AiPri - Aikatsu and Pretty Series

her voice isn't THAT weird

PURI-etty Rhythm
PURI-para
Kiratto PURI-chan
Waccha PURI-magi
Himitsu no Ai-PURI

cool and stylish!

Dirty nerd can't stop lewding the big gyaru.

This doesn't make you miserable though.
It's a matter of getting into the flow. It comes with practice, but some external factors can influence you in certain ways.

Not enough water though day

Not enough sleep

The microbiome in your intestine

Won't enter too much about what should be done but you're talking with us, and that's already good!

Anyone has the source? I tried reverse image search and its useless...

boku no Subaru

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Thanks! Love (You)

eru is a perv

Rewatching/listening to Pripara songs reminds me that my life was much better pre-covid and how much of it was ruined by it. And also watching Aifure when it was airing was fun.

There's nothing wrong with taking a break if you feel like youre burning yourself out. It's very relatable to feel like youre stuck in a rut, no one would blame you for taking a step back and focusing on yourself for a bit.

It ain't much coming from a random ainon, but if those are your pictures, I do really like quite a few of your works.

i just always have /ai/ open as a mindless action so right now i feel useless and when i don't have anything to contribute i think about how im not a very likeable person on any sort of non-surface level there's more i can talk about

(me)
Hah weird I'm being nostalgic over Aifure
ICHIBAN NO POSITIVE

Remind of something Does Naru never does 4+ Jump without any assistance? Don't remember much but kinda weird that a main gets this kind treatment.

its not that weird to feel nostalgia over it, it was over half a decade ago now. the march of time is unrelenting...
i still listen to quite a few songs from it pretty regularly, the music is definitely the lasting highpoint of aifure for me

2018 was seven years ago, ainon

didnt a character literally die in that series?

but if those are your pictures, I do really like quite a few of your works

Yeah... yours are pretty good. I wish I could make my lines as smooth as these.

I used to feel happy

Time to seek this feeling again. But also, are you posting your arts somewhere? I believe part of issue is accessibility. I want to see more of yours!
Ruined are only for things that are already dead. Time can still fix it.

when i don't have anything to contribute i think about how im not a very likeable person

I like you. But also, I feel like you think there's some kind of self blame into not doing enough or something of sorts. You don't need to put this responsibility on yours for something so futile.

No, every time she does 4 jumps is with someone else on stage with her.

I disagree about it being weird, I think it's a pretty natural way to write a character like that. Naru isn't the type of character that's highly proficient or anything like that, her strength is her unflinchingly uplifting personality that allows her to act as an emotional anchor to the people around her that are struggling. I think it's a poignant way of showing that even if you aren't as competitively viable as the people around you, you can still be a valuable source of strength and support.

Do NOT do this, ainon

Alicia's mom? Yeah, she dies on screen.

Chou easy jyan!

well as i said i think im unlikeable beyond a surface level and /ai/ is very surface level because most of what i do is just schizo sionpost or whatever and people might laugh at me i don't know. and yes i do have to be useful or contribute something if i'm not a very good person because otherwise what's the point in even trying to interact with people. when i stop being useful most people don't want to talk to me anymore and this has happened several times

its 0km/h

Watching Prichan with Sadame!

otherwise what's the point in even trying to interact with people. when i stop being useful most people don't want to talk to me anymore and this has happened several times

I think it's a matter of perspective. Or like, it feels like you have in your mind that interaction with people is always something more than merely self benefit. You are not to blame. If people stop interacting with you, it's a problem with them, not yours (as long you didn't do any harm to them, at least).
But also, I feel like stuff like this seems like a Baader–Meinhof phenomenon of sorts. Where one think a lot about a certain patterns and get sensible when these happen, as a cognitive bias.

That's not good ~puri!

Her homework assignments are probably to "like and subscribe" to the rats.

I kind of want to masturbate today, but I slept so bad I feel like I will fail.
Does Mirai ainon have any tips? Should I delay it for tomorrow and try to sleep better today instead?

hope she's happy space idles are trending now

i think i lost the ability to form coherent sentences so i guess i'll just reflect on stuff a bit. i don't know
a puri i can agree with for once

Thank you.
But because I dislike myself, I often end up blaming that weaker part of me whenever I feel the need to step away.

Thank you.
I used a different account a few years ago, but it was shadowbanned, so my work barely reached anyone.
I do miss the time when I used to feel joy from sharing my art.
These days, even when I get good reactions, it doesn’t feel joyful. and joyful doesn't last long.
They say it might be emotional blunting, but I’m not really sure.
my x is @honepennpenn

Hearing words like yours really does mean a lot to me.
But sometimes I end up in tears, because I feel pathetic for not being able to fully accept those kind words.
Still, truly—thank you.

ainon's new favorite friday drink

i would commission you again if i had the money, i still appreciate it and your other sions very much

Such a cool idle that definitely doesn't like cute things.

already followed

and has several "followed by"

/ai/ truly is a tight-knit community

He looks like he bullies Non!s

The mysterious "other side" is just Starlight Academy. Given his unfortunate tastes, it's not surprising that Char would want to go there.

