Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Monday, February 18, 2019

My experience with the BanG Dream! x Persona Collaboration

This is, I guess, a more serious post in comparison to the rest of the blog? Since this blog is mostly me screaming haha
It's about a gacha game, so I understand if other people are, like, thinking I'm overreacting?? But I really need/want to get this all out, so I'll do that.



Been a while since my last Bandori gacha pull post.
But as much as it pains me to admit, my experience yesterday was...
Horrible.
It was absolutely horrible and depressing.

I get disappointed by BanG Dream quite often, if I'm being totally honest here.
In most pulls I do, I get terrible luck.

First, was A Songstress Awakens back in April. No Yukina.
Second, was Elegant Roses back in June. No Rinko, no 3☆ Yukina. I finally got Rinko last month, and Yukina in October, but it still hurt at the time.
Third, was Flowers and Butterflies back in July. No Chisato.
Fourth, was One Night Magic in back October. No Halloween cards, but I at least got 3☆ Yukina so whatever, right?
Fifth, was Rainy Blue Roses RIGHT AFTERWARDS, so obviously no Yukina. But my friend got both Yukina 4☆s. I told her that I was happy for her, but I was honestly really jealous.
Sixth, was Bright Christmas back in December. I didn't get a single Christmas card. Not even Arisa.

But I wouldn't have that this time!

Right when the supposed datamine emerged that the Persona collaboration would start on February 17th, I dedicated all of my Bandori time to saving up.
I collected stars, things that could refill my boosts, things that could be used for Training, and reading stories.

I was so excited for it. I can't really be counted as a Persona fan, because I'm not allowed to play the games yet, but. I received the Persona Dancing: Endless Night Collection for Christmas, and platinumed all 3 games because I loved it so much. So despite not playing the true games, I still love the music and cast very much.

And last Monday, ENdori dropped the announcement I was waiting for.


The datamine was real. I was so excited that I ended up getting a little teary-eyed.

In a last effort, I spent the remaining week getting more stars.

Until finally, we arrive to yesterday morning.


How many stars did I have? 10000
10000 stars. And 1 Star Gacha Ticket, but that never gives anything anyway. 
The amount of stars I had were all F2P, and if a P2P player BOUGHT them? That would cost $99.99!

So clearly, I'd HAVE to get something good, right? Right??

Wrong.

2 stars. Dupe 2 stars. 3 stars. Dupe 3 stars.
Remember how I said that I keep getting dupe Hello, Happy World cards?? WELL IT'S STILL HAPPENING.

In the end, I got 1 4☆ and it was Pajama Patient Tomoe.

I NEVER ASKED FOR THIS???

That was the final pull, and with all my praying and crossing fingers, I just gave up.

With nobody but myself downstairs to witness it, I let out silent sobs.

I was so upset. I just couldn't believe it.
I thought that I would at least get Futamoca. But not even THAT???
But I wasn't giving up that easily.

So I spent all day and night gathering more stars, and getting the event cards.

I actually managed to get Makotomoe and Harutsugu in just a day, which I'm proud of. And they're both really cool, so I'm happy that I have them!



They also came with awesome costumes! 。゚(TヮT)゚。



And the covers all sound great! It's so cool to be able to play them with the Dancing Star Night sound effects, and background. (´。• ω •。`) ♡ The buttons and scratching are so spot-on!
Life Will Change is my fave COVER of the 3, but overall, my actual favorite original of the 3 is probably Reach Out To The Truth.

So after I spent a bit of time looking at my cool new cards and costumes, I headed straight to the gacha screen.
2500 stars were collected, and now it was time to use them. 

No rainbow lights. I was getting really infuriated at this point, but then a silhouette appeared.
Moca. Yellow lights.

I CROSSED MY FINGERS TIGHTLY, CLOSED MY EYES, AND PRAYED:

FUTAMOCA FUTAMOCA FUTAMOCA FUTAMOCA FUTAMOCA FUTAMOCA FUTAMOCA

I opened them, and-


 What the actual hELL CRAFTEGG

5th fREAKING pull, and not a single Persona character???



