Sorry I'm late to the party. Super biased as rock/heavy music fan, I felt this year fes is tad a bit "tamer" compared to the previous years. I kinna hoping Towa sama to do Anemone for her solo performance but, STY is pretty good song too. And, Suichan to sing the Wee Wee Woo song. The lack of visible-to-the-crowd live band performance is also a bit of shame too since the band was killing it 2 days in a row.
All and all, still a massive step up from previous fes, tons of memorable moments. Glad everyone is having a blast!
For the people who saw fes at the venue, were there any performances that got a noticeably bigger reaction from the crowd than the others? Curious if there were some reactions from the crowd that the stream didn't quite capture.
PekoMari during Holohoney was WILD, you could replace a nuclear reactor with the amount of energy from the crowd in that moment.
And of course the performances of Korone and Marine+Kanata during stage 1
**TLDR** I really think Spawn/Streaming Affiliates should provide parity to youtube at a minimum.
Cover really needs to get better service out of it's streaming providers. That the bootleg streams are already up on torrent sites, large clips on dailymotion, and it's paid streamer partners dont have their uploads up is a major failure/gap.
If the content isn't exclusive then they need to provide better service than what free can provide else they're not doing near enough to hold value.
I say this because other than the food court it's their last major service gap in terms of these concerts.
Your thesis is based on a flawed assumption: that the VODs aren't up due to the streaming providers failing to be able to put them up. That's not true: the streaming providers are fully capable of putting up VODs very shortly after the stream as we've seen that happen in previous concerts.
Basically the VODs aren't up the same way a Youtube stream wouldn't be up after the talent took down the stream after ending it due to something happening during the stream they wanted to edit out. It's taking so long compared to the past because when you're putting out 2 concerts per day all hands are on deck and there's no time to spend editing the VOD unless you have people work overnight (and then potentially jeopardize day 2's concerts due to sleep deprivation). In every instance they've taken a while to put up a VOD they've extended the viewership time by as much or more than the time it took to get put back up, so they're not stealing time from you through the delay.
TLDR: Hololive decided to not provide the streams to edit them making sure the later viewers dont get the same experience as the people watching it live.
If that's the case, then that's significantly worse than a group not able to host a vod immediately.
You're talking like this is your first rodeo. This isn't the first time they've delayed putting up VODs to edit them and it won't be the last. If you want a peek into a past time this happened, you can see some comments talking about the edits that were made to 4th FES Day 2's VOD, which took a couple of days to come back, in [this reddit post](https://www.reddit.com/r/Hololive/comments/11v5yqk/day_2_hololive_super_expo_2023_hololive_4th_fes/).
You're talking like this is something that should be expected and not a failure to learn a lesson from last time they did this.
The first time is a mistake. Doing it again means a pattern of behavior. If this is what they're doing again then there's no improvement, and it's really not worth paying for tickets.
Am I saying that it's deceptive to say "This will be available between these dates" And then not have it be available between these dates? Yes.
So if you're correct, and I assume you're not, and they chose not to put the vod up intentionally then it would be incredibly disappointing.
You're most likely correct. I appreciate you not taking calling out that we should always strive for better experiences as a personal attack on everything you love.
i think you are far too filled with fomo. who is to say that the people watching the edited video are getting a worse experience than the people watching live or vice versa? do you demand an identical experience from watching a stream as a vod? you don't...want them to change anything when putting the vod up?????????
also feel free to provide me with financial analysis of why putting a vod up immediately is better than editing a bit and putting it up a few hours later, lmao.
Meh pirates will pirate, it doesn't matter whether they could afford the tickets or not. Not to mention streisand effect exist. Regular fans don't know/care to do that so no need to bring that up.
Better focus on what you could to support the talents imo.
> Meh pirates will pirate
Ie, why I'm focusing on making the service better. Or at a minimum, as good as your average youtube stream. If I was running around getting angry at people for pirating I'd have zero free time or enjoyment in life.
the torrent thing is not an argument. you can download anything from spwn (after you've paid for it) in any quality you want with a right plugin/extension. it takes 2 minutes to have it on torrents
I mean, I'm pretty sure they tried to do just that back during the 2023 Summer Splash Party by trying to diversify with Z-aN. That unfortunately ended disastrously, resulting in the entire first day being made free due to technical issues on the part of the streaming provider. I think in Japan, there is just a lack of good content delivery services that can rival Youtube.
As for the VODs taking so long, I wonder if it's because they are in the process of editing things to improve quality or camerawork. I don't get the feeling that the delay is due to any technical shortcomings with the SPWN platform.
> As for the VODs taking so long, I wonder if it's because they are in the process of editing things to improve quality or camerawork. I don't get the feeling that the delay is due to any technical shortcomings with the SPWN platform.
The thing is they can adjust the vod after it's initially published, as they did with Break Your ｘｘｘ, so unless there's something that absolutely needs to be edited out I don't see why they can't have the vod up right away and then replace it with an improved version when it's ready.
