And hopping along is Ra*bits, the toy box filled with dreams!
★5 [ Leader of Rabbits ] Sora Harukawa
★4 [ Secret Idol ] Hinata Aoi
★4 [ Lop-eared Swan ] Aira Shiratori
★4 [ Playing for Graceful Hops ] Tori Himemiya
"A cutesy unit led by Sora Harukawa. Their fanservice is bright and cheerful. Ra*bits utilizes their inexperienced but fresh approach when taking on work. Their work in media tends to consist of doing commercials for campaign characters, doing street event reporting, performing as kid's show characters, and doing narration work. Their primary focus is work that allows them to leave a clear, positive impression.
Ra*bits is affiliated with Rhythm Link."
[ why is hinata's name crossed out? ]
you might've noticed that this is tagged as both hinata and yuuta! this is because while that card says it's hinata, it's yuuta pretending to be his brother. if you want to know why, you can read the war era lore here!
[ s!War Era lore below cut <3 (keep in mind i haven't read Altered or the original stories, so this is all based off of Element & the few anime episodes)]
Ex Fine:
> Tatsumi, Himeru, Mao, Rei
5 Eccentrics
> Nagisa, Rinne, Mayoi, Leo, Sora
Bystanders (they're important i swear)
> Tsumugi, Arashi
In the beginning, the need of a reform in the school was both Himeru and Tatsumi's idea. Tatsumi was the one to actually attempt to do much about it though, roping Himeru, and later Mao and Rei into it. He ends up as leader of ex fine and the one to draft up the idea of the Eccentrics. Both Himeru and Mao were somewhat involved in that, like how c!Tsumugi was. The original 3 were supposed to be Nagisa, Rinne, and Leo.
Himeru was the one to suggest Sora.
Sora was... a bit of an outcast. He came into his first year and was pretty quickly alienated and was bullied by a lot of the students. He's found by Hinata later on. The two quickly become best friends and Hinata gets people to back off on bullying Sora. They form Ra*bits, one of the few units from the school at the time.
Sora was known to be good at what he does, just a little odd. Himeru chose him for that reason, although he wasn't aware of the bullying the kid had to deal with.
Mao suggests Mayoi, after accidentally finding the Secret Room.
Mayoi spent a lot of time in that room and Mao didn't even know he existed until then. He used the room as his little corner and it was full to the brim with stuff he made, particularly, outfits and dioramas. Mao was impressed, and he felt that Mayoi could probably be a good candidate.
= = =
The first Eccentrics meeting went... interesting. Rinne and Leo fought, Nagisa tried to mediate while trying to help the rather scared Sora and Mayoi. The two didn't stop bickering until they realized they made Sora cry and were like "oh shit."
They eventually warmed up to each other, though, becoming a bit of a family.
Most of them were unaware that they were about to be vilified by fine.
= = =
The first to go down was Sora. Well... technically Hinata.
As the student body got more hostile against the Eccentrics, they decided to target the person they were kind of already targeting before this whole thing. They saw the fact that pretty much no one was doing anything as confirmation that this was okay.
The Ra*bits duo were attacked in the hallways one day. Hinata was injured the most, Sora being pulled away by some of the other Eccentrics as they tried to stop the fighting. They succeeded, but too late. Hinata is later hospitalized and the Eccentrics learn he's in a coma.
Sora is distraught and basically pulls a Shu. He starts talking in 3rd person around here, as a way to distance "himself" from the person who was unable to save his best friend from the people who were after "him" originally.
= = =
Himeru and Rei are furious at Tatsumi for not stepping in before things go that bad. Himeru shouts at Tatsumi and breaking off their friendship. He blamed Tatsumi for being both the indirect cause of Hinata's hospitalization and the person encouraging the students to be this violent.
= = =
Mayoi is desperate to fix all of this and stop the harassment they're getting. He feels this whole thing is unjust. He pulls a Natsume, basically, as well as disappearing soon after Sora.
= = =
One of the people watching this whole thing unfold changes their opinions on the Eccentrics and Fine. Tsumugi, who had overheard Himeru and Tatsumi's argument, reaches out to the Eccentrics a little after the Incident, offering to help them.
