#danse macabre era

[duranfaerie]

Happy New Year from the Taylor's. (Via Gelas IG story)

[opera-ghosts]

101 years ago today is the French Composer Camille Saint-Saëns

(1835-1921) died. Here we see an original letter from 1892 to his friend, the composer Paul Dukas.

"Oh, my dear friend, I cannot be found. I have a thousand things to do and I am never with you. Even so, I still love you and I would be very happy to see you.

C. Saint-Saëns "

With his symphonies and the opera “Samson et Dalila” as well as many other works, he will remain unforgettable.

[softredrobin]

"you and me, for old times sake?"

(F!Darlin' OC)

The lovely @zozo-01 and I have been scheming away in our DMs to bring you the lovers to enemies masquerade slow dance of your dreams! and by dreams, I maybe mean nightmares?

We're all very excited for whatever the Monarchal Summit is, so until it's actually here it's time to fantasize about the Quinn + Darlin' slow dance at a masquerade ball - because there's nothing quite as intense for a plot than a slow dance with your enemy.

No-masks version and maybe some rambles under the cut!

Not gonna lie to y'all, pretty much the only reason there's a no-masks version is that my Darlin's defining feature is definitely the scar over the bridge of their nose, and their mask covers it up.

Some rambles, because I can:

I originally thought about putting Darlin' in blue -- I normally associate Darlin with red as a character, but I associate the Shaw pack with blues, mostly navy and steel blue. Our lovely Zo proposed purple as the perfect compromise.

Y'all know I'm a slut for symbolism, and this art is no exception. Let's talk about the feature point of a masquerade: the masks.

Darlin wears a relatively simple but elegant mask that, when combined with their bangs, covers a decent portion of their face, including the aforementioned scar. It's not easy to tell from the angle, but the mask is wider than most and travels further down the nose than most. Despite covering more of the face, this mask displays what Darlin' is - a wolf shifter, in a room full of vampires. While Darlin' might hide behind being the Big Bad Wolf, my Darlin', in particular, considers their wolf to be a deep, intrinsic part of themselves, more so than any other trait they can be assigned. They're all wolf, all the way down, and being a wolf is when they feel truly free to be themselves. Here, with so much bare skin and scars bared, out of their comfort zone, Darlin' finds comfort in knowing who and what they are.

Quinn, on the other hand, is wearing thornless gold roses. Gold roses mean, technically, true friendship and joy. Things Quinn might have been to Darlin', at one point, but for the most part things that can be ascribed to his manipulation of others. He's dressed opulently, he draws attention. And he might look pretty, but he definitely isn't thornless, and he certainly doesn't bring true friendship and joy to anyone other than himself. Perfectly put together, Quinn here is the picture of an antagonist obsessed with himself. He hides in the image he wants others to see, not noticing the irony in what he's showing to those who already know who he really is. He's overconfident, enough to ask Darlin' to dance at a Solaire event, and everyone knows overconfidence breeds mistakes.

Anyway if you got this far, thanks for reading! You know there was almost an expertly positioned moon in this drawing. I took it out though, because it didn't fit the setting, but it looked cool for a hot sec while it was there. Just a fun fact for reading this far. Also, they're totally dancing to Danse Macabre, William would absolutely have it played, it's French and he seems like the type to find it amusing.

[maryrouille]

The Arsenic Waltz, 1862

A cartoon titled The Arsenic Waltz alludes to the use of arsenic in dresses and artificial flowers. The illustration appeared in Punch, a British humor magazine, a few months after a worker in the fashion industry died of arsenic poisoning.

On @jstor page we can read: The previous week, the chemist A.W. Hoffman had published an article 'The dance of death' in The times, 1 February 1862, in which he disseminated the finding that green dresses, wreaths, and artificial flowers, made with copper arsenite or coppper acetoarsenite (Scheele's green, Paris green), were toxic.

The British Medical Journal wrote that the arsenic-wearing woman carries in her skirts poison enough to slay the whole of the admirers she may meet with in half a dozen ball-rooms. In the mid-to-late 1800s, sensational claims like these began to turn public opinion against this deadly shade of green.

