: Yes. This cake that has fireworks, Obon Festival dance, takoyaki, squid grill, yakisoba, okonomiyaki, cotton candy, candy apple… AKANE: Too greedy.

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MIZUKI: To see both men and women in yukata.. Fufufu♪ REINA: Ahh~~ that's a summer youth event that you just can't miss!! Everyone looks different from their usual school uniform... TSUBAKI: A fantasy-led festival in their imaginations is currently being held. MATSURI: Isn't that limited to summer? AKANE: A sharp remark.

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MATSURI: There's no doubt that festivals fall between this space of ordinary and extraordinary. AKANE: That's true. MATSURI: And so, I too hope to become someone who falls between ordinary and extraordinary for everyone. AKANE: I see... So, that's what you aim for your idol image, huh...

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AKANE: Nice. It really is nice! MATSURI: Fufufu, thanks. AKANE: I hope we continue to be together this year too, Matsuri-chan! Here, your birthday card! TSUBAKI: Happy birthday. REINA: Happy birthday!! MATSURI: Thank you. Thank you.

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☆ MATSURI'S BIRTHDAY ☆

MATSURI: I'm going to head into this year with a bang too. Today, lets host a fun Motomiya Festival🎇The main characters being me and everyone else. Everyone, let's give it our all without losing heat! EVERYONE: Yes~!

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♡Happy Birthday, Akane-chan!!♡