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#project sekai wishlist
sora227 · 1 year
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Songs I want in Project Sekai !!
Welp, you guys asked for it (not really) Here is the full (kinda) list of songs I really want in prosekai :)) I am so normal about this... there are 40 songs I have written down, along with the reasons and the vocals I want. Have fun reading this.
Virtual Singers
AaAaAaAAaAaAAa - Nashimoto Ui Miku Reason: I love this song, and the chart would be sooo cool. But I really don’t want anyone to cover it, it’d feel weird, even if N25 sang it.
SIU - Maretu Miku Reason: MARETU WHY AREN’T YOU IN PROSEKAI YET??? This song needs to be added, N25 could cover it but I prefer Miku.
Monster - Kira Gumi Reason: We need more Kira songs plspslspls,, this one’s his most viewed song?? I think?? Either way, emo gacha animation meme phase, but good nonetheless.
Triple Baka - Lamaze-P Miku and Teto Reason: Baka baka baka
Dancing Samurai - Kanimiso-P Gakupo  Reason: I love Gakupo, the chart would be funny, this entire thing would be for the laughs the sillies and the hahas.
Proof Geometric Construction Can Solve All Love Affairs - ManboP Gumi Reason: HOW IS THIS NOT IN PROSEKAI YET IT’S SO REAL??? Amazing song.
Leo/Need
Tokyo Teddy Bear - Neru Honami, Saki, and Rin Reason: This song is incredibly requested but HOW IS IT STILL NOT IN THE GAME YET?? Anyways, I chose the vocals bc Ichiho sang Lost One’s Weeping, so pls let Honasaki sing this one. It’d be cool. We’d see a more powerful side to their voices. Yay!! 
Brain Revolution Girl - Maretu Ichika, Saki, Honami, Shiho, and Miku Reason: MARETU WHY AREN’T YOU IN PROSEKAI YET??? pt 2. This song is good idk man.
Overdose - natori Ichika, Shiho, and Kaito Reason: Not vocaloid, but this song has been stuck in my head. Kaito cover plsss. Don’t stop it music darling!!! OOoooo.
Life Reset Button - Kemu Shiho, Ichika, and Rin Reason: MMmm good song slap, Ichiho w.
Oeoeo - Nashimoto Ui Saki, Ichika, and Miku Reason: I actually really like Nashimoto-P, there’s not 1m+ views for this but whatever. OeOeO. Ik it’s about being drunk but it’s good. Okay. Plus being sick is Saki hahahahah I’m so sorry.
Ensei Rock - Hirose Aru Ichika and Miku Reason: GOD THIS SLAPS it’s so emo but as you can tell I really like l/n singing dark songs. Another Ichika and Miku duet lolz. Anyways.
More More Jump!
DARLING - MARETU Minori, Airi, Shizuku, and Haruka Reason: MARETU WHY AREN’T YOU IN PROSEKAI YET??? pt 3. This song is so pop please do this one at least pjsk. They would all sing this one fore sure.
Nee Nee Nee - PinocchioP Haruka and Shizuku Reason: Cute! Sillies. We need more Shizuharu songs fr.
Age Age Again - Mitchie M Airi, Minori, and Miku Reason: AGE AGE AGE AGE AGAIN!! Did you know that Mitchie M basically owns MMJ. Yeah guys. How has this not been added yet huh. Airi and Minori would fit this song fr.
Dance of Corpses - Kikuo Minori, Haruka, and Luka Reason: I think the Minoharu contrast of voices would be cool. Also ik Miku originally sings it, but guys please let Luka sing. For me.
Electric Angel (GIGA arrange) - Yasuo, Giga, Orebanana-P Shizuku, Airi, Rin, and Len Reason: How is this song NOT in yet?? It’s so cute. Shizuairi and the Kagamine twins would be so cute, this song makes me happy.
Ohedo Julia Night - Michie M Minori and Miku Reason: Kanade and Ichika both had duets with Miku, so let the other protagonists have them too! This would fit WxS too, but because I’m silly why not. Just give Minori a duet with Miku only. Yup.
Vivid Bad Squad
Cinderella - Deco27 (Giga First Night Remix) Kohane and Miku Reason: This fits Kohane, and she should only sing it with Miku. Giga owns VBS just like Mitchie M owns MMJ. Real.
Getcha! - Giga and Kira Kohane and An Reason: THIS SONG OMFG AABLDHSD THIS SONG NEEDS TO BE ADDED. LIKE ASAP. OKAY THEY BOTH SANG IN ENGLISH THEY WOULD SLAY THIS. N O TELLING ME OTHERWISE.
KANKAN☆DANCIN - Kira and Kuraiinu Akito, An, Rin, and Len Reason: Akian so funny. Don’t listen to this often, but yeah. Okay.
Mobius - Hiiragi Kirai Kohane, Toya, and Kaito Reason: We need more Hiiragi Kirai songs. Yeah, that’s it.
