/jp/ - Otaku Culture

>Yuuko's new drama "Ando Lloyd ~A.I. knows LOVE?~" started yesterday.
Asia Torrents doesn't seem to have Acchan's new drama. I hope I can find this one there.
>Yukirin's single is out on the 16th.
I want it now!!
>Takamina has a new single coming out this fall. It will include the song from Smurfs 2.
YES!
>The 33rd single "ハート・エレキ" (Heart Electric) is going to be out on the 30th.
Get here sooner!
>Yukirin's 3rd solo concert for 11/7 at Yokohama Arena
Ready to be sasechau zo♪'d.

>>11524446
Of course.

>>11524459
You can find Acchan's new drama on d-addicts.

>>11524498
You forgot the (笑)

I don't know what's happening.

I thought Kuumin was going to travel around the world. She's just a working stiff now.

I guess she just quit to get a boyfriend.

>>11524566
Citation needed.

>>11524566
>Mayuyu worked with some of her favorite seiyuu.

>>11524595
Who the hell are these?

>>11524582
Apparently, at the RH, they showed a few clips of the graduated members and how they were doing. Kuumin was one of them.

Who is AKB general's favorite DORAFUTO?

Mine is gif related.

>>11524660
Jurina Jr. and http://youtu.be/Q2eLYli6vUs for being sporty.

>Jo-chan is back as KKS
YOU'RE SHITTING ME
This is literally the best news I have heard all week

Eriko for NMB center now

>>11524679
>>11524595
Who are they and what exactly are they doing?

Paruru's cuteness and dimples are starting to infiltrate my heart. Is she destined to be the leader? I think so if she can get over her shyness.

Why is some crossie posting random gifs? Are those two even in the 48 group?

>>11525096
Just get them deleted. I don't think a KKS will have a camera dedicated to them.

>>11525049
Nope. The leader of the 48 group after Takamina's departure will either be Yuihan or Sayanee. No one's coming close.

As for 48 group ace, everyone knows Mayuyu's not going to be it, because she's missing something that'd make her become the ace (much like how Paruru's missing a very important piece to become an ace too). With Yuko graduating probably in the next 2 or so years, the one who'll stand on top will probably be either Jurina or Sasshi. Yukirin will still probably stay in 3rd or 4th because she's too distanced from her fans in regard to how her heart works (quite a few people have already started losing interest in her because she does things from a business perspective, instead of actually honestly doing and saying things).

If Mayuyu and/or Paruru find their missing pieces, they'll probably shoot straight to the top, but I don't see that happening to either of them for a while.

Milky on the other hand probably will never be #1 unless Sayanee graduates.

>>11525110
>Sayanee
wait why?

Do you guys know about Keicchi?

>>11525114

Is Sayaka the sexiest AKB ever?

>>11525117
Milky doesn't have enough female fans.

Sayanee has a high percentage of female fans who are very loyal, she has a lot of skills required to be at the top (singing, dancing, playing instruments, MCing, making gags that people will actually laugh at, improvising, leadership skills), has the body, has the brains, has the mystique and is trusted by quite a lot of people. Milky may have a higher rank in looks, the idol aura and the personality, but she's severely outgunned.

People have been saying that Sayanee's basically what you get if you combine Takamina and Acchan.

Milky will probably overtake Mayuyu, Yukirin and Rena as the years go by, but she likely won't beat Sayanee. She can stand toe-to-toe against Jurina if you give her time though.

Kaotan for SKE center.

Haruppi is coming. No one will ever defeat cuteness of this level.

>>11525114
>>11525124
How could I not know those breasts? Among NMB's breast rankings, she comes third, with Sayanee being second and Yuppi being first. According to Milky though, Uuka's got some bombs hidden, and if you give her time to grow, they'll probably rival Keicchi's or Sayanee's.

>>11525168
She's the only girl that constantly makes me HNNGGGGH when watching her. Her speaking habits, goof-ups and silliness are pretty lethal.

She was the ace when HKT first started out, and they should have kept her as such even with the arrival of Meru and Mio.

>>11525168
I love her lisp. She says she doesn't mind when people tease her about it but she obviously has a complex about it.

>>11525168
I wish they'd give Haruppi centre on the next CD.

I wouldn't be surprised if Jo joined the new KKS unit. Hopefully she works her way back into the top five again.

>>11525126
Sayaka Akimoto? Yes.

