/jp/ - Otaku Culture

So I've been looking for this Verbatim stuff and the only mediafire link I found ends up with corrupted files when I extract. Anyone know of a better link or way to download?

The 2nd gen of Nogizaka46 will be featured in next week's Nogidoko.

>>10877527
http://www.hello-online.org/index.php?app=xbt&CODE=details&torrent=23990

So just curious but why do you AKBfags congregate here. Surely there are a ton of AKB communities out there.

>>10877572
For the same reason fans of all other fandoms congregate here: it's full of shit out there.

>>10877511
>Sashihara Rino is going to produce Matsumura Kaori's solo debut.

wat.

>>10877571
Thanks, I searched H!O and couldn't find it.

>>10877572
Well, why are you here?

Akicha's glasses make me want to bully her.

>>10877684
What? No!
Makes me want to hold her hand and protect her.

>>10877684
>>10877701
It makes me want to vote for her.

>>10877717
If you know what I mean...

>>10877717
I hope she gets into senbatsu again this year... ;_;

>>10877774
I can't help but think that Sae and her lost a lot of popularity while they were away. I really hope I'm just being paranoid.

>>10877572
I don't particularly like posting on forums.

>>10877787
After Request Hour Set List Best 100 2013, it's pretty obvious that, if anything, Sae gained popularity.

>>10877787
I don't know how much voting power her indonesian fans have, but she definitely lost some popularity in Japan.

As for Sae... well, I guess we saw it in Request Hour right?

>>10877572
Same reason as to why people talk about anime in /a/, there's plenty of anime communities, but they hate how they are.

Regarding AKB communities, there's a LOT more of "my oshi > your oshi" there than here.

>>10877801
I really like this pic for some reason. She's cuter than usual.

Anyone here whose favorite 48 group is not AKB48? Just curious

>>10877928
NMB is my main

>>10877701
she looks healthy in that picture

>>10877928
My favourite members are from SKE, if that counts...

>>10877928
My oshi is from SKE48.

My favorite babby is turning 15 years old.

>>10877572
it's just convenient for me to be here while waiting for a certain promise to be kept.

>>10877928
I like HKT and Nogizaka way more than all the other groups. I also like SKE more than AKB.

>>10877928
I prefer HKT48 as a group but my oshimen is in AKB48.

>>10877583
Aki-P can't write shit anymore so he is passing the baton to Sasshi. Starting with a project she can screw up to gain experience. If it works, and it will, she won't stop there. Waiting for the day she will co-produce HKT singles.

>>10877928
My oshi is in HKT, I'm starting to lean towards that group.

>>10878075
Poor Kaotan. Can never be a full member and her debut (a consolation prize) is going to be ruined by Sasshi.

>>10878263
>>10878075
>>10877583
Well, to be fair, Sasshi produced Yubi Matsuri, and it wasn't bad at all.

Though I guess producing a festival is different than producing an album... but still.

http://youtu.be/CL1Tux9RgBY

So people have noticed that Sakura has been getting taller. Do you worry about what's going to happen to her in a few years? I don't mean height. I mean when she loses her loli/imouto appeal. It's not like she has a really beautiful face or anything. She kind of looks like Yukirin. I fear she'll end up like Yukirin and become a gravure girl.

>>10878500
See Sato Sumire

>>10877928
I only follow HKT.

>>10877928
I only follow SKE.

>>10878500
>become a gravure girl.
Hasn't she already had a number of gravure photos?

>>10877928
I try to follow all groups except the foreign ones and the rival.

Dammit I miss Takahashi's team A. It was like a congregation of the ones I liked the most, watching the A6 revival just reminded me of that.
You never know what you got until it goes aways I guess.

I must be the lowest of low to be taking this blatant bait.

>>10878860
You went to the revival concert? So jealous right now.

http://www.akb48wrapup.com/2012/06/shuukan-bunshun-ex-boyfriend-confesses-akb48s-sashihara-rino-was-super-sexually-aggressive-full-article/

Sasshi confirmed for new oshimen.

>>10878500
Aoi is a better imouto anyways. Sasshi agrees, don't bother her about it.

>>10877928

AKB > NMB > SKE > Nogizaka > HKT >>>>> JKT > SNH

>>10878950
We discussed this like a million times already.

>>10877928
I don't follow AKB like I use to so HKT would be my favorite group. I tried getting into Nogizaka but I don't really like them.

>>10879016
Its the same guy. He always post the same shit over and over.

>>10877928
I only follow Nogizaka.

>>10877928
I only do AKB. Gonna try NMB soon and maybe SKE.

>>10878950
Is there a reason you posted a link to an article from 2012?

>>10877928
I follow SKE/AKB pretty much equally.
>>10878860
I know what you mean, I used to love team A but I'll admit I've ditched them for K after the shuffle.

>>10877928
SKE da best

>>10877928
Mostly NMB for me

is it bad to actually like the SNH version of hebirote?

