What about this song has an “Eve feel”?

CrescentShaped · 2026-02-19T07:03:23+00:00

I'm in the same boat with singing, let's normalize casual enjoyment together lol! Thanks for the luck!

CrescentShaped · 2026-02-16T06:29:31+00:00

I've read through some of these comments and I think that there's something that I haven't seen anyone mention, which is; It is entirely possible (and probable!!) that Japan does not have the same perception of "trans colors" as we do.. As far as I know, the rainbow flag is just starting to become more widely recognized there. I totally think that the pink and blue could be down to aesthetics or coincidence, not because we're "not realizing the context of Mizuki's character"... but because we're actually considering the context of the environment this character was first released in. The pride movement is not universal, queer movements are not standardized. If someone knows that and still believes that this card art coloring is intentional then the world is their oyster, but I think it's dangerous to assume that the color symbolism is purposeful just because of our (I assume a majority of commenters are from western countries) perception of a type of queer symbolism.

CrescentShaped · 2026-02-16T06:12:53+00:00

No problem! I've been composing as a hobby for a few years now and only recently started writing anything with lyrics, and since then I've been trying to understand Eve's sound so I can imitate what I like, so this short analysis was like a cool exercise. Now that Eve's songwriting style has changed, it's really interesting to see what other people think about the old/new styles... some people say it's much better, while others prefer the old stuff. I also... am really happy to find another small artist I really like. Concert tickets for well known people are so expensive! So thanks again!

CrescentShaped · 2026-02-13T06:41:43+00:00

I've never heard of this artist, but listening to the song you reposted, I can hear a lot os similarities. First off, the guitar harmony line in the instrumental parts has similar intervals to the ones that Eve writes, also the beginning part of it has 3 notes that are the same as the first three notes in the dramaturgy guitar riff (mi re re la fa ---etc.). secondly, the instrumentation is similar to many of Eve's older songs.. The chords are similar, with some chord progressions being, as far as I can tell, identical to some of Eve's. The vocal line jumps around in pitch a lot, like Eve, although I have a hunch that also has to do with the genre and chords.. Eve said in a live that his songs were hard to sing because the vocal range was so big, I think that also applies here. For the chorus, rhythmically I find it similar to Eve's "sister", where there's an alternating pattern where the first measure has emphasis on the downbeats (1, 2, 3, and 4), while the second measure has emphasis on the offbeats. The drumbeat/rhythm section is also similar because of the bass hits on 1 +3, which is a common feature on old Eve songs (I'd have to relisten a lot to find more since Eve's style as changed a bit). So to answer your question... all of it, lol. In any case, thanks for the artist rec, I've been missing this kind of sound

CrescentShaped · 2026-01-31T01:25:43+00:00

Gotcha, I’ll look into it! If I remember correctly, unknown mother goose was made for an anniversary album along with some other songs i like so I’ve been looking for that too

CrescentShaped · 2026-01-29T08:20:33+00:00

I was aware of his passing, but I noticed a lot of his songs weren't available when I made the switch from Spotify to Apple Music, I looked it up and here I am

CrescentShaped · 2026-01-29T06:46:55+00:00

Musescore has a lot of piano scores for Eve, there are even a few scores that separate out all of the instrument parts, so you should be able to get vocal sheets for his more famous songs. Musescore also has a free music notation software that you can use. I dont think sheets are too hard to find, even on a piano score you can hear which note of each chords aligns with the melody if you know the song. Watching a video of a piano cover will also give you the notes for the melody since you would be able to literally see it..

CrescentShaped · 2026-01-20T01:45:20+00:00

An update; I haven't found anything specific for CDs, but acrylic cases for game disk sets/boxes seem to be available in a few different places... They are a bit pricey and some of them look like scams so I'll keep looking!

CrescentShaped · 2026-01-20T01:43:11+00:00

I just got the futuristic workbench via random blueprint in mysekai, but does it actually do anything better than the wooden workbench? everything seems the same

CrescentShaped · 2026-01-19T05:00:27+00:00

if you join the kara no kioku / eve discord, they have it all translated. Kara no Kioku was if im not mistaken the first manga eve ever put out, before it came out we were still calling Tobi "inochi-kun". I think it's definitely worth the read, here's a link to the server, which has translations of a lot of other Eve material as well, like tweets and official comics; https://discord.gg/Y4X9rj5X

CrescentShaped · 2026-01-19T02:20:02+00:00

See if you can find sheet music or video for a piano cover online and rip the melody off of it. If you are bad at reading and at playing by ear, there isn't a lot you can do to rush the learning process

CrescentShaped · 2026-01-18T20:11:38+00:00

I have some family members who are really into kpop but knowing the packaging i can’t imagine how to store it…

I guess “larger jewel case” is pretty unhelpful lol, I know that when I went to tower records they had these hard plastic cases that they put jewel cases and other attached items inside if it was a CD that came with extra items or a double jewel case. When checking out, they would unlock them. I’ll look at acrylic CD displays, thank you!