Nagisa, figured out what Tatsumi was doing, tells Tsumugi it. At this point, the other Eccentrics are unaware, although Rinne and Leo are sort of suspicious about what Nagisa knows. Tsumugi ends up helping Sora and Mayoi as the chaos in the school gets worse around them.
= = =
The final battle against the Eccentrics and Fine happens, and Leo is chosen to be the one who fights against Fine. Nagisa tells him a week before all of this happens. Leo agrees to loose on purpose despite Rinne's protests. Mayoi shows up for the live, but Sora doesn't.
= = =
Going back to the beginning, Mao was originally intrigued when he learned about the three original Eccentrics. He brought up how he wasn't sure they would get along.
Nagisa was known to be a "god" of sorts and was highly respected. People knew about his connection to the Godfather and all.
Rinne was known as a clown, a person who was painted as "the eccentric outsider" when he first came to the school and have just been acting how people expect him to be.
Leo was known to be a genius composer and he was someone Mao admired a lot. Mao wasn't super sure about how this whole thing was going to go down, and he wasn't sure how he would feel about seeing Leo defeated. He didn't want to hurt him, but he felt like Leo could handle it, so he let it happen.
This leads up to the last live. Rei and Himeru are well ready to leave, but Mao is unsure. He's.. unaware he's being dismissed after that live. Leo gives Mao a little talk and enough confidence to get through that live.
Leo and his partner, Tsukasa, loose, and the War ends.
= = =
After the last live, Tatsumi is distraught. He pushed away Mao out of fear, feeling like what Himeru and Rei said were right and he doesn't feel deserving of a "hero" title some of the students have given him. He doesn't feel deserving of being student council leader. He doesn't feel deserving of being an idol.
He would've ended it all on that rooftop if Arashi hadn't been on there at the time and stopped him.
= = =
Arashi, another neutral bystander like Tsumugi was, had seen the whole thing unfold. She, originally, was against Fine after seeing what they let the student body do to Hinata. She later learns that, despite the rumors of the argument between Himeru and Tatsumi, it wasn't planned. They didn't want to do that, but Tatsumi was afraid that if he stopped them from doing whatever, the revolution wouldn't be successful.
She forgives Tatsumi for what he did and convinces him that he's worth something, still.
= = = = =
Other stuff:
Leo and Mao later find each other and start up Ryusetai
Arashi and Tatsumi are the original members of new Fine. Shu and Hajime join later on
Yuuta comes in the next year, posed at Hinata. Sora catches on almost instantly but they promised to make it work. Ra*bits is revived and gain two new members, Aira and Tori.
Because of Rei having been through the War, he's able to do more effective damage control when the Reimei revolt happens.
Himeru leaves to Reimei as well, later forming 2wink with Kaname
A bunch of the ages have been changed for this, uhhh I'm not really sure on many of them though lmao
if you wanna see more of this au, go check out @enswap :3
Coming this way is 2wink, the brothers who are together as one happy melody!
★5 [ Leader of Twin Stars ] Kaname Tojo
★4 [ Pair of Meteors ] HiMERU
A technopop unit led by Kaname Tojo. They're a mischievous unit known for their bright and flashy fanservice. They excel in playing by ear and adapting flexibly to any situation, so their media work focuses on capitalizing on their experience portraying such lively and vibrant personalities, such as playing children's TV show and variety show personalities, acting as live commentators, and hosting events. Their theme color is neon.
They are affiliated with Cosmic Productions.
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these two cards gave me so much trouble *sobs*
on top of trying to letter kaname's name (which.. was kind of successful? it looks a little off to me) and not having many cards to work off of, these two are also dont have faces very similar to the twins
hopefully they don't look too off and i'm just being overly critical LMAO!
From the dark comes UNDEAD, a wild hunt in the dead of night!
★5 [ Leader of Demons ] Rinne Amagi
★4 [ Antique Samurai ] Souma Kanzaki
★4 [ Meeting the Beast ] Jun Sanzanami
★4 [ Sleepy Observer ] Ritsu Sakuma
"A wild unit led by Rinne Amagi. When it comes to fan-service each member delights with their individual style. Their ability to be highly flexible gives them plenty of publicity as the MCs of variety shows, radio personalities, in commercials, and even as fashion models. Work that utilizes their character and visual style is their main focus.