On My Seventh Birthday - MASA Akito, Kohane, Len, and Rin Reason: IMAGINE BRUH. Hi Masa fans. This would be weird and cool. It begs for a 3dmv. Another song that could be WxS, but might as well. NOT putting The Fox’s Wedding on this list because goh dayum no.
Star Lily Dance Performance (Remix) - MASA Akito and Toya Reason: I FUCKING NEED THIS. I’M FR. THIS SONG IS AMAZING. Actually yk what. This is the ONLY SONG I need in pjsk, and I need it to be Akitoya. Post canceled, top 5 reasons why this song should be added and it must be Akitoya. Number one, it’d be both a good 2dmv and a 3dmv. Number two, they would eat the song up. Number three, this song is *claps*. Number four, only normal onibi series song. Number five, gay people. Bonus: Hai hai hai azore! I am so normal about this song (lie).
Wonderlands X Showtime
Hate It! Hate It! Huge Ego! - Takeaki Wada Tsukasa and Miku Reason: I love this song. SO glad they added Trash and Trash, it’s my fav from Kurage-P/Takeaki Wada. This song fits Tsukasa before the main story,, and no one should sing it but him! And Miku. 
Close and Open, Demons and the Dead - HACHI Emu, Tsukasa, Rui, Nene, and Miku Reason: OKAY, I AM NORMAL ABOUT THIS. We need the Hachi song. Yes, we. They would all sing it. It would be amazing. This is my second wanted, first being Star Lily Dance Performance. It'd be soo funny and kinda dark, they would eat the 3dmv like always. !!! Yeah.
Hole Dwelling - Kikuo Emu, Tsukasa, Rui, and Nene Reason: This song is so dark and weird, it’s so WxS. I don’t want a virtual singer to sing with them, this would just be them.
The Chattering Lack of Common Sense - Ghost Rui and Nene  Reason: They fit the roles, and they both speak english!!! Unlike Tsukasa and Emu lolz. I love Ghost’s songs.
I’m Only Just Getting Started - Nashimoto Ui Rui, Tsukasa, and Len Reason: The vibes this song gives are REAL!! So WxS, and I want another Ruikasa cover. I want Len to sing this too because it’d be cool. Soooo ffksfa;fnfn yeah. YEAH!!!
Queen - Kanaria Emu and Nene Reason: Almost everyone asks for this cover, and there’s a good damn reason. It's called King 2.0
Nightcord at 25:00
Abnormality Dancin’ Girl - Gurichy Mafuyu, Ena, and Meiko Reason: AHHH THIS SONG FITS THEM BOTH??? Ena suffers because she’ll never be perfect, and Mafuyu suffers because she has no CHOICE but to be perfect. I love Guchiry's songs a lot, and this is one of the most popular. Plus we already got one (1) Meiko cover. We can do this folks.
Lagtrain - inubakumori  Kanade, Ena, and Miku Reason: Good calm sad song. It’s quite popular. I like inubakumori.
Disappearance Addiction (MARETU remix) - Kairiki Bear Mizuki and Mafuyu Reason: I LOVE IT WHEN MIZUMAFU SINGS TOGETHER. THEY BOTH SOUND SO AMAZING. Venom was so real, now we must have DA, but the Maretu Remix is so yooo.
Therefore you and me - TadanoCo Mizuki and Ena Reason: It gives Charles vibes. That's it.
Yellow - Yoh Kamiyama Mafuyu, Kanade, and Miku Reason: Not a vocaloid song, but Kanamafu + Miku complaining about Mafuyu’s mom is so real. Oh, and they fit the voices.
The Snow White Princess Is - Noboru-P Kanade, Mafuyu, Ena, Mizuki, and Miku Reason: Yeah. They should all sing this! It’d be cool. So true.
Extra
Plus Boy - Giga, Reol Rui, Tsukasa, Akito, Toya, and Len Reason: I regret my life’s decisions, thanks a lot. They sang ifuudoudou, they can probably do this. Uh... Also let Tsukasa say fucking again for the third time now pls. That’d be so funny. I’m sorry. They shouldn’t sing this it’s so aaaaaaaaa but?? I thought it’d be funny to add.
My Time - Bo En Tsukasa, Kohane, and Minori Reason: OMORI REFERENCE???? Gasp. Tsukasa would NOT sing the english parts, but him saying oyasumi would be real!!
Confusion - Maretu Ichika, Kanade, and Miku Reason: My favorite Maretu song, it means a lot to me. It’s quite underrated, I never think it’ll be added. But I still love it.
I’m glad you’re evil too - PinocchioP Ichika, Minori, Kohane, Tsukasa, Kanade, and Miku Reason: This song… so… abfabdbfkasdfjaqadnlbladsd chefs kiss. This would make me break out into tears if they did a cover of this. They’re all glad Miku’s there, “evil too”. The reason they didn’t break? Miku, the Sekai, and their friends. And they’ll sing why to you about their life, their experiences that started because of a passion, and a little robot singer. Forever more.