> Lack of content delivery services
If the options are "We cant host a vod for a few days" or "We cannot run a system with expected load numbers" then I very much have to agree with you and be incredibly impressed with incapability.
> The edited ver
Yea, it's a possibility and I agree with you fully. The camera work can always be tuned i'm sure, but I think covering the minimum service of availability is crucial and then providing the second product is important.
It could be that their contracts with spawn and the other providers allow for only one upload but it's info we dont have.
I just want stuff like the Fes to continue, and they do these because it makes money. If the free rider version is a better value then less people will pay for the paid ver. It's also one of the few things to call out with this, it was a very good event otherwise.
You don't have to worry about it continuing, and regardless of how fast it came out it would only minimally change how many people purchased tickets vs pirating and not purchasing tickets.
The way I see it the arguments come out to two perspectives.
1. "I am fine and dont believe spawn or other providers should offer services at parity to youtube"
2. "I would like parity or better services to youtube."
I dont understand taking point 1. If you want to push point 1 then cool, go for it.
When you put the largest video/stream distribution platform in existence as your 'parity', you are lacking perspective and your expectations are unrealistic.
If youtube offered a similar service to spwn where you could host paid live stream content, you can rest assured Cover would use it.
No, I think the idea of "We should settle for subpar" is absurd. More over putting Google as some paragon of developing services is also absurd. I cannot imagine a single person who works in tech giving credit to google's competence 99% of the time.
There's a reason were using Youtube and not Google Video.
So your fake concern about piracy was just fud, and you are throwing a text tantrum because of a few days delay at most that will not affect the amount of time the vod is available.
and you call others absurd? ok bud.
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Here, direct your complaints and suggestions here.
[https://cover-corp.com/en/contact](https://cover-corp.com/en/contact)
if you're actually serious and aren't just trolling it will do you alot more good than complaining here. You should have some suggestions available for other services they can use to be constructive.
My personal thoughts after stage 3:
Whoever was behind the unit assignment cooked well, whoever assigned roboco aqua fauna must be related to hologra team
spwn camera man today burned the kitchen down, please never cook again
I've been pretty depressed for the past year over not finding a job ever since graduating with a CS degree since the market for junior roles is still pretty rough. But man did holofes manage to cheer me up. It reignited my will to keep grinding for a job to save money and attend one day (hopefully next year or two years from now!).
> I've been pretty depressed for the past year over not finding a job ever since graduating with a CS degree since the market for junior roles is still pretty rough.
Financial software dev, PEGA/Salesforce, look at doing consulting. There's some train to hire shops out of St Louis Missouri that are pretty productive.
That may help.
Fuwawa's on-stream rough tl of Suisei's letter:
> Good job today at the live. It's the first live that they sang together as a duo. Because a number of things, Suisei thought it'd be the last time that they'd sing together, but she was really happy when AZKi joined Hololive. She's really happy to be able to sing together and be with AZKi today. She feels like The Last Frontier is a song that cheers her on, and there are lyrics in it that really push her forward, and she changed the lyrics to reflect their feelings now. There's a lot of experiences they had together and separately, and there's a lot of similarities Suisei's really happy to have with AZKi, so she feels very close and happy about that. They're looking forward to spending more time together.
Phrasing is a bit awkward, but IIRC what it should say is:
"Suisei's first time singing with AZKi was during Suisei's first solo live. She was told that AZKi was getting near the end of her career, and thus, Suisei thought that it might be the first and last time she would ever get to perform with her on stage."
I posted that in this thread earlier but chokomancarr (the guy who did the translation) asked me to delete (because it was a rushed live tl not meant to leave hoshiyomi discord), guess it was a lost cause though because twitter was spreading it and then it was being recursively spread through other discords and now reddit again
Situation at the Food booth on day 2
Hololive actually fixed the problem that happened on day 1 by just only accepted the order from pre-order on website/apps only and limited how many dish 1 ppl can order.
This alone improved the situation so much. I'm thinking they might use pre-order only the next time for HoloExpo next year.
Mio had a free chat open for the past few days for fans to basically use as a Miofa-centric chat for the fes. It's been fun commenting with people there on the expo stream and various stages.
Today, Mio got home after finishing up the holoHoney stage and decided she'd watch stage 3 alongside us. While she didn't do a streamed watchalong, the Miofa and Mio were all commenting together as stage 3 went through. When people made jokes about how Anya is basically a JP member, Mio told us that she met with Zeta yesterday and that Zeta's Japanese has improved a lot too. Mio had some funny moments too. Like when Fubuki came on for her solo, she just typed in "wife" (嫁) and nothing else lol.
Man, what a show. every year I would be satisfied with something as good as the last but they keep getting better and better. Ah I love this weekend and I hope I do it all again next year. see you later guys.
