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I made a tag game because I wanted to talk more about how amazing the music from this series is. If I tag you, feel free to do or ignore this. Anyone is welcome to participate. Just make sure to tag me so I can see!

1. Favorite ST☆RISH group song? Ultra Blast (the drama and intensity!)

2. Favorite QUARTET NIGHT group song? God’s S.T.A.R.

3. Favorite QN + ST☆RISH song? Setsugetsuka

4. Favorite HE☆VENS group song? Heaven’s Sky

5. Favorite Cross-Unit song? Original Resonance (Blue boys for the win)

6. Favorite QN pair song? Non-Fiction

7. Favorite senpai-kouhai song? Gamushara Romantic (team ROT!)

8. Favorite Shuffle Unit song? Baby, My Strawberry

9. Favorite Shining Masterpiece song? Lycoris no Mori

10. Favorite Legend Star duet song? Lasting Oneness

11. All-time favorite solo? This changes a lot. I’m gonna say Secret Lover for now.

12. All-time favorite duet? Original Resonance, again

13. All-time favorite trio song? Trois

14. Favorite cross-group song? Black Deja Vu (I love the intensity)

15. Favorite Otoya solo? Brand New Melody (that whole episode is so soft omg)

16. Favorite Masato solo? Koizkura (another great episode. Samurai Masa, ‘nough said.)

17. Favorite Natsuki solo? Ah, so many good choices! Probably Orion de Shout Out, but I love almost all of his solos.

18. Favorite Tokiya solo? Another tough choice! Probably Secret Lover. It’s a bop.

19. Favorite Ren solo? Sekai no Hate Made Believe Heart

20. Favorite Syo solo? Subete o Uta ni!

21. Favorite Cecil solo? Junetsu no Deja Vu Kiss

22. Favorite Reiji solo? Dekai Temptation won me over

23. Favorite Ranmaru solo? No. 1

24. Favorite Ai solo? Winter Blossom wrecks me

25. Favorite Camus solo? Aurora, but Saintly Territory wins out some days

26. Favorite HE☆VENS member solo? Dazzling Darling from Kira

27. Favorite Maji Love Kingdom trio song? Egoistic

28. Underrated song? Maigo no Kokoro! Miyuki Sawashiro has such a pretty voice. I wish Haruka got to sing more in the anime.

Meme by @stanreiji

Tagged by @kurusu-hiro (sort of)

1. Your best boy? Tokiya!

2. Your least favorite boy? Hm, I don’t hate any of them, but I also don’t know enough about Shion to care about him.

3. A character that you never thought you would love as much as you do now? Syo! He started off as a fairly neutral character to me, but after viewing and making art with him, I like him more. I also get emotional thinking about him saving Haruka in season 2.

4. A character you can relate to in any way? Masato because I, too, am a dork with too many feelings at any given time.

5. A character that you think deserves more love? Haruka! There’s so little love for her in the Western fandom. It makes me sad because she’s my favorite character in the whole franchise.

6. A character you would want as your partner/lover? Hm..maybe Ranmaru. I think he would treat me right. Plus I like the punk aesthetic and cats.

7. A character you would want as your mentor/senpai? I think Reiji would be a good teacher because you would have fun and not even realize how much you were learning most of the time.

8. Your favorite ship? TokiHaru!

9. A character that you want to cosplay/have already cosplayed? Probably Haruka. Or a femme Ren cause I’m blonde and hate wearing wigs.

10. Favorite side character? Tomochika is so precious and underrated.

11. Your favorite solo song? Secret Lover.

12. Your favorite duet song? Either Original Resonance or Baby! My Strawberry.

13. Your favorite trio song? Masquerade Mirage

14. Your favorite group song? Setsugetsuka. Ah, chills the first time I heard it!

15. Your least favorite song? I don’t care for Green Ambition.

16. Your favorite singer? Masato has the prettiest voice.

17. Your favorite group/trio/duo? STARISH!

18. Your favorite member of Starish? Tokiya, of course.

19. Your favorite member of Quartet Night? Tough one..I’m gonna say Ai.

20. Your favorite member of Heavens? Eiichi. He’s a bit of a trash fire but I love him anyway.

21. Your favorite seiyuu/voice actor? Miyano Mamoru. He’s so nostalgic to my entire anime experience. Tokiya, Ouran High, Vampire Knight, Skip Beat!, and more. Though I have a funny little soft spot for Ringo’s VA, too because he voiced Ikuto in Shugo Chara, and that’s some range.

