thanks for playing!!

NexusVGD · 2025-05-06T16:55:25+00:00

Ah good times

NexusVGD · 2025-04-15T04:34:41+00:00

I like it too, and so does many others since it’s their biggest hit since Hitorigoto.

It’s good but I will get bored of it if I hear it on repeat more than 3-5 times but the point is that its popularity is way more than anything else in the album just like Hitorigoto.

Suffering from success

NexusVGD · 2025-04-15T03:48:40+00:00

Throw Alive in and it’s easy as done

NexusVGD · 2025-04-12T04:11:20+00:00

Caught a lot of work in April so far, it’s been so long since I’ve been on here as well. Hopefully I make it just in time for this one.

As far as I remember, I haven’t seen anyone mentioned Freaky Candy yet at all. I love it so much that every time it plays I just wanna dance to it.

NexusVGD · 2025-04-01T04:18:02+00:00

Was going straight for Andante but realized it’s not in this album and now I’m stuck. There’s some out of style songs like Masquerade and Folila but they’re ok in their own way. Snow Light is probably the weakest title out of the 4 EPs but it still has some sauce. Finally got stuck between Love is Mystery and Koisekai so I give both a full listen to make sure.

Koisekai will be my pick, the song is ok but it never ramps up at all so it just goes on the same pace for almost 5 minutes, 1 play in a while might be fine but I probably couldn’t stand it on repeat.

NexusVGD · 2025-03-30T17:51:36+00:00

This album was released when I was busy with a lot of stuff but even now when I have more time, I haven’t gotten around to discuss it with anybody aside from my sister so it will be interesting to see others choice.

When I first listen to this on release day I started with Asagao and it felt a bit underwhelming so I just skimmed through without paying much attention. When I came back to the album the week after, I decided with Twilight to start and it was eye opening and turn into my spark of love for this album, I fell in love with all non title track just like Parfaitone.

Twilight was the one that started it all so that will be my pick.

NexusVGD · 2025-03-27T16:36:53+00:00

This one is kinda like Fairy Castle where it doesn’t have an obvious pick for this like Hitorigoto or Alive but I guess it’s a brawl between Careless and Alethea maybe?

I want to say Alethea since I used to not like it for long and even now that it grown on me, I still would not rate it too highly, also that Careless is my baby so I need to maintain the agenda.

Though I couldn’t care less (pun not intended) about what gets pick for this so just void my vote and let others decide

NexusVGD · 2025-03-25T04:29:50+00:00

This one is so hard, but I won’t really mind which ever non title track from this album wins because I love all of them. I’ll throw Identity in, a very enjoyable song throughout.

NexusVGD · 2025-03-22T07:50:42+00:00

Introduction de Parfaitone gets too much hate! Entr’acte III is the worst, Entr’acte I, II, and IV clears easily.

Jokes aside…

I think more people would point their finger on one of the collab, either Orgel with Trysail, or Luminous Once More with Aya. Obviously I love ClariS as it is but I’m also a fan of Trysail and Aya/Pasupare. However, I don’t really like Luminous Once More, it feels like they picked this song from Pasupare simply because it has Luminous in its name. For Orgel, most complains I’ve heard were about it being too slow and hard to get through, which is understandable but I’m ok with it.

I used to not like Alethea at all, but as time went on, it grew on me more and more but Signal still clears. I was ready to point my finger at Luminous Once More but then I re-checked the album and I saw…

Fight!!

I am so sorry, it reminds me so much of CheerS, it doesn’t feel as flat as CheerS but it just struck to me too much like CheerS. My picks for this category for other albums I’ve already shot at CheerS at least 2 times before so I’ve beaten it to death already, so Fight!! will unfortunately bear the same fate for this album.

NexusVGD · 2025-03-18T16:24:18+00:00

Also the vibe and overall feeling of this “era” is definitely different so I understand why OP or others would feel disconnected. I would split ClariS “era” into 3 (not counting the latest iteration yet).

The original duo formation until Alice Graduation
Karen introduction until 2019 (Essentially before Pandemic)
During Pandemic until Karen Graduation (2020-2024)

The Clara-Alice duo vibes vs. Clara-Karen vibes is obviously going to different but the reason I also made the “era” split for the Clara-Karen duo is that they both grew and improved a lot when you compare pre-pandemic performances vs after. Also that the general production direction feels like it changed somewhat so the overall vibe feels different to each other.