>>11525228
You mean there are other Sayakas in AKB?

It's not even Halloween yet but it doesn't seem to matter

new post started
first 14 posts are all hkt related
why not just join H!P

do you guys ever talk about any girls who isnt underage?

why hasnt anyone said anything about akimotos photobook yet

where is itano and kuramochis photobooks?

>>11525157
I doubt Milky will overtake Yukirin or Rena before they graduate, Rena's pretty ready to leave in the next few years. Yukirin has some pretty unique qualities over Milky too.
The only thing Sayanee really lacks is the ability to stand out in AKB shows, I'm not sure how the general public will come to see her as center when she doesn't push herself in AKB senbatsu stuff.

Jurina finally made it to AKB elite.
All sister groups are irrelevant now, unwatchable shows.

>>11525296
>Did you ask about me anon?

>>11525296
Kuramochis isnt for a few weeks.

AKIMOTO PHOTOBOOK?

Oh fuck. I cannot wait.

i did ask about kuramochis book, i havnt seen it anywhere yet

also, akimoto said shes having her first photobook not sure of date but she announced it either way im stoked for it

>>11525301
Yeah I haven't seen as much enthusiasm from Rena as of late, but if she's just staying for team spirit and her love for lolis, then the latter will still make it so she stays longer.

In Yukirin's case, she's really high up there, but she's been alienating what's left of her female fans for a while now. The people of Kagoshima will still pool in tons of votes for her because she's their premiere idol, but how long is that really going to last? She's great at MCing, but that's a skill that can be obtained. Both of them are handshake goddesses, both of them are immensely popular with male fans, both of them have the power to influence higher-ups to give them advantages, they both have great looks and bodies, and they both have strong personalities. Milky though, is building her female fanbase (I've seen a few of her crazy fangirls), and has a much more interesting personality when she's relaxed, and seems much more driven to reach the top than Yukirin, who admittedly gave up.

Kitarie is so underrated.

>>11525301
Sayanee is working on it. Her whole senbatsu speech was a declaration of that intention. Sadly it's hard to get attention in media when you're on the lower half of senbatsu, as they're only settled at the back and are given far less chances to talk. And even if they are given the chance to talk, there's a higher chance of their talks being cut in editing.

We'll have to wait until she reaches top 8, which is likely next year due to Kojiharu, Takamina and Sae most likely ranking lower (especially Sae). She can take down Paruru and Yui if she gets more support from fans in other prefectures, and will have a good shot against Kojiharu. When Sayanee (and Milky) reach top 8, they'll be given a whole heap more opportunities within the AKB group.

>>11525345
Blame it on Akimoto for sending her to that retarded show "Terrace House" and revoking her concurrency with SKE. If both these events hadn't happened, she'd still likely be in senbatsu right now.

How do you pick a favorite girl?

I've been following AKB stuff for a while and I just can't pick the one girl that stands out when there is so many of them. For a while I'd like one girl the best but then I'd realize that there's some other better girl, and then after her someone even better, so how exactly do you get an oshi? It seems impossible for me.

>>11525332
When I said that, I was actually thinking of her solo career. I agree with her handshakes (I've heard Yukirin's not as good when she's tired) and female fans, although Yukirin certainly does have some.
I was really impressed with her second solo live, it's probably my favourite AKB concert overall after the 1st Tokyo Dome. She has another one coming up, and I think if this single does decently it's not crazy to think they might happen semi-regularly. I don't think Milky is really ready (if ever) for that sort of thing.
>>11525347
I'll be seriously annoyed if Sae participates after that whole focusing on SNH speech she made.
>>11525351
You don't have to anon, there's no reason why you can't like them all. It will happen naturally eventually if it's meant to.

Typically you will like alot of girls but one girl you like just 1% better than the others, thats how you pick.

>>11525345
She needs less work, she's been in the hospital already for overworking in both AKB and SKE.

>>11525351
For me it was like this:

I noticed her quickly when I saw her the first time, but didn't care much about her. Once she got her own special little corner in an AKB single, I started getting interested in her, especially with the way her voice sounded and her dialect. As time passed by, I kept coming back and watching stuff with her or listening to her on radio shows. By the time I realized it, I had already been buying magazines and official photos with her on it, and bought her photobook, and started commenting on her blog and following her on Google+.

It's gradual and you won't notice it at first, but give it time and you'll find out. One big hint is if you keep coming back to her as time passes by.