"You thought I was Futaba, didn't you?" 
IT'S LIKE SHE'S MOCKING ME WITH THIS SMUG LOOK

THIS ISN'T FAIR AT ALL!? I SPENT 12500 STARS ON THIS GACHA AND NOTHING CAME OUT OF IT!?





Rate UP, my ass! (ノಥ益ಥ)ノ
I don't even have a way of getting more stars, this is so painful (ಥ﹏ಥ)

This is just a game, a GACHA game at that. But this is so infuriatingly depressing. (ᗒᗣᗕ)՞

Honestly, if ANY of you considered spending over $100 on this rigged banner, then you should just spend it on the Endless Night Collection if you don't own it already. At least that gives 100% guaranteed fun and enjoyment, unlike Bandori with it's 3% rates. (´• ω •`) ♡


Well, if I end up getting lucky and pull a character, I'll be sure to put up a post.
Though I highly doubt I'll get anything...

Saturday, November 3, 2018

Crime & Regret has finished it's 1st arc!

Is this the wrong blog for it? ...Probably, but WHO CARES!?


🎉 CONGRATULATIONS

 🎉 ME

 🎉 FOR

 🎉 FINISHING

 🎉 THE

 🎉 1ST

 🎉 ARC ! ! !

I mean, I count this blog as my main blog for screaming talking about stuff, so it's fitting. ...I think.

Anyway, I know I bring up this series literally EVERYWHERE I go, but how can I not when it's been something so important and special to me since I was 11??

Plus, I really can't bring up Crime & Regret in real life because:

  1. No one cares
  2. Why would anyone care?
  3. I'm too scared to talk about it freely ??
  4. I'm too scared to show it off because wHAT IF MY FAMILY THINKS IT'S TERRIBLE??
  5. What if they tell me it's rushed?? Written poorly??? Terrible characters???? 
  6. I'm getting anxious just thinking about it, my heart is pounding really fast hhh
  7. I'm just sCARED OK

 That's why I'm glad that writing out thoughts of mine is something I can do ^^

But anyway, I started writing this "true" version of the series back on March 9 of this year. (I delayed 
 the blogger release, so it came out on April 9). It's been 8 LONG MONTHS and it's finally out of the 1st arc??

So yeah, it pretty much took almost a year!!

I know I took a long hiatus on April 9 that lasted until August 2, but ever since, I've been working on a chapter each day, so I'm really happy about this!! 
In total, the 1st arc consisted of 14 chapters. I have a LOT of plans for the next (and/or later) arcs, that I'm ecstatic to work on. I've had these ideas since... November of 2017, so yEAH I'M PREPARED!! Took a year, and now I'm here!!!  o(╥╥)o


I know I say this all the time, but while I'm mad at my 11 year old self for the old version of Crime and Regret... (go away anime tropes, you're not my Crime & Regret 😠) I really am grateful for her creating these characters. There isn't really a trace of the old them left (aND THANK GOD FOR THAT😤) but this series never would have started / become a huge part of my life if it weren't for the original concept. 

I mean, I create new stories sometimes. And yeah, I love my characters in them. But it just feels different in comparison?
This series really does just, ugh this probably sounds so cheesy, but, IT MAKES ME WANT TO CRY BECAUSE I'M SO PROUD???
I'm so proud of how far I've come with these characters. And I absolutely love it?? I really do love it on the same level as all of my other obsessions/favorite things. Like VOCALOID. 

I don't even know why, but it just makes me so happy. I think about it sometimes, and juST FEEL LIKE CRYING TEARS OF JOY. 
It's not the same feeling I get from wanting to sob in shame because the original concept was such a piece of absolute trash.
It's because I legitimately love this Crime & Regret. It makes me that happy.

It's so hard to explain and put into words, but I really can't be thankful enough for this existing, and I made it myself.
I probably sound so corny right now but I had to get it out somehow. 😅

To end this long post off, I just want to say thanks to any of you who have/are reading it, because just knowing that someone likes this true version of the series makes me so happy ahaha 😂


I hope you can continue to support Crime & Regret, and it's 2nd arc!

And if you're not a reader? 

.......


