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rubys-domain · 6 months

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Personal Enstars Event Roadmap (Made By A 2winkP)

🚃 SS Arc／6th Stage Sanctuary (Tour Event)

5★ Wataru Hibiki | fine | Pf

5★ Tomoya Mashiro | ra*bits | Da

🔖 Fruitful OCTOBER (Scout) (11/24/2023 →25)

5★ (Awaiting the Day of Harvest) Yuta Aoi | Da

EXCEED - Eden (- 11/20/2023)

(11/21/2023 - 11/~26/2023)

🚃 SS Arc／7th Stage Sudden Death (Tour Event) (10/15/2021 - 10/23/2021) (11-26-2023 - 12-04-2023)

5★ Kohaku Oukawa | Double Face | Pf | Glitter Pf

5★ Tsukasa Suou | Knights | Da | Brilliant Da

(12/5/2023 - 12/10/2024)

4 unrelated events

Gekkou Kitan - Akatsuki (10/31/2021 - 11/08/2021) (12/10/2023 - 12/18/2023)

5★ (Moon of Fresh Blood) Keito Hasumi | Akatsuki | Vo | Glitter Vo | N/A

4★ (Blood Tide of the Moon) Souma Kanzaki | Akatsuki | IR Total 57,236

(12/19/2023 - 12/24/2023)

FORBIDDEN RAIN - Undead (11/15/2021 - 11/23/2021) (12/24/2023 - 1/1/2024)

5★ (Beast and Ambassador) Adonis Otogari | Undead | Da | Sparkle Da↑ | Large Red Gem Drops

4★ (Beast and Artist) Koga Oogami | Undead | IR Total 57,369

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(1/2/2024 - 1/~6 7/2024)

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Nekketsu☆Ryusei Ninpouchou - Ryuseitai (11/30/2021 - 12/8/2021) (1/7/2024 - 1/15/2024)

5★ (Ninpou, Modern-ize) Shinobu Sengoku | Ryuseitai | Vo | Sparkle Vo↑ | All Blue Gem Drops

4★ (Ninpou, Hardworking-ism) Tetora Nagumo | Ryuseitai | IR Total 56,364

4★ (Ninpou, Yuru-style) Midori Takamine | Ryuseitai | IR Total 58,577

(1/16/2024 - 1/20/2024)

Noir Neige - La Mort (Ritsu, Rei, Nagisa, Mayoi, Kohaku) (12/15/2021 - 12/23/2021) (1/21/2024 - 1/29/2024)

5★ (Eternal Reaper) Ritsu Sakuma | Knights | Da | Glitter Total↑ | Large Red Gem Drops

4★ (Freezing Reaper) Mayoi Ayase | Alkaloid | IR Total 58,520

4★ (Half-Reaper Boy) Kohaku Oukawa | Crazy:B | IR Total 56,752

(1/30/2024 - 2/~5/2024)

🚃 SS Arc／Final Stage SS (Large-scale Tour Event) (12/31/2021 - 1/8/2022) (2/~6/2024 - 2/~13/2024)

5★ (Red that Sings for the Advent of Morning) Eichi Tenshouin | fine | Pf | Brilliant Pf↑ | Large Yellow Gem Drops

5★ (Red that Pierces Through the Clouds) Tori Himemiya | fine | Da | Flash Da↑ | N/A

5★ (White that Sings for the Break of Dawn) Nagisa Ran | Eden | Pf | Flash Pf↑ | N/A

5★ (White that Illuminates the Darkness) Hiyori Tomoe | Eden | Vo | Sparkle Total↑ | Large Blue Gem Drops

4★ (Sky-Clearing Red) Wataru Hibiki | fine | IR Total 55,405

4★ (Meditating Red) Yuzuru Fushimi | fine | IR Total 55,854

4★ (Sprouting White) Ibara Saegusa | Eden | IR Total 57,227

Feathers of Ark - fine

Deep Eclipse - Eden

(2/~14/2024 - 2/~21/2024)

🔖 Hinata Feature Scout (Scout) (01/10/2022 - 01/25/2022) (2/~22/2024 - 3/~8/2024)

5★ (Colors Mixed Together) Hinata Aoi | Da

3★ (Gamer Pride) Yuta Aoi

Finder Girl - Trickstar (01/15/22 - 01/23/22) (2/~21/2024 - 2/~29/2024)

5★ (Reminiscing on the Four Seasons) Mao Isara | Trickstar | Pf | Glitter Pf↑ | All Yellow Gem Drops

4★ (Snapshotting the Four Seasons) Makoto Yuuki | Trickstar | IR Total 58,748

(3/~1/2024 - 3/~7/2024)

1 unrelated event

Believe 4 leaves - Alkaloid (01/31/22 - 02/08/22) (3/~7/2024 - 3/~14/2024)

5★ (Phantom Ship of Hope) Mayoi Ayase | Alkaloid | Vo | Sparkle Total↑ | All Blue Gem Drops

4★ (Phantom Ship of Dreams) Aira Shiratori | Alkaloid | IR Total 58,881

(3/~15/2024 - 3/~21/2024)

Chocolat♥Love Letter Covered in Hearts* (Unit Event) (2/15/2022 - 2/23/2022) (3/~21/2024 - 3/29/2024)

5★ (Heartfelt Love Letter) Yuta Aoi | Pf | Sparkle Pf↑ | Large Yellow Gem Drops

4★ (Authentic Love Letter) Hinata Aoi | IR Total 58,671

Swee2wink Love Letter - 2wink

*+ Valentine's Day Campaign...? idk unclear if it already happened or not from the wiki

(3/~30/2024 - 4/~5/2024)

1 unrelated event

Brilliant Smile - Switch (2/28/2022 - 3/8/2022) (

5★ (Steadfast Carat) Tsumugi Aoba | Switch | Vo | Brilliant Vo↑ | N/A

4★ (Skilled Carat) Sora Harukawa | Switch | IR Total 55,405

FUSION LIVE: Crazy:B × 2wink (Mini Event) (3/9/2022 - 3/14/2022)

1 unrelated event

Acanthe - Valkyrie (03/15/2022 - 03/23/2022)

5★ (Sealed Display of Specimens) Mika Kagehira | Valkyrie | Da | Flash Da↑ | Large Red Gem Drops

Ensemble Tag Team Mission Run 1 (Campaign) (3/15/2022 - 4/18/2022)

5★ (Tag Team Challenge) Yuta Aoi | Da | Brilliant Total↑

First Bloom＊A Spring Evening's Brief Respite (Unit Event) (03/31/2022 - 04/08/2022)

3★ (Evening Song) Hinata Aoi

No name yet - Double Face

5★ (Cherry Blossom-Colored Evening) Kohaku Oukawa | Crazy:B | Da | Brilliant Da↑ | N/A

🔖 Puffy☆Bunny (Scout) (04/15/2022 - 04/23/2022)

5★ (Sunny Bunny) Hinata Aoi | 2wink | Pf | Flash Total↑ | Large Yellow Gem Drops

Paradigm Reversi! - Puffy☆Bunny (Wataru, Hinata, Mika, Hiiro, Shinobu)

5★ (Lively Bunny) Wataru Hibiki | fine | Pf | Sparkle Pf↑ | All Yellow Gem Drops

4★ (Smiley Bunny) Shinobu Sengoku | Ryuseitai | IR Total 58,416

Ensemble Tag Team Mission Run 2 (Campaign) (4/28/2022 - 5/31/2022)

5★ (Tag Team Challenge) Yuta Aoi | 2wink | Da | Brilliant Total↑

🔖 Band BB (Scout) (04/29/22 - 05/14/22)

4★ (Singing Keyboardist) Yuta Aoi

3★ (Harmonizing Bassist) Hinata Aoi

5★ (Howling Guitarist) Koga Oogami | Undead | Pf | Glitter Pf ↑ | Combo

Reminiscence＊The Obbligato Played by Iridescence (Tour Event) (04/30/2022 - 05/08/2022)

5★ (Shards of a Brilliant Display) Tatsumi Kazehaya | Alkaloid | Da | Glitter Total ↑ | N/A

5★ (Shards of a Desired Brilliance) HiMERU | Crazy:B | Pf | Flash Pf ↑ | N/A

3 unrelated events

Daydream×Reality - Trickstar (5/15/2022 - 5/23/2022)

5★ (Games and IRL) Makoto Yuuki | Trickstar | Pf | Brilliant Pf↑ | All Yellow Gem Drops

Sustain Memories - Undead (05/31/2022 - 06/08/2022)

5★ (Bride of Blessings) Kaoru Hakaze | Undead | Vo | Glitter Vo↑ | Large Blue Gem Drops

4★ (Warm Bride) Adonis Otogari | Undead | IR Total 57,107

Natsudori no Uta -Summer Bird- - Akatsuki (06/15/2022 - 06/23/2022)

5★ (The Aspiring Star-in-Waiting) Souma Kanzaki | Akatsuki | Vo | Glitter Vo↑ | All Blue Gem Drops

4★ (Ever-Watching Moon) Keito Hasumi | Akatsuki | IR Total 54,812

Ensemble Tag Team Mission Run 3 (Campaign) (6/24/2022 - 7/9/2022)