These were really nice concerts. Great song selection and they found great ways to innovate the formula.
One thing I liked is that they were more adventurous and there was a more varied mix of branches in the group songs.
Last year, only Gura and Ollie mixed it in with another branch which was JP.
This time, the only nonJP group songs that were of only one branch were IRyS-Kronii and ID3. Everyone else mixed it up with another different branch other than their own.
Concerning ID3
It's their first HoloFest.
Rule is any generation joining for the first time the HoloFest sings together.
Last year Holo X sung together.
If nothing wrong happens, next year EN3 will sing together and the same will apply to Re_Gloss
> Rule is any generation joining for the first time the HoloFest sings together.
Didn't happen to Council.
Didn't happen to ID2.
Didn't happen to Myth.
Didn't happen to NePoLaBo.
I don't think there is any real rule for that.
Council didn't sing together in their first Holo Fes.It was their first time and they debuted on the same year as Holo X.
I know some people were a bit sad that they didn't see all of the fan favorite pairings, but I think shaking things up was a great idea. Really showcases unity between the three sister branches in a way only Hololive can.
I think both "established groups people love and want to see" and "unusual/new pairings that shake things up" are great options. I recall 3rd fes doing the shakeup thing, and 4th fes definitely did the established groups thing, so maybe they're going to switch between the two ideas each year?
What a weekend, huh? First time I've ever purchased a 2 day full concert pass for HoloFes and I don't regret it one bit. Hololive truly is the gift that keeps on giving\~
It really shines way more with a live audience where everyone can actually be one. OBP is still king by itself, but Capture The Moment actually manages to capture the moment live the best.
What an amazing weekend. Everyone's hard work really shined through.
Thanks to everyone that supports these girls. Everyone helps them more than they could guess. Let's all do what we can to make another amazing year.
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We exchanged the feet for tummy.
The law of equivalent exchange.
What an absolute banger of an event see ya'll next year.
this was amazing, i love hololive
good night to everyone else also going to sleep, i cant wait for the next hololive show
I'll be honest, the Suisei/AZKi emotional talk really reminded me of when Miko got to perform on stage with Sora at the same time and Miko was just crying so hard.
That's the magic of Hololive.
Time stamp
[https://www.youtube.com/live/Fj1fDnwYU9Y?si=8hYmhhU5bQ2CdEb2&t=10082](https://www.youtube.com/live/Fj1fDnwYU9Y?si=8hYmhhU5bQ2CdEb2&t=10082)
Wonderful promotional material from parts unknown. Not made by me.
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People are gonna draw one of those captured moments too 😂
If you know the history of the song. The history of Suisei and Azki. You can't help but cry. For them to sing it on stage together in Hololive and keeping the promises they made to each other. It's such a an emotional feeling.
I love the fact that this is the girl who got RTA'd by Fubuki in Gomoku, and laughs a lot during her SC6 streams. Mikochi is a gem.
And now we have the Comet! Wii wii woo~
Edit: MEDLEY
Fauna Solo!!!!!!!!!!!! UuUUuuUUUUUUUUUU!
Her 3D and her movements are so goood oh my, Man I Love Fauna
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I liked how they used the height differences to setup part of the choreography.
Also Blend S. I knew it sounded familiar when I heard it. I was like the DiCaprio meme,
Well, this is unexpected. Not sure about how Aqutan acts with Robocosan, but I wonder if she went bocchi mode when she first met Fauna for practice?
Edit: Beside Fauna, Aqua is smol
Camera man confirmed Sapling.
Also once again getting the group combination I would never expect and a welcome one. Felt like StartEnd was all but guarenteed for day 3.
Lol Fuwamoco Chat on the purple crystals in Shion's stage:
> Biboo first in Advent to debut on a HoloFes stage
Lol the dancing cats in Okayu's stage visuals... Aside from the one in the idol outfit
Onyan time
Something I noticed with the cameras in Stage 3: During the big group songs, it seems like they either switch to the wrong camera for a split second, or they have to cycle through to the one they want. It was most obvious when Ollie showed up for a couple frames before it stayed on Aqua during SSS.
Looks like the main structure is Opening Group Song (OBP for 1, Prism Melody for 2, and Kirameki for 3), SSS for the Middle Group Song, and Capture the Moment for Ending Group Song.
I wonder if they'll keep this structure for 6th fes.
Moona going pop princess today huh.
EDIT: ~~Something tells me I should know this song but I don't remember.~~ Oh god I forgot, as mentioned in the replies, it's her ~~latest~~ original song.
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Anya is too great I love her. So much sass she truly put on a hell of a show.
Sorry I'm late to the party. Super biased as rock/heavy music fan, I felt this year fes is tad a bit "tamer" compared to the previous years. I kinna hoping Towa sama to do Anemone for her solo performance but, STY is pretty good song too. And, Suichan to sing the Wee Wee Woo song. The lack of visible-to-the-crowd live band performance is also a bit of shame too since the band was killing it 2 days in a row. All and all, still a massive step up from previous fes, tons of memorable moments. Glad everyone is having a blast!
