ASSDMS Behind the Stage Ver.A [HE★VENS] - Translation
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(The pre-chorus of “The Wizard of OZ and…” is playing, then cuts off)
Nagi: Wait, wait. Stop!
Nagi: Wasn’t that a little too low just now? This is supposed to be our moment to shine, so if we’re doing it, let’s go higher.
Van: Ahh, you’re right. Sorry, Nagi-chan. I was holding back a little.
Kira: No. It’s my fault… for trying too hard to match Eiichi’s move just before.
Eiichi: I see. I understand all three of your points. The best approach would be to achieve both increasing the height and synchronizing our movements. Alright, shall I make my part flashier then?
Eiji: Nii-san, I really appreciate the sentiment, but maybe it would be better to synchronize the parts where we have the same number of people, right? It would look more balanced visually, too.
Nagi: Yeah, yeah! Nagi agrees with Eiji’s idea. That way will definitely look more appealing.
Yamato: If you’re gonna do it anyway, why not make the whole thing more intense? Sharp and powerful would be the strongest, right?
Kira: ‘Strongest’ has its merits. But this time, I want to prioritize the atmosphere of the song.
Van: True. We definitely need that mysterious feel. Instead of raw power, something more airy and graceful might be better.
Eiji: Yeah! Yamato, you’re so athletic, so you can do things effortlessly that are a bit tough for me. Maybe we could show off that side of you.
Yamato: (chuckles) Got it. Leave it to me. I’ll give it everything I’ve got!
Shion: Ah…
Eiichi: What is it, Shion? If something’s on your mind, don’t hesitate to speak up.
Shion: Well… I’m not part of the section currently being discussed, so while I find your exchange heartwarming… I can’t help but feel a little envious too.
Kira: My apologies.
Eiichi: If you’re willing, Eiji, how about swapping positions with Shion once, as a change of pace?
Eiichi: It would also be good practice to see the whole performance from a different spot.
Eiji: That’s true. Of course, it’s fine with me, nii-san. Shion, let’s do it.
Shion: Is it really alright?
Yamato: Yeah. Carrying you is nothing new. Besides, no matter who it is, I can handle it.
Shion: I am most grateful. I can only thank everyone for their warm consideration.
Nagi: Then it’s settled! Time for the Shion–Nagi special combo version!
(the song ends)
Shion: Ahh… Thank you for granting Amakusa’s wish. It felt like being under a spell.
Eiji: (chuckles) I’m glad. I also enjoyed watching it up close.
Van: Hey, hey, Yama-chan. You said earlier that it didn’t matter who, right? Does that include me as well?
Yamato: What, you’re interested too? Sure, go for it.
Eiichi: I don’t mind either. I am more than adequate as a partner. Yamato, if you’d like to experience it too, just say the word. I’ll give it my all.
Yamato: Me too, huh? Ahh, but that does sound pretty fun…
Van: Then let's decide who gets lifted first with rock-paper-scissors. Ready? Go! Ah, I lost!
Kira: It’s settled then. Yamato and Eiji will swap. Let’s begin.
Eiji: Okay, next. Let’s do our best, nii-san.
Eiji: (deep breath) Oof... I did it…
(sound of Yamato hoisting himself up and a sharp breath from Eiichi)
Nagi: Ah, wait, wait. I just heard something that wasn’t singing...
Van: I don’t know if I should point it out when you’re all pumped up, but... you were saying it all out loud.
Eiji: Eh? Ah, sorry! I didn’t realize at all…!
Eiichi: Don’t worry about it. I was struggling to keep my balance too.
Yamato: As expected, when I’m on top, it doesn’t work out like with Shion, huh. When it comes down to it, the original formation is the best after all.
Kira: Indeed. Let’s start over in the correct positions.
Van: Yeah. I’ll get my turn some other time. Don’t forget about it, Yama-chan.
Yamato: (laughs) Got it. I’ll remember.
Eiichi: Then, everyone return to your starting positions. Let’s run it from the top one more time.
I'm new here! What's the best LP option to use for this new event? (Reiji and Otoya) I'm still stuck gaining 500 points for 1 time play with 2 LP, i want to gain more points...
