30 days challenge by okusawamiikun || DAY XV - FAVOURITE ORIGIN STORY

as someone who got into BanDori through the anime, it’d be a crime to mention any story other than PoPiPa’s.

seeing these five girls who didn’t know each other at all in the beginning come together and become a truly great group of friends ... struggling starting out but eventually finding what makes them good enough to play at SPACE like they aimed ... everyone’s backstories, but especially Saaya’s, god the Star Beat episode made me cry,,

if any of the origin stories should have gotten an anime, I’m glad it was this one. all the other ones are great too but PoPiPa’s reigns supreme imo, and I’m glad JP (and EN too probably) got it in story form so people who didn’t watch it can still experience it!

shoutout goes to PasuPare this time tho, I already said I love how it deals with the problems in their industry & their different backgrounds instead of just being the floofy idol dream!

30 days challenge by okusawamiikun || DAY XVII - FAVOURITE EVENT

there was a lot to pick from, but in the end, my favourite event is still this one!

I just love how the writers treat Rinko and her friends in it. Rinko in general has some of the best writing I’ve ever seen in a shy / socially anxious character like her, slowly taking steps forward at her own pace, and this event just emphasises how everyone supports her. my favourite scene has got to be the one where they’re picking out swimsuits and Ako is getting hyped up and kind of forcing Rinko into it (with no malice, of course) and Lisa notices that Rinko’s feeling uncomfortable and gently reminds Ako not to push her, which she immediately realises and apologises for, it’s such a wonderful moment.

I’m so proud of Rinko at all times ... and this is such a fun character combination too, with Himari and Aya in the mix. bless

shoutout to Hello, My Happy World for making me get emotional from its title alone. Misaki has come so far, too

That pleasant moment where you're, achieving an FC, AP in a rhythm game. 🥰

Ramirez - Cool - "Safe From The Storm"

Bandori 30 Day Challenge! (Day 19 / 30)

Credits to okusawamiikun for creating this challenge o(^▽^)o

Favorite Costume Set

I absolutely adore this set! I think it has a rather retro feel to it design wise, and I love all of the little details in their dresses and accessories. My favorite part is definitely the alternate hairstyles for all the girls though, and I can’t wait for when this set is released on WW!

gah, skipped two days. i was busy all weekend ;w;

It’s either a translation error or she has A BEACH.

(Pretty sure she actually has one..)

Reminder 20 MARCH IS HIKAWAS BIRTHDAY

EDIT = 23 MARCH IS RIMI BIRTHDAY

Anybody else having really bad luck with the fleeting gacha? Saved all my stars, spent an extra $50 and got all duplicates save the 3-star Himari ;___________;

Getting to the point where I'm about to invest in the dark arts

okusawamiikun’s 30 Day Challenge!

Day 4: Favourite Afterglow character

The amazing bread-loving Moca! I think among my top 5 Moca's the one I fell in love with for the most superficial reason. Like it wasn't her design or anything so she wasn't my immediate fav (Himari was best Aglow girl at first and I still love her lots), but Moca quickly rose to the top after I realised how delightfully funny she was. That was it, pretty much. She managed to get a giggle out of me every time she opened her mouth and to this day I never tire of her laziness and teasing and self-aggrandising. It kinda says a lot about her presence as a character, that that alone is reason enough for her to stay in the top tier.

I'm glad we're shown her serious side though. It's really lovely that underneath that attitude is the gentlest, most perceptive and caring girl who just happens to be an agent of chaos bc y'know, why not (the Valentine's event oh god). She's flawed too, inclined to watch things unfold instead of intervening when she should, and that and her subsequent development round out her character even more.

Oh and I should also mention that I'm halfway through Part 2 of Aglow's band story (I should finish it one of these days huh) and she's giving me pain thank you

And and! I may not have as much to say about her but that's only bc as I said, the main reason I love her is kinda shallow but by no means insignificant, and I don't identify with her much so I don't feel the need to pour my entire soul out aldkfjs

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Day 3: Favourite PoPiPa song

All of them?? Okay no, I do have a lot of faves though so I'll pick the newest one for today just bc I'm kinda fresh off the hype train—what else but the wonderful B-side of this?

I should note that I only know classical music terminology and so have no clue how to analyse anything else, and also I just . . . like songs based on how nice their melodies sound and the emotional reaction I have anyway

Which is why most of my PoPiPa faves are the ones that you listen to and immediately associate with PoPiPa's sound, like KIZUNA MUSIC♪, 1000-kai Urunda Sora etc.—they're pretty and I am a simple girl who likes pretty things. What's the POPIPA!? is different though and I adore it. It's closer to something like Time Lapse but is its own thing and the solos? I literally died when I heard the chomamas, it was just so funny lmao but all the references are wholesome and PoPiPa sound nothing short of angelic when they sing together. Something about the quality of their combined voices sends me straight to the afterlife ahhh

Anyway PoPiPa's music is really good and just

Kimi to issho da yo

Forever for dreaming!!! (╥﹏╥)

this is the best cover song in-game and you cant change my mind