22. Favorite Drama CD? Lycoris no Mori. I heard it recently for the first time, and wow! But my favorite costumes probably come from Joker Trap.

23. Your favorite shining live card? I don’t know how Shining Live works and at this point I’m too afraid to ask 😅 I’m an anime fan, someone please tell me what Shining Live is.

24. Your favorite song beatmap? I don’t know what these are.

25. Your least favorite song beatmap? I don’t know what these are.

26. Black Deja Vu or White Gravity? Black Deja Vu.

27. Utapri merch that you own/want? I have a Masa button I got from a gacha in Tokyo (I wish I’d tried for more!), the Maji Love 2000% Keychain set, and from the 1000% keychain series, I have Ringo, Ryuuya, and Masato. I’m eyeing the Haruka figures and trying to be rational.

28. How did you get into Utapri? I saw a really good AMV that featured the dancing footage from Maji Love 1000%, and I liked it so much I had to find the anime.

29. A set theme in shining live that you want to see in the future? I think it’d be cute if they did like a babysitter series. Otoya would be a pro, naturally. But I’m weak for people caring for small children.

30. Why do you love your best boy? Having started with the anime, I was intrigued by Tokiya and his fairly flawless switching to and from HAYATO. I tend to be weak for characters who warm up over time, and boy did he warm up! Plus he’s dramatic but likely wouldn’t think of himself that way. I loved him acting as the lady in Koizakura. And I thought he was so sweet taking care of Haruka at the end of season 2. Best boy for sure.

Uta no Prince-sama CECIL AIJIMA TATTOO REFERENCE!

((The first one is transparent!)) 

Made by my lovely & talented friend Yasogami on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/yasogami/ <==They’re awesome!

FOR ANYONE WHO HAS EVER WANTED TO COSPLAY THE MAGICAL PRINCE OF AGNAPOLIS! I GOT YOU FAM! 

I dunno if any other Cecil cosplayers went though this struggle when it came to his cultural tattoo & wanted to do it but couldn’t find a template? Yeah. That was me today! But with help from my buddies I managed to get his design template so now I’m sharing it with the Utapri Fandom! I hope any future Cecil cosplayers, fan artists or just Utapri fans in general find this helpful! =^w^= Please share with your friends & credit Yasogami!

I even found an easy temporary tattoo guide <= LINK HERE

This has been sitting in my inbox since yesterday MY BAD! I wanted to answer this earlier but got distracted by deadlines of some stuff ANYWAY. Thanks for sending me an ask about Nanami CUZ I BEEN WANTIN TO TALK ABOUT MY HOME GIRL FOR AWHILE BUT NEVER GET THE CHANCE TO! So thanks~*~*~*

THIS GIRL RIGHT HERE. NANAMI HARUKA ^^^^ I WOULD DIE FOR HER.

Honestly, I’m that one person in every fandom that tends to fall in love with characters who I feel get undeserved hate or are either a minor character who gets glossed over. And be like….YALL??? Why you so mean to such adorable, innocent,sweet, hardworking, wouldn’t hurt a fly characters and then say that characters who are LITERAL murderers and criminals are the “precious cinnamon rolls who can do no wrong” only cuz you attracted to them??? yall thas sad. Listen…I’m honestly tired of people who bash on the anime and only play the games cuz they think it’s boring. Yes, you can have your opinion & I respect that, but I’ve seen some people whom have a pretty steadily growing following just bash on Nanami or some of their “not best boys” for reasons that make no sense to me & I been bottling this for awhile but Imma just SPEAK today cuz I’m on fire. ANYWAY BACK TO MY QUEEN.

LET ME HAVE MY NANAMI HARUKA TED TALK. Debunking complaints

Complaint I’ve heard: She’s boring

IN MY PERSONAL OPINION. NANAMI HARUKA IS ONE OF THE BEST LEADS IN ANY IDOL/ REVERSE HAREM ANIME I HAVE SEEN TO DATE.

She’s FAR from boring. She kind of reminds me of one of my other favorite lead heroines of all time. Tohru Honda from Fruits Basket. Both are humble & haven’t really had much in their life. Let’s talk about her story, she is a girl who was born with with bad health so much so that her parents sent her to grow up and live with her grandma in the countryside where the air was cleaner & less polluted than the city where they live. While she stayed with grandma, she learned to play piano by ear & she really didn’t grow up with much technology. She states in episode one that she didn’t even have a TV so anytime anyone in her class makes a reference to a famous celebrity she doesn’t know who they are. If I had to guess she only probably had books, toys, & a record player at grandma’s house AND I think she was home-schooled? Which means that that her only other friend besides her grandma & possibly the local neighborhood kids was grandma’s piano.