SgayE and NogayZaka are my favorite to follow.

NMB, not much since Jo left.

Although I'd probably start to drop SgayE slowly since Kuumin left.

>>10879629

I actually like SNH's versions of both River and Hebirote, so you're not alone.

Can somebody please ask moot in his Q&A to unblock G+ on /jp/?

>>10879854
Go ahead.

>>10879629
Do you speak Mandarin?

>>10879875
No, so I guess it's okay

So I guess Aidol just released their subs for the new documentary. FUCK YEAH!
Just puttin that out there.

>>10879982
I'm pretty excited.
I'm kinda worried about the whole thing of someone deleting some of aidol's files (the details are on their facebook page if you want to have a look). Hopefully it won't slow them down too much, I've really been enjoying the small releases they've been doing lately.

What do you guys think of forums like Stage 48 and Everyday48? I know the H!P threads hate Hello Online's forums with a passion.

>>10880236
Stop talking about those shitholes here. If you're so interested in other forums you should just fuck off.

>>10879982
>>10880075
Can someone downloading it rip the subs please when they're done? That would be nice.

>>10880244

Eh, this is the first time I've mentioned them. I was just curious what /jp/'s AKB fanbase thought.

>>10880264
They have the soft subs on their website, http://www.myaidol.com/releases/documentary-of-akb48-no-flower-without-rain/..
>>10880274
I check stage48's shipping and arrivals thread pretty frequently, as we don't really post merchandise on /jp/.
I'm pretty neutral otherwise, there is a annoying tendency for people to push their oshis much more than they do on /jp/.

>>10880236
I lurk stage48. It's not a terrible place, but some people there are terrible.

>>10880317

Yeah, stage48 could be a lot worse than it is. SNSD fans might be familiar with Soshified and how horrible their forums are.

>>10880321
>Soshified
The only reason why I stopped supporting SNSD.

>>10880285
>They have the soft subs on their website
Oh, I really should read more carefully. I thought that was the link to the video file. Thanks.

>>10880321
Urgh,don't remind me. I'm the same as >>10880327, I'd follow K-pop if I didn't dislike the way their fans interact (plus I hate the comeback system).
I wonder if the AKB model stops people from being too retarded by spreading out everyones favourites so rabid cliques can't form.

>>10880339
It's actually pretty much the same especially for the kami 8 members.

I disliked the fact that they shove some members you do appreciate but they do it not in a fun way, it's annoying and stupid. I like Hyoyeon but not that much that I would replace Tiffany as my favorite. It's stupid.

>>10880321
I personally dislike ssf because of their fans (most of them are stupid as fuck)
Also because they censor everything

>>10880338
No probelm.
>>10880345
I wouldn't be the best judge for the kami 8, I mainly interact with SKE fans who seem to be pretty relaxed (even the Jurina/Rena divide doesn't get too bad).
Hyoyeon was always my favourite, but yeah, some of her fans are pretty frustrating.

>>10880352
Some of the Tomochin fans I've met in real life have been the same as SSF fans. It sucks really, and they kind of bash Rena and Jurina that they won't be kami 7. It really grinds my gears.

>>10880358
In some ways I'm really glad I don't have any friends who are into AKB.
Bashing Jurina and Rena is pretty strange, they're honestly two of the most likeable girls.

>>10880368
Well, I can understand someone bashing Jurina since she was pushed THAT much, but Rena? really?

And I'm a Jurina-oshi.

>>10880374
I am one as well, I can understand disliking Jurina's push, but it's not like it's her fault.
The only reason I can think for bashing Rena is those fans who think that AKB singles should belong to AKB48 members only.
Does anyone even feel that way anymore?

>>10880374
Yeah. Rena is my oshi since she made her name from ground up. Plus the fact that she's lesbian turns me on more as a fan since I'm pretty sure she won't get into a scandal that easily.

And some of the people I've known bash Kuumin and Milky as well. Stop bashing and just enjoy the show people.

>>10880383
>Plus the fact that she's lesbian

Sometimes I wonder if Rena's legit, but then when I get to read the posts she makes sometimes...

>>10879629
It's better than JKT.

>>10880426
Don't know if she's a legit lesbian, but I'm pretty sure she's a lolicon. How she was when she was at Hakata showed it pretty clearly.

>>10880426
I can say Rena is at least bi
She can't be straight

Where does this idea of a visual songbook come from?
Anyway, I like the notion of a photoshoot inspired by old songs. ガラガラヘ〜ビがやってくる sounds catchy, too.

And then there's Sasshi.

>>10880571
I'm sure she's interested in Free Love.

Team A's coupling song for Sayonara Crawl

http://doragonstar777.tumblr.com/post/50337935811/radio-rip

Damn. I was just watching the documentary. I just realized how much of a big deal the election is to the girls.

>>10881282
here's the Soundcloud

https://soundcloud.com/thisispeanuts/btb9lao85s7c

>>10881343
That's why you need to spend all your money to support your oshi.

