At Abyssmare 2nd live in Osaka
Their new original is a banger
(Will write more later)
Edit 1: Okay I just left the night show.
initial notes--
- Setlist was the same as Shibuya for both shows, save for the addition of the new song Dozo.
- The crowd interaction bit at the end of Now or Never was cut short + the free talk(s) seemed shorter to account for Dozo
- THE INSTRUMENTAL IS INSANE and we're (probably most likely) never going to get it. Thanks, Donuts. It was so nuts that the crowd started jamming out to the instrumental after the live ended ( ETA: this went on until the staff literally opened the doors and started shepherding us out. Even then people were still clapping along as they walked out.)
Heading for the Shinkansen now will write more then
EDIT 2:
Sorry for any typos. It's a bumpy ride.
Specifically, Dozo was a second encore following Axis the World. They even made us chant and beg for that second encore for both shows. My throat hurts.
I should also mention that technically this is the sequel to my husband's post about attending the Shibuya live via foreigner tickets. He just can't log in until we get home from Japan, so you're stuck with me.
We had to use eplus (Japan's usual ticketing service) this time. Last time we were in Japan, I had the rare moment of foresight to get me an eplus account just in case Donuts ended the foreign ticket sales and I was immediately vindicated, apparently.
Entering via the usual eplus is much easier than the foreign tickets, but much less accessible. For context, we've more or less been trying to get our hands on an eplus account for 3 years. However, if 1 person in your group has eplus and is willing to pull all the weight in obtaining tickets, the rest of you can wait until you're in Japan to get your own account so you can use said tickets. The foreigner tickets also didn't allow you to get vip tickets while eplus does.
(Just make sure one of you know how to count in Japanese because that's very important.)
Hilariously, the line for the live was right next to a line for a ferris wheel and at one point, because we were American, a staff member tried to usher us onto said ferris wheel despite us wearing AM shirts.
The venue was a lot nicer than the last one. there were no giant pillars, for one thing. It didn't seem very well attended, but it had a lot going against it (in Osaka, same day as a Yumemita live, imo its was poorly advertised).
This time, we shelled out for VIP tickets. Day show we hit the jackpot and landed 3rd row from stage right smack in the middle. Night show was a little further back and on the left side of stage. To the side seems to be better for seiyuu interactions and center seems to be better for actually enjoying the show.
I imagine an archive is going to go up. The show was recorded.
Dozo is a really high energy song with a break down towards the end. There is a lot of good tempo changes and a good call/response bit. It feels like it's probably AM's RTF song as it felt like a call back (based on what we could make out from the lyrics) to the old "we're the best" energy the older songs have (which would follow the basic pattern of the rtf songs). I cannot overstate how good it was. It was good. I liked it.
There's enhanced weroelsie fanservice in Bye Lullaby. Misuzu and Jiena really went nuts.
We got to wave goodbye to Abyssmare again. I told them I loved them. They took it well.