(Kinda a rant post about Argonavis) (Not bashing them btw)

The Japanese fandom is just so... I don’t even know the word to describe it? At first they complained about not wanting Argonavis to interact with the female characters (which I can understand, keeping their purity and whatever), but even after it’s confirmed that they’ll be in a separate story, the fans still aren’t satisfied. I keep seeing comments like, “if it’s going to be a separate story, then don’t make them under the Bang Dream franchise.” Like, Argonavis is already going to be separate from the girls, why can’t they be satisfied with that? Do they just not want men to be associated with the franchise? It’s basically the same as Idolm@ster Side M, and their franchise is doing just fine.

Wanting them to be an entirely different franchise simply because it’s a different story just sounds like a dumb excuse of not wanting male characters associated. Argonavis is still a BAND, so it makes sense for them to still be under Bandori. Like, sure, every Pretty Cure generation are magical girls and need to defeat bad guys, but each of them have a different story and characters, why not separate them? Because they’re all still female characters. Mkay.

And another stupid point I saw brought up was something along the lines of “make the events different from the girl version so fujoshis don’t come pouring in.” Like??? Because character interaction is only ever for the sake of making ships, and not for character development, am I right?

Seriously, Argonavis have a different official website, a different story, and (I presume) a different twitter account dedicated to them. If you don’t like them, they’ll barely have to be in your lives. What more can you ask for? Getting real tired of the jp fandom’s shit.

Drew Lisa,idk if i should finish this

guys guys look at this absolute cutie!!!!!

i love her ;w;

The Bandori franchise has thrown so much news at us today it's almost a bit overwhelming. > o<

It's so exciting though, seeing how far Bandori as a whole has come. This time last year, I thought GBP was going to be one of those things that eventually faded out of the hype and was slowly forgotten. A lot of people I had known had started to give up and quit the game, but I held onto it because I had faith.

Seeing how much the game has throttled the franchise forward is inexplicably amazing. A continuation of the anime with not one, but two seasons (with hopefully better animation than the first), a chibi anime coming out quite soon, a new male project branching out... It's so cool to see how this franchise has grown so much in the last year.

I may not have been around during the very beginning of the Bandori franchise, but it still means so much to me and it's so heart-warming to see it grow and succeed.

I'm ready to support the rest of the Bandori franchise, and whatever it plans to release next! 💕

GUYS GUYS GUYS WE’RE GETTING 2 MORE ANIME SEASONS IM SCREAMING

The 2nd season with air next January and the 3rd season next October!!

If the Roselia members were teachers at my (really crazy weeb filled) school

Yukina- The Principal. Really strict at first, but once you've been at school for long enough, you find out she's really nice. Has a weak spot for cats.

Lisa- Maths teacher. Okay, but when I was in 8th grade, and when Riverdale was new, everyone thought this teacher was straight up a slut, simply because she looked like Mrs Grundy from Riverdale, but she's actually really strict and wants her students to get into the top class

Sayo- Assisstant Principal. "When you get back to school, I expect your uniforms to be in perfect shape. No makeup, no nail polish, no rings, no bracelets, no earrings and NO ROLLED KILTS" -Assisstant Principal. From what you've heard, she's a stick in the mud, but she can get hella competitive when it comes to her house winning the Swimming and Athletics Carnivals. She went full out on the Pirate theme last year, and decorated our building head-to-toe in pirate flags, and RED EVERYWHERE!

Ako- (Weeb) Music Teacher. I've posted quite a bit of him on SukuTomo, but I'll explain him to you guys here. He loves anime, gaming, and is really skilled at the drums. Surprisingly, he also likes Roselia, after getting led from a BabyMetal MV, and guess who his best girl is. Really lax, and gves us 8 prac lessons for every 10 lessons we have with him.

Rinko- Librarian. Really quiet. Never speaks, but when you challenge her to any video game, she will stand victorious above your beaten ass.

Himari is a goddess ♥

(also tomohima fans where u at)

"Your skirt is 1cm above the knee, you're wearing the sports jacket instead of your blazer, your uniform fails to be impeccable and let me point out the fact that you are wearing EARRINGS?/?/?/?/?/?/ Udagawa-san. I expected more of you."

Also, you are wearing CHOKERS and NECKLACES and NaIl PoLiSh?/?/?/?/?/?/?/??/?/?/?/??/?/?/?/?/?? That is ABSOLUTELY INTOLERABLE UDAGAWA-SAN! Set an example for Udagawa-san, my god!

I've literally played Don't Be Afraid 4 times in a row without my choosing on multi live but I'm not complaining cause it's my favorite song in the whole game (cough Suzuko Mimori cough cough)

Chisato as a Character (1/3)

I should say beforehand that if you don't like Chisato, you're perfectly obligated not to, but I hope that after reading this you'll (if you didn't before) be able to separate a likable character from a well written one.