5★ (Tag Team Challenge) Yuta Aoi | Da | Brilliant Total↑

🚃 Yumenosaki Divided／The Tanabata Festival that Bridges Hope (Tour Event) (06/30/2022 - 07/08/2022)

5★ (Gazing upon the Tanabata Sky) Adonis Otogari | Undead | Vo | Flash Total↑ | N/A

5★ (Wishing upon the Tanabata Sky) Arashi Narukami | Knights | Da | Brilliant Da↑ | IDOL PIECE DROP RATE

4★ (Shouting Song during Tanabata) Koga Oogami | Undead | IR Total 55,405

4★ (A Night to Enjoy Tanabata) Ritsu Sakuma | Knights | IR Total 55,840

🔖 Polka Dots (Scout) (7/14/2022 - 7/29/2022)

4★ (Polka Dot Heart) Hinata Aoi

Romancing Cruise - Switch (7/15/2022 - 7/23/2022)

5★ (Cruise of Encounters) Natsume Sakasaki | Switch | Vo | Sparkle Vo↑ | N/A

4★ (Cruise of Planning) Tsumugi Aoba | Switch | IR Total 57,597

1 unrelated event

Coruscate Breeze - Knights (7/31/2022 - 8/8/2022)

5★ (Sunshine in a Foreign Country) Leo Tsukinaga | Knights | Pf | Glitter Pf↑ | All Yellow Gem Drops

4★ (Contest in the Sunshine) Izumi Sena | Knights | IR Total 58,898

🚃 Battle of Yumenosaki! The Sports Festival to Declare Your Presence (Tour Event) (8/15/2022 - 8/23/2022)

5★ (Bewildered Sports Festival) Aira Shiratori | Alkaloid | Vo | Sparkle Total↑ | EXP Ticket Drop Rate

5★ (Optimistic Sports Festival) Tomoya Mashiro | ra*bits | Pf | Brilliant Pf↑ | N/A

4★ (Sports Festival Plans) Makoto Yuuki | Trickstar | IR Total 56,389

4★ (Sports Festival Specialty) Sora Harukawa | Switch | IR Total 56,597

3★ (Advantageous Sports Festival) Yuta Aoi

1 unrelated event

FIST OF SOUL - Butou-kai (Kuro, Madara, Jun, Tetora, Adonis) (8/31/2022 - 9/8/2022)

5★ (Flame Within the Fist) Kuro Kiryu | Akatsuki | Pf | Sparkle Pf↑ | All Yellow Gem Drops

4★ (Fighting Spirit's Flame) Tetora Nagumo | Ryuseitai | IR Total 57,250

4★ (Gallant Flame) Adonis Otogari | Undead | IR Total 57,831

COVER SONG SERIES: Switch & 2wink with Hatsune Miku & Kagamine Rin・Len (Mini Event) (9/9/2022 - 9/14/2022)

3★ (Tell Your Song) Hinata Aoi

3★ (Tell Your Rhythm) Yuta Aoi

(ik eng isn't getting this, i just put it here anyway for torture to see wtf else is going to happen at the date this is supposed to happen)

🔖 MIRAGE (Scout) (9/14/2022 - 9/30/2022)

5★ (A Figure Like a Mirage) Yuta Aoi | Vo | Glitter Total↑ | All Blue Gem Drops

3★ (Mirage and Hesitation) Hinata Aoi

VERMILION - Alkaloid (9/15/2022 - 9/23/2022)

5★ (Determined Card) Hiiro Amagi | Alkaloid | Da | Flash Da↑ | Large Red Gem Drops

4★ (Observing Card) Mayoi Ayase | Alkaloid | IR Total 58,192

🚃 Wandering Yumenosaki／School Trip to the Mainland! (Tour Event) (9/30/2022 - 10/8/2022)

5★ (Land and Sun) Mitsuru Tenma | Ra*bits | Vo | Sparkle Total↑ | IDOL PIECE DROP RATE

4★ (Land and Journey) Tetora Nagumo | Ryuseitai | IR Total 57,295

4★ (Land and Foreign Country) Hajime Shino | Ra*bits | IR Total 55,863

3★ (Separated Land) Hinata Aoi

2 unrelated events

Ghostic Treat House - fine (10/15/2022 - 10/23/2022)

5★ (Ghostic Phenomenon) Yuzuru Fushimi | fine | Pf | Glitter Pf↑ | Large Yellow Gem Drops

4★ (Ghostic Experience) Tori Himemiya | fine | IR Total 56,763

Helter-Spider - Crazy:B (10/31/2022 - 11/8/2022)

5★ (Panic-Stricken Spider) Kohaku Oukawa | Crazy:B | Vo | Flash Total↑ | Large Blue Gem Drops

4★ (Sweet Spider) Niki Shiina | Crazy:B | IR Total 57,222

🔖 BLEND+ (Scout) (11/14/2022 - 11/29/2022)

4★ (Easygoing Blend) Yuta Aoi

5★ (Specialty Blend) Shu Itsuki | Valkyrie | Vo | Brilliant Vo↑ | Large Blue Gem Drops

Heart aid Cafeteria - BLEND+ (11/15/2022 - 11/23/2022)

5★ (Affectionate Blend) Tsumugi Aoba | Switch | Da | Sparkle Da↑ | Large Blue Gem Drops

4★ (Relaxation Blend) Koga Oogami | Undead | IR Total 57,382

🚃 Vowing Yumenosaki／The Final Mystery and StarFes (Tour Event) (11/30/2022 - 12/8/2022)

5★ (StarFes of Bonds) Shinobu Sengoku | Ryuseitai | Da | Flash Da↑ | EXP Ticket Drop Rate

5★ (StarFes of Mystery) Mayoi Ayase | Alkaloid | Vo | Brilliant Vo↑ | N/A

4★ (Compassion and StarFes) Souma Kanzaki | Akatsuki | IR Total 57,165

4★ (Magic and StarFes) Natsume Sakasaki | Switch | IR Total 55,841

6 unrelated events

Have you been naughty or nice? - Flambé! (12/15/2022 - 12/23/2022)

5★ (Igniting Motivation) Rinne Amagi | Crazy:B | Da | Flash Total↑ | Large Red Gem Drops

4★ (Flame that Ignites Sensitivity) Yuzuru Fushimi | fine | IR Total 57,451

HELLO, NEW YEAR! - MaM (12/31/2022 - 1/8/2023)

5★ (Scenery of New Color) Madara Mikejima | MaM | Pf | Glitter Pf↑ | All Yellow Gem Drops

4★ (Scenery of Colored Memories) Arashi Narukami | Knights | IR Total 56,317

Harenohi Sugar Wave - Ra*bits (1/15/2023 -mde 1/23/2023)

5★ (Off to my Future Self!) Hajime Shino | Ra*bits | Pf | Sparkle Pf↑ | Large Yellow Gem Drops

4★ (Off to Search Possibilities) Nazuna Nito | Ra*bits | IR Total 55,486

Colors Arise - Ryuseitai (1/31/2023 - 2/8/2023)

5★ (Unlimited Power Struggle) Tetora Nagumo | Ryuseitai | Pf | Flash Pf↑ | All Yellow Gem Drops

4★ (Unlimited Effort) Shinobu Sengoku | Ryuseitai | IR Total 57,322

4★ (Unlimited United Front) Chiaki Morisawa | Ryuseitai | IR Total 57,066

Melting Rouge Soul - Adam (2/15/2023 - 2/23/2023)

Ruby Love - Eve

5★ (A Fragment of Fixation) Ibara Saegusa | Eden | Vo | Sparkle Vo↑ | Large Blue Gem Drops

Meikyuu Denshi Kairou - Valkyrie (2/28/2023 - 3/8/2023)

5★ (Creator of Machina) Mika Kagehira | Valkyrie | Vo | Glitter Vo↑ | Large Blue Gem Drops

🚃 Beyond Turbulent Dreams／A Graduation Standing With You (Tour Event) (3/15/2023 - 3/23/2023)

5★ (Passion Beyond Dreams) Hokuto Hidaka | Trickstar | Pf | Glitter Total↑ | IDOL JEWEL DROP RATE

4★ (Data Beyond Dreams) Makoto Yuuki | Trickstar | IR Total 56,016

4★ (Trust Beyond Dreams) Mao Isara | Trickstar | IR Total 57,635

Expression of Gratitude! The Ebb and Flow of the Big Ocean (Unit Event) (3/31/2023 - 4/8/2023)

5★ (Challenging the Big Ocean) Hinata Aoi | Vo | Sparkle Total↑ | Large Blue Gem Drops

4★ (Crossing the Big Ocean) Yuta Aoi

🚃 Origin★Singing the Starry Sky Altered (Tour Event) (4/15/2023 - 4/23/2023)

5★ (The Origin of Legend) Eichi Tenshouin | fine | Vo | Glitter Vo↑ | EXP Ticket Drop Rate

4★ (The Origin of Change) Kanata Shinkai | Ryuseitai | IR Total 56,794

4★ (The Origin of Mastery) Nagisa Ran | Eden | IR Total 55,808

Twilight Pentagram - Altered (Five Eccentrics)

Dawning Angels - fine-O (past fine)

