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SnaP! Girls Photo Party
- Thank you 💕 + winners! 🏆 🎉
Wow! You really went all of for this event! We really loved all your entries so much.
It was so nice to see people who didn't own merch DIYing their own. We're so happy and proud of our community.
They were all so good that we had a really hard time picking winners, which is why it took so long. We apologize for the delay, but without further ado, let's announce our winners!
And the winners are...
FishFins
Voted top "
CupcakeFeliz
Voted top "
Seyukina
Voted top "
Can_I_join_Hello_Happy_World
chieri
Congratulations to our winners!
They will receive a prize of their choice among the prizes we offer.
Support our giveaways!
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F.A.Q.
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I won and I didn't hear from you?
- Check your private messages. You may have to wait up to 24 hours after announcement.
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I didn't win and I'm sad ;_;
- The staff and the community loved your entry so your efforts didn't go to waste at all
💖 Please join our next special event!
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How can I thank you for your amazing work organizing these special events?
- We always appreciate sweet comments below, and if you want to push it a little further, we have a Patreon open for donations
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- We always appreciate sweet comments below, and if you want to push it a little further, we have a Patreon open for donations
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More questions?
- Read the Giveaways FAQ and ask your questions in the comments.
All participants
Cupcakefeliz, Cupcakefeliz, Cupcakefeliz, driponmypillowcase, Nozi, Barbie2689, Barbie2689, Seyukina, Can_I_join_Hello_Happy_World, chieri, princely, princely, princely, db0, FishFins
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CharaExpo USA 2019 -- Flowerstand Project
Hi all denizens of Bandori.Party! I'm violetR, your site's team manager! I may not post on Banpa often, however I love being apart of the BanGDream! Community as a whole, so I'm here to spread the word about the fantastic Flowerstand (Flasta) project members of the community have put together! Every BanG Dream! Seiyuu(voiceator) coming to CharaExpo USA this year has a stand project! This is something unprecedented for an overseas performance, but we are dedicated to making it happen!
What is Chara Expo USA?
Chara Expo USA is basically BushiroadCon. Literally. Check out the site here. The venue boasts tons of space, exhibits, and tons of content! Last year I had the pleasure of going, you can read about it here! If you can make it to Anaheim this year, from Dec 7-8, definitely do!
We managed to fund a Flasta for RAISE A SUILEN last year in just under a month, the Seiyuu were warmly receptive to the stand and we want nothing more to impress them once again!
Where can I donate to Flowerstands?
Here is the list of all the stand projects currently in funding processes. Even if a stand is funded, you may contribute to it. Many stands are donating excess to other stands to ensure we are all funded for the event in December! If you feel pressed for cash, of course do not donate. If you can only donate to one, pick your favorite as even if it's funded, you may end up funding another!
Additionally, artists! Many stands are still looking for someone to draw for them! If interested, please message the organizer on their listed platforms!
Poppin'Party
- General Stand <-- NEEDS ARTIST
- AIMI/Toyama Kasumi
- Otsuka Sae/Hanazono Tae
Roselia
- General Stand
- Aiba Aina/Minato Yukina
- Kudo Haruka/Hikawa Sayo
- Nakashima Yuki/Imai Lisa
- Sakuragawa Megu/Udagawa Ako <--NEEDS ARTIST
- Shizaki Kanon/Shirokane Rinko
RAISE A SUILEN
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Congratulations to our winners!
They will receive a prize of their choice among the BanG Dream!-themed goodies we offer. You can see the prizes in the original contest post.
Thanks to everyone who participated and helped make this contest a success!
Winners
🏆 Most popular
Throughout the event, the community will be able to give likes to posts, and the one with the most at the end will be the most popular!
#1 guilty_mother
170 likes
#2 Thabasa
169 likes
♥️ Suzu's choice
Our guest judge will use her extensive experience and knowledge in cosplay to judge all the entries and pick the best!
#1 mayumori-
I’m absolutely in love with the outfit. There are so many cute details! The material choice is really nice, I love the mix of glitter and lace! I just can’t believe how much work was put in this! The location choice is also so creative, it’s very dreamy and totally suits Aya!
#2 freya
This photoshoot is insanely amazing! I love location, I love photographers work, I love how accurate the costume is. I can believe she was able to find such nice and fitting fabric for skirt! I especially like the 3rd picture with a wink, the motion on it is so captivating. <3
Suzu's honorable mentions
Wow these girls managed to make these costumes in 48 hours!!! They’re soooo cute and as a Misaki fan I’M CRAZY about their Michelle! It’s definitely the best Michelle I’ve ever seen!