...and, that's it! Thanks for reading all this way, I appreciate it :)
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heartorbit · 3 months
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i'm sending this endless melody to a nameless you
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emotsper · 6 months
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"as long as i can live in your love, then let me relinquish my wings and offer my body to the devil"
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lyn-ne · 4 months
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20!!!
20. (outlier to F/L) 1 song for each unit to cover
Christ bagel you forget I’m not a huge mmj fan or wxs fan
However I will bombard you with ideas for vbs covers (and a few n25)
Leo/need
How to World Domination - Neru
I’ve seen this one on a lot of wishlists and I also love ichishiho duets so I’m all for it. Also harder rock l/n slaps so hard
I kissed Hatsune Miku - (forgot the producer sorry)
I might’ve spelled this one wrong so whoops. But regardless of the title, this is a very Ichika song and I want it
Vivid BAD SQUAD
Oh boy. Here’s the big list
Casino - Azari
I’ve seen so many people say this is Bad Dogs. But like. It could be another shanti?? So full unit. This would slap so hard
Show - Ado, Giga, Teddyloid
I made a post on this a whileeee back. And it still stands. Full unit vbs cover. This is just something I’ve wanted for ages and it should be added dammit.
SIU - Maretu
okay look this would work for n25 but like. It’s so Akito core??? I don’t care if it’s akitoya or full unit. I just want this. Also I love Brain Revolution Girl cover so please please more vbs maretu covers
for the rest of these, I’m going by name because I’m bad at remembering producer names I’m sorry
Lavie
akikoha. It’s a joke but I don’t think I’d ever shut up about it if it happened.
Ohedo Julia Night
So many people say emurui and you’re all wrong!!! It’s not even wxs core. Antoya!!!! Please!!! They’d go so hard!!!
Ladylike
Anhane + MEIKO = banger cover for this. Add miku, rin, or Luka too I don’t mind. (I love pheles)
CH4GE - Giga
very surprised vbs doesn’t have too many Giga covers. Anyways I don’t mind who sings I just want it
Getcha! - Giga
#anhanegetcha
Darling - Maretu
full unit. Man I just wanna hear them sing it. I don’t care if this song fits them or not
and finally, please add all the archives to the game pleaseeeee. I know they won’t but it’d be fun for April fools (I just wanna play akikoha meltdown)
Nightcord at 25:00
aAaAaAaAaAaAaA - anamanaguchi
kanamafu please I beg
You Are A Useless Child - Kikuo
istg if they make this kanamizu I will sue colorpal. Mafuena. You will not change this.
I guess I also just want more full unit n25 covers. Cause it feels like we only get full n25 on commissions and I hate that.
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mcpiejeff27 · 2 years
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SONGS FOR PROJECT SEKAI, EXCEPT IT'S THE UNDERRATED/LESS-KNOWN ONES
Some ideas of songs for each units that are not as well-known as the other songs out there (at least, in my opinion). In other words, this is just me making a wishlist of songs that I like and that would most likely won't come true, but hey, one could dream.
Diluculum by LEVEREVE
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Sekai Ver: Hoshino Ichika, Hinomori shiho, Hatsune Miku
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0aM1RyIQYI
Gray Girl Syndrome (イオ) by Hirose Aru
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Sekai Ver: Kiritani Haruka, Hinomori Shizuku, Megurine Luka
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYQUWcmPLaw
Reversi in Black and White (シロクロリバーシ) by Shitoo
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Sekai Ver: Shiraishi An, Aoyagi Toya
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oJok0Mp8IE
Fallin' Dead Relive Life (フォーリンデッドリライブライ) by Guchiry
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Sekai Ver: Tenma Tsukasa, Otori Emu, Kusanagi Nene, Kamishiro Rui, Kagamine Len
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99a7_q9XuZY
Lecdency (レクデンシー) by manika
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Sekai Ver: Asahina Mafuyu, Yoisaki Kanade
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kN78g-CQrU
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hecate-spawn · 1 year
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my project sekai wishlist, Tuyu addition because I listen to them too much
Compared child: ok genuinely how the fuck has this not already been covered. Anyway, MafuEna. Each get individual alt vocals
Underkids: either Nightcord full unit or MizuRui. Mizuki has to have an alt vocals because, uh, Mizuki. And all the others getting solo alts would be cool tho
I'm getting on the bus to another world, see ya: nightcord full unit or MizuMafu.
If there was an end point: same as the last one
Good bye to rock you: Leo/need. It literally has rock in the title come in man. Also Shiho and Ichika would probably sound pretty good. Alt for both or just Shiho
Loser girl: MINOHARU COVER ON MY KNEES BEGGING. Also Minori alt vocal
what if this isn't a slave: MAFUYU. THIS SONG IS LITERALLY SO MAFUYU THE PUPPET ON STRINGS AND EVERYTHING
I hope you become an adult some day: MMJ FULL UNIT! It would be SO good. Airi and Haruka would be the voice of reason while Shizuku and Minori could be the fan girls
Being low as dirt taking what's important from me: Ena. Though I think it could be an interesting Saki cover. Mafuyu also works.