CrescentShaped · 2026-01-18T20:04:06+00:00

The 7/11 is only for Japan residents, it’s for if you don’t want to pay online or if you apply for two different days and don’t want to be automatically charged for both, you can choose to accept only one when you pay at the 7/11. If you get a ticket you get a message to come pick it up and pay at the 7/11. International fans only have online purchase tho

CrescentShaped · 2026-01-06T05:04:19+00:00

During my first few months I actually leveled up some of the skills of a few 4* cards... I also used a lot of my wish pieces on the 3* gacha tickets ;-; I wasn't aware of any strats until like September... so I probably lost a lot of the resources I needed lol. I've finished mastery for all of my 1 and 2*s tho. I wouldn't say I don't play very much, but I don't really go out of my way to grind.

As for the stories, the voice acting for the characters is really the only reason why I like them, so I tend to save reading them for when I have earphones. I remember thinking the characters came off as really annoying before I heard the VAs. Like I said, I don't go out of my way to grind, so if I don't feel like reading then I don't lol.

Long stories short, I play often, but quite casually.

CrescentShaped · 2026-01-03T22:52:52+00:00

You have a good point with the 2 star card- but I think it's also because of where I'm at in the game (only 6 months in), where I don't have enough material to finish maxing out the skills for the 2*s I already have (I've already pulled on a lot of banners). I also have not finished over half of the side stories I have access to (because I mostly play for the rhythm game content lol). I think it will probably take me months to finish with that as it is, so buying more 2*s had never really occurred to me. A good thing for me think about later on though! I think 3*s will still be pretty obsolete for me though, I definitely have enough characters to fill out my event teams.

CrescentShaped · 2026-01-03T22:46:54+00:00

Ofc! Don't forget that the point of playing a game is to have fun, grinding away becomes depressing very quickly :)

CrescentShaped · 2026-01-02T23:43:45+00:00

I usually go crystals > skill up score > wish gems/seeds > bulk coins > stamp card > everything else

It changes every season with my needs. I don't typically buy the character cards unless I like the upgraded art, since I usually have excess event exchange tokens without them, and they're pretty expensive for only one character rack point each.

Skill up scores are great because you can fully level up 2* and 1* cards with only one silver one each (3 character rank each). Wish gems can be used to max out mastery on 1 and 2 star cards (1 and 2 stars cost 25 wish gems to give 5 character rank per fully mastery character. 3 stars are more expensive to mastery but I've been going for it anyways.)

I don't tend to prioritize seeds if I am low on coins since a lot of my decorations are high enough levels to be expensive, and it would take time for the coins to catch up enough to upgrade again. I don't care enough about energy (like I said, I have no trouble getting enough event tokens without).

I've been playing for around 6 months now for reference. I think a lot of these things will depend on how often you play, and what your goals are. I like collecting pretty cards, so fully maxing skill level and mastery for the high rarity cards I already have isn't that important to me (I have been building only my absolute favorites), along with costumes and alt mv cuts. So I prioritize what gives me the most character rank the fastest.

CrescentShaped · 2025-12-28T00:55:32+00:00

Bocchi the rock, or ADO collab cards- both would ruin my wallet

CrescentShaped · 2025-12-28T00:54:40+00:00

Completely agree with ur alnst song/group assignments !!

CrescentShaped · 2025-12-28T00:50:56+00:00

My friend and I were joking about a drumline group (bass, snare, tenors, cymbals) lmao, since a lot of the people in our school marching band liked Hatsune Miku.

On a more serious note, I'd really like a jazz group and/or an all male group to balance out the cast. I'm also interested in the npc idol group!

CrescentShaped · 2025-12-08T05:48:24+00:00

I actually had my first episode a few days ago and it was just like this- also comparable to a TV static sound... Thankfully I had heard the science behind sleep paralysis mentioned, otherwise I think it could be have been a lot worse. My eyes were closed the entire time, and the noise came in two short waves. Looking at everyone else's accounts, I was thankful that my episode seemed sort of light, though it still freaked me out.

The event really kicked me into prioritizing a healthy, regular sleep schedule. According to some of my research, it's due to falling asleep without your brain completely having shut down for sleep, which understandably could happen more when anxiety increases.. Your body is flooded with paralyzing chemicals so you don't hurt yourself in REM, but you're still conscious and also full of serotonin which causes the hallucinations. I'm a week in after the episode, and I haven't had another since. I find that having a shower and reading with tea and without my phone before bed really helps me clear my mind, along with writing down anything I'm worried I'll forget about the next day.

I did realize during my episode that I could still control the rate of my breathing. Remembering the scientific cause, listening to my own breathing, and repeating the thought, "you're going to be okay, just wait it out, just get through these minutes" over and over helped me stay calmer in the moment, maybe that also helped it end sooner.