1 unrelated event

Or the Beautiful Golden Drop - Knights (4/30/2023 - 5/8/2023)

5★ (Mad Party Where Dreams Come True) Izumi Sena | Knights | Pf | Brilliant Pf↑ | Large Yellow Gem Drops

4★ (Watching Over the Mad Party) Leo Tsukinaga | Knights | IR Total 57,146

4★ (Stirring up the Mad Party) Ritsu Sakuma | Knights | IR Total 56,641

🚃 Bridegroom Training?／Wedding March! (Tour Event) (5/15/2023 - 5/23/2023)

5★ (Burning Bridegroom Training) Chiaki Morisawa | Ryuseitai | Da | Sparkle Total↑ | EXP Tickets Drop Rate

4★ (Heartening Bridegroom Training) Nagisa Ran | Eden | IR Total 57,120

3 unrelated events

Crazy Anthem - Crazy:B (5/31/2023 - 6/8/2023)

5★ (Number Carrying a Dream) Rinne Amagi | Crazy:B | Pf | Sparkle Pf↑ | Large Yellow Gem Drops

4★ (Number of an Unreasonable Demand) HiMERU | Crazy:B | IR Total 57,118

Parallel Maze - Ra*bits (6/15/2023 - 6/23/2023)

5★ (Genuine Possibility) Tomoya Mashiro | Ra*bits | Pf | Glitter Pf↑ | Large Yellow Gem Drops

4★ (Greatest Possibility) Mitsuru Tenma | Ra*bits | IR Total 57,192

RELAX PARADISE - Ryuseitai (6/30/2023 - 7/8/2023)

5★ (Yuru Star Paradise) Midori Takamine | Ryuseitai | Pf | Brilliant Pf↑ | Large Yellow Gem Drops

4★ (Individuality Paradise) Shinobu Sengoku | Ryuseitai | IR Total 57,753

4★ (Reborn Paradies) Kanata Shinkai | Ryuseitai | IR Total 56,717

🚃 Cooking Showdown／Drifting? Island (Tour Event) (7/15/2023 - 7/23/2023)

5★ (Acquisition Island) Nazuna Nito | Ra*bits | Pf | Glitter Pf↑ | EXP Ticket Drop Rate

4★ (Rivaling Island) Mao Isara | Trickstar | IR Total 56,433

4★ (Wise Planning Island) Rei Sakuma | Undead | IR Total 57,119

3★ (Miscalculation Island) Hinata Aoi

3 unrelated events

Bye-Bye Buddy - Double Face (7/31/2023 - 8/8/2023)

5★ (Guardian of Dawn) Madara Mikejima | MaM | Pf | Brilliant Total↑ | Large Yellow Gem Drops

4★ (Guardian of the Way Home) Kohaku Oukawa | Crazy:B | IR Total 57,152

Dreaming Ocean - fine (8/15/2023 - 8/23/2023)

5★ (Crown of the Blue Sea) Tori Himemiya | fine | Vo | Flash Vo↑ | Large Blue Gem Drops

4★ (Clown of the Blue Sea) Wataru Hibiki | fine | IR Total 57,174

Le temps des fleurs - Valkyrie (8/31/2023 - 9/8/2023)

5★ (Speaking Love Story) Shu Itsuki | Valkyrie | Pf | Flash Total↑ | Large Yellow Gem Drops

4★ (Speaking Artist) Mika Kagehira | Valkyrie | IR Total 57,194

🚃 Riddle・Solution／Escape Mansion (Tour Event) (9/15/2023 - 9/23/2023)

5★ (Moonlight Escape) Koga Oogami | Undead | Vo | Flash Vo↑ | IDOL JEWEL DROP RATE

4★ (Quick-Wit Escape) Midori Takamine | Ryuseitai | IR Total 57,103

4★ (Temptation Escape) Kaoru Hakaze | Undead | IR Total 56,554

Two Sides◆2×2 of Lies And Truth (Climax Event) (9/30/2023 - 10/8/2023)

5★ (The Back Road to Center Stage) Yuta Aoi | Pf | Flash Pf↑ | Large Yellow Gem Drops

4★ (Presenting Secret Tricks) Hinata Aoi | 57,142

Love×me⇄monsteR - 2wink

Banquet Beneath the Clouded Moon (Scout) (10/14/2023 - 10/30/2023)

3★ (Banquet of Reflecting Everyday Life) Yuta Aoi

UNDYING HOLY LOVE - Alkaloid (10/15/2023 - 10/23/2023)

5★ (Eternal Holistic) Tatsumi Kazehaya | Alkaloid | Pf | Sparkle Total↑ | Large Yellow Gem Drops

An Earnest Swordfight／Chanbara Night (Tour Event) (10/31/2023 - 11/8/2023)

5★ (Earnest Chanbara Night) Mao Isara | Pf | Flash Pf↑ | Interesting Live Skill | N/A

5★ (Moonlight Chanbara Night) Ritsu Sakuma | Vo | Sparkle Vo↑ | EXP Ticket Drop Rate

4★ (True Ability Chanbara Night) Yuzuru Fushimi | fine | IR Total 56,488

Split Paths＊The Admired Figure and Flashback (Unit Event) (11/15/2023 - 11/23/2023)

5★ (Path of Ascertaining) Rei Sakuma | Undead | Vo | Glitter Vo↑ | Large Blue Gem Drops

4★ (Unwavering Path) Koga Oogami | Undead | IR Total 57,150

Sublimation＊The Grand Stage of the Rumbling Heavens and Earth (Unit Event) (11/30/2023 - 12/8/2023)

5★ (Grand Stage Under the Heavens) Keito Hasumi | Akatsuki | Vo | Sparkle Vo↑ | Large Blue Gem Drops

4★ (Grand Stage Filled With the Heavens) Kuro Kiryu | fine | IR Total 57,164

#⇢₊˚⊹ 🩷∥ruby∥yo，ide yo !!#... i think that's all?#idk there seems to be so many events on the wiki but idk if the rest are from the really old game or if they're coming back in music someho #also. this unit will be the death of me #WHY DO THEIR THINGS ALWAYS HAPPEN RIGHT NEXT TO TOUR EVENTS #and if not tour events it's back-to-back-to-back of scoutage #little rascals is what they are #(i kinda made it harder on myself for including 4 stars and 3 stars. but i don't want to not include them so i'm just gonna sit and suffer)#i'm also gonna have to do my own calculations for when these events might happen #at least for the ones that are very far in the future since the countdown account on twitter only covers the next five events at a time

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mishkakagehishka · 2 years

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Ensemble Stars!! masterpost

[tucks hair behind ear] you can help expand this list. Legend and list separated by units under the cut

Legend (will be added to as needed):

Y - yandere

F - fluff

A - angst

HC - headcanons

FF - full fanfiction

I - imagines

FR - female reader

MR - male reader

NR - not relationship-driven

H - horror-adjacent

(if unspecified, reader is always gender neutral)

Note: make sure to read the warnings on the posts marked with Y, A and/or H

Rambles

Valkyrie timeskip

Artnip! Fake Valkyrie catboymaid event - 1, 2, 3, 4 (friends' art <3)

Shu is useless at confessing

yandere Mika, Mayoi, Niki, Leo, Natsume collecting darling's spit

yandere Mika's shrine

possessed/hypnotised yanMika

blood and gore-obsessed yanMika - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,

needy, obsessive yanMika

yandere Mika and Ritsu with the same darling

yandere Mika with parental issues

fine

Nothing as of yet

Trickstar

Nothing as of yet

RYUSEITAI

Nothing as of yet

ALKALOID

Hiiro - love at first sight - F, FF

Eden

Nothing as of yet

Valkyrie

Valkyrie - Les Artistes Maudits, serial killers AU - FF, H, NR

Valkyrie - Mika getting scolded for committing murder - FF, NR

Shu - a gifted outfit - FF, F

Shu - hearing his true thoughts - FF, F

Shu - catboy Shu getting caught cuddling his owner - FF, F

Mika - Hostile Work Environment - FF, Y, A

Mika - yandere alphabet (all letters) - Y

Mika (kitsune) - brushing his tail - FF, F

Mika - Maintenance - FF, H, A, NR

Mika - Operation: Score Mika a Date - FF, F

Mika - masochist with a high pain tolerance - FF, A, H, NR

Mika - Heart Thief - FF, H, NR

Mika - Growing Up - FF, A, F, NR, multi-chapter

2wink

Nothing as of yet

Crazy:B

Nothing as of yet

UNDEAD

Nothing as of yet

Ra*bits

Nothing as of yet

AKATSUKI

Nothing as of yet

Knights

Izumi, Arashi - shopping date - I, F

Leo - zoo date - FF, F

Leo - he catches the reader singing one of his songs - FF, F

Ritsu - naptime with his vampire s/o, feat. Arashi - FF, F

Switch

Natsume - helping his magician apprentice - FF, F

Natsume - a confession that caused a misunderstanding - FF, F

MaM

Nothing as of yet

Professors

Nothing as of yet

Mix

RinneShu - Scandal - FF, F

AUs and Misc.

