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Here’s a list of the years the UtaPri characters were born in.

1996 - Ai

1994 - Otoya, Syo, Kaoru, Haruka, and Tomochika

1993 - Masato and Tokiya

1992 - Natsuki and Ren

1991 - Camus

1989 - Ranmaru

1986 - Ringo and Reiji

Twelve princes from the cosmos are coming to Earth to give you starry eyes and a sparkling heart! My Beloved Star -Days That Sparkle- is a voiced daily fortune-telling and joseimuke app coming in February 2026!

They're definitely not done with the movie models haha

Bonus: Since you just talked about Kaworu, here's Kaworu:

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Before I write my tutorial here, I want to point out THIS CUTE TWEET where I got my basic information from. So, your prince cat has seen a rough weekend at a convention, or an event and they need to be cleaned. But how to clean them? First, I want to say that my Prince Cats are the ones that are poseable kind, meaning they have the skeletons in them. This tutorial works for both the ones with and without skeletons. You'll want to prep the cats and take off all their clothes, even if it's only that bow tie accessory around their neck. (They didn't take too kindly to being photographed naked) What you will need:

Bucket or large container/washtub that will allow you to submerge your cat and swish it around. I used a 5 gallon bucket from my local hardware store.

Soap. You can use Dish Soap, Hand soap, Laundry detergent, or an all purpose GENTLE unscented soap like Dr. Bronners. Rule of thumb is is anything you would use on your body or your clothes, which touch your body should be fine! Do not use any household cleaners like Pine-sol or Fabuloso! You may damage your cats, they may lose their color.

A shower or bathtub with an extendable hose is useful for filling the bucket and rinsing.

Bath towels for drying each cat that's being bathed, any will do as long as they are clean and dry.

Washing nets, one for each cat for drying.

Drying rack or place to hang the cats inside their bags to allow them to air dry. I have this one, but you can use something like this with a laundry hanger

Hairdryer, any kind as long as it has a LOW setting if that's how you want to dry/fluff them.

Brush for fluffing their fur. I used these, and they worked great, but any SOFT bristle brush will do.

Depending on your situation, you probably want to do this in a bathtub or shower, just so you don't get soap or water everywhere, and have a easy place to empty the bucket or washtub.

STEP 01

Fill a bucket or container with lukewarm water enough to submerge your cat. DO NOT USE HOT WATER or it may malform you cat's parts. Use only warm water! Fill it only enough to fully submerge your cat. Add about a tablespoon of soap to the water.

STEP 02

Gently put your prince cat in the water, as hard as it may be, COMPLETELY submerge your cat in the water and swish it around gently with your hand. Be very gentle about this, as the skeleton is fragile! (celio wasn't happy, but he knew to hold his breath)

After Swishing for a few minutes, lift your cat up gently and let all the water drain off your cat. Do not squeeze as this can damage the stuffing/skeleton

STEP 03

Empty the bucket of water when you are done washing your cats. I set my cats up on the bucket for a while to let the remaining bath water drain off the cats.

STEP 04

After a few minutes, empty the water form the bucket, and rinse it out. Put the cats back on the bucket, and then give them a good rinse! Alternatively you can fill the bucket up with cold water and give them a rinse swish. I preferred rinsing them with the sprayer so I could see when the water ran off them clear.

STEP 05

Let the water drain off of your cat, then wrap them in a clean dry towel to dry them gently. (Celio REALLY wasn't happy with me at this point)

STEP 06

Once you have towel dried your cat, you can either a) put it in a dryer, in a washing net for a 2-5 minutes on no heat and then lay them out to dry on a clothes drying rack to dry the rest of the way. (this is what I did) b) if you don't have a dryer, you can lay them out on a drying rack. You can also put them in a washing net and hang them somewhere safe in the bags to dry. (don't worry they can breathe, and all you need to do is check on them every once in a while)

STEP 07

Once the prince cats are completely dry you can brush them with a soft brush to fluff their fur up. It took my cats about two days to dry completely on the rack. Alternatively you can get out your blow dryer on low and dry them that way, but air drying is much safer for the cats. You will also just want to make sure the magnets in their hands are positioned correctly, so their front paws can stick together!

ALL CLEAN AND FLUFFY AGAIN!!!

There has been an unofficial release and listening party for Ranmaru's upcoming Solo Best Album: MUSIC FOR LIFE organized to take place during AX 2024, hosted by Megan (Tumblr/Twitter).

The party will be taking place after ASSMU on Thursday, July 4th, 2024, beginning at 8:00 PM and running until 11:00 PM.

The venue is in a private corner loft of the Continental Building a short distance away from the Novo at 408 S Spring St #602, Los Angeles, CA 90013, USA.

This is a ticketed +21 event, with General Admissions being $20 and General Admissions (with a copy of MUSIC FOR LIFE included) being $45.