That is how they emotionally manipulate you to give away your savings.

After Itou Shizuka married a dude I stopped believing in the purest form of love. I bet Saki will end up being one big lie too. Yuru Yuri, most of the HIdamaris. All lies!

http://www.nogizaka46.com/2kisei_profile/

Not sure if someone posted this already, but introduction movies for Ngzk 2nd gen are up.

>>10882239
Ah, I didn't know, thanks. The girls seem nice, don't they?

But I'm still not sure what exactly Nogizaka needs that many members for. They don't have frequent concerts like AKB after all. What are they going to do with all these girls?

>>10882418
They do. I especially liked Miona, Karin and Nanami.

>>10882441
Karin and Sayurin would make a great comedy duo.

I find it amusing that I now recognize the backstage areas of Budokan after all these years.

>>10882756
I see they are learning from their sister groups. They be HGayT now.

anya further establishing her role as my future oshimen

>>10881884
>Yuru Yuri, most of the HIdamaris. All lies!
You just learned anime is a lie?

>>10882911
Lesbian love is the lie. Your SKgeyEs aren't as gay as you think.

>>10882918
>Airin not gay for Rena

>>10882938
Just don't get your hopes up for when they graduate.

>>10883110
You don't know that since it won't go public anyway. You can just live the dream.

>>10881282
I...wow. Was not expecting that, I really like it.
Thank god A's and B coupling songs are great.

>>10881282
Wow, I really like it.
I miss NyanNyan's voice though, the only member I can identify is Takamina.

Hilary is an animated gif master.

>>10884683
I sense a bright future for this kid.

>>10885376
You gave me a small heart attack, you bastard. For a moment there I thought that was really Chiyuu.

>>10885376
Good thing you posted that. I just downloaded it and watched it very carefully.

>>10885405
Don't watch it. She looks way too similar, except for the big boobs and rough skin.

>>10884720
Who is that raping the wall in back?

>>10885454
Bad lighting and bad angle on Tomochin.

>>10885454
>>10885574
I think she looks pretty, but then again I'm biased.
Also, I'm convinced Mariko is sucking the youth out of some girls.

>>10885678
I'm pretty sure is, how she stays looking so good with her schedule is kind of insane. I mean, I've seen most of the top members looking tired but Mariko never seems to slow down.

>>10885758
sure she is*

>>10885441
I think it's Haruka Ishida.

>>10885574
doesn't she actually look really nice there and very often look kind of like how she looks in that picture??

The PV is out.

http://www.hello-online.org/index.php?app=xbt&CODE=details&torrent=58828

>>10885411
>big boobs
I would've downloaded it, but that's a huge turn off.

>>10886156

This is very hypocritical and shit but all I could think of when they're looking at those whales in the beginning is that they must've be saying ''Look at all those whales we're gonna kill! yay!''

Otherwise the PV is pretty cool, but I don't really feel the connection the girls usually have with summer singles, which is something I could really appreciate in Manatsu no Sounds good. I'm pretty darn sure this is hitting the million mark though

>>10886246
Now now, there is nothing wrong with killing whales anon. Don't try to bring that in here.

Won't be able to see it 'til later, but does it ties with the everydaykachuusa->Manatsu storyline or it is just bright balloons ugly bikinis?

>>10886181
The big boobs aren't the biggest problem unlike the actress' skin is just too bad that you'd notice it even with heavy makeup.

>>10885758
http://youtu.be/Qi_34q8UFjo

She gets sleep whenever and wherever she can. ♥

>>10886156
And of course the obvious problem with a large senbatsu is that many girls in that video only show up once.

>>10886421
Sucks, don't it?

>>10886452
next*

so tiny...I swear they put her net to Mariko on purpose.

>>10886439
Fuck I really love Amina and for some reason I have a bad feeling that she won't stay much longer with us. It's a shame that she didn't get much exposure in "unit" songs or something, I only saw her in tsundere and that one song with the flower outfits.

>>10886490
NO NAME also got disbanded due to Kuumin, Hata-chan and Nakayan graduating.

She was crying so hard during Nakayan's graduation performance, too...

Still waiting for that SECOND KILALIVE...

Quick question, I just read up on the details for this years election and I noticed this point
> (3) Former members who were a part of the AKB groups for more than 4 years in the past
What exactly does this mean? Could Acchan have participated? I'm sure glad she didn't, god I hate her.

>>10886835
Yes she technically could've if she wanted to.

>>10886835
Yes, she could've but she has to film those days so she declined. Although, I personally would think it's hilarious if a graduated member got the #1 spot but I wouldn't want Yuko to be sad.

>>10886877
I doubt she would be able to score #1 anymore. Really retarded rule anyway though.

>>10886888
It's not retarded since it gives some of the SDN members some closure.

>>10886924
But will they rank? Would be sad if they didn't...