Dämonish: Ena. Ena just gets a solo of the song.
Even tears withered: Mafuyu and Ena.
To bask in the rain: either MizuEna or SakiShiho
trapped in the past: Mafuyu
It's raining after all: MizuEna, KanaMafu or Saki with Ichika or Shiho
okay that's basically all the TUYU songs I listen to and know. I had to look up the lyrics for "it's raining after all", "trapped in the past" and "to bask in the rain"
I have reasons for all of them so feel free to ask or add or give your own opinion
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Project Sekai wishlist from a relatively new player (things i hope will happen):
An and Ena meet and bully Akito together
Mizuki, Rui and An trio
Shiho and Haruka bond over the penguin plush thing
Kohane and Nene helping each other with their anxiety issues
Minori and Kohane fangirl together over Haruka and An respectively
students other than WxS catch Emu sneaking into their school
something happens which repairs Shiho and Shizuku's relationship
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stellar-sanctum-rp · 4 months
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✧・゚Stellar Sanctum Wishlist
Below is an ever growing and changing list of muses and series that current members would love to see! If you're having trouble choosing a muse, this is a great spot to consider checking! But no matter what, we're excited to have you and meet your muses! Series names in bold are those that have been asked for repeatedly by muns!
Requested Series:
A3 (Act! Addict! Actors!)
Ensemble Stars
Fire Emblem
Genshin Impact
Kingdom Hearts
One Piece
Persona 4
Persona 5
Project Sekai
Sk8 the Infinity
The World Ends With You
Twisted Wonderland
Requested Characters:
Akiomi Kunugi (Ensemble Stars)
Jin Sagami (Ensemble Stars)
Ritsu Sakuma (Ensemble Stars)
Tsukasa Suoh (Ensemble Stars)
Jiang Yanli (Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation)
Koala (One Piece)
Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece)
Nico Robin (One Piece)
Portgas D. Ace (One Piece)
Roronoa Zoro (One Piece)
Trafalgar Law (One Piece)
Yu Narukami (Persona 4)
Ena Shinonome (Project Sekai)
Mafuyu Asahina (Project Sekai)
Mizuki Akiyama (Project Sekai)
Kojiro Nanjo (Sk8 The Infinity)
Azul Ashengrotto (Twisted Wonderland)
Jade Leech (Twisted Wonderland)
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karamell-sweetz · 2 years
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project sekai commissions wishlist
aka: producers who i want to make an original song for proseka (who we haven't gotten yet ofc)
i'll update this if anything happens! (last update: 27 may 2023)
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inabakumori
iyowa (mmj - ‘momoiro no kagi’)
omoi
yuyoyuppe (leo/need commission - 'voices')
maiki-p
kuriyama yuri (hachiya nanashi)
halyosy....... (leo/need - 'flyway')
maretu (maybe not due to the nature of his content? beatmap would be fun)
kikuo
easypop (are they still active or??) (mmj - 'dream place')
azari
teniwoha (n25 - 'samsa')
hihumi
jimmythumb-p (if he's still active)
utsu-p
tuyu/pusu (wxs - 'what sort of ending are you wishing for?')
niki
okame-p
hiiragi kirai
otetsu
hitoshizuku x yama (the day we get them will be the day i transcend) (wxs - 'mr showtime')
nashimoto ui (if he's still active. it'd be so crunchy and fun)
last note
mimi
umetora
misumi
23.exe
nyanyannya
oonuma parsley
rusino
wotaku (how in the balls did i miss wotaku the first time whhhh)
kitazawa kyouhei
meiyo
seventhlinks
and now for the maybe pile... (i.e. they don't fit the bill of 'vocaloid producer'/they retired from the vocaloid scene, but project sekai can do anything!)
anyone from elements garden (i.e. the people who made the bandori and d4dj songs. HIGHLY UNLIKELY,,,,, but a girl can dream)
hachi
english producers (crusher, kyaami, kira, ghost and pals, r.i.p, vocacircus, creep-p, etc.... it’d be so cool to get more eng songs in the game!!)
teddyloid (we’d probably get a remix or sth. it’d SLAP,,,, and the master will be level 32)
bump of chicken (we got hello,world and ray, we can do it again)
camellia (the beatmap would be horrid /pos but i think it'd be cool!)
ryo/supercell (not sure what happened to him but i'm assuming he's not in the vocaloid scene anymore?)
masa works design
yorushika (if this happens i will evaporate into a happy cloud)
taku inoue
kotonohouse
yunomi
fake type (listen. listen to me. wxs or vbs. it'd be so fun)
snail's house
moe shop
repeat producers (i.e. producers we already had event commissions for)
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rhythmdiary · 7 months
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Hiii!! I'm Dante, main blog @sevicia , & I made this blog to keep track of all my FCs & APs in rhythm games!
I am currently only playing Bandori & Project Sekai, both in global.
