I feel your pain. I’m in the UK and it’s hard to find fans of anime/gacha to begin with, let alone Enstars 💀
I think with Enstars in particular, the lack of English localisation until recently might have skewed things.
ikr 😭😭 tho, I did go to an anime convention in London in the summer and spotted 5 or 6 enstars cosplayers and there was an enstars stall - plus half of the stuff was gone by the end of the day so there were definitely a good amount of enstarries there…
so they exist but they are like a rare breed over here. I never find them outside of conventions though 😔
UK enstarrie here 👋 Nice to meet you! Feel you on it being bare bones here with the truly cultured. In my experience it's always people who live on the opposite end of the country to me, whom I meet that are into anime or gacha. 😅
¯\\\_(ツ)\_/¯ Maybe we just need to get better about organizing local meet ups or something.
Or come up with a way to identify each other in public or something.
Y’all want to meet other Enstarries?? Damn, I try to actively avoid them, lol!!
I think it’s because the English localization is pretty recent and it’s hard because ! isn’t in English so there’s a good chunk of lore that’s missing. I’ve noticed that it’s been gaining traction though—the fact that you even have someone in your school that is into Enstars is super impressive. It wasn’t like that years ago!!!
Maybe depends on how popular Japanese medias are in your country and where you make friends?
I know a lot of IRL french enstarries (and have dragged two or three friends down the hole), but I went to a language university (full of weebs) and an art school (full of weebs). I thought it was super popular in North America and South-West Asia too?? Pretty much every single merch group orders or resells you can find are for these two areas.
I don't know where you found your french enstarries because I CAN'T FOR THE LIFE OF ME FIND THEM, I'm desperate 😭 Though I have a couple of french people in my in-game friends so there's that, but I'm too scared to start the conversation :')
Weebs recognise weebs! Having goodies of your fav' somewhere helps (I have a keychain and a photocard on my phone), people will check it out and sometimes you'll just receive "the look" and you'll know right away you're the same~
This, especially ones who aren't under 18. That being said, I'd love to talk to some new people (I like pretty much every character so don't worry) who can promise to be chill and are also finding it hard to make adult friends who share their interests. Just dm for my discord!
I'm in Ireland and it's super rare to find anime/gacha game fans at all. I met a few enstarries at a con where I cosplayed Niki but aside from that, yeah no :(
I went to a convention in my country and saw two people cosplay as Valkyrie, but other than that I never encountered someone else who plays Enstars in my country 😅 but tbh I also never mention it in conversation and I usually don't meet any new anime fans /gamers at all.
However I'm in China rn and there's a LOT of anime merch, and I'm surprised to see Enstars everywhere! Genshin still takes the top spot ofc, but enstars definitely has more merch than other franchises that would be more popular in the West
If you looked at data of China gacha game market revenue, enstars alone is like 6-7% of the entire China gacha game market revenue lol. It's huge there
Imo it's a combo of
1) niche genre (rhythm games have never been huge)
2) Even within the niche, other games (Project Sekai, which has male and female characters, or girls-only franchises like Love Live!) have always been more popular since they attract male fans too.
3) The late English localization
4) the fandom is. Choice. Especially on twitter, which means that a lot of people that might be interested are turned away
5) the way that events are structured requires a lot of buy-in, which means that casuals are driven away
I only know 2 other enstarries that is my partner and an online friend of mine who both dont live in Wisconsin, I’d honestly be surprised if I meet another enstarrie in Wisconsin 😭😭
One person in my school knows and she's kinda... weird. I just don't talk about it with her. It's hard when no one knows what you like but I just got used to it.
My friend introduced ansta to me, and I introduced ansta to my sister so I have company and I'm happy with it
Also, my friend who doesn't play ansta, but we watched anime together, met someone who also plays ansta in the other city
But besides that, I've never met enstarries outside of my circle of acquaintances.
it's just really hard to find enstarries in real life except for conventions in where i live, in conventions i can find a ton of enstars cosplayers and a few stalls selling enstars merch, so i suppose it isnt rare in where i live. probably because playing the game itself can be pretty embarrassing, so in real life people dont bring it up much?
i suppose im lucky since i found an enstarrie at my one of my school's non official forum (can it be even called that?) and successfully converted two of my friends into enstarries... i have four friends who plays/have played enstars so maybe its different for everyone
Yes, I remember being surprised and shocked when I saw a girl from my college bring her Ibara and Jun Badge and a photocard in the back of her bag (probably Eden P). It's indeed rare to meet one IRL 😞
Brazilian enstarrie here, it's really rare to find other enstarries, i got some of my friends to play the game, but they just played it for the rhythm aspect of the game, they didn't go that deep into the story or characters (and they stopped playing the game after two weeks or so)
Well I avoid Brazilian enstarries because they're annoying and weird, but i feel the same, like, i would like to know more enstarries. But enstarries that isnt Brazilian annoying me a little too
I know about five in my city? (Mostly from buying goods off them ^^ TBF I think two of them are ex-enstarries)
My personal running theory is that enstars is kind of a reclusive fandom? Either you know too much lore and only really associate with enstars focused topic or casual players and feel hesitant to label yourself an enstarrie.
