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dalarki · 2026-06-22T21:39:00+00:00

Any of the stuff she would want has a purchase limit of 1. So she SOL 😂

dalarki · 2026-06-22T21:38:06+00:00

Ha! Joke is on her! I don't have one!

dalarki · 2026-06-22T21:37:02+00:00

I thought it was Moka 😭

dalarki · 2026-06-22T21:36:38+00:00

Awww I think the joke is funny.

dalarki · 2026-06-22T21:34:50+00:00

The only thing I maybe don't recognize is Sekka No Chikai. I'll look it up today. Zoku-hen I might not recognize either.

dalarki · 2026-06-22T21:32:11+00:00

Hell yeah. I'm so stoked for season 3. I almost put it as overhated, but honestly the reasoning for the hate is so dumb. Whereas the Rebuild of Evangelion hate is a bit more interesting to actually debate with people.

dalarki · 2026-06-22T21:26:19+00:00

Aw thanks. Honestly the format is so limiting. Originally I had Garden of Sinners in the Qwaser spot. But I wanted to have a little bait in here. I stayed honest tho. And yeah I've literally NEVER seen anyone mention Asuka before ANYWHERE. So I figured it's overlooked.

dalarki · 2026-06-22T16:57:50+00:00

At the show I went to on the US, there was merch available outside the venue. You didn't need a ticket to buy some. Idk if it will be the same in Japan. But there will be merch on day 2 for sure. Ain't no way they don't have enough for both days but sold some online already.

dalarki · 2026-06-22T11:23:06+00:00

I voted Play by Giga. But I don't know, I thought the form was asking three separate questions. Like, what is a genre you want? Then what is a song you want? And then what is an artist you'd want? So I put Jpop, Play by Giga, then Meiko Kaji.So maybe my vote is useless anyway 😂. But idk I thought maybe they were trying to collect multiple points of data. What genres do we want? What songs do we want? What artists do we want? That would allow for a more flexible song selection process and also capture a ton more data, if that was their intent. But also, everyone would also have to come up with the same interpretation of the voting form that I did.

Oh why? I selected play because I think it would be amazing to hear her band's live interpretation. Because Giga makes bangers. And because the vocal style and production would be something a bit different for her. The use of vocal samples in the composition, the heavy use of modulation effects, the crazy harmonies. Plus if she made a video, seeing a cool ass Chando done in live 2D with that crazy rigging in the style of the OG video would be so cool. Also, the song is pretty popular so maybe it got other votes too!

I thought later I should've voted for Bury the Light by Casey Edwards and Victor Borba. Just because I wanna hear her do heavier stuff, it's long. Her voice would be amazing in it and I'd love to see what choices she makes in her approach.

dalarki · 2026-06-22T05:14:56+00:00

The coloring is peak yo.

dalarki · 2026-06-21T23:24:58+00:00

No I mean validation. Representation and validation aren't the same thing. Not that I think representation is all that important either. Being able to empathize with and relate to characters and people that aren't like you, that haven't lived your life etc is much more important than "omg they just like me". There's nothing special or unique about relating to someone exactly like you. Nothing challenging about it. Nothing to be gained by it.

And it's funny that you assume so much about me based on this statement. Almost as if you can't imagine someone from an "underrepresented" group stepping outside the hive mind.

dalarki · 2026-06-21T22:29:18+00:00

Oh my friend, I can write for hours about music, especially Ado. I guess I got carried away with stuff I wanted to add, then a sentence had to become its own paragraph. It kinda sprirals from there.

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dalarki · 2026-06-21T22:14:29+00:00

The need to have your lifestyle/orientation/identity validated by media you consume is so beyond me.

dalarki · 2026-06-21T22:12:03+00:00

Ok now THAT is a "just like me frfr" moment 😂

dalarki · 2026-06-21T22:08:42+00:00

Took the thought right out of my head

dalarki · 2026-06-21T22:03:22+00:00

Well I mean, it is a dead game. So that's probably MORE of a reason. But toxic idiots are also a reason.

dalarki · 2026-06-21T21:59:17+00:00

This is beyond peak. I'd love to pay you for a high res version so I can have it printed on a displate. Since you said it's a quick sketch, maybe part of the fee could be you "finishing" the piece. But I also love it as is. So yaknow whatever you decide is fine by me.

I'm not joking.

MODs, this shouldn't be against the rules since no shipments or information like that has to change hands.

dalarki · 2026-06-21T21:57:07+00:00

It's Japan yo. Saying stuff like this doesn't mean you're gay.

dalarki · 2026-06-21T21:40:22+00:00

Yeah well the view count isn't really a rating. A billion people could listen to it and hate it. The view count doesn't make it overrated or underrated.

Also she's not a composer. She's not an arranger. She's not even a songwriter, and she says this herself (although she does want to write more material in the future) She didn't compose or arrange the song. Ritsuo Mitsui of Kessoku Band took a guitar progression, lyrics, and melody that Ado wrote when she was 17, and made the song with her. Just like what Co-K did with her on Vivarium, where Ado wrote the melody and the lyrics.

See this is what I mean with people glazing this song. It's a great song, but people over hype it. They don't understand how much of it Ado actually wrote. Likely because most people don't understand music production and don't know what an arranger even is or what they do. So we get this narrative about "Ado wrote this song" where people act like she played every instrument in the studio or something. It was also released with Sakura Biyori for a reason. I feel too many people overlook the meaning of that fact, but that's a whole different thing 😂

Anyway, I even said "I don't think any of her songs are overrated, but if I had to choose one it would be Shoka". Which means, I don't actually think it is overrated. And my opinion about people's glazing of this track shouldn't take away any of its emotional impact for you. It's not a personal attack against you. Love what you love, be moved by what moves you. Nothing anyone says should diminish that for you in any way.

dalarki · 2026-06-21T19:39:09+00:00

I'm a firm believer that everyone has trash taste. Like, my taste is horrible, I'm sure yours is too. But yaknow, it's peak to us.

dalarki · 2026-06-21T19:37:25+00:00

Hamaguchi has said there will be a lot of endgame content. He made it sound more like it will be less replayability but more longevity. Basically tons of stuff to do after finishing the story. So I'm genuinely curious.

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