IceWings

New Yuzu Wings bracelet from Phiten. Also Phiten is now also a sponsor of GIFT!

Explanation from Marika-san:

How amazing would it be to hear the Tokyo Dome crowd roar and see Pooh rain! (Although with that many people throwing Poohs, that might be a danger for Yuzu. ) Or maybe they can sell some sort of noise maker. At one Olympics, they sold cow bells and spectators would gather along the ski / bobsled / etc. routes and ring the bells when the athletes passed by. @SaluYuzu, hope things get better for you at work.

Hate to be the party pooper, but the lottery application had some venue rules listed including COVID precautions. This rule would discourage screaming: In addition, I think they verbally announce rules at the beginning of the show which might include a request for people not to scream. In Prologue, there was no screaming except when people got too excited at the GIFT announcement. I assume the same rules will apply to GIFT. It's sad, but I'm glad they are trying to keep everyone safe. Most people are wearing surgical masks at the venue. These masks are not tightly fitted, so there will be leakage along the edges if people are screaming and everyone is sitting very close to each other. It would be so amazing if screaming was allowed though (damn COVID). Just clapping is not sufficient because many wear gloves so it muffles the sound. Also, many are waving a banner, so they can't clap. And when you've been clapping hard throughout the show, by the end your hands are all red and they hurt so you can't clap as loud as you want. At competitions, I used to fake clap at the end for the other skaters except for Yuzu.

That was one of the questions that I submitted to him for the Q&A. I thought I would not get an answer but wow, he answered it at the end!

There has to be a way for international fans to attend! I'm submitting my vacation request from work now... booking my hotel too!

The camera work for A Fleeting Dream is much better this time. We can clearly see him and he didn't get lost in the projection mapping. He blended in well with the mapping, a good balance. Such a beautiful program.

I LOVE Otonal stsq. Never get tired of seeing that!

Just magnificent! His movements are so precisely timed with the music these days. Every single note is accentuated. There's no mistaking that he has improved so much and Seimei is a well-polished diamond.

Ahhh. Look at all those lucky people!

Good morning, afternoon, evening, middle of the night, where ever you are. Nervous and excited for Yuzu's final Prologue show. It's the 6 minute warmup that makes me nervous. Lol! Hope he has the best time today! Oooh, the show just started!

I just emailed my message and picture. Big thanks to everyone working on this project and to all contributors!

I ordered the black T-shirt, but when I saw him wearing the white one, I thought, "Hmm, maybe I need to order the white one too..." But then he also wore the black T-shirt, so I'm good now! Lol.

Here's the info for combining orders in their FAQ: https://worldshopping.force.com/help/s/article/About-combining-packages-1620900010955?language=en_US

I'm also missing the denim bag, but I'm glad they were able to order the rest of my items. I'll see if they restock the bags and what else they will add before deciding whether to place another order. I'm so glad they will combine orders! After seeing the photos of the Guidebook, I will probably get that if I reorder. It is so pretty! I resisted the rose tumbler, but it will probably tempt me again.

This show was so well-crafted. I wondered how he was going to do a show all by himself, but everything was nicely paced and kept our attention even when he was changing and taking a breather. The voting with the led bracelets was such a fun way to interact with the audience. What a cool souvenir too! I want one. I need to find translations/subtitles to see what he was saying to make everyone laugh. The projections were amazing and made the entire sheet of ice look like artwork he was skating on. I think the camera was too far back at times so it made it difficult to see his movements. Also simplifying some of the images may help to make him stand out more and not get lost among the images. His cool down choreo really matches the Final Fantasy music and that was such a clever idea to incorporate those elegant movements into the program. And doing the 6 minute warmup in the beginning really adds some tension and anticipation to the show. His brain is something else! He was teary at the end, and I hope he really felt all the love and support we're always trying to give him. I'm so happy these 2 shows are so successful! I hope this gives him confidence for his path as a Pro. Now I hope he gets some well-deserved rest, and I'm already excited for Hachinohe!

PW encore.

If I were there, I would clap so hard, my hands would hurt for a week!

Ahh, he did LGC and Hana ni Nare!

I really like this Change costume!

Mostly blue?

Maybe it's because he was skating a competition program, but it really made me nervous watching that.

All those lucky people!

It's on! I can see the rink!

I had to finish up some work too and didn't get a chance to check the site. I wonder if all the out-of-stock items are the stock that is scheduled to ship at the end of December. Maybe the goods will be replenished for the stock that will be shipped mid-February? When I preordered my Pooh tissue case, it would go out-of-stock, but then a day or 2 later, it would be back in stock for preorder. That happened several times. I was only able to order it the 3rd time it was back in stock. Hopefully, that's how it will work here. There are items related to the show we haven't even seen yet. I'd like to order everything at once if possible so I won't have to pay international shipping twice.