I love this picture so much! The location is very fitting and the dress is incredibly neatly made!
She’s such a perfect Yukina! I love details on the costume! ❤
Staff honorable mentions
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- LatidoReMe (Bandori Party staff;Developer): "While the photos could use some improved focus, they did a stunning job on the outfit! The Pirate Set is one of the most detailed and over-the-top outfits in the game, yet they managed to create a realistic version of it AND use it in a very marine setting. Alongside the scroll and bubble gun, it's a really fun set of cosplay photos that I think would be inspiring to other cosplayers."
- violetR (Bandori Party staff): "The costume is super cute and detailed, and the photos are amazing that they had done! I feel like this cosplayer went all out on the character, setting, and costume and she should be recognised for the amazing effort!"
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- db0 (Developer): "You look so happy wearing that Kasumi cosplay and it looks so colorful on you! It's so nice that you made it yourself. I looked at the WIP photos and I can see you put a lot of effort into it. Overall, I love the positive attitude and confidence in the photo, and the effort you put into making the costume."
- violetR (Bandori Party staff): "I love that she made it herself. The costume has a ton of little embellishments that normally I think most cosplayers would prefer to buy instead of make. She also feels like a really authentic Kasumi in the cosplay. Super cute!"
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- LatidoReMe (Bandori Party staff;Developer): "The tilted composition of the photo is eye-catching, and the cosplay is extremely well done! They captured the most defining aspects of the outfit and applied them in a realistic sense, which is a hard task indeed. For making me want to casually strut around as Pengin Kanon, I give them my top pick."
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- db0 (Developer): "THIS IS SO CUTE. I love that you made your outfits together and you picked an outfit that's not cosplayed very often. It's so nice that you all went to a convenience store for a photoshoot. I think you all played the character well, both with the work on the outfits and wigs, and with the way you portrayed them on the picture."
- kyuchiin☆ (Circles judges panel): "I love how they worked as a group in their cosplay!"
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- kyuchiin☆ (Circles judges panel): "I love how in character they were as kaoru and the cosplay!"
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- kyuchiin☆ (Circles judges panel): "I love how they look exactly like kaoru and the progress of the cosplay!"
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- LatidoReMe (Bandori Party staff;Developer): "For the photo, I love how well they utilized depth of field! The first photo especially excels at this, making it so that you are naturally motivated to view the focused part of the image. I also am a big fan of how the photo compositions too. Alongside an accurate version of Roselia's 2nd Initial Costumes, it's overall a great entry."
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- db0 (Developer): "I love how you tried to recreate both the Saaya album cover and the WEGO photoshoot. Both of your entries really stood out because of the effort you put into making them picture perfect~"
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- db0 (Developer): "We can really see all the details of the costume you made in your photos. Amazing job, it looks amazing. I hope you will have fun at Magfest and Katsucon and you will take a lot more photos for us~"
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- violetR (Bandori Party staff): "It's a simple selfie, but the facial expression and the use of a selfie makes it feel like an Authentic Behind-the-Scenes Arisa, trying to hide admiring herself. The make up and costume are simple, but the energy behind it is just as great as any other detailed entry!"
Support our giveaways!
These giveaways are made possible thanks to the support of our warm-hearted donators. If you wish to support Bandori Party for both our future giveaways and to cover the cost of our expensive servers in which our site run, please consider donating on Patreon.
What did you think about this contest?
We want to hear from you! Based on your opinion, we may or may not organize a similar contest next year.
Thank you
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Edit: Some people weren't able to finish their entry on time, so we are adding 5 days to the deadline.
Edit: Winners part 1 - Winners part 2
Make sure you post your entry, and take that extra time to vote for your favorite as well!
Are you ready for another beautiful summer full of idols and fun? So are we! That’s why we’ve decided to celebrate this sunny season with a photography contest!
Use your creativity to think of a beautiful summer-themed photo with one or more of the characters from one of the Circles family websites, and then make it come to life with your own camera!
Share your art with the rest of the community, and help us spread excitement for another exciting idol-filled summer! And of course, win amazing idols-themed prizes!
Dates
July 1st - July 31st
How to enter?
To enter this contest, all you will need to do is make an activity on a Circles website that features a character from a Circles website, and share the photo with the tag, "PetiteIdolStudioSummer"!
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How to post an activity with a hashtag on School Idol Tomodachi?
Follow this guide and make sure you write
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How to post an activity on Bandori Party, Cinderella Producers or Stardust Run?
