@animagic4u - I'm looking forward to your report! Were there any new announcements at the live? And most importantly, how was Nansu?! *wipes drool*
It's taking longer than I would have hoped, but thanks, I'll work hard. No new announcements, but thinking there might be one at Makuhari. AND NANSU WAS AWESOME! She was so cute. She even had pigtails on day 2.
But Aimi stood out the most. She performed both Praline and Ryuuseigun live. It was amazing.
This is a super long post and it's only about Day 1. Sorry my descriptions are boring and repetitive, I'm getting tired. haha
(Famitsu:
http://www.famitsu.com/news/201603/12101285.html)
On Saturday, we got to Orix Theater a couple hours early. It was only a short walk away from our hotel so we got to enjoy the nice weather and explore a bit.
We met up with some other overseas producers and hung out a while before the live.
Our seats were on the first floor on day 1. They were in the second section back and one row back, so we felt really close to the stage. Really amazing seats.
The live opened up with an instrumental jazzy version of Dreaming and then all the seiyuu went straight into singing Dreaming!
01. Dreaming! THE IDOLM@STER MILLIONSTARS
Dreaming! is easily one of my favorite ML songs, but it’s a great way to start off a live with a lot of energy.
Before Dreaming! came on, a jazzy instrumental version of Dreaming! was playing in the background while the performers’ names flashed on the screen. This really set the mood as all the girls came on to the stage and posed in their characters’ poses. I broke many UOs for this song and it was just too fun to do calls to.
02. エスケープ 愛美／藤井ゆきよ
Aimi and Stefuji are really high up in my seiyuu ranking and their voices work together really well. This was a nice way to start off the live after Dreaming!
05. Happy Darling 夏川椎菜
Happy Darling has always been a favorite of mine, and I’ve loved watching Nansu grow more and more as she sings this song. Broke some UVs and used my Anna penlight. I felt like Nansu looked a little more tired than normal during this live, but none the less, she put on a great performance.
06. Sentimental Venus 山崎はるか／Machico／野村香菜子／愛美
Sentimental Venus is another song I really love and the four of them together were really great. Many UOs were broken for this song, it’s just too good.
07. PRETTY DREAMER 渡部優衣／山口立花子／夏川椎菜／上田麗奈
Pretty Dreamer is another song with really fun calls, so I broke more UOs for this song. Of course I was admiring Nansu the whole time.
10. 成長Chu→LOVER!! 夏川椎菜／山崎はるか
It caught me off guard that this was included in the setlist, but I was pleasantly surprised to see two of my favorite ML seiyuu singing together. In the middle, the two of them drew a heart in the air with their fingers (which showed up as an animation on the video screen). However, I couldn’t take my eyes off Nansu for a second, so I only caught a glimpse of it. Pictures are in the Famitsu article linked.
12. トキメキの音符になって 麻倉もも
This song is one of my favorite Serika songs and made me really fall in love with Mocho. I was so happy to see this performed live. Mocho’s dancing and singing is so perfect and sweet.
13. アフタースクールパーリータイム 藤井ゆきよ
This song is my brother’s favorite song and he really wanted to see it live. Unfortunately he attended only day 2 of the live so he missed out on seeing it. However we broke UOs as soon as the song started and many people actually did the same. The crowd around us started getting really excited for this song. As usual Stefuji’s stage presence is really great. She is awesome at putting on a sexy show.
765 cover corner:
14. おとなのはじまり 夏川椎菜／麻倉もも／山崎はるか
This trio was perfect for this song, their voices really suited it. Ottoman no hajimari has such fun calls and is such an energetic song. It was perfect for the cover corner.
15. 自転車 田所あずさ／愛美／角元明日香
Jitensha! Definitely a feel good idolm@ster song for me. I was with my boyfriend who is a MakotoP so it was especially meaningful for both of us. On Day 2, my brother started a UO cyclone for this song. They were another perfect trio.
16. MEGARE! 大関英里／藤井ゆきよ／上田麗奈
Fun and upbeat! MEGARE has such good calls and as I mentioned above Stefuji really works it on the stage.
17. 風花 Machico／駒形友梨
This one and the following song were somewhat unexpected for me. They’re a little more serious than the first few songs in the cover list. However, Machico’s voice actually really suited it well and was beautiful. (Watch out, Harami! w)
18. またね 山口立花子／渡部優衣／野村香菜子
A beautiful and relaxing end to the covers. Really brought the energy down a bit as they began to transition back into the ML songs.
22. Blue Symphony 麻倉もも／駒形友梨／田所あずさ
I don’t know how Mocho does it, but she somehow can keep up a perfectly cool attitude during Blue Symphony. Blue Symphony is another one of those idolm@ster songs that just clicks with me. The dance was awesome with the performers on each of the stairs.
25. Be My Boy 山口立花子
Be My Boy is such a sweet song, I feel bad for not noticing Rikako more until now. She looked absolutely stunning on the stage and such an angelic voice.
26. プラリネ 愛美
Yuiton and Stefuji gave Aimi a special introduction right before she came out to perform Praline. Praline was more amazing than I could have ever imagined. Aimi's singing voice was gorgeous and she adds so much more feeling in the live version. She also did a little bit of the guitar solo which everyone stayed quiet for so they could admire her skills. She noted later she was so happy she was able to do it.
32. ココロがかえる場所 渡部優衣／藤井ゆきよ
This song really cooled down the mood of the live as it came toward the end. Yuiton and Stefuji really surprised me with this. I’m not used to the two of them singing such soft and sweet songs. They really nailed it.
33. Welcome!! THE IDOLM@STER MILLIONSTARS
34. Thank You! THE IDOLM@STER MILLIONSTARS
The last two songs were hype and many UOs were broken. It was a wonderful way to end the live.
No one cried during Day 1, but some of the seiyuu got a tiny bit emotional. I was really feeling it with them.
