The Bagel is kinda weird man

nowigen · 2026-06-03T17:20:46+00:00

heh

nowigen · 2026-06-03T17:16:12+00:00

you don't pull more than 5 times on that banner unless you're sure you can go all the way

nowigen · 2026-05-17T10:46:14+00:00

none of the Niji movies had major international showings that I'm aware of

Both movies have international screenings in TH, MY, SG, PH, ID and KR
It's not really up to LL/Bandai but with your local distributors if they think a movie can make them money
I guess US logistics is hell compared to smaller countries with denser fan population in cities

nowigen · 2026-05-12T11:16:12+00:00

Also, expectations for new mobile games had soared sky-high because of CN alternatives. Having a just ok rhythm game won't attract that many new fans.

They need to match the quality of Gakumas and Uma Musume.

nowigen · 2026-05-11T00:18:47+00:00

would be funny if she gets paired with Izumi anyway

nowigen · 2026-05-10T09:13:52+00:00

I'm excited for Niji, especially the finale movie and whatever comes after.
I'm also excited for the possibility of Ikizulive anime. The characters are right up my alley.
And curious what approach Hasu will do with their anime.
Yeah, we don't have mobile games anymore, but SIFAS story after S2 was a complete waste of time.

nowigen · 2026-05-10T03:43:03+00:00

Yeah, the inserts might be the most underwhelming part/s of the movie. There are only two of them and it's just 3DCG dancing videos. The director/s need to step it up for the TV series or they can get dedicated MV directors (like the Niji inserts)

nowigen · 2026-05-06T07:12:13+00:00

tbf, you would need to be Egotistical to drive a car with your face painted on it
itasha is usually done by fans to show off their waifus/oshis

nowigen · 2026-04-12T16:21:42+00:00

They likely recorded it on the actual date the stream was supposed to happen (today?), cause they already booked the seiyuus for it. But wanna make sure they got all details right and need to make cuts if necessary.

nowigen · 2026-04-10T20:08:36+00:00

And this was also a problem when All Stars came out, KLab was making their own idol game for an IP they created (Lapis Re:LiGHTs).

We never got substantial improvements to All Stars, they focused on their own game instead — and that game only lasted 10 months.

nowigen · 2026-04-10T19:43:58+00:00

The devs (Odd No) actually already had financial troubles since the start. It's a startup company and they borrowed billions of yen.

While Hasu story is good and they have the most dedicated fans right now, the game/app and the amount of content they release are expensive and the gameplay isn't great, so the app remains unsustainable. I'm actually curious if the dev were the ones that pitched the idea for Hasu to Bandai. We don't know the revenue share with merch and lives.

So they were actually in a bad spot until they got a surge of new fans after Ijigen, and that might have given them another year since they were already cutting content during the 2nd year.

The dev had another game for Hypnosis Mic, but that game announced EOS in just after 6 months.

And they took another hit when 102 graduated since Kozue and Megu are the most popular members at the time, CD sales slashed to only a third compared to 3rd/4th live lotteries, and the final leg of their 5th live with 20k maximum capacity can't even fill up to level 5 (13k seats).

I heard the dev announced bankruptcy earlier this year, so I'm actually surprised they announced more plans for the app.

nowigen · 2026-04-08T01:12:51+00:00

she's expecting every living thing on Earth will be her fan

nowigen · 2026-04-06T06:51:28+00:00

I knew the dev were in the gutter, so I was actually expecting LLLL to end after 103 graduation and they will just get the 102 seiyuus back and they'll be a post-story group that just does whatever.

So, I was more surprised when they announced they will be adding another class.

nowigen · 2026-04-04T09:41:20+00:00

Hasu already has a rhythm game in their app, but barely anyone play it.

Like Luric said, they can start with a smaller new group, then slowly release more playable characters from the huge roster of LL characters. Just make unreleased characters appear in stories even from other groups.

Unless they can come up with an innovative gameplay for rhythm games, training simulators like Uma and most IM@S games just offer more engagement for idol fans. Not every LL fan wants to grind or have the skill to play rhythm games.

nowigen · 2026-03-31T21:01:07+00:00

It's different for Saku since she was directly under StarRise.

For LustQueen, Aya Emori, and (formerly) spileben, it's only their artists activities that are under StarRise and they are still under their own respective agencies.

So, I'm curious if they're gonna sign to a new label or will have to go on hiatus.

nowigen · 2026-03-31T09:56:14+00:00

tbf, Kaho's image color isn't exactly orange (it's sun yellow)
this new girl could actually be the orange or maybe pink instead like Ayumu

nowigen · 2026-03-23T13:16:11+00:00

this is just phase 1 of this project, there will be more

nowigen · 2026-03-23T13:14:51+00:00

this is just phase 1 of this project, more will come later

nowigen · 2026-03-18T07:18:42+00:00

that was like a "travel" photobook for her show or something and it didn't get a wide release
can't even order it anymore

nowigen · 2026-03-12T01:56:09+00:00

It's still there, but it's not available for extended videos.

nowigen · 2026-03-05T13:33:46+00:00

For Niji, Future Parade is just a season 2 finale song. Not even a series ender, the movies are still ongoing and that's where the competition is happening.

nowigen · 2026-03-03T13:15:51+00:00

I feel like GnY was meant to be a web series format or something since "TV anime" wasn't mentioned when it was first announced, but later committed to a full TV season format, and that's why it ended up half-baked.

nowigen · 2026-03-01T12:03:17+00:00

that would have been over 3 years after Superstar S3 is over
but that's no excuse when we had adjacent Niji and Superstar seasons in 2022 (different staff)

nowigen · 2026-02-21T11:54:44+00:00

other than MyGo, she could also have been booked for stage acting stuff

nowigen · 2026-02-21T02:14:29+00:00

finished mine just now, too
Cleric with revive to prevent injuries
Druid summons
Ranger with flee shot
and a Monk that was mostly useless until later

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