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Hello! I’m currently not in a position where I can work on summaries at the moment, but if anyone was interested in the story for Parallel Harmonies, you can find Kimane’s translation here!
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Hatsune Miku "Stage SEKAI" Initial 2* Card Story Summary
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Part 1: Airi and Shizuku finish showing off a performance to Rin and Miku. Airi wonders what Miku's and Rin’s selling point is, who don’t really have one as they’re not an idol group: they just do shows together sometimes. Airi, surprised, thinks that if they did find a theme, they could become a huge phenomenon.
She suggests Miku goes for the innocent girl theme, while Rin goes for a younger sister vibe. Miku is lost, while Shizuku explains that Airi is a big fan of everything relating to idol groups. Miku thinks about how the SEKAI is created from the energy of many shows, which makes her and Rin do more shows as well. Rin comes up with them being helper idols, an idea which Airi latches onto and continues to brainstorm with.
Part 2: Miku and Rin are about to start a show, and Haruka and Minori ask if they could watch. The two offer them front row seats, with Minori being excited as she rarely ever gets them. As a part of the MCing for the show, Miku blows Minori a kiss, which flusters her. Haruka points out that she wanted to pick up some of the pair’s tricks, but ended up just getting swept away.
After the show, Haruka and Minori compliment their show. Minori imagines Haruka blowing a kiss to her like Miku did, and turns beet red. Miku points out that it was MORE MORE JUMP’s feelings that created the SEKAI, and Rin says that if their feelings could create this, their shows could spread even more joy.
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Hatsune Miku "School SEKAI" Initial 2* Card Story Summary
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Part 1: Saki and Ichika enter School SEKAI, wondering if they could practice there because their normal studio is closed for maintenance. Miku says of course. Her and Luka were about to practice as well, and Luka suggests the two girls join them. Luka asks Miku if she’s already checked her guitar, who says she has–she always does so before playing, something that Luka taught her.
Saki realizes that, since the two Virtual Singers are more experienced than them, they’re their seniors (which makes Ichika realize that the junior-senior dynamic is another part of school Saki romanticizes). Saki and Ichika try acting more formally and refer to them with titles, but it feels uncomfortable. Ichika asks if she can just use their first names, which Miku and Luka are fine with.
Part 2: Honami and Shiho enter School SEKAI, wanting to borrow the space as they want to practice more after a rehearsal. Miku asks to join them, playing lead guitar, since she hasn’t gotten to play with the two of them yet. With no objections, she joins them.
The trio has a good practice session, and Honami and Shiho thank Miku for joining them–but Shiho says it’s better when they all play together. Honami points out it sounds somewhat ungrateful, but Miku understands what Shiho means.
Shiho asks her why Miku suggested they all played together when Leo/Need first showed up in SEKAI. She says she knew it would help the four of them better understand each other. Honami and Shiho feel that it worked, and thank Miku for helping make it happen.
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Akiyama Mizuki "Nightcord at 25:00" Initial 2* Card Story Summary
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Part 1: Mizuki sees a new selfie that Ena uploaded; they like the outfit, but come up with some modifications to make it look nicer and send their ideas to Ena. Ena agrees to let them make the changes, bringing over the outfits, but doesn’t necessarily trust their sewing skills.
They take Ena to where they normally sew, a diner repurposed to a sewing lounge, and takes a seat at their regular machine. The conversation turns to home ec, with Ena saying her class is mostly about cooking: to which Mizuki teases her about forcing her brother to do her assignments since she makes him do the chores. They finish the adjustments fairly quickly, and Ena loves it.
Part 2: Mizuki goes to school for the first time in a while, and someone there looks uncomfortable with them: when asked, his friends say he isn’t “used to them”, unlike the others. They wish people tried to understand them, not just get used to them.
Back at home and logged into Nightcord, the rest of the group notices that they seem off, and Enanan asks if something happened at school. They try to shrug it off, but eventually ask what the others think of their appearance.
Mafuyu and Enanan think they’re cute and stylish respectively. K says that they’re themselves, confident and feisty. Mizuki thinks to themselves that n25 naturally accepts them, without them having to fight for it. Ena notices they’re back to their normal self.
