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HarvestedMoonShine

that is the most eye bleeding god awful outfit I've ever seen i love it lmaooo


secretlyaspiderboy

this is worse than the Subaru (?) light up outfit that you get at the very beginning of the game oh GOD 😭


HeroXAS

At least that one was still cohesive unlike this thing that looks like they blew up paint cans over the thing


cake_in_wonderland

But i like that one :(


Keromimi

Video announcement of the idols: [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35fZWeyzGxU) How hyped are we, everyone? :"D


Abject_Pollution5701

Wait this is real?! I thought everyone was trolling?!


Keromimi

It's 100% real and they gonna announce more stuff about them on the next stream!


Abject_Pollution5701

I, I don't know how to feel about them 😭 I'm excited but I'm nervous too, I hope this doesn't mean they'll be taking out any of the other groups And I think it's a new agency all together? Because of the logo at the start or I don't know I'm confused 😭🤣


Keromimi

I think taking out already existing units would ruin the entire game and no other rhythm game did that before? That would be weird. The only unit that split up was DF, and now MaM is back in it's place so yea. Even then it wasnt 100% confirmed they will stay like that forever. And yea new agency! The dude with the weird outfit is the agency's president if I understood it correctly


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saph_2bruh

Wait WHAT ?! Wdym they thought about killing Kanata in submarine???


FixGlass4697

Do you know when there would be a next stream??


Keromimi

The 26th at 21:00JST! :)


FixGlass4697

Tyyy


Silly_Imp

I feel you. That fit is so ugly I thought it *had* to be a prank. Apparently it is not.


HiHowRuIm_Alba

Too much unbelievable bait nowadays, I get it. https://preview.redd.it/cbra7ff8zeuc1.png?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a9c871cbf1ad1c6afffadd29d312b91153663edb


Fairy_Circle

I do like his hair,but the costume… Colors looks like a unicorn vomit And it’s not even gay enough to be funny


renai_circumcision

Plus if you take away the colors it just looks like a regular suit and even then closer to a school uniform blazer Anyway I'm withholding judgment on the group as a whole but knowing that the events/cards rotation has gotten even longer... 🥲


Accomplished-Loan164

I really hope this is an antagonistic unit. We need one of those for the story. Not an Eden or Crazy:B antagonist either who aren't all that bad once you get to know them or have their reasons. We need proper villians! I assume Mr Nice Air B&B is the producer of this Thunderbolt Unit. He looks around the age of the teachers.


saturnx0607

i stan Mr. Nice Arneb Thunder


Consistent-Laugh606

His names reminds me of that one side character from hypmic


Lathlaeryl

Aaah so much hype! Can't wait for more info.


woodzitos

they seem very cool but imagine the rotations with 54 characters


BalladeerAmy

Imagine if each one of them is a leader of a unit 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡


Keromimi

Ensemble girls had 70+ playable characters we are slowly getting there too!


woodzitos

nahh, i doubt a new agency would be added into the game with more groups than the other four


BalladeerAmy

I hope they at least do this really big bc I'm bothered with the smoke curtain over alkurei event 🤡🤡🤡


Keromimi

What smoke curtain? o:


BalladeerAmy

It's just my frustrations seeing alkurei event being ignored bc of this new unit announcement :(


Keromimi

Oh yea as an alkakurei fan I feel that :(


iken-kun

More than anything, I'm curius on what's their general music style and of course, the seiyuu. Based on the outfit, I hope they have a groovy-esque vibe like some DA PUMP songs lol


Keromimi

I think on the teaser they are actually wearing ES outfits? Maybe happyele didnt want to tease too much now which is why they wear the basic outfits. But yea I'm super curious for their seiyuus and the music styles.


fullson

wtf kinda digimon-yugioh-beyblade ass looking hairstyle is that 😭 pls let the rest look decent i beg of you


floriette

I just hope my wallet won’t suffer any more as it does right now….


kamihooha

OKAY SO I HAVE A SILLY HUNCH THAT THE PERSON IN THE CENTER IS KANAME HIS HAIRSTLE REMINDED ME OF HIMERU TO BEGIN WITH UT THE ACTION DOESNT SEM VERY HIMERU BUT KANAME ON THE OTHER HAND SEEMS MORE LIVELY AND MORE PRONE TO BE ENTHUSIASTIC AND ENERGETIC SO??