Click the button that says "Add activity" on the homepage. Make sure you check the checkbox
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How to post an activity on Maji Love Collection?
Because Maji Love Collection is not launched yet, you can enter on Twitter or Instagram using the hashtag
"#PetiteIdolStudioSummer"and mention @MajiLoveCollect. Make sure your account is public, or we won't be able to see your entry!
Rules
- Minimum of one photo per entry, multiple photos allowed, no max.
- Multiple entries are allowed, but there will only be one prize per winner.
- Only activities posted after the contest starts and before the contest ends will count.
- You can submit videos, texts or any other kind of multimedia, but your entry needs to contain at least one photo.
- General rules of activities apply.
- You may enter in a single category or multiple categories. You don't need to specify it.
How to Win?
Categories
Show off your photography skills with the best location, perfect lightning, best angle and overall beautiful photo!
Stick to the summer theme, drive to the nearest beach, or wait for a sunny day to take your merch to the best summer party they've ever had! (Or sickest winter slopes, if you’re in the Southern Hemisphere)
After stocking up on merch for so long, today's your time to brag! Show off your extensive collection and dedication to your favorite idols to win!
Websites
You have until the end of the giveaway to get as many "likes" as you can on your activity. So share it with all your friends to get likes!
- School Idol Tomodachi With Love Live! merch, including Aqours, µ's, PDP idols, and any other side characters or voice actresses.
- Bandori Party With BanG Dream! merch, including all members of all bands, even bands outside of the GBP game and voice actresses.
- Cinderella Producers With Idolm@ster merch, including Cinderella Girls, but also all the other Idolm@ster characters in the whole license and voice actresses.
- Maji Love Collection With Uta☆Pri merch, including ST☆RISH, QUARTET NIGHT, HE★VENS , and any other side characters or voice actors.
- Stardust Run With Pokémon merch, including all Pokémon in Pokémon GO but also any other Pokémon not included in the game yet, and trainers as well.
Prizes
There will be 1 winner + 1 runner-up per category.
Winners per categories will be decided via a vote from staff members and contributors.
Prizes will be distributed based on how many staff points an entry received. The winner with the highest score gets to pick their favorite prize first.
There will be 1 winner per website.
The top activity per website with the most likes will be the 1st winner.
1st winners for each category (x3) get to choose between:
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1 black ITA bag with a transparent front
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1 transparent ITA bag with pockets for items
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1 mini white ITA bag (~2 nendoroids)
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1 Lumiace Dial live light stick (10 colors)
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1 6-pack of mini star transparent acrylic stands
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If you're not interested in any of the items we have, you can get the 2nd prize instead, or a custom digital drawing or edit
Runner-up winners for each category (x3) get:
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1 high quality print of a custom illustration by one of our artists, made just for you
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1 round/square keychain or round badge featuring the same illustration
1st winners per website (x5) get:
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Their choice of official merch from a selection per license
Love Live!
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BanG Dream!
Idolm@ster
Uta☆Pri
Pokémon
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If you're not interested in any of the official merch we have, you can get a custom digital drawing or edit instead
FAQ
What if it isn’t summer where I live?
Hey mate, you are free to do winter instead, and will be able to enter the "Summertime Sweetheart" category just like the other summer pictures. We just want you to capture the essence of your current season!
I don't feel like taking summer-themed photos, can I just take normal photos of my merch?
Yes. It will not qualify for the "Summertime Sweetheart" category, but you still have a chance to win in the other categories!
Do I need a good camera and good photography skills?
Any camera will do. If the quality ends up not being so good, you won't be able to win the "Picture Perfect Idol" category, but you can still use your creativity and take your chance to win in the other categories!
What if I don't have a lot of merch?
You don’t need “a lot” to do well in this contest! Even one item is fine. It might not get you to win the "SUPER OSHI" category, but we care about quality over quantity, so get creative, and see what summer-themed things you can create, or show off your photography skills!
What if I don't have any merch, at all?
Get creative, create your own! Printed characters work too! (As long as you use official images, your own art, or fan-art with the artist's consent + credit)
Do I have to use official merch only, or fan-made are allowed?
Fan-made merch are allowed, but we insist that you should do your best to find the artist and link to their store. Of course, you are also allowed to use your own merch.
Can I re-use old photos?
Yes, but they need to match the theme and you need to take them yourself. We might ask you for proof or retakes if we can't say for sure that you took them, and we may eliminate you if we find out you didn't.
I am not able to give you my address, can I still participate and get a prize?
We will be able to give you a digital prize instead, so feel free to join.