Snacks and Drinks (non-alcoholic and some alcoholic options) will be provided during the function, including small giveaways put on throughout the night.

It's the perfect event for those who would like to continue the festivities after a wonderful showing of ASSMU and celebrate Ranmaru's latest release compiling over 11 years of rockin' tunes, together with two brand-new tracks: MUSIC FOR LIFE and FULLTEN.

These shoes were a collab between PUMA and UTAPRI, and were released in April of 2024 and were available for pre-order September 1, 2023 (Fri.) 12:00 to September 20, 2023 (Wed.) 23:59

I don't know if the official website is still working, but this it it

ST☆RISH model: Upper: Man-made leather + synthetic fiber / Midsole: Synthetic resin (EVA resin) / Outsole: Rubber sole

QUARTET NIGHT Model: Upper: Synthetic fiber + Natural leather + Artificial leather / Midsole: Synthetic resin (EVA resin) / Outsole: Rubber sole

Each came with the laces and accessories of the color of the idol you specified when you pre ordered.

If you plan on wearing the sneakers, you will have to make sure they are protected. The BEST way to do this is with this product called CREP Protect. It's on Amazon for about $16 a can. When you use this to spray your shoes, you should be wearing disposable gloves so this stuff doesn't get on your skin. I'd recommend spraying them outdoors, but leaving them indoors to dry between coats.

I used this on both my husband and my shoes and wore one pair each day of a convention. This stuff worked great, and there were only minor scuffs on the shoes after each day of wear.

We wore out Quartet Night model on a Friday, and our ST☆RISH model on Saturday. I was a little worried about the white shoes, and my uncanny ability to scuff them up, but amazingly there were very minor scuffs on them.

If you are also worried about shoe creases there are the a such thing as crease guards, also on Amazon, they vary in price. We didn't use them, kind of wish we had!

Ours showed creases mostly on the ST☆RISH model. There are ways to get out the creases.

HOW TO CLEAN THEM AFTER YOU WEAR THEM

After you wear them, just make sure to scrub the bottoms with a cleaning brush and/or toothbrush, and then gently scrub the rest of them dry first, then with a little mild dish soap or Dr. Bronners unscented baby castile soap. Use a soft sponge, and don't use anything harsh like household cleaners.

Also, you can use a "Magic Eraser", which is just a melamine sponge to remove any troublesome scuffs. Use dry, clean microfiber cloth to wipe clean, then let your shoes air dry completely.

After every cleaning I recommend applying more of the Crep Protect, to keep them protected. The formula need to be reapplied every four weeks or so depending on wear.

Anyway, I hope this helps you take care of your awesome shoes!

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(Only torrent for now. I'll update this post as I finish more episodes)

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ALL ABOUT ALL STAR STAGE MUSIC UNIVERS (ASSMU) AT ANIME EXPO - ALL THE THINGS TO KNOW FOR NOW. 1. ASSMU WILL BE AT ANIME EXPO, ON Thu. Jul 4, 2024 at 6:00pm PDT. YOU CAN GET YOUR TICKETS HERE: https://www.showclix.com/.../utapro-all-star-stage-sc24-t09 PLEASE NOTE THAT THE VENUE HAS A RESTRICTION ON BAG SIZE (NOTHING LARGER THAN 14" X 14" X 6") SO CHECK THE SIZE OF YOUR ITABAG BEFORE YOU GO TO THE VENUE. At this time, we do not know if this will be the actual 3D hologram screening or just a replay on a screen.

YOU WILL NEED BOTH AN EVENT TICKET AND AN ANIME EXPO BADGE TO ATTEND THE EVENT. YOU CAN AN ANIME EXPO BADGE HERE: https://www.showclix.com/event/ax24-ga-reg_sc24-r01

There is an Exclusive Event Light Stick (Penlight) Offer, available to ticket holders only, limit 1 per ticket. Comes in 3 different color variations (gold, white(silver), or blue).  Distributed at random, no color requests allowed. It's chosen at random between STARISH(Gold), QUARTET NIGHT(silver), and HEAVENS(Blue), and each one has lights in different colors. 

2. There is a fan meeting taking place: Here is information on that on X: https://x.com/esmolpotat3/status/1796017619352383927

3. There is a fan project for badge ribbons. Here is the tweet about that: https://x.com/UThstage/status/1797417472620208235 I am personally participating in the project to show my support, even though I cannot be there.

4. Daiki Yamashita, voice of Shion of HEAVENS, and Mamoru Miyano voice of Tokiya of STARISH have been announced as guests at Anime Expo 2024. It is unknown if they will be making an appearance at the ASSMU event.

The website for Anime Expo is https://www.anime-expo.org/

Please also keep in mind that Anime Expo is the LARGEST Anime Convention in the USA, so hotel availability within close proximity to the convention may be difficult if not impossible to get. There are a lot of hotels about a mile away, from what I understand.

