#askbftokiya

Right now my number one request would be solid perfumes of the Idol Produce Fragrances. Last year's All-Star Shop generated a ton of interest in the perfumes, and sadly I couldn't take orders for them because of the restrictions on shipping liquids overseas. Also, $60 per bottle is pricey when you like more than one scent, so solid versions would likely be more affordable.

I'd also like to see Bluetooth headphones and Airpods, even though I personally prefer wired ones. And while I'm not really counting on this happening anytime soon because of travel restrictions, I think it would be nice to make travel goods like suitcases and duffel bags!

Nothing like this has ever happened before so I have no idea what they'll do...

It would absolutely be disappointing for the people who won the previous lotteries if they canceled 7th Stage. I'd be pretty devastated if I bought a huge stack of DVDs to increase my chances, but at the same time, no one forced those people to gamble all that money away, and another person may have already bought the same number of DVDs and ended up with nothing. A lot of unfair things have happened to everyone due to the pandemic and 7th Stage possibly being cancelled should be no exception.

That said, they already announced postponement to 2021 so there's still a chance that it's still on. It's possible that they may shift current lottery winners over to the new concert dates and resume with ticket sales as previously planned.

I don't know how things will work out for any overseas attendees. The means for overseas attendees getting tickets is--for lack of better words-- already a somewhat dishonest one that involves using other people's contact info as one's own, so if they somehow change the system to overseas fans' disadvantage, I wouldn't be surprised.

Thank you so much! I'm glad I can help people around the world with getting merch ^^

To answer your question, I think the ability to make friends highly depends on how you're involved in the fandom. If you do art, you may get noticed but you'd probably have to do the reaching out. Cosplay is difficult...some people are competitive and don't care to befriend people who cosplay the same character, or if they have a friend who cosplays the same person they don't see a need to link up with you.

All of my interactions with Japanese fans are through an account specifically for trading, so it's purely transactional. I only have one Japanese friend who used to live in America and even she hasn't easily made friends with most fans here, although she does have friends from her doujin/fanart circle.

Anyone still here on Tumblr? If so, anyone have questions about the Shining Live collab with Sanrio characters? I went to Puroland this past Saturday (first time!) so I'm open to answering anything!