[theartarmature]

I've always liked the genre of Danse Macabre in art.

[nukaposting]

god i’m eager to see if my file edits worked. i should probably just remove/delete all of the song files except the ones i put in and sacrifice this copy of the game for testing purposes

[angstywildcats]

it’s been a hot minute since ive read warrior cats so i just wanted to ask what the relationship between ferncloud and brightheart is? and in turn the general premise of your coming surrounding them? im really interested!!

It has been a hot minute since i've touched a book too, anybody is free to correct me but. In canon, they really just were apprentices at the same time.

If you wana pepe silvia it up, it should be noted that the books however included that:

Fernpaw and Ashpaw's mother is killed by the dogs

Swiftpaw would invite Fernpaw (and Ashpaw) to find out what's been out there hunting down Thunderclanners (It should be stated that Swiftpaw, I think, did this for his Warrior name and wanted support. I don't know if there was ever any mentioned other noble cause on saving his Clan or specifically his apprentice denmates)

Brightpaw and Swiftpaw leave, that whole tragedy happens.

Fernpaw is the one to confess to Fireheart (and Cloudtail, I think?) about where the missing Swiftpaw and Brightpaw's whereabouts are. Which, theoretically helps Brightpaw be found in time.

The book never really shows them interacting otherwise, as far as I can remember, but Ferncloud and Brightheart also most likely shared time in the nursery together since they have kittens around the same era... which you never see because that's in between The Prophecies Begin and The New Prophecy, and Whitepaw is an apprentice by then.

Basically I'm making mountains over underdeveloped molehills over side characters, but I think with what's given, there's a lot of emotional exploration to be had over it, while still feeling in-line with canon!

I should say as well, I was all particularly inspired by this because a couple of Warriors videos ('Danse Macabre', 'No one, Everyone, Your mama') both included a shot of Fernpaw watching them leave in the night. It's such a simple thing to include, but there's a lot of weight to seeing your friends the very moment they leave to go on a suicide mission and one of them never coming back! What would have happened if you broke their trust and just told on them to not leave! Is it your fault they died!?

Soooo with all that being said, and my absolute hunger for just... more interpersonal relationships between characters in Warriors (which they fail me for even the main characters), there's a lot of strong potential in this.

With my take on Brightheart and Ferncloud, I just see them as really good or bonded friends who grew up together. They go through a lot through shared trauma, and based on the tidbits of personality given for both of them, I think they also would get along. Fernpaw being timid, Brightpaw being caring for others. In my comic I've added a bit to also imply Brightheart agreed to go with Swiftpaw not only to support him but to do it for Fernpaw/Ashpaw as well. I hesitate to put any further label on it since... well, their children get together romantically so it would add to the tangle of bloodlines, but I def can see it as how some childhood friends have sibling bonds.

For the comic... you will have to see exactly what happens! It's short, chill. Mostly conversational, just like the Shrewpaw/Ferncloud one but i hope it still hits emotional beats. I think something just fun to chew on while I make it is... How would it feel to watch your friends try hunt something that killed your mother, and only one survives, coming out of it extremely shaken. What would seeing her again feel like.

Perhaps I have talked to much, but I actually planned to do an extension of this comic where it timeskips further on where all the apprentices, grown up, visit Swiftpaw's grave.... but I decided against this because. 1. This is already a lot of work to do this many pages. 2. It's gonna be pretty long already, and I do not like making extremely long posts on tumblr. 3. I found a different way to end the comic I preferred.

Here's the script. Perhaps maybe I'll touch on it another while but admittedly after this I may be tired of exploring the Dog Incident for a bit.

Thank you for being so kind and inquiring! It's very fun, I enjoyed explaining this.

[iamarealkat]

FIRST COURSE - KNIVES

(or at least the ones I recognised from the TV-show so far)

mads mikkelsen by kenneth willardt for vanity fair italy, 2015 - aka my favorite shoot of his.

i apologize.

