heya! shihomix wasn't really among my expectations haha, like i considered it but didn't think it'd happen. but it makes sense...

the upside of this lineup is that shiho hitting 4* cap means she likely won't get another 4* for a while, which should discard her as an option for NY bfes. also yeah, miku should 100% be in nene5 lol

nene5 is also likely to have tsukasa because he's getting an event card here, so... nene + tsukasa + miku. we somehow go back to my initial prediction for it haha

end of november is definitely very likely ena + mizuki + len; even though it breaks some patterns, it's just the choice that makes most sense... besides enamizumafu? but len has to be a lim somewhere by NY and putting both kaito and len on NY seems unlikely
also ena's very likely a pscorer (only char with just two left), so event would likely be mysterious or happy just for that

now, getting to shizuku5, the perm mix, and NY... i don't think they'll do mmj 4* in three events in a row, it has never happened before, so im not feeling mmj in the perm mix. i think it's more likely to be shizuku+minori in shizuku5 -> mafuyu perm mix with niigo luka -> NY featuring a mmj char (for mmj kaito)

minori getting two mixed 4* so close is fine because, well, it happened to shiho last year (zookeeper -> NY); but that's exactly why i think it may not happen, since it'd be doing the same thing again

minori kind of has to be in shizuku5; she's definitely already beating airi's record of longest gap between 4* (~194 at minimum), so doing shizuku5 first would be the most logical choice. airi hasn't had a perm in a long asf time but, at this rate... who knows

in my opinion it'll go like:
shizuku5 - shizuku + minori + then either airi or meiko. meiko should get a 4* somewhere, and mmj seems like the only choice (luka's in saki5, so i doubt she's in another comm this song rotation). meiko also hasn't been in any mmj song in a long time, so im leaning towards her being there

perm mix - mafuyu mixed, because niigo hasn't gotten a third mixed yet, and giving kanade a perm mix seems unlikely...? niigo luka is probably there too, so the question is who's the third 4*... i'm leaning towards rui, because doing three events in a row of mmj 4* is unlikely, and other chars are likely somewhere else

NY - im still thinking akito focus, bc emumix2 was quite recent. since mmj kaito has a high chance to be there, i'd say airi is here if she isn't in shizuku5, and minori could happen if shizuku5 either has both airi and minori, or 100% guaranteed if it's just airi. im leaning more towards airi so they can do akty+szai event ^_^ (personal wish) and maybe with akito+airi as the lineup they'll do a tiger set (very delusional wish)
as for the NY bloomfes, im still thinking of leoni + vbs (unless it's leoni + mmj lol?), so i was thinking of ichika + an now that shiho can't happen, although i've started considering saki instead of ichika?

so, here's my predictions written cleanly:
Nene5 - Nene, Tsukasa, WxS Miku // Rui, Emu [Cool]
Ena5 - Ena, Mizuki, Len // Kanade, Mafuyu [Mysterious or Happy]
Shizuku5 - Shizuku, Minori, MEIKO // Haruka, Airi [Happy?]
MafuyuMix3 - Mafuyu, Rui, Niigo Luka // ??? (Maybe Kanade and someone else?) [???]
AkitoMix3 - Akito, Airi, MMJ KAITO // Touya, Shizuku [Happy or Pure]

yeah niigo luka hasn't been shown in her new outfit yet at all, so we're expecting her sometime soon; and with her needing a 4* soon, but being unavailable for unit events due to being capped in comms (unless they break the trend, but i doubt it), she's very likely a 4* in a mixed. and therefore niigo luka in a mixed would make sense

anyways. following the usual rules and patterns, ena5 SHOULD be enamizumafu (enamafulen would copy the ena4 lineup, while doing 4* kaito means breaking the comms trend (he seems unlikely regardless bc of not just being in mizuki5 but also we just got two kaito comms. calm down)
they could do... enamafumeiko? but that loops back to the issue of kaito and len both needing to be in NY and hmmm. so enamizulen is what makes most sense currently even though it breaks some patterns??

for NY, i'd say shizuku's more likely to be the WD focus (can't be minori or haruka and airi already got a WD card)... unless it's not a mmj WD focus. but regardless, shizuku5 should be in december and im feeling late december event so. yeah. likely wouldn't be in NY

akito+minori would be cute. hardworking oranges event. and then the blue thing (kaito). there's definitely plenty reason to do it because they've interacted more properly in rise as one, but they weren't lims together. although airi also works for obvious reasons... but she has to take a fucking break. enough lims for now
so, let's see what the november perm mixed is first for now...!