>>10886931
I'm thinking at least Meetan will rank

>>10886835
>Could Acchan have participated?
Yep.

>>10886877
I don't think Yuko would be that sad if it was Acchan.

It really kills me inside that pic related qualified too, but also declined.

>>10886956
I think Yuko would be sad because she had to shoulder the group since Acchan left. She looks very tired lately as a result. Her being #2 would mean that some fans don't recognize her hard work and that she's not as good as someone who left. She can love Acchan all she wants but that is really bitter.

Except for Tomochin, I don't think the newly graduated members wanted to participate due to it being slightly unfair to the members left (they, of course, are aware of how serious other members take these elections). Plus, they all had their weepy goodbyes so it would be strange if they went back too early. Next year, I'm hoping she and Yuka would participate.

>>10886956
Fuck, why did she decline? Man I'd love for her to just rejoin SKE..

>>10887036
>Next year, I'm hoping she and Yuka would participate.
Acchan has no place in these elections. I'm a bit biased here because I hate her so much - I seriously don't get what people like about this fake piece of shit - but it's also simply unfair to the members who do their best to help the current 48 family to progress further.

Shit, why is no one subbing SKE48 no Sekai Seifuku Joshi? I just want a regular entertaining variety show, magical radio is simply not for me.

Damn, the first two episodes were incredible hilarious. I hope they can keep it on a high level like this, but sadly doubt it. MCs and announcer can't nearly keep up with AKBingo's though

>>10887265
Which show is that? I can't read the moon runes.

>>10887274
SKE48 no Sekai Seifuku Joshi. A few of the videos are on dailymotion, but that guy apparently didn't create a playlist for them. I'm currently looking for a place where they are all gathered together. Dailymotions search sucks balls.

>>10887064
>Acchan has no place in these elections.
Absolutely, and the same goes for SDN and other former members as well. There will no doubt be young girls who won't rank and end up quitting because Meetan or whoever takes their spot.

>>10887285
Yeah, well, fuck this earth. Checked Sub48 forums now, they apparently only released two of them. I need to speed up my japanese learning somehow, I'm probably wasting too much time on kanji anyway. I need a lot more vocabulary to follow all of my precious variety shows

>>10887339
Yea it's pretty upsetting to know that these old hags will likely take the spots of my precious HKT girls.

>>10887339
Excuse you, SDN is coming back for their revenge.

http://www.yinyuetai.com/video/663359

Sayonara Crawl full PV.

>>10887037
what

>>10886156
I loved the Takamina/Sayanee and Mariko/Jurina shots, but does anyone else feel like there was too little dancing? It's not like the dance is great anyway, but it felt a bit weird not to have more dance shots.

>>10888324

I finished watching Sakura kara no Tegami. I don't know what to do with all these emotions.

>>10888441
That dead look in her eyes is so cute.

>>10888460
Did you enjoy it? I never quite finished it, I found it really bland.

>>10888463

Yeah, I liked the first third of it, kinda thought the next third was decent, and the last third was nice.

>>10888460
Been downloading that for weeks and I'm at 69% done. To make matters worse Asiatorrents gave me that leecher warning and no one downloads what I seed. At least I'm 115 bonus points away from using that 10 gb upload bonus so that might make thing easier for me.

I also like Kaeru no Ojou-sama. Yuko is really cute in that one.

>>10888577
I really wish hello online had a points system like Asiatorrents, I can't seem to get my ratio up enough.

>>10888603
Then let me recommend 1830m Tokyo Dome torrent. My seed ratio on it is 2.332. It's the kind that you can seed for ages. Also get the No Flower without Rain documentaries that just came out and Utagassen 2012. Those are always popular like 1830m I mentioned. I went from a ratio of less than .30 to .70 if a few weeks.

Haruppi G+

Haruppi G+.

>>10888655
I hate those swimsuits.

>>10888671
I like them.

>>10888671
I'm with >>10888678.

what do you guys think of Natsu? Every picture i see of her is absolutely gorgeous!

>>10888715
I think that she's pretty but I like the imouto types more.

>>10888715
My favorite HKT.

>>10888715
I think she is kinda cute but not a huge fan of her personality.

>>10888671
I like them in the swimming pool shots, but not really when they're dancing in them.
>>10888646
I've got the films, thanks for the advice.
I own a copy of Tokyo dome, so I don't really want to download it.

>>10888603
I've been sitting on a huge buffer for a while now.

It starts off kind of slow, but you'll find that if you keep seeding your ratio will blow up.

I recommend basically just downloading and seeding whatever the latest Aidol release is. For example, I've got a 10ish ratio on the AKBingo band specials, which is like 20 gb of upload. AKBingo is pretty good to seed, in my opinion. I've also gotten some pretty absurd upload stats (like 17 ratio) on s1 of Geinin for some reason. So that's like 5-7GB of upload each for 12 episodes. I leave it seeding for a very long time though.