1. Spyderco Harpy

• appears in Hannibal season 3 in Italy .ೃ࿐

The Harpy was designed as a knife for seamen, featuring a karambit style blade that magically cuts right through rope, the serration lending a hand to the task.

Additionally, the Harpy boasts a detailed tip, which can chew through a manner of different materials, probably one of the main reasons why Hannibal found it handy for different...matters. To sum it up: This is not one of his kitchen knives, but rather one he used as a pocket knife in all different kind of situations.

Originally the japanese Spyderco Harpy was designed to accommodate the needs of commercial fishermen. The hawksbill blade is modeled after the talon of the Harpy eagle, allowing for a deliberate pulling cut where the object does not slip off the end of the edge. The hollow-ground blade incorporates SpyderEdge serrations and a thick spine for support. The handle is made of stainless steel with a drying vent, perfect for Hannibal and his exquisite taste…and of course correspondingly expensive. A good 200 euros for this fine tool, everybody. But he seems to be rolling in money, so no problem for our favourite cannibal.

2. Chroma Type 301 style by F. A. Porsche

• appear in various episodes as Hannibal’s kitchen knives .ೃ࿐

To be honest I really fell in love with the Spyderco Harpy and didn’t quite think anything could change that. But. When I tell you the design…omg. The Chroma Type 301 knife series was brought to life by F.A. Porsche (yup, the german car guy) and the chef of the decade, Jörg Wörther (austrian chef).

Japanese knives have achieved global recognition for their quality, as the Japanese hold a long tradition in metallurgy. The Japanese metallurgists have elevated the forging and sharpening of the blade into a form of art for hundreds of years, since the era of the notorious Katana swords. On the other hand, Europeans and Americans also make excellent knives, often characterized by superior ergonomics and design, but rarely distinguished for the hardness and sharpness of their blade.

The type 301 knife series by Chroma bridges the gap between Japanese tradition and the European design, this series standing out for its unique design and practical function. Porsche and Wörther closely worked together in order to develop the final shape of the handle, which is optimized for maximum usability. The result is a precision cutting tool. Each knife is carefully weighted to ensure perfect balance in the hand and in combination with the highly ergonomic handle, it feels like an extension of the user’s hand. The Chroma type 301 knives follow faithfully the Japanese philosophy, which dictates a knife to be lightweight and flexible. They are made of high-quality Japanese 301 steel, a relatively lightweight material which has a 56-58 hardness rating in the Rockwell hardness scale. This renders the type 301 knives harder than most of the non-Japanese knives and among the hardest knives within their price range. The increased hardness allows the knife to maintain its sharpness longer and also to slice better.Even though the Chroma type 301 knives are mass produced, they are carefully razorsharp sharpened by the hand of a master. Quality control is performed on one-to-one basis and not through random sampling. And by the way…did I mention the extraordinary design.

3. Kai Shun Knives

• appear in various episodes as Hannibal’s kitchen knives .ೃ࿐

Before Shun Cutlery was established in the western market, most people were used to heavy European-style kitchen knives. With Shun’s entry into the marketplace, home cooks and professional chefs alike were introduced to the lightweight precision of fine Japanese cutlery. Thinner blades, sharper edges, and lighter weight gave Shun a high-performance edge that the heavier knives couldn’t match. Each Shun still takes at least 100 handcrafted steps to complete and Shun remains true to its ancient heritage of quality. At the same time, Shun takes advantage of thoroughly modern, premium materials and state-of-the-art technology to provide that traditional quality to millions of professional chefs and avid home cooks throughout the world.

Today, Shun has become one of the most well-known names in kitchen cutlery. It has won awards for innovation and quality. It has been admired and emulated. With new styles, new materials, and an ongoing dedication to the spirit of innovation, Shun will continue to provide Japanese kitchen cutlery of outstanding beauty, impeccable precision, and the very highest performance.