Enstars Fantasy AU tag

(yandere) Self-aware AU tag

Zombie Mika AU

Christmas date lines trans - StarPro, CosPro, RhythLin, NewDi + teachers

(the tag I use for misc. line translations)

#trying to debut in the enstars fandom as a fanwriter lol #ensemble stars

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raelyn-dreams · 8 months

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Enstars Info

(Fandoms)

Story Knowledge: I play music and have finished the !! main story, and I'm reading through ! right now. Aware of all main story events, including the war, !, and !!. I can only tell you about certain events in detail, but I try to get my hands on any translations and am trying to work my way through the rest of the units!

Units: I'm your typical Shu and Mika fan that will not shut up about Valkyrie lol, though I promise I adore the other units as well! I'm also a big fan of Alkaloid and 2wink (as well as the Eccentrics). I know a moderate amount about Ryuseitai, Crazy:B, Undead, Ra*bits, Akatsuki, Knights, Switch, and MaM, and not a whole lot about Fine, Trickstar, or Eden at the moment (though I would love to learn more!)

Characters: Again, Shu and Mika fan on deck. I also love everyone in Alkaloid (Hiiro, Aira, Mayoi, Tatsumi) + 2wink (Hinata & Yuta) + Eccentrics (Rei, Shu, Kanata, Wataru, Natsume) and talk about them a lot. Some others I enjoy are Hinata, Yuta, Rinne, HiMERU, Adonis, Nazuna, Kuro, Souma, Ritsu, Arashi, and Natsume. (Though again, I'm a full-cast lover across fandoms, so hit me up about anyone and I will likely have lots of Thoughts)

Ships: To nobody's surprise, I mostly ship Shumika lol, though I also like Narumika, Ritsumika, Narumikashu, and Kuroshu a lot. My other ships are also pretty much mainstream for the most part, which are Wataei, Subahokke, Ritsumao, Chiakana, Midochia, Tetsuhina, Shinoyuta, Hiiai, Kohiiai, Tatsumayo, Tatsuhime, Hiyojun, Rinniki, Reikao, Adosou, Mitsuhaji, Kurokei, Izuleo, and Tsumunatsu. However, I am known to be a multishipping disaster, so throw anyone at me (platonic, romantic, etc) and 99.9% of the time I will love them.

Unit Songs: Of the firm belief that Alkaloid and Valkyrie have no bad songs, but I think I enjoy listening to every unit the vast majority of the time. My current favorite songs from each unit are (in no particular order):

Fine: Owaranai Symphonia, Tempest Night, Neo Sanctuary, RAINBOW CIRCUS, Feathers of Ark, Ghostic Treat House.

Trickstar: Infinite Star, Breakthrough, 1st Sing-along, Welcome to the Trickstar Night, Big Bang Reflection, Finder Girl, Daydream Reality, Romantic Xday.

Ryuseitai: Tenka Muteki Meteor Rangers, Ryusei Hanabi, Suisei HALATION, Colors Arise, Nekketsu Ryusei Ninpouchou, RELAX PARADISE, Bokura no Stella.

Alkaloid: Kiss of Life, Hysteric Humanoid, Distorted Heart, Believe 4 Leaves, Vermilion, Living on the Edge, You're Speculation, Tsubasa Moratorium, UNDYING HOLY LOVE, Black Out See Saw (full discography).

Eden: The Genesis, Trap For You (Eve), Ruler's Truth (Adam), Awakening Myth, EXCEED, Psyche's Butterfly, Deep Eclipse.

Valkyrie: Le Temps des Fleurs, Uruwashi no Nightingale, Acanthe, Eternal Weaving, Last Lament, Koyoi Tsuki no Yakata ni te, Gaisenka, Raisanka, Miwaku Geki, Memoire Antique, Meikyuu Denshi Kairou, Shukufuku no Library (full discography).

2wink: Play Tag, Kangei2wink Zatsugidan, Sweet2wink Love Letter, Heart Prism Symmetry, 2winkle Star Beat, WONDER WONDER TOY LAND, TRICK with TREAT!!, 2wink Introduction, Fighting Dreamer, Turbulent Storm, POLYPHONIC WORLD, Mischievous Party Time!!, Lovexme🔄monsteR (full discography).

Crazy:B: Be The Party Bee, Crazy Roulette, PARANOIA STREET, Honeycomb Summer, Helter Spider, Yubisaki no Ariadne, Crazy Anthem.

Undead: Forbidden Rain, Melody in the Dark, Valentine's Eve Nightmare, Darkness 4, Nightless World, Immoral World, Honey Milk wa Okonomi de, Resurrection of Soul.

Ra*bits: JoyfulxBox, FALLIN' LOVE=IT'S WONDERLAND, Usagi no Mori no Ongakkai, Love Ra*bits Party, Melty Kitchen, Milky Starry Charm, Love It Love It, Parallel Maze, Hikari Spectre.

Akatsuki: Hyakka Ryouran Akatsukiyo, Usenbiiro no Yakusoku, Akatsuki Iroha Uta, Gekkou Kitan, Natsudori no Uta, Konjiki Senya Yumebutai.

Knights: Little Romance, Fight For Judge, Mystic Fragrance, Grateful Allegiance, Silent Oath, Or The Beautiful Golden Drop, Promise Swords, Knights the Phantom Thief, Coruscate Breeze.

Switch: Temptation Magic, Omoi no Kakera, A Little Bit Up, Knockin' Fantasy, Magic for your "Switch", Emerald Planet, Brilliant Smile, I "Witch" You A Happy Halloween, Romancing Cruise.

MaM: Yukai Tsuukai That's Alright, Blooming World, Festive, HELLO, NEW YEAR!

Double Face: Stippling, =EYE=, Bye Bye Buddy.

Shuffle: Paradigm Reversi (Puffy Bunny), Midnight Butlers (XXVeil), Date Plan AtoZ (AtoZ), Heart Aid Cafeteria (Blend+), Noir Neige (La Mort), Have You Been Naughty or Nice? (Flambé), Moonlight Disco (Getto Spectacle).

Fusion: Artistic Partisan (Alkaloid x Valkyrie), Majestic Magic (Eden x Switch), Lemon Squash Cheers (2wink x Crazy:B), Pocket ni Uchuu (Ra*bits x Double Face).

Cover: Yuukyou Seishunka (Valkyrie x Akatsuki), (RE)PLAY (Trickstar x Eden), Yoru ni Kakera (ALKALOID x Double Face).

Past: Eccentric Party Night (5 Eccentrics), Genuine Revelation (Ex-fine), Sajou no Roukaku (Ex-Valkyrie), Sei Shounen Yuugi (Ex-Valkyrie).

Temporary: Crush of Judgement (Knight Killers), Death Game Holic (Deadmanz), Rock Roar (Deadmanz), Twilight Pentagram (Altered), Dawning Angels (fine-o).

#redirect from nav #raelyn's info

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asherasgayagenda · 1 year

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ik you're sleeping but i wanna talk about my fav enstars songs unit wise cus I love talking about songs

fine: The Tempest Night (very original i know /s) and Neo Sanctuary

Trickstar: UNSTOPPABLE LOVE!!!! IT MAKES ME SO HAPPY THE RAP IS SO GOOD!!!

Ryuseitai: their music is not my style. but Ryusei Hanabi. so so feel good

ALKALOID: VERMILION. you get it.

Eden: how do i choose,,,,,it may not look like it but Eden's music is the one i dig the most i love LOVE EDM,,,,,sigh. Eden's Psyche Butterfly.

Valkyrie: URUWASHI NO AA NIGHTINGALE AA NIGHTINGALE SONO UTAGOE DE,,,,,Eternal Weaving close second

2wink: SWEE2WINK LOVE LETTER SWEEP

Crazy:B: Honeycomb Summer,,,, even though all of their songs are bops

UNDEAD: both Nightless World and FORBIDDEN RAIN. but like. in different ways. to me Nightless World is Fireboy and FORBIDDEN RAIN is Watergirl (both gender neutral). do you get it

Ra*bits: sorry Ra*bitsP I don't vibe w their music at all. FALLIN' LOVE=IT'S WONDERLAND

Akatsuki: earlier i liked Kengeki no Mae before i got to know of the imperialism,,,,so Akatsuki Iroha Uta it is

Knights: sorry they aren't my type as well,,,,Mystic Fragrance or Knights the Phantom Thief

Switch: Romancing Cruise or Omoi no Kakera. their music is so *chef's kiss*

MaM: HELLO, NEW YEAR!

Double Face: =EYE=

Shuffle Units: MOONLIGHT DISCO. IT CHANGED ME AS A PERSON

Fusion Units: YORU NI KAKERU!!! closely followed by Artistic Partisan <333

this turned out too long LMAO im sorry

THE THING IS i don’t want to rank my favorites by unit because i’m literally biased and half of my favorites are just crazyb songs and like. none of them are akatsuki for ex.

anyways you don’t mind if I judge your taste!! right (it gets suuuuuper long)

fine: yeah no you’re totally right!! I respect you. I went and listened to the first few seconds of neo sanctuary and I feel like it’s a song I could definitely like?? pending judgement. I’ve got owaranai symphonia stuck in my head recently though,,,

Trickstar: …what song is that? (< clearly not a TrickstarP) I only know I really like rebellion star and I looove playing the beatmap of infinite star

Ryusetai: girl I know like One (1) song of their by name and it’s like comet HALATION or something and the only reason I know it is because of the last event

ALKALOID: HELL YEAH VERMILLION!!!!!!!!!!! but let me add kiss of life because it was like the first alkaloid song I listened to and I was like HOLYFUCKINGSHIT THIS SONG BANGS!!!!! set off my era of learning abt alkaloid and the main story. (living on the edge gets a mention as the honorary aira center song)

Eden: hey EDM and eden sound kinda similar dontcha thi(gets shot) ANYWAYS. I keep hearing about psyches butterfly but I’ve NEVER LISTENED TO IT !!!?!! sorry i’m basic but , THE GENESIS SWEEP !!!! don’t ask me how I remember but that song was the FIRST beatmap I played on eng.