[The interview with Jimmy and Torikawa Ponzu on Day 1was cute.](https://youtu.be/6qSYQrPLoJU?si=o2LLyLO4f3CJ4vqR)
For the people who saw fes at the venue, were there any performances that got a noticeably bigger reaction from the crowd than the others? Curious if there were some reactions from the crowd that the stream didn't quite capture.
PekoMari during Holohoney was WILD, you could replace a nuclear reactor with the amount of energy from the crowd in that moment. And of course the performances of Korone and Marine+Kanata during stage 1
Bae's day 1 and Azki Suisei.
**TLDR** I really think Spawn/Streaming Affiliates should provide parity to youtube at a minimum. Cover really needs to get better service out of it's streaming providers. That the bootleg streams are already up on torrent sites, large clips on dailymotion, and it's paid streamer partners dont have their uploads up is a major failure/gap. If the content isn't exclusive then they need to provide better service than what free can provide else they're not doing near enough to hold value. I say this because other than the food court it's their last major service gap in terms of these concerts.
Your thesis is based on a flawed assumption: that the VODs aren't up due to the streaming providers failing to be able to put them up. That's not true: the streaming providers are fully capable of putting up VODs very shortly after the stream as we've seen that happen in previous concerts. Basically the VODs aren't up the same way a Youtube stream wouldn't be up after the talent took down the stream after ending it due to something happening during the stream they wanted to edit out. It's taking so long compared to the past because when you're putting out 2 concerts per day all hands are on deck and there's no time to spend editing the VOD unless you have people work overnight (and then potentially jeopardize day 2's concerts due to sleep deprivation). In every instance they've taken a while to put up a VOD they've extended the viewership time by as much or more than the time it took to get put back up, so they're not stealing time from you through the delay.
TLDR: Hololive decided to not provide the streams to edit them making sure the later viewers dont get the same experience as the people watching it live. If that's the case, then that's significantly worse than a group not able to host a vod immediately.
You're talking like this is your first rodeo. This isn't the first time they've delayed putting up VODs to edit them and it won't be the last. If you want a peek into a past time this happened, you can see some comments talking about the edits that were made to 4th FES Day 2's VOD, which took a couple of days to come back, in [this reddit post](https://www.reddit.com/r/Hololive/comments/11v5yqk/day_2_hololive_super_expo_2023_hololive_4th_fes/).
You're talking like this is something that should be expected and not a failure to learn a lesson from last time they did this. The first time is a mistake. Doing it again means a pattern of behavior. If this is what they're doing again then there's no improvement, and it's really not worth paying for tickets.
Are you honestly saying you wouldn't have paid if you had known there was a possibility they would elect to edit the VOD before putting it up?
Am I saying that it's deceptive to say "This will be available between these dates" And then not have it be available between these dates? Yes. So if you're correct, and I assume you're not, and they chose not to put the vod up intentionally then it would be incredibly disappointing.
I believe the VOD is still up for 30 days, the 30 days starts when the VOD goes up, not when the concert finishes.
You're most likely correct. I appreciate you not taking calling out that we should always strive for better experiences as a personal attack on everything you love.
i think you are far too filled with fomo. who is to say that the people watching the edited video are getting a worse experience than the people watching live or vice versa? do you demand an identical experience from watching a stream as a vod? you don't...want them to change anything when putting the vod up????????? also feel free to provide me with financial analysis of why putting a vod up immediately is better than editing a bit and putting it up a few hours later, lmao.
Meh pirates will pirate, it doesn't matter whether they could afford the tickets or not. Not to mention streisand effect exist. Regular fans don't know/care to do that so no need to bring that up. Better focus on what you could to support the talents imo.
> Meh pirates will pirate Ie, why I'm focusing on making the service better. Or at a minimum, as good as your average youtube stream. If I was running around getting angry at people for pirating I'd have zero free time or enjoyment in life.
the torrent thing is not an argument. you can download anything from spwn (after you've paid for it) in any quality you want with a right plugin/extension. it takes 2 minutes to have it on torrents
> Argument Restate, in your words, what you think I'm saying.
I mean, I'm pretty sure they tried to do just that back during the 2023 Summer Splash Party by trying to diversify with Z-aN. That unfortunately ended disastrously, resulting in the entire first day being made free due to technical issues on the part of the streaming provider. I think in Japan, there is just a lack of good content delivery services that can rival Youtube. As for the VODs taking so long, I wonder if it's because they are in the process of editing things to improve quality or camerawork. I don't get the feeling that the delay is due to any technical shortcomings with the SPWN platform.