also nah, i don't think it's too early to predict VD. i do agree that it's likely to have a male char this year, and i'd say either tsukasa or rui makes the most sense; the rui5 argument makes sense, so VD tsukasa could happen... i was thinking of tsukasa+mafuyu+meiko (as for whether its wxs or niigo meiko? it's a mystery)
proper mafukasa event... (shudders) but it could be interesting

yay! glad to hear that. good luck when it comes to EN ^_^

not That surprised by 2* shiho because they've been so erratic with the rarity balance lately lmfao (look at mafuyu and saki in beautiful sound, for example). as for shiho, i feel like she's most likely to be either the NY bfes or simply waits until january (shiho5); and for the december perm mixed i'm feeling honami+kohane+vbs rin currently, although shiho's not impossible

also im surprised you didnt say anything about l/n luka; i'd say with her being here, luka is guaranteed to be in a perm mix. so niigo luka in a perm mix seems quite likely now

anyways, i'd say ena5 hako lim is a given; she needs a lim ASAP (only her and kailen remain to get a 6th lim), and with saki getting a lim focus finally, only ena hasn't had one. so ena5 hako lim is Very likely
enamizulen makes the most sense even though it breaks the pattern of not doing the same unit event lineup twice in a row (mizuenaVS in this case), but this is a special case imo

... and then mmj kaito on NY; so a mmj char on NY seems likely. im expecting minori but they could do airi too. akito has a pretty good chance to be the focus, but he's also possible to be the bfes card... leaning more towards mixed focus but im fine with either 👍

in short, here's a compilation of my predictions. i think we can easily predict everything up to NY right now, so...
nene5 - nene, emu, miku
perm mix - mafuyu, minori, niigo luka (?)
ena5 - ena, mizuki, len
perm mix - honami, kohane, vbs rin
shizuku5 - shizuku, airi, mmj meiko
NY - akito, minori, mmj kaito + bfes ichika/shiho and an

and then january would probably be l/n + touya5. sorry i yapped a bit

im so sorry for taking so long to reply, i was locked in tiering and also finishing my essay so... yeah. i'll reply to everything here if thats okay

saki6 was so wild, it really made me laugh. it combined both leoni hako lim and saki getting a lim focus... and now we're just missing ena. so ena5 is 100% lim at the end of november lmao

and the mmj full group spam is silly at this point. come on... there is definitely very few songs here, and for some reason vbs didnt get a cover yet again. i can believe aun no beats and the bump of chicken songs being in the next album bc vbs is so behind. with nene5 being hanyuu maigo... i have even more hope. Please Please Pleae s (dies)
nene5 preview is super good btw im excited

when it comes to predictions, for the perm mix im thinking minori should be in it, otherwise she'll beat the record of longest time without a 4*. it may be very random but... mafuyu+minori+niigo luka could work. then honami+kohane+vbs rin mixed in december. so both luka and rin get their new ooutfits

nene5 would be nene+tsukasa or emu + miku, ena5 ena+mizuki+len (this breaks some patterns but. its the most sensible choice), then shizuku5 shizuku+airi+meiko. thats all for now i think

heya!

yeah i think there has been cases of the same VS being in a comm twice in a row in the past, but i can't tell you which ones off the top of my head. however, it hasn't happened in quite a while, so the surprise is understandable

and rin should still be available for other groups, yeah; i imagine she'll be a 4* in some other unit's event (wxs or leoni perhaps?). and for the record, sekai broadcast is on the 23rd, if you didnt know already
also, for the end of october... yeah, leoni hakolim makes the most sense, followed by ichisaki + either emu or tsukasa. or if they go crazy, the saki + minori + mmj len is outrageous enough to be believable lol. lets break the lim cap!