I play on an iPad. I have been playing Project Sekai since launch, and Bandori since 2018 (though I lost my original account). I used to play Bandori on my phone, but have been playing as I do currently since 2020.
My first rhythm game was osu! , followed by LLSIF, which I played from 2015 until its termination in 2023.
Tagging system is as follows:
#colorful diary: diary entries related to Project Sekai.
#band diary: diary entries related to Bandori.
#full combo: only used for Expert, Special, & Master difficulties.
#all perfect: used for the above, very unlikely though (lol)
#milestone: used when I accomplish something I am very proud of.
#gacha nonsense: for when I happen to pull in either game.
Card wishlist:
Airi Momoi: Unchanging Indomitable Spirit, Baking Sweets in Secret, Many Feelings Delivered, Growing Distance, In Order to Create Better Livestreams, The Charming Happy Gobble Up!
Rui Kamishiro: Something Left in My Heart
Toya Aoyagi: Within the Unchanging Warmth
Aya Maruyama: All of the ones I don't have (too many to list), but particularly Turning Around, the Springtime of Youth, Graduation, Enjoying University Student Life, Breaking The Wall
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sora227 · 1 year
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catrillion · 7 months
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1 and 39 for the ask game?
1.) What got you into Project Sekai?
I've been a mega vocaloid fan for 10+ years, so when I saw an ad for the Ensekai release I immediately wishlisted it. I was playing it as of day one (well, day one of the ensekai server lol) I was hooked right then and there hahaha
39.) Worst localization?
Honestly, this is probably one of the least serious things the game does, but it annoys me how the song titles get localized in just the weirdest ways haha. It just makes it so difficult when you're talking about songs and everyone has a different way to refer to the thing lol
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pawtistics · 1 year
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finish my goddamn assignment
play project sekai (aishite aishite aishite)
write... maybe even finish/post a fic
work on birthday wishlist!!!
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akikasas · 2 years
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i'm definitely not the most well-versed in terms of actual vocaloid/utaite music out there but here are some covers i really want (and will never get) (unless jp server has already gotten one of these in which case. oops)
Honey I'm Home by GHOST, covered by Mizuki & Kanade, maybe with a Mafuyu solo or smth. i think they'd eat this up. alternatively i'd take a Touya & Akito duet here but i think 25ji would be more likely
CH4NGE by Giga, covered by Vivid BAD SQUAD, with alts by specifically Kohane & Akito and An & Touya in pairs. these duos don't get enough love or representation
Hitogawari by KikuoHana, covered by Nightcord at 25:00, with solos by Ena and Mizuki. alternatively I think that Haruka & Shizuku would absolutely serve here
R.I.P. in the Gossip Sea by cosMo-P, covered by Emu & Rui, with an alt by Minori & Airi. they deserve to be catty bitches! (i say this so goddamn affectionately)
Bad Girl Online by Minus-P, covered by Leo/need, with an alt by Shiho. alternatively i could see Mizuki & Kanade singing this song, but i want Leo/need & Shiho to rock this shit
Persecution Complex Cellphone Girl (LOL) by Giga & Suzumu, covered by MORE MORE JUMP! with an alt by Haruka & Airi. it might seem more obvious for 25ji to cover this but i think that the commentary on producers in the first verse works well for them
Fraulein = Biblioteca by nyanyannya, covered by Kohane & An, with alts by them separately, and an alt for MEIKO. i think they deserve it after akitouya got doctor = funk beat. also yes i know it's a hard-ass song to sing but i think they could do it (with some pitching down)
New Darling by MARETU, covered by Tsukasa & Rui, with an alt by KAITO. i know that this absolutely does not fit the aesthetic of WxS but i think that Rui would slay this song
Tatara by Picon, covered by Vivid BAD SQUAD, with an alt by Kohane & An. no thoughts just vibes
KING BITCH by 女王蜂, covered by Akito & Touya, with a solo alt from Akito. again, no thoughts just vibes and also not a vocaloid or UTAU song but one i just want Akito to sing bc he is a bitch (also affectionately, unfortunately)
Kyu-kurarin by Iyowa, covered by Nightcord at 25:00, with alts by Ena & Mizuki and Kagamine Rin & Len. happy-sounding song abt feeling empty inside that slowly distorts. p straightforward here
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killjoy-prince · 2 years
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So it's been established that Miku and co. can only appear as holograms if the person has a smartphone. If that's the case, if they got a flip phone can they not talk to them at all? (in terms of through their phones. I know Niigo use their computers) Or could they do it through other means? Can they send texts to the character's phones? Can they appear on the phone screen like a tamagotchi?
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projecthellkai · 2 years
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This ended up being 3k300 words and I’m already sorry for that
I did, a few days ago, submit Pinnochio-P's Non Breath Oblige to the @proseka-wishlist​ blog and, ever since then, can you guess what happened. Yep, can't take it out of my head and on the same day I submitted I ended up writing a messy rant on why it fits Kanade and Ena so well (alongside their connection to Mafuyu and Mizuki)... Except, instead of posting the ramble here, I decided to rewrite it and arrange word by word so it could actually make sense, alongside making my own line division (which became the 5th line division I ever made for a song) for it so I could get a better idea on how to write this.