>>11525363
based parurubro

>>11525351
It'll eventually just happen on its own if it's going to. Like >>11525363 said you'll gradually notice start following them more, looking out for them specifically in shows, performances, buying pictures, etc.

Not everybody has only one specific girl they favour above everyone else though.

Only one girl you should follow and it is whoever the newest leader is

Jurina Matsui

>>11525358
Milky's already talked about seriously taking some vocal training (she had a few sessions in her free time, and she said that the sound guys already could hear her improvement as she sang her parts for Bokura no Eureka), and is actually a very versatile dancer (she's learned Jazz, locking and other styles in her early years), and is actually a very good MC when she isn't nervous on-stage. She's already top idol material, so I see her getting a single once she polishes up her singing much like Mayuyu did. Of course Sayanee will likely come first.

Regarding Sae, yeah it would piss me off too if she got in senbatsu again next year, but she has a lot of stubborn fans (I guess it's a birds of a feather type of thing, as Sae herself is pretty stubborn).

>>11525350
>revoking her concurrency with SKE

Not going to look back at the matome blogs to see what people though about her concurrency at the time, but it's still funny that SKE fans acted so sentimental about her departure when it took them so long to even accept her as a new member of their group.

why is Kitaharie even in AKB and not JKT? makes more sense than having Aki Takajo
she did not have to be punished like that.

>>11525381
Sae drives me slightly crazy, I only ever liked her friendship with Sayaka and now she's gone I'll admit I've started to hate her slightly.
I do think Milky is top idol material, it's just that I don't think she's stronger than Yukirin. But if Yukirin is around long enough, I can see people feeling the same way as you do.
I feel like alot of things next year depend on whether Yuko is going to graduate, if she does and those 136K votes are redistributed, the election could be really interesting.

How can you hate Sae? Miyazawa is representing over in China hard! Her comedy is gold and she is cute as a button!

Someone from the top tier HAD to go to china, who would you have prefered?

>>11525386
Aki Takajo is a goddess.

>>11525382
The SKE fans have a very "us vs them" mentality, as you will notice when you see how SKE fans in Japan act (which was detailed in the SKE-concurrency arc of AKB49). Kitarie wasn't really hated or anything when she first got sent to Sakae, but SKE fans really didn't like the thought of someone from AKB being sent to SKE (the hypocrites won't comment about Jurina being in AKB since the start of her career). The antis started showing up when she agreed to do Terrace House at the request of Akimoto. She's just a really unfortunate girl.

The SKE fans eventually accepted Kitarie after a long time, but by then Akimoto had already seen enough. Kitarie is one of Akimoto's most trusted girls, so I can understand why he did what he did, but the whole Terrace House thing was a bad idea, especially after Kasai did retarded things on the TV reality show she was assigned to.

Aki Takajo's idol/yankee comedy skit is one of the best skits you will ever see how can anyone hate that soft voice. She got shafted having a minor role in Majisuka Gauken being teammates with Rino she could have had a much bigger role than that

>>11525296
Itano's here, not a big fan of her but I have to say this is her best pb to date.

http://www.hello-online.org/index.php?app=xbt&CODE=details&torrent=64446

>>11525403
What do you think of the theory that went around that said that Kitarie was simply pulled out because of team A needing Yui to be captain? Or that Yui wanted to leave NMB due to her insane schedule?

Are you guys excited about Sayaka's new movie?

>>11525403
>Kasai did retarded things on the TV reality show she was assigned to.
Do tell, or better yet, name of show and if it can be found online?

>>11525391
Yeah, I never really liked her after picking up on her obnoxious-sounding talks when she's either irritated or not interested. The episode of her in Hakata Hyakkaten is proof enough. She basically sounded uninterested and irritated on many of her appearances in Japanese media during this year, so I have no qualms with her going to China and actually encourage her to stay there.

>>11525399
She can stay in China. Maybe she'll show a better side of herself there.

>show a better side of herself there.
she is a nice good person not sure how much better you are expecting

>>11525428
sorry not into manfaced old and busted whores :/

>>11525436
Who?

>>11525429
It was a reality show where she needs to live for a month with only 10,000 yen. She left the show only after a few days and never contacted the show's management. After that, she got compared to Sayumi, who previously succeeded on it, and it went downhill from there. Photobook mishap, Scandal with the AKS chairman or some shit and failure as a soloist.

