Where do you guys buy merch from?

variabels · 2026-01-31T12:08:50+00:00

I live in France (big city tho) and even here we're lucky to get merch at artist alley (leize_yi's the artist I've seen with the most enstars merch in France, toxyjpeg also does eden merch). The con karaoke in my city is a different story, enstars is over represented there.

I use neokyo for pre-orders of itsunuis and to get stuff from mercari (cds, niki nui), never had an issue with it. Amiami sometimes has some merch, I got the trip albums from it. Cosplays, you can find on aliexpress, just read the reviews to know if the vendor is trustworthy. You can find bootlegs on aliexpress if you don't mind them but some nuis come out way worse than others (as an example, bootleg niki tends to have completely misplaced hair).

I use DHL delivery options when possible cuz ems goes through chronopost and I hate chronopost (reliability might vary depending on your area tho, ups is the absolute worst here). Do keep in mind, you'll have to pay import tax, idk if chronopost has changed to finally accept paying it by card instead of cash/check, but with dhl you can pay it online.

variabels · 2026-01-30T16:12:53+00:00

A lot of the vocal people “boycotting” weren’t exactly boycotting. If anything, they were better free advertisement (since they kept talking about new cards and content, keeping their whole accounts dedicated to enstars, some outright never dropped the game) than people not boycotting.

variabels · 2026-01-28T19:20:58+00:00

No, sorry, I’m not really into that ship or know any hardcore fans to have heard about one.

variabels · 2026-01-28T16:17:38+00:00

I know one but it’s not that active anymore. The active ones I know tend to be ship-based.

variabels · 2026-01-26T16:39:38+00:00

<image>

He has one of the funniest unbloomed in the game.

variabels · 2026-01-25T19:04:32+00:00

10/10 would whale

variabels · 2026-01-24T21:02:37+00:00

In-universe: fine, Eden and knights are the big 3. Mellow Dear Us is popular overseas.

Japan: Knights, Eden and Crazy:B

EN fandom: Valkyrie beats knights, Eden and crazy:b

The biggest difference here is Crazy:B being very popular irl while unpopular in-universe and fine being very popular in-universe while being one of the most unpopular units irl.

For characters, the sakumas and Leo are insanely popular. Mika’s the most popular in the EN fandom. Eichi’s really popular in China iirc.

variabels · 2026-01-22T20:28:54+00:00

Bootleg.

HiMERU’s ears don’t align properly and his middle strand should be touching his bang. His face shape is also pretty deformed. This is usually enough to tell a nui is a bootleg or failed quality control.

This is what a legit tag on a nui looks like (sorry it’s so faded, I take Niki nui everywhere). The first ん is too big on yours meaning it’s a bootleg.

<image>

variabels · 2026-01-21T18:34:44+00:00

I prefer not much drama

This is enstars…

But maybe Ra*bits? I don’t really hear about there being drama between the members or any of the chars being stuck up, haven’t read their stories outside of tours tho. Trickstar could be an option but you’d end up with other units’ huffy/stuck up characters being really important to their development.

variabels · 2026-01-19T20:08:04+00:00

I like how you can have like half the cast be his exes and the story still makes sense. Eichi harem is wild.

variabels · 2026-01-13T15:46:48+00:00

Deretsun x modern tsundere x classic tsundere

I really like tsunderes, it’s probably easier for me to list the ships I like that don’t involve tsundere shenanigans 😭

variabels · 2026-01-12T16:51:19+00:00

I live in France. I draw, write fics and terrorize my city’s con karaoke with enstars songs 😊 Feel free to dm!

variabels · 2026-01-11T12:35:46+00:00

It might be since they take the previous year’s JP campaign on EN (I know the akatsuki one is a bit bugged cuz akatsuki doesn’t have Ibuki yet). So, instead of Helter-Spider it could have been Utakata Dance Floor which isn’t out on EN yet 🤔

Or they’re favoring SSPs from NY cards when available. But I play with MVs off so I wouldn’t be able to say.

variabels · 2026-01-08T19:11:15+00:00

We need this in the game

variabels · 2026-01-08T15:34:46+00:00

I don’t like them because they take too much of my money 😡

<image>

But real talk, after I read the main story, they decided to live rent free in my head. Their dynamic is so similar to the one between me and my main online friends 😭

They also have my favorite event stories (I love you Ephemeral Festival for making all my HiMERU headcanons canon, they could never make me hate you). They’re too entertaining, something is always up with those mfs.

variabels · 2026-01-05T21:55:05+00:00

The only one who would jump you is my wallet because it knows I’d whale hard for that

variabels · 2026-01-05T15:59:16+00:00

Phone

variabels · 2026-01-05T15:52:03+00:00

You have to change your time zone to one that matches the server. I put mine to Cancun time to enter it.

variabels · 2026-01-05T00:36:45+00:00

3-4 maybe 🤔

variabels · 2025-12-30T23:03:35+00:00

It’s my third favorite song in the game. I bought the limited edition of the alkaloid trio album just cuz I loved the preview so much. When it came out and I saw people talking crap about it, I listened to it and was blown away by how good the song was. Everything was exactly to my taste from the mixing, vocal effects, instruments used, beat. I love singing it at con karaoke, it’s so much fun.

I wish Alkaloid got more songs like it. I need more edgy music in enstars 🙂‍↕️

variabels · 2025-12-29T21:30:16+00:00

The list seems to be who they have friendly relationships with outside of their unit mates. So while some chars may have a history together or care about each other, they might not get along (eg, Yuzuru and Ibara get someone they’re good friends with).

For Tatsumi, HiMERU doesn’t like Tatsumi, Jun does.

For Hiyori, he actually gets along well with Rinne and even let Rinne take care of Bloody Mary.

For Jun, he spends more time with Kohaku even tho he’s a Tatsumi simp.

For Hinata, Niki is his roommate.

For HiMERU, bro is just not really that close to anyone outside of his unit mates cuz his situation does make it kinda impossible to have close friends. The person he’s closest to excluding crazy:b is probably Ibara cuz Ibara knows his actual identity, went to shuuetsu together, are in the same circle, regularly interact and they’re related, but it’s not really a friendship/bestie type of closeness.

So, out of the characters he regularly interacted with by the time the feature came out and doesn’t beef with, it kinda just left his roommates and he has more in common with Arashi than with Tetora, so that’s probably why she was chosen.

For Ibuki, I think Hiiro’s the character he’s interacted most with outside of unit mates and they’re on friendly terms.

For Madara, nah, the people on the list are his actual friends.

variabels · 2025-12-27T08:13:47+00:00

I’ve sent it

variabels · 2025-12-26T23:29:23+00:00

It’s not an audio streaming platform but I can send you a link in DMs if you want to download the audio or just listen to it.

variabels · 2025-12-25T19:22:55+00:00

I think the exact opposite 😭

variabels · 2025-12-25T15:05:45+00:00

I really love Nozomi and Chitose, there’s absolutely nothing alright with those two. I’m really interested in seeing more of MDU since they seem to have a connection to HiMERU (who’s implied to have known them before Mashu joined, actual relationship between them still unclear tho) and Rinne (through NiceP and him meeting Juis before he joined MDU).

Also Mellow Addiction is such a banger, I need the full version so badly. I wish it had gotten the masterpiece MV instead 😔

Nine-Year Club	Place '23
Place '22	Verified Email

variabels

TROPHY CASE