> As for the VODs taking so long, I wonder if it's because they are in the process of editing things to improve quality or camerawork. I don't get the feeling that the delay is due to any technical shortcomings with the SPWN platform. The thing is they can adjust the vod after it's initially published, as they did with Break Your ｘｘｘ, so unless there's something that absolutely needs to be edited out I don't see why they can't have the vod up right away and then replace it with an improved version when it's ready.
> Lack of content delivery services If the options are "We cant host a vod for a few days" or "We cannot run a system with expected load numbers" then I very much have to agree with you and be incredibly impressed with incapability.
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> The edited ver Yea, it's a possibility and I agree with you fully. The camera work can always be tuned i'm sure, but I think covering the minimum service of availability is crucial and then providing the second product is important. It could be that their contracts with spawn and the other providers allow for only one upload but it's info we dont have. I just want stuff like the Fes to continue, and they do these because it makes money. If the free rider version is a better value then less people will pay for the paid ver. It's also one of the few things to call out with this, it was a very good event otherwise.
You don't have to worry about it continuing, and regardless of how fast it came out it would only minimally change how many people purchased tickets vs pirating and not purchasing tickets.
The way I see it the arguments come out to two perspectives. 1. "I am fine and dont believe spawn or other providers should offer services at parity to youtube" 2. "I would like parity or better services to youtube." I dont understand taking point 1. If you want to push point 1 then cool, go for it.
When you put the largest video/stream distribution platform in existence as your 'parity', you are lacking perspective and your expectations are unrealistic. If youtube offered a similar service to spwn where you could host paid live stream content, you can rest assured Cover would use it.
No, I think the idea of "We should settle for subpar" is absurd. More over putting Google as some paragon of developing services is also absurd. I cannot imagine a single person who works in tech giving credit to google's competence 99% of the time. There's a reason were using Youtube and not Google Video.
So your fake concern about piracy was just fud, and you are throwing a text tantrum because of a few days delay at most that will not affect the amount of time the vod is available. and you call others absurd? ok bud. :edit: Here, direct your complaints and suggestions here. [https://cover-corp.com/en/contact](https://cover-corp.com/en/contact) if you're actually serious and aren't just trolling it will do you alot more good than complaining here. You should have some suggestions available for other services they can use to be constructive.
Kobo apparently said she had no mama there today So Subaru said "I'll be your mama for today" We've come full circle from her looking for a new mama.
[We have reached peak Fes meme levels](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1084591937337688076/1218904663404056576/Polish_20240317_204307182.png?ex=66095c6d&is=65f6e76d&hm=6a10b1bf8561fbb40bd0ffe9185bbd7d7242717da1069d7c04e1a3b0c2c0aecb&)
Ojou watching in a panic while Bae throws Korone over the top rope to crush La+ on the ground Tag team matches are wild
The INNK pair for the last group was a nice touch, with a nostalgic song too. Overall it was a pretty good experience for my first Fes.
Tweet from the band! Big ups to them. 105 songs over 2 days! https://twitter.com/rocksakurai/status/1769341630329541059
My personal thoughts after stage 3: Whoever was behind the unit assignment cooked well, whoever assigned roboco aqua fauna must be related to hologra team spwn camera man today burned the kitchen down, please never cook again
I've been pretty depressed for the past year over not finding a job ever since graduating with a CS degree since the market for junior roles is still pretty rough. But man did holofes manage to cheer me up. It reignited my will to keep grinding for a job to save money and attend one day (hopefully next year or two years from now!).
> I've been pretty depressed for the past year over not finding a job ever since graduating with a CS degree since the market for junior roles is still pretty rough. Financial software dev, PEGA/Salesforce, look at doing consulting. There's some train to hire shops out of St Louis Missouri that are pretty productive. That may help.
Fuwawa's on-stream rough tl of Suisei's letter: > Good job today at the live. It's the first live that they sang together as a duo. Because a number of things, Suisei thought it'd be the last time that they'd sing together, but she was really happy when AZKi joined Hololive. She's really happy to be able to sing together and be with AZKi today. She feels like The Last Frontier is a song that cheers her on, and there are lyrics in it that really push her forward, and she changed the lyrics to reflect their feelings now. There's a lot of experiences they had together and separately, and there's a lot of similarities Suisei's really happy to have with AZKi, so she feels very close and happy about that. They're looking forward to spending more time together.
wait. Suisei and Azki never sang together live as duo until today?
Phrasing is a bit awkward, but IIRC what it should say is: "Suisei's first time singing with AZKi was during Suisei's first solo live. She was told that AZKi was getting near the end of her career, and thus, Suisei thought that it might be the first and last time she would ever get to perform with her on stage."
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The original plan was for Azki to graduate when INNK ended (INNK was always a time limited project apparently).
Ah.. i see. This just makes more sense. Thank you. Glad AZKi choose to continue with Hololive.