4. Global Knives

• appear in various episodes as Hannibal’s kitchen knives .ೃ࿐

Global G Series knives are typically put together in what's called a three piece construction. The blade is stamped out of sheets of steel of a proprietary stainless steel alloy, while the two handles are created and welded together separately. The blade and handle are then welded together into one solid piece of stainless steel.

What makes these Global knives a bit unusual is that they start off empty. The blades are welded on without a tang and the handles are actually hollow. Instead, to maintain balance, they are filled with a very precise amount of sand.

Now it's quite unusual and you might just write this off as Japan being Japan and doing things differently because...well, they're Japan, but it seems to work very well for them.

The ability to inject a precise amount of weight (sand, in this case) as needed directly into the knife has led to them getting a reputation or having very precise and excellently balanced knives across their range of products.

That said, ergonomics are always personal.

Global G Series knives tend to feel very lightweight and evenly balanced. Some people tend to prefer a knife that is more weighted to the back for a firmer grip, or to the front for chopping action. This is the classic global knife version, but of course there are various other series one can discover. Unfortunately I am not able to tell the exact version Hannibal uses in the show by just watching...if anyone has an idea let me know!!!

[icarusignite]

DANSE MACABRE (Jeong Yunho)

"Softly, with hands gentle as rain, I shall strangle you."

Detective Jeong Yunho finds himself thrust into the depths of darkness as he embarks on the chilling pursuit of "Nightshade," Seoul's most sinister serial killer yet. With a penchant for striking under the shroud of night, the elusive predator leaves behind a haunting trail of brutality, each crime scene a canvas of macabre artistry. As Yunho painstakingly unravels the cryptic clues, he becomes increasingly aware that the perpetrator may be lurking closer than he ever imagined. Could his target be hiding in plain sight, perhaps even entwined within his own life? With each twist and turn, the line between hunter and prey blurs, leading the good detective down a treacherous path where the greatest threat may lie within his own heart.

"I thought I knew hunger before this. I found that kind of touch unbearable. To witness. To want. Desire is ugly. Incessant. Shaped like two hands wrapped around a throat."

Lee Hana operates with meticulous precision. A master planner, she navigates the dark underbelly of society with a calculated grace, leaving behind no trace of her sinister deeds. To her, the individuals she targets are not victims but rather deserving recipients of their fates. Yet, her carefully constructed world is thrown into disarray with the arrival of the new detective. With an unsettling knack for observation, he inches closer to uncovering her dark secrets. As the stakes escalate, Hana finds herself facing her greatest challenge yet: eliminating the one man who threatens to shatter her carefully maintained facade, even as he has already made his way into her heart. 

Tropes: Enemies to Lovers / Detective x Serial killer Wattpad

A/N: been watching the bouncy MV a little too much these days + Coachella clips so it's Ateez brainrot era. Also, I'm obsessed with the police x criminal trope so I thought this'd be fun to do. Lemme know if yall would be interested for me to post it here, comment to be added to the taglist <3

[ryttu3k]

Thoughts on Space Babies and The Devil's Chord, in no particular order:

So we agree that the overarching storyline for this season is stories becoming real, yeah? Starts with invoking folklore at the end of the universe, is solidified with the Toymaker and his rules of play, used heavily in The Church on Ruby Road, and now children's fairytales and musicals? Fascinated to see where this is going!

Generally ridiculously camp and bonkers and you know what, I goddamn missed that. It had whimsy. It had space babies and musical battles! It was fun and ridiculous and just. Felt good, man.

And it also had far-future dystopias and reproductive horror and slow starvation and suffocation and refugees and a timeline of depression and nuclear winter simply to create the universe's biggest aeolian harp so, you know. Doctor Who is back, baby!

Space Babies

Okay the episode was pretty fun and, at times, sweet (they saved the monster!) but oy the CGI/voice acting for the babies was… not great XD;;

Rani reference!

RTD detractors: "Ew, fart jokes with the Slitheen, so immature." RTD, writing an elaborate snot joke that ends with a colossal projectile shart: "Watch this :D"

Okay yes the projectile shart to get the space station moving is one thing, but, uh. How is it going to stop? XD;;

The nanny filter made me giggle each time.

