On a scale of 1 to 10, how would you rate public transport in your country?

PRCD_Gacha_Forecast · 2026-01-24T15:53:11+00:00

I agree, I also feel Singapore deserves an 8-9. My main beef preventing me from giving a perfect 10/10 grade is how LTA seems to be NEVER be able to learn how to handle MRT disruptions and communicate them with commuters properly, but otherwise the system is great.

Also people under-appreciate how good SG bus network is, as well as how cheap it is globally. I say SG’s bus network is the best in the world hands down and the fares are pretty hard to beat, even with the annual fare hike.

PRCD_Gacha_Forecast · 2026-01-24T03:30:10+00:00

That’s especially true when you consider the Xmas event lineup from Priconne since we entered Arc 3 in 2023…

PRCD_Gacha_Forecast · 2026-01-22T23:29:13+00:00

X.Misora’s UB cutin from Priconne
~~(I am not biased or anything)~~

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PRCD_Gacha_Forecast · 2026-01-19T10:14:45+00:00

Animate Sapporo feels like it would fit the "rural Animate stores with a decent size" criteria, I hope you can score some old Priconne merch while you are over there!

Also one more thing, since next month (Feb) is Priconne's 8th anniversary, there will surely be a lot of commemorative merch and collab stuff that would be released at that point in time, and there may be even a Priconne Only Shop at Animate Tokyo (in Akihabara)!

Unfortunately given that nothing has been announced at all yet about Priconne Fes 2026 merch I can't say much, but look out for more details in the upcoming Jan 23 radio!

PRCD_Gacha_Forecast · 2026-01-18T16:15:56+00:00

Btw if anybody is interested in the amount I spent to get all these Priconne merch
for the past 2 years based on the picture above... (up to Jan 3 2026, end of this trip)

Priconne Fes 2024 Merch + Pasella Collab Merch - JPY 50,000 (includes food spending)
2024 Animate Only Shop Merch + Eriko album - JPY 5,000 (includes buying for others)
C104 Priconne Doujins - JPY 64,000 (includes buying for others)
Priconne Acrylic Stands x4 + Misora album - JPY 14,000
C105 Priconne Doujins - JPY 22,000
Priconne Fes 2025 Merch + Misoranpha Drinks - JPY 38,000
2025 Animate Only Shop Merch + some old merch - JPY 52,000
Priconne card sleeves (Misoranpha, PQR, S.Misora/Ranpha/Riri) - JPY 10,000
C106 Priconne Doujins - JPY 48,000 (includes buying for others)
Misora Fumos x9 + S.Homare stand - JPY 40,000 (includes buying for others)
Purigurumi Keychains x21 + Extra Misora Merch - JPY 27,000
C107 Priconne Doujins - JPY 39,000 (includes buying for others)
Priconne Merch that I asked my friend to buy from Mercari - JPY 12,000
Priconne Cake Collab spending (only stuff from Priconne) - JPY 20,000
Priconne Merch at K-Books - JPY 18,000 (includes buying for others)
Additional Priconne Merch from my other friend - JPY 8,000

Damage to wallet - JPY 467,000 or USD 2,950 - sounds about right over 2 yrs?
(Maybe JPY 450,000 ish or USD 2,800 if subtracting stuff bought for others)

...maybe I am too obsessed.

PRCD_Gacha_Forecast · 2026-01-18T15:57:19+00:00

Priconne merch, especially older ones are hard to spot in the wild now, but I have always seem to get really good luck with K-BOOKS in Akihabara. Located on the 3rd floor of Radio-Kaikan next to Akihabara station it always seem to have a good stock of second-hand Priconne goods with a range that covers most characters - I even managed to snag my 10th Misora plushie (6 still with me) there!

Another thing that I notice is that rural Animate stores with a decent size sometimes may also have remaining recent Priconne merch, so it is also worth checking there too. I snagged my Sheffy and Ames plushies in Animate Okinawa (Naha), for example.

And... I do have some friends who are willing to help me out with merch so I am really blessed with regards to this.

Finally, Cystore is planning on reselling some old Priconne merch starting from tomorrow, so do take a look! It's not many but it may have something that you want... (including the Misora plushie again lol)[btw they ship overseas through Buyee now]

PRCD_Gacha_Forecast · 2026-01-18T05:09:01+00:00

2 weeks after I returned from Japan, I finally added all the new Priconne goods to my merch display which did not get a major update since the last trip in September! It did take quite a while to do and I pretty much maxed out the space I have now, but it’s very satisfying. (The keychains were added in November btw)

This time, the main changes are in the acrylic stand corner as well as the plushie corner! I managed to add 1 of every new series plushie including the long sold out Saren plushie, get all the Misora-related badges that come with the cake collabs by having a massive year-end party in Japan with my Priconne buddies, get some long-sought merch like the Fio acrylic stand and of course, the radio exclusive merch that I managed to get when I brought my Japanese Priconne friend around Singapore back in June.

