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This is an article that was posted a few days ago and it was about a "Game App" that Broccoli was working on...yes you heard that part right because this one ISN'T under the control (to the best we know) of KLab whom currently still runs the JP server for Shining Live. Now what is fascinating about this is we have only the one screenshot in the post (which is also on Broccoli's Press Release) with STARISH standing on a stage. I THINK (and I could be wrong) but I think these costumes come out of "Maji Love 2000%" which is INTERESTING if you know anything about "Start Dates" for the Anime seasons See the Date for "Maji Love 2000%" was April 8th of 2013 and this image was posted on April 14th of 2023...yes friends this is literally around the 10th Anniversary of that season! I find it fascinating that they are actively doing a callback to that season in their own way but then again when you also think about the fact that they are also going to be incorporation "Raging Entertainment" now its gonna be a lot of fun! Yes kids...HEAVENS makes their official game debut! Now we have to ask some questions 1. Visual Novel or Rhythm game? If you ask me I think this will be another Rhythm Game BUT I think they will take the approach that Happy Elements does when it comes to EnStars in that they are going to do long chapters with segments voice acted per usual. I also think however that the story will actually lead to something (The UtaPri Awards Showdown. SSS ,or maybe a new contest) so that the game doesn't feel "Aimless" which was a big criticism of mine 2. How would songs unlock? If this is a Rhythm game I think we are going to see more of the Happy Elements approach in that songs will be unlocked after events and that there maybe be other ways too (like the equivalent of a "Live Fes" from EnStars). so there is that also. 3. If It's not a Rhythm Game at first could we see "Idol Training game"? Oh sure! Like since we have Shining and Raging Entertainment its not out of the possibility to see that happen. Like literally in EnStars (Basic and Music) there is "Yumenosaki Academy" and "Reimei" so if we go the route of a game like "ES Basic"...sign me up! If you notice that I am using the "Happy Elements" approach its because of the fact that they OWN their games so they don't have to ask for permission to get songs from someone. I think that might have been a problem for Shining Live a little bit because KLab never owned the content for it. I imagine having to ask for permission a lot is quite the tab Now the big thing is this When does it release? We just really heard about this a few days ago so I suspect that we'll not hear about it again (at least in terms of a title) in June when the 13th Anniversary happens. At that time (if we do hear about it then) I suspect the name and game format to be explained and (POSSIBLY) the "Sunset" of SL for the JP server. I only say "Possible" because it still has a lot of players but again this is all speculation on my part. If you ask me about Dolce Vita...I still think that game could be announced also but then Broccoli would have to think about this: If you announce Dolce Vita that HAS to be the only game announcement for the year. You CAN announce the name of the new Game App but I wouldn't announce a release date because people might be more interested in Dolce Vita honestly. I also think that if they do announce that this new game is a Rhythm game and people don't get a proper update on Dolce Vita then there is gonna be a problem. We know about the "BackPri" issue and how that didn't go well with people so I could see that being a real PR issue if something isn't said about DV Anywho fam that is all I have for right now but I am curious to what you think about this because I am really hyped no matter WHAT it turns out to be...not gonna lie I'll be happy as hell if we get a new rhythm game but sad if that means getting rid of Shining Live altogether. Take care fam and talk to you again soon

There certainly was one last year. I’m really wondering whats going to happen with the anniversary this year. Hopefully we hear something soon since they’ve been so quiet on it. I wonder if we’ll have things the week leading up to it as opposed to the month. 

So yeah. EijiHaru is probably best Heavens ship in my subjective opinion. This has been your daily dose of Finny Theory™ thanks for reading.

Ohara Sora is the leader for SOARA, and Takamura Shiki is the leader for SolidS. :)