Valkyrie: HEY ETERNAL WEAVING LIKER!!! I loove the little talking parts in it and the spam of notes at the start. also acanthe has my heart

2wink: LITERALLY THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! but i’m a liiittle biased towards play tag cause I keep pfcing it and also LEMON SQUASH CHEERS (bc crazyb!!)

Crazy:B: THEIR SONGS NEVER MISSS LETS GOOOO HONEYCOMB SUMMER HELTER SPIDER ARIADNE NOISY BEEP RISKY PENIS ETC ETC EYC

UNDEAD: PERSONALLY i’m in love with valentine eves nightmare cause it was the first undead song that made me like them (THE GUITAR SOLO!!!!! DO YOU HEAR IT))x nightless world is fun to play but a not really my thing.., I hear forbidden rain is really good though.

Ra*bits: pocket ni uchuu. that is all. WAIT NO SHIT UR RIGHT. FALLIN' LOVE=IT'S WONDERLAND IS ALSO SOOO GOOD.

Akatsuki: you are speaking a Different language and I have no idea which akatsuki song is which. help. sorry tbh they all sound the same to me.

Knights: OKAY phantom thief isn’t too bad!! IT SHOULDVE WON THE POLL BTW im partial to silent oath cause its my event grinding song b I don’t actually like it that much. HAVE U HEARD PROMISE SWORDS THOUGH AAUUGUGHHHHHHH I DONT KNOW WHAT IT IS ABOUT IT THAT MAKES ME GO DHJFKGNGKFFNFJ (aaand. grateful allegiance it’s the one ingame song I like rn)

Switch: SHUT UUPPPP OMOI NO KAKERA IS NOT EVEN THAT GOOD /lh . I Like switch a lot but also their music AND THE FUCKING DANCING is BYE. the ONLY one I like is Magic for your switch. natsume’s “shunte utsumuiteru my girl” HAS BEEN PLAYING ON LOOP IN MY HEAD THE WHOLE DAY HELP

MaM: Nods. but I mean,,,, as a solo unit his solo song should count too right???? so I’d have to say see you again is my favorite, sorry

Double Face: YEAHHHH THE VOCALS THE STAGE THE OUTFITS THE DANCING EVERYTHING IS CHEFS KISS !!!!! Stippling has my heart though <333 (god. the piano)

Shuffle Units: NEVER SHUTTING UP ABT MY ATOZ AGENDA!!!! I don’t get what’s so good about moonlight disco help. (also i’m gay so noir neige)

Fusion Units: YES.

HAHAHHA IMAGINE. MY RESPONSE BEING LONGER THAN YOURS. ok thank u this was super fun to read and reply too!! even if it took like three days. oops. anyways

#love the attempted bold titles and then its like you gave up on it #for reference I play eng #yknow this could be alternatively titled like #“ashe exposes all the enstars songs they haven’t even listened to yet”#oh forgot to mention paranoia street for the crazyb ones #i love that one so much even though it’s a (sighs) sparkle song my beloathed #long post #there’s something about sleeper mystery train that is soooooo good though #im seriously not tagging everyone #enstars #units #shuffle unit #ranking #come back from the dive asks #is ashe rambling again

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macaronnya · 2 years

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Hello Enstarries~☆ Another day another post. I'm trying to speed up the process. This time, I'm gonna rate our beloved and chivalrous unit Knights. It's one of my favourites for now so I'm excited to talk about them! Btw since it's been already quite a while, I just wanted to remind y'all again, that I only know random bits of infos out of context and their Ep.1 in the new game. Therefore, my opinions are probably very mmdnmmhnhmhmfkdlsisojdöshhfksa y'know?

DISCLAIMER!: Everything said here is for entertainment purposes only and not meant to attack anyone. This is not an accurate description of any characters but my subjective rambling for fun, so please don't take it too seriously. (Just to be safe, I'm kinda scared of elite idol fans) Also, you will hear me mention other games a bunch of times bc I'm that bad and uncreative at explaining and I'm still grieving A3!EN's shutdown. Eng is my 2nd (or 3rd?) language so there might be some weird grammar or spelling mistakes. And I write at 3 am usually.

Without further ado.....Let's Ensemble!☆

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I'm not a Knights-P.....BUT I'm very close to being one. I'm enamoured with most of their songs. Like, yeah some songs are rather meh but those that hit, hit H A R D.

Mystic Fragrance literally grabbed me by the ankle and dragged me into the hole that is Enstars. The MV? Literally perfect and heavenly. I'm no expert on choreography or film production but everyone and everything was just so damn beautiful, clean, sleek, elegant, I watched that video more than I'd like to admit. And the song itself??? Just 😭👌👌👌👌👌 Ok, this isn't a love letter to 1 song but the group, so I should continue. But just reeaal quick, I also love Little Romance and Knights the Phantom Thief to death.

Now, their costumes and theme. I really like it! It is once again the case of everyone having small differentiations here and there, like their gloves and shoes. Overall, I love the simple but refined design. Especially these "noble vests" tend to be overfilled with patterns, ornaments etc in anime and webtoons but that's not the case here. The medal is a nice touch. And the striped pants add a bit smth more loud to the else quiet design. Everything is just on point for the idea of loyal Knights, that serve us fans.

From what I've seen, their dancing is also refined and chic. And maybe it's just that one song but the flower formation and how the center is switched in the chorus in Mystic Fragrance was just so genius and beautiful! The characters on the other hand....well, I haven't seen too much of them as a group yet compared to other units. So it's harder to make up my mind about them.

8.5/10 - I realized after writing everything, that the music is doing A LOT of work

Tsukasa Suou

We aren't related, so why does he address us as "big sister"? That's like the 2nd time we got adopted as a sibling, no? Well, from what I've seen, he is another heir to an influential family and...reminds me a bit of Riddle (Twisted Wonderland). Very diligent, wants to be mature, so that he won't be underestimated, workaholic. Lowkey seems like a teacher's pet. For some reason, I thought he was more pretentious and the like but he seems relatively normal. Is he half-english or why does he use english sometimes? And like, not the words that naturally wormed their way into the japanese language due to globalisation. Good on the localisation team on HIGHLIGHTING those words in bold btw. They could have just ignored it or changed it to french, the typical approach to such cases, where characters speak english in pieces as a gimmick. But they didn't. It's a bit funny and cringe to hear him say it. But I'm sure he'll get better someday. Practice makes perfect! That's how thing go.

5/10 - not a lot to say about him

Leo Tsukinaga

Uchu~⭐ It's the nth member of the DRAMA club! Ngl, I understood his Ep.1 in the sense of getting what he means to say but having his words fly all over my head. I bet he's really good friends with Wataru. Good for him though! You'll never have to worry about having an awkward silence with him. Probably suffers from waking up and immediately writing his ideas down, that came from his dreams. I remember somewhere, that he really likes the 🌠 S P A C E 🌌 but I'm not too sure about that anymore. Either has some fucked up trauma in his backstory or is just like that. Highly doubt the latter though. People can be terrible and there's no way he wasn't bullied or didn't suffer from high expectations. His voice sounds like gummy bears. Very squishable and colorful and jumpy. Definitely very different to Itaru's (A3!) and Samatoki's (Hypnosis Mic). I also thinks he's very messy but always knows where all his pencils, notebooks etc. are.

6/10 - coffee would drink HIM to get energized

Izumi Sena

On the very fine line of being a tsundere and a complete jerk except he has already fallen of the rope to the latter side but his one (1) foot is on the other side. Ik he's very mean to Arashi but man...I didn't expect him to be this hot n' cold. He's the stereotype of women saying the opposite of what they mean. Maybe I'll warm up to him after I learned his language but he's so needlessly bitchy 🤦‍♀️ Does he have friends? Tori on the other hand looks like an angel, not that he's been so terrible in the first place. Izumi's voice was smth to get used to bc it was so....nasal? It's not bad or anything, I just never heard a voice like that. I h a t e to admit it but he does sing very well and it's understandable, that he's a model 😫 *sigh* He would make the perfect male lead in a romance story. The famous idol, who is the biggest tsundere ever and lowkey highkey toxic and is pretentious but unfortunately has the skills to back it up, falls in love with little ol' normal producer and.... y'know the rest. Totally wears mildly strong expensive cologne, designer clothes and eats 5$ toasts.

