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Part 2 of my report 1) The book: I don't have much to add. I can take a few more pictures later if people want, but as you can see it essentially looks just like the pdf I shared before. For those who are curious, it is A4 format, soft cover , matte paper (well, except the cover which is glossy). 2) The USB stick: Not sure if people remember, but it was planned to include a pdf version of the book in the package as well, so I ordered a Pooh usb stick a while ago. And... it's been back-ordered Officially, it is on its way but the delivery date is now scheduled between 26 Aug and 17 Sept (seriously ??). The tracking number is really not helpful (I get "Label Created, not yet in system" from USPS, and it switched to "Arrival scan" 2 days ago on Amazon tracking...) so I don't know where it is... I obviously do not want to wait until mid-September to ship the package. Even end of August is pushing it a bit. In fact, I was planning to ship it this weekend... So I can see in the next few days if I get another update from Amazon, and decide by then if it worth waiting a few more days or not. I can just get a regular usb stick instead. It's less fun than Pooh but it's the only back-up plan I can come up with so I'll get over it I suppose What do people think? Should I ship the book asap (this weekend) or wait a bit longer? 3) Letter (?): I was thinking that we should probably include a short letter to explain a bit the idea behind the fanbook. There is a brief introduction/explanation page before each section in the book, but I think it'd be nice to explain a bit more what we did, the number of fans were involved, that we wanted to give Yuzu more encouragement & support, etc. Would anybody feel like writing such a letter? I can print it and add it to the package before shipping it. And, that's it for now. As always, I appreciate feedback and reading anyone's opinion Yes, please Edit: update about the usb stick, see post below

I just received the fanbook (that was faster than I expected). The quality seems pretty good and all is as it should be. I'm so happy Here are a few pictures I took quickly for now (I can't do more right now as I'm busy tonight but I'll give a more detailed report tomorrow)

They're not even trying to be subtle, are they?

Ah, that seems more reasonable. I was also confused with the idea of a 3-yr break after only 1 yr

Oops, sorry

Was this posted yet?

Another Yuzu sighting? Can we send sweets to the TCC kids? What would we do without them?

Alright, after a last set of little updates, I submitted the book for printing. Fingers crossed that everything will be nice and proper It should take ~ 2 weeks to arrive

T*L would be a lot more believable if they hadn't been all "you know that hanyu fans *actually* believe that the 4A will happen?" just a few months ago. Now we are supposed to buy that they have info about quints? They do sometimes have insight from their contacts - e.g. the Gogolev case - but when it comes to Yuzu I'm sure they're basically extrapolating from rumors. Quints aside, everything else has been part of the rumor mill for a while. Anyway, new program or not, 4A or not, 4Lz/4F or not, I'm just grateful that Yuzu is still skating and that we get a chance to see him live this season

Apparently it is what he answered to a question from the MC during the Ice. There is still a little bit of doubt as whether it is a misunderstanding or not (background noise, etc.), but if it is true... It's quite unexpected

They both sing different parts of the song, and voices are overlapped in the chorus (I personally love the contrast between the 2 voices). The famous "ROOOOXANE " is from Jacek Roman though.

Shoma and Marin turning the Ice into cosplay land I can't get over the Rei costume

Ooow. Such a sweet picture The TCC family (minus several coaches).

I'm sure Toshi approves

It is really terrible to hear about more victims, but sadly not surprising. And it is horrible that it takes someone famous like Ashley to come forward for victims to be taken seriously. Some media are giving the issue a bit more attention now, but will we see a real reaction from the federation? The way the Nassar case was handled by USgym does not give me good hope. Aly Raisman has reacted too. From one strong person to many others.

The song is too soft for Yuzu. Based on precompetition demonic singing and Cruel Angel Thesis, the boy needs a lot more drama to awaken the hidden singer in him (but listen at your own risk and no guarantee on quality)

The whole thing is brilliant

On a lighter note:

Hey, everyone! Quick update on the plan for the delivery. After some feedback and advice, the plan is now to ship the package to TCC before the beginning of the season rather than giving it at ACI. So, if anybody has any more correction or remark, please send me your comments by this Saturday at the latest. That way I can finish the last little updates over the weekend and send it for printing next week. Everything should be then be ready around mid-August Almost there

Are comments that bad? It's clearly just an unfortunate slip, come on... I have very mixed feelings about Origin. One part of my brain is uber excited because I want to see the program to its full potential. That 4A gong alone could be so striking... And given the technical up that he is clearly aiming for, recycling is strategically smart. Hopefully they can rework on the "troubling" parts and optimize the layout and choreography for scoring and stamina. We'll have to trust Yuzu & his team for now. The other part of my brain is greedy and wants to see new programs from Yuzu just because I want to see so much of everything from him... I blame FaOI's awesomeness for this Either way, we know the drill, following Yuzu is always a roller coaster of emotions. So for now, "wait and see"... (But I will laugh so hard if this is somehow a misunderstanding and he is not recycling Origin )

Nobu brings out the brat in Yuzu like nobody else, and we all love him for it

Aye, aye

So not-quite-blue is for boys and pink for girls? Is that how the algorithm works?