Moonlit wings reflect the stars...

~Ready Sparking!!!~ I'm "Luna"! This is my main blog which includes a mix of things such as stories of the events I've attended, pictures of stuff I've bought, and commentary on whatever anime I'm currently watching. I speak Japanese and I lived in Japan for over ten years. Some of my favorite things are: King of Prism, Love Live!, IDOLiSH7, Tales of Series, Yuri!!! on Ice, Digimon, Precure, Free!, Sailor Moon. I also love Pretty Series (PriPara/PriChan/Pretty Rhythm) and have a sideblog more focused on it although lately it's being used for Idol Land PriPara (see below or click here). I do a lot of various King of Prism and Pretty Series translations, link here and below. Pretty Series/Idol Land PriPara Sideblog: pretty-idol-hell Prism Rush Blog (translations of the King of Prism mobile game): prism-rush Other Japan Sideblog: mdawnjpn Support me by buying me a Ko-Fi!

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Brief Aikatsu FAQ

Although this is not an Aikatsu blog, for some reason I tend to get a lot of Aikatsu questions, so I'm going to pin this here!

I'm going to Japan. Where/How can I play Aikatsu?

All versions of the Aikatsu arcade game (Original/Stars/Friends/Parade/Planet) have been discontinued. However as of May 2024, there is an original Aikatsu machine and a Parade machine located at the Official Aikatsu Store in Akihabara and if you buy something at the store you can get a ticket to play one or the other. The machines themselves are free to play, however they are offline, meaning you cannot scan school IDs, create new characters, or get Aikatsu cards. Depending on how busy the store is, you might only get to play once, so I would suggest you go early and think about the song and character you might want to play!

Disclaimer: I've never been to the store myself, but I will update this post if I ever do go!

Where can I get Aikatsu QR codes? (For the 3DS games, etc.)

This website has an archive! The password is Aikatsu!Aikatsu!

Sometimes the password doesn't work on the first try. I don't know why, but try again!

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SHES HERE

I finally caved and bought a whole bunch of things from the Glitch store and got exactly zero shipping notifications nor tracking numbers but look who was on my door stop this morning.

She matches well with the Lil'Fellas Pomni I think. Funny thing I actually prefer the Jax plushies where she looks miserable because at least it's something that's REAL.

As for Pomni tho, I really don't like how many plushies they make of her looking sad or scared. I don't want that. I want Pomni with A GUN.

I accept that she looks sad next to Jax tho....

(I don't want them to be apart...)

I also unfortunately also got these.

No idea when I'll get around to opening them because I bought them before actually clearing a place to display them.

I resisted buying anything from the Glitch site for so long, and here I am regretting I didn't buy sooner so I could have had more things to enjoy and bring to events while the show was still running. I have a lot of various regrets Re: TADC right now. One of them being the fact that this show didn't start snowballing into one of my most intense special interests until after episode 6, which was less than a year ago! And now it's over. And what now. I don't wanna go...........

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Y'all The Amazing Digital Circus, and particularly the finale, ruined my life.

I haven't felt this way about a piece of media since King of Prism SSS Part 4 was in theaters. Nah this is completely different and actually may be way worse. Who knew a silly circus cartoon would make me want to apologize to people who cut off contact with me 20 years ago when I was a terrible person because I didn't like or understand myself because I didn't have the words to express how I felt. Who knew I'd end up relating so much to that funny cartoon rabbit.................

It's making me consider coming back to Tumblr full-time because it's my only social media where my algorithm isn't completely ruined by Funnybunny and alternate ending comics and it's killing me but I can't stop.

It's ironic because I switched to Instagram as a healthier alternative, as partially thanks to Instagram I have actual IRL friends that I do actual IRL idol activities with, something that once seemed impossible. But I do miss it here in a strange way.

GAH.

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This video is so interesting and I recommend it for TADC fans. I already really liked this YouTuber's Neopets videos and it's a crime that they don't get more views.

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Happy TADC spoilers day to all who celebrate. I've been waiting two weeks to screencap this.

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Help me settle something real quick?

Do you immediately recognize this dress?

Yes!

No.

Voting ended onApr 25

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It's been a while but I ought to explain the background of why I asked this in the first place.

I was looking around for dresses that would match my idolsona vibe and this one was basically perfect. But then I realized it was technically a cosplay dress. But I don't really know anything about Monster High so I didn't know if it would be recognizable out of context.

So I asked on Instagram and got completely opposite responses. (Basically everyone said either, "Oh totally I'd know it anywhere" or "Nope never seen it in my life" and nothing in between.)

It was then I realized I'd sorta ruined it by mentioning Monster High before asking. So I asked here.

And the Monster High crew won out. Oh well. I'm still wondering if I could add some stars or trim or something to modify it. I really like it!

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Are you seeing what I'm seeing? The large horizontal touchscreen?

I think they're copying AiPri but with a newer/better machine.

Well, not necessarily because they do also have the traditional three button Aikatsu setup, but. If this game has a card swipe function too I would not be surprised.

