[Blue Archive] Shun & Young Shun ASMR – Drifting Into Comfortable Sleep

Something not even achieved in the main game itself — Shun and Shuelin whisper to you from both sides with absolutely no context. Lullabies, counting sheep, and more — things not even done in the main story's memorial lobby scenes. You'll definitely find yourself melting into baby talk over it. This is a Plum Blossom Garden enrollment experience ASMR for everyone — whether you only have Shun, only have Shuelin, have neither, or don't even play Blue Archive.

Personally, I find it a bit of a shame — since each character gets her own separate part, this creates the issue of each individual's situation feeling a little lacking. I wish each part had had a bit more runtime. I personally like the older-sister version of Shun, so I wanted more of a "Nonomi"-style part; the same might go for those who prefer young Shun. By the way, in Part 1 both of their lullaby vocals are quite loud (though the voices themselves are lovely), so it doesn't really feel like they're trying to lull you to sleep, and the bedtime story chosen — Kenji Miyazawa's "The Ants and the Mushroom" — is a rather unusual pick for a story meant to send a child to sleep, which felt very Blue Archive-like and amusing.

These ASMR releases have practically become one of the joys tied to the official livestreams by now, and this time — who could have predicted it — it turned out to be Shun (with a young version included!), put together in a structure that gives you two treats for the price of one. This satisfies both the needs of those who love little-girl characters and those who love the older-sister type, and as a Blue Archive fan — and as a guy in his twenties who spent his youth listening to Ito-san's older-sister voice — I couldn't help but tremble with excitement. Now, before I get into the actual content, I want to preface this by saying I shouldn't be one of those gentlemen who dote on young girls... and yet... and yet... upon listening to this work, especially the final, second track, for some strange reason I found myself steeped in a wistfulness that has no basis in reality, and even fell into the utterly incomprehensible delusion of "I've loved this girl ever since she was little" — no, it was vivid enough to be called a full-blown daydream — and without realizing it, I mistook that feeling for genuine romantic longing. Yes, that was undoubtedly some kind of lucid-dream-like delusion, born from my mental state at the time of listening, wandering somewhere between dream and reality... But still, for me, that moment was without a doubt "the truth"! As proof, look — the lullaby she sang still remains vivid in my mind...! Yes, the one I fell in love with was "them" [the characters as a whole] — never the young girl herself... never...! *Note: This was a rare sleep-inducing audio work built around a lullaby, with an excellent calming effect. Thank you very much, Yostar, once again for this release. I'm looking forward wholeheartedly to the next ASMR featuring Karin, Kazusa, or Asuna, and of course Koharu and Saori, as well as Junko and Marie.