Check it out here.
(sorry not sorry 😎)

Friday, October 19, 2018

Mekakucity Reload Crossfade Trailer (Thoughts + Opinions)


AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA


This trailer still hasn't been translated in English yet 💧
But, but, but!! 
The crossfade album trailer is oUT AND THE HYPE LEVEL IS THROUGH THE rOOF

So it starts off with Ayano talking, and I'm shaking in my seat   she's talking to the viewer about the story of "that day" again!! (I think? I don't know any Japanese, but she's said the same kinda thing in most promos for this thing so I'm guessing it's right??)
Her voice is so fitting for the promos, because it sounds very mysterious and... like obviously, you know she's on the good side, but she could also be totally suspicious and corrupted (like the manga)
It just really works for giving me goosebumps- 
 Ok, moving on, then THIS shows up and:


 It's Marie!! Queen Marie, to be exact, and she looks so done with everything.
It's a really cool picture, I just love Sidu's art so much ahhhh
They've improved so much, and the art is even better than ever!! HELP I LOVE KAGEPRO TOO MUCH

 Ok, so in order of songs, I'm not too sure, but they all have IMAGE!! COLORS!! very quickly shown before each song preview starts. So I can kind of predict which song belongs to someone.
I'm also going to be giving my opinions on the previews, too!

  • (Starts at 0:29) "Imaginary Reload" feat. Hatsune Miku
 Thoughts?: Pink is the image color for Marie, and also Hiyori. Though... Hiyori's looks more like a magenta color. So I'm gonna go with: It's a Marie song. The "Imaginary" in the title also seems like a reference to "Imagination Forest" to me.

Opinion?: This song is so catchy!! The instrumentals really capture the "feeling" of Kagerou Project for me, making the perfect first vocal track on the album. It gets you really pumped up! I'm also really loving that Miku is the focus for Jin in this album. I love IA, but hearing Jin use Miku in KagePro songs is really awesome!

  •  (Starts at 0:38) "Shissou Word" feat. Hatsune Miku

Thoughts?: This song already received an MV back in December of 2017. So we already know it's Kido's song, relating to Volume 7 of the novel.

Opinion?: I do like this song~ Though it isn't a favorite of mine. For Kido, at least, my favorite is Mekakushi Code.

  • (Starts at 0:52) "My Funny Weekend" feat. Hatsune Miku (& IA?)

Thoughts?: Orange is the image color of Momo. It also sounds like IA is providing the backup vocals/harmonies to Miku's main vocals, but I might be wrong.

Opinion?: I think I'd have to hear more to really decide, but it's not a favorite so far. I think it really fits Momo well, with it's cheerfulness, but I'm not too big on it.


  • (Starts at 1:02) "Additional Memory" feat. Hatsune Miku
 
Thoughts?: This song received an MV back in September, revealing it to be an Ayano song.

Opinion?: I've had a much more detailed opinion on it on this blog, but YES IT'S A BIG FAVE. It's honestly my favorite song in all of KagePro so far. Not only does it have gorgeous art, and a beautiful song, but it's about my favorite character, too!

  • (Starts at 1:14) "Lost Day Hour" feat. Hatsune Miku
 
Thoughts?: Blue is the image color of Ene and Hibiya. The lyrics seem to talk about "becoming an adult", so it's most likely Hibiya's song. Considering Ene (as Takane) was an older teenager, while Hibiya is 12 years old.

Opinion?: I don't really like the song yet.

  • (Starts at 1:25) "Remind Blue" feat. Hatsune Miku


Thoughts?: This is tricky, since green is Seto's color. However, this is also a color associated with Haruka. When Jin first played this song on a live stream, many people theorized it being related to Summertime Record Haruka. And I agree. The lyrics, and melody itself, seem heavily related to Summertime Record. So I'm going to go with: It's a Haruka song. Because it doesn't seem to really have a "Seto-feel".