I actually had to go back and check because I was squinting at the readout trying to work out what's weird and somehow failed a spot check and missed the fact that it had started snowing. Good observational skills, self. Anyway, the snow is definitely a Message. (Is it snow? Like I agree that it's connected with the day Ruby was born, but is what's falling in the church scene snow to begin with?)

Do you. Do you think the butterfly can regenerate now.

The Devil's Chord

Oooh, a Pantheon! Love a Pantheon. There's mention of the One Who Waits, speculation on whether 'the Oldest One' was there the day Ruby was born, we already have the Toymaker -> Maestro line, so maybe we'll be getting others? Also, the way Maestro phrased something earlier was fascinating too - "the Lord Temporal who sealed my father in salt". The Lord Temporal. There's been a lot of references to how the Doctor isn't just a Time Lord, maybe they're part of the Pantheon too, as the personification of time? Regeneration and Time Lord society all coming from this base primordial being?

Anyway I goddamn adore Maestro.

I wonder if we'll get Susan at the end of this season? (See: last link of this section!)

July 2024? So that's a good six months of travelling unaccounted for! Big Finish just going 👀

Semi-related but Ruby saying she was born in 2004 gave me a Crisis. Rose was 19 in 2005 and born the same year as me. Yeah okay I am good with that! Martha born in either 1986 or 1984, yep, fine, all checks out. But now there's a companion who was born when I was already an adult how is that legal.

"He ripped my soul in two." Oof.

The sonic actually did something sonic!

"I thought it was non-diegetic!!" I have so many questions. The walls are getting thin. Yeah, especially the fourth! (Random thought: Doctor Who official ARG?)

Lennon-McCartney saves the world! (I still like Harrison's stuff better.)

Apparently Murray Gold had a cameo but I have no idea what he looks like so it went completely over my head lmao

Missed opportunity to play The Devil Went Down To Georgia or The Devil's Trill, although we did get Danse Macabre and Rhapsody in Blue (which I put on as soon as the episode finished)!

Fun fact about Danse Macabre: "The solo violin enters playing the tritone, which was known as the diabolus in musica ("the Devil in music") during the Medieval and Baroque eras, consisting of an A and an E♭—in an example of scordatura tuning, the violinist's E string has actually been tuned down to an E♭ to create the dissonant tritone." (People hated it when it premiered. It made them feel anxious. Which is... kind of appropriate.)

There's always a twist at the end~ (I thought it was little H.Arbringer, but who knows?)

[this-is-z-art-blog]

[ID: digital drawing of Danny Fenton, Tucker Foley, and Sam Manson dressed up for a Victorian era masquerade ball. Danny is showing off, posed dramatically with his hands on his hips and grinning wide, showing his fangs. He's wearing a dark brown suit and a long jacket, green waistband, brass buttons, and a green bowtie. His mask is a matching dark brown, with a bronze tree running up the bridge of his nose and extending above his brow, dotted with green leaves and with green leaf cutouts around the eyes. Sam and Tucker are seated together on a low stone wall, rolling their eyes fondly. Tucker is in a pale yellow suit with darker piping, brown shoes, and a pink shirt, as well as pale orange waistband and bowtie. His mask is brown and lightly furry, with velvety antlers extending above his head. He's relaxing back against Sam, hands resting on his knees. Sam is tucked up against Tucker, with one hand on his arm and the other around his back resting on his opposite shoulder. She's wearing a dusky pink underdress with a dark purple outerdress, dusky pink gloves, and dark purple slippers. Her mask is dark purple with lighter purple flowers, as well as purple flower pins securing her hair in a bun, and a silver Star of David necklace.]

Ectoberweek 2023 - Masquerade

Sequel to my piece for danse macabre, set at the same ball in my vampires au

[duranfaerie]

John promoting his wifes Podcast, Fluffy Files. 20/10/23 (via Gela's ig story)

[opera-ghosts]

OTD in Music History: Composer, conductor, pianist, and pedagogue Camille Saint-Saens (1835 – 1921) is born in France.