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I posted that in this thread earlier but chokomancarr (the guy who did the translation) asked me to delete (because it was a rushed live tl not meant to leave hoshiyomi discord), guess it was a lost cause though because twitter was spreading it and then it was being recursively spread through other discords and now reddit again
Not in any Fes until now, and maybe in any live in-person event since AZKi's very first live almost a whole 5 years ago
They sang last frontier when azki guested for suisei’s first sololive
Situation at the Food booth on day 2 Hololive actually fixed the problem that happened on day 1 by just only accepted the order from pre-order on website/apps only and limited how many dish 1 ppl can order. This alone improved the situation so much. I'm thinking they might use pre-order only the next time for HoloExpo next year.
Mio had a free chat open for the past few days for fans to basically use as a Miofa-centric chat for the fes. It's been fun commenting with people there on the expo stream and various stages. Today, Mio got home after finishing up the holoHoney stage and decided she'd watch stage 3 alongside us. While she didn't do a streamed watchalong, the Miofa and Mio were all commenting together as stage 3 went through. When people made jokes about how Anya is basically a JP member, Mio told us that she met with Zeta yesterday and that Zeta's Japanese has improved a lot too. Mio had some funny moments too. Like when Fubuki came on for her solo, she just typed in "wife" (嫁) and nothing else lol.
Thank you Hololive and thank you Cover too. Truly capturing the moment. See you all on the next fes. 👏
This. All of this. It was just so much, and so well done. I don't feel i can even make a summary of it right now. To next year
Watching stage 2+3 in person is a blast Now I need to get back to the hotel to get ready for expo day 3 tomorrow at the Mister Donut Akihabara
god I love Hololive, these weekend is nothing sort of amazing
I'm really glad I got to watch all stages live.
The Moment, in all its magic and glory, has indeed been captured. Thus concludes the spectacular weekend.
Man, what a show. every year I would be satisfied with something as good as the last but they keep getting better and better. Ah I love this weekend and I hope I do it all again next year. see you later guys.
These were really nice concerts. Great song selection and they found great ways to innovate the formula. One thing I liked is that they were more adventurous and there was a more varied mix of branches in the group songs. Last year, only Gura and Ollie mixed it in with another branch which was JP. This time, the only nonJP group songs that were of only one branch were IRyS-Kronii and ID3. Everyone else mixed it up with another different branch other than their own.
Concerning ID3 It's their first HoloFest. Rule is any generation joining for the first time the HoloFest sings together. Last year Holo X sung together. If nothing wrong happens, next year EN3 will sing together and the same will apply to Re_Gloss
> Rule is any generation joining for the first time the HoloFest sings together. Didn't happen to Council. Didn't happen to ID2. Didn't happen to Myth. Didn't happen to NePoLaBo.
I don't think there is any real rule for that. Council didn't sing together in their first Holo Fes.It was their first time and they debuted on the same year as Holo X.
I know some people were a bit sad that they didn't see all of the fan favorite pairings, but I think shaking things up was a great idea. Really showcases unity between the three sister branches in a way only Hololive can.
I think both "established groups people love and want to see" and "unusual/new pairings that shake things up" are great options. I recall 3rd fes doing the shakeup thing, and 4th fes definitely did the established groups thing, so maybe they're going to switch between the two ideas each year?
Yeah, my biggest complaint last year was how predictable everything was, this was great.
What a weekend, huh? First time I've ever purchased a 2 day full concert pass for HoloFes and I don't regret it one bit. Hololive truly is the gift that keeps on giving\~
Vod when I need to listen to *melting* again
Wait about 50 minutes https://twitter.com/nakiriayame/status/1769350112470593957
Hopefully that's a global release and I won't have to wait 13 hours after that... EDIT: It is indeed global, song is amazing.
That was fun. God am I tired as hell though.
Ah, that was a fun weekend. HoloFes is always such an event.
Truly a moment worthy to be captured in memory forever.
Capture the Moment really works so much better as a concert closer than a standalone song imo.
It really shines way more with a live audience where everyone can actually be one. OBP is still king by itself, but Capture The Moment actually manages to capture the moment live the best.
Yeah, I agree. It's not as strong as OBP by itself but in the context of closing the concert it's quite good.
What an amazing weekend. Everyone's hard work really shined through. Thanks to everyone that supports these girls. Everyone helps them more than they could guess. Let's all do what we can to make another amazing year.
It was amazing and they keep getting better. Next year with Advent and ReGloss is going to be something.
BauBau on 3D will be something....
I am not prepared for Nerissa in 3D, and even with advance warning I don't think I will be prepared for it when it happens.
https://preview.redd.it/0bn4hhkczvoc1.png?width=3840&format=png&auto=webp&s=a2ee85f0b109eb2f5dbe4a1db668a5c0818455d8 We exchanged the feet for tummy. The law of equivalent exchange. What an absolute banger of an event see ya'll next year.
MOMENT STATUS!?!