>>11525425
I don't agree with that theory. Yui had trouble with her extreme schedules, but she still managed to keep up with it fine. She even promised to bring Sayanee and the rest of NMB to Kouhaku, and even tried to take on half of the burdens Sayanee had as the leader of NMB. The staff were worried about her health, but the staff and Akimoto failed to notice that Yui was actually rapidly improving and becoming much more efficient with her time-management, and that she seriously loved being in NMB.

Perhaps maybe this WAS the reason they dissolved the concurrencies: Yui was getting far too attached to NMB even though she's a prime candidate for captaincy in AKB. Shinoda after all had her eyes on Yui since the start and likely accepted being captain even though she didn't like it just to give Yui time.

Kitahara and Ishida were just collateral damage maybe, but Ishida basically couldn't keep up with the concurrency and Kitahara was being hated on by the whole SKE fanbase.

>>11525474
>Kitahara was being hated on by the whole SKE fanbase
I don't get this at all. I don't see any reason to hate Kitarie. It pisses me off when fans blame the members over the management's decision.

Kitahara will never be Kuramochi

>>11525429
Ougen Densetsu
Not sure if it's available online

>>11525461
Kasai never attempted to go soloist, not that she ever expressed any desire to be one anyway. Masaka was just her (supposed) graduation single but things protracted for so long that it became the first of her two solo singles.
And I'm still hoping for a watered down version of her photobook to come out eventually because she looked nice.

I always wondered if you people just randomly came here a long time ago (or recently) because I'm curious to know do any of you actually play VNs, 2hu and watch anime? Or idols is all you're interested in?

>>11525485
It's just SKE fans being too territorial. They didn't like the thought of having to rely on AKB and told them to piss off. SKE fans and SKE themselves have always been trying to beat AKB in anything and everything, so when Kitahara got sent there (note, she's still an Aichi prefecture girl, so she technically belonged to them anyway) she got eaten up alive.

>>11525438
> :/

Kill yourself faggot

>>11525502
We do all of that and more (following this season's anime right now, have played untranslated VNs, etc.) We just like to speak about different topics relating to Japanese culture in general on threads dedicated to them. This brings about order instead of people hijacking other people's threads to post about what they want to talk about and it ending up in shitstorms.

>>11525502
I watch anime and read VNs, never liked Touhou, I guess I'm just not autistic enough for it.

kill la kill bros ww@

>>11524595
>>11524679
>>11524770
who are these two?

>>11525296
It's much more fun to watch idols grow, instead of watching grandma idols at the end of their idol career.

>>11525502
Just anime but this is the AKB thread. I never participate in any other /jp/ thread or lurk at all. I just search for my AKB and that's all I need.
Watching 33 of this season's shows and three long running ones, Kingdom, Space Bros, and Toriko. That's a total of 36!

>>11525524
>Watching 33 of this season's shows
based stereotypical manchild neet

>>11525351
For me it was just the girl I fell in love with, so there was no picking involved~
You don't have to have an oshi though. You can be a DD, which is someone that likes lots of girls, or you can have like, 5 different oshimen or something.
>>11525502
I used to be into VNs and anime, but lost interest after I got into idols, they are just so much better. Never was interested in Touhou.

>>11525507
I suppose it's the downside of having super organised wotas, they're great at power voting and various things but end up with too much of a pack mentality.
Which is stupid, because Kitarie is amazing.
>>11525524
I'm the same as him, only I watch about 3 shows a season.

So how do I get into AKB? Just download a random release and watch a few music videos or something?

I figured I might as well see what this is about after seeing these threads non-stop for a good bit now.

>>11525560
AKBingo should do it. 0048 too. Does the faq answer this question? I never really took the time to read it.

>>11525560
Try watching something like AKBINGO, that's how I got into it.

>>11525502
Animes, mangas, a few VNs and I play 2hu as well. I love that feeling of helplessness whenever I can't clear a stage without cc.

>>11525568
Yes, it does in a basic kind of way.
Please check it out if you have time, there's still room to improve it.

>>11525568
I read it but it doesn't really say anything about music videos or albums, I guess that's not the focus of AKB?

>>11525545
is this the same sakura from the formspring circlejerk and sudo's best friend?

>>11525534
Dayum, she got fat.