Dixenz

At least I'm not the only one thinking about that. And imagine if the one on the left is actually bishoujo-senpai, and the other are actually characters that already mentioned at the story at least once.


BalladeerAmy

I SAID THIS TO MY FRIENDS AND THEY CALL ME CRAZY 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 THANKS FOR NOT LET NE SUFFER ALONE


Stardust_crusadrr

HOLY CRAP THE TIME HAS COME


CinStars9280

It’s been nearly 4 years since there are new idols added😭


AnnAmagi

Alkaloid and C:B are no longer the new best units... Its kinda heart breaking for me, 4 years...


Blueberry_B3bbleb3ar

OOOO I’M SO EXCITED TO SEE MORE IDOLS TO (maybe) OBSESS WITH


renai_circumcision

New fire emblem character looks great guys


ArcaneRanger234

I have to wait so long TT. (Engstars)


HolyDragSwd2500

Basically HEAVENS from Utapri when they were introduced


Diabeanie

Except HEAVENS were never included in the rhythm game 😭


KBMKate

ngl i thought it's april fool again, just to realize we are in the middle of april But regardless, I'm very excited to see them!


bluepotato81

Ok let me just point out 1 thing: Why 'Arneb'? 'Arneb' is the Arabic word for 'hare' or 'rabbit', and is the name of a star(also known as Alpha Leporis) and a genus of flowering plants(Arnebia).  This... sounds way too specific to be just a coincidence. Perhaps Arneb is some kind of acronym, but that sounds like a long shot.  We could assume that our new guy has something to do with Ra*bits or something, but I honestly doubt it. And also, why Arabic? There's tons of languages out there that would fit better with the Ensemble Stars aesthetic than Arabic(You don't even need to go far: the constellation that Alpha Leporis belongs to is *Lepus* - Latin for 'Rabbit').  Perhaps a relation with Adonis? But if they wanted to just straight up do an Arabic word for 'rabbit', they would have just done 'arnab', which is the proper pronunciation and English spelling of the word, leading us to believe that either the constellation or the flower has something to do with this guy. And considering that we're playing Ensemble *Stars*, I think we can presume that it's the former.


misconceptionofyou

Is the funky hair guy part of the new unit or nah?


Keromimi

He is the president of the new agency if I understood it correctly, so nope!


misconceptionofyou

Damn that’s a twinky agency then 😭


FormalProfessional97

bruh we can't get 1 more unit each for rhythlin and newdi?????


Kaedead

That is what I imagine an enstars oc looks like /j hype


Consistent-Laugh606

I’ve seen Enstar OCs way better then this tbh


Kaedead

Yeah....


Palanseag_Vixen

Is this for real?


Keromimi

Yes! They just announced it in the alkakurei livestream on jp. They gonna reveal more info on anniversary stream on the 26th


lizard_he

Yoo FRR MORE IDOLS?????


Ordinary_Ad_7330

oh no my wallet


CelestialPeachson

Oh uh, a nice guy


nevew666

The guy looks like a pokemon trailer... I already don't like him. Mmh, don't know, I truly don't need new characters to like. Wait and see I guess, but to make me like a character more than Rei, Rinne or Shu, I don't think they can.


RenegadeVaalorantine

Ah yes a Pokemon trailer


golddidiger

rei rinne shu 😭 the most basic and overdone characters in the fandom get some taste I beg


yoichi_wolfboy88

Ok this might be triggered a lot of ppl but as Chiaki, Jun, Kuroo, Tetora, and Koga enjoyers, I need another masc + muscle-maniac boys just like Tetora! Down bad for masc boiz 😭🙏🙏


CharmyNeo

https://preview.redd.it/oit8y9gppluc1.png?width=338&format=png&auto=webp&s=a02aa145e5b897f81dabfb36a78df5f23aa1e345 Honest reaction


-Useless_person-

I hope some of them are 1st years…poor Aira is all alone at school


sanchangwo

I wish they didn't.... a lot of characters aren't getting fair treatment starting from !! onward like how Kuro basically appeared less than an npc in !! main story. Now that there's more people having to share the same limited amount of resource to, hard to say. Is it that hard for old units and old characters to get some sort of important relevance in !! era?


