History YMMV / A3

** For the train MiniGame in the 7th Anniversary website, stages with rainy weather or the wind blowing along with the train are difficult because on the second part, the train continues to slide for a while even after you push the stop button. However, Chikage's stage takes the cake by starting off with the train speeding at ridiculous speeds and having a very long distance, which makes it difficult to time the arrival for the first part.

* ThatOneLevel: PR events. While the event type is quite relaxing, they have very steep point requirements on higher levels, making it very hard to even bloom the SSR once. In general, these events cost more gems than fullblooming SSR and getting an extra copy of it in regular tiering events.

** In ''Spotlight: Tsukushi High and St Flora'', [[spoiler:Homare targets the back muscles when training Muku and Yuki to prepare for St Flora choir competition]]. Back muscles are important for diaphragmatic breathing, which is crucial for singing. [[spoiler:[[FridgeBrilliance As Homare is a former star in St Flora choir who has won numerous awards and is still famous for his BeautifulSingingVoice and invited to give singing lessons, Muku complimenting Homare for having a beautiful back in the St Flora group minichat is not as far-fetched as it seems.]]]]

* GeniusBonus: The gacha banner for ''[[AlliterativeTitle My Master's Mesmerized by Mystery]]'' event is ''[[FairPlayWhodunnit Knox's Ten Commandments]]'', a famous set of rules or plot devices for detective fiction. The play in this event is a murder mystery.

*** Considering his familiarity with ballet terms and ability to perform a tendu and an arabesque, and that he performs some fencing moves in the stage version of ''Nocturnality'' during the ''Tadaima no Koe'' sequence, there is a possibility that he knows ballet and fencing as well.
*** In addition, the stage song ''Rikai Funo'' describes Homare as an ''artist'' rather than a ''poet''.
*** Homare also seeks to expand his dancing repertoire. He is known to specialize in waltz, having learned it since childhood, but as the story goes on, he learns tap dancing, Japanese buyo, and Latin.

** Although Tsumugi is paired with [[Anime/SK8TheInfinity Shadow as Hiromi]] in the card, fans are still excited that there is a possibility of the gentle NiceGuy Tsumugi receiving Shadow's make-up and costume in the story, complete with Shadow's brash personality and flower-themed skateboarding moves. As it turns out, Tsumugi's character for the play is based on Hiromi rather than Shadow (or rather, a combination of Hiromi and Manager Oka). He does not even have a skateboarding scene because the character is a retired skateboarder who both manages a flower shop and does skateboard repairs.

** Although With Tsumugi is paired with [[[[Anime/SK8TheInfinity Shadow as Hiromi]], fans are excited that there is a possibility of the gentle NiceGuy Tsumugi receiving Shadow's make-up and costume in the story, complete with Shadow's brash personality and flower-themed skateboarding moves. As it turns out, Tsumugi's character for the play is based on Hiromi rather than Shadow (or rather, a combination of Hiromi and Manager Oka). He does not even have a skateboarding scene because the character is a retired skateboarder who both manages a flower shop and does skateboard repairs.

** For HoYay ships, some of the most popular are [[BirdsOfAFeather Banri/Itaru]], [[FoeYayShipping Banri/Juza]], [[OddFriendship Banri/Tsumugi]], [[VitriolicBestBuds Tenma/Yuki]], [[ForgottenFirstMeeting Taichi/Yuki]], [[RatedMForManly Tasuku/Omi]], [[ChildhoodFriends Tasuku/Tsumugi]], and [[SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl Hisoka/Homare]].

* RealismInducedHorror: ''Snowfall Street'' has a scene in which [[spoiler:Homare and Muku are caught in a blizzard. Not only the transportation is all jammed, but also the pavement itself becomes hard to traverse due to the thick snow. And then Muku trips and twists his ankle when trying to reach the bus stop with Homare. It is a good thing Homare accompanies Muku to the oil lamp cafe, as Homare later carries Muku on his back and continues the journey until a nearby theater troupe takes them in. The background especially nails it with the change, showing the harsh winds and heavy snow in a dark night in contrast to the sunny street earlier. What makes this particularly [[IncrediblyLamePun chilling]] is the portrayal of the hazards caused by a blizzard. [[FridgeHorror Even worse when you remember that Muku is only sixteen, and the risk of hypothermia and frostbite.]]]]