>>11524383
Translated because Milky is an angel:

Watanabe Miyuki
Shared publicly - 12:20 PM

Helloo(｀ω´ )o♡

I slept hard lol＼(^o^)／笑

So many things happened yesterday.(　ﾟдﾟ)...
First off, about Jo-chan's return.

In my opinion, she probably thought that she doesn't want to regret anything this time around. This made me think that I should properly support her.

At that time, it looked like Jo was struggling and it looked painful for her.

But to graduate and then return once again, I feel that it takes a lot of determination to do that.

There's also the fans that have been waiting for Jo to come back. I too will watch over her and do my best to support her, so I ask of you all to try to support her as well.

This is just my own personal feelings regarding the matter. Other members having mixed feelings on the matter is natural.
I can understand why they'd feel that way, and I'm sure and trust that the staff also understands those feelings.

>>11525579
Thanks for mentioning that, I'll put in a note about it.
AKB48 release singles on a regular schedule each year, and most music videos can be found on AKB's official youtube channel (with english subtitles). Sister groups also release singles, for a complete list for each group check out wiki48.
Is there anything else to add to that?

>>11525579
The faqs needs more improvement. If you want to check out PVs try Jpopsuki.tv if you don't want to download them.

>>11525597
The NMB, SKE, HKT and AKB official channels actually post the full PVs of singles, making videos and such after they've been released. Plus the videos are in pretty high quality. Good for people who can't be arsed.

Also, >>11525560
Best thing is to watch Shukan AKB, AKBINGO, Nemousu TV, and Ariyoshi AKB Kyowakoku to learn more about the girls and have a laugh while you're at it. Their music is played during those shows, so when you hear something you like, you'll be able to find out what it is real quick. The rest will come later.

>>11525612
Jpopsuki has PVs of the coupling songs.

>>11525399
The senbatsu was for an AKB single. If she didn't want to be a part of AKB (remember she was in a concurrent position at the time) then she should've just withdrawn beforehand / or not sign up in the first place and not waste everyone's time and money. Unlike other years, this year was optional.

>>11525612
How easy are the shows to understand? I'm studying Japanese and want something to practice listening on.

y so slutty?

>>11525666
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1PQLySZF_E

>>11525671
She's always been that way. Haven't you seen her pre-AKB pictures?

>>11525672
Shimada. Now there's one person who was hardworking needed the votes.

>>11525666
They're pretty easy to understand. There's gestures and slapstick comedy, and often visual cues and audience reactions to help even if you don't understand fully what's happening.

They speak clearly and with standard Japanese, so it shouldn't be difficult for someone around college Japanese year 2 level. It's actually anime that takes a year 3-4 student level to understand, especially with the way they go about adding fancy terms and such.

Of course, studying on your own means that these won't apply to you.

more Kitarie in these threads the better. keep it up bros

Daaaamn girl, how the hell did you turn into this?

Seriously though, she literally looked like a monkey when she first started, but now she's fucking hot. Plus, she's known to be a pervert off-stage too. And she just turned 16.

Now I understand why Annin's so crazy for her.

>>11525704
I guess you didn't know. NMB is now YGA.

>>11525704
And yet she still looks so cute and innocent.

>>11525717
YGA?

I know about AGO48 (Sayanee, Fuuchan, Ayabaa, Renapyon), but I never heard about that.

>>11525704
is she a virgin?

>>11525718
Another shot.

>>11525724
She started out in NMB at 12 years old, so the answer is yes. She only started looking like this around 2012.

>>11525723
Yoshimoto Gravure Agency. An idol group from Yoshimoto (NMB's agency).

>>11525733
It's only really Sayanee and Milky who get sent out to do a lot of gravure most of time though. Akari and Keicchi only just started getting attention too. I guess it's just Yoshimoto being retards as usual. There's a clear difference between gravure idols and real idols. If they can't figure out the difference between the two, then NMB will never rival or surpass AKB in the future.

But anyways, the rest of the 48 group really do envy NMB's sexy image. Yuko herself admitted it too apparently.

>>11525746
I guess its to give the group different characters and image as well. Like how HKT is a paradise for me.

Its Mirurun's birthday today.

>>11525746
If Yoshimoto are usually retards, I hate to think of the proper term for SKE's management.

>>11525674
Wrong, there was a time she was cute.

>>11525755
They do have different images.
SKE has the athletic and intense dance image, which has stuck to them since their beginning.
HKT has the little sister image, which fits well except when you look at Sasshi, Chori and Tani.
AKB has the perfect idol and otaku-friendly image.