But also. Good. AiPri needs competition.

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Help me settle something real quick?

Do you immediately recognize this dress?

Yes!

No.

Voting ended onApr 25

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Screenshots of my entire sticker collection of old SIF and SIF2 JP titles which is on the verge of being finally deleted forever with the closure of Link Like Love Live...

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Bought my ticket to see TADC The Last Act on the premiere date.

It dawned on me that the last time I felt this same mix of extreme excitement and dread was on the eve of seeing King of Prism SSS Part 4 in theaters.

Why do I pay money for things that are going to emotionally destroy me and wreck me for weeks. Why are humans like this. Haha ha...

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They added more showings so I bought another ticket for even more suffering.

The King of Prism flashbacks are even stronger now. Goddamn it's been AGES since I felt the urge to see the same movie multiple times in the same day.

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Bought my ticket to see TADC The Last Act on the premiere date.

It dawned on me that the last time I felt this same mix of extreme excitement and dread was on the eve of seeing King of Prism SSS Part 4 in theaters.

Why do I pay money for things that are going to emotionally destroy me and wreck me for weeks. Why are humans like this. Haha ha...

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Onegai AiPri 1

Excuse me what is an AIPRI SHOP?

We're not even at the opening credits and I'm about to turn this car around right now if there is no Prism Stone in Onegai AiPri.

Well at least Meganee isn't dead but my disappointment about this is immeasurable.

I mean they even have actual prism stones in this.

Okay well no they're "Onegai Jewels"... is that why they can't call the shop Prism Stone anymore?

So Inori wishes to be an AiPri then she immediately meets Aoi and immediately becomes an AiPri. She successfully cheers up a random little girl. And that's it. The PriUsa rabbit is male and also a DJ now. Buzzilume change doesn't hurt my eyes and the audience is back (although they are just silhouettes). So that's nice.

But overall I thought this episode was boring.

It's not better than Himitsu no AiPri but not worse either. It's just more meh. :(

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So at both of the Hidive-sponsored voice actor panels I went to today at Anime Boston they only did a pre-planned Q&A, stuck to the thing they were there to promote, and didn't open the floor for audience questions.

But Wakana Maruoka definitely had a reaction when she saw my Naru cosplay. She had to have known I was there for Pretty Series. And now on her first trip to America, she will leave knowing Pretty Series has American fans who are looking forward to Onegai AiPri. I'm so happy!

Also she told a story about how she was the shortest voice actress for Petals of Reincarnation so she put tissue paper in her shoes so they wouldn't have to lower the mic so far for her. Eheh. She was really cute. Gumi might be my favorite already.

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I'm waaaaaayyy to the right with the Naru wig and green penlights ahah.

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So at both of the Hidive-sponsored voice actor panels I went to today at Anime Boston they only did a pre-planned Q&A, stuck to the thing they were there to promote, and didn't open the floor for audience questions.

But Wakana Maruoka definitely had a reaction when she saw my Naru cosplay. She had to have known I was there for Pretty Series. And now on her first trip to America, she will leave knowing Pretty Series has American fans who are looking forward to Onegai AiPri. I'm so happy!

Also she told a story about how she was the shortest voice actress for Petals of Reincarnation so she put tissue paper in her shoes so they wouldn't have to lower the mic so far for her. Eheh. She was really cute. Gumi might be my favorite already.

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Hasunosora are really the only Vtubers I could ever see myself being into. Their streams are delightfully short (they do content for 20 minutes or so, then interact with the chat for 10 minutes or so, and that's it) and watching them is actually part of a system that lets you level up your game cards by increasing your bonds with the characters.

*chef's kiss*

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A few screenshots of the 11-person Hasunosora performance from the Bloom Garden Party Fes x Live this morning (3/30/2026).

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Do you think there might be a chance for aikatsu to come back in a anime format? Aikatsu Academy recently announced on their channel that they will end their aikatsu live streaming. I could see them making a movie or a series. We definitely missed out on a mobile game with aikatsu academy similar to what they are doing with love live tbh. I remember them doing codes that you could collect different photos of each girl when they first announced it. What are your thoughts on where they could go?

I don't watch any Vtubers on YouTube so I have nothing to compare to, but I was looking at the recent Aikatsu Academy streams and they only have like 4,000-6,000ish views. Which does not seem like a lot for something produced by a major company like Bandai(?).

Bandai is a huge company with a reputation to keep. If something isn't successful, they yeet it immediately. So, I'd be surprised if we see much of anything more from the Aikatsu Academy girls after this. IMHO they are probably going to quietly fade away like Planet. Like maybe they'll release more music or whatever, but it would have to sell really, unusually well in order for there to be enough grounds to make an animated series.

But, yeah, those cards, man! What a wasted opportunity those cards were! If they had any actual use, it probably would have been the only thing to get me interested in watching the streams. But I checked up on it, and nope, they're still nothing more than collectables for a digital album. (AND they expected people to pay for gacha!) What a WASTE.