Non!

Tamaki is a succubus.

Stupid Non can't even eat ice cream without making a mess

Kawaii even if evil. Or normal? Hard to tell.

SO BUNNY LOVE

pyon pyon activities with Subaru

"We'll definitely be getting the ainon vote with this, Subaru", said OtoP.

Is Wataru the most popular? I thought it was one of the boys from With or Mario.

Kinda missing the Princess now.

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It's a meme because Wataru won the recent popularity poll.

It's hot.

The depressed retard forgot to charge her again.

I think it's a very safe bet that Princess Idle Princess will show up again, there's no reason for it to be gone permanently and it could very well be relevant to whatever is going on with Princess Ring as well.

Now, Dack Chii on the other hand...

Pakupakupaku
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Dark Chii-chan has gone to the big marketing department in the sky.

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bear bear bear LOVE

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There's also new Princess cards being released too, apparently. I just feel a bit sad that Tsumugi somehow got more screentime but far less presence after S2 started.

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And also Tsumuchii.

Cute couple
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I wouldn't be all doom and gloom quite yet! It really looks like it'll be her turn for some focus after Vivi if the show keeps following the OP progression, so just hang on a bit.

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goodnight ainon

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byerilu

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Non's strongest muscle.

am i missing something or is that a super bizarre combo

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Rizumu's husband.

IT'S OVER. WE LOST.

hey, the simple fact they’re actually showing Chii and Mugi being friends in the show instead of having it be mostly offscreen is a really nice change

... is so lucky!

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Princess Tsumugi still getting new cards gives me lots of hope

The fact that AiPri hit the 90 threshold for this episode is surprising to me, considering the format could be seen as Grand Prix pt 2, and it didn't even have the really strong character moments in the first half that the previous episode did. It's interesting to me that the Nico audience seems to think that this episode was the stronger one.

It's more that they didn't like the tie in the previous episode, at least from my understanding.

I can understand feeling like that, yeah. The first half being such a fantastic affirmation of Chii and Himari's growth from the first season was the more noteworthy aspect of the episode for myself, but I suppose disliking the tie right at the end might put a damper on how one felt overall about the episode.

The unstoppable

I still wish I was as happy as Ajimi

an unstoppable murder machine
poor falulu...

I thought it was a great episode too because it showed the depth of Hmari and Mitsuki's relationship.

The rating hasn't gone much lower for quite some time. I don't really think the numbers mean much.

Oh for sure, I'm not trying to imply that the rating is indicative of any large sweeping trend or is an immutable gauge of overall fanbase sentiment or anything dramatic like that. Just remarking about how my own personal feelings on these two episodes in particular doesn't quite match up with those ratings.

I love it when Himari is the one comforting a vulnerable Mii, it's just too precious and we only saw it a small few times last season. Probably gonna see it a fair bit more this season, since it is Mii's turn in the warm and kind spotlight...

friend said last minute they can't meet up after it being the only thing to look forward to this month

man i know my town sucks and has nothing to do but i didn't know it sucked that bad, we were going to have a ds party with some other people and it was going to be like living the mid 2000s again

yeah, thats pretty lame to duck out when you have multiple people committed already. cant just reschedule?

not really, technically yes but the other person lives in another country, the next time they're both here they're going to visit another city for a few weeks and i can't really justify visiting there since the travel time is so long but i can't do overnight stays, plus theres going to be a few other people it's kind of going to be a big group thing for them, i don't want to impose
i realised after making the original post it wasn't as last minute as i thought cus the date was kind of up in the air as it was but it still kinda blows i dunno, it gets confusing because they both talk about one of them moving here but also visiting and the dates get confusing and i feel like i'm intruding by not being part of the group or whatever. i do think it's probably just part of some unfortunate coincidences i know my friend had to spend money but if it's me i usually book train tickets really far in advance so it wouldn't have been a problem in my case...? people do things their own way though it can't be helped
i really do try to get out on my own because of this kind of thing but i can't even get on the bus to town by myself (literally a 5 minute ride. no i don't know why i can't it's just like i see the bus coming and lose confidence) so im reliant on one other person who's only here about 5 weeks a year
i don't even know how you get past this kind of anxiety thing when the first steps most people would recommend aren't possible
sorry for blogposting i don't have anyone to talk to

*gives you headpat*

When was the last time an /ai/ show had their MCs use some kind of magical powers during their performances? aikatsu stars is the only one who comes to mind

thank you ainon, i don't have a pat image to respond with so you can have a particularly cute sion
i'd go with primagi because of the whole elements coords stuff

No worries, venting helps. Travel plans like that are always a bit touch and go, from my experience. Sounds like it was just an unfortunate cancellation that couldn't be avoided, but still sucks if it was something you were really looking forward to. Totally fair to still be upset, really.

I don't really have any advice for the anxiety that you haven't heard before, sorry. Ainon therapists jokes aside, advice for issues like that really is out of my wheelhouse. Maybe look into free resources that might be available for like teledoc therapy sessions?

was that (Yume) a magical power and not just like, super-advance special appeal /aura technique given by the system? Or did you mean Star Premium Dress?