finally, when it comes to akito5 set... i like it! some friends are a bit disappointed because vbs doesn't really get unique themes and/or think the cards are boring, and i understand and even agree a bit with the former, but im fine with them and i think these cards are really cool. i personally like akito the most (biased), but an's untrained is fun and looks really good haha

hiii
well, you see, akito+kohane+an was actually the most reasonable lineup, but i was deadset on an at the end of october and was predicting other stuff haha. this lineup makes a lot of sense

touya should be the 2* if they do 3* rin, but i could see 3* touya if the VS is like. idk. miku or meiko

and yeah, double hakolim would fit. leoni (honami+ichika+saki) then niigo (ena+mizuki+len)

saki+minori sort of comes from the fact that minori's currently the most due character for a 4*, and i sorta joked about it with a friend but. Yikes. scary. they'd break the lim cap

the broadcast guests have l/n and wxs seiyuus but no mmj, so either someone else announces mmj, or there may not be a mmj event. in the latter's case, a minori lim isn't that farfetched, if they (again) break the cap. furthermore, that's how they could give len a lim, and then do niigo kaito on NY? kanade+???+niigo kaito?

i like how they always keep me guessing haha, predicting is fun...!

haha, heya. NY is probably one of the banners im most confident on, tbh. from quite a while ago, i've been predicting l/n + vbs bfes if anni was rui + rin (and it was), since mmj already got fes cards on NY last year and there's likely one mmj char in the lim lineup and omfg stop getting lims!!

for the bloomfes, i'd say ichika or shiho + akito or touya (im feeling kohane on WD, while an is possibly at the end of this month but, hey, they can do two an lims in a row i guess!)

and i agree with you about mmj char (also likely minori) + mmj VS (likely kaito). for the focus i was thinking either akito or kanade, depending on whether akito's bloomfes or not

of all things, im quite confident about akito getting a lim on NY, whether regular lim or bfes. im feeling early akito in the next lim rotation; it just... fits? unless they do VD akito, which is fine and i'd love that LOL, but akito is a popular character so putting him in the NY banner would be good money-wise

also mmj + mmj vs is very likely because kaito and len are only missing niigo and mmj lims, and i believe there should be a niigo VS in one of the next two months' lim banners. unless they do something odd

this is why i think the current lim rotation will end on NY, or at least at the same time as the next lim rotation starts. not giving lims to chars that are popular (such as akito, minori, kanade) on NY would be odd, but there's a lot of characters at lim cap, so this is why i think saki, ena, len, and kaito will all be in the next three months' banners; and doing saki+an (so an gets a lim pscorer and saki a lim focus), then ena5 lims (ena lim focus + lim pscorer) would be ideal, with niigo len in ena5 then ny mmj kaito?
or they break the lim cap finally. surprised they haven't yet

either way, going back to the NY banner itself... minori+mmj kaito yeah, then l/n + vbs bfes. the remaining question is whether they'd do kanade focus or akito focus. im feeling akito more tbh, but kanade would work

so my prediction for NY is:
1. Akito Bloomfes — Ichika/Shiho + Akito BFes // Kanade, Minori, MMJ KAITO (Pure)
2. Not Akito Bloomfes — Ichika/Shiho + Touya/An BFes // Akito, Minori, MMJ KAITO (Pure)

i'm leaning more towards option 2, but hey i wont complain about option 1. i want akito bloomfes NOW!

oh yeah. to me, there's a difference between two in a row (two 4* in a row with an event inbetween, like haruka and ichika earlier this year where they alternated getting 4* lol. both got two 4* in a row) and back to back (what they did with ena back in kanade3 -> anni 2.5). in theory, rin could get two in a row (anni fes -> nothing in mizuki5 -> akito5 4*), but no VS has had two 4* in a row since miku in shizuku2 -> 1.5, so until it happens again, i won't really believe it

as for miku, rin, len, and everything else in vbs: miku would be the 4*, but rin would be the one in the comm (since she'd be the 3*, in my opinion). you're right about the repeating miku being the same issue as repeating kaito in ena5 haha, but kaito would possibly be the comm VS in ena5, while miku wouldnt be in akito5 (probably), so there's no issue with miku. but kaito should be alright probably. sorry that's confusing i think

either way, your mixed prediction makes sense... it could work. followed by leoni hako lims?
however, personally, i'm still feeling ena5 lims. it just fits so well. ena+mizuki+mafuyu... or maybe they do the same OC combo twice in a row for once for ena+mizuki+len, since i dont think they'll do both len and kaito on NY, but ena+mafuyu+len repeats the ena4 lineup while ena+mafuyu+kaito... works? but it's kaito again?
what seems clear, however, is that either niigo len or kaito will be in one of the next two lim banners, so let's see what they do

okay, let's see... yeah, i dont think akito5 will necessarily be 3OC. it kinda has to be if they want kohane here though; but if an's at the end of october, which there's a good chance it happens, then akito+kohane+touya could happen. however, i feel like 4* miku should happen somewhere, and either in akito5 or nene5 would make the most sense

