Happy Birthday Umi!

May this year be as great as the last, and may we share many more birthdays in the years to come! For those scouting in Umi's Step-Up, may you have better luck than I (1800 stars and no Umi UR...)!

What really draws me to Umi above all else is her overall simplicity, I suppose. Not to say that she lacks depth, but she isn't an overly flashy character, either. Umi feels like someone that you'd be able to meet, which is to say, she feels much more real compared to other characters. That being said, I still feel as though SIP could've done more with her character, but if you look at the entire scope of SIP, her character does grow, albeit not much.

My Umi collection hasn't grown as much as I'd have liked, due in part to Covid either restricting shipping options or making them too expensive. I do have a few more items ordered that aren't set to release until March-May, so I guess look out for next year lol. My favorite piece of merch would have to be either Birthday Figure Project Umi or my A song for You! You? You!! Umi Neso.