The tickets for ASSMU at AX 2024 go on sale tomorrow (Thursday, May 30th) at 12:00 PM (PDT).

They will be $90 a piece. AX has also confirmed that a badge to the convention will be needed in addition to the event ticket in order to get in.

ASSMU penlights will also be sold for $40 a piece, one per ticket holder. They will be selling all three group variants, but you cannot choose which version you'll receive. They'll be randomized.

We do not know at this time whether they'll be bringing in equipment to replicate the authentic 3DCG live experience, or if they'll be showing a playback on an LED screen. People are currently trying to see if this information can be obtained prior to tickets going on sale.

We also do not know whether this will be a seated or GA standing event.

Event Restrictions, such as bag sizes and re-entry information, can be found on the "Details" tab of the ShowClix event page.

Frontier Works is bringing All Star Stage -Music Universe- to AX 2024!

The official Anime Expo X (Twitter) account announced today that more details, such as ticketing and showing information, will be released at a later date.

They have mentioned, though, that the screening will be in Japanese with no English Subtitles.

It is highly probable that ASSMU merch will be sold at the Animate Group booth in Kentia Hall (#3700), however, this has yet to be confirmed.

The official Utapri X (Twitter) account has announced the date, time, and venue for the ASSMU screening that will be taking place as a part of Anime Expo 2024!

It will be taking place at The Novo on:

Thursday, July 4th, at 6:00 PM. This would be DAY 1 of the convention.

Ticketing Information has yet to be revealed, but I am confident that an AX Day/4-Day pass will be required at minimum for entry into the event.

From April 26th, 16:00 - May 10th, 14:59 (JST)

Event Info

Send the boys on expeditions to gather ingredients and cook to receive Chef Medals.

The last 2 ingredient spots unlock by collecting 100 and 300 Chef Medals, respectively.

Apprentice Chef SR Azul and Ortho have drop bonus of 20%, so take them with you if you have them.

There’s 3 quality types for ingredients: Gold > Silver > Bronze. The higher the ingredient quality, the better the score you’ll receive when cooking. It’s better to start cooking with low rate ingredients first, to build up skill.

Expedition durations are: 20, 60, 150 and 360 minutes. The only thing that changes is the quantity of ingredients you get, quality isn’t affected.

Recipes, Missions, Shops, and Skip Timer Info under the cut

From Gematsu

PQube will release MAGES.-developed boy idols visual novel B-PROJECT RYUSEI*FANTASIA for Switch and PC via Steam in the west, the publisher announced. A release date was not announced.

B-PROJECT RYUSEI*FANTASIA first launched for Switch on September 30, 2021 in Japan, followed by iOS and Android on February 10, 2022.

Here is an overview of the game, via PQube:

Become the representative of the famous B-Project in this unforgettable idol visual novel. Support a group of 14 idols from their humble beginnings through to stardom. Befriend them, influence their music and help them through their turbulent lives as they follow their dreams.

Sparkling Visual Novel – Full of brightness and color, B-PROJECT RYUSEI*FANTASIA is a visual novel which follows the lives and careers of the idol group “B-Project.”

Become an Idol A&R – Support these idols towards their dreams in the role of an A&R (Artist & Repertoire) where you are their representative and the expert in their artistic development.

14 Different Idols to Represent – Each with different personalities, likes, and dislikes, but all with the same dream, pick your bias or stan them all.

Original Music – Enjoy exclusive B-Project music, with all the original songs by the very idol boys you represent.

Interactive Mechanics – Your phone is your gateway to nurturing your relationship with the idols, don’t miss your chance to respond to messages and calls!

Voiced and Animated – Voiced by famous seiyuu, let the idols beautiful voices take you away and watch their lively animated reactions.

Endless Magic – With two different possible endings, 14 character epilogues to explore, and many CGs to unlock, the replayability is high.

Sparkling Visual Novel

Put your headphones on and get swept away with this colorful visual novel experience. Do you love boybands, JPop? Have you ever dreamed of being the driving force behind a successful idol group? Well now you can experience it in visual novel form!

Become an Idol A&R

Step into the hardworking role of A&R (Artist & Repertoire) to the talented idol group, B-Project. Take 14 young members under your wing, each with different personalities and struggles. It’s your job to support them, help them grow, and allow them to flourish! Discover the beginnings of the different idol groups—KITAKORE, MooNs, THRIVE, and KiLLER KiNG. Learn about their trainee days and the struggles they faced on the path to success. Follow the story as they join together to become one group, B-Project, and stand on Japan’s brightest stage.

Interactive Mechanics

Your phone is your gateway to nurturing your relationship with the idols. Be sure to keep an eye on it—as responding to messages and answering calls will allow you to better understand the idols under your wing.

Watch the announcement trailer below. View the first English screenshots at the gallery.

Announce Trailer