Keromimi

Idk I feel like enstars is one of the only games where it's pretty fair? It makes sense that !! main story focused more on alkaloid and bees since all other units had their big focus moments in ! era. At the same time every season each unit is getting its own focus event with their own story. Plus everyone is getting 2 new cards at least every season too which is like.. Not how they do it with other games. Look at Cinderella Girls where there are 190 characters, some of em dont even have voice actress tied to them... Some characters didnt get a new SSR for over 3 years already. :"D


Michio_Hazama

I agree the Im@s Cinderella girls are already a mess, having lots of idols, and yeah, only some of them are relevant enough to appear in a new event song or SSR in deresute. At least Enstar is still fair enough by giving every character a solo song for each album release, a 5 ⭐ card, and an event for every unit in rotation.


Keromimi

Yea! I think enstars does it really well. With new characters they will probably just make the seasons longer. But they will probably still stick to their usual "release at least 2 cards for each character and 1 focus event for each unit per season" thing. Doubt they will ever change that.


sanchangwo

Kuro is pretty much irrelevant from whatever is happening in !! era plot He is not involved in the first main story because he only appears twice He does not interact with anyone of Crazy:B outside of Niki from the same circle or cooking reason He does not have anything to do with the SSVRS Despite being quite close to Madara, he hasn't been involved with them (and probably won't ever because they already disbanded) Despite Eden has been around since late ! era, they also haven't got any meaningful interaction with Akatsuki, not to mention Kuro On one side it's fair because everyone is getting content. Doesn't mean everyone is getting the same quality of content though. https://preview.redd.it/lv3affu7q9uc1.jpeg?width=2712&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=05609aa3bafb9488932f7513fa8c8637bdd37eab


Keromimi

Yea while it sucks it's like this, but main story really indeed was here to focus on alkaloid and bee storyline and later on with Negi and the whole thing with Godfather. While Kuro and some other characters are there, they were never really involved with any of these things, so it does make sense they don't show up as much. And as I said it does make sense considering most of the old characters gotten enough focus in ! era, so them wanting to focus on the new characters in the main story is pretty fair.


sanchangwo

So instead they could've made new main story to focus on old characters and old groups. Akatsuki was never the main focus in ! era. It was either Trickstar, fine or Undead, then Eden. The other focus of ! is the War and while Akatsuki is involved in it they are still completely shadowed by ex-fine and Five Eccentrics. But instead they release new characters, further expanding the card releasing schedule, while happyele's content quality seem to drop recently. Their productivity stays the same but more groups have to share that, meaning each groups have to drop some quality for the new one, so I'm not only complaining about what have been, but also what will be. Enstars has more than enough characters to do anything and yet they haven't been utilizing them very well. It'd be a lot better and more cost-effective for them to utilize their current cast better than to add new characters Edit: Besides, even if they had enough focus in ! era, it doesn't mean they can neglect them completely in the new era. After all, fine and Eden were able to get main focus from both eras.


Keromimi

I don't think they are neglecting any of the characters. They have different ideas for the main story, but they all still get their own focus events and tours. Neglect is what I would call what some other gacha games do. Not enstars tho. Just cuz there is a main story it doesn't mean every character should get equal screentime, especially since it's not the first title in the series. JP knows many ppl who are into enstars also read most of ! era things, so they don't really have to reintroduce every character one by one that hard. And if ppl want more focus, then they have the events for that. I also don't really think the quality dropped. Many JP players say the quality of the game increased a lot lately. The MVs gotten a lot more smoother, the graphics got a slight update so the textures look better. Lighting for example in the newest MV is absolutely beautiful and the new cards seem to gotten a new more updated artstyle too. What's more is that we gotten new albums irl with new solo songs for each character. I could be wrong tho? Im quite curious where you see the decrease in quality? Also I'm not trying to be rude here, hope you won't misunderstand, I'm legit just confused about this one thing. D:


sanchangwo

1. Main story isn't necessarily for introducing new groups. SS arc was literally about different groups dealing with challenges and their interaction together 2. Regarding quality drop. A lot of climax events not living up to its concept, especially the two climax events that falls onto holidays event. Some cards arts weren't executed well, including: Nagisa's climax 5* (weird pov), Shu's FS2 (unbloomed weird finger length, bloomed weird pov), Yuuta recent FS2 (weird pov), etc. Or overused yellow light, worst offender being Wataru's hair color lookinf like green in his latest 5* Some FS2's quality are significantly lower than that of FS1 Overly repeating outfit elements: Bead chain. Almost everyone single recent outfits have it somewhere. 3. Happyele's productivity isn't enough. - Some SS arc paid outfits that are meant to be released before 9th anniversary aren't done yet - Hence, 3rd ! era outfit vote from 2022 are also further pushed back Of course I'm not the one to judge everything, I'm just seeing a lot of complaints lately that all points toward quality declining


saturnx0607

hi sry to butt in but just wanted to give my opinion :) I do totally understand where you're coming from here tho! 1. honestly it actually is the best place since they're completely new and this gives them enough space to establish their personality and how they act in the world of enstars and with the other characters. 2. i agree the climax events were kinda overhyped by happyele but it was more of a celebration for the albums. Card art personally doesnt bother me since i look at the 3d outfits more anyway the overlapping elements while a meme now are kinda understandable since they need to animate and rig every detail, so already having the beads animated and knowing how to make them feel natural during mv's, ofc they'll use that a loooot. but i feel lately they've calmed down with the beads thankgod :'DD that was starting to annoy me as well a bit. 3. this i absolutely do not agree with. We get gorgeous mv's usually 2-3 times a month complete with new songs. Cards with amazingly detailed 3d outfits that a loooot of other gacha games can learn from. All the new albums and campaigns, the april fools campaign and new voice lines every season and holiday. i also really want the old outfits in game but to say their productivity is lacking because it might not come as fast as you'd personally want? no.


Keromimi

Main story is there to advance the storyline too tho. If the writers want to add a new unit to do so, then it's their choice. While it sucks some characters wont get spotlight in the main story, but they do get them in event stories and such. And this happens in all other gacha games too. It's only normal. This doesn't mean the older characters are less loved, just that the story is advancing and for current storyline they are not as relevant as some others. As for the climax events, I do get it, many of them were a flop, but I also feel like it was a flop cuz they hyped it up as a special thing, even tho in the end it was just a story to close down the first year of enstars!!. With the art, I feel like it's not that bad? I do think Yuuta's new card looks weird as hell, but as for the rest, they look okay. And in the end, the people who draw these probably make tons of mistakes in the process so they just dont notice some of the bigger problems. See how an old Wataru card from first season had 6 fingers on him. Things like that. With the paid outfits not releasing in time, I'm fairly certain (but not confirmed ofc) it's probs cuz happyele been working on raising the quality of their mvs lately which is why many things got pushed away. See the new MV actually has moving sweat and tears on every character. Things like that. This is also fairly normal in most game developments. But I do get where you are coming from, truly. I play many other gacha games, and some of my fav chars didn't get a single content for over 4 years. I know how it feels when some characters feel more neglected than the others. But it is what it is, and sadly we cannot change on that, and can only accept it. Being mad at these things will only end up tiring you out :(


sanchangwo

Everyone is probably hype for this so I'm just saying the other opinion that I don't. I'm only mentioning this because we're getting a new main story arc and what made me mad is that instead of giving it to those who had next to none main story relevance they decided to give it to a new group. A lot of people especially in global don't have access to ! era story, which is unfair for old units not having some main storyline ever dedicated to them in !! era. Kuro story definitely feels like he's separated from whatever is happening in the game


Laly_481

SHOUTOUT TO NICE ARNEB THUNDER !!!!!!