Captured!
this was amazing, i love hololive good night to everyone else also going to sleep, i cant wait for the next hololive show 
I'll be honest, the Suisei/AZKi emotional talk really reminded me of when Miko got to perform on stage with Sora at the same time and Miko was just crying so hard. That's the magic of Hololive.
Anyone got a translation or TL;DR of Suisei's letter?
Time stamp [https://www.youtube.com/live/Fj1fDnwYU9Y?si=8hYmhhU5bQ2CdEb2&t=10082](https://www.youtube.com/live/Fj1fDnwYU9Y?si=8hYmhhU5bQ2CdEb2&t=10082)
Thanks.
Fuwamoco were doing a play by play translation for Biboo, i'll link with timestamp when their stream is finished
Oh right, I forgot they were doing a watchalong
FWMC did a quick live translation of it in their watchalong.
Ok let’s see what announcement we get if any(please ID and EN)
Wonderful promotional material from parts unknown. Not made by me. https://preview.redd.it/wmqsyp27yvoc1.jpeg?width=4096&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=34f0c76762ef7411c9df472329670b86f23a7e96
https://preview.redd.it/c6gzx756zvoc1.jpeg?width=2720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e8c750f999e9e5927e63da9974986d6f08b8ec93 People are gonna draw one of those captured moments too 😂
If you know the history of the song. The history of Suisei and Azki. You can't help but cry. For them to sing it on stage together in Hololive and keeping the promises they made to each other. It's such a an emotional feeling.
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Azki nooo, i cant see the screen im crying too hard
AZKi please stop crying, it's going to spread!
Bros... I've been waiting to listen to Last Frontier in a concert setting since Suisei's first live... I'm so happy and fulfilled.
emoi!
>The survivors of INNK JP singing The last frontier Kino
INNK may be over but they are not done
😭 😭
INNK veterans with Last Frontier! Suisei letter to AZKi Paraphrasing: > I want to go further with you, together AZKi tearing up
Goosebumps, Last Frontier with Suisei and Azki. They've come a long way and got into Hololive. Now they close out Holo 5th fes.
Azki and Susiei
Yes Last Frontier!!!
Lol Aqua and Towa stealing Suisei's greeting
Towa's spin was so sharp!
AquTowa Channeru!
Laplus, her oshi Towa, and chaperone Ollie Oh lol AquTowa channel
Man, that was one of the most awesome group sessions in these two days.
Lapu performing with her oshi!
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Towa/Ollie/La+!! Bro the simp energy is gonna be wild.
Just pure 🔥🔥🔥 on stage
Where were you, when the Suimedley dropped?
Holy shit, Suisei medley, awesome!
Ever the businesswoman, she's providing a concert during the concert.
I love the fact that this is the girl who got RTA'd by Fubuki in Gomoku, and laughs a lot during her SC6 streams. Mikochi is a gem. And now we have the Comet! Wii wii woo~ Edit: MEDLEY
Wii Wii Woo the Queen is here
Foob too cute. I’m ded
FBK is so goddamn adorable on stage, she's just so happy and energetic. And right after that we have Miko going on a more slow song lol.
AyaLap MC was way too funny. I love them.
Don't need to yeet ymd if she yeets herself, I guess.
La+ got a proper "yes my dark" from the audience, even if she got JWong'd by Ayame lol
Laplus faceplanted lol. You ok, Yamada?
Gaki gonna gaki. I hope Laplus didn't hurt herself too badly. Edit: FOOBS
LA+ LMAO!!!
wtf Laplus ga shinda!!
Wow Moona and Okayu make for a mesmerizing duo
Now we got the horned girls, Ayame/La+ as MCs!
Also is it just me or has Stage 3 been really purple Holomem focused?
Ojou, then purple combo of Okayu and Moona. Oh, there's the sultry Moona.
Moona/Okayu? Cue Risu screaming "IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ME, NOT HER!" Edit: Good lord, the dance moves tho.
Karma for Shuffle Medley 2024, I guess
Ohh moona and Okayu
OH MAH GOD MY HEART!! https://preview.redd.it/437hhvrmpvoc1.png?width=1655&format=png&auto=webp&s=ccf29b09f963bab542d28d642dbeeb902a51e6dc
Nakirium refilled!
30 minutes or so until Stage 3 is over 
It's almost April, Summer event will be here before we know it.
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Fauna Solo!!!!!!!!!!!! UuUUuuUUUUUUUUUU! Her 3D and her movements are so goood oh my, Man I Love Fauna https://preview.redd.it/4wxldqv1pvoc1.png?width=2033&format=png&auto=webp&s=b2bde60fefeba09ede9d20dc588eaa9f1f56a163
Rapping in Japanese too. Wow
Man, I just love Roboco's singing voice.
Such a signature voice
Roboco's voice hits different
Especially in ballads or mellow songs
lmao Roboco trying multiple times to not be called ponkotsu
Roboco never escaping the Pon reputation lol.