Opinion?: BIG FAVE. BIG FAVE. I'm looking forward to this one the most! Because it seems like it's going to be emotional and really good, and uGH TWO LINES WEREN'T ENOUGH I NEED TO HEAR MORE. When is this one getting a PV?? Please pLEASE DON'T BE ALBUM-EXCLUSIVE ahhh ;v;

  • (Starts at 1:36) "Wasureteshimatta Natsu no Owari ni" ("The Ending of the Summer I Forgot") feat. Hatsune Miku & IA
 
Thoughts?: I paused and played several times. But all I can spot is purple in the beginning, followed by blue. It's very confusing. It seems more like a song featuring the Mekakushi Dan, and not one specific member. This might actually be the TRUE ending song to Kagerou Project. Vocal-wise, it doesn't sound like it's only Miku. It sounds like a duet with both Miku and IA.

Opinion?: This song sounds very emotional and a perfect "This is the End" song. If that's really the case, then wow, I am NOT ready 😭 Despite how sad it sounds, I really do love it so far. 


Ok, and that wraps it up! I really can't wait for this album!!



The album will release on November 7, and I would TOTALLY buy it if I could ahaha
Hopefully Amazon gets the album on digital, then I would 100% buy some of those songs for my MP3 ;v; 
 

Friday, September 21, 2018

Additional Memory is oUT OF THIS WORLD

It's been a week since that day. It felt like it came out of a dream. 
Is this real? Or is this a fantasy?
Yes, September 14th marked the day... 
Additional Memory was uploaded!


 
 It immediately started and I couldn't believe it?? Never Lost Word was really good, of course! But this just sent so much feelings and everything was just perfect?
 The instrumentals were so powerful and emotional!! Jin hadn't used Miku in a long time, and now he's using V4x, I think?? She sounded so emotional and more realistic though!
The lyrics, The lyrics OH MY GOD. 


 Ayano's only song was Ayano's Theory of Happiness, which was sO EMOTIONAL AND HEARTBREAKING! But this song shows off an entirely new side to her.
It's her dying thoughts as she's falling and all of her regrets...
Aggggh ;;;;;;

The art is FLAWLESS, like it's the best?? KagePro has always had PERFECT MVs, but this one feels so totally different from the usual and JUST LOOk



Ayano looks kind of dark here and I love it-  And those backgrounds!!


The black, white, and red colors for the MV are so gorgeous oH MY GOD
The blood is animated in such an artistic way, (I actually thought it was paint at first), Ayano's red eyes look sO COOL
This was my favorite scene of the PV, I think...







 I LOVE everything about this, I really do...




That piano solo at the very end always gives me goosebumps, please go watch the MV...!
Additional Memory is out of this world, and I really can't wait for the next songs to come, and the album!!
I'm gonna end this long post off with another Ayano, because she's my favorite character and this MV really made me love her more

"The story of the end of Summer."
This icon is actually from the teaser trailer of Mekakucity Reload (the album, not the anime) and I really hope they upload a crossfade trailer before the release...
I really do love KagePro so much ahhhh 💓

Watch this beautiful song here!! 💕

Monday, August 27, 2018

My Birthday was AMAZING... (╥‿╥)

A bit late, but here are updates on what happened during 8/20 - 8/21!

AUGUST 20:

I woke up and found out news that the next Bandori JP event/gacha was Roselia, and they had a new song. Basically, I turned "Sanctuary" on, and the minute the instruments REALLY kicked in, I started crying. 

Wow why does Roselia make me cry so much

Anyway, that night, my parents rented Avengers: Infinity War on Amazon Prime. It was a movie that we've been wanting to see for MONTHS now, and it was REALLY good.
It had some really hilarious scenes, but it was also really intense for most of the movie?? Like, kinda hard to watch-intense? It was really good, though!!
Don't worry, no spoilers here. 

AUGUST 21:

I woke up at 6:01 in the morning haha. I ran downstairs, and before doing my Bandori scout, I checked the kitchen and

 GASP
A...


AVENGERS!?

It was so crazy! I couldn't believe it was Avengers! I kept on whispering "AVENGERS" repeatedly it was good aaaaaa
 Afterwards, I did my scout. And I didn't screenshot it it because I was... so disappointed? HHW continues to curse me. Thief Kaoru, dupe Sakura Kokoro. :') It was a rainbow pull, though, so the 4* was actually Yukata Saya. She's really pretty, but all I wanted was Yukina. Even a *3 would have been amazing...
But I do love that Saya card so I won't complain...

