It’s been a month, I know. In a way, I’m still on break, but I have some reasons why. I haven’t even updated the sidebar with the latest merch updates and event updates, but that’s also because of the break. There have been reasons why I haven’t done that, and eventually, because of this, expect many changes coming up for Starpura Space too.
JUNE IS HOLOSTARS MONTH!!!
- Happy 5th Anniversary to HOLOSTARS! May you continue to shine brightly as the stars you are meant to be, and we fans will continue to power your brightness, so you may continue to shine everyday!
- The Vanguard Unit of the TEMPUS Guild are now showcasing their brand-new fresh 3D models debut throughout the entire month of June, starting with Gavis Bettel last weekend! Did you guys see his 3D showcase last weekend? You still can if you missed it. The beautiful Phantom Balloon Stage (featured image) is simply beautiful, breathtaking, and very creative!
- I don’t really do livestream reviews or anything because I want fellow fans to judge for themselves. Come check out Betsy’s 3D showcase here:
holoplus+ EN Version coming soon!
If you haven’t kept up with anything hololive Productions-related, back in 2023, COVER has announced that they are developing a mobile app for the entire holoPro community, both hololive and HOLOSTARS together, called holoplus+. Right now, most of us are on TwitterXYZ as our primary means of social media communication. But ever since Twitter has changed leadership and had gone through many changes that most of us are not happy about, COVER has stepped in to build their own community app specifically for holoPro. It may or may not replace TwitterXYZ, but for many of us, this is a huge game-changer that would only keep us real holoPro fans closer together regardless of our oshi(s). It will finally bring the entire community together, happily talk about our favorites while receiving all the news and updates without missing so many of them and meeting with so much negativity here and there.
holoplus+ will become that safe haven that many fans have been searching for. At least, that’s what I think/feel.
For now, the original Japanese version of the app is officially available for download today. However, starting late May, there was an open sign-ups for the CBT1 of its English version. I signed up to be one of those CBT members during my break and I was happy that I was chosen. Because I’m part of the holoplus+ EN CBT, I’ll be going on with the next topic.
Future Site Changes
The reason why I mentioned that I’m still on break now because of my period with the holoplus+ EN CBT. Currently working as a bug hunter IRL,2 it’s definitely a good experience to do my daily job for something I love. I’ve made my contributions by sharing the bugs I found and making suggestions for potential features for the app before its official release. We don’t have any official release date yet, which is why this CBT is very crucial, not just for us, but also for the devs behind the app.
holoplus+ will serve as a one-stop quick social media communication form that will provide us with all of our news and updates regarding our oshi(s), as well as the other products that COVER is currently producing. This would mean that I will make a lot of changes to this site because I want everyone to download holoplus+ once the official release arrives. I’ll certainly be active over there, which means a lot of these future changes:
- The widgets on the sidebar will be gone, with the exception of the calendar and the hashtags sidebar below.
- If there is a section in holoplus+ where fans can promote their fan works, from their fan art, fan fics, or clipper channels, I’ll also be getting rid of the clippers directory section and other sections.
- I’ll also be getting rid of the Tweet Wall section, since the API no longer works, right?
- To make this short, Starpura Space will be converted into a personal fan blog, where I can write about certain topics that I can’t talk about in holoplus+.3
It’s a short entry, since I’m on a break. Rather than me explaining in detail what the holoplus+ app has feature-wise, I rather have everyone wait for the official release instead. After all, its still in its infant stage and there’s nothing much to go “wow” over yet. I promise as one of the CBT users that you won’t regret with holoplus+ once it comes out officially!
Till next time!