 I think she’s highly relateable too. I sure have had similar experience (trust me, my immune system is TerRibLe XD so I feel home girl) But I knew the moment I saw that part in episode 1 where she describes how music LITERALLY saved her life, THAT is when I knew I would protect this girl for the rest of my life cuz I just yelled at my screen SAME GURL! SAAAAAAME TTuTT/ In Nanami’s case, she went by herself to the city to visit her parents, she thought since she no longer was a kid, her health wouldn’t be too endangered but she she got there she got REALLY lost & the noise pollution was so overwhelming that her anxiety gave her a panic attack. AND THIS IS WHY I REALLY LIKE UTAPRI. BECAUSE THEY GET HELLA REAL HELLA FAST. THIS KIND OF THING IS NOT SOME KINDA MADE UP THING. LET ME SIT YALL DOWN AND TELL YOU A STORY.

Listen- I remember when I was like 16ish I went to New York with a cousin & as a person who comes from a small town- being in the city BY YOURSELF for the first time, it’s SO SCARY to someone who has anxiety. I was dropped off in Manhattan while she ran a work errand she gave me money for food & encouraged me to explore. As soon as they left, I looked around thinking OH GOD WHAT NOW?? I saw a cathedral close by and I RAN for it. I was so scared being alone I went to a small corner of the cathedral and started crying & tweeting, which got some comforting responses from native NY people that followed me & I texted the friend that was closest to me (if you count Virginia close lol) But he called me & just talked to me & helped me feel better. He encouraged me to not stay in one place & to go find a place I like & perhaps if I was too anxious, to go stay there till I was picked up. IT TOOK ME 30 MINUTES to get courage enough to walk to the Barnes & Noble/Starbucks that was close & I stayed there texting him the rest of the time. So ANYTIME people talk crap about Nanami’s panic attack in the city I’m gonna politely tell them to get out of my face cuz that’s a VERY real emotion. The thing that saved Nanami was hearing a singer in a giant screen singing a soothing song. THE MUSIC HELPED CALM DOWN HER ANXIETY. EXCUSE ME. YALL CAN’T SAY THAT YOU’VE NEVER BEEN SOOTHED BY A SONG IN YOUR LIFE. WE ALL BEEN THERE. WHEN WE WERE SO DOWN THAT LISTENING TO A SONG MADE US FEEL BETTER. I know that happened with me. Just like Nanami, I had a time in my life where I was just ready for death, I had lost hope to live but hearing ONE. SONG by my favorite singer, literally stopped me. So I can relate how she felt about HAYATO in the city. And how afterwards she was so inspired by it that she wanted to try to have a career dealing with music. HER REASON FOR WANTING TO BECOME A COMPOSER IS BECAUSE SHE KNOWS WHAT IT’S LIKE TO FEEL SAD AND SCARED. SO SHE WANTS TO MAKE MUSIC THAT CAN TOUCH PEOPLE’S HEARTS & IF THEY’RE HAVING A BAD DAY, SHE CAN CHEER THEM UP WITH A SONG. IF THAT ISN’T THE GREATEST REASONING TO GO FIGHT FOR A DREAM, I DUNNO WHAT IS.

AND SHE KNOWS THAT THE ODDS ARE AGAINST HER. BUT SHE DOESN’T THROW IN THE TOWEL EASILY. I FREAKING LOVE HER FOR THAT. NANAMI. HARUKA. IS. NOT. WEAK.

Once she was of age, she applied for THE most prestigious music academy in her area. She was nearly late to the entrance exam cuz she helped a lost child find their mom while she was running in a snowstorm to the school. And because she was noticed to have that high moral compass by the principal, she was allowed to take the exam and made it in. And even when she DID get in, she was bullied by all the rich kids for not being able to read sheet music & not being taught by a private piano teacher when she was asked to play in front of everyone. She KNEW that she can play piano but she was self taught & played by ear. ((THIS STRUCK ME HARD TOO. Because I am self taught too- as a singer, I thought that if I didn’t have access to all these things & I didn’t know how to sight read I’d never be taken seriously or that I was less worthy to be called a musician than my peers)) But did she give up??? NO. HOME GIRL RAN TO THE LIBRARY and she studied her ass off to not let her first assignment project partner down. I COULD GO ON FOR HOURS ABOUT THE FIRST SEASON ALONE. SHE WAS THROWN SO MANY CURVE BALLS TO CRUSH HER SPIRIT AND DESPITE HER ANXIETY KEPT FIGHTING FOR HER DREAM.