UNDEAD is affiliated with Rhythm Link."
★5 [ Leader of Art ] Tsumugi Aoba
★4 [ Artist's Shadow ] Mayoi Ayase
A prestigious unit of fine arts led by Tsumugi Aoba. They're a group with their own, distinct perspective on the world. Their interactions with their fans are close and friendly, contrasting sharply from some of their work. They primarily focuses on capitalizing on their artistic attributes, such as participating in talk shows as guests, acting as narrators for fine arts programs, and appearing in movies and plays.
Valkyrie is affiliated with Cosmic Productions.
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i realllyyyy like how these came out <3 i think tsumugi's is one of the best ones i've done tbh,,,
i didn't mean to have their hair colors to look so similar though :,>
Here comes RYUSETAI, the heroes burning with passion ☆!
★5 [ Leader of Justice ] Leo Tsukinaga
★4 [ Supervision and Friendship ] Mao Isara
★4 [ City Adventures ] Hiiro Amagi
★4 [ Dazzling Noble ] Hiyori Tomoe
★4 [ Tiny Hero ] Nazuna Nito
A squadron that fights for justice led by Leo Tsukinaga. Their fanservice is laden with the quirkiness of their varied personalities. When doing work in media, they participate in anything that best utilizes the character of their unit. Thus, they focus on work involving sports variety programs, gourmet reports, and acting as main characters of children's programs. They continue to do volunteer work and hold hero shows regularly, and have continued to do so since their time as units. Their theme colors are the five colors of each member's role, which are based off of super sentai roles.
They are affiliated with Starmaker Productions.
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HI I know I disappeared for a while but we're back now!! Leo's card was. Difficult. But I'm still very happy with how these came out. My editing workflow is getting better and I'm able to get a typical 4 star edit done in roughly 45 minutes now~
School is starting up for me soon, but I hope I can keep this AU/blog alive in the meantime LOL
As per usual, the characters, original unit description, and original cards belong to Happy Elements. I have only made the edits and this AU!
If you've read all the way down here, have a pudding! (^D^)>🍮
"A traditional Japanese-style musical unit led by Nagisa Ran. AKATSUKI is reserved in providing fanservice. As being serious and righteous, AKATSUKI prefers media opportunities including commentators, radio personalities, roles in drama or movie, and other culture-oriented work.
AKATSUKI is affiliated with RhythmLink."
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And that is all for Swap RhythLink! We're really close to finishing all the initials and I'm so hyped
NewDi is next, but I will not be releasing DF's initials until I finish ! Era Main Story. Stay tuned for uh my possibly shitty writing LOL (i do have a co author and beta readers to help though. if you wanna be a beta reader, send me a dm!!)
★5 [ Leader of Bees ] Wataru Hibiki
★4 [ Sly Strategist ] Ibara Saegusa
★4 [ Watching Fortunes ] Natsume Saksaki
★4 [ Competition and Sweetness ] Koga Ogami
The rising stars of Cosmic Production, Crazy:B is a passionate party unit led by Wataru Hibiki. They specialize in live shows where they get things hyped with their fans. Their media coverage focuses on jobs that best convey their individual qualities, like participating as guests on variety shows and talk shows, acting as radio personalities, and doing fashion modelling for commercials.
They are affiliated with Cosmic Productions.
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YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW MUCH TROUBLE WATARU'S HAIR GIVES ME (sobbing)
I actually didn't have trouble finding a card where the hair is similar to what I want this time, but I couldn't find a card where the lighting was similar. Mostly because I couldn't figure out WHAT the lighting was to begin with...
Natsume's hair was also a pain in the ass :,) It was traced from his 2 star LMAO- I had to mess with it so much so that the perspective matched...
and then there's Koga. who has a sprite so similar I almost considered just putting this as his initial
WHY DOES THIS WORK.
Anyways. That's all for CosPro! It'll be a while before RythLink's comes out, but winter break is approaching soon so I might be able to get them done quicker than the previous two!