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Shinonome Ena "Nightcord at 25:00" Initial 2* Card Story Summary
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Part 1: Ena and Mizuki meet up, Mizuki having asked her to help practice singing at a karaoke place. Ena’s surprised they booked out a studio, with them saying it’s convenient.
After the session, the two feel that it went well; singing together helped them get a better idea of how harmonies work. Mizuki suggests they go shopping, since they’ve already gotten together. They find an accessories store and buy some accessories for one another, and Ena’s surprised that Mizuki was easier to get along with than she thought. They proceed to tease her about it. She thinks about how maybe someone other than Kanade has recognized her for who she actually is. When she asks Mizuki about if their opinion of her changed after hanging out, they dodge the question.
Part 2: Ena finishes a drawing for Nightcord at 25:00’s new song. While waiting to hear people’s thoughts, she notices that her selfie account is doing well. She gets sad that her art account isn’t getting that same attention, but notices two new followers: accounts that seem to be Amia and Yuki.
1:00 AM hits, and the other 3 members of the group log into the call. Yuki and Amia confirm that it was them who followed her art account, with Amia saying they find all of her art amazing: it has a particular “mood” to them, to which Yuki agrees. Enanan realizes that even though her art doesn’t trend, K, Yuki and Amia are genuinely interested in it.
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Asahina Mafuyu "Nightcord at 25:00" Initial 2* Card Story Summary
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Part 1: K suggests Yuki take a psychological test. She says she asked her housekeeper for help for Yuki not understanding herself, and that’s what she suggested.
The two do the test, with the following results: Yuki has large personal ambitions, rarely seeks help from others, and is very unsatisfied with daily life. K has small personal ambitions, has a somewhat more open personality, and is also very unsatisfied with daily life. Once they finish, K asks Yuki that if she ever feels she can’t take it anymore, she reaches out to Nightcord at 25:00 for help.
Part 2: Nightcord at 25:00 meets up at the diner again, celebrating the release of their new song. Kanade mentions that she hired a housekeeper which frees up more time to work on music, to which Mafuyu responds that she thinks she knows who her housekeeper is: a girl in her club talks about a friend that works as one. When asked who, she says it’s Shizuku; to which Ena and Mizuki interrupt her and Mafuyu snaps at them for cutting her off (surprising everyone by showing more emotion).
A bit later, Mafuyu says that it’s interesting that despite meeting online they all end up living in the same city. When Kanade asks if it’s something she’s happy about, she says she’s not sure, but not disappointed.
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Yoisaki Kanade "Nightcord at 25:00" Initial 2* Card Story Summary
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Part 1: K and Yuki are working together in a call when K asks to be called her by her real name. When asked why, she says she wants to get to know everyone in Nightcord at 25:00 better. Yuki asks if it’s because she wants the group to stick together, to which she says that she also wants to be friends with everyone. K asks Yuki to tell her more about herself, who pushes back since she doesn’t know herself. K encourages her to describe her room which she does, describing an empty fish tank that she spaces out looking at sometimes. Afterwards, K points out that it was the first time they talked for a long time about something other than music.
Part 2: Kanade sets up an offline meeting in a diner for Nightcord at 25:00, wanting to socialize with everyone. Ena’s happy she did, since it shows that Kanade is interested in everyone as people and not just focused on making music. They start talking, with Ena telling Kanade about her brother; they’re very different other than liking the same foods. Mizuki hasn’t seen her sister in a while, as she lives abroad. Ena asks Mafuyu what her favourite food is, who says she always tells people it’s her mom’s cooking, but she can’t actually tell what food tastes like. Kanade sits and thinks about all she learned about her group with this meeting.
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could you do stick to your faith?
Posted :) Sorry this took so long to get to!
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Stick to your faith Event Story Summary
TL;DR: Shindou asks Leo/need about their individual goals as artists to help better craft an image for their band. While Saki and Ichika are able to give an immediate answer, Shiho and Honami struggle with theirs. Shindou asks them not to worry and gives them time to think about it.
That night, Shiho continues to ponder the question. She goes to watch a new video from her favorite band when Rin pops in to check in. She asks Shiho more about the band and why she started playing bass in the first place.
Shiho remembers back to her elementary school days. In class, she'd struggled with a challenging handwriting assignment. She wanted to do the best she could on it, going so far as to skip a friend's birthday party to finish it. Though she managed to get something satisfactory by the end, she felt bad about making her friends sad.