So, here we go. Not line by line (because I'd never be able to make a line by line analysis on a song), but taking out the main and most important lines and points, their meaning and also me using the MV to explain some of my ideas for it. I will be using the official Pinnochio translation for it to make my job easier, too. Under the cut because this ended up LONG
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Before anything, I think it’s interesting to point out the breath taken right before the song starts and right after it ends, I will explain what i interpret the breathing as in the middle of this essay, but do keep this in mind: This is not only a breath, but also Kanade and Ena being honest with themselves and each other.
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It's creepy to be liked by everyone in the world
Right off the bat, Kanade. Take into account how, when she was small, Kanade helped her father *once* with a song for a contest and *her part of the song* was used for a commercial, not his. Right after that, clients started going after her father looking for songs like the one in that exact same commercial, not her dad's songs, but *hers.* Put such a thing through the eyes of a small child, who saw her father overwork and stress himself to the point of being hospitalized because of *her own* creation, not his. Kanade's talent being enjoyed by others, in her own view, caused her father hospitalization, Kanade's talent being *liked* by others is what brought him there. Maybe, if others didn't like her melody that much, all of that wouldn't have happened.
Maybe, it's just too scary to have a lot of people suddenly liking your work when you're a child.
But I want to hold hands with you, in a classroom where we can’t connect
And then Ena. I'll bring up the My Footprints, Your Destination event story up, but most specifically the final moments of it. During the end, Ena runs after Mizuki because she *knew* something was wrong, and knowing that, Mizuki panics, because if Ena found her... Then, she *had* to have asked their classmates, right? Mizuki will keep blocking Ena from actually getting close to them until they're comfortable with revealing their secret to her, *even* if Ena wants so badly for Mizuki to trust her. Ena may want to hold Mizuki's hand, she *wishes* for Mizuki's trust... But, in this classroom, they'll never be able to connect until Ena is aware of their secret. They'll never be able to connect until the two of them want to hold hands, until the two of them trust each other.
I'll raise the white flag to the tyranny of the majority,
suppress my ill feelings and say cheese
White is most commonly a color associated with calmness, patience but most importantly: Peace. Amongst all other project sekai characters, most in complete denial that there's anything wrong with them (See: Tsukasa and his anxiety, Akito refusing to acknowledge his anger issues, Touya and his dad, MMJ girls just going right back to being idols even if they had bad experiences in their old groups, and while I do love Leo/Need a lot, I do think they became friends again quite quickly. Hell, even the other niigo members themselves do this and I am looking right at you two Mizuki and Mafuyu), Kanade's entire goal with making music is to *save* others. With her music, Kanade wants to bring peace to others, which is exactly what she's able to do with Mafuyu, who keeps on living because of her songs. To all the other characters, lying to others and themselves they're fine, Kanade will raise her own white flag, in an attempt to bring them peace.
Second line, while not as strong of a degree as Mafuyu and Mizuki... During the beginning of Niigo, Ena did suppress her honest feelings a fair amount, to keep with the whole cute facade, *especially* online. Now, though, that mainly happens when Ena is in fact posting pictures of herself online, the "say cheese" right after. Recently, Ena is able to be more sincere about how she feels and about her real self, too: She is able to be her sarcastic and "mean" self without holding back, while still being caring and worrying about others. Ena may still suppress her feelings online... But with the other's help, she is getting better, even if slowly.
A game of musical chairs that created division
Ena and Mizuki line. Let's go by parts, starting with the one that would be singing this.
Ena's part is probably more obvious: It's basically a metaphor to her relationship with Akito. At this point, we *do know* that they used to have a good relationship, but we still don't have a straight out confirmation as to *why* their relationship soured, which hurts even more when you consider that not only did Ena encourage Akito to become a street performer when they were younger... But also, the two still care about each other, deep down. Akito still gets worried when he sees Ena having a breakdown over her art in her bedroom, saying she will throw all of her supplies out and he doesn't have to worry, just as Ena buys him entire outfits and genuinely *cares* about him, and even if she does say that she wants to follow him to the cafe he performs with VBS as a joke... Knowing Ena, and *knowing* she encouraged him to become a street artist, deep down she wants to see how far he came ever since they were younger.
Then, Mizuki. Theirs is less direct... But can you imagine being born as a boy, and then you discover that *oh, I don't actually feel like one* and instead of others supporting you most of them start saying you're weird or gross? This would be even more hurtful when we *know* Mizuki found out they aren't cis quite young, around the time they met Rui. Mizuki, even if they tend to isolate themselves when things start going wrong, is an extrovert, you can *bet* that having their friends, at least until then, start calling them weird because they didn't feel like a boy would affect them, creating a division in their lives and starting their whole thing with pushing people away.
