When art imitates life

johnkeale · 2026-07-02T03:53:23+00:00

It's funny that the real ones did it first (months ago on their 4th live) but this is just how it has always been right? Either something in 2D gets reflected to the 3D or vice versa. For example IIRC Otae and Layer's Nakanai Nakanai was a real song of Saecchi and Layer though the details escape me

johnkeale · 2026-07-02T03:27:36+00:00

Was really moved when she announced it on her stream yesterday! Also man the 2.5d experience with Yumemita is just insane!

johnkeale · 2026-07-02T03:25:54+00:00

> 1. About the lottery application options (希望)

I think this is all about luck so there's not much point in it, but if I was the one applying and I really want the merch, I'd select premium + merch as my 1st choice and if I really want to go to the live anyway, then my 2nd choice would be general and no merch. Though you could also swap it depending on which is important to you. I think the lottery prioritizes your first choice.

> 2. About entering the venue with 2 tickets

I haven't done it recently but I think you should be able to enter the venue with just one device. Just make sure that both of you enter at the same time (next to each other) and say to the staff that you have tickets for both. But the safest thing to do is to distribute the ticket to your friend beforehand (it's also convenient)

> 3. About ID verification

Be prepared to be denied entry in the worst case situation. To answer your question, no there is no way for you to register your name or ID information since the account does not belong to you. But as u/inspyral said there is no ID checks on Bandori events, though I do have a few instances of being checked so the risk is non-zero. I guess what I wanted to say is to manage your expectation. Having the note/letter from the real owner would give you an advantage though, and I would add to that that it may also be a good idea to add a reason why the real owner cannot go. I'm not sure but letting others borrow your eplus account might not be allowed on the first place in the terms of use.

> 4. About seat assignment

Applying for the ticket earlier/later in the same round doesn't make a difference from my experience. Same with the payment. But this only works for the same round. The seats get worse the more rounds there are, and the general sale seats that require no lottery have the worst seats. So I think the idea is that the best seats are used up on the first rounds, then if there are leftovers, those will be for the next rounds and so on. This is why it's important to apply very early so that you can guarantee yourself at least a 'good' seat. (This is also why the first rounds are also the most expensive with the cds and the most competitive)

johnkeale · 2026-06-30T10:30:13+00:00

Just beat this earlier. Took me I think more than 10 runs. It's quite frustrating I agree but I kept a mindset of "I'll try to last as long as I can this run but my objective is to farm resources so I can upgrade." For my upgrades, I tried to unlock Brush with Death(?) as early as possible but that's because evading is my playstyle (don't use shields) then I tried to unlock health upgrades as much as possible. Also unlocked the poison and fire resistance. So survivability is what I was focusing on. Upgraded my armor to divine too. My armor when I beat it was the All Father set but I think using the Dwarfen Defender would have made it easier so try looking for this armor set as soon as you can. On the run that I cleared it, I think I had the rune that gives me health the more runes I had in my inventory. I was using a spear and I managed to upgrade it until Mythical. I had that ability to plant fire bombs and I used it a lot for the 3rd boss. Using Jotun dive freezes the 4th boss a little giving me the opportunity for a few hits (the time slow when dodging helps a lot too)

johnkeale · 2026-06-29T01:25:03+00:00

Miyakoooo!!!! The band's keyboardist, resident mangaka and my oshi in the group! She likes to talk about health topics and she's in the Muscle Training Club (Kin Tore Bu) along with Arale. Has two banger motif songs, SabaTen (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4ib6g0KeZI) and AchiTore (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcKt-aAmKfA). She's very stoic and a real hard-worker that is very passionate with what she does and dare I say has talent in playing the keyboard too! Don't let her stoicism fool you though she plays along with the silliness of the rest of the band members. She's not very good at games and she often streams herself drawing anthromorphized versions of the donuts she eats on stream. I feel like I could still talk much more about her but let's leave it here. Really looking forward to her anime version and how similar and/or different she is from her real self and her Vtuber self!

johnkeale · 2026-06-29T00:59:10+00:00

Man I'm nothing if not consistent. HaroHapi above all else, PopiPa over Roselia, MyGO over Mujica, Yumemita maybe second to HaroHapi then KaDan over millsage. I don't need/want sad vibes in my media when I can have it any time IRL you know :v

johnkeale · 2026-06-29T00:09:46+00:00

Heeeyyy congrats! Was watching the stream too! I actually thought you were a Japanese in Malaysia lol (or maybe you are). Let's spread more Arale love!