2/10 - if I could, I'd throw tomatoes at him every day

Ritsu Sakuma

Sssssllllleeeeepppppyyyyy~~~~~ What a mood™️ And a foodie as well! He must have a very good metabolism and/or work out a lot to maintain such a slim figure, though I guess the latter is to be expected from an idol. He would hate me for this but he does have a similar vibe to his big bro. It's probably the bedroom eyes. And his mysterious? air. Though he does look cuter! His hairstyle reminds me of 🍄 and 🌰. I think he's the most relatable person I've met yet here. You work to live and not the other way around. It's good to be enthusiastic about your job but at the expense of your health makes it toxic. Quite a number of people might need to hear this. He's chill, probably both in personality and body temperature, if he's an actual vampire, he's likely low-maintenance and just seems down to earth. Not that nobody is until now. But Ritsu is kinda just a chill teenage boy. No big dreams or revenge he wishes to enact. I heard he even has some falling out with a friend or smth. Very normal and real. Dude is just living. He has a very soft and pretty voice.

8/10 - i wonder if he has soft cheeks....

Arashi Narukami

Q U E E N 👑 period. I don't wanna throw out empty words but I think she's perfect! She has such a beautiful and melodic voice, it's like a fresh spring breeze. Her "Mou~ 😣" sounds so cute as well! Idk what it is but smth about her violet eyes just go perfectly with her blond and brown hair. Idk man she's just very lovely. Very terrible, that she's not taken seriously by most people, even some of her own unit members bc of her gender orientation. At least, that's what I've heard. I haven't seen anything like that yet. She wishes to have a cuter image but I think she already has the perfect mix of cool & cute. Seems like a very considerate and relatively optimistic person. Her character song is literally 🥰😭💞❤💎👒☀️🍰⚘🎀💍 Has a rather minimalistic chic wardrobe but as I said, it makes her look very cool. Idk nor do I care how tall she is, I can and will give her a bear hug and kiss her forehead and pat her lovingly an-

10/10 - i'm excited and lowkey scared to get to know her more

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Conclusion

I you haven't noticed, I ❤ everything about Knights except its members but that's just bc I don't know them very well yet. Except Izumi, he can go eat trash (I'm so sorry Izumi stans). Very very VERY looking forward to new songs to play and to get to know them better. I WILL spend a lot of gems on the Mystic Fragrance event and that's undebatable.

That's it for today, I hope you somehow enjoyed my ramblings. If you wanna share some thoughts, everything goes as long as it's harmless and remember it's just for fun! Until next part~☆

#ensemble stars #enstars #Knights #macaron rambles

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t4tbedehopmar · 2 years

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okie dokie akjdksj i am here to deliver my list of favorite enstars mvs hehehe [complete w the link to the mv woag 🙀] i only chose one per group tho,, or else there wld be too many ;;

The Tempest Night [fine]

HEART->BEATER!!!! [Trickstar]

SNOWHALATION [Ryuusetai]

Living on the Edge [ALKALOID]

THE GENESIS [Eden] . . . i um . this is their best song imo but the dancing is :''']

Acanthe [Valkyrie]

Swee2wink Love Letter [2wink]

PARANOIA STREET [Crazy:B]

FORBIDDEN RAIN [UNDEAD]

FALLIN' LOVE=IT'S WONDERLAND [Ra*bits]

wtvr this song is [Akatsuki] i forgot im sorry :''D

Fight for Judge [Knights]

Knockin' Fantasy [Switch]

Midnight Butlers [XXVeil] theyre a switch unit !! im obsessed w this song tbh

OMG TY BESTIE HEHEHE <333 i'll tell u when i'm done w them!!

#💌#𐐪♡︎₊˚ elie.#surprise i'm gonna start w the crazyb one ahsghahgs

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2017/06/29

Leo: How’s your day been going, producer~?! Do you mind helping me out with this song here? Sit down in front of me so I can see your face! I’m sure my inspiration will bubble up soon enough if you’re here... ☆

#enstars #knights #encouragement letters #leo tsukinaga

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bethygauw · 6 years

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[1/2] Online B’s-Log Interview with Satoru Kuwabara

Update: - (2 Sep 2020) Correction “ When we started making the unit songs, we didn’t make hip hop songs, afraid that the female players may stab us” --> “When we started making the unit songs, we didn’t make hip hop songs, afraid that it wouldn’t resonate with the female players”

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Released 4 June 2018

Original source Part 1 The original article has pictures that complement well so please check it out too.

B’s-Log started a new project, “Creator Touch”, an interview series with creators of popular series. The first person they interviewed was Satoru Kuwabara, the music producer of Ensemble Stars!.

In this first half of the interview, they asked about how Kuwabara started to get involved with Enstars unit songs. Kuwabara also talked about the points he focused on in the song series that have been released so far. (~2.8k words)

In the second half, they talked about song numbers that left the biggest impression on Kuwabara, the 3D live concert, the voice actor live concert and Enstage. (~2.2k words)

Some of the info has already been published somewhere before, so this may be a repetition to some. But otherwise, it can be a refresher as well. Enjoy!

Q: Kuwabara-san, you’re also Arte Refact’s representative. Could you tell us what your job entails?

K: As part of Arte Refact, my work revolves around anime and game music. It doesn’t mean that I’m not working with other genres at all, but Arte Refact is basically a company where people who love anime and games gather around. So we want to surround ourselves in that world and conform to it as much as we can.

Q: Could you tell us what started your involvement in Enstars unit songs?

K: Before the game release, a person I was indebted to gave me a tip, “There’s this game that’s coming up,” he said, and showed me the proposal and illustrations. I had a look at it and thought, “I really want to do this!” If I remember it correctly, it was around about the start of the preregistration period, so the only information I had in hand was that it had the high school idol theme and idol units. It also had a simple description of each character and a main theme song. I was sure that they would already have songs for the units prepared as well, so when I was given the chance to introduce myself to Happy Elements, I made some unit songs while expecting to be shot down. There were 8 announced units, so I visualized and prepared 2 songs for each unit and went to present.

Q: This was before the game even started… So you made these songs with so little information to go on with.

K: The unit that I misunderstood the most was fine. It’s pronounced like “fee-nay”, which is different from the English pronunciation of “fain”, right? I ended up making a song with lots of the “fain” version in the lyrics (laugh). Other than that, I thought the “bits” in Ra*bits referred to, say, 1bit, so I thought that maybe their songs have lots of pinging sounds like those in a game. Turns out I was completely wrong for both (laugh). On the contrary, Trickstar, UNDEAD, and Ryuseitai were easy to figure out and I remember that it was a smooth process.

Q: Among the songs that you presented, were there any that actually got released as unit songs?

K: I think it would be Knights’ Checkmate Knights and Ryuseitai’s The Unrivaled☆Meteoranger!. Although we remade those after receiving the units’ proper background setting.

Q: You have been playing the actual game. Can you tell us your first impression or what it is about the game that attracted you?

K: My true first impression would be during the pre-release, but I thought that their illustrations were nice, generally speaking. In general, the art in a female-oriented series has that touch that doesn’t sit too well with guys. But Enstars feels like anime and its head count for the character design is actually pretty close to that of a real person and without being deformed in any weird way. So it’s also easy for guys to accept. When I first saw the illustration, it gave me a gush of inspiration and I could keep churning out songs. But after the game got released and I started playing, my impression shifted to, “It’s this dark?” (laugh) If I had to choose, male-oriented series have a fundamentally happy atmosphere and not many would delve into the characters’ upbringing or pasts. Even if they do, they only do it lightly or they would only touch on some characters with a considerably rough past… just like that. But pretty much all Enstars characters have something that they’re worried about, right? That’s what makes female-oriented and male-oriented series different, and what I think makes Enstars attractive.

I think of them as idols and create.

Q: Can you tell us specifically how you make these songs?

K: All units have already had a few songs released by now, so I would start from thinking about what kind of songs a particular unit would need next, while also taking their previous songs into account. I have the image within my mind that these characters are alive. My way of thinking will also change depending on the unit and the CD’s month of release. Take Ryuseitai’s album as an example (released on 7 March 2018). It was released around the “Repayment Festival”, so it had a White Day theme. If there are songs made based on established event stories, there are also those made simply because we wanted to make this kind of songs—the origin may vary. But if I know a lyricist who fits the image of a particular song, the first thing I’ll do is to place an order with that said lyricist.

Q: How do these lyrics come about?

K: Our main lyricists are Youhei Matsui-san and Saori Kodama-san. Enstars had its 3rd anniversary and at this point, a lot of content has been fleshed out. We want someone who understands the story and won’t cause discrepancies in the lyrics, so in the end it’s difficult to ask someone who isn’t used to the series. If I do ask someone other than those two, it’s often the case that I think their usual writing style fits a particular unit.

Q: An example would be how Arika Takarano-san from ALI PROJECT worked on Valkyrie’s Bewitching Theater.

K: Exactly. I asked Takarano-san beforehand that we may cause her a lot of trouble and may ask her to retake so many times and if she was alright with that, but she still said that she was going to do it. And in actuality, it was accepted without any revision so it was really cool!

Q: I believe there would be a lot of fans out there who would listen to one song and think, “This is the feel that this unit has, huh!” and then would get surprised by the approach of another song. But it was actually just the perfect balance. How do the artists begin their work on the songs and the lyrics?