A baby that is given birth by epidural labor
Not a direct connection this time, but more of a metaphor.
Epidurals are usually given during birth to make the whole process easier, and then you have two girls who, during their whole childhood, were pretty much influenced by adult's words that ''they had a gift''. A gift that, arguably, could make their lives easier.
Kanade grew up hearing from her dad that she was blessed by music, being praised by her works ever since she was a child. Kanade didn't have a say as to whether she wanted to pursue this path or not... She was blessed after all, wasn't she? And after her dad ended hospitalized, Kanade just stood in their house, producing songs, and along that came her savior complex. Now, she wants to use her songs to help others, to keep others alive. Something that was supposed to be a talent is now seen as a curse by herself.
Meanwhile, Mafuyu grew to be the perfect child, always getting good scores and excelling in sports and *anything* she did, while getting more and more empty as days went on. Now, here she is, lacking emotion and *anything*, really, but having to keep this mask in front of others so she's still a good girl.
Even if the two had their lives pretty much settled for them, it ended with the two hurt. It ended with the two of them having their own problems, even if it supposedly should help them grow in their future.
Is it wrong to boast of my happiness?
Is it wrong to grieve over my unhappiness?
First line to Ena, second to Kanade.
Ena grew up in a house where, most of the time, her art was trashed and her father told her she could never become a professional artist, even if that was her dream. With this, Ena grew extremely perfectionist over her own art, seeing herself as someone without a talent... Until, with Niigo's help, she's able to see value in her own work. With Niigo's help, she was finally able to look at her creation and feel happy with it. Except, outside the sekai or nightcode, we can't really be sure if Ena shows that happiness. Wouldn't her family bring her down, anyways? So instead, maybe it's better to keep this happiness on this chat, on this sekai. It may not be wrong to feel happy with it... But also, she doesn't want to lose this happiness, again.
Meanwhile, Kanade keeps working on music, even if she sees her talent on it more as a curse. At this point, she is the *only* Niigo girl that didn't have an event fully exploring her issues (aka WHEN will i get an event focusing on Kanade's savior complex and how it affects her negatively...), and instead of venting to the other three, Kanade just listens to them. She just keeps producing their music, hoping that it can save more people, that it can *help* others besides just the three of them, because for Kanade, her unhappiness is unimportant as long as her curse is helping others, as long as she's *saving* others with it. Her unhappiness is unimportant, it feels wrong to bring it up to any of the other three when her songs are able to help them... There is no reason to grieve over it, if the others feel comfort with what she's able to produce.
I’m avoiding impudent words for our glorious future
A fairly straightforward one. It's pretty much obvious Ena is impulsive and sometimes can’t hold back her words, still, recently it’s noticeable she’s being more empathetic with Mafuyu (even if she can still be a little blunt sometimes). Niigo is the only place Ena can boast off her happiness, after all, so why would she want to lose it? Ena wants Niigo to succeed, and on the other side of the coin, we have Kanade. Just like I mentioned on the one before this one, Kanade keeps her mouth *shut* about any of her own issues, Kanade doesn’t want to say anything impudent about how she sees making music more as a curse than a talent… She wants Niigo to stay together, she wants to *see* the other three getting to their glorious future, even if that means she won’t be there with them.
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One, two “There are many people in this world who can't even breathe”
I think this would be a good part for me to explain what the ‘’not being able to breathe’’ part means in my interpretation of the song. For me, it refers specifically to not being able to be honest with yourself, to repress or ignore all of your issues and not being able to come to terms with them: Exactly what Mafuyu and Mizuki do.
This part in particular should be sung by Kanade. She is the one who wants to help others, and she is the one who would recognize how others aren’t able to breathe: Not only the two, but also others she met, Kanade wants to bring a chance of breathing to *everyone*, she wants people to connect to their songs, to hear what they (Niigo) have to say and feel comfort in knowing that, whatever it is they’re feeling, it happens to others too. Kanade wants to *help* others to breathe.
If I’m true to one side, I’m false to the other; we give, we take, we protect, we misunderstand I stop in the minefield, and obediently become a dog
This may be a little surprising to some, but I think the dog part in specific should go to Kanade instead of the white bird. Dogs are usually associated with loyalty, trust and companionship, which is *exactly* what Kanade represents to the rest of Niigo: Kanade wants to be the one all of the others trust, the one all of them can give a little piece of themselves to: Mafuyu with literally all of her issues, Mizuki with Kanade accepting them for who they are and Ena with her art. In the middle of whatever problems Niigo may have, Kanade will be in the middle of this minefield, in hopes of the other three reaching out to her. Still, even if she is in fact true to the other three, Kanade keeps lying to herself about her issues: She refuses to acknowledge her savior complex, and she will keep faking it until the end.