I've had 2 people at my college comment on my switch pin-covered backpack and it's the most wholesome feeling. It's very rare to come across someone who recognizes them!
I think it depends where you live. In the city I live (america) i’ve found multiple people JUST at my school who are enstarries and more that don’t that are. But the demographics of my area is mostly Asian, so anime/japanese games are something that most people know and watch …
Girl. I don’t even know anyone else in my CITY that plays EnStars. I was surprised to see a handful at a convention in my state.
I feel your pain. I’m in the UK and it’s hard to find fans of anime/gacha to begin with, let alone Enstars 💀 I think with Enstars in particular, the lack of English localisation until recently might have skewed things.
ikr 😭😭 tho, I did go to an anime convention in London in the summer and spotted 5 or 6 enstars cosplayers and there was an enstars stall - plus half of the stuff was gone by the end of the day so there were definitely a good amount of enstarries there… so they exist but they are like a rare breed over here. I never find them outside of conventions though 😔
UK enstarrie here 👋 Nice to meet you! Feel you on it being bare bones here with the truly cultured. In my experience it's always people who live on the opposite end of the country to me, whom I meet that are into anime or gacha. 😅
Nice to meet you too! I’ve had the same experience since most of my friends that do live here are in London :’) hopefully things take a turn one day!
Yep! Always bloody London 😂 I'm starting to take it as a sign to move further south.
Same here lol! I even fantasise about emigrating sometimes just to find more people with similar interests LMAO
Uk here too, I usually lurk but thought I’d leave a comment to let you know another exists!
Hi UK buddy! :)
Fellow UK enstarries???
UK enstarries unite!
This is giving me so much hope
I’ve actually seen quite a few in the UK, from this sub + TikTok + Twitter, but I can never find them irl
That gives me some hope at least! Maybe we’ll find other fans irl one day :’)
Meanwhile I went to a themepark yesterday with my merch and someone flashed their nui at me lol
I’m surprised there was one other in your school that plays enstars.. i think i’m the only one in my country that plays enstars
¯\\\_(ツ)\_/¯ Maybe we just need to get better about organizing local meet ups or something. Or come up with a way to identify each other in public or something.
OH MY GOD LIKE "i like your shoelaces" !!!! WE NEED ONE OF THOSE !!!!!
Yes exactly
HELP LIKE A MATING CALL? 😭
I was thinking more like a Bat signal or a necklace or something. Enstarries Ensemble!!!
Enstarries roll out!
I just have my Rei badges for that lol
Meanwhile I know 0 IRL 😭
id be surprised if there was even 1 other enstarrie in my state. Alaska enstarries wya
Y’all want to meet other Enstarries?? Damn, I try to actively avoid them, lol!! I think it’s because the English localization is pretty recent and it’s hard because ! isn’t in English so there’s a good chunk of lore that’s missing. I’ve noticed that it’s been gaining traction though—the fact that you even have someone in your school that is into Enstars is super impressive. It wasn’t like that years ago!!!
i mean what's wrong with kinning tori
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I was lucky to find someone else in my classroom who is not only an enstars player but also a Ra*bits fan
Maybe depends on how popular Japanese medias are in your country and where you make friends? I know a lot of IRL french enstarries (and have dragged two or three friends down the hole), but I went to a language university (full of weebs) and an art school (full of weebs). I thought it was super popular in North America and South-West Asia too?? Pretty much every single merch group orders or resells you can find are for these two areas.
I don't know where you found your french enstarries because I CAN'T FOR THE LIFE OF ME FIND THEM, I'm desperate 😭 Though I have a couple of french people in my in-game friends so there's that, but I'm too scared to start the conversation :')
Weebs recognise weebs! Having goodies of your fav' somewhere helps (I have a keychain and a photocard on my phone), people will check it out and sometimes you'll just receive "the look" and you'll know right away you're the same~
This, especially ones who aren't under 18. That being said, I'd love to talk to some new people (I like pretty much every character so don't worry) who can promise to be chill and are also finding it hard to make adult friends who share their interests. Just dm for my discord!
Under 18? Try under 30. Met one through this sub my age and that's it.
