Oh and the new card is god-tier to you? Really glad to hear that bcz some people were being annoying/bored about hoyo losing passion or ideas after doing wedding and honeymoon (which is super silly imo, like just look at main story so many questions and life doesn't end at honeymoon).
Yes it is! (with condition attached /no)
Okay being real it's because this card is especially good because there is Bound by Maple Love SSS. Remember how the public attached Rosa's professional career because thanks to her being Zuo Ran's partner in that SSS? And that time they were fiancees, now they are perceived as married couples. In this card, when she is listed as a winner for an award, an anon made a post in the forum to slander her, and the comments are all summarized by a simple sentiment: Everything she has achieved in her career is thanks to Zuo Ran.
There are direct callbacks to Bound by Maple Love SSS too. The growth of how they are handling the entire thing compared to Bound by Maple Love SSS is really nice to see. This card also in a way is about her, that her achievement should be celebrated because it's hers and it really shows why is partner motif is very important to Artemrosa because they are equals who walked through the storm together, being there for their partner when things got hard. Also I think, while not directly, showcase their mirror motif. They are similar but not the same, sure they have similar core but she is herself and zuo ran is zuo ran. They are able to see part of them in their partner but they are still individuals who deserve to be recognized as their own person. Their partner, Their lover.
I also really like how Zuo Ran's probes but doesn't push, remind her that he is there without crossing the line, watching her gently in his place, waiting for her to come and share her trouble with him. Honestly, as a Union Chapter card, this is everything I want them to handle so I am very much loving every single bit of it.
I think I manage to talk about the card without getting too into details (but since I posted live2d and some clips in twt I'll post it here too) but hahah I love this card a lot (The Final Postulate SSR still the Top 1 of My God-Tier List tho hahah)
But yeah, I cannot take people seriously by just saying how they lost passion lmfao when 6th Anniv Card & Event Story easily proving them wrong, heck even the wedding anniv celebration, while short is meaningful.
Honestly it's good they dropped the whole relationship milestone things lol All that has been shared is already shared, all of them should have their own pace of relationship by this point. For example, ZR newest card storyline won't work if it's not Artemrosa as a couple who has the same career. Also life and relationships shouldn't be contained by milestone there is so much of it.
And Main Story my most beloved.... the ending of Ch 19 really got me thinking as we got new variables now and also worries for everyone's important people (re: nie qiu, lu jinghan, mo yi's half-siblings) and situation with 【Redacted】 and new clues. Like pfft yeah, themis still very much have their own plan and story in their belt.
Anyway, after 5th Anniv, only two zr cards that gave me kinda gripes which is 3rd Solo SSS & Enduring Flame SSR (which is not bad lol just not as tight as it could be and in sss case especially should have more space to go a bit deeper), everything else has been good and got myself two god tier card with one being quite literal number of my heart, even the AU card of ZR 6th Anniv shows up to share first place with eternal whitemoon light au aka ZR Bakerlon Card.
Please enjoy the upcoming cards because we are not short of a good card & event this year for glb too~