Welcome!! Apologies in advance for the long reply!
Generally, the most efficient LP usage is 2 LP. For both 1 and 2 LP, you get the same rate of event points rewards (10x for 1 LP, and 20x for 2 LP) but past that the higher you use, you get diminishing returns for event points and general reward drops. 3-5 LP are still pretty good, but not as efficient. 3 LP gives 29x, 4 LP gives 38x, and 5 LP gives 46x.
Of all the options, 10 LP is the least efficient with returns of only 75x. Having said that, of course if you only have time to play one or two songs, then using 5 or 10 LP is better than not playing at all.
Disclaimer that I may be missing some tips since I myself havent been playing 100% efficiently either, but heres some extra tips:
Emotional Pieces / Team composition Tips:
Use pieces with an event bonus skill on all of your teams regardless of attribute.
Level up and idolise pieces with an event bonus as much as you can whenever you get another copy of them. In this case its the racing gacha Eiichi and Kira, and the event Reiji and Otoya. You can 'idolise' pieces by filling out the top line of their Piece Board and reading all of their story.
Guest Tips:
Choose guests with the highest event skill bonus for live shows. You can see the percentage they boost event points by in pink above their right title. Eg. 'ライブで盛られるイベントポイントを40％アップ' meaning it 'raises the received event points by 40%.’
You can reset guests using the 'ゲスト更新' button in the top left when choosing a guest to find the best one. Its a bit tedious, but getting a 40, 60, or higher percentage bonus every time really adds up.
Use your event bonus (glowstick) items to raise event points when you use guests with the super high event bonus skills. I saw an Eiichi with 100% bonus yesterday which was awesome.
Live Tips:
Make sure you're playing the event songs.
It seems best to play on the highest difficulty that you can most consistently full combo. Getting an S combo on normal is likely better than getting a C combo on expert.
Skip tickets used to be not worth much, but after some changes they now give only slightly less than playing manually so they're much more valuable. Thanks to @blueesnow for the comparison!
Only use auto if you can't play yourself and don't want to use skip tickets. If you are auto-ing a song, auto it on expert to get more points (I think).
If you lose your combo you can always exit a song by pressing the button in the top right corner, then pressing left button, then the right button to confirm. You don't lose any LP or items spent on the song. Especially useful if you've used a lot of LP or an event bonus item and don't want it to go to waste.
Play the song that you get the most event points for. In this event, Song Letter generally will give the highest amount of event points. You could also:
a. Play a song with the same attribute as applicable pieces with event bonus skill. There are pieces with event bonus for each attribute this time. Playing the two Fresh (yellow) event songs will up the chance of seeing a high event bonus Eiichi guest (plus 80% or plus 100% event points). *I'm unsure how much/if the attribute of the guest bonus skill affects event points gained.
b. Play the shortest song to save time.
Other Tips:
Use items marked with a pink speech bubble that reads 日限定 before they expire daily at midnight Japan time.
There are event missions for clearing each event song 3 and 5 times. These missions can be cleared by using 0 LP. They reward LP Charges and Event Bonus items. The LP Charges must be used the day that you claim them from the missions screen, so you may want to wait to claim them until you're sure you have time to use them.
Set pieces with event bonus skill your guest helpers in Menu>Player Detail>ゲスト設定>Pick one per attribute using the 変更する button. This doesn't help you, but its common courtesy since they will be your guest helpers for other players.
If you have time, it may be wise to wait until later in the event to use your event bonus (glowstick) items. By that point you'll have higher leveled event cards to use in your teams, and there'll be more guest players with high event bonus skills.
Follow guests you see with high event bonus skills so theyre more likely (?) to show up as a guest for live shows.
[Masterpost] Uta no Prince-sama Dramatic Masterpiece Show Translations
Hello, hello~!! I am back with more UtaPri translations thanks to @melynir~! This time, I present to you the Dramatic Masterpiece Show trilogy!
They're adaptations of classic books we all know and love, but of course, they have their own UtaPri twist added~
The main theme songs and, I guess one could say, insert theme songs were all so good and fun to listen to. If I had to pick a favorite, it'd be Faust's songs!