Most BanG Dream! characters are not idols, and Pokémon are not idols, can I still enter with a BanG Dream! / Pokémon themed photo?
Yes! We are aware that not all of them are idols, but we use this word because it's an easy shortcut.
Do I need to specify which category I'm entering?
You don't need to specify which categories you're entering.
Can I photoshop or edit my photos to add decoration, stickers, etc.?
You may add decorations, stickers, or do any kind of post-processing if you'd like. However, for the "Summertime Sweetheart" category, we will only take into account summer-themed decorations that are in the actual photo.
Can I include people in the photo?
Yes, you can include whatever you want in the photo as long as it's aligned with the general rules for activities and it contains some merch of any kind.
Any other question?
Reply in the comments section and we will do our best to help you.
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You've been waiting for it and you've been asking us about it over and over again. Here they are! The final, grand winners of Petite Idol Studio - Summer Paradise Ed. 2018
Going through all the entries and rating them to make a decision was something really nice to do, but it was also a very time-consuming task, so setting that time aside was a bit of a challenge for our staff teams. That's why we're only sharing the results now.
The judges were staff members and contributors of all our websites and they made sure to follow the rules and guidelines to make a fair, unbiased judgement.
It was tough because all the entries were really amazing!
The final ranking is truly impressive and we're really happy and proud to have organized this contest and to see the community come together and create beautiful things.
We all hope you will love and support our lovely winners as much as we love them!
After stocking up on merch for so long, today's your time to brag! Show off your extensive collection and dedication to your favorite idols to win!
GeekyAngie from Maji Love
1400 points
- martianlightsaber (Maji Love staff): 「It's a heck of an impressive character shrine」
- LatidoReMe (Bandori Party + Sukutomo staff): 「The volume of their collection is impressive, but I find the assortment of items amazing too! The costumes, food, and other out-of-the-ordinary items makes this entry stand out amongst the rest. Also, I feel they did a pretty good job at making their collection photogenic, which is always a plus.」
- ekotts (Maji Love staff): 「It's such an impressive shrine」
- Kach (Sukutomo staff): 「Really showing great dedication, the room looks super nice to the eye」
miilkyprincess from School Idol Tomodachi
800 points
- Memoly (Sukutomo staff): 「It's so shiny! I love the true dedication to Mari! The framed pic of Ainya & the awesome cosplay are great additions. 」
- db0 (Circles manager): 「Not one, but 2 ITA bags! So many figures and plushies! Now that's what I call true dedication」
Honorable mentions
- 3rd with 500 points: Katelyn from School Idol Tomodachi
- Also 3rd with 500 points: DMP12345 from School Idol Tomodachi
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Also 3rd with 500 points: violetR from Bandori Party
- Zehel (Sukutomo staff): 「Lovely collection and the shelf to showcase them」
- martianlightsaber (Maji Love staff): 「I love how well this is displayed」
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4th with 400 points: murasakiwonder from Maji Love
- ekotts (Maji Love staff): 「Ai stuff is so expensive, so kudos to you but also RIP your wallet」
- Memoly (Sukutomo staff): 「I can really feel the dedication that they have for this character and his seiyuu. Even though there isn't as much merch for this franchise (compared to franchises like Love Live), this entry really makes the most of the merch that there is!」
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5th with 300 points: ghostsguide from School Idol Tomodachi
- violetR (Bandori Party staff): 「I love hanamaru too and the bag is super cute, has tons and tons of charms and even the rare cheerleader plushie!」
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Also 5th with 300 points: Klala from Cinderella Producers
- db0 (Circles manager, developer): 「They made their own figure! That's so impressive! To me, that's worth a thousand bought figures~」
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6th with 200 points: umicorn from School Idol Tomodachi
- LatidoReMe (Bandori Party + Sukutomo staff): 「The amount of items they have for both Chika AND Riko is stunning, and I like that they were willing to make merch themselves too!」
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Also 6th with 200 points: Dinosaur from School Idol Tomodachi
- Aoi (Graphic designer, artist, Spanish translator): 「They're super cute! Usually people tend to photograph their nesoberis or nendoroids, alter figures and charms when it comes to merch, and I usually don't see this type of merch. Amazing!」
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Also 6th with 200 points: tiffuwu from Bandori Party
- violetR (Bandori Party staff): 「I love the dedication to get every piece of merch with their girl on it!」
Show off your photography skills with the best location, perfect lightning, best angle and overall beautiful photo!