Still, with NMB being Yoshimoto's first foray into the pure idol scene, they've been messing up a lot and have made a lot of stupid decisions. Not only that, they obviously care more about their comedians, always plugging them onto NMB shows even when the focus of these shows should be the NMB girls themselves. They don't give them enough chances compared to AKS, and AKS is a fairly new company that started with AKB, but do a lot of things for their idols so that they can have careers and opportunities at every turn (as long as the idol herself works hard for it).

>>11525758
The proper term for them would be "faggots".

>>11525502
I only watch anime and read manga, only played FSN/Clannad/seacat, played 2hu a bit but I'm really not interested. Never thought /akb/ existed though until around 30 or so.

Do you think everyone in HKT hates Murashige for real? I bet they talk mad shit about her behind her back.

>>11525909
Haruppi is probably pissed off at Meru.

>>11525898
Not really, I don't think she's that full on all the time. In a way, they're probably grateful that they have her, it's important to have members like her for variety and not everyone wants to (or can) do it.
I do wonder if there's any tension between 1st gen and the super pushed KKS though.

>>11525502
I came to 4chan originally for /v/, but I long since have lost interest in video games. There was a multiple year period where I didn't play any games at all. I bought a 3DS earlier this year, and have played it a little bit on the bus to work.

Only visual novels I've played are F/SN, Higurashi, and Umineko.

I switched to primarily watching anime instead of playing video games as my hobby in 2007, and stayed in /a/ for years.

Some one linked an episode of AKBINGO on /a/, and I watched every episode that was subtitled at the time pretty much immediately. Since I discovered AKB it has ruined slice of life anime for me. I used to be all about the moeshit anime, but now I pretty much just watch shonenshit and scifi shit. I honestly can't remember the last slice of life anime that I enjoyed. Whenever I watch some moeshit I just think of how inferior it is to watching some AKB Variety.

Don't give a fuck about 2hu other than the buttdevastation shitposting about 2hus gives the janny.

http://youtu.be/5DaV36fh3uM

Is this considered a big house in Japan? Minus the fact that it's filled to the brim with junk, it looks really spacious. A country ojousama?

>>11525923
>Since I discovered AKB it has ruined slice of life anime for me.

Amen to that.

>>11525898
No, they don't hate her. In fact, they like her a lot, often spending time with her and rooming up with her. They just get annoyed when she's being loud-mouthed or when she gloats and tease her when that happens. It's sort of a balancing act: Murashige gloats -> put her down; Murashige is depressed or sad -> cheer her up and play with her

>>11525939
In my case, it has been more:
>Since I discovered AKB it has ruined life for me.

But I don't regret it one bit. Yes, even the fact that I spent close to 10k US dollars on CDs, DVDs, Bluray, photobooks, magazines, photo sets, etc.

Much better than being a carnut in my opinion.

>>11525502
I used to care about touhou a lot, the growing number of music CDs released every Comiket was something I really looked forward. Then I moved into idolm@ster and now, thanks to /jp/, I'm on the AKB boat.

>>11525923
It hasn't ruined SoL for me, but it has totally ruined my fondness for K-pop. It just feels really grating somehow, which is a pity because it's a much cheaper hobby and more of my friends like it.
>>11525950
I have a strict rule about not spending more than $50 per month (including shipping) on AKB.

>>11525957
I didn't get why people were going crazy over Idolm@ster and their characters even after watching the anime, but I can sort of understand their obsession with it when I got pretty obsessed with idols myself, be it a different genre.

In the end it's all about obsession.

>>11525969
I guess you'll never get your hands on any of those bluray box sets for concerts, and DVD box sets for AKB-related tv shows then, since they're all usually around 15k~20k yen.

>>11525977
I've bought a boxset second hand before (it took two months budget with proxy fees) and honestly, I didn't watch it too much. I usually just stick to CDs and the occassional book.
I do really want that old karaoke competition box set though.

Jurina 2.0 is even from Nagoya? And she's 13. And she likes Rena.

Aeri's going to Team E and she's going to be molested.

>>11525998
Give me a breakdown on these draft girls. I have no idea who they are and what they do.

>>11525898
Most of them like her. Sakura just had a sleep over at her house the other night. You shouldn't take variety shows at face value too much, most of the time they are just acting, in character, or playing pre setup gags.