The dramas are mostly faithful to the source material, with Dreaming of Oz being the closest (in my opinion), but there are still lots of twists and turns that will definitely keep you seated! I hope you enjoy them as much as I did!
For those who wish to listen along, the CDs can still be purchased here: Dreaming of Oz | Never Again Neverland | Faust: Last Cantata
Without further ado, here they are! (((o(*°▽°*)o)))
Dramatic Masterpiece Show: Dreaming of Oz
Dramatic Masterpiece Show: Never Again Neverland
Dramatic Masterpiece Show: Faust: Last Cantata
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If you finished the Uta no Prince-sama anime and your opinion of this man is "wow, he's kinda terrible," I don't blame you. in fact I've seen a lot of people say this
In this post, I want to talk about his characterization in the games and give my two cents on what the anime was trying to do with him, especially in his single focus episode Saintly Territory (S3E6).
Disclaimer: I wrote this on a whim because I'm sick and stuck at home so if anyone reads this, sorry I might go all over the place
Spoilers for all of the games!
The "be my slave" thing
Starting with Anime Camus's most egregious crime: treating Haruka like a servant/slave (however you want to translate it)
Basically in his focus episode, Haruka is tasked with writing a song for Camus. She wants to learn more about him in order to write it, but Camus will only let her follow him if she acts as his servant. She accepts without complaining, Cecil is rightfully angry, Haruka continues anyway and the song gets completed.
Now, am I about to say that Game Camus would never do this? No because he literally does lmao.
The anime doesn't pull this "servant" plotline out of nowhere, here's the context in his route:
Haruka accidentally overhears Camus talking about a plot to assassinate Saotome on the phone. When he notices that she heard everything, he basically tells her that he has to kill her now. But if she served him, he'd be able to keep an eye on her, make sure she doesn't leak anything, so she could escape death.
Okay uh "work under me or DIE" isn't exactly better, nor is it a good start to a love story, but I'm not finished!!
(A side note: I have to add that the anime made him look like an even bigger asshole and borderline dumb when it came to the things he made her do. Like he expected her to know that snapping your fingers means you want coffee without prior explanation. bro
^This might have been for comedic effect but I promise he can be actually funny and endearing.)
What the anime couldn't cover
The Camus episode wraps up with Haruka pulling through and writing a song that makes Camus "sincere," he says it's cool at the very end and that's the episode. I think the problem is that we technically didn't see him being sincere or what that even means to him, besides when he was singing (banger song btw)
It's a shame because in a 20-minute episode you really can't show the game experience of slowly piecing together what this man's problem is.
First of all, in Debut and AS you'll be quick to notice that he always has homeland and duty on the mind, constantly reminding himself that he's in Shining Agency/Japan for a reason, and it's NOT to have fun or make friends
The truth is, he slowly starts to appreciate the banter with his colleagues, music, and working there in general.
But because of his initial mindset, he has to rationalize & justify every connection he forms, like "it's just for work" or worse: "actually it was ALL A LIE and I NEVER ENJOYED A SECOND OF THE TIME WE SPENT TOGETHER, I'm such a great actor haha"
He uses that to fool himself and to push the other person away so it doesn't happen again. This scene is probably the best example:
(I'll be using google lens because it's faster but I checked that the tls were okay)
He also does this in the Non-Fiction drama, which may or may not have actually happened, but I think it's still a pretty good reflection of what could happen in reality because he tells Ranmaru their bond was a lie, then mopes around in his guilt thinking about the good times and wondering why he's sad, and THEN later doubles down on the "it was a lie, I don't care about you" because he just can't let himself get attached to anything.
Basically, he's terrified at the thought of forming actual bonds because he genuinely thinks he's nothing if he stops being a cold weapon:
At one point he does admit he sucks (as a love interest)-
-which is pretty huge by utapri standards. I love these games, but the amount of times where a male lead does something icky, and everyone, including Haruka, acts like it's normal or like it's Haruka's fault is ehhh but I digress
Upbringing
Of course he's very proud of his homeland and status, but sometimes it's to the point of thinking he can't be anything other than his title. So why is he like this?