K: It goes without saying, but Matsui-san and Kodama-san play the game as well. There are times when they come up with a selection of scenes because they want to write about those parts. The lyricists rely heavily on the script, but on the other hand the composers have told me that they make progress when they are given visuals. It’s really easy to understand when you look at an illustration, "so this is going to be a song where this character sings with this kind of expression, huh.” I’ve heard that the event CGs are their most helpful reference.

Q: Rather than a 2-dimensional character, they imagine that it’s a real singing idol as they make the songs.

K: That’s what I do—I think of them as idols who really exist as I make the songs. I don’t even think of them as game characters anymore. I’d say things like, “Hey check this out, this kind of song is nice, don’t you think? What? The pitch is too high for you? Nah, I know you can do it. You can, can’t you?” (laugh)

The 3rd season’s theme is “Love”!

Q: So far, the series has released 3 seasons of CD singles and right now the album series is ongoing, with one album being released after another. Could you tell us their concepts and any fixation you had on each series? To start with, how was the first season?

K: The first season was something that we made with zero-based budgeting, so in that sense, it was probably where I participated like a music producer the most*. In the first season I was being rather pushy about my opinion on how this particular song would definitely suit this or that unit. It was also because Happy Elements was not used to music production, so if I was hesitating, they would too. I thought that it would be better to give out a clear-cut proposal, so I told myself to express my opinion properly while also offering some options.

*[T/L note] I wasn’t sure if this would make sense to the readers since I still translated it quite literally, but basically since the unit song series just started out they didn’t have much luxury to call out to other composers/lyricists like they do now, so they had to use the limited resources (and human resources) to the best they could. Please note that this is my interpretation since the whole original sentence looked pretty vague to me.

Q: I feel that the first season is filled with many songs that exude each unit’s character and public image.

K: Personally that’s my intention. That being said, to be honest we started making the songs when the game was not even out yet. We didn’t know how far we could experiment with these songs. We also didn’t know if there was going to be season 2. So, of course we wanted to make more, but if there was no second season, we decided to make songs that would make these units complete. We wanted these songs to be popular too, so we made a lot of up-tempo songs that have a good beat. But I also wanted to make some ballads, so I included Checkmate Knights for Knights and Love Letter of the Brilliance of Cherry Blossoms for Akatsuki.

Q: Now, onto the second season. Some units have songs with a different taste compared to those from the first season. Did you intend to show another side to them that you couldn’t in the first season?

K: Let’s see. Now that the fans are aware of these unit songs, we started the second season by creating songs meant to be something original and asking artists we would like to place an order with. I had the impression that my job was to materialize the unit image that Happy Elements had in mind. If they had artists whom they would like to work with, I’d go around making offers, become the middleman, and suggest to brush up some parts of a song as we record the music. That was the kind of job I did. But among that, I think I let myself loose quite a bit when making songs for Valkyrie and Switch, who joined from the second season.

Q: How about the third season?

K: After observing the audience reception until the second season and receiving fans’ responses, we made songs “that are needed” and “that it should be like this!” on top of putting the unit members into consideration. The hidden theme of the third season is “Love”. Basically, there’s “Love” on the A-side. It can be love for their fans, or for their friends—it varies. Even though the word “Love” itself is not used in the songs, they still have “Love” as their theme.

Q: This makes me want to listen to them once again to find some “Love”…! Then, what about the album series that are ongoing right now?

K: The theme for these albums are “Presents”. It’s a thanks to the fans of course, but it’s also a thanks to their supportive friends. I want to make something that everyone can enjoy, so basically there are a lot of songs with lyrics that are filled with gratitude. It also has something akin to the third season’s “Love”, but that’s what idols are! I think fans would be happier to receive love that’s almost excessive (laugh).

Q: The albums also include the idols’ solo songs.

K: To many of the voice actors in the first season, it was their first time recording a song, so we talked a lot before we began to record. There were 8 units at that time and I was talking with this kind of feeling, “I want to make something that can get each of the unit up on the Budokan stage for 8 days and on the last day I want to see everyone perform at Tokyo Dome together. So let’s make lots and lots of songs!” The voice actors were really happy about that and they sang for us. So to me it felt like it’s the long-awaited solo songs.

Q: Especially with these solo songs, I can feel that you understand a fan’s mentality and the characters really well!

K: It’s because I love everyone (laugh). I also think of them as real people while creating. I think I do as I please during the recording, like suggesting that we should change the lyrics because I don’t think he will say this kind of thing for example (laugh). I also dare to play around with the song and rip things apart. Although I would also record a few versions and present it to Happy Elements to see which they would prefer, like, “(I think this one here is better but) what do you think?” (laugh) Also, I wouldn’t change the rough outline of the songs I receive, but I often discuss with the composer to tweak the melody line or adjust the key to match with the character.

The teachers’ songs are Mr. Kuwabara’s long awaited production!

Q: Apart from songs by the students of Yumenosaki Academy, you have also released songs by the teachers and the rival unit, Eden. How did the teachers’ CD come about?

K: I had always wanted to make songs for the teachers! Even when I first introduced myself to Happy Elements, I asked them if the teachers would sing as well, and then they replied “I suppose not.” (laughed) I asked them the same thing a few times after that as well, and finally around about the 2nd anniversary of the game’s release they finally said, “We’d like to make songs for the teachers,” and I replied, “I’ve been waiting to hear those words!” (laugh) That’s how it started. I personally like Jin Sagami a lot and in the game I just keep entering the nurse’s office “by mistake” (laugh). My wish of making the teachers’ songs came true just before the third season. In Akira-san’s mind, apparently they’re idols who dance with roller skates.*

*[T/L note] A reference to an older generation idol, Hikaru Genji, who performed with roller skates in the 80s. [YouTube]

Q: It felt like we had moved back a generation or two…

K: Yes, I also stopped myself and thought that the teachers were probably around 30 years old (laugh). I chose the direction that would lean towards that age group as best as I could.

Q: The CD jacket and design labels made a big impact.

K: This is, well, a total grownups’ practical joke (laugh). Someone suggested to make it an 8cm CD, but going that far would be difficult after all.

Q: I also felt that the sound quality felt close to that of the CDs released some years ago.

K: True, we added a bit more echo than usual to get close to the era we were aiming for. But the art and craft of audio recording continues to evolve from day to day, so without dropping the sound quality down too much, we chose to focus on bringing out the intended atmosphere and made it into a 12cm CD to match with the current age. Likewise with the acoustic pressure—if we dropped it down too much, it would also not be a good thing to suddenly hear a drop like that in quality if the listeners chose to add the songs into a playlist.

Q: On the other hand, Eden’s CD also ended up with a different taste than that of Yumenosaki Academy’s units’.

K: Eden’s setting is that they’re a rival unit that stands up before Yumenosaki Academy’s representative, Trickstar, and block their way. So Eden’s song has to surpass Yumenosaki Academy’s unit songs like Trickstar, fine, and Akatsuki. We’ve always been serious about making these unit songs, so the moment I was told that, I didn’t know what to do (laugh). And then, I asked them to lift the ban on rap songs. In the end the song wasn’t a pure rap, but up until now I had been asked to avoid rap as much as I can.

Q: Is that Happy Elements’ request?

K: Yes. When we started making the unit songs, we didn’t make hip hop songs, afraid that it wouldn’t resonate with the female players… But various series have made a hit with the genre and maybe it’s now recognized, so I went to discuss about lifting the ban. I asked them like this, “When they fuse into Eden, please let me give them rap”.

Q: With a hip hop-like element included, it became a unit song that had a different orientation from Yumenosaki Academy idols.

K: Right. I think they managed to exude out a different kind of mature feel. Their CD booklet is amazing too, don’t you think? It used special paper, special printing, unusual cutting… (laugh)

Q: Was the packaging your idea too, Kuwabara-san?

K: No, it was Happy Elements’. They wanted to make it that way. Each piece’s lumber quality was just so extravagant. The third season had clear sheets as well, but Eden’s CD booklet was really a surprise (laugh).

Continued to the last half of the interview: song numbers that leave the biggest impression, 3D live concert, voice actor live concert and Enstage.

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Dear Knights,

In this classic tale filled of princes, knights, witches and fire breathing dragons, where all of them travel lands far and wide in search of one, ever so precious treasure.. the princess. Or is it? Because in this tale, while yes everyone are after the princess, they seem to be after the knights as well. And with this turn of events, the knights promised to protect this lovely princess and her innocence from evil.

Albeit the usual story consists of the knights saving the princess, what if it is the princess that saves her knight?

What if I save you?

–Serenee.💎✨

#ensemble stars #enstars #ensemble stars letter #enstars letter #esidolmail letters #knights #knights enstars #knights letter #knights letter enstars #tsukasa suou #leo tsukinaga #ritsu sakuma #izumi sena #arashi narukami #tsukasa suou letter #leo tsukinaga letter #arashi narukami letter #izumi sena letter #ritsu sakuma letter

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momobage · 7 years

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Ensemble Stars Review: Pretty idols, pretty cards. There’s no going back.