>>11526007
>Sakura just had a sleep over at her house the other night
Why do I find this so cute?

>>11526030
Because little girls and pajama parties.

>>11526030
Because things like that ruined SoL for some guys. I still love moe. Well most moe. I was never into the blunt lesbian stuff like Yuru Yuri. Hidamari will always be the best there is. The best there was. And the best there will ever be.

Help me, do I spend my money on buying every HKT single or do I spend it on Heart Ereki and a photobook?

>>11526110
One HKT, one Ereki, one Photobook. That work?

>>11526112
That works, actually. I'm not sure how I didn't think of it.

>>11525502
I watch anime, play VNs and play 2hu. I love the materials 2hu comes up with and I've always loved the girls being brought to life by fandom. My favorite 2hu game is Subterranean Animism because of Okuu and the rest of the gang, it was the 9th 2hu game I managed to 1cc because I personally found it difficult. It also had the most interesting story in my opinion. I've been watching anime since I was 8 and still do. I loved 2007 and 2011 a lot because tons of shit happened then and the anime in those years are stuff I love. I think VNs and general vidya come naturally since I do both. I love Pokemon and look forward to X and Y for example.

I found idols during 2008 I think? When I was taken by the jdrama wave and I saw this retarded but entertaining show called Mendol Ikemen Idol and I learned of AKB then. It just gradually became something I followed after that, along with other idol stuff like Im@s and LL. I'm MD with an oshimen and she is Yokoyama Yui.

>>11525704
My exact same sentiments, even the she looked like a monkey part.

How the hell did she turn out like this? I need to consume the Japanese food and air.

>>11525792
For someone who follows all of them bar Ngzk, I would agree with these images.

AKB for me is like the jack of all trades general idol group as well as their powerhouse.
SKE is the union of weirdos and otaku who happened to dance really well and have decent looks.
NMB is the group of entertainment, Osaka roots and Yoshimoto made them create this variety type idols image who can also pull the sexy. They're also the strongest performance-wise and great MC-ing because of their variety sense.
HKT is the little sister group, where the girls are young and makes you want to support them as they grow. Currently growing their own variety sense (which in my opinion is the strongest out of the 48 groups) with a little thanks to Sashihara.

>>11525306
HKT48>SKE48>NMB48>AKB48

>>11525998
Aeri changed her oshi from Sasshi to Rena after awhile
The only Rena oshi is Moe

>>11525935
She's sort of charming. I need to watch these videos.

>>11525502
I started coming here from /m/ around the time 0048 finished airing. I watched that, obviously, and I'm still playing the 1/× PSP games. But I'm really only here on jaypee for the AKB's.

Watching 0048 ruined new animu [and toku] for me. I've pretty much managed to drop everything from around that time up to the present.

>>11526253
I'm still not sure if 0048 was good or not. It was enjoyable as fuck, but was it good? I just don't know.

>>11526255
I think season 1 had a lot of promise and enough of a plot that it was pretty good.

Season 2 is very much a "I liked it but hell if I'm gonna call it good" kind of show. It was a shame because it's obvious Kawamori wanted to explore more things but ran out of time and had to fit it all in the end.

>>11526255
>I'm still not sure if 0048 was good or not.
I guess it just hit all the right notes (pardon the pun) for me.

>>11526263
>...it's obvious Kawamori wanted to explore more things but ran out of time and had to fit it all in the end.
Wasn't it more like, lack of sales, though?

>>11525969
I'm into both, but I'm into k-pop mostly because of music. It's actually good.

>>11525898
who's the second (or first) girl from the right? she's kinda looking at the camera

What's there to like about Touhou? Every game is literally the same and it's just shooting at everything and avoiding things?

Guess I'll never be able to comprehend autism.

>>11525729
>so the answer is yes
Please stop being so delusional.

Thanks.

>>11526355
the one facing the camera is nakanishi chiyori

>>11526398
she looks nice

>>11525898
Meru doesn't really remind me of Jurina, but sometimes she does that awkward thing where she smiles all the time like Jurina did in early AKBingo and I can see it. I used to love how you could see the moments where Jurina would forget to smile, and then suddenly start again.

>>11526271
Hit the right sales numbers and they'll make as much time as you want to get things done. And probably give you more than you need too, really.

>>11526368
What's there to like about J-idols? Every group is literally the same and it's just wanking over sluts and engaging in drama?
Guess I'll never be able to comprehend autism.