The main gripes people have with Chisato are her callousness and the air she gives off (couldn't really phrase this one correctly but I'll elaborate on it later).

Chisato's ruthlessness and tendencies to borderline backstab are traits that have been developed from showbiz. From a very young age, she's been exposed to the lack of authenticity of Hollywood, and as a result, she's conditioned herself to be able to make decisions that will push foward her career. If you are compassionate, people will step over you. Morality, at least human morality, is not what lands you a singing label, or a starring role in a movie.

Chisato is not a bad person at heart. But she's also not naive, and she knows that she should be putting her time and effort into something that will garner profits. Chisato didn't put her whole into being a part of Pastel*Palettes because in her (more experienced) perspective, she understands that the members are passionate, but they also may not have what it takes to succeed, especially after their performance failure. (the failure would also damage Chisato's reputation and would result in her losing more opportunities to advance her career)

What Chisato tells Aya that makes her cry is that "hard work does not guarantee success." This phrase in particular hits Aya especially hard because Aya had been working fruitlessly for years to get into the position she is currently in, and at that plot point the band was doing terribly. Although Chisato didn't realize it at the moment, she respects people with strong work ethics (although if done pointlessly annoys her), which is why she gives Aya this piece of advice, albeit bluntly.

Did she set out to purposely antagonize Aya? No.

I would also like to bring to attention a significantly more popular character that has said something very similar, but was almost completely ignored:

The context of this quote is from Mari Ohara, after she rejects Aqours' first promotional video. This is another character who understands the mechanism behind business well, and similarly to Chisato, both of them put up a persona or a facade that hides some aspects of their personality.

One of the reasons why Mari saying this was so easily overlooked was because of the characters on the receiving end.

Chika, the leader of Aqours, is a genki-esque type of character, which means she is hardheaded and strives to stay positive. Chika is the type of person to take Mari's criticism in stead at best, or ignore it at worst.

Aya contrasts from Chika in this manner. As seen here:

Aya takes what people think about her much more personally. She will go out of her way to see what other people think of her, or the band. Aya is portrayed as a sensitive character and she tends to fall under her insecurities at times.

If Chika was more prone to needing self-validation, and if she had expressed being upset after what Mari had said to her, would people dislike Mari for giving her honest input?

My last point: the stark differences between the masks Mari and Chisato hide behind is a determining factor in the way the main audience perceives them.

Mari plays up her cheerfulness. Chisato acts polite and distant.

Mari has friends she is mostly honest with, but occasionally, they will be able to tell when her carefree facade slips, usually when she is feeling sad. Because the story does not revolve around her, no one knows exactly what goes on in Mari's head besides the other characters (meaning the viewers only get to see her likable side). A lot of Mari's development stems around her dynamic between the other third years, and she does not get any major developments and changes to her character. Overall, people warm up to her because she is portrayed 99% of the time at her best, which is why some of her comments are brushed over.

PP's story does not revolve around making friends, and Chisato is a very closed off person by nature. Arguably, PP's band story is more realistic than Aqours in terms of the corruption and competitiveness of the idol industry. As a result, people don't consider Chisato's need to distance herself from the band to protect her career, and overlook the character development she undergoes (from wanting to withdraw from the band, to opening up to her bandmates to succeed as PP, even if it means risking failure). If you delve deeper to read her card stories, you'll find that her struggle to be honest with her friends is what makes her so much more realistic and driven because of her origins.

TL;DR: Chisato is being judged too harshly for being human.

(Please take the time to read her main and memorial stories! Honestly most of the points I made are conclusions you can draw on your own.)

ANNOUNCING ARGONAVIS

An Exciting New Chapter for BanG Dream!

Announced shortly before the beginning of the 5th Live at Makuhari Messe Hall, the project for a "Male-Centric" universe of BanG Dream! had been revealed by announcing their very first live!

The announcement tweet gained much traction after the initial retweet from us at Bandori.Party! At this time, the only information that had been given was the announcement of 3 Cast Members: Maeda Seiji, Morishima Shuuta, and Hyuuga Daisuke, and that their first live will take place in the month of July, with more cast members to be announced. See the 3 Seiyuu introduce the project in this video!

After about an hour or so of comments of fans of the franchise worried about the interaction of the male characters with the girls from a series called "Girls Band Party", Kidani, who manages the franchise and is it's creator, sent a series of tweets to calm fans:

"The Male Bandori Project is a different world than the existing Bang Dream story. The characters will not mix and it is 100% different." Original Tweet

"I also don't want to see males appear in the world of Bandori. The limit is the characters' fathers. (Though this is just a personal view)"Original Tweet

That's all for the news round up on ARGONAVIS. How do you feel about this new addition to our beloved franchise? Remember to be courteous with your discussion, whether you're for the project or not, it is happening!

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