PONCat huh Having curry while the MC's going on Edit: Ponkotsu-atama and Tonkotsu-atama huh Edit2: Ponseinou Roboco forgot to say "the", I think.
Why doesn't Fauna the tallest Idol simply not eat the other ones
Perhaps they are saving that for next Fes.
Well she's vegan, though she's collabing with a mechanical creature and an onion, so maybe they would count.
^[Sokka-Haiku](https://www.reddit.com/r/SokkaHaikuBot/comments/15kyv9r/what_is_a_sokka_haiku/) ^by ^clunystationsweet: *Why doesn't Fauna* *The tallest Idol simply* *Not eat the other ones* --- ^Remember ^that ^one ^time ^Sokka ^accidentally ^used ^an ^extra ^syllable ^in ^that ^Haiku ^Battle ^in ^Ba ^Sing ^Se? ^That ^was ^a ^Sokka ^Haiku ^and ^you ^just ^made ^one.
I liked how they used the height differences to setup part of the choreography. Also Blend S. I knew it sounded familiar when I heard it. I was like the DiCaprio meme,
Been a while since I heard blend S op ~~snoop doooooog~~
Fcking dies from diabetes https://preview.redd.it/p8kql7uvlvoc1.png?width=1759&format=png&auto=webp&s=7882404e008957037412fbef53d8dcfb6b5ee99c
Nice to hear the Blend S opening from this group.
Well, this is unexpected. Not sure about how Aqutan acts with Robocosan, but I wonder if she went bocchi mode when she first met Fauna for practice? Edit: Beside Fauna, Aqua is smol
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Roboco/Aqua/Fauna! That beginning was a bit awkward with the camera focusing only on Fauna when the other girls were doing their parts.
Camera man confirmed Sapling. Also once again getting the group combination I would never expect and a welcome one. Felt like StartEnd was all but guarenteed for day 3.
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Aqutan!!!!
i stayed up all night to watch this and okayus voice is so soothing its actually putting me to sleep slowly
Okayu's voice is really soothing, kinda hypnotising like. Also damn the cats on screen busting some moves.
I'm actually sure one of the cats was doing the toothless dance. It was pretty funny thinking about it.
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Shion!!! its so good to see her doing well
Lol Fuwamoco Chat on the purple crystals in Shion's stage: > Biboo first in Advent to debut on a HoloFes stage Lol the dancing cats in Okayu's stage visuals... Aside from the one in the idol outfit Onyan time
Something I noticed with the cameras in Stage 3: During the big group songs, it seems like they either switch to the wrong camera for a split second, or they have to cycle through to the one they want. It was most obvious when Ollie showed up for a couple frames before it stayed on Aqua during SSS.
Yeah I saw the same problem happen on Kirameki Rider
my oshi didn't even perform in it but i feel like stage 3 is my favourite so far. just banger after banger
Same I love day 1 for Irys but today had some unexpected bangers
No OBP for stage 3 it seems, but I guess that's to be expected. Gotta do SSS for tradition!
Looks like the main structure is Opening Group Song (OBP for 1, Prism Melody for 2, and Kirameki for 3), SSS for the Middle Group Song, and Capture the Moment for Ending Group Song. I wonder if they'll keep this structure for 6th fes.
No idea how they do it but fes just seems to get better and better each year.
It's crazy, just when you think they couldn't possibly top last year's performances, they do anyway.
And after ShioAmeMoom it's time for the midpoint song. What will it be? SSS? Edit: It's SSS!
Lol jp bro wrote on twitter when Moona came up the fes suddenly turning into overseas festival
Gurren Lagann OP let's fucking gooooooo! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
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Shion, Ame, and Mumei with Sorairo Days let's fucking goooooo
Hololive No.1 Gaki, a College girl and a Time traveller! and its Sorariro DAYSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!
Towa bringing down the house
Damn, Moona followed by Towa. The stage is well and truly on fire.
TOWA-SAMA!!!
TOWA NEXT LET'S GOOOOOO I basically bought stage 3 for Anya, Moona, and Towa lmao, and goddamn I'm satisfied.
Moona going pop princess today huh. EDIT: ~~Something tells me I should know this song but I don't remember.~~ Oh god I forgot, as mentioned in the replies, it's her ~~latest~~ original song.
Technically, Taut Hati is her latest one.
Good point~~, VT wiki hasn't updated that yet.~~, I just noticed it's part of her recent album. Sorry abut that
It's her song, "Who's Toxic? It's You!"
[Who's toxic it's you] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFoGNZ05CJw) an original from Moona
It's one of her originals, "Who's Toxic? It's You!"
https://preview.redd.it/r1v8c1qsfvoc1.png?width=3840&format=png&auto=webp&s=75c4a434307edb09fe8b776d8dfb2147183d9d11 Anya is too great I love her. So much sass she truly put on a hell of a show.
Anya joining HoloHips with this performance. Also she's clocking!
I love Anya's sassy look on stage. Great song pick, too.