the thing about your combinations is that i doubt its vbs rin here because they haven't done the same VS getting two 4* in a row in a long time; but i think vbs rin has a good chance to happen as a 3*

an just got a 2* in the sporty event, so in the scenario where there was no 4* an + it was akitouyaVS, i imagine she'd get kicked and kohane would be the 2*. akitouya+kohane would be... hm. while iirc there's more recent cases of two VS event cards (forgot which though), i doubt they'd do that here

sorry this is kinda messy i think but i believe there is two choices for the lineup:
1. akito + kohane + an (but i dont think it'd be pure because an needs a third pscorer and it'd likely be here? so i'd say cute or happy), with 3* rin and 2* touya
2. akito + touya + VS (probably miku, or maybe meiko. so likely cool), with 3* rin and 2* kohane

any other choices/combinations just don't seem to work, imo
the first option would mean leoni hako at the end of october or something i just can't imagine? while second option would put an at the end of october

though if they don't mind giving rin two 4* in a row, akito + an or touya + rin can work haha

unsure if i missed anything...! sorry for being messy

heyyy. yeah it's quite cool. a pretty good event. in theory it's ambiguous but it's like, really obvious. unfortunately there's definitely people that interpret it wrongly, or simply don't read, or don't understand what they read. rather than a worry it's just hoping you don't see many of them 💔 people are dense and dumb

okay sorry for being mean for a bit. also regarding kanade and mafuyu. yeah idk why they did that LOL. maybe kanade will get a 3* in ena5, its the only thing i can think of. anyways, let's get to the predictions:
yeah but there's also no working lineup to do len or kaito before NY, because mmj are at cap and if they get another lim i'll explode (/lh), and mizuki and ena are unavailable until the next niigo hako lim and kanade's at cap. so realistically it's just mafuyu
in theory they could do enamafuVS, but kaito means repeating the mizuki5 VS while len means repeating the ena4 lineup. not to mention that kaito really wants a pure 4* but mafuyu's already at 5 pure 4*. enamizumafu works perfectly but it comes with the kaito and len issue

a third VS bloomfes would be strange so... perhaps NY will actually be a VS event? although the lineup can't have both kaito and len since mmj miku would be the focus, unless they do two mmj VS lol? confusing stuff. i'll wait to see what they do at the end of this month before i predict NY further

what is clear to me is that ena or mizuki won't be at the end of this month, and since i doubt mafuyu will be there either, it discards pretty much all VS (no miku, rin, len, or kaito, and i can't see meiko happening. so its just... vbs luka? if anything)

the OC choices are like... saki, an, tsukasa, emu, ichika, and honami. while leoni hako lim is totally doable with these choices, im feeling sakimix3 (since saki has no lim focus yet). saki+an could work, with the third being tsukasa. or perhaps luka i guess. cute attribute would fit this lineup perfectly btw

related to this, the only characters missing a third pscorer are an, ena, and rin. coincidentally, the characters that had two costumeless pscorers (shizuku, honami, and nene) got pscorer lims, so i think and ena getting one in the next months would make sense

so yeah, this is why i think an will be at the end of october. and this adds further reason for ena to be at the end of november, and it'd likely be ena5 lims

not sure if im forgetting anything here... i'll reply to the akito5/vbs stuff in your other ask by the way

hey again. dont have much to say. im scared !

but yeah, lineup was pretty much what was expected if it wasn't meiko, and kaito had a pretty high chance to happen
anyways, specs time... its funny because i dont really think it'll be 3OC; or at least, not akito+kohane+an. as always, i could be wrong lol

im still thinking of akito+touya, with the third being either a VS (most likely miku?) or kohane. the reason for this is that im not particularly feeling ena at the end of this month anymore. story-wise, it'd be so weird for her to be in a mixed right after whatever goes on in mizuki5 (especially if it ends, um, badly....); i think it could be saki, and ena's at the end of november... a niigo hako lim, perhaps

coincidentally, both saki and ena are the only characters with no lim focus, so sakimix3 and ena5 lims would work quite well

so, where did an go? i think she could be in the mixed with saki; there isn't many options for the lineup, and i think an could work. saki+an interaction would be cute! and the third character... this is why im thinking of miku in akito5: so it can be tsukasa. saki+an+tsukasa. i think it works

and if it's akitouya+miku in akito5, where's kohane? perhaps in a perm mixed in november or december, im thinking. unsure with who though (airi?)