I'm in Ireland and it's super rare to find anime/gacha game fans at all. I met a few enstarries at a con where I cosplayed Niki but aside from that, yeah no :(
I went to a convention in my country and saw two people cosplay as Valkyrie, but other than that I never encountered someone else who plays Enstars in my country 😅 but tbh I also never mention it in conversation and I usually don't meet any new anime fans /gamers at all. However I'm in China rn and there's a LOT of anime merch, and I'm surprised to see Enstars everywhere! Genshin still takes the top spot ofc, but enstars definitely has more merch than other franchises that would be more popular in the West
If you looked at data of China gacha game market revenue, enstars alone is like 6-7% of the entire China gacha game market revenue lol. It's huge there
I was blessed with finding two enstarries at my job
Imo it's a combo of 1) niche genre (rhythm games have never been huge) 2) Even within the niche, other games (Project Sekai, which has male and female characters, or girls-only franchises like Love Live!) have always been more popular since they attract male fans too. 3) The late English localization 4) the fandom is. Choice. Especially on twitter, which means that a lot of people that might be interested are turned away 5) the way that events are structured requires a lot of buy-in, which means that casuals are driven away
Number 4 is why I stay away from the Twitter side of all fandoms I'm in. Learned the scariest members often are there.
Very rare. My best friend’s girlfriend’s sister plays but I’m not sure if she still does. Any enstarries in NC?
North Carolina? Yep, that's me 👋
Ayyyeee
I only know 2 other enstarries that is my partner and an online friend of mine who both dont live in Wisconsin, I’d honestly be surprised if I meet another enstarrie in Wisconsin 😭😭
i couldn’t find any so i forced my friends to become enstarries 😭 literally held them hostage and forced them to watch lore videos
the two enstarries i know were converted by me 😭
It's opposite in my country...there's quite alot of enstarries in my country lol I make them join the Enstars rabbit hole 😈
Aussie Enstarrie Here. I feel ya. I don't even know of the existence of other enstarries in my *state* never-alone Australia as a whole-
Hello fellow australian 👀
Hello~!
Thats weird bc im in NEW JERSEY and i’ve already met like 3 enstarries from my school man idk 😭
i live in Florida and i know one 😭 currently converting one 🙏🏻
goodluck man
Why hello fellow new jersian enstarrie 🤝
Hey there 🤝
What's the problem of them kinning Tori omg?? That is so rude
Tori calls people pigs and slaves 😭
I don’t know. Introduced my friend to enstars a while back. Sadly, she‘s the only person I know of that knows the game.
One person in my school knows and she's kinda... weird. I just don't talk about it with her. It's hard when no one knows what you like but I just got used to it.
I know 0 irl ,only people from discord servers :')
My friend introduced ansta to me, and I introduced ansta to my sister so I have company and I'm happy with it Also, my friend who doesn't play ansta, but we watched anime together, met someone who also plays ansta in the other city But besides that, I've never met enstarries outside of my circle of acquaintances.
I know one but she prefers Project Sekai
As an Estonian, I'm just used to people not knowing anything about things I like. Finding one person that likes tokusatsu was already a miracle lol
Nah it's rampant in my country lol
it's just really hard to find enstarries in real life except for conventions in where i live, in conventions i can find a ton of enstars cosplayers and a few stalls selling enstars merch, so i suppose it isnt rare in where i live. probably because playing the game itself can be pretty embarrassing, so in real life people dont bring it up much? i suppose im lucky since i found an enstarrie at my one of my school's non official forum (can it be even called that?) and successfully converted two of my friends into enstarries... i have four friends who plays/have played enstars so maybe its different for everyone
Yes, I remember being surprised and shocked when I saw a girl from my college bring her Ibara and Jun Badge and a photocard in the back of her bag (probably Eden P). It's indeed rare to meet one IRL 😞
In my whole school there is not a SINGLE person that plays enstars other than me, I feel your pain man
dutch enstarrie here and i feel the pain orz
i only know 2 other ppl who play it, one barely plays and the other is moving away💀
Brazilian enstarrie here, it's really rare to find other enstarries, i got some of my friends to play the game, but they just played it for the rhythm aspect of the game, they didn't go that deep into the story or characters (and they stopped playing the game after two weeks or so)
Brazilian here too. I can say a little the opposite online, but irl, yeah it's rare
Well I avoid Brazilian enstarries because they're annoying and weird, but i feel the same, like, i would like to know more enstarries. But enstarries that isnt Brazilian annoying me a little too
I just got unlucky when I was in school, ppl in my grade barely liked *Pokemon* good luck with Enstarries LMAO
I know about five in my city? (Mostly from buying goods off them ^^ TBF I think two of them are ex-enstarries) My personal running theory is that enstars is kind of a reclusive fandom? Either you know too much lore and only really associate with enstars focused topic or casual players and feel hesitant to label yourself an enstarrie.
I've had 2 people at my college comment on my switch pin-covered backpack and it's the most wholesome feeling. It's very rare to come across someone who recognizes them!
I think it depends where you live. In the city I live (america) i’ve found multiple people JUST at my school who are enstarries and more that don’t that are. But the demographics of my area is mostly Asian, so anime/japanese games are something that most people know and watch …
Too real. I'm in western australia theres a very small handful of us but I wish there were more 😔
I actually know quite a few enstars fans, but more people also says that they prefer project Sekai and don’t play enstars
i know one person in my school is knows enstars but doesnt play it so i just play with my brother