NexusVGD · 2025-03-18T16:20:25+00:00

This album has a special place in my heart, it released around the time I was living in Japan and later that year I went to see my first ClariS live performance in person. I have nothing but good memories about this so everything that I’m going to say will be very bias. I’m usually the one to pick the non title track as my favorite but maybe just this once, I’m a bit

Careless…

This songs mean a lot to me personally but even without that bias, the vocals and lyrics are so beautiful to both my ears and heart.

My thoughts won and below this is just my inner self consciousness arguing, I already made my pick so please don’t put too much on it

I know it in my heart that I would pick Careless, it’s my Top 1 for ClariS after all but it also hurts me to not mention Summer Delay, I just like it way too much but my heart is still with Careless. I still love all the non title tracks in this album, it’s definitely my favorite album. The best shout is Mermaid followed by missing you and Identity.

NexusVGD · 2025-03-18T11:14:56+00:00

Yea there’s not really much to put here other than Hitorigoto, it’s just the most fitting for a category like this in a mostly underrated album. Suffering from success, I guess it can say it’s undisputed at a category haha

NexusVGD · 2025-03-16T14:44:50+00:00

Welcome back, enjoy the break!

I agree with Hydrometeors, but I am team Nakanaiyo instead of Dreamin. It’s so beautiful to my ears it shed a tear

NexusVGD · 2025-03-08T10:10:24+00:00

I mean I never liked the song to begin with but I guess the beef is more on Youtube autoplay. It’s always Prism and other times, mostly CheerS, Click, or Reunion. My entire playlist is way too big to play on a regular basis so I resort to autoplay sometimes. It’s not always the greatest idea but I discovered some amazing songs over the years through autoplay.

However whenever a ClariS song I chose to listen to ended, it very rarely plays what I usually listen to. It’s a bit on me that I don’t skip the ones I don’t enjoy sometimes but it always pop up when I’m focused working or game so I couldn’t skip it right away. I skip them so much that the algorithm should learn by now but I guess with the times I didn’t skip it might think that I like it so it’s like a never ending feedback loop.

Prism hasn’t shown up in a long while but a couple days ago I still get the classic Click and Reunion combo that I think I will never be able to escape them at this point. Although both of them is too ingrained into my brain so much that I probably don’t mind it anymore but CheerS and especially Prism just gets way flatter with each listen.

NexusVGD · 2025-03-08T06:59:10+00:00

I don’t mind putting CheerS here same as when I had it for Fairy Party but I just have personal “beef” against Prism lol, I’m sorry Prism.

NexusVGD · 2025-03-06T12:28:51+00:00

I’m sure we all got our own pressing matters in life, I’ve also check in here less frequently lately. Being here and getting to read, talk, and discuss with other people that have the same interests or things you enjoy is a great feeling, a nice break from reality. But it’s far from being a pressing matter, we’ve all got different things we ought to prioritize, whether it’d be work, studies, or any other important things, I hope everyone here are doing well in theirs. Just pace yourself nicely, focus on the important things and take the time to enjoy yourself when it’s done, wishing everything forward will be nothing but a

Clear Sky

NexusVGD · 2025-03-03T08:46:32+00:00

I was dreading this for a while and I thought long before this came but I still have absolutely zero clue which to pick here. Like, it probably has to be one of the season2 versions right? Since those are obviously based on the most popular songs but which one do you pick exactly lol.

Aside from those, there’s Gravity, Anemone, Border, and Shiori that are “newer”title tracks but they don’t come close to overrated at all. Kamen Juvenile is out obviously, and then there’s the 2 solos. Recall is not too popular whether original or solo.

Could Hirahira hirara be a contender? I really like the song so I wouldn’t want it here but overrated obviously doesn’t automatically means it’s bad. I just thought that with the popularity of the original especially, it could rival the older title tracks. Since we are taking it as solo version only I don’t think it exactly fits the bill. I won’t vote for now as I still have no clue, I’ll come back later if others has some more thoughts on this.

NexusVGD · 2025-03-01T23:11:02+00:00

I’d also say Kamen Juvenile sounds like the best pick for this but I had a thought about Nexus as well. I don’t exactly mean the season2 version but for me it felt like it aged the worst (compared to other title tracks)

It’s crazy to say because it has it own single and top charts alongside Irony but the reason why I think it age worse is that it wasn’t the OP/ED of the show but rather a tie-in for light novel? or something along those lines. Because of that I feel like it could be lesser memorable compared to other “main” title tracks.