Originally a proud musical progressive who strongly championed the “Music of the Future” (i.e., the works of Franz Liszt [1811 – 1886] and Richard Wagner [1813 – 1883]) in the 1850’s and 1860’s, Saint-Saens – himself a brilliant conductor, pianist, and composer – lived to see himself derided as an extreme conservative reactionary after he began loudly and bitterly railing against the “hideous” music of modernists like Claude Debussy (1862 – 1918), Richard Strauss (1864 – 1949), and the “Les Six” crowd in his old age.

This is perhaps a bit more understandable when we step back and consider that when Saint-Saens was born, early Romantic-era masters like Felix Mendelssohn (1809 – 1847), Frederic Chopin (1810 – 1849), and Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856) were still actively composing and performing, and still photography did not yet even exist as a commercial industry. By the time of his death, Arnold Schoenberg (1874 - 1951), Anton Webern (1883 – 1945), and Alban Berg (1885 - 1935), who made up the so-called “Third Viennese School,” were actively pioneering atonal twelve-tone serialism, and the premiere of the first “talkie” movie was just a few short years away. The sheer degree of artistic, cultural, and technological change Saint-Saens witnessed in his long life might well be unparalleled in the course of modern human history…

PICTURED: A first edition score of “L’Etoile” (1908), a song with music composed by Saint-Saens towards the end of his career. Saint-Saens has signed and inscribed this particular copy to David Devries (1882 – 1936), the dedicatee of this song and a French lyric tenor who was popular in Paris around the turn of the 20th Century.

[haventacluewhatimdoing]

Ghosts' favourite 'classical' music:

Robin - Carmina Burana. He would absolutely adore the dramatics of it.

Humphrey - Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis. He hates Greensleeves with all his heart, and whenever another ghosts brings it up he flips. But he's a big fan of Vaughan Williams and Tudor music generally.

Mary - movement 4 of Holst's Second Suite. It has two folk tunes going at the same time, including Humphrey's dreaded Greensleeves, but Mary loves dancing to it.

Kitty - Nocturne No.2 - Chopin. It's emotional and dramatic in its own way at the same time

Thomas - Beethoven's 5th symphony. The really REALLY famous one. The ridiculous drama of it would totally appeal.

Fanny - Mozart's 39th symphony. In fact, any Mozart, Haydn, or other Classical era music, she isn't that fussy. Absolutely cannot stand Beethoven.

Captain - the Liberty Bell. A military march. No more needs to be said.

Pat - English Folk Song Suite. That man loves his folk tunes (and has danced round the living room with Mary on occasion)

Julian - Danse Macabre. I don't have an explanation for this one, it just fits.

I have also made a playlist with these on (not the whole symphony, whole suite etc. just one movement) if anyone's interested:

[borninwinter81]

Beginning a new battle vest

I've made a couple of patched jackets in the past, however recently a friend of mine has been discovering a lot of extreme and obscure metal bands from the 80s and 90s, having never listened to that kind of music before, and has been asking me for recommendations.

This has led to me rediscovering my own love for many of those bands, as well as a few I've never heard before myself, and it made me want to create a vest based solely around that era.

This vest has been in my wardrobe for a long time. It began life as a faux leather jacket which I bought from a charity shop, but it was way too tight around my shoulders so I cut the sleeves off.

The spikes have been on there for a while, they're the kind that are screwed on. The piece of metal at the top left was from a pair of old boots that I got rid of, and is secured with another spike. The crow's skull charm I've added to the zipper has been in my craft box for decades.

This jacket had a buckle at the bottom when I bought it, but the way it rattled really got on my nerves so I removed that and added a large snap stud to fasten it instead.

Since this vest was already well on the way, I thought it would be an excellent candidate for an old-school extreme metal theme.

Currently the only patch on there is this large one on the back.