>>10888577
For Asiatorrents I abused the fuck out of the freeleech last month, but I only joined this year so I don't really know when the next freeleech is. I've had some amazing success with the Chinese series Shanghai Bund. It takes a 20gb investment, but I've uploaded 60gb of it. Basically, it's the modern remake of an old classic Cantonese drama. I have a Cantonese background so I might be slightly biased, but I find that some classic ones have a decent return. Police Story and the sequel and Infernal Affairs have produced good results for me, and Forbidden City Cop too as well.

>>10889775
Oh and just adding on, I love to seed all the episodes of a particular series. Sometimes when I look at my torrents I notice I'll be seeding every episode of Magical Radio or Bimyo or Geinin, and I notice that it'll be common for someone to download all of them at once. I mentioned my good results with Geinin, but Magical Radio isn't too bad either. Bimyo isn't too popular though.

So to recap, here's the strategy:
>AKBingo & Documentaries & The flavor of the month AKB event that just got released on DVD/BD
>Geinin & Magical Radio

>>10889794
Yeah, I remember reading that AKBingo is by far the most downloaded subtitle file when sub48 was surveying people a while ago. I guess that everyone casually watches AKBingo, but there isn't as much crossover with the sister group shows.
I really should get around to watching Geinin, do you recommend it?

Sounds about right.

http://youtu.be/zffwE_ySuaE

Suddenly, Miku!

>>10890656
More like suddenly neck beard.

Is this the birth of a new epic meme?

>>10890751

no.

>>10890751
Lets call it "塩顔".

What are the chances that Takamina will announce her graduation soon?

>>10891788
Zero to none.

>>10889809
It's kind of hit-or-miss sometimes but I still like it. It depends mostly on how much you "get" Japanese humor.

>>10891799
Now don't jinx it. She just said she thought about graduating on her birthday stage. I don't want any sudden announcements from her during the domes concerts.

>>10891788
When she hits the decade mark.

>>10891788
I'm expecting her to do at least one more solo single before she graduates.
If that does well, then I'd probably start to get a bit worried.

Can Jane Doe be considered a success?

>>10892356
For a soloist, yes.

What do you think about the dyed hair drama?

I made an idol IRC, guys. Anyone who wants to chat wota shit is welcome.

#/wota/ (Rizon)

Some natural-lookin' Mayuyu here.

>>10892462
Bad.

>>10892485
Where did you get that?

>>10892462
Drama?

I think I've found my oshimen. It's too bad she isn't very popular.

>>10892828
She's a great girl. I loved her when I first saw her in AKBingo and it was great to see an episode of her on Shukan.

>>10892828
I feel like she's one of the ones with the brightest future ahead of her. She's got good variety sense and could probably take that far.
She's a good example of the kind of girls who work for their popularity, so it's really gratifying to see the fans she does have.

>>10892881
She dropped like 30 spots though...

So I finally got around to watching No Flower Without Rain and I have to keep pausing because it's kinda painful to watch.

Fuck, I miss Jo...

>>10892929
She had a really nice smile. MIght have ended up my NMB oshi if she'd stayed.

>>10892462
This is bad and whoever made it should feel bad.

>>10888655
Did G+ change their layout again? It sucks. Too damn distracting.

>>10893366
Yea I can't stand it. You can seem to change it on your home page but it just goes back to the lame staggered look when I go to a girl's page. There were a couple times I went to her page and it wasn't even showing her newest post at top.

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>>10893399
hello tommenrryymm

am I seeing it wrong or is the limited versions of sayonara crawl available again on hmv?

>>10892929
I wanted to watch this so bad when it first came out. Now that I have it, I can't seem to get myself to watch it.

>>10893384
That's what you get for hiring cheap Indians.

>>10893558
Are you me?
I've almost been saving it, it feels like once I watch it there won't be another one for ages.

You tried.

>>10893736
Her hobby could be weaving cloth... and the typo was for 'untill'

>>10893764
>loom

>>10893771
>A loom is a device used to weave cloth

Anyone has more Takamina being silly?

Which AKB member is the sluttiest? Please post their JAV's as proof.

>>10893764
>>10893777
You're wrong, she was playing that LucasArts classic game on PC.

>>10894009
I don't have a video, but I'm pretty sure it's Yuki Carwasher..

>>10893799
Hats are always silly.

>>10894052
no hats allowed

>>10894099
HNNNNGGGGGgjijhakhskhkhaskhsk

http://ipv6.2chan.net/54/res/845.htm

>>10877810
>there's a LOT more of "my oshi > your oshi"

people do this? why?

>>10894657
People enjoy arguing over opinions. They think their oshi is the best and if someone tells them otherwise, well, I'm sure you can guess how that makes them feel.

>>10894207
Better when you know it was two dudes.

>>10894878
That actually makes it quite hilarious

>>10894878
I knew it was two dudes without ever seeing those gifs...

>>10894914
Are you a wizard?