Later that week, Shiho's father takes her to a livehouse to meet one of the bands he looks after, Iolite. There, Shiho meets Sumire, the bassist. She teaches Shiho a little about how to play bass, which Shiho instantly falls in love with. However, Shiho's hesitant to continue, fearing her intense focus would lead her to drive others away again. Sumire tells Shiho about her own similar fears. Still, Sumire knows music is the one thing she'll never compromise on. She believes that people truly shine when they stick to the things they love.
After the performance, Shiho tells Sumire and her father about how incredible the performance was. She decides to continue learning bass from Sumire to one day be just like her, performing songs that resonate with others and and inspire them to follow their own passions.
Rin helps Shiho realize that's exactly what she should tell Shindou. Some time after, Shiho tells the rest of her band (and the Virtual Singers) her revelation. They're all proud of Shiho and support her. Honami is still looking for her own answer and asks for a bit more time.
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Chapter 1: Leo/need all go to meet with Shindou about their debut. He shows them statistics over past debuts before asking what sort of music their band is aiming for. He gives them the example of an artist who values fan community and often sings Miku songs on livestream and a high school battle of the band winner who want to prove their skill. Shiho tells him their goal is to resonate with others through music, to which Shindou prompts for more. He asks to hear each of their individual dreams, too.
Saki talks about how she wants to cheer others up and Ichika about her goal of connection. Shiho and Honami aren't sure about their own goals yet. Shindou understands and tells them to take their time. He hands them some tasks to do before their debut in addition to this.
Chapter 2: The four head to SEKAI to tell the Virtual Singers about their meeting. Though Shiho and Honami are upset about not having their answer, the others reassure them and offer their help.
Shiho continues to think about her answer back home. She understands Ichika's feelings, but doesn't think that's her true feelings, too. Shiho thinks back on the resonating performances that drove her to play the bass herself, but doesn't think there's any meaning past that goal. Rin pops in to check on Shiho, since she'd noticed her feeling down back in SEKAI. Noticing Shiho had been watching the new release of her old favorite band, Rin asks to hear more about Shiho's past.
Chapter 3: A young Shiho tries out the challenge calligraphy ("響", reverberate) from a teacher. Though the teacher thinks her attempt is great, she's not satisfied with her result. Shiho asks for more time to work on the assignment, which she's granted.
Still, by the time of the new deadline, she's still not satisfied. Shiho hears some classmates talking about a birthday party that night, but she ends up backing out to finish her assignment. Later, while working after school, Shiho overhears some students talking about how she'd backed out of her promise to go. They're sad she won't join them, but understands she's working hard.
Chapter 4: Shiho doubts her decision to stay back as she walks home. She ends up running into her father, who was on his way to a live. He notices she looks sad and prompts her to talk about it. Shiho explains that she's sad she'd hurt them, but knows she wouldn't be satisfied with a half-completed assignment. Her father tells her to be proud of what she's managed to accomplish with her resolve, but understands her feelings. He invites Shiho to go listen to a band with him soon.
The day of the live comes. Shiho's father takes her backstage to meet the girl band performing that day, Iolite. The band absolutely adores her. The bassist, Kumo Sumire, approaches tells the others to stop doting on her.
Chapter 5: Sumire decides to chat with Shiho while the others do equipment checks. She was curious to meet the daughter of the musician she admires and that "little girl who loves lives". Shiho asks about why she plays bass, to which Sumire explains the supporting role and reverberating sound. She asks if Shiho wants to try playing her bass.
Sumire teaches Shiho how to properly play the bass. Shiho loves the way the proper sound echoes through her body. Shes a bit embarrassed by the compliments, but asks to learn more about the proper way to play it.
Sumire teacher her a basic phrase, to which Shiho gives her full focus. She thought it was really fun. Sumire asks if Shiho wants to play bass now. Shiho is reminded of how that same drive she felt when playing the bass, when working on the assignment, led her to ignore everyone around her. Out of fear of that continuing, Shiho declines the offer. Sumire questions if this is really what Shiho wants.
Chapter 6: Shiho explains how her tendency to focus on the things she loves to the point of drowning everything else out leads her to hurting other people. Sumire understands Shiho's struggle. She herself had become so engrossed in music that she'd ignored her former love of flower arrangement, a family tradition. She knows it made her mother sad, even though she'd understood why. Sumire continued with music, though, because she knew music was the thing that she'd never compromise on. When people stick to their faiths, they shine.