Ulver are one of my favourite bands in the world full stop, so I had to give them prime placement. They transcend labels and reinvent themselves with every new release, however their earliest albums are in the black metal genre, and this is the cover of Nattens Madrigal, released in 1997.

This patch was made using printer transfer paper since my skills definitely do not stretch to painting a design like this!

I also have this patch and pin from the Celtic Frost boxset Danse Macabre, though I haven't yet decided on placement.

Progress pics will be forthcoming as more is added!

[trgdaily]

Happy Anniversary, IDOLiSH7!

Alright! A bunch of stuff got announced to celebrate the series' 8th anniversary today, so lets break down the most important things regarding our favorite group, TRIGGER!

You've probably heard this stuff already but hey. I do what I want and I'm making this post anyway.

First up, let's get all the smaller 8th Anniversary stuff out of the way! Plenty of stuff has been changed and announced to help bring the series into its latest era, and all of it is very exciting!

Special Anniversary visuals by the series' main character designers have been shared and released!

... Also I feel like it's worth noting that Arina-sensei has made it clear that we've reached TRIGGER's numbers in terms of anniversaries, and that reflects in her art. Meaning, maybe it'll reflect in other things too...?!

The game is hosting weekly free 11-pulls which bring back Heavenly Visitor, Wish Voyage, Kiseki, Music in Your Thoughts, and Light Future cards! On top of that, there's a log-in bonus for nanakores and 80 Stellar Stones in total!

The game has been refreshed with a few new features like notifications on screen when you get a message from an idol/manager, more idol storage, and even special voice lines that play before a live, after an auto live finishes, and if you manage to full-combo the song. The "hey, there's an event going on" home screen line has been replaced, too, thank fuck.

A new Namjatown collab has been announced that covers the idol in glowy clothing!

The official website has been completely overhauled including brand-new bios for the idols!

Now, onto the really fun stuff...

Shuffle Units are back!!

As part of the yearly anniversary story, we're finally getting Shuffle Units including Re:vale and ZOOL! As of Producer Letter 26, it's been confirmed that these units will be themed and have special songs for each, but the themes haven't been shared yet! We may have to read the two-part story to find out!

Part 1 will release September 5th, and Part 2 will release September 15th! It won't be voiced, though. Voice acting will come at a later date.

Kuji Memorial Video & Cards!

What's likely the most surprising thing of all for the anniversary is that it's big surprise looks back on all of the dramas IDOLiSH7's cast have starred in over the last seven years - down to releasing an animated memorial video that covers everything from La Danse Macabre to the Last Dimension musical! There's a lot of shots of TRIGGER to spot, so if you haven't seen it yet, go watch it! It's pure emotional eye candy!

On top of that, the yearly revival gacha deals with it, too, featuring special UR cards that focus on specific scenes from Mechanical Lullaby, i7 Police, Hoshimeguri (now known in English as The Stargazer?), Karatoga, La Danse Macabre, Mission (Yamato's movie from Part 3), and BLAST! (Part 5 drama)

The best part is all the old cards, including the same kujis shown here, are in these pulls, too! Best of luck if you try to bring them home!

Producer Letter #26 Takeaways

As is tradition with i7 anniversaries, there's a new Producer Letter that goes over what the current and future plans for the series are that has a few interesting tidbits fans should be aware of! I'll break it down, but if you can, I suggest reading it in your own time.

The team is still figuring out what exactly comes "beyond the period" in terms of the story, so no updates on that just yet.

They're wanting to do another 16 person live, but they're trying to book a "difficult venue" so many fans can see it. Some fans believe this to be a hint that they're trying to book the Tokyo Dome. 😱 But 16 person live isn't an impossibility!

They've implies that they're working out international distribution and screening for the recent movie Beyond the Period! So sit tight if you haven't gotten a hold of it for yourself yet!

That's about it! Pretty damn big anniversary, isn't it?! Let's enjoy it to the fullest and keep supporting TRIGGER and their friends!!

Happy anniversary!! 🤍💖💙