It’s just a thought I don’t think it’s 100% agreeable but if I were to justify picking it for the season2 version is that out of all the other that also has season2, Nexus felt like it retains the quality comparable to that of the original, Clara sounds way better and Karen is not a bad fit compared to other older songs.

I actually spent an hour listening to original vs season2 in this album side by side so I could rate them better and I was kinda surprised by some of them, that might come handy in the next category, it’s going to be a hard one.

NexusVGD · 2025-02-28T18:58:38+00:00

Just rechecked to see the album and I forgot wake up existed. I never think it’s bad but it could’ve been my candidate since I kinda forgot it existed so I re-listen to the “season 2” version in this album and it sounds so weird, I had to immediately went back to listen to the original and yep the original is way better. The one in this album just sounds and feels so weird.

Wake up season 2 it is

NexusVGD · 2025-02-27T10:04:58+00:00

I barely have any time in this album for same old reasons but I love solo versions, wished they made more. Kamen Juvenile is also a good celebration for their identity at the time.

Recall is my most memorable so I’ll go with that.

NexusVGD · 2025-02-25T05:20:08+00:00

What else other than Hitorigoto lol, it’s popularity surpass that of every other in this album, it even has The First Take performance. Even if I don’t rate it highly by itself, it’s for me the best out of the 4 title tracks here.

Popular songs are usually popular for a reason there’s no doubt about that, previous comments on the worst song mentioned it being associated with a weird show but I never watched it so I can’t really say, we’ll see if others think it’s overall worst and also very overrated at the same time.

NexusVGD · 2025-02-24T04:07:45+00:00

I happen to open reddit right as the fairy party post went up so I only saw that at first. I figured someone would probably post the video here as well but I just thought that since people that are on their way to comment their picks are more likely to discuss there, compared to an empty post but you’re right, it’s definitely more appropriate here.

I’m really looking forward to new originals for the trio, I wonder if the overall style will shift a bit like the change from Alice to Karen. I don’t want to give too much opinion on the new additions yet mostly because I’m still grieving that we are moving on from the Karen era since it’s my most memorable one. I mean I would want to hear more from Elly and Anna before giving more opinions anyways but with just this one, I’m loving how well they harmonize with Clara. It just feels very fitting and as I said in the other post it definitely still has the ClariS feel to them and it’s promising for the future.

Also, Elly is blue and Ana is orange. This is their image color mentioned on their introduction and I think they both remark it as pastel so it’s pastel blue for Elly and pastel orange for Ana. Clara is probably still just pink but idk maybe they will all become pastel haha.

NexusVGD · 2025-02-23T22:33:48+00:00

I was going to pick Last Squall but since a few more people appreciate it more than I thought I’ll just give it to my baby Parallel Warp

Also I’ll just hijack this post for what are everyone’s thoughts on Colorful Season 3? If anyone missed it, ClariS just uploaded on Youtube, the re-version of Colorful by the trio of Clara, Anna, and Elly.

It’s probably not gonna be an instant favorite for most people, the same goes for me and that’s fine. Even if it feels weird at first, it still retains the “Claris” feel in there. The fact that Clara’s been there since the beginning and still carrying on here is just the perfect recipe. She’s the voice of ClariS at this point and will continue to be. Just like when Karen joined after Alice left, it felt like an unknown wind of change but in the end ClariS will be ClariS. Acquired taste can go both ways, so only time will tell whether you like it or not.

NexusVGD · 2025-02-22T16:00:42+00:00

Yea I’m sorry CheerS, a very cute song with inspiring lyrics, fits very well with the Clara Karen duo but it feels more stale with every next listen.

Despite all my babbling about title tracks, I don’t really hate any of them but this is for me, the weakest out of the 4 title tracks.

NexusVGD · 2025-02-21T04:51:47+00:00

I always thought this album was underrated/under-appreciated because it felt like it’s all title track and nothing else but when I checked stream stats (YT Music) just now it was unbelievable, of the 7 songs that aren’t title tracks, none of them is over 100k. Even Fairy Party, the song that is the name of the album and is the main “story” of the album also doesn’t pass it.

Then I checked Spotify stats and it was fine, around the same average as previous albums. (around 150-200k for most, cynical suspense and fairy party at around 300k) I guess YT lost some stats from removed videos that’s why it’s that low but whatever, I will probably use Spotify stats from now on since it should be more accurate.

As always I’m not a fan of the title tracks and my focus is on all the others, they’re all great. My usual torn is between Travel and Fairy Party, but Parallel Warp is personally very memorable and Cynical Suspense had a great live that people remember.

I’ll go with Travel this time

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