[Translator's note: The August 2026 issue of Animedia featured Paralive as the cover feature, which means that the feature was absolutely enormous-- we are talking 11 pages. Most of it is seiyuu and staff interviews, so I will not be translating them. The following translations are purely of the character comments, sharing stories from "behind the scenes" during Battle of Unity.]
I was really happy to have had the chance to interact with the other artists after the competition was over. I was super hyped when I got a thank-you letter from 7 from 1Nm8! I felt like, "maybe he's the same type of person as me"!
The thing I remember most is during the Survive battle. We were watching from the VIP section, and it was very amusing to see Allen so excited that he was probably having a better time than any of the regular heads (lol).
Since we were in the same team as TCW, so all of us in BAE paid a visit to Bar 4/7! We all knew we were going to be drinking, so the taxi rides there and back were a lot of fun, too. Allen fell asleep on the way back, though! (lol)
This was from a few days before our battle, but... during a lecture I accidentally projected my lyric notes onto the screen for all of my students to see, instead of my lecture materials I meant to show. It was incredibly embarrassing.
I got saved by the rain yet again. I didn't know what to do because I couldn't get the lyrics to work when it started raining. I got this real intense sense of deja vu, and as soon as I thought that this had happened before, the lyrics started flowing.
At the time, Ryu-kun challenged those pesky pomeranians to a freestyle rap battle (male solo edition) and showed off his incredible skills. Everyone was stunned by how high of a level he was on.
I was very nervous just before the battle, but Rokuta-kun came and brought me so many sweets that I couldn't hold them all, and I couldn't help but laugh. Thanks to him, I stopped feeling so tense, and I was able to put on a good performance.
On the day of the battle, right when we were heading into the venue, some kids from the slums suddenly gathered around us and told us that we absolutely had to win. No idea who they were but I didn' hate it.
The sweets they gave us as a party favor after they forced us to make pizza for some fucking reason were insanely good. But seriously, why is it that expensive food and sweets are always so tiny? If they're gonna make them at all, they should make them big. They just leave you wanting more.
I really enjoyed the time I spent drinking with Zen after the boys fell asleep during our hot springs trip. And I remember goin' around with Zen to rearrange the futons for the boys since they wanted us all to sleep together.
Ever since our competition, making pizza has been the big trend at home! We've really enjoyed making our own half-and-half pizzas! And, kneading homemade dough is a great workout!
While I was working on the track for CHANCE, Luna fell asleep on top of the equipment. I couldn't get any work done, but her sleeping face was so cute that I couldn't wake her up. Of course, I still finished the track on time in the end.
On the way back from bailing Allen out, Reo was so exhausted that he straight up klonked out in the car. He ain't good at fighting, but he's got sharp instincts, so he did a great job. There were some moments of danger but I'm relieved we all made it back in one piece.
I'll never forget the hot spring trip we all took together. I was really happy that everyone worked so hard together for Oyuyu-chan! And the video I got of Satsuki screaming bloody murder on the bungee jump is a real keeper too ♪
Ever since the cooking competition at the mansion, Aoi has been really into making pizza. He's even been looking into getting a used professional pizza oven, but, uh, I don't... think we have the room for that...
All of us were super nervous about our battle with 1Nm8. I thought I'd lift our spirits up with some special sweets, so I bolted to the nearest convenience store, but it was closed. NGL I almost cried on the spot! (lol)
I was happy that, during the team competition, I had the chance to talk with people I'd never really had the chance to interact with before. In particular, I talked with Zen-san from Akan Yatsura a lot. He taught me a lot about working out, and I plan to put it into practice right away.
We went to visit AMPRULE's house and it was so big that I almost got lost. There were so many pictures in big sparkling flames and all these amazing sculptures! It'd be underselling it to call it gram-worthy!
After the team competition, Akan Yatsura have been contacting me more often. Their requests are always about such trivial nonsense, too, like wanting to host a game tournament in the mansion or a barbeque in the garden. ... well, I suppose I might consider it.
Ever since we visited Bar 4/7, it seems that Bocchama has begun occasionally watching cute cat videos on social media. He is quite busy between his studies, music, and research, so I think it is a splendid way for him to relax.
I am glad that the battle gave me the opportunity to speak with everyone from VISTY. As we exchanged words, I felt very strongly that there was indeed a dazzling period of time that connected us.
We made candied sweet potatoes using the sweet potatoes we harvested on our trip together. Judging by the way that Rokuta and Kei kept repeating how delicious they were with smiles on their faces, I think that this was the correct utilization.
After we ate pizza at VISTY's house, Toma taught me how to play a really fun game! Toma's really good at teaching games and he was super cool! I wanna play the game with Itsuki-nii and Kei-chan soon, too!
After the battle, I arranged a small meal to thank everyone for their hard work. I ordered malatang because my understanding was that it was popular, but everyone said they would have preferred just straight-up meat or hamburgers... but even so, they still ate it all!
Dunno what happened, but Shibaken's started secretly listening to cozmez's music. When I asked him if he liked it, he said "not really". He's not very honest.
In the escort vehicle after the show, Ryoga fell asleep, which was pretty unusual for him. Guess he wore himself out on stage. He snores really loud, so it was really funny to hear Shibaken cursing him out for it under his breath the whole time.
I was locked in working on the track, and when I finished it and turned around, there was a big stack of snacks and new energy drinks. But they had post-it notes saying "Don't stay up too late" on them. Mind your own damn business, shitty prison guard.
Haruomi insists that he's only still using the lighter I gave him just hasn't broken yet, but it's super obvious that he's hiding the maintenance oil. He's never been the type to be honest, but I've still got his heart, huh?
All along our trip, Chisei kept dragging me off to record stores or interesting venues that he found. He's still as pushy as he's ever been, so I was constantly being dragged along with his whims, but it wasn't awful to see my partner having a good time.