AngelNya from School Idol Tomodachi
700 points
- Zehel (Sukutomo staff): 「Beautiful photos and Eli looks very cute」
- martianlightsaber (Maji Love staff): 「I like the composition and lighting of the first shot」
- Memoly (Sukutomo staff): 「The composition of these photos are lovely, and I love the change in expression of the Eli nendoroid 」
caprisun from School Idol Tomodachi
600 points
- violetR (Bandori Party staff): 「Recreating the base of the figure is cute :D」
- Memoly (Sukutomo staff): 「This entry is so pretty! The setting is beautiful, and mini Hanamaru writing "Aqours" in the sand is too cute」
Honorable mentions
- 3rd with 500 points: misstinymoon from School Idol Tomodachi
- Also 3rd with 500 points: Paily from School Idol Tomodachi
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Also 3rd with 500 points: Katelyn from School Idol Tomodachi
- Aoi (Graphic designer, artist, Spanish translator): 「These photo skills are amazing! Riko looks amazing and that filter is just perfect!」
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4th with 300 points: LatidoReMe from School Idol Tomodachi
- martianlightsaber (Maji Love staff): 「The lighting on this is gorgeous and the mini surfboard is a nice touch」
- Also 4th with 300 points: Kyoko_Skittle from School Idol Tomodachi
- Also 4th with 300 points: ZoruaMaximum from School Idol Tomodachi
- 5th with 200 points: coolioreese from School Idol Tomodachi
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Also 5th with 200 points: Koi-Fish from School Idol Tomodachi
- rdsatheen (Sukutomo staff): 「The second shot is a stunning photograph」
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Also 5th with 200 points: Klala from Cinderella Producers
- violetR (Bandori Party staff): 「I love that they made their own figure!」
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Also 5th with 200 points: ninthgoddess from School Idol Tomodachi
- Kach (Sukutomo staff): 「Really liking the light-rainbow effects, and the picture is just cute」
Stick to the summer theme, drive to the nearest beach, or wait for a sunny day to take your merch to the best summer party they've ever had! (Or sickest winter slopes, if you’re in the Southern Hemisphere)
Lapsy143 from Bandori Party
1000 points
- martianlightsaber (Maji Love staff): 「Gotta hand it to 'em for going to a glacier in the middle of Northern hemisphere summer! ;'D」
- Aoi (Graphic designer, artist, Spanish translator): 「This is so winter-ish... And I love it. 」
- Kach (Sukutomo staff): 「Snow!」
AngelNya from School Idol Tomodachi
600 points
- Zehel (Sukutomo staff): 「The background and the flowers remind me of summer and they fit the theme well」
- martianlightsaber (Maji Love staff): 「It really looks like a summertime ad」
Note: AngelNya is also the 1st winner in "Picture Perfect Idol" category. As part of the rules, participants can only get one prize, so the 3rd winner will exceptionally get a prize instead.
Dinosaur from School Idol Tomodachi
500 points
- violetR (Bandori Party staff): 「Nice photography skills here!」
- Kach (Sukutomo staff): 「Really pretty location, sunny and nice sea/lake」
Honorable mentions
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4th with 400 points: caprisun from School Idol Tomodachi
- Aoi (Graphic designer, artist, Spanish translator): 「I like how you can see the people in the background, that is a REAL beach!」
- 5th with 300 points: Kyoko_Skittle from School Idol Tomodachi
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Also 5th with 300 points: LatidoReMe from School Idol Tomodachi
- rdsatheen (Sukutomo staff): 「Surfboard!」
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Also 5th with 300 points: Leelillen from School Idol Tomodachi
- Memoly (Sukutomo staff): 「So cute! I love Chika's sun hat and the imagery of You & Chika sharing a milkshake on a hot summer day :)」
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Also 5th with 300 points: ZoruaMaximum from School Idol Tomodachi
- violetR (Bandori Party staff): 「Good use of the base and a nice backdrop~」
- 6th with 200 points: Klala from Cinderella Producers
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Also 6th with 200 points: ninthgoddess from School Idol Tomodachi
- Memoly (Sukutomo staff): 「I can feel the summer vibes radiate from Nozomi's smile~ (Also love the cute little watermelon slice)」
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Also 6th with 200 points: Paily from School Idol Tomodachi
- Zehel (Sukutomo staff): 「Mari with the beach background reminds me of summer」
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Also 6th with 200 points: pupelarajaka from School Idol Tomodachi
- rdsatheen (Sukutomo staff): 「Fun summer activities」
Some judges didn't leave any comment, but the total amount of points is correct!
We weren't the only judges for this contest! The entire community picked one winner per website via likes.
