how different hiiro’s voice sounds during the thaumaturgy/temperature episode of the mainsto. how dejected and hopeless he feels and sounds. the DIFFERENCE between his normal speaking voice and his voice in that episode BROOO. his VA/seiyuu NAILED this. rent was due. he cooked. ate every last crumb. other gen z slang
it gets me everytime. and the fact that he only let himself sound this way in front of aira … ough that means. SO much man. i miss hiiai
Next up is Keyaki’s pre-debut uniform! This uniform consists of a grey jacket with navy trimmings, navy pleated skirt and knee-high socks with black loafers.
The uniform is the first time we see the patch with the Keyaki logo! And it is also the first time we get to see two distinct Junior and Senior costumes. For the Junior costumes, we get a jacket with no collar while the Senior costume has a regular blazer.
Unexpectedly, the shirt worn with the uniform is not solid white, but a light blue mille striped shirt (very thin stripes that appear solid color from afar). And judging by the fabric’s texture, the jacket may be made from linen. The jackets also look to be tailored for each member.
Neru, being a Hiragana member at the time, had a slightly different uniform than everyone else. The jacket’s trims were made of a darker grey, and her ribbon was red instead of navy like the other members!
Also, as this was prior to SaiMajo, the girls did a lot of handshakes to promote themselves… you could find a lot of gems among these older photos!
long time no post but hi ~ ill be doing @/maoisarap's enstars yume ask game (◍ ´꒳` ◍) i figured i should share more about hiiriika here too~
*will go back and forth between using hiiro and riika and hiiro and me!
questions under the cut!
1) is your f/o you ship with also the one you produce in game? if they are not the one you produce, why?
hiiro is my kami-oshi! hes the one i fell in love with the most. my first oshi was mika, but then gradually shifted to hiiro upon reading the main story.
2) we all know that the ensemble stars!! cast are all about being chaotic, so who's the more chaotic one between your f/o and yourself?
theyre both just as chaotic 😭 hiiro and riika go with each other's flow and sometimes that can lead to them being a bit too silly for aira's liking.
3) if you're in a romantic relationship with your f/o, or a qpp/qpr, do you think your f/o's unit members would accept your relationship status?
i think that both alkaloid and starry planet (riika's group) would be supportive of them! of course there's initial opposition to it because of the rules as an idol (aira, uta, yozora) but they eventually come around to it after seeing how much hiiro and riika loved each other..
4) what type of occupation are you and your f/o? are you idol x idol? idol x producer? producer x producer? or something else?
idol x idol! riika is an idol under the all-girl group, starry planet, whos agency is starmaker productions! they debuted a little while before alkaloid!
5) can you describe you and your f/o's relationship with 3 ensemble stars!! song titles? there's a little challenge!
SAKE OF LOVE - ALKALOID & Crazy:B
Across the Universe - ALKALOID
Setsuna Drops - TearS
6) do you prefer canon or fanon version of your f/o?
my hiiro is a hiiro untouched by the mistakes of happy elements' writing ♡
7) who confessed first between you and your f/o? how did they do it? was it by song?
they confessed at the same time! they realized their feelings for each other after performing together for a valentines event, and subsequently confessed a month after on white day.
8) was your f/o also your first liked character in the franchise? if so, what made them reel you in? if not, who was?
hiiro's personality and passion really spoke to me. seeing him go through what he did in the main story, as well as his development throughout alkaloid's story made me fall in love with him over and over again.
9) how did you figure out that this f/o of yours in particular is "the one"?
hiiro-kun is the only boy who can make me cry as bad as i did for his feature scout 2 banner. ever since then i realized how important hiiro was to me and have been gachikoimaxxing ever since ♥️
10) favourite voice line belonging to your f/o?
in yume specific, definitely his lines about holding hands together to keep warm. but as a character.. i love his line towards rinne in the last part of the music main story;
“That's why—I'll smile, Nii-san! Instead of destroying this place, I'll sing, dance and smile!”
11) do you have any merch of your f/o? (proper/fanmade/re-used/etcetera) if not, what is your dream merchandise piece to have of them?
i have oh so much. but my dream merchandise for now is hiiro's bear nui and acrylic stands..
12) do you like how your f/o sounds with the voice they're given? what about their singing voice?
I yume 3 cv: gakuto kajiwara characters all because of hiiro.
13) speaking of f/o's voice, do you know of the voice actor behind your f/o? have you seen or played any other franchises your f/o's voice actor has been in?
I yume 3 cv: gakuto kajiwara characters all because of hiiro.
14) if isekai was real in our world, would you want to go to the enstarsverse just to be with your f/o?
ABSOLUTELY!
15) favourite thing to do with your f/o?
more than anything, i love singing with hiiro. hearing our voices together makes me so happy~
16) do you and/or your f/o have any fears about your relationship status?
riika initially had fears about two idols dating but eventually grew out of it in favor of loving hiiro even more. (during starry planet's climax event riika gets a 💥💥💥 scare at a handshake event bc of her relationship w hiiro but she eventually grows past her fears again)
17) is there any quirks you and/or your f/o has picked up from one another?
they both say umu! a lot!
