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    1: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/27(Tue)12:42Yeahx2

    It’s too consistent with the interpretation that Kasumi only takes weird photos.

    2: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/27(Tue)12:42

    Those eyes…

    3: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/27(Tue)12:43

    Yamabuki Pro…

    4: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/27(Tue)12:43

    Photographer bakery…

    5: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/27(Tue)12:44

    Photography skills are important for advertising and may also be useful for a bakery.

    6: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/27(Tue)12:45Yeahx1

    Not taking pictures of herself is truly Arisa.

    7: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/27(Tue)12:46

    Are you taking a picture of the choco-croissant, or what?

    8: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/27(Tue)12:49

    For Rimirin, rice = chocolate cornet.

    9: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/27(Tue)12:50

    Lunch is also a chocolate cornet, after all.

    10: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/27(Tue)12:51

    I love Otae showing off with her great photography skills of Saya.

    11: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/27(Tue)12:54

    Arisaki, take a selfie and upload it to SNS to be pampered by bad lesbians.

    12: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/27(Tue)12:56

    Arishai is good!
    More! Let’s try to bring out more!?

    13: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/27(Tue)12:57

    Arisaki is naughty~

    14: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/27(Tue)12:58

    Uncle is taking off more, you know?

    15: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/27(Tue)13:03

    Shut up! I’m not going to take it off!!

    16: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/27(Tue)13:05

    Rimirin seems to be particular about creating visuals as a director as well.
    I wonder if it only truly shows its capabilities when it’s not horror.

    17: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/27(Tue)13:05Yeahx4

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    There are many moments of “Oh, when did that happen?” for Otae, right? Rimi has a lot of photos of herself eating, doesn’t she? Arisa should try to be in the pictures more too~ Huh, I didn’t notice that~ How annoying! Compared to that…

    There are many moments of "Oh, when did that happen?" for Otae, right? Rimi has a lot of photos of h...

    Menu Arisaki Ahaha, Kasumi, you’re drooling. What a silly sleeping face~

    18: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/27(Tue)13:08

    You look so happy…

    19: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/27(Tue)13:10

    Speaking of which, it seems that Popipa is casually having sleepovers outside of the story.

    20: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/27(Tue)13:12

    Since I’m spending the night with Taeri and Mio right from the start…

    21: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/27(Tue)13:14

    This overnight photo is probably from the time mentioned in this event OP about being trapped in summer, so it’s within the story.
    That said, it seems that they are regularly staying over and doing Popipa.

    22: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/27(Tue)13:16Yeahx1

    I love the subtle inclusion of Kazumi’s birthday celebration in the digest that flows in the anime Dreaming Sunflower.

    23: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/27(Tue)13:21Yeahx1

    An average sleepover scene of Poppin'Party.
    An average sleepover scene of Poppin’Party.

    24: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/27(Tue)13:22Yeahx1

    >>23Isn’t this a pajamas for that kind of use?

    25: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/27(Tue)13:27

    Arisa’s popidori pajamas were kind of sexy…

    26: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/27(Tue)13:29

    I’m looking forward to Arisaki~

    27: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/27(Tue)13:34

    I get my picture taken a lot…

    28: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/27(Tue)13:36

    I have to put a lot of photos in the album.

    29: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/27(Tue)13:41Yeahx2

    The system of having Saya take photos and Rimirin record videos ensures that Popipa’s night is perfect.

    30: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/27(Tue)13:42

    It seems that Otae would casually bring out a photo of the members when they think no one is in the storage and are doing Popipa alone.

    31: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/27(Tue)13:52

    It’s too much of a shared item from Popipa…

    32: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/27(Tue)13:56

    I bought the Popipa ASMR with impure feelings.

    33: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/27(Tue)13:59

    How was the ASMR content?

    35: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/27(Tue)14:00

    >>33Audio of a lost shota being taken care of by Poppin’Party members.
    Rimirin is sexy.

    37: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/27(Tue)14:05

    >>35I see…
    In other words, it means normal…

    34: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/27(Tue)13:59

    Arisa
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    36: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/27(Tue)14:01Yeahx1

    What is that… does it mean an erotic harem voice…?

    41: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/27(Tue)14:41

    >>36I want other bands to be featured too, but the voice actor fees at that certain Afterglow place are amazing…

    38: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/27(Tue)14:06

    Rimirin has a voice that’s kind of like ASMR all the time…

    39: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/27(Tue)14:08

    It’s like saying “buy it” to me, who liked Rimirin from Popiraji the most.

    40: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/27(Tue)14:29

    Choco cornet munching, Saya is cute.

    42: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/27(Tue)14:45

    Back in the days when I was selling eroge… I wanted to fight you…

    43: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/27(Tue)14:47

    Recently, as summer comes around, I’ve started selling erotic stuff again…

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