After all that, I played some multiplayer FE:Fates with my Sister, and it was really fun.
Then once it was around 10 AM, I OPENED PRESENTS.
I took lots of pictures because it's all really amazing aaaaa 


 Fate Testarossa Plushie!
 She is SO freaking cute oh my god!! The expression is kinda emotionless and sad and SO FATE
And then because she's made by Good Smile Company, she has Nendoroid-features!?
You can move her hair up and down, her arms, and her legs! And Bardiche is a magnet!! A MAGNET!! He comes off and on and god, I LOVE THIS PLUSH SO MUCH??
I take her almost everywhere around the house with me. Right now, she's just sitting on the couch. (✿◠‿◠)
 Oh, uh, if anyone's wondering, Fate Testarossa is from the "Magical Girl Lyrical NANOHA" series. This plush is based off of her design in the 1st MOVIE. 



  
Fate Testarossa Nendoroid: Blaze Form Edition!

She's so cool!! This is based off of her Blaze Form featured in the MOVIE 2nd A's. And it's also from one of the greatest (and most emotional) scenes in the series... o(╥﹏╥)o
This is my 4th nendoroid, and my first one from a non-music series. Having her hold a sword, and putting on a cape was so new...
My other nendos are Nishikino Maki (Love Live!), Lily (VOCALOID), and Hachune Miku (VOCALOID).


 With the help of my Dad, he managed to get the cape on, and the stand. She looks so badass!!
I currently have her displayed on the table next to me. Her default expression is set right now, but she also came with an angry fighting expression (aka BADASS AS HELL 🔥), and a calm closed eyes expression (aka THE SCENE WHERE I CRY EVERYTIME). I'll probably change it up sometime, but I kinda love her default a lot. <3




Magical Girl Lyrical NANOHA The MOVIE 1st!

I watched this on Thursday with my Mom, and UMM... BADASS, AMAZING, EMOTIONAL, I LOVE, ALL THE FEELS
I originally first saw it on my tablet. So watching it on a TV was so cool?? I held onto Plush-Fate while we watched it. 
It was really awesome!! Aaa definitely one of the best movies of all-time... 
I love MGLN so much...
I'm so used to the fansubs though, so having TSAB as DAB was kinda weird, but funny.  And Arf as Alph was unexpected. I always thought it was "Arf" because dog. But it's actually Alph. I like the official much better, because Arf is kinda strange haha.
It's Wahhhhrio Tiiiiimee!! Uh, I mean...
Sushi Striker The Way of Sushido, and WarioWare Gold!!

These games are really fun! I ended up beating Wario in a single sitting, but I'm still working on Sushi Striker. WarioWare: Touched! was one of my first ever video games, so I've always loved the WarioWare series. Sushi Striker is pretty... uh, weird (lol) but it's fun and funny. I like it so far. I also like the OST. The Rival theme is my fave (though I hate Kojiro).


RWBY Manga, and RWBY Official Manga Anthology Vol.1: Red Like Roses!

The first pic, I couldn't resist. I was wearing my RWBY shirt so I HAD to take a picture. xD 
I enjoyed the manga, I think it's actually pretty canon. The art for battles was pretty cool, too! 
As for the Anthology, I think some chapters are funny/interesting. There's a couple of dumb chapters, though. My fave artist is Umiya. The chibis are so cute, I love them a lot! <3 They do a lot of 4-panel chapters, and they are really cute! My favorite is Ruby Smile. Haha

For Breakfast, we had something we call "Big Breakfast". Waffles, scrambled eggs, potatos, and bacon! It was delicious, but really filling. 

I also put together a special Birthday playlist for the day ;3 (which I will show at the end)

Later, my grandparents came over to visit. ^^ They got me stuff too, which was really nice of them.



 UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH Exe: Late[st]!