18) does your f/o get embarrassed if you sing any of their songs? or do they join in?
not at all! riika love singing with hiiro, especially with songs they both love~
19) have you ever stolen any outfit/do wish to steal any outfit belonging to your f/o? is it an exclusive outfit? unit-shared? or other?
riika loves wearing hiiro's alkaloid uniform! sometimes they swap gloves for fun, especially since they complete eachother's. (riika has palm open gloves, hiiro has fingerless gloves)
20) is your and your f/o's relationship status talk of ensemble square? how much gossip goes around about you both?
a fair amount mostly because they're so affectionate towards eachother, even in public.. though they often just brush it off as being friends..
21) do you count your f/o's centre song as a song dedicated to yourself? if not, how come?
50/50! i like to think that vermilion is partially dedicated to riika, especially the chorus—but i think that its also more representative of alkaloid and their development. i much rather think across the universe and setsuna drops to be hiiriika's song! (ESPECIALLY SETSUNA DROPS)
22) is your relationship a secret or an open one, due to some restricted rules that could exist in the enstarsverse?
they try—key word; TRY to keep things under wraps within ES, even using their last names instead to refer to each other when at work, but people can tell how madly in love they are with each other if they look hard enough. the fans have speculations, but both of them just do their best to ignore them and deflect them..
23) who's more likely to be affectionate in front of other idols/the fans, between you and your f/o?
hiiro definitely has to do more fanservice because of his popularity, which kind of makes riika jealous (though she understands and doesn't hold a grudge often for it)
THOUGH she does ask hiiro to wash his hands before hugging her because "I don't want to be held with the touch of another woman!"
24) do you count any other character as your "number one supporter" of your relationship with your f/o?
aira is definitely their number 1 wingman.. mostly out of obligation because he sees them too often and cares about them both too much 😭♥️
25) if you and/or your f/o can't say "i love you" for particular reasons (being in public/etcetera), is there any other way you express that saying? (eye contact/smiling at each other/etcetera)
whenever they can't publicly say "i love you", they always smile and just call out eachother's names before wishing them luck for a performance / words of encouragement.
26) what is one word you'd associate with your f/o? what's one word your f/o would associate with you?
♠️ - “Hiiro-kun is like the sun.”
☄️ - “Riika is like the stars.”
27) who gets more jealous in the relationship? is there any particular reason as to why?
riika definitely 😭 she's the more emotional one between them, so she's definitely protective of hiiro to some extent. she hates feeling jealous though since she knows it's not that serious
28) who's the tall one, and who's the short one between you both? or are you both the same height?
riika is SHORT. shes shorter than hiiro.
29) is there any similarities between you and your f/o?)
both of them are very determined and passionate about their goals! they both tend to isolate when they're sad though, but they're both easily encouraged to push forward when with their friends. they're both a bit of an airheaded couple too..
30) what's your favourite card of your f/o? choose one card for all different stars statuses (1-5)
honorable mentions are:
- Sake of Love / Matrix Hiiro
- Present / Anniversary Hiiro
- Yoru ni Kakeru Hiiro
31) do you share a dorm room with your f/o? if so, what's it like? if not, how come?
riikas dorm is on a different wing of starmony forms for the girl idols because would be CRUCIFIED but she does visit hiiros dorm every so often.
32) if you went on tour with your f/o, would you both be the chaotic type (shouting, making a mess, etcetera) or the calm type (sleeping in the seats, listening to music, watching out the windows together, etcetera) on the tour bus?
riika and hiiro would probably be sleeping and napping together amidst the chaos..
33) do you have any nicknames for each other? if so, what are they? if not, how come?
♠️ ⤷ ☄️ - Riika
☄️ ⤷ ♠️ - Hiiro-kun
they don't like using nicknames much, they'd rather call each other by their names.
34) what troupe would you say fits you and your f/o best? can be as cliché or the opposite, as you want to be!
probably brought together by fate? or something about being similar idk man i dont know tropes as well as i used to 🧓
35) has your f/o got any seasonal cards/outfits, if so, do you like the card or outfit? if not, what's your dream seasonal card/outfit for your f/o? (halloween/easter/etcetera)
im forever in love with easter hiiro.. but halloween hiiro is so cool too.. < can't pick
36) who's more of the busier one between you both?
hiiro definitely! hes got more jobs than riika and a lot more fans and eyes on him.
37) what's an ordinary day between you both like? is it full of chaos, or are you as calm as ever?
mostly consists of sitting around, cuddling, going out to places together and having fun before coming home to cuddle and kiss more.
38) how did you and your f/o meet?
hiiro and riika met as kouhai and senpai! riika was one of the first people to meet hiiro when he came to ES, and subsequently helped him and alkaloid a bit. she slowly but surely became friends with hiiro, and soon even more..
39) do you think your f/o's fans would accept your relationship status?
probably not. but does riika care? not really.. to her, hiiro is all hers.. and hiiro wouldn't have it any other way.
40) what is your favourite thing about your f/o? what's your f/o's favourite thing about you?
☄️ - riika loves how unrelenting and determined hiiro is to accomplish something and fulfill his goals. it makes her remember to never give up.
♠️ - hiiro loves how passionate and hopeful riika is in pursuit of her dreams and ambitions. it reminds him that he has a dream he wants to make come true, too.