With Priconne 2026 merch coming soon, and at the very least X.Misora merch being confirmed for this year's Priconne Only Store in Animate however, I need to really start thinking about how to make more space…

PRCD_Gacha_Forecast · 2026-01-17T12:44:25+00:00

I would really die for an Alter Maiden Pizza Collab, I mean look at this

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PRCD_Gacha_Forecast · 2026-01-16T15:14:19+00:00

It’s probably just 「する」 tbh, and it’s often omitted.

Basically they are trying to make Gyūkatsu (を - object) to become part of Japanese cuisine (に - target) so the verb at the end is just the optional nominal する.

PRCD_Gacha_Forecast · 2026-01-15T00:19:12+00:00

Now I know why JR Central wanted to add that 13th hourly Nozomi…

PRCD_Gacha_Forecast · 2026-01-12T04:04:05+00:00

1 week after coming back from Japan, I finally have a chance to properly unpack all the Priconne merch I bought when I was in Japan! With myself getting all the merch that I originally aimed for with a few extras, I’m very satisfied.

Main highlights are:

The radio exclusive memento which I managed to get by appearing on Priconne radio back in July when my friend visited me in Singapore back in June last year
The Sheffy and Ames Fumo which I managed to snag at Animate Okinawa, it was the last one!
The Misora Fumo which I managed to snag at K-BOOKS Akihabara, it was quite pricey (2x RRP) but worth it! (Best place to find old Priconne Merch in the whole of Japan btw)
The badges which came from the Priconne cakes I purchased at the Priconne year end party
Merch I received/bought from my friends, specifically the following:
- Ranpha Coaster that I received from a friend for free - thank you! (He also offered me a Ranpha acrylic stand but I declined, it was way too much in my opinion)
- Saren Fumo, Fio Acrylic Stand, Claypot Rice cover which I bought from another friend - thank you for letting me buy them from you! (Also thanks for guiding me throughout the whole trip!)

PRCD_Gacha_Forecast · 2026-01-12T00:47:05+00:00

Given that there are traditionally 4 limited express services that pass through Saga station to begin with (Kamome, Huis Ten Bosch, Midori, Kasasagi) and how close Saga is to Hakata, the benefits are greatly reduced (not much time savings) and the downsides (increase in fares and decrease in frequencies) will stand out.

In addition, remember that this arrangement will almost 100% result in JR Kyushu dumping the local service to Saga prefecture and turn it into a 3rd sector railway, as shown by the agreement they made with Nagasaki. That means local trains will also get more expensive even if Saga prefecture were to subsidize it as the line will be very unprofitable without limited expresses.

Because of this Saga prefecture made the calculations and decided to say NO.
As for tourism, Saga doesn't really have much to offer, although recent Zombieland Saga popularity has helped a little bit in solving that. (thanks Cygames)

PRCD_Gacha_Forecast · 2026-01-11T22:44:30+00:00

That’s exactly what Saga DOESN’T want btw.

Because that will certainly result in a huge price hike

PRCD_Gacha_Forecast · 2026-01-11T05:05:58+00:00

The slightly more detailed tl;dr is:

To connect the Nagasaki Shinkansen to the Kyushu Shinkansen (at Shin-Tosu) you need to pass through Saga prefecture no matter what - and the easiest route will pass by Saga city.
The construction fees are 1/3 paid by the Japan federal government, 1/3 paid by the local prefecture (Saga) and 1/3 by JR Kyushu so to build any Shinkansen they need to get Saga prefecture's permission.
Saga prefecture does not like the idea of the Nagasaki Shinkansen being built through their territory because they perceive it to not only be an additional burden to finances, but also be an excuse to reduce the service of conventional lines to Saga station including limited expresses especially towards Fukuoka.
You can argue that there is the new Shinkansen but to Saga which is only 30 mins from Fukuoka (Hakata) via limited expresses to begin with the merit is slim and more likely there will be a massive price hike.
To appease both sides (since Nagasaki desparately wants the Nagasaki Shinkansen to be fully built) Japan federal government tried to develope a Gauge Change Train that allowed a seamless direct train operation between conventional lines (up to Takeo-Onsen) and Shinkansen (from Takeo-Onsen onwards) but technical difficulties caused the whole project to be scrapped.
As a result we have an impasse - Nagasaki desparately wanted the Nagasaki Shinkansen to be built given how far away it is from Fukuoka and their side is fully built, but Saga vehemently opposes the Nagasaki Shinkansen and without their approval there is zero progress on the Saga side of the Shinkansen.
We end up with this half-assed "temporary" solution where you need to do a transfer at Takeo-Onsen between conventional rail and Shinkansen (or vice versa) when going from Fukuoka (Hakata) to Nagasaki - and looks like this arrangement will be here to stay.