>>10894914
Look out guys we got ourselves a badass over here.

>>10892462

Newcomer here
Is there a point where all the girls kind of click in? I'm watching AKBingo but everyone who is introduced quickly falls back into the crowd with everyone else it seems.
It makes me feel bad.

>>10895873
How much have you watched so far?

>>10895873
It's a real shame, mostly only the really popular members get decent screentime on AKBingo.

>>10895902
Around 30 episodes. I know it's just scratching the surface but I figured some things would have kicked in by now.

>>10895909
Seriously? I figured each would get their own time to shine at some point on the show.

>>10895909
Only on the first (hundred) episodes. I'd say not-that-popular members get decent screentime after that (AKBeginner and so on).

>>10895936
Well I think the senbatsu girls should eventually "click in", but eventually they just start throwing random lesser known girls on the show and the popular girls don't appear as much.

>>10895958
The popular girls stop appearing on AKBingo! around the time that AKB hit its popularity peak. They were all busy with other jobs and shit which gave the lesser known members a chance to appear on the show. Like that girl whose father took away her TV until she appeared on the show.

>>10896006
And then they called him from the show and she got her TV back!

>>10896006
Whilst I understand why the popular girls appear less on the show, as a viewer, the show is far less appealing to me when it starts featuring girls like Fresh Lemon a lot.

>>10895873
It depends, the most popular members get a lot of screen time simply due to the number of episodes they appear in from the beginning. By the time they begin to appear less frequently you'll have watched enough to know all of them.

There're also less popular but regular members that appear for long stretches of time and get some decent exposure.
The majority just sit in the stands and might get a line every couple of months though, unfortunately.

>>10896006
What ep was that?

http://www.tokyohive.com/2013/05/itano-tomomi-to-hold-dance-trial-for-her-upcoming-solo-single/

Any /jp/ers going to do this?

>>10896030
Its one of the earlier episodes back when the old guy was still with them.

>>10896447
Takada Junji? I remember it being a team 4 girl not one of the first few gens.

>>10896415
That is awesome. Tomochin has got to be the best dancer in AKB.

http://youtu.be/Kq_55o0HCoE

She looks pretty here.

http://youtu.be/uulaVJFeI74

Meetan's new album comes out June 5.

>>10896531
Not sure who it is then.

>>10896531
I thought it was Kobayashi Kana? In the earlier eps, maybe before AKBINGO!

>>10897408
Yep, t'was her.

Rena has been looking especially good lately.
I wonder if looking great in Sayonara Crawl will help her much in the election.

>>10898436
I think her delicious tears in her appeal video helped her more.

>>10898436
lol she looks like an alien

>asain women
>not even 1nce

>>10899342

you don't want to know what she would probably think of your face.

>>10899379
holy fuck sick burn

M-Mu-Murashige?!

>>10899715
She has always looked good in more feminine clothing.

>>10898436
Yeah I know what you mean. I don't know what kind of food they are feeding to the SKE girls recently but they are prettier I think. Look at Kitarie she was there for a couple of months and damn.

>>10900073
Lesbian sex.

>>10899715
Pretty crazy. She's beautiful alright.

>>10900277
Rena does that to everyone, just like Jurina once did. Now Jurina's conquering AKB beds.

Has anyone ever seen Mariko-sama no Orikosama? Apparently it's an educational show.

Will she teach you how to love?

>>10900989
Nope but I would love to.

>>10899715
She looks much better when you can't see her face

>>10899715
I really love the fashion book, some of the members look really great in more serious shots.
I wish Shimada would go back to having longer hair.

>>10901216
This, short hair usually only works if you have a longer face
Mariko is exception

For the Kuumin oshis.

>>10901216
Me too. I like girl Shimada more than boy Shimada.

>>10901281
She's been looking a bit more feminine lately, I wonder if being in K means that she can change her image a bit.
>>10901125
She does have a good profile, but her face is pretty cute.

>>10901256
I think Ranran looks better with shorter hair.

>>10901281
I forgot the picture.

>>10901299
I hope she doesn't revert back to her old image.

>>10901448
I don't think she will, it's not like it got her anywhere popularity-wise.
Team Four disbanding was probably good for her in a weird way, I think she felt like she had to act a certain way in order to lead the team with Oba having her problems.

>>10901464
That makes sense.

Did you guys order your CD's already?

>>10901630
I have to vote for Shimada.

>>10901630
I've ordered my limited A, thinking about ordering a set of regular editions from HMV soon.
The only thing really stopping me is that I want to purchase the budokan special box when it comes out, which will be expensive and I don't have an unlimited budget.
Whenever I check out stage48, it seems like alot of fans spend hundreds of dollars on AKB stuff. How much does /jp/ spent on AKB?
I feel like people posting here would generally spend less, but I have no idea why I assume that.

>>10901630
I preordered some as soon as you could but I guess they just turned them into regular editions, so I won't be getting any of the special ones.