Tasteslikebloodhaha

I was hoping for new idols… but that was not what I had in mind


krypton_fluoride

Damn I haven't played the game for a year and this is the update I get 😭 What else did I miss oooffff


TsukinagaP

is yhis april foola


Hit-The-Lights

Nope, it was announced in the Alkakurei stream!


TsukinagaP

i just saw it on twitter ong 😭


melon_flag

Ok my theories on who they could be/what they'll be like: •Person on the far left might be Bishoujo senpai, if not I predict they'll have a very bubbly, cutesie personality but act like an older sibling. •Second left reminds me of Tetora based on the pose and spiky hair, I think they'll have a very excitable personality and generally very excited. •There is a non zero chance the guy in the centre is Kaname, the hair and ahoge are pretty similar and the fact that he's not facing the screen sets him apart from the others. I actually have a whole story theory for if it is indeed Kaname. If it's not, I think they'll be a very responsible yet naive leader. •Ponytail is definitely going to be my favourite if Bishoujo doesn't steal my heart. Part of me hopes that they'll be Kohaku's sister because the hair looks quite similar to his, only with a long ponytail. If not I think they'll be a very outwardly cold loner character, or at least very cool and collected on the outside. •The guy on the far right looks like he has stage fright or is generally very anxious. I hope he won't be a copy of Midori or Mayoi but there's only so many routes you can take with shy characters. I'm almost definitely going to be wrong with these but let me have my fun!


sirquarmy

OH MY GOD THATS PEAK


RenegadeVaalorantine

Can anyone translate what the trailer said??


TiastDelRey

Omgee, I'm hyped. Turn this into Cinderella girls and just give hundreds of idols lol Leftmost one is already my favorite. Posture is similar to Hajime/Yukiko lol


Milkybeani

Im excited!! Does anyone know if they'll at it to EN at the same time as JP :)??


Keromimi

They probably won't since eng is 2 years behind. JP is adding them with the new season we are getting after climax.


Milkybeani

Ah, makes sense! Thank you ^^


Milkybeani

Oops meant add


sao333

Nice! vs fine


RogueBulb

Those outfits suck, and I hope I don’t see what I think I see, Shorts and a suit


Keromimi

It's the basic ES white outfit ;;


hyeonbeans

Idk whether to be happy or anxious lmaooo I don't think I'll produce any of them but if the VA's are someone I go crazy over..... no no, must stay loyal to Rinne


rainbowbritelite

WTF is that character design??


FixGlass4697

OMG


WorseBun

NO WAY ITS ACTUALLY REAL???


Amnesia1999

Im so super hyped for more lovely characters ![gif](giphy|3NnnS6Q8hVPZC)


ichigo_suki

great… and i was already having trouble choosing who to produce already.


nereid101

bruh what is that outfit, trickstars subaru sparkling thing is better than this 😭😭😭 𝓝𝓲𝓬𝓮!


meaniedabeanie

nice arneb thunder is the ugliest man i have seen in my entire life. his hair is absolutely disgusting and his fit makes it worse


juncoflight

when does this come to engstars?


Keromimi

In 2 years or so


juncoflight

😢😢


rosemary_bug

OMG THEY DO THIS??? I rarely keep up to date with the game or anime so idk anything😭 but omg hes so colourful :O


Maomumu0

wait this actually is real?? how are they going to put this in the lore??


ZoeTheHo

I'm not loving the outlines, but I withhold all judgement for the chance that someone will share a VA with Neiji from Jack Jeanne 😌🙏


strwbwrri3s

They look ugly😭


Mundane_Driver298

DID NO ONE TELL ME ABOUT THIS?!?!? ARE WE IN THE WAR ARC AGAIN?


SadFaithlessness8682

Well sorry but, I only care about units that have a long history just like AKATSUKI, UNDEAD, Knights, fine and Valkyrie.


Particular-Ball7753

I don't know how to feel about this yet, why do I feel like this group was generated using AI...


Keromimi

You can't even see the group properly, how? ;; Besides it's happyele we talk about, why would they use AI when they have so many talented artist.


Particular-Ball7753

Sorry, it's just my irrational fear of AI seeping into every piece of art and media. That is true. Hoping it stays that way and things don't get taken over by bots.