I'm having some mixed feelings about this 6th Anniversary update...

Yup, that's right guys I'm BACK with the weirdest update of all time.

First of all...

I'm LOVING the new Afterglow outfits. I'm so glad that they made them different for every member instead of having them all be the same.

I'm not sure what's happening with the art style here, though. It's weird, but I like it.

MISAKI IS FREE. FINALLY

SHE FINALLY GET'S WHAT SHE DESERVES. I don't know if this has to do with one of the HHW stories because I haven't read a single story since 2021 (lol), but I'm thrilled!

Now here's where things get more negative.

I'm not a fan of the 3D models.

They look really unpolished and odd, it just wasn't a good idea. It feels like Bandori is just copying what Project Sekai.

The models do seem to have some cool animation features, like the way that they move their fingers, chords and music stuff, etc. But even in 3D live mode, the models have really weird shadows.

WHY DID BANDORI DO THIS. WHY WAS THERE EVER A NEED FOR FIVE STARS.

This completely devalues all the other 4*'s that I have. It took YEARS to get all of those! And now they won't even be that good.

I am glad that they're doing the Kirameki card transfer, though. That means I'll at least have one five star for 6th anni.

But part of this also feels really weird, because even though Kirameki cards are awesome, they don't have, like, astonishing art or costumes.

THIS I am excited for, though. Kirameki AND Dreamless with new five stars?! This is great!

But with my luck I'm gonna get absolutely no good cards lol

I absolutely HATE this new decoration feature. Bandori isn't a silly life simulation decorating game, it's a rhythm game. The dumbest feature of 2023.

All together, I'm really bummed out.

The game is trying to be too much like every other game out there. And with games like D4DJ and Pjsekai, Bandori has lost the spotlight. All of these efforts they've been putting in to regain it are just tanking the game's reputation. Maybe after this anniversary, Bandori might need to go. (Even though that would be super sad.)

This update is probably going to lose lots of Bandori fans, sadly.

I GOT CHU2 DXRDXEGVYVCFRERSWECRYUYVTC

WELCOME TO: SHOULD YOU SCOUT FOR THE NEW EN 4 STARS??

my spreadsheet brings all the boys to the yard and with about 4 hours until another backstage pass gacha comes out on en servers, i'm gonna tell you if it's worth it to roll for the new cards

1. HIROMACHI NANAMI "Glittering on the Forehead, a Proof of Youth"

my beloved, i love her so much. this is a really good card with the compound ability (they're just rolling that skill on anybody now istg), unfortunately cool isn't a very good type for morf. rui still doesn't have a cool card (outside of her birthday card, which really isn't a viable option) in jpn servers, but since morf still doesn't have a wide selection for cards, this is still a good option if you wanna build a strong band with the mismatch that we've got

2. ASAHI ROKKA "Into The Light"

lock you're killing me girlie. in all honesty, cool is a pretty good type for RAS teams, and this card isn't that bad. it's basically the exact same as her "change the world" starter 4 star, so if you already have that then don't scout for her, they're exactly the same and her starter card is actually slightly more powerful. if you don't have that card this is a fine scout i guess, but there are better options

i'm not scouting on this banner because if you're building a happy afterglow band the next gacha is literally a gold mine. that's what i'm saving up for moca my precious but otherwise backstage pass is a good time to save up stars for future banners, but if you're planning on scouting i wish you luck!! that nanami card is pushing my self-restraint tbh

spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pjaDRnEePTO7tO-xSqtMYauTut3_Zv5ztv15Uz3V854/edit?usp=sharing

HELLO????????????

The lucky 7th pull (☆∀☆)

every other pull was the bare minimum sobsob

Heyyy You Can Call Me Avva My best girls are You Watanabe Aya Maruyama and Tsukushi Futaba

I can't believe I got 3 of the 4 limited cards in one pull

I really wanted Misaki's card, I already accepted that Craff Egg will never make a model for Misaki on stage but it's still nice to see her appear in the trained art.

Omg so beautiful 👌

Umm... I feel like this is gonna cause my Gacha luck to be nonexistent when I pull for Yukata Kokoro....

I sure hope not...

Anyways Happy Birthday Kokoro!

大好き！

Also i got Masking in the new RAS event! 💛

I GOT THE SAYO AND THE HINA IN THE SAME PULL AND I GOT MY DREAM AKO OMFG BANDORI THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SUCH AN AMAZING CHRISTMAS PRESENT-