Chapter 7: Some time later, the live begins. The performance resonates within Shiho in a way she's never felt before. Shiho sees Sumire smile at her before starting a bass solo. Shiho's never felt so excited before and realizes the truth to Sumire's words- it's because she never lost her feelings that her band was able to put on this performance.
After the live, Shiho's father asks how she liked it. Shiho thought it was really cool. Sumire comes over to ask Shiho about the live, too. Shiho decides she wants to be just like Sumire, sticking to her own faith. Sumire offers to keep teaching Shiho how to play bass, to which she accepts.
Chapter 8: Back in the present, Rin tells Shiho that what she just told her has to be what Shiho is aiming for in her music. Some time later, Leo/need arrives in SEKAI at Shiho's request. She tells the others about her revelation: that she wants to give people strength to follow their feelings with her resonant sound.
The others agree with Shiho's dream. Honami, still, struggles to find her own answer. She asks if the others would wait just a bit longer. Saki asks to hear the story about Shiho's past, too. Shiho agrees, but only after they'd finished rehersal. Shiho then reflects on what she's learned recently, strengthening her resolve.
Meanwhile, Shindou thinks over what's next for Leo/need to do. He thinks he knows exactly who should be the leader of the band.
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I'M SO SO SORRY I DIDN'T MEAN TO MAKE YOU UNCOMFORTABLE I'M JUST HORRIBLE AT WORDING HOW I FEEL SOMETIMES I'M SO SORRY
no no you're all good friend!!!! i really do appreciate the compliment. i know that's a meme phrasing that's not said with any sort of intent, and i've never said anything about my (lack of) sexuality on this blog. just thought i would clarify for the future!!
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I don't know how to word this but every event you summarize makes me want to kiss you on the mouth (I don't know how to word how much my en playing non-Japanese-knowing ass appreciates your work so I guess this'll do I'm so sorry)
HAHAHA thank you thank you
I'm working on a full event summary right now, so I hope you enjoy!
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Kusanagi Nene "Wonderlands x Showtime" Initial 2* Card Story Summary
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Part 1: Wonderlands x Showtime finishes another practice, and Nene stays back to practice a bit more. She sings to Robonene, feeling happy that she didn’t feel any stage fright but unsure if it will stay like that in front of a real audience. Rui shows up, curious to see why Nene kept taking Robonene despite her fulfilling her original task. He has an idea for what to do with Robonene, since they haven’t been using her in their shows currently. He wants to implement some upgrades so Nene could control her while simultaneously performing on stage. Nene asks if it isn’t too much work, to which Rui responds that as a director, it’s his responsibility to help the actors.
Part 2: Wonderlands x Showtime begins a meeting to plan their next show. Tsukasa wants to have something more unique; Emu suggests flying, followed by having everyone explode, both of which Tsukasa shuts down. Nene has an idea and tries to speak up, but Emu keeps cutting her off out of excitement until Rui shoves a donut into her mouth. Nene would like to perform with Robonene once Rui finishes the upgrades to her (but worries internally that Tsukasa will shut it down because he doesn’t want a robot to steal his spotlight). Tsukasa is instead receptive to the idea, excited by the novelty. The troupe rest of the troupe agrees.
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Otori Emu "Wonderlands x Showtime" Initial 2* Card Story Summary
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Part 1: Emu surprises Tsukasa at Kamiyama (by sneaking into it), bringing over a bunch of photos of their shows that the mascots took. Tsukasa is annoyed because he’s out of focus in all of them, with Emu being the subject. Despite this, he admits that the mascots aren’t bad at capturing photogenic moments. Emu points out one person in one of the photos–who she calls “hammie girl”–who has been going to their shows every week in the same week. Tsukasa responds that he doesn’t remember her, but she could be their most devoted fan if she shows up that often. Excited, Emu goes to tell the rest of the troupe about this, leaving behind a bunch of the photos.