>>11526431
New things happen every day and everyone loves sluts.

>>11526263
0048 Season 2 was Kawamori to the tee. He does that shit everytime. He makes up a million sideplots/completely unrelated episodes (like the fucking Avatar episode) and then ends the series suddenly with a halfassed ending and a million unsolved subplots.

I think with 0048's case it worked fairly well. I thought the avatar episode was fucking hilarious, and all of the sideplots not being resolved didn't bother me, though I do wonder what the fuck Chieri's dad was doing. But, watch Aquarion EVOL and try not to rage at the "resolution".

>>11525502
I had only watched one anime (Haruhi Suzumiya) before getting into idols over two years ago. I was into vocaloids for about a year before that. I started learning Japanese because if I am ever lucky enough to see Wasamin at a handshake event, I'd be able to say some things to her (sad, I know). This is a good enough reason to keep me motivated. I don't have much to show for 2 years of learning. I'm much better at reading than listening right now. I wasn't that much of a weeb before I got into akb.

2hu looks like a shitty space invaders remake with animes and visual novels are shit.

>>11525124

Oh man the other two idols of /jp/ are exchanging harsh words:


> I LOVE YOU! You are better than Milk!
> ◥ Anonymous
>
> This is the first and last time I will say anything about this, but please do not compare us or pit us against one another. That is gross behaviour that diminishes each of us to nothing more than internet personas, and is incredible unfair to me, because I am a real person with a real life and real friends. There’s no way in hell that I'm on that amateur slut scum's level, and to suggest so is extremely immature and ignorant.
>
> I’m sorry if this makes me seem rude, or like I’m ‘betraying’ anyone, but I don’t think it’s fair and think it needed to be addressed.

Normally they should move on after graduation. This doesn't make any sense...

>>11526965
I don't know why, but that image makes me laugh. it's hard to be annoyed about her having a boyfriend when they're so darn cute.

>>11526877
Didn't they invite Ikoma?

>>11526979
She's in some of the other shots.
Apologies for the terrible scan, if anyone as a better one I'd appreciate it.

>>11526965
Is that Jo's boyfriend? I thought it was a chick doing danso...

So, this just happened in KillLaKill

>>11527134
I'd love to watch Yukirin acting like an actual yankee like Ryuuko. Yukirin's acting in Majisuka sucked.

>>11527134
I just went to check her outfit and found an entire wiki for majisuka. Who on earth wrote this?
Her entry is strangely long too. http://majisuka.wikia.com/wiki/Black

Aw yeah

>>11527276
i cant read gook runes idk who that is

>>11527281
OK so the first two runes, you'll see it a lot, it's Yama and Da or it could be Ta sometimes. The rest is just hiragana. Mi Zu Ho. Yamada Mizuho. I've only been learning Hiragana and Katakana but the first two are so damn popular I memorized them before realizing it.

something more mature to boost this thread to get it back to being 18+

>>11527291
nice how long did it take you to learn

im jealous

>>11527300
Sup, ban evader.

>>11527305
what? im not that guy, youre annoying go away :/

>>11527317
No.

>>11527296
I want to marry her.

yeah go away! i bet you are ban evader posting as them

>>11527322
Sup, ban evader.

no! what is up with you!

>>11527326
¯\(°_o)/¯

>>11527300
The Sousenkyo is when I realized I knew Yama and Da/Ta. I also know Ko, Yuko and Acchan share it. Nogizaka and Sasshi share the No. I haven't studied seriously in a while. Still stuck on HIragana.

Now ignore the ban evader guy. Even if you're the ban evader, no one, but him, cares.

>>11527296
She looks like a man.

Juri Takahashi

>>11527402
My oshi getting love on /jp/? I must be dreaming.

>>11527216
does that count as hover hand?

>>11527296
I bet she's real experienced. what do you think?

>>11527417
I'd actually worry if she wasn't.

>>11527402
Would look a lot better if she lost some weight. I remember her being so attractive in her kenkyuusei days. She even admits it on Ariyoshi AKB Kyowakoku that after being promoted to a team, she actually gained weight due to not being able to do as much work and exercise compared to when she was a kenkyuusei.

She and her beloved Yui share the same fat... err sad fate.

>>11527435
I find her chubby face really cute, and more lively despite her dead eyes. I prefer her like this.