How many people that have been in the UtaPri fandom genuinely don't care about the character routes in the games? I'm actually serious about this question and let me tell you why Tomorrow is going to be January 7th and it will be my 9th year associated with UtaPri despite not being as connected to the fandom as I used to be and I remember how I got introduced to the series...it was literally a gif of Ren from the Anime and then that got me interested in the actual Anime part of the franchise. HOWEVER... What this didn't make me do is become as interested in the Otome/Visual Novel games as a lot of people might be in the fandom but that was more because the songs in the Anime actually got me interested in buying the songs and then also playing the Music games of which I own all 3 games. Like the idea of the Romance in the series (and yes I get it that it was an Otome first) wasn't a bad thing so...I get that but I also know that the biggest draw for me when I watched each episode was whatever song they were going to play in it. Why do you think that ,to this day, "Crystal Time" holds the record for the longest time I ever played a song on a loop (it was 3 weeks for anyone that doesn't know)? The other thing for me was always going to be this What characters did I see myself the most in and honestly...yeah we know already who that was right? The characters whom (currently) don't have any actual character routes in the games which sucks but eh...what can you do right? The best thing really is try to watch when they WERE in the Anime and see if you can figure out WHY you relate to them so much (which I did) and then you're good. Now does this mean that ,if/when HEAVENS get routes in a UtaPri game, I'm going to detach from them? NOPE! Here is what it WILL do for me It will either confirm or bust the ideas in my head about the backstories of the different members (of which...I had a lot of theories trust me) so there is that...but simultaneously I don't NEED or crave that content from them to love them more than I already do you know? I know that sounds odd but trust me my mind works in mysterious ways...hell ask me how much I love reading "deep dives" from twitter about characters in EnStars and the answer for that is A LOT but I'll try to explain that later down the line. So this brings me back to my original question If you were someone whom ,like me, came into the UtaPri fandom through the Anime and later the Music games then I have to ask you this: Did you ever feel like you needed the game routes to really embrace a character or were you satisfied enough with what you found out through the Anime series itself? Like I said for me it was more about the Music at times...well until Season 4 and then we know what changed and its been that way since 2016 (arguably even 2014 when I saw S2 for the first time). Let me know fam and I'll talk to you later :-)

My short answer is "No" but let me explain this for y'all When Broccoli created the "Uta no Prince-Sama" series just in general back in 2010 (really in August of 2009 was the first Audition CD but I digress) I'm going to make a wager NO...they DIDN'T expect the series to take off or if they did they expected it to probably "die down" after a while. It's been almost 12 years and we are still seeing it around so if you had made the bet that it WOULD take off like it did then you would be probably rich as hell by now! They PROBABLY also wasn't expecting the series to be a success in DVD sales or even ratings given that the series would be in the 25:00 time slot in Japan (1 AM Sunday Morning) so the DVDs were going to be their driving force (WHOOPS!) Oh yeah and then there are the CD sales which ,when you look at the Billboard charts in Japan a # of the CDs hit #1 so they had something right? Now could they (or even SHOULD THEY) have expected the UtaPri series to take off outside of Japan? Hell no! (Let's be honest fam...we know that ,unless its Love Live, you PROBABLY weren't going to be popular outside of the home market because we were mostly dealing with LL in terms of localized games IIRC) Broccoli might have had their popular game series and CDs but games...nah we wouldn't get ANY games for a good while until 2018 when Shining Live was translated about 5 months after the game came out in Japan. Before that if you wanted to play the games you needed a guide and hoped that someone had made one to know what choice made what route happen for a character. It's wasn't like it is now because Otome/Visual Novel games are far more localized now even if the quality of the games has suffered at times in the most infuriating fashions. CollarXMalice at one point wanted to say hello and the less said about Taisho x Alice the better. But UtaPri was still (for the most part) confined to Japan and DID get its Anime (all 4 seasons) simulcast outside of Japan. All Seasons were broadcast first on Tokyo MX and then put on Crunchyroll later on. I discovered the series literally through a gif of Ren Jinguji back in 2013 and then ordered the first DVD collection (which I might be getting rid of soon) off Amazon and then proceeded to binge it. I immediately became immersed in the world and loved every second of the 13 episode first season and then later closer to Christmas I watched Season 2 on Crunchyroll (this site will be repeated a lot and for good reason so stick with me) and the reason I did it so close to then was because I wanted to watch the Christmas Special which ,was a nice and tidy 22-25 minutes vs. the hour special that will be airing in Japan soon, and I loved it! TO... THIS... DAY... "Shining Star Xmas" is the most watched episode/OVA for me ever when I watched it about 50 times between Christmas day to sometime in February! It's still one of my favorite things about the Anime and I will never forget how much it meant to me to be honest. The only thing that means more to me (outside of a group that will get its own post again later on) is the song "Crystal Time" which I listened to for no joke...about 3 weeks straight because it kicked that much ass! Now you will notice I mentioned that I got the DVD off Amazon well...who distributed it? That would be Sentai Filmworks! Now to be clear at this time I had no issue with them and honestly the amount of times they actually tweeted about the series was mindboggling because of the fact that I didn't think they cared THAT MUCH about the series (and to be clear I still don't but more on that in a minute) but it was interesting because they were tweeting about it constantly and there was a part of me that trusted them but another part of me that...well I AM a Gemini so "trust" is something I don't give up easily The thing is that ,for a good while, the series had a home in two places IIRC: HDIVE which is just a paywall site and Crunchyroll which had a free tier and a premium tier and yes I was a free user so I couldn't watch the episodes right away but I made