>>10901918
I ordered the limited edition ones and since I'm buying a few votes from the vote seller, I'll just get the theater edition from him.

>>10901980
Damn, Sasshi must be rich or something.

>>10902278

Hoshino's Kibou bonus video was nothing like the preview video would led you to believe. It was quite enjoyable actually, that cute song out of nowhere, though it pales in comparison to Marika's.

Thoughts on the new MV for sayocrawl?
Team A was stunning and B's was quite funny and sexy. Team K, more like Yuko/Tomochin/Jurina and their back up dancers.

>>10903327
i haven't even seen it yet.
I blame jpopsuki.tv

>>10903359

search for this

AKB48 - Sayonara Crawl [1080 h264 M-ON! HD]

I'm halfway through all existing Nogizakatte Doko episodes and I still can't tell Shiraishi Mai and Matsumura Sayuri apart. I used to have this problem with Matsui Rena and Kashiwagi Yuki for somer reason. I've always been bad with faces.

>>10904115
>Shiraishi Mai

She's the prettier one and has a mole on her lip.

>>10904115
Watch these two videos. You'll easily be able to tell them apart afterward.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZNg3900MNg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RgrpxtgUJs

>>10904115
I had that problem with Yuko and Acchan. What the hell was wrong with me...

>>10904436
I can understand Yuko and Takamina but Yuko and Acchan is a bit...

>>10904186
whats the name of the song thats played at the beginning in the second song?

I was just watching some old AKBingo episodes and I want them to do the Ikemen School.

Whats your favorite AKBingo segment?

Mechaike just aired an episode of cut footage from the test special, watch it if you want to hear what sex with Takamina would sound like in engrish.

>>10904671
Any Muchaburi Dodgeball.

>>10904671
Probably shoujiki shougi.
The Ikemen School episodes are strangely enough the only episodes I've ever skipped. I got around halfway through the first episode and couldn't stand it anymore.

>>10904692
Same especially the episodes where the girls go outside and Kasai Sound Guy shenanigans. Tomochin looks incredible throwing the ball too.

>>10904671
Shoujiki Shougi and Muchaburi Dodgeball. And AKVegas was fun.

>>10904666
I laughed so hard at that part

>>10904692
Everytime Nyan Nyan gets hit I always go "HNNNNNG" from her cuteness.

>>10904765
The ikemen episodes were a whole lot better than the "Real Talk with AKB" ones. Although I did enjoy Tomochin laying the smack down on that one chubby girl.

>>10904765
I forgot to reply to you. I thought its really funny. Mariko-sama's answers are incredible and Tomochin's reactions to the members answers were cute too despite being only there for the last part. Also, Aamin had a lot of screen time.

>>10904820
I think those were good. It showed sides of the idols I wouldn't get to notice since I can only understand subbed shows. I'm also really happy to see anything with my oshi in it. I was a bit sad when Tomochin said the other members were more like rivals then friends, or at the very least that's what her agency told her.

>>10904831
Well I did only watch half of the first episode, so skipping them all due to that was probably too hasty. I just disliked the format, where the girls just gave random, mostly nonsensical answers to the questions and kept trying to one-up each other. Might be worth checking out again though.

>>10904820
Yeah those episodes were a bit lacking, but some interesting things came up. I felt bad for the girls who named another present member as their best friend and didn't get their name said in return though.

>>10901942
Where can i find the vote seller? I want vote tickets, but I can't afford the single at the moment.

>>10904666
It all comes together in the end.

>>10905471
Forgot pic

Paruru has been sending some cryptic messages on her Mobame as of late.

>>10896540
Fuck, even the amateurs in "So you think you can dance" tv show dance better then her.

>>10905566
Like what? Sorry I don't have that app.

>>10905666
Those amateurs are generally on or above the level of the pros after the first round or two just FYI

5/18大阪「スキ！スキ！スキップ！」握手会　

指原莉乃握手会レポ

自　「どうも」
指原「どうも」（また無表情）
自　「またこういう風にたまに来ていいかな？」
指原「もう来ないで、他の人に行ってる人はいらない。票にならない人はいらない。」
自　「マジで？真剣に言ってる？」
指原「うん。だってそうでしょ？私の握手に来れない人もいるんだから、他の人のところに行ってる人は来なくていい。」
自　「そっかあ(^^;;。」
指原「うん、もう来ないで。」
自　「じゃあね(^^;;」

Sasshi is so funny.

Which of the Sayonara Crawl MV's is your favorite?
I'm liking Team A's. Mayu looks stunning.

>>10906757
Out of all the B-sides, BKA48 by far. I didn't expect to love it as much as I did. but it was seriously great.
Team song wise, probably B. I could actually see all the members unlike A or K's.

>>10907002
That video is kawaei as fuck.

>>10906122
Clearly some idols have better trigger discipline than others.