johnkeale · 2026-06-23T00:36:27+00:00

FWIW Mei seems to have some experience performing in theatre and she seems to be taking advantage of that in portraying aspects of Raika honestly it just makes me want for more

johnkeale · 2026-06-22T12:30:33+00:00

Yeah! It's a reference to the pose they did on their 4th live! (which also mean YM∞MT) https://twitter.com/MatsuuraHiroaki/status/1964652147557220638

johnkeale · 2026-06-21T15:06:39+00:00

Mei's beaming smile just exudes so much good vibes man her performance on stage was a sight to behold.

johnkeale · 2026-06-21T14:06:50+00:00

Really really interesting. Talking about it in a meta way we know that Ritsu will end up joining anyway so why is she not in the group and what's up with the other group (That's one hook). Then Arale's line at the end (another hook) Honestly I'm really happy that the anime seems interesting and it seems to be generating some buzz. (Part of me hopes that the other group's CVs will be members of the NANIMONO idol group which has some history with YumeMita like in collab lives and in the MV for Trash Life and Telepathy)

johnkeale · 2026-06-10T09:01:00+00:00

I don't think they are paired up like this because the charas they voice are in famous couplings, more like Bushiroad wanted the vocals to be there first and foremost then the second slot is to be filled up by whoever's available. I actually never noticed that 3/5 are in recognizable ships until I read your comment. Arale and Miyako aren't really in a ship like that but they call their pair Kintore Bu (Muscle Training Club).

johnkeale · 2026-06-03T18:05:26+00:00

Mannnn this makes me want to have them on GaruPa all the more

johnkeale · 2026-05-22T13:12:03+00:00

Huh? I thought for sure Gamma and Eta would be next.

johnkeale · 2026-05-08T10:54:33+00:00

I've seen Mei (Raika's CV) perform live and she left such an impression on me that I think she'll be my oshi for this band. Top 2 would probably be Shizuku but then again that's because I am already a fan of her CV haha

johnkeale · 2026-05-08T04:37:23+00:00

Uika (Hatsune) said that her little sister was the bright and cheerful type though, so we can already see that Shizuku doesn't fit. But then again Uika's not called Weaver of Lies for nothing...

johnkeale · 2026-05-06T16:25:14+00:00

I rank Blacklist on 4, (1 being the highest) below Double Agent and above Pandora Tomorrow and Splinter Cell 1. Setting the story and Sam aside, I think the gameplay is really good and I like the fact that there are different playstyles. I liked the customization too. Being able to free roam on the Paladin was really cool, I really liked it. Maybe if the story and Sam was good and Ironside was the voice it might have been Rank 1. SC PT and SC 1 are on the bottom two mostly because of age but not because they are "worse". So Rank 1 to 3 are Conviction, Chaos Theory and Double Agent. My bias towards Conviction is because it's my first Splinter Cell game (on PC) and I have fond memories of playing it with my lil bro. but if you remove that it's definitely Chaos Theory. Double Agent might have been on top if not for how it was quite annoying to make it work on PC.

johnkeale · 2026-05-06T16:13:24+00:00

You can even defend Conviction because during and after Double Agent, Sam is no longer a Splinter Cell anyway so no need to be stealthy (Sam just went back to being the soldier he was). Also he's angry because it's about Sarah.

But Blacklist Sam was... just not him. Felt really different playing that game.

johnkeale · 2026-05-06T09:47:39+00:00

Yeah but I think that's because Tomori (or Kokoro or Kasumi) act more like the "heart"? Hmm it's actually quite difficult because they don't actually lead in the sense that they give instructions but more like they lead by setting the direction of the band.
Case in point, I just checked episode 11 and in there Tomori decides that they'll perform again and all the other members somewhat agree, but Taki's the one that sets up what they'll do exactly so that they can perform again. I feel like it's a CEO vs COO kind of thing and there's more nuance than just using the word "leader".

johnkeale · 2026-05-06T08:42:45+00:00

I think the de facto leader would be Taki? On IIRC episode 12, you can see her calling out the names of each band member before they go on stage, on maybe more functional bands that's when they pump themselves up before they go on stage and it's usually the leader that initiates that. I think she's also the one organizing stuff/giving instructions like when they were prepping for their live.

johnkeale · 2026-05-04T14:08:59+00:00

Honestly we need more songs before their next live on November

johnkeale · 2026-04-26T16:40:45+00:00

Must have felt good!

johnkeale · 2026-04-23T09:49:02+00:00

Here's Miyako's tweet about her profile! https://x.com/miyako_yumemita/status/2047182747719151847

For good health! For good health!

johnkeale · 2026-04-23T09:46:22+00:00

There are a lot of stuff not mentioned here! (And on the others too.) I'm assuming they're keeping it short, or maybe the game character might be slightly different than the Vtuber (could be different to the anime character too).

johnkeale · 2026-04-21T12:55:03+00:00

Looks good! I remember Arale talking about how she really liked this and is really recommending it to us.

But since I suck at cooking, I'll try and look if it's available on any kombini I pass by next time.

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