I mean, does Jennifer shooting Akihito counts?

I guess it would depend on what your threshold for magic powers is. To give a recent example, you have the yuri barrier that HimaMitsu pulled out of nowhere during the Dark Dork confrontation, but the lack of explanation makes it hard to classify what the heck happened there. It’s hard to delineate what powers might be from the characters, or what powers are just System Desu~.

i found a pat image
i think talking to a professional who would give similar advice would probably make me feel worse i dunno why, i get pretty anxious about doctor stuff too, just bad experiences in the past
i also just want to move out (have plans to move in with someone) but it will take a while so all i can do is wait since i can't really do much on my end right now aside from save money

I think it was actual magic or something supernatural and seeing how the staff dropped that stuff very early in the story makes me think they realized it made no sense in the kind of story they wanted to write

Fair enough, I also don't trust my therapist and relies more on medications given from public healthcare. Those always made me extremely drowsy but it calms my anxiety.
I got the impression that it was all because the Aikatsu machine said so. Like how Yume somehow has special appeal on her first stage is just the same as Ichigo, which to say they were judged by the machine to have hidden talent or something.

i get that cus the only reason i can leave the house at all nowadays is because im on anxiety meds (prescribed for epilepsy) and yeah the tiredness is a bitch, it's fucked with my memory too, but it's the only thing that's worked and i don't want to keep changing my meds. i know a lot of people will keep trying and trying to find the perfect one(s) or whatever but i really don't want to, also the slight anxiety reduction is pretty nice but i don't think i should tell my neurologist that part lol

ainons are actually on meds, its not a joke

Proto Subaru.

if it adds anything to the meme i am on benzodiazepines which is probably funny because you know. druggies and those sorts love those

For me its Fluoxetine and Risperidone which are prescribed for unironic schizophrenia.
Anyway I don't know what else to say and I have fear if I continue blogposting there will be complaints, so move on and here is a Non!

ainon, the depressed retard schizo alcoholic menhera ojisan
seems like a bit of a heavy character

hughie can rock it though, doesnt seem anywhere near as weird

I'm the only well adjusted person in this hellhole.

it's meeting diversity quotas

“But I don’t want to go among mad people," ainon remarked.

"Oh, you can’t help that," said the menheraposter "we’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad."

"How do you know I’m mad?" said ainon

"You must be," said the menheraposter, "or you wouldn’t have come here.”

ainon is european too

I want to be sandwiched between Leo and Reona.

Since everyone is blogposting, let me have my turn too. Feel free to ignore.
I think I'm starting to loathe living in a small town. I used to be an avid defender of small towns, as someone who fancies a calm and peaceful life.
But now I can't help but think the opposite, as I long for the bustling scenes of the big city. I just feel like I'm wasting my youth here.
It's too damn hard to find someone with a common interest over here, and even with the friends I have, there's basically nothing to do; the only third places we have here are bars (there's not even a single movie theater, I cry).
I wish I could be a regular of the arthouse cinema they have in the big city here, and make friends with the people there who go there.
Alas, I'm broke and stuck here for at least another year. Seems like all I can do until then is cope.

you gave me a vision of heaven

Princess Sunday strong.

i live in a small town too so i get it, pretty much the exact same, only pubs and its mostly where older people go, we had like one single night club that shut down years ago. i can't think of anywhere people would go, any entertainment stuff is for kids usually. we used to have a bowling alley and swimming pool with slides and shit but that's long gone
we do have a movie theatre though
hopefully you can move out soon

I am in the big city and I have no friends too ainon
I found a random guy with a Pripara sticker once but was too shy to talk to him

You'll be saying differently after you see Subaru shake it.

Cities can be isolating in their own way too, but at least you do have more stuff to do around you. I was the opposite of you, grew up and city and moved into a rural area once I got a WFH gig. If you're lucky enough to have the opportunity, I think it's good to live both experiences and see which one you vibe with more.

It's overrated, expensive, and there's drug addled homeless people everywhere. God forbid you end up having to walk by a bus stop. I wfh full time so I'm planning to get a house and a plot of land in the middle of nowhere in a couple years.

I'd definitely talk to someone with a Pripara sticker. I'm literally desperate to meet anyone with a shared interest by this point.
The closest thing I have to a friend here is a (probably autistic) indie game addict guy who isn't interested in anything else, whom I met by chance. I don't really play games, but I watch videos sometimes so that's something to talk about, and being passionate about niche stuff is already something I can relate to.
I'm aware of the cons of the big city, but the opportunity to do things that interest me and meet people with the same interest there is too alluring to me.

drug addled homeless people

We have those here too. I rarely ever eat out, and the only time I tried eating at a restaurant with outdoor seats I had a drug addict bother me until an employee threatened to call the cops.

First one was meant to be a reply to this

that drug addict

Kermugi my beloved.

addicted to laals

This one definitely needs to be arrested.

Cute and helpful Mugi.