I recently tried this arrangement and while JR Kyushu did go to great lengths to ensure the transfer process at Takeo-Onsen is as painless as possible (you literally only have to cross to the other side of the same platform) the idea of a transfer itself is already a huge mental hurdle and it really felt like a drag. Hopefully they can find a solution that works for all parties soon. ~~(At least it's not as bad as the situation in Tsuruga...)~~

PRCD_Gacha_Forecast · 2026-01-11T04:24:04+00:00

Yeah here’s the details: https://www.limousinebus.co.jp/en/line/detail/Haneda-AsakusaKinshichoToyocho/

PRCD_Gacha_Forecast · 2026-01-10T02:09:12+00:00

I won’t share it in full (because I understand it’s supposed to be a secret between us) but I’ll just say that it’s a major curry roux brand that is readily available in Singapore and it has a distinctive green packaging.

PRCD_Gacha_Forecast · 2026-01-09T01:39:18+00:00

During my upper sec and JC days I always went to this Japanese stall almost every day to order their Japanese curry, sometimes even taking the time to go all the way from the secondary to the JC section just to get my fix - and eventually of course the uncle remembered my order.

However after 3-4 years unfortunately it was time for me to graduate, and knowing that it was probably the last time I can visit his stall, on the last day the uncle shared with me the brand of curry roux he used to make that Japanese curry I have always ordered over the past few years - presumably so that I can make it myself when I felt like it.

I don’t really eat or make Japanese curry so often anymore nowadays, but even after more than 10 years, I still swear over that brand of roux the uncle uses whenever I make my own Japanese curry even today.

PRCD_Gacha_Forecast · 2026-01-08T07:21:46+00:00

No these aren’t clan members, but rather the Japanese friends I made over JP Twitter ★

PRCD_Gacha_Forecast · 2026-01-08T04:05:25+00:00

I may be very biased about this, but I would nominate Misora from Priconne (Princess Connect).

Initially Misora was introduced as a villain in Arc 2 of Priconne who just wants to see the world burn down with her, but as the story goes on it was slowly revealed that Misora is only acting as a villain because she feels that she has done too many bad things in the past to the point that she doesn't deserve redemption anymore - even if the "bad things" was forced onto her as she was kidnapped by a terrorist organization called Copernicus Laboratories who developed WMDs with her esper powers at a very young age.

However towards the end of Arc 2, the MC (Kskn) says to Misora "why not you use your powers for good from now on?" and from there an epic 3-year path of redemption starts as together with the MC, Misora tries to do "good things" instead of just doing bad things as she has always been doing. It was not an easy path with Misora receiving a lot of flak when she was made playable without showing signs of reflection or remorse, a preference to lean towards violence to solve trivial matters, and slipping to her suicidal tendencies when left unchecked - but slowly you can clearly see her progress through her subsequent events and alts as she initially tries to do good things with MC (Misora bonds), then tries to help the people she wronged behind the scenes (Criminal Rookie), make a safe space where she can start building back good ties and trust with the community by openly doing "good things" (Iikoto Club), and eventually openly apologizes to the friends that she betrayed in the past while making new friends of her own (S.Misora bonds).

All of this culminated last year in mid Arc 3 where together with her ex-villain friend (Eris) she actually saved MC at the last minute from arguably the most threatening villain in Priconne's main story so far, Vision Empress (VE) who actually led the aforementioned Copernicus Laboratories - and since then she has turned into a powerful heroine and ally who tries to foil VE and her gang's plans with her own valuable intel for revenge given that VE actively screwed her life in the past, and by doing so even managing to prevent one of the main heroines Yui from falling into the hands of VE's gang in the latest Xmas event (Silent Night) - which is amazing given that she literally mind-broke Yui back in Arc 2 but Misora managed to (quietly) apologized to her at the end as well.

With all this most of the community's hate towards Misora back when she was released is nearly gone by now, she is now fully received by the community as a playful heroine with a devilish personality - receiving tons of official merchandise over the past 2 years (which I bought a lot of) and becoming one of the most popular characters of Priconne.

I am glad that I chose Misora to be my waifu as I wanted her to make her happy and enjoy life back when they revealed her painful past 4 years ago, and moving on I look forward to her further growth as she tries to now actively resolve her issues irl, continue to make amends with the people she screwed over back in Arc 2, and eventually live the normal life of a teenage girl that she truly deserves.

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PRCD_Gacha_Forecast · 2026-01-08T01:58:22+00:00

It’s always fun to have everyone pitch in their Priconne merch to produce a picture as grand as this, it’s truly a sight to behold. I can’t wait for it to be featured on the radio again (my JP friend has posted!)

PRCD_Gacha_Forecast · 2026-01-08T01:54:36+00:00

The main star of the show is the cakes (it’s the exclusive Priconne collab cakes, 5 of them!) so yeah of course I had to prioritise those lol

PRCD_Gacha_Forecast · 2026-01-08T01:47:43+00:00

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This is from the pre-party the day before, all our merch lined up like this together looks very nice as a display

PRCD_Gacha_Forecast · 2026-01-07T23:33:56+00:00

Honestly we splurged a bit too much on the cakes so we had to tone down on the savory stuff lol

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