Part 2: Wonderlands x Showtime is about to start a show, and look for the “poofy-cheek hammie girl” in the crowd; all four of them recognize her now that she’s pointed out. Nene remembers that she always reacts very energetically, clearly showing her emotions whenever she watches; Tsukasa thinks about how she keeps coming back even for shows that she didn’t like as much. Emu wants to prepare a surprise for her, so the troupe decides to present her with balloon art during their next show. Some time later, the group finishes another show, where they showered the girl with balloons. She ended up enjoying it a lot, making the group want to do more shows in a similar manner.
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Tenma Tsukasa "Wonderlands x Showtime" Initial 2* Card Story Summary
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Part 1: Tsukasa and Emu arrive early to the stage, and find that it’s covered in sand. They decide to start by cleaning the stage, and Emu comes out with a hazmat suit. She appears to start speaking a different language, which Tsukasa is confused by at first but eventually manages to communicate with her. Emu splashes him, and Tsukasa goes to retaliate before spotting the mascots watching out of the corner of his eyes. She comes up with an idea for how to clean the stage, soaking one of the towels and jumping onto it to slide across the stage–crashing right into Tsukasa. She apologizes and tries again, promising it’ll be a success this time–before hitting Tsukasa once more.
Part 2: Wonderlands x Showtime is deciding on what their new show’s theme should be, and Emu suggests space. Rui quite likes the idea, describing the wonders of space; Nene worries the two are getting carried away. Tsukasa asks Emu what her plan for the play is, getting a bit frustrated when she doesn’t seem to have one but managing to stay on topic. Rui has an idea for how to perform in zero gravity, which Tsukasa reluctantly agrees to test out. He’s hoisted up in the air, and the group brainstorms what else to add to the play. Rui starts to go on a tangent explaining dark matter to Emu after Nene suggests it, and Tsukasa is left hanging in the middle of the stage.
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Aoyagi Toya "Vivid BAD SQUAD" Initial 2* Card Story Summary
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Part 1: Toya meets up with Akito, seeing Ena on the way there. Akito and Ena had gone out to buy cheesecake. He doesn’t like eating with Ena because she spends forever taking photos, but she did pay for his cheesecake and the one he got for Toya. Akito notes that Ena was in a better mood (probably due to her circle), and he’s glad to see it because she lashes out less often now. When she gets mad, she’ll throw stuff or scratch him; Toya mentions that he used to think Akito had a cat because of the marks. Despite this, Toya’s jealous of Akito’s family. He wishes he could be open with how he feels, but doesn’t think it ever will.
Part 2: On his way to the venue where Vivid BAD SQUAD is meeting up today, Toya runs into a violinist who was playing it badly, simply trying to play as fast as possible. He can’t stop thinking about it which worries the rest of the group. Akito asks if it was the bad sound that made him feel bad, or if it was because it was a violin. Toya stays quiet, so Akito figures that it’s both. Akito encourages An and Kohane to go first with the practice, and tells Toya that he needs a reset: listening to the two perform. After listening to the two, noting that their voices are strong as usual, he feels ready to practice.
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Shinonome Akito "Vivid BAD SQUAD" Initial 2* Card Story Summary
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Part 1: Waiting for Toya, Akito decides to listen to a recording of their practice. There are some parts that feel off to him, but he can’t figure out why. Toya shows up, and Akito asks him for his thoughts. Toya picks up on why those parts feel off musically, saying that now Akito can fix them, but thinks no one would notice if they weren’t listening closely. Akito doesn’t want to settle for that, since Toya would notice, and he thinks the Vivids would also pick up on something being off. Toya pauses in thought, until Akito pries his thoughts out of him: he’s surprised Akito indirectly praised Kohane and An, who just responds that it’s the truth.
Part 2: An and Kohane show up at the store Akito is working at, looking to get Kohane some clothes– An specifically showing up when Akito was in the store to annoy him. Akito helps Kohane find some clothes, quickly figuring out what style she likes. When she finds one she likes, he warns her to be careful trying it on as it costs a hundred thousand yen ($650 USD). An shuts down his joke, pointing out that the store caters to high schoolers. Kohane ends up quite liking the outfits Akito picked out, and thanks him. He just responds that it’s his job, and that it would be bad for business if ended up getting a bad outfit.
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While I’m on my brief hiatus, I’d like to remind everyone that I take submissions!! They’re quite fun to write, and I’ve tried my best to make the forms as clear as possible. Card stories only take ~15 minutes!!
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