→ Check out Bandori Party's community-voted winner
→ Learn more about the rules and prizes of the contest "Petite Idol Studio - Summer Paradise Ed. 2018"
What did you think about this contest?
We want to hear from you! Depending on your opinion, we may or may not organize a similar contest this winter or next summer.
→ Take the survey!
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WINNERS ANNOUNCED HERE
Let's Celebrate! 1 Year Anniversary & Activity Launch!
We're here to say thanks for the last year of support. The site and it's accompanying community have grown exponentially just within the last 2 months, mostly in part to the launch of the World-wide GBP Server! We want to celebrate with two new, very special contests.
"Change My Mind" Challenge! - Activity Launch Contest
For activities, it'll be a bit simpler. Write a compelling post about why your best girl means so much to you. Don't be skimpy! You love her after all, don't you? You can include images of your shrine, anything you've done to celebrate her birthday, or draw some fan art/share your fan art! If you use images that don't belong to you or aren't sourced from the game itself, please credit and use with their permission. The tag used for this contest will be "Change My Mind Challenge". Please, do not use negative words/present other girls as negative to promote your own girl, as it is against our guidelines and will be deleted and ineligible for competition.
The contest will run 2 weeks, until June 3rd.
There will be 3 prizes for this category!
- The most liked activity using the "Change My Mind Challenge" tag
- Staff Pick (Made Us Cry & Almost Changed Our Best Girl For You Award)
- Random Pick!
Prizes
For the winners of Staff Pick & Most Popular, you will win a custom commission from one of our lovely community artists, Hisoku & Grey! They just ask that you pick something for your art that is BanG Dream! Related, since you did write an essay about your best girl! The winner of random draw will get a twitter layout commission or other graphic design element of your choice from BrokenMaddnessu!
Kanae's Band Experiment -- 1st Anniversary Design Contest!
Our mascot, Kanae, has been with us for almost a year now as well. Our anniversary might have been in April, but she came into being that following summer. She represents the database and stores all the information here for you to see! However, she's missing some important information about the series she feels she can only get if she were to join a band... So, Kanae begins her quest as a temporary band member to collect new, percise information!
We don't have many guidelines, because we want to see what you come up with! All we ask is you design a live/band outfit for Kanae. It can be from the same vein as a currently existing band, or a whole new concept if you'd like. All we ask is don't submit Kanae wearing an already made outfit in the game. Her position in the band is undecided, so you can render her as a drummer, singer, keyboardist, or anything else! Also, be sure to read the terms & conditions for the contest when you submit.
PLEASE, do not share your entries on the site or off the site until results of the contest are posted. Thank you!
If you don't think you're the best artist, we will take your design idea and one of our staff artists will redraw your vision! You don't have to do a fully rendered art piece to win!
FAQ
What do you mean by a 'rendered image'?
This would mean you provided a full body image, fully colored/shaded and in high resolution. However, we realise not all great ideas come from people who can fully render their idea.
So, what should I include if I submit just a design?
You can be as detailed or not as you would like, however keep in mind overall design will be judged. So we'd like to see a hairstyle, hair/eye color, the outfit, any accessories she might have, and a color palette.
What Happens to my design if it wins?
This is covered in the Terms & Conditions you accept when you submit your design/image. Please read it on the submission form.
Where can I see a full reference of Kanae?
Click the button with "..." next to the globe, and view "About Us" to see Kanae in her full glory as drawn by @Nyarasho on twitter!
Anything else?
Please take all the liberties you want, but keep in mind that the character is a manager of the Bandori.Party live house, and should reflect that. If you have anymore questions, we would be happy to answer them below in the comments!
Prizes
The winning designer will get either a 10$ or 1500JPY gift card to Google Play/iTunes to purchase a Premium Box, as well as a special badge to commemorate their win! All Participants will also get a badge for their BanPa Profile.
Additionally, there will be a physical prize of your choice. We have 1 Yukina Shikishi, Hot-stamped with her signature from last year's Lawson Collab, or a collection of Motto! Garupa Life 4komas that was sold at the Garuparty event in January.
Submit your design!
Contest Ends June 17th
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banner by violetR
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In conjunction with our launch giveaway, the staff team is pleased to announce our first community event - Bandori.Party Battle of the Bands! We apologize for the various delays we've had, they were caused by unexpected errors in our planning as well as the majority of our staff team being busy for a short while, and would like to thank the users who have had so much patience with us!
And now that we've finished the introduction, let us begin introducing the event~!
