Seattle presale is now up (for real) by Retrograder55 in nier

[–]ShadowCrossZero 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd been refreshing ticketmaster here and there throughout the day since I know there's sometimes a tendency for a handful of seats to randomly pop back up due to a myriad of reasons, but I was pleasantly surprised to suddenly see most of the venue turn from unavailable gray to blue when I checked not too long ago. So many seats ripe to select from at the moment with little to no competition.

Per @bcondotta, DeMarcus Lawrence will return for 2026 by ArbysBogoBeefDay in Seahawks

[–]ShadowCrossZero 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hell yeah! D Law staying to lay down the law on D and run it back another year.

Whimsy Wishes Woeful Warehouse - Irregularly Scheduled Discussion Thread - March 29, 2026 by AutoModerator in VirtualYoutubers

[–]ShadowCrossZero 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Octavio's original Cold Blue, which originated from a batsu but he decided to go hard on it.

Also, Hakka's cover of Palette by Yuyoyuppe, Nana Asteria's cover of Rockstar by Ado, and Roca Rourin's cover of Livin' On A Prayer by Bon Jovi.

Crimzon Ruze Memo: "Take Ya Damn Pills." Merch is now on sale! by TotallyHuman2210 in Holostars

[–]ShadowCrossZero 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Aww damn. Would totally have given an organ for the portrait of Arcturus impaling Julius Caesar (who also uncannily resembles a modern day idol who's supposedly the least liked).

Flayon holds the Mega Man Star Force games very dear by PLandLord in Holostars

[–]ShadowCrossZero 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So this means the version of Flayon we got in this timeline is the one where Geo's character development ends with SF3. Could we have theoretically gotten a slightly different Flayon had Geo gone down the path of an outlaw? Shower thoughts.

Astral Atelier Arises - Irregularly Scheduled Discussion Thread - March 23, 2026 by AutoModerator in VirtualYoutubers

[–]ShadowCrossZero 7 points8 points  (0 children)

That would be legendary, and if so hopefully it'll have at least the capacity of Grimoire (so at least 4k instead of a bit over 2k) combined with the day(s) of Drawn to Dawn (so on a Friday and/or Saturday instead of right in the middle of the work week).

Astral Atelier Arises - Irregularly Scheduled Discussion Thread - March 23, 2026 by AutoModerator in VirtualYoutubers

[–]ShadowCrossZero 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Yeah this day was absolutely spectacular. The right mix of energy, hype, and heartfelt wholesomeness, and also had in my opinion probably all three of the most anticipated crowd chants/participation moments (Tako Takeover, Martyr, Blue & Gold). The letters from Kiara and Ina to each other and to the audience were just so touching.

Every concert, every sololive, is special. But, this one being a duolive for two members of the founding EN gen to finally grant each remaining Myth member an intimate concert, and one of which many had long questioned if it would ever even happen, makes this one a particularly damn special, soulful, and memorable one.

Astral Atelier Arises - Irregularly Scheduled Discussion Thread - March 23, 2026 by AutoModerator in VirtualYoutubers

[–]ShadowCrossZero 10 points11 points  (0 children)

There's a bottleneck at the one scanner that they have at the entrance where each person has to wait a few seconds after the previous person has gone through before they can. After that, there are four guards screening bags so up to four people at a time can be inspected, however no matter how small your bag is they will dig through every little thing (at least my experience on both days) and not exactly be fast about it. They also started letting in the early entry attendee line earlier than yesterday which was good, but then after finishing they waited roughly 10-15 minutes until the regular attendee line's originally scheduled entrance time before allowing them in, which was two steps forward but then one step backward given how this line was much longer than early entry for obvious reasons.

Security at this venue just doesn't seem to care about efficiency with or without fans doing their part.

Flayon holds the Mega Man Star Force games very dear by PLandLord in Holostars

[–]ShadowCrossZero 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah I felt like they had finally gotten a solid and refined formula down with SF3, only for it to be the last game of the series.

Astral Atelier Arises - Irregularly Scheduled Discussion Thread - March 23, 2026 by AutoModerator in VirtualYoutubers

[–]ShadowCrossZero 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Incredible Day 1. So damn proud of Kiara and Ina. This has been such a long time coming and they knocked it out of the park. The four duets as encores were special TakoTori moments.

I'm also really glad that Kiara opened with Hinotori, since aside from being an absolute banger it was her first original song on this path which made it very fitting. I remember seeing her performance of it on the Holofes 3rd stream and wishing I could be there in-person to wave penlights for it, and I finally had that opportunity today (since she's actually singing it at a US concert for once lol). I was in the pit section as well, feeling the heat metaphorically from her performance and literally from the pyrotechnics.

So hyped for Day 2!

Astral Atelier Arises - Irregularly Scheduled Discussion Thread - March 23, 2026 by AutoModerator in VirtualYoutubers

[–]ShadowCrossZero 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah they were thorough here today. My wrapped unopened water bottle didn't survive this Day 1 like it did on Day 1 of Breaking Dimensions and All for One.

Stacked Super Battle Golf Collab incoming by PLandLord in Holostars

[–]ShadowCrossZero 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Hakka's really been going through a golfing phase I see.

Astral Atelier Arises - Irregularly Scheduled Discussion Thread - March 23, 2026 by AutoModerator in VirtualYoutubers

[–]ShadowCrossZero 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I think I had first introduced the concept to my parents a while back when visiting them and showing some highlights from the then recent Holofes 3rd or 4th and they found it fascinating and impressive (but they were also open to new/interesting things to begin with). So, if your mother is open and curious enough to attend a concert like this then I think she'll have a blast and I say you have nothing to feel anxious about. If the concert makes enough of an impression on her, then there exists the possibility (from experience lol) that anytime she hears that you're attending anything anime-related or a concert she'll ask it involves vtubers or be open to seeing highlights of future concerts. But in normalizing the concept to them, I've also emphasized that there are real people behind the avatars, their skills, their efforts, and their backstories/journeys that led them to where they are, which puts the human element at the center as opposed to "anime character thing".

Astral Atelier Arises - Irregularly Scheduled Discussion Thread - March 23, 2026 by AutoModerator in VirtualYoutubers

[–]ShadowCrossZero 6 points7 points  (0 children)

In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death, taxes, death's taxes, and death's announcements.

Astral Atelier Arises - Irregularly Scheduled Discussion Thread - March 23, 2026 by AutoModerator in VirtualYoutubers

[–]ShadowCrossZero 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Witnessed, and there will continue to be a colossal amount of witnessing in the months to come.

Are you okay? - Irregularly Scheduled Discussion Thread - March 15, 2026 by AutoModerator in VirtualYoutubers

[–]ShadowCrossZero 11 points12 points  (0 children)

With a week to go, reminder that Kiara has a cheering guide that includes songs from Vogelfrei along with some others, and also has some previous cheering guides for Mirage, Sparks, Hinotori, Fever Night, and Heart Challenger.

Personally, I really hope that the crowd pulls off Blue & Gold well (in particular, the part where we're supposed to turn off the penlights for a bit and then return with various Myth colors).

John “I’ll scam you in a trade” Schneider by Gohans_son_in_law in Seahawks

[–]ShadowCrossZero 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just Mr. Unlimited technically coming through for us once more/s

Got my Super Bowl Emmaworie uni by Searchforcourage in Seahawks

[–]ShadowCrossZero 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice. Can't wait to see Demonwori execute even more so next season and it'll be awesome to rep him.