But you know what? She also showed me THAT IT’S OK TO FALL DOWN TO ROCK BOTTOM. It’s OK to feel like giving up especially when your confidence has been crushed to a pulp by everyone. YALL, I FREAKING BAWLED MY EYES OUT WHEN SHE FOUND OUT THAT STARISH - THE BAND SHE SINGLE-HANDEDLY  (and with some magical fate strings pulled by Cecil)) CREATED WAS GONNA DEBUT WITHOUT HER. She was asked by the principal if she thought HER music could compete with pros already established and household names already in the business. She didn’t want her friends to give up their dreams of debuting so she agreed to step down as STARISH’s composer AGAINST their demands for her to not give up. She went home and cried to her grandmother that she felt SO outclassed. And you know what? I’m GLAD Utapri shared this kind of story because I’m sure it has happened to a lot of people.

Nanami is a really kind, compassionate, selfless human being. She does anything and everything so that all her family & friends can be happy at the expense of her own happiness. She takes it to the extreme that she is PUSHED and forced to FOR ONCE think selfishly and do something for herself. Her purity & kindness won the respect of her classmates & teachers so much so that they always want to support her dream of  becoming a songwriter. When STARISH came to her house cuz they heard she ran away- she openly admitted  IN TEARS that SHE wanted to be STARISH’s composer, she didn’t want anyone else to write for them because she had fun with her friends and she didn’t want that to stop. ((The principal overheard her and said FINALLY! SOMETIMES ITS OK TO BE SELFISH WHEN IT COMES TO YOUR DREAM! Its ok to be kind but also think of your own feelings sometimes too. I think young, budding artists need to hear this. )) SHE GIVES ME HOPE CUZ I BE THE SAME WAY SOMETIMES WITH MY STUFF SO YEAH ;~~~~~;/

SOMETIMES When I watch a show that has harem elements to it, I really judge the protag that everyone is falling for and I think about if the harem people’s feelings are justified enough for them to actually fall in love with the protag. And you know what? In Nanami’s case?? ITS A BIG OL HELL YEAH IT’S JUSTIFIED.

FrICK- I fell in love with Nanami too??? How could I not??? I AM A BIGASS SAP FOR INNOCENT, SHY, CHARACTERS WHO TRY THEIR BEST EVEN THOUGH THEY SCARED AF CUZ OF CONFIDENCE ISSUES.

She’s a wonderful, compassionate, gifted person who just needs love and support and you know she’ll be there for you too and it’s mutual. She works SUPER hard at her job, she’s endearing, she makes you wanna just protect her cuz if she is sad lord I will probably go on a rampage. This girl doesn’t deserve to go through more than she already has. I love and respect Nanami. A female protagonist doesn’t need to be bitchy, slutty, or badass to be considered “interesting”. 

HECK, one time I heard someone say “This show would be 10x if Nanami was a guy. UMMMM???? WTF??? Ok, listen, I’m in the lgbt spectrum, & I’m sick of people saying that Utapri would be better if Nanami was a boy. Why is it so bad that she’s a girl?? Like- I would like ONE reasonable explanation that doesn’t involve fetishizing your personal fantasies. When people fetishize an lgbt relationship- you’re causing that type of relationship to not be taken seriously irl. If we wanna make this the norm, we gotta treat it like it’s a natural occurrence. Not force something for the sake of fanservice. There are barely any well written female protags like Nanami out there in the world and if we change her, we are taking out one of the best from the list. I want more shows to write good, memorable  female protags like Nanami. I wouldn’t be against her being a boy. But only if the reason was for good reasons and to explore character development dynamics. Cuz I enjoy content that has actual substance. SERIOUSLY- If Utapri was ONLY fanservice, I would despise it. BUT IT’S NOT. It tackles real issues & speaks about people in the industry and they don’t sugarcoat ANYTHING. They show you the harsh realities but they also give you hope to keep doing what you love even if you gotta work extra harder than your peers who might be more experienced than you.

And THAT is what I learned from Nanami Haruka. And I will defend my songwriting princess till I die. Thank you.