and then the end of november would be... ena5 hako lim. ena+mafuyu+niigo VS (most likely len, imo)

to summarize my predictions:
akito5 - akito, touya, miku (cool)
end of oct - saki, an, tsukasa? (cute)
shizuku5 - shizuku, minori, airi (happy)
nene5 or perm mixed
end of nov (ena5) - ena, mafuyu, len (mysterious?)

although, as i said before, i could be wrong (always); akito+kohane+an is a more sensible and reasonable prediction, and it could happen anyways, but im not really feeling it? because we also should take into account upcoming lim banners and what characters are likely to be in them and so on, and an has a good chance to happen soon. and akito+kohane+VS would repeat the ORS lineup. so akito+touya+kohane or miku is what makes most sense to me ^_^

hello again! haha, funnily, niigo kaito is not really my main prediction, but oomfies stone me every time i suggest otherwise. however, i think people spec mizuena+kaito cute, but kaito really needs a third pure 4* so... hm
but yeah, i fully agree with mizuena + meiko (happy). it just makes a lot of sense to me. even though it breaks the song amount balance for a bit, kaito can be in the akito5 song right after

however, when it comes to akito5... it's a bit of a puzzle rn tbh. im kinda thinking akito+kohane+an because both kohane and an are at the lowest amount of 4* cards, but at the same time, it should be fine for one of them to wait a bit more. but, the lineup can't be akito+kohane+VS since it means repeating the previous vbs event's lineup
there's also the fact vbs rin hasn't gotten a card with her new design yet but. i think she could wait a little more. maybe put her in a mixed?

so my crazy prediction would be akito+touya+kohane/an (cute), though that could be my delusion talking lmao

finally, when it comes to the mixed. my main prediction is ena + emu or tsukasa + niigo VS; this is where niigo kaito would come in if he's not in mizuki5. and it can be pure, which would solve the pure 4* issue!
another possibility for the second 4* is an, if she's not in akito5. and it can also be an excuse to put vbs rin in the lineup??
ena + an + niigo kaito (pure), with shop vbs rin and uh. maybe akito? or mizuki?

anyways, i also agree with your other predictions (shizuku, minori, airi for shizuku5, and nene+tsukasa?+wxs miku (cool) for nene5). and the perm mix, i believe there could be one in december, since im predicting l/n hako lims at the end of november (honami + ichika + saki). hehe ^_^ maybe you should prepare for that !

farewell

hmmm, i'd say... haruka, an, ichika, and mafuyu. also, from a biased point of view, akito
(+ the aforementioned shizuku, just mentioning her again)

• haruka's design is just very beautiful. her default hairstyle is really nice, and i think she gets the best alt hairstyles in the game, with the "worst" one being her most recent one, but it's far from bad. she's really pretty...!

• an is also very pretty. i believe she consistently gets the best cards in the game (bridal an is among my top 3 cards in the game), and all of her hairstyles are also great. i also really like her BNW outfit, it's so good... she's a really cool and pretty girl. epic design, really

• ichika looks nice. by now you'll see most of my comments are "they're pretty" and. Yeah. she's pretty. her default design has a really nice charm to it. she's pretty cool. also her default outfits are both really nice. furthermore, her alt hairstyles are mostly nice. god i love her FES and DLF and knight hairstyles... augh

• mafuyu also has a really gorgeous base design. idk how to explain it but i just enjoy it a lot? that air of mysteriousness... if that makes any fucking sense. dark and mysterious pretty???? idk. very beautiful. admittedly half of her alt hairstyles are kind of just fine, with her best ones being darkfes and wonderhorror (twintails nurse)

• honorary mention is ena. i love her old default outfit, it's so nice. and her default design and hairstyle are really nice. i kind of like short-haired girls, they're very charming. i can also mention shiho as an honorary mention; very cool and pleasant design haha

• now, from a biased point of view... akito has a great design. i could go on a whole ramble about his design but i dont wanna seem biased (lol), but he has been designed so well and really appeals to me. he's cool and handsome, but also cute and lame (although this is moreso about his design rather than his character). he gets great cards (most of the time) and lims and alt hairstyles (although they could be much more creative with him, tbh). and his BNW outfit is extremely good by the way, great redesign. i love his gay tmasc swag

sorry if the answer's kind of lame, it's hard to explain why i like stuff LOL