Is there a difference in appearance or overall caliber between female Black and Platinum members? I’m a five-star Platinum member, and although it’s been years since I registered, I still receive a lot of offers. I also regularly see basically everyone I meet, and even the shortest arrangements last at least two years. So why am I still Platinum after all this time? Is it basically impossible to move up to a higher class?

> I’m a Platinum member with a five-star rating. Even though it’s been years since I registered, I still receive a lot of offers. I wondered if there were really women like that at Universe, so I looked around casually—and was actually surprised to find quite a few. One woman I happened to see had received over 200 offers. I was surprised that you could reach numbers like that if you stayed active for a long time. Of course, I assume it’s probably because she’s Platinum rather than Black. > So why have I remained Platinum this whole time? Your star rating may increase based on your date results, but it doesn’t affect your class. Also, I don’t think they generally change the class of someone who receives offers consistently, since changing it could cause the offers to stop coming. A class is changed if a woman receives a flood of offers right after joining—in which case her class is raised—or if she doesn’t receive any offers after a while—in which case her class is lowered. However, many staff members don’t bother with the latter, so I get the impression that quite a few women simply leave without their class ever being changed. The criteria for each class also vary from staff member to staff member, so it may come down to which staff member handled your initial interview. That said, why do you want to become Black in the first place? If you want to become Black even if it means your offers stop coming, you could contact Maezawa. I could at least ask your 담당 staff member why you haven’t been made Black, or suggest, “Why not try making her Black?” But if you don’t mind not receiving offers, I can’t help feeling there’s a contradiction in wondering about that when you’re registered in the first place. I can understand wanting to leave with the prestige of having been Black before withdrawing, though.

Both of my regulars are in the Platinum class. There are some Gold-class girls mixed in with Platinum, but you don’t find Gold-level girls among the Black class, so on average, I’d say the Black-class women are prettier. Last year, I met and became intimate with a woman who wouldn’t be exaggerating to call the club’s No. 1 beauty at Universe Club. She was Black class. I figured she’d want an allowance of at least ¥150,000, but she asked for exactly ¥200,000, which felt cheap. She has a perfect body even when she takes her clothes off, and she’s fun to talk to. But she won’t go that far for me, and she gives off such a strong professional vibe that I haven’t made her a regular. She’s probably exactly the type Mac avoids most, lol. She said she has about five papas (male supporters). I honestly wonder why someone like her does papa-katsu (compensated dating in Japan). She should be making plenty of money at lounges or cabaret clubs. She’s a feast for the eyes, so I’m thinking of seeing her sometime next month. I contacted her for the first time in about eight months, and she replied instantly.

Once you become Black, you’ll get fewer offers. That’s because only male Black members can send you offers. Platinum seems to offer the best balance between the number of members and how wealthy they are, though. I think Platinum is the best option, since you can also receive offers from male Black members.

I’m Andy, a member. First of all, how do you know she’s Platinum with a five-star rating? I can imagine why, but there really are some troublesome people who violate the rules. If you’re receiving plenty of offers, I don’t think it matters what class you’re in. One of the women I see regularly is a Black member who gets almost no offers. Of course, I haven’t told her she’s Black, but personally, I clearly felt that her class placement was off. I don’t know why you haven’t been promoted to Black, but I hope that if your wish does come true, you won’t end up in tears when your offers suddenly drop. Hope this helps.

With that many papas over a period of more than two years, I imagine most of them are people she only meets occasionally. In that sense, papa-katsu itself has probably become more of a job than a relationship. For the papas, too, the transactional nature may be convenient, so there’s little reason to end things and the arrangements are likely to continue. On the other hand, the men’s satisfaction with the relationship itself would probably be lower, and it seems unlikely that their feedback would always improve the club’s reputation.

I also wondered, if you take that story at face value, does that mean there are literally hundreds of women he sees on a monthly arrangement? But setting that aside, here’s my answer to your question… I don’t make offers myself, but I often look at women from other branches as well. Honestly, there are times when I don’t feel there’s that much difference between Black and Platinum women. Some women look unmistakably Black-class based on appearance alone, though. This is just what I felt when I was set up with Black-class women, but overall, many of them seemed very intelligent. By “intelligent,” I don’t mean academically—I mean they seemed sharp and thoughtful in the way they approached things. There was also a Platinum woman at the branch I’m registered with who received a flood of offers, but in the end, she was never moved up to Black. Ultimately, I imagine it comes down to the discretion of the staff at each branch. But if they promote someone to Black after several years, there’s also a risk that offers could suddenly stop coming in, which might make it difficult to do. What do you think?

There does seem to be a general difference in tendency. If there weren’t, they couldn’t charge twice the usual setting fee. You say you receive a lot of offers and regularly see everyone you’ve met. Does that mean you have hundreds of regular partners? When I hear “a lot of offers,” I imagine more than ten a month. I assume that’s probably the kind of number the staff have in mind as well. Women like this are probably so rare that the staff at the branch where you’re registered could read your question and immediately know who you mean. As for your class, it generally won’t be raised unless the class you were initially assigned was clearly incorrect, or you’ve had a second photo shoot and look dramatically more beautiful or polished than before.

Hello! I’m Kosaka from the staff, and I’d like to answer as well. First of all, how do you know your own membership class…? >_< As for the difference in appearance between BLACK and Platinum members, I’d put it this way: Celebrity-level looks vs. the kind of girl who’s the Madonna of her school class. That said, looks alone aren’t enough to qualify someone for BLACK. Experience and whether her unique appeal resonates with the gentleman are also very important.