* NightmareFuel:
** [[{{Narm}} Narmy]] as it is, Itaru showing his rude persona for the first time in the anime is pretty unnerving. When Izumi enters his room, it is all red as Itaru complains about losing his game. Then he rushes at her and pins her against the wall, all while being [[TranquilFury chillingly calm]].
** While hilarious, Homare's [A Heartfelt Resolution] and [Peerless LIVE] backstage stories can be AccidentalNightmareFuel with the BolivianArmyEnding and ScreamDiscretionShot.
*** In [A Heartfelt Resolution], Homare has so much fun writing calligraphy and accidentally spills some ink at Tasuku. Tasuku is very angry and approaches Homare, who pleads with him to resolve this peacefully. Tasuku agrees, but not before he gets his revenge on Homare. Cut to Homare screaming and Izumi saying that Homare is off to a rough start of the year. And the backstage ends there. We never get to see what Tasuku does as a revenge.
*** In [Peerless LIVE], Tasuku overhears Homare talking about muscle training to help with vocals. Tasuku immediately thinks of various exercises for Homare, such as putting weights on his abs and making him do three-hundred squats. Homare is horrified at the idea, but Tasuku reassures Homare that he knows what to do and proceeds to drag Homare off-screen. Cut to Homare screaming for help and Izumi wishing him luck. We never get to see the TrainingFromHell Tasuku is putting Homare through.
*** While lacking BolivianArmyEnding, his Glitter backstage still has ScreamDiscretionShot. Homare's birthday wish is thrill, and the Celestial Sphere grants it. And next up, Homare dreams of waking up to Tsumugi wearing a Hannya mask and getting hit in the face by a konyaku and a soccer ball. Then cuts to real world, with Homare screaming and Hisoka noting it happening while he sleeps. We never actually see how terrifying Homare's nightmare ever gets.
** In Guy's [Mankai Glitter] backstage, when Hisoka accused Homare of stealing marshmallows and got ticked off, he attacked Homare and there is the sound of something cracking. From what Homare said afterwards, it sounded like Hisoka tried to twist his arm. Thankfully it is AllJustADream.
** The play for ''The Liar Night is Forever'' is a psychological horror, and the setting is nothing short of eerie. Then there is Shisui, who works on dissecting corpses [[spoiler:and later kills himself by slitting himself with a glass shard]].
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* RealismInducedHorror: ''Snowfall Street'' has a scene in which [[spoiler:Homare and Muku are caught in a blizzard. Not only the transportation is all jammed, but also the pavement itself becomes hard to traverse due to the thick snow. And then Muku trips and twists his ankle when trying to reach the bus stop with Homare. It is a good thing Homare accompanies Muku to the oil lamp cafe, as Homare later carries Muku on his back and continues the journey until a nearby theater troupe takes them in. The background especially nails it with the change, showing the harsh winds and heavy snow in a dark night in contrast to the sunny street earlier. What makes this particularly [[IncrediblyLamePun chilling]] is the portrayal of the hazards caused by a blizzard. [[FridgeHorror Even worse when you remember that Muku is only ''sixteen'', and the risk of hypothermia and frostbite.]]]]

* RealismInducedHorror: ''Snowfall Street'' has a scene in which [[spoiler:Homare and Muku are caught in a blizzard. Not only the transportation is all jammed, but also the pavement itself becomes hard to traverse due to the thick snow. And then Muku trips and twists his ankle when trying to reach the bus stop with Homare. It is a good thing Homare accompanies Muku to the oil lamp cafe, as Homare later carries Muku on his back and continues the journey until a nearby theater troupe takes them in. The background especially nails it with the change, showing the harsh winds and heavy snow in a dark night in contrast to the sunny street earlier. What makes this particularly [[IncrediblyLamePun chilling]] is the portrayal of the hazards caused by a blizzard.]]

* EvilIsCool: Homare's character Varg from ''Last Planet'' caused an uproar during the illustration drop. AwesomeMcCoolName, on top of having a transparent CoatCape and a saber (and as revealed in his R card, it is a LaserBlade), with a PsychoticSmirk ''and'' TriggerHappy as the title. In the trivia lines in 5th Anniversary event, Varg is also said to have CombatClairvoyance ability. As a space police, Varg is like a reminiscent of Homare's Dewey from the stage shuffle...[[spoiler:[[SubvertedTrope though in the actual play, Varg is on the good guy's side.]]]]

* HilariousInHindsight: One of Taichi's practice lines is "Wait, I die in this play?" As the story progresses, [[TheyKilledKennyAgain he dies in many plays he's in]].

* FanNickname: The CN community tends to call Homare "爱丽丝" (ài lì sī, or Alice) although the CN version of the game localizes it as "有栖" (yǒu qī), the first two characters of Homare's surname. However, this may be a zigzagged case as Homare's InSeriesNickname in JP is "アリス" (Arisu), and "Alice" is also Homare's handle for his Inste and LIME.

** When ''Elegant Vacation'' teaser first came out, many outright denied the possibility of the one in the CG to be Homare for this reason, due to the person in the CG having quite a bit of pectoral muscles although the preview gave enough hint of Homare's hair. The word "elegant" is also often associated with Homare. A common assumption is that Homare is lanky with little muscles due to the aforementioned common misconceptions, but as the event art shows, he is quite built and toned, which is not as far-fetched as it seems considering his physical feats and activities. Though this overlaps with FanWank.

* FanWank: While more hilarious than it is vicious, ''Elegant Vacation'' results in this, partly because of the CommonKnowledge about Homare's physical fitness. The CG preview itself already started an argument on both JP and EN community over how Homare got so muscular, to the point some outright denied the possibility of Homare's appearance in the CG because of the muscle mass, although the hair color and length in the preview was quite a strong hint. By the time it was confirmed that it was indeed Homare, and that Homare was drawn to have more muscle mass than what people expect in the bloomed card art, various theories spawn to justify the muscles, ranging from Homare being trained by Tasuku off-screen to ballroom dancing helping Homare build muscles naturally to a case of DependingOnTheArtist, to name a few. Though, considering Homare's proficiency in sports, [[FridgeBrilliance it may indeed be his ballroom dancing skills and experience speaking]].

* FanWank: While more hilarious than it is vicious, ''Elegant Vacation'' results in this, partly because of the CommonKnowledge about Homare's physical fitness. The CG preview itself already started an argument on both JP and EN community over how Homare got so muscular, to the point some outright denied the possibility of Homare's appearance in the CG because of the muscle mass, although the hair color and length in the preview was quite a strong hint. By the time it was confirmed that it was indeed Homare, and that Homare was drawn to have more muscle mass than what people expect in the bloomed card art, various theories spawn to justify the muscles, ranging from Homare being trained by Tasuku off-screen to ballroom dancing helping Homare build muscles naturally to a case of DependingOnTheArtist, to name a few.