Ensemble Stars (あんさんぶるスターズ!) is a Japanese card collecting mobile game made by Happy Elements. The goal of the game is very simple: collect the cards of your favourite characters through events and gachas. As the only producer student at Yumenosaki Private Academy, you try to complete lessons by choosing the right responses and unlock stories that reveal the humorous and dramatic relationships between each idol unit and members.

I started playing Ensemble Stars in late December 2016 because a friend recommended it to me. I didn’t know much about the game except two characters’ names (Adonis and Izumi). It was an idol game with no rhythm game aspect, and they did a crossover with Yume100 (which I played). Other than that, I was going in blindly; I didn’t even know how to play properly. But right now, I can confidently say that this game really changed my life. I’m not sure if it is for the better… but it greatly increased my addiction for mobile games.

Main gameplay: 4/5 ♥♥♥♥♡

The gameplay for Ensemble Stars is simple, straightforward, and very addictive. Although it is only available in Japanese, it is quite easy to navigate through when you get the hang of it. You train the characters by tapping on the coloured squares to collect gems, which increase their skills: Dance (red), Vocals (blue), and Performance (yellow). Each lesson and event have different missions you need to complete. For example, you may need to get ‘High Luck’ throughout the lesson, collect a hundred of each coloured gem, or get a double ‘Fever’. After you accomplish each mission and unlock each story, you win a diamond.

As I mentioned before, you must choose responses to complete lessons and events. None of the answers are right or wrong, they just trigger a different reaction from the character (image above). So, if Adonis says, “So transfer student and the others in the middle of training... I am too. I like music. I find singing very fun. What about transfer student?” You can either reply or “singing by myself is…” or “I like music too.” Depending on which you choose, the Adonis will either respond positively and raise your ‘fever’ or give you a small red gem. Or he will respond negatively and lower your luck. The outcome is random, which can be frustrating but the challenge makes it fun. I usually pick randomly since I can’t read Japanese very well, but I still feel accomplished when I get a 100% complete. Although, these responses aren’t critical in unlocking the stories, they are important when completing lesson missions and collecting gems. With the gems, you can complete the idol road to bloom characters to make them stronger, and collect special outfits and background images (image below).

Sadly, Ensemble Stars is only available via the Japanese app store and Google play store. However, if you are really dedicated, there are many tutorials on signing up for a Japanese iTunes account or downloading a separate Android Game Platform that provides easy access to many popular Asian games. I would recommend looking at Ensemble Stars! Wiki since they also provide other tutorials for beginners and offer basic information about each character, idol unit, and event/gacha details and translations. Enstars Tumblr is also a great place to find helpful tutorials, beautiful fan art, and information on events, updates, and notifications. I use to really struggle with completing the beginner lessons since I couldn’t read what the missions were or where to press to get a reward. So, these tutorials and other people in the Ensemble Stars community really helped me feel welcome and understand the best and most effective way to play and have fun.

However, once I started understanding how to play, I became obsessed. It’s no surprise that the game is free to play and has in-game currency. By now, it’s also not surprising that I have no self-control and spent even more money on Ensemble Stars than I did on Yume100 and Mystic Messenger… combined. I’ve spent a little over $1,300 on in-game purchases and official merchandise and visual books… trust me, I am not proud. Most of my money went to gachas, which I explained before are randomized, lottery-like functions that are in most Japanese mobile games.

(This card ruined my life…I’ll never forgive you Koga…just kidding I still love you)

Most recently, the five star gacha card was Koga (my favourite character) and I tried so hard to get him (above image). I just kept buying more and more diamonds until I could at least get one copy of him… but sadly he didn’t show up at all. I think I spent $300 on that one gacha alone. I pulled a ten character gacha fifteen times and still he didn’t show up! Now, I feel forever haunted by that card and that I will never get it. But, for now, I really hope that next time it doesn’t happen again.

Overall, the gameplay for Ensemble Stars is quite simple and straightforward. Other aspects of the game include special events and gachas, revival events, and Lives. Luckily, there are plenty of tutorials and helpful people in the community on Twitter, Tumblr, and Reddit that can explain those in detail and give fantastic advice. I think the only bad thing about this game is the special events and gachas because they can be difficult, especially if your cards aren’t high ranking or strong enough. However, that doesn’t make the game less fun, just a bit frustrating and nerve wracking. I don’t regret any purchases I made… yet. I just really hope my luck is better in future events and gachas.

Characters: 5/5 ♥♥♥♥♥

There are a total of thirty-nine male characters in Ensemble Stars, including teachers, who each have unique personalities and qualities that make them loveable and relatable. As I began playing and getting to know the characters more, I started to feel emotionally attached to some of them based on their appearance and profiles alone. Like Shinobu (the right photo above), he is like a little brother who cries a lot but works hard to become a hero and a ninja. He is quite silly and weird but I think he is extremely precious because of his innocence and smile. At first, I didn’t like some of the characters because I thought they were annoying or not my cup-of-tea. But after getting to know them, I realized that they were quite cute and just a bit eccentric. I can’t hate any of the characters, they’re all so sweet.

Like any mobile game, I am immediately drawn to the artwork and characters. The artwork for Ensemble Stars is really cute but still shows a lot of details. The style is clean and simple but still very pretty. Since the cards are ranked by number of stars, the four-star and five-star cards have the most detail especially after blooming. You can tell the difference even in terms of how dynamic the poses are and accessories they’re wearing (photos below).

(Left: Unbloomed card, Right: Bloomed card)

Besides the design, I love the characters’ unique personalities and voices. Each voice actor brings a unique sound that matches the character’s personality and is easily recognizable. Many of the voice actors are famous in other mobile games or animes such as Eguchi Takuya (Hibiki Wataru), Kaji Yuki (Isara Mao), and Hosoya Yoshimasa (Hokuto Hidaka). As for my favourites, most of them have deeper voices that are smooth and comforting or have medium/higher voices that are more bubbly and happy. Kakihara Tetsuya (Akehoshi Subaru), Oosuka Jun (Kagehira Mika), and Nitta Anjyu (Sengoku Shinobu) have cute and energetic voices. The characters are also usually very cheerful and want to get along with everyone. Within the fandom, it is popular to call certain characters your “son” because you feel like a proud mom watching them grow up. It’s quite odd but that’s generally how I feel with these characters. When I listen to these voices, I feel more encouraged to smile and not worry about troublesome things in my life.

In contrast, Hatano Wataru (Otogari Adonis) and Kamio Shinichiro (Kiryu Kuro) have lower romantic voices. I feel warm and comforted listening to their calm and husky voices. If I was scared or stressed, I think their voices would reassure me that things were going to be okay. Similarly, Ono Yuki (Oogami Koga) and Hosogai Kei (Hakaze Kaoru) can have relatively low soothing voices when they speak seriously. But due to their personalities Koga usually speaks with a very rough and informal tone, while Kaoru speaks with a flirtatious and mischievous tone. I like these voices because of the range the voice actors have. Although, I really like when Koga speaks like a delinquent, his voice changes to a shyer voice when he’s embarrassed. While Kaoru is the opposite. His voice is normally light and silvery, but when he speaks slowly in a lower romantic tone it makes me feel a bit embarrassed.

Although Ensemble Stars doesn’t have a lot of fully voiced story chapters in the game, they do have character voice clips and idol unit songs. The unit songs are very well produced and catchy. Each suit the style of music that each idol group represents: punk rock, traditional Japanese, cute pop, etc. My favourite songs are: Knight’s “Fight for Judge” and “Silent Oath”, UNDEAD’s “DESTRUCTION ROAD” and “Melody in the Dark”, and Akatsuki’s “百花繚乱、紅月夜 (Wild Blooming Flowers, Crimson Coloured Moon’s Night)” and “花燈の恋文 (Love Letter of the Brilliance of Cherry Blossoms).” I like listening to these songs when I do design work to keep me motivated and awake.

Story: 4/5 ♥♥♥♥♡

The overall story for Ensemble Stars is quite complicated and dramatic. As the player, you are a transfer student so you do not know much about the history and rivalry with each idol unit and members. The game heavily relies on the story and continues to build it through events and gachas. Usually, relationships between characters, backstories, or explanations slowly reveal themselves in event and gacha stories. For example, recently a new character named Madara entered the game. Since he is new and the only solo idol, his event explained his past relationship with some of the members of Ryuuseitai. Although the event didn’t explain too much about the other characters’ backstories like fans were hoping for, it did reveal some facts that we could debate and speculate about within the fandom. As I mentioned before, the Ensemble Stars! Wiki provides all the translations of the main, sub story, and past events and gachas. I haven’t read all the translations yet since there are quite a lot, but I’m sure when I do, I will create an even stronger emotional connection towards the characters I love.

Overall: 4.33/5 ♥♥♥♥♡

Ensemble Stars is an easy, fun, and addicting game that has easily become my newest obsession. The artwork is amazing, the characters are interesting and the storyline is worth reading. Although, it can be difficult to collect gems and cards since it is all based on luck and how often you play, I would still recommend it to beginners if they want a challenge and are determined enough to get their favourite character’s cards. Again, I don’t regret starting this game or throwing my money at it because it is an experience and an adventure I’m willing to make sacrifices for. I’ve created such a strong emotional connection with the characters that I wouldn’t want to just stop and throw it away.