>>10905566
Tell her to go back on G+. I miss her. ;______;

>>10904666
Oh god I'm dying. I had to replay that scene since I was laughing so hard halfway through I couldn't see or hear what was going on.

http://youtu.be/B958lcX1Bik

(♥_♥)

>>10904808
too BIG for me.

So how do I get into new gens girls? I have only loved old members but they are dropping like flies so I need a backup oshi.

Most girls from team 4 look boring and plain to me, at this rate I probably won't be able to recognize anyone in the group in the future because I'm not even bothering to learn the names of the new kids

Help me /jaypee/

>>10907902
I'm not sure what to tell you, if you dislike most of the old team 4 girls it must mean you at least like some of them. Why not just pick out of them?
I find the new gens actually have plently on interesting girls when you think about it: Kawaei Rina, Mariyagi, Shimada, Muto Tomu, Fresh Lemon, Iwata Karen all come to mind.
Then again, I'm one of those people who find something interesting in almost every single member.

>>10907960
>Muto Tomu

Aww yeah

>>10907902
I think the most popular new member is Hilary. She speaks English so from now on she's you're new Oshi.

>>10908441
Bar none.

>>10907960
The best thing about Karen is that she's learning much from the masters of the game, and it ain't just her being Nagisa or that she simply admires Takamina or Okaro.

>>10908441
I've heard she'll talk to you in English at handshakes events, so it would be really cool having an oshi non-Japanese speakers could talk to.
>>10908701
Kawaei is like that too, she's really improved.
I think that's the only legitimate reason to dislike Paruru- she's getting better at variety but I really can't see any growth in her performance skills.

>>10908270
That girl always remids me of KojiHaru lookswise, specially when she smiles. I don't even know why.

>>10907902
I used to have the same problem (Still have it but I'm getting better). Kawaei Rina, Oshima Ryoka, Karen (that team A bias) have caught my attention. You could always go with old members that aren't that old. Like Amin, mocchi or Yui.

I don't really like Team 4 but they look really cute and young while preforming Hashire Penguin.

>>10907902
Try watching the Stages, there's plenty of MCing for all the girls. Also, AKBingo feature the new girls (but I find them not as entertaining as the gens 1 to 7).

Try getting into SKE/NMB/HKT as well.

>>10908800
>Yui
Yui is 9th gen, same as Shimada or Paruru for example.

The funny thing is she's so skillful and fits in so well that everyone always thinks she's an older gen.

Nogidoko already ended 1 hour ago. Can't wait for the 2ki episode to be uploaded.

>>10904666
That was great. Stupid ass Miichan had to take away Mayuyu's Flying Get screen time in the original special.

>>10908270
did she lose her mole? :(

>>10908788
she reminds me more of mariko

>>10907902
http://youtu.be/wUCwdJkULrY

Find out whose Sexy Voice you like the most

http://youtu.be/N9N47asYBX8

Center Baka is going to have her own single it seems.

Do you guys know why they replaced Ikoma as center? She's the only Nogizaka member I know beside the new center, Shiraishi.

>>10910210
She's not as popular as Mai. That's all there is too it.

>>10910218
Ahhh. That's too bad, I really like Ikoma.
Do you think it'd be possible for her to get center again?

>>10910240
Kinda doubtful...

>>10910205
BKA48 is on Sayonara Crawl Type B

>>10910444
Oops, I didn't see it yet Sayonara Crawl yet. Thanks.

What are your predictions for senbatsu this year?

>>10910240
Unless she got more popular.

I kinda like that Sayuringo is also getting in front now. She's one of the most energetic performers on the group, albeit the singing (which is totally cool on different songs).

>>10910652
Thread is on its last legs. I'll give my predictions on the new one.

>>10910210
>>10910218
Some say that Ikoma doesn't have this talented, beautiful girl image that Nogizaka is going for, while Shiraishi fits the bill perfectly. Ikoma may have been a good choice as center in the beginning to accentuate the struggle of taking on AKB(crybaby or not, you can't deny she has an air of honesty that struck a chord with a lot of people), but now the group has established it's own image, an image that Shiraishi as center would fit more than Ikoma.

I still prefer Ikoma though.

Hi, I'm still a bit new to AKB. I don't know what Japanese fans think, but why is Paruru disliked so much by international fans? Btw, Paruru isn't my favorite member.

>>10910865
I don't hate her but she seems boring during performances. She doesn't put enthusiasm in her 'singing'. It ruins the illusion.

>>10910865
People don't like it when untalented idols are being pushed over their oshi.

>>10910865
They hate Paruru because they think that even though she's talentless (which I disagree upon) is being pushed by the management.

We're almost below sea level.

>>10910865
Management is being too aggressive in marketing her. It seems quite forced at times.

>>10910865
Management is being too aggressive in marketing her. It seems really forced at times.

She's cute, but I think there are other members more worthy of a management push.

>>10910865
Management is being too aggressive in marketing her. It seems really forced at times.

I think she's cute, but I think there are other members more worthy of a management push.