I love this game to death. It's got a fantastic OST (every song is so freaking good HOW DOES RAITO DO IT), awesome cool characters!!, cool stages, and super fun gameplay!! 
It's definitely my favorite fighting game, by far. <3 One of the best games of all-time aaa
I originally found out about it through BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle (which my Brother bought back in June). I played for RWBY, but the game wasn't... the best, and UNIST surpasses it in every way. 
Especially since two of the series were R18, it wasn't that amazing for me. ^^; 

 I really like a lot of the characters, but I've mostly been using the female characters the most. Eltnum and Yuzuriha being my favorites. Though I really like Wagner, Orie and Linne, too. Linne even has a Kagerou Project color-palette like HOLY CRAP?? I mean, it might not be. But it looks way too much like Momo Kisaragi, so I'm gonna go with "It's Momo!". I mean, blonde hair, pink hoodie, and red eyes? Woah.
The voice actors are recognizable for me, too! Orie is (Japanese) Ruby Rose, Linne is Ran Mitake, and Eltnum is Rinko Shirokane~
There's probably more in there, but those were the ones I recognized right away. Though, Eltnum's way of talking sounds more closer to Sayo Hikawa, but it's actually Rinko. 

 Kagerou Daze Volumes 9 & 10!

Speaking of KagePro, yes. I'm still collecting the manga and novels! Been doing it for 4 years now, and I plan on going until the end. ;3

  Do not mock the Uchiha!! I mean...
Naruto: Chibi Sasuke's Sharingan Legend Volumes 2 & 3! 

The last two volumes! I absolutely love the Naruto series, and I also absolutely love the Chibi Sasuke series! It's really hilarious and ridiculous, haha.

 Avengers: Infinity War!

In BluRay form! ......
damn you thanos 

Ahem. My Grandma & Grandpa also bought me The 2nd Volume of the RWBY anthology, but it didn't arrive yet when I took the pictures, so this is all the pics I have right now.
 
For Dinner, we had steak and french fries. And at the end of the night we had cake and ice cream!
Well, before cake, my parents and siblings sang the Happy Birthday song.
Though everyone was kinda joking around, so I started laughing really hard and had trouble blowing out the candles. Dad started laughing about how it took me 10 tries. Haha it was fun
Just thinking about the night makes me laugh


I wanted Yukina, but it was hard to JUST cut Yukina, so my Mom gave me a piece with Rinko AND Lisa! Roselia! <3 (well except for Sayo and Ako but y'know it's 3 at least)
I ended up not being able to finish it off, so I took a pic of my piece before I threw it out. 

My Mom took Ran ...and she tipped over onto the Hulk's chest. Lmao
My Sister took Maya and Eve, and my Brother and Dad just took a piece with writing and no characters.

During cake, I had Meikyuu Butterfly playing. And my Dad rewinded it 3 times in a row, because he was certain that "there's a man talking over her singing" "That's the bass Dad" "That doesn't sound like bass!" and I just started dying of laughter.

Well, since that's pretty much it, here's the list of songs in order on my playlist!


What played during Breakfast:

  1. Roselia - "ETERNAL BLAZE"
  2. Poppin'Party - "Senbonzakura"
  3. Roselia - "Charles"
  4. Roselia - "R"
  5. Roselia - "Nesshoku Starmine"
  6. Roselia - "BLACK SHOUT"
  7. Poppin'Party - "B.O.F"

What played during Dinner: 

       8.  Roselia - "Red fraction"
       9. Roselia - "This game"
      10. Raito ft. Keito Azuma - "heart beat breaker."
      11.  Nana Mizuki - "PHANTOM MINDS"
      12. Poppin'Party - "Teardrops"
      13. Roselia - "Determination Symphony"
      14. Nana Mizuki - "Heart-shaped Chant"
      15. Nana Mizuki - "Don't be long"
      16. Roselia - "Re:birth Day"
      17. Pastel * Palettes - "Yura-Yura Ring-Dong-Dance"
      18. Nana Mizuki  - "Innocent starter -TV SIZE-"
   

What played during Dessert:


       19. Nana Mizuki - "Meikyuu Butterfly"
       20. Ho-kago Tea Time - "NO, Thank You!"
       21. Raito ft. Keito Azuma - "1000 Years of Red and Black"
       22. Sakurakou K-ON Bu - "Don't say ''lazy''"
       23. Poppin'Party - "Yumemiru Sunflower"