We got to hear about his childhood from Camus himself a few times, and it often ended with Haruka thinking "wait? that's kinda messed up?" and Camus insisting it's nothing/it's normal so yeah that's something...
His parents were in an unhappy arranged marriage, and his mother was forced to birth an heir which traumatized her so much that she can't see Camus without falling ill. Overall it's a pretty tragic situation since what happened to her was horrible, though not Camus's fault either. Even now she refuses to see him, and I wouldn't say that makes him sad because he never really met her, but simply knowing of her sacrifice probably adds a lot of pressure. As in, he only exists for this one purpose (inheriting his father's title and serving the country), so if he doesn't play his part correctly, it would have all been for nothing.
He was raised by his father not as a child or son but as the heir, always treated and judged as an adult (even during physical training apparently, make of that what you will)
When Haruka asks about childhood memories he has a very hard time finding something that doesn't have to do with his duties or the nation. And then admits he didn't truly have a "childhood" since he was never treated like a child
As for the queen, I think his love for her is sincere: she taught him a lot of things growing up, and according to him, she's also a victim trapped by her duties so he wants to ease the burden.
So hypothetically, if he found things or people that made him happy in Japan, he would feel obligated to lock them away because that happiness is incompatible with his life: he'll have to leave when his mission ends, he shouldn't be spending time on things that aren't "useful" as he doesn't have the free will to pursue them
In his mind he's completely tied down by the fact that he was born and raised for a single reason, and the fact that he does want to serve the queen.
(This is Saotome describing him btw)
Also it might sound ridiculous to bring his self-worth into question because of how pretentious he is, but I've counted a few situations where he seemed to have complete disregard for his own life, only worrying about Haruka and Cecil's safety in scenes when they were present. And he thinks wanting to be loved unconditionally is a childish thought he shouldn't have.
"Double Face" was a lie. There's like at least 10 layers
On the surface he does have two personas, his perfect polite butler act for the media, and his cold bitchy attitude off camera. But honestly, even when he's not acting as a butler, he's often putting up a front to hide any form of vulnerability (from himself as well)
His main struggle is finding who he is outside of what he's being told to do. Before, he never actually stopped to think about what he WANTS because it just never occurs to him, or if it does he ignores it.
That's why realizing that he has his own desires is essential to his character development, and him staying with Quartet Night (and Haruka in his routes) is so important. It's why Reiji feels the need to reach out and when he does, Camus either freezes up or tears up;
This all makes him the opposite of Ranmaru (being true to yourself and sincere), and similar to Ai (gradually learning to view the world in a less cold and logical way), but I kind of want to save that for another post lmao
He is especially hard on Cecil because Cecil says & does whatever he wants, and everything still works out for him, which is a way of life that Camus can't imagine for himself at all (despite maybe wanting it?)
That he can realize this and eventually admit out loud, despite all his pride, is also one of my favorite things about him
Season 2 does hint at something, so that's pretty cool!
Side note, I really love that his theme in the new Oracle series is "Change," the melting of ice.
So what was the anime supposed to do??
Of course there's no way to show all this in a single episode or even during the runtime of the anime, and I never expected them to because the story is very surface-level (that goes for all characters).
It's just unfortunate since the anime is the most accessible and well-known utapri media in the western fandom, and the character's main episode is bound to leave the biggest impression.
I understand the choice of being laser-focused on the servant plotline, it's supposed to be funny (?) and waters him down to a trope that's easy to understand at first glance (the step-on-me guy I guess)
Still, I can't help but compare it to Ranmaru's episode, who was also hard to work with in the games but was chill in S3E7 and got to pet cats. Anime onlys will never know how much Camus loves to dote on his dog smh.....
Full versions of Ambivalent and MUSOU from Ai's Solo Best Album!
Please buy the original if you can! It’s available internationally on iTunes! Apple Music has a sample version here that desktop users can then use to get to the iTunes store!
This CD plus his birthday solo now gives us international fans easy access to every Ai solo released ever! So buy them!!!