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We use our complexes, complexes, complexes
Complexes as weapons to fight
For the sake of our convenience and freedom
We obligate ourselves to hold our breath
For the sake of Niigos freedom of expressing themselves, they have to use whatever issues or problems they have. There is something I wrote down about Niigo’s songs once, which is “While MMJ songs are supposed to make them connect with others, Niigo song’s are supposed to make others connect with *them*”. Their complexes have to be explored in order for this to happen, they have to expose their complexes in song form so that the connection can happen, even if they aren’t truly honest with themselves: Ena and Kanade may both be making some progress towards getting better, but the same can’t be said about Mizuki and Mafuyu, who they *want* to help… And instead, as the song puts it:
I can’t breathe, I can’t breathe, I can’t breathe, I can’t breathe,
Kanade and Ena can’t breathe, not because they aren’t being true to themselves, but because their *friends* aren’t true with the two of them, either. It’s clear both really want to help them… But instead, there’s a wall dividing the four. Kanade and Ena can’t breathe *because* they won’t be able to truly do it until they’re able to stare at Mafuyu and Mizuki and see that they’re *fine*, that the two are able to breathe, too. This will come back on the ending of the song.
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I want to live but I'm told to die,
I want to die but I'm told to live,
Again, a metaphor. This part did appear before on the song, but I wanted to talk specifically about it here because of the art. Specifically, Ena should be the one facing the front, symbolizing her desire to keep doing art, recognizing that she *wants* to both live and die, but others keep telling her the opposite (Niigo encourages her while her family discourages her). Kanade, instead, shows her back, symbolizing her desire to make music because yes, while she wants to keep working with it, she herself is the one that discourages herself… Because Kanade has yet to make a song to connect with *herself*. Ena is aware of her desire, meanwhile Kanade is aware of hers, but tries to also ignore it, because she still makes songs *only* to save others, and not herself.
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One, two “There are many people in this world who don't even know love”
And as the counterpart to this before was sung by Kanade, this one is sung by Ena. While Kanade only wants to save others, Ena wants *connections*, she wants Mizuki, Kanade and hell, even Mafuyu, to look at Ena and see a *friend* instead of just a girl they work with. Ena wants to bring them love, and perhaps the most obvious example of this is, again the My Footprints Your Destination event, where Ena literally promised Mizuki she’d stay by their side *forever*, until they were ready to tell Ena their secret.
Kanade wants to bring them acknowledgement of *their own* feelings. Meanwhile, Ena wants to bring them acknowledgement of *others* feelings. It’s a perfect equilibrium.
Sympathy, envy, jealousy, resentment, black tears falling down
My ugly emotions burst out and become a snow-white bird
I don’t think there can be an argument made against Ena being the most emotive one out of Niigo. Birds most commonly are used to represent freedom, which is *exactly* what she gets with the unit: Ena gets a place where she can make her art without fear of being judged by it, a place where she is free to say whatever is on her mind and produce what makes her happy, a place where she doesn’t have to repress or hide her ugly emotions, because all the others in here have their own problems, too. Here, Ena can recognize not only “good” emotions like sympathy, but also envy, jealousy and resentment, fully allowing herself to cry without someone knocking on her down to stay quiet.
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We don’t directly, directly, directly
Directly do anything in person
Through the liquid crystal that robs our imagination,
we hold our breaths and feel secure
This is the exact part that sold it all to me when I was first watching the mv to write this. Do I have to say anything? The imagery of a phone screen glowing, before it cracks, alongside the lyrics. Of course they aren’t able to do anything directly in person, they’re a *virtual* unit that works mainly through nightcode. Through the “liquid crystal”, through their *phones*, they’re able to hold their emotions and feel secure: the others won’t be able to read what they’re feeling or doing. They may be friends and hang out in person, but they *aren’t* able to actually talk about their issues like they do online. Mafuyu and Mizuki will excuse themselves, Kanade will completely ignore and act like she’s fine and Ena will burst out and try to hide it, through nightcode, though? They feel comfortable here, because they won’t be able to judge each other face to face.
I hold my breath, I hold my breath, I hold my breath, I hold my breath,
… And it’s not like Kanade and Ena don’t *want* to breathe. Maybe, the real reason they’re not able to breathe isn’t because of something, but because they’re *holding* their breath. They are doing the best they can to truly hold it in as to not overwhelm the other two. Because, when the time comes, they want to *show* that they can also help Mafuyu and Mizuki to hold their breath, too. Because the two’s burden shouldn’t be only theirs (even if that is a little bit hypocritical, coming from them).
Non-breath, non-breath, non-breath, non-breath oblige
I love you, to protect what each of us loves
I breathe inside the bomb shelter with you
And then, the last part. To protect what each of them love, they will keep breathing inside of Niigo, with the two. So that Ena can keep protecting her friends, but also her love for drawing, and so that Kanade can keep helping her friends… But also, maybe, find out her own love for composing, and learning she shouldn’t do it just to help others. While they’re still in this bomb shelter - nightcode - they will allow themselves to actually *feel*. They will allow themselves to be real.
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(I also think it would be very cool if Mafuyu and Mizuki sang ONLY the final line along Kanade and Ena, but that maybe would be a bit too much to hope for)
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