General Outline
The purpose of this event is to rack up points for a band of your choice by participating in moderated live rooms! After event sign-ups are over, we will announce which band you will be representing - please keep in mind that you may not get your first choice band, but we will do our best to accommodate everyone into either their first or second choices. In each live room, we will have at least one moderator (who will be representing a band as well), as well as one player from every other band. These players and moderator will then play a song (which will be 'voted' on by players, provided that they fit with the 'theme'), and will be judged based on performance, and will receive points based on their performance. Each live room will have a specific "theme" that will be rotated throughout the duration of our sessions - a specific list can be found below.
IMPORTANT NOTE: The majority of our communication will be done through Discord - be sure to have an account, and have joined our Discord group!
Specifics - Scoring System
The scoring system is based off a “Perfect Million” scoring system, where each player will be scored out of one million points based on their performance. More details and formula are available here. Players will also receive bonuses to their score based on their chosen difficulty, as indicated below:
- Easy → no bonus
- Normal → +20 000 to total score (2% of total possible score)
- Hard → +50 000 to total score (5% of total possible score)
- Expert → +90 000 to total score (9% of total possible score)
After each player has been scored, and difficulty bonuses applied, players will then be ranked against each other based on their total score, to receive points for their band. The number of points each player will receive are broken down as such:
- 1st Place → 10 pts.
- 2nd Place → 8 pts.
- 3rd Place → 7 pts.
- 4th Place → 6 pts.
- 5th Place → 5 pts.
Furthermore, there are additional bonuses/penalties! For those overachievers out there, there's a bonus for full comboing a song - 1 point on Easy or Normal, and 2 points on Hard or Expert! Also, should a player be exhausted (this will be determined by your number of Bads/Misses at the end of the song - healers will not help!) by the end of the song, there is a deduction of 3 points (not score!) to the number of earned points for that run. Please keep the above points in mind while selecting your difficulty for songs - be sure to play at the appropriate difficulty~
Specifics - Song Rotation
As explained above, the songs that are available to be played in rooms will be based on a specific 'theme'. There is a list of these available themes, which will be randomly picked before a room is hosted.
- Poppin' Party! {Original Songs}
- Roselia {Original Songs}
- Pastel * Palettes {Original Songs}
- Afterglow {Original Songs}
- Hello Happy World! {Original Songs}
- Poppin' Party! {Cover Songs}
- Roselia {Cover Songs}
- Pastel * Palettes {Cover Songs}
- Afterglow {Cover Songs}
- Hello Happy World! {Cover Songs}
- Any Song!
These will be selected via a random number generator - however, moderators may repick a theme based on their own judgement, should they feel a certain theme is selected too often, or a certain theme is not being used often enough.
Specifics - Conduct During the Event
Of course, there's all the stuff about being nice to one another, having good sportsmanship, and other such things that needs to be mentioned in this section... But this section is not only for these matters, but also things that help make our lives easier!
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Changing Your Nickname in the Discord Server - After the event begins, please include your Bandori username in your Discord nickname, if it isn't the same/already in there. You do not have to delete your existing username - for example, simply attach your Bandori username at the end of your username, like this: < Username > [ Bandori Username ].
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Setting your In-Game tag to Support your Band - Be sure to show support for your band by setting your in-game 'tag' to support your band! This also helps with keep track of who's part of what team during lives, helping us organize players, thanks for doing this in advance~
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Setting your Discord Status - If you are not available for play at any time during the sessions, for one reason or another, but don't want to be disconnected from Discord/the chat, be sure to set your status to Idle/Do Not Disturb! We will not select you to participate in a live should your status be set to Idle/Do Not Disturb. Being available when you're selected really helps with running the event smoothly, so this is an important note! Additionally, the reverse also applies - if you want to be selected, be sure to set your status to Online!
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Setting a Team Leader - Please do NOT use a Perfect Lock leader for your teams! Because players will be judged based off their performance instead of their score, Perfect Lock skills will severely affect results. Yes, we get that you want to support your band by showing off the best copy of the card you have. However, we sincerely ask all users to refrain from using a Perfect Lock leader, thank you~
If you don't know how to perform any of the above things, simply comment below or contact us, and we will do our best to provide assistance!
Specifics - Exhaustion
Many users have been confused about our rules about Exhaustion during a live, as we cannot accurately measure whether or not somebody fails. Therefore, we have enacted a new system that will allow for more flexibility and accuracy when declaring whether somebody is "exhausted" or not.
Details
- At the end of the live, each player's Bads and Misses are tallied up, then added together to form a "penalty score".
- For the purposes of the penalty score, each Bad will count as half a point, and each Miss will count as one point.
- A player will be declared "Exhausted" if this penalty score exceeds a certain threshold.
- This threshold will be determined by 2% of the total notes in the song, always rounded up to the nearest half number.
- Even if a player is not actually exhausted at the end of a live, if their penalty score exceeds the threshold for that song, they will be declared "exhausted".
- Conversely, even if a player gets exhausted in-game, as long as their penalty score does not exceed the threshold, they will not be declared "exhausted" for the purposes of the event.
- Unlike the scoring system, this mechanic has not been tested by our moderators or staff team. This system may be changed during the event (especially regarding the % of notes that makes up the threshold value) should it be deemed 'inappropriate'.
Tentative Schedule
Bandori.Party Battle of the Bands will be held over a period of two "meta" periods (where events are not taking place). Here is a schedule for this next "meta" period (05.19 - 05.21). Once again, you do NOT need to participate in every session~!
Regular Sessions
These sessions will take place at the following times, provided that there are enough members from each band to do so. You may not join a room with a moderator from your own team - keep this in mind! (Moderators' teams are provided in brackets)
LatidoReMe (HaroHapi)
- Saturday / 05.20 / 6:00 UTC
- Sunday / 05.21 / 6:00 UTC
BAGU (Poppin')
- Friday / 05.19 / 18:00 UTC
- Friday / 05.19 / 20:00 UTC
- Saturday / 05.20 / 10:00 UTC
TiffyNinja (Roselia)
- Friday / 05.19 / 4:00 UTC
- Friday / 05.19 / 6:00 UTC
- Saturday / 05.20 / 4:00 UTC
aorteau (Aglo)
- Friday / 05.19 / 23:00 UTC
- Saturday / 05.20 / 22:00 UTC
- Sunday / 05.21 / 22:00 UTC
Nacko (Aglo)
- Friday / 05.19 / 22:00 UTC
- Saturday / 05.20 / 23:00 UTC
- Sunday / 05.21 / 23:00 UTC
Infinity (PasuPare)
- Friday / 05.19 / 20:00 - 21:00 UTC
- Saturday / 05.20 / 20:00 - 21:00 UTC
Wildcard Sessions
This is a new free session system. Staff will be available all day to fill in during times of high volume and traffic, as well as allow more flexibility within the schedule. They will run as normal games, but will happen sporadically.
Staff are also allowed to host a session at any time besides the times they assigned themselves. The only limitation is that they are required to have 4 members of competing bands online to do so.
violetR (PasuPare)
- Friday / 05.19 / 10:00 - 16:00 UTC
- Saturday / 05.20 / 10:00 - 16:00 UTC
Passionate (HaroHapi)
- Friday / 05.19 / ???
- Saturday / 05.20 / ???
natsushi (Poppin')
- Friday / 05.19 / ???
- Saturday / 05.20 / ???
jadii (Roselia)
- Friday / 05.19 / ???
- Saturday / 05.20 / ???
Prizes
And of course, we can't forget about prizes! The prizes for this event will be badges on our site, Bandori.Party! Each and every participant will receive a badge for participating, and the members of the winning band will receive an additional badge, be sure to show them off your friends!
Miscellaneous Rules + FAQ
Any further questions about the event that wasn't answered in this post, or any of the related documents? Feel free to PM us or comment your question below, and we'll answer it to the best of our ability!
Furthermore, should any additional rules need to be added (for the sake of organization, balancing, and whatnot), they will be posted in this section, so stay tuned!
Rules about Exhaustion - Read in Section "Specifics - Exhaustion"
Summary: If you miss a certain number of notes (2% of the total notes in the song), you will be declared "exhausted", regardless of whether you actually failed or not. Conversely, even if you are actually exhausted, as long as your misses don't exceed this number, you will not be declared "exhausted" for the sake of this event. In regards to this rule, two Bads will count as a Miss.
1. What is Garupa?
Garupa is the shortened form of BanG Dream!, taking the "Girls' Band Party" part of the name.
2. Does my centre have to be a member of my assigned band? Do all members have to be from my assigned band?
No, your centre/team can be made up of any member you wish. At the same time, there's nothing against it, so if you want to show off a shiny 4* from your favorite band, go for it! However, like stated above, no Perfect Lock leaders please!
3. Speaking of Perfect Lock leaders, can I use them anywhere else on my team?
Yes! Since their skills will NOT be activating during live shows, it is fine to have Perfect Lock characters on your team, provided they are not your leader.
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We look forward to seeing everyone at the event~!
edit on May 5th - addition of a FAQ, as well as tentative schedule
edit on May 12th - fixed Discord link + added rules about exhaustion