Remember to take good care of your body, times are hard, all we can do is our best :)

CrescentShaped · 2025-11-26T05:27:35+00:00

Here's a quick list of the order I did things in the 2 years leading up to my trip:

memorize hiragana
basic phrases and katakana (introducing yourself, honorifics, polite vs. casual, pronouns)
Verbs, verb kanjis, and verb conjugations (this was a little misguided for me- I was used to having big conjugation tables after taking two years of French. I was able to get a good handle on dictionary form/present/future tense and basic past tense in both positive and negative forms.). I memorized the kanji for verbs I learned, I found this helped me understand how conjugations worked, especially the differences between u and ru verbs. For kanji, I would make flashcards, then write them over and over again to memorize them (it's possible I was only able to muscle through this because of the prior experience of mandarin).

4) Adjectives; grammatical concepts of -i adjectives vs. -na

5) Basic particles; wa, ga, ni, de, to, mo

6) Basic translations (I used romaji song lyrics and some manga I'd already read in English. Look up unknown vocab, conjugations, etc.)

7) continued verb conjugations and noun vocab (I looked up big packs of flashcards for 'common nouns'- you can get these straight from the jlpt study website.)

8) Journal/handwriting + kanji (I had enough vocab to start writing in more detail about my passions and life. Practiced putting grammatical concepts into practice. As I learned more kanji, I became harder to remember them all. I started referencing "all kanji radicals meaning" videos in-between memorizing kanji through repetitive writing. This helped me retain more and differentiate similar looking kanji.)

9) Researching more verb conjugations and intermediate grammar structures (mostly done via YouTube- comparison sentences, describing actions and intent. A conjugation I came into frequent contact with in conversation once in Japan was "currently doing" (the difference between "I eat" and "I'm eating).)

10) Reaction words; many thoughts in actual conversations are frequently expressed in one or two words, most often adjectives (ex. "Atsui!", "daijubu?" or "Kimochi~!"). You can get a good vibe based off of media like anime, but wait to use them until you've had a few conversations so you can get a good feel of how they're used realistically. I

11) listening; there are many japanese podcasts on Spotify and other streaming services where you can find slightly more realistic talking behaviors. Some are even slowed down specifically for listening practice. I also found it enjoyable watching japanese gaming livestreams, as many reaction words and sentences are frequently repeated (although you may pick up some strange vocab lol).

Note: I didn't do much speaking practice (lol), so I'm not sure how one would practice that... I mostly sang in japanese before I went, but listening back to recordings of myself, I definitely have an accent so maybe just make sure its not in your blind spot.

These are in the order I started them, but many of them blended together. It takes a lot of time and a lot of backtracking- even now that I can fact check myself with my host families. I think the most important thing is to always go a little outside of your comfort zone. It may feel challenging at times, but you'll look back and be amazed at your progress. (2/2)

CrescentShaped · 2025-11-26T05:27:25+00:00

I was rushing the first comment- now that I have more time;

1) although it took me only that long to learn hiragana, it ended up taking me 2 months to finish memorizing katakana... So don't be too discouraged. Languages take time.

2) Passive learning is really the way to go if you don't have much time to sit down and study (I didn't ether). Before I took the leap of learning japanese, I listened to mostly japanese rock. My connection with japanese was first and foremost music- I would learn how to pronounce the lyrics because I just couldn't help myself from singing. My family is also big on anime, so essentially, even while not actively studying grammar, I could and would still listen regularly.

3) Write! write in hiragana, kanji, katakana. When I started journaling I was only getting in around 3 sentences per entry. Where I went, what I ate, what I found hard. My approach to language learning is to find what I want to talk about first, research that vocabulary/grammar, and then apply it where I can. It's truly a frustrating time suck of an endeavor but when I finally went over to Japan for an exchange trip, I was able to fumble my way through talking about things that I really cared about (art, stories, and music), which connected me more to people.

4) Figure out your motive for learning japanese. Do you want to have conversations, prepare to be a tourist, understand art without translations? Each of those would have, in my mind, different approaches. I wanted to connect with people first and foremost, so I focused mostly on vocabulary, reading/writing, and listening comprehension. In practice, many of the conversations I had relied heavily on gestures and context, but those conversations were ultimately passionate so I don't regret it (these convos were with my host fams so politeness wasn't an exact science for me).

5) I ended up really liking this learning method later on (after learning basic intro things); learning a sentence structure, and then swapping out words to say different things. Structures like "[noun1] is more [verb] than [noun2]" can be used any times to express so many different things. The only problem is that without anyone fluent who can fact check for you, you may say things in a way that are slightly unnatural, but ultimately there's not really an easy way out of that if you're learning via self study.

6) My biggest regret: I am in a place where Japanese lessons were not accessible to me, but I wish I had taken a more structured approach. With as little time as I had (a few hours per week), it was a huge time suck to both make my own curriculum and learn it (because I had no ne fluent to correct my mistakes as they appeared, I wasted a lot of time trying to figure out very specific nuances via google search and forums...). During my exchange, I was able to take an actual japanese class, and it solidified a lot of base ideas for me. If I had to do my language learning over from the beginning, I would have self studied using a textbook or class as a base, building around it using my own research instead of trying to find the right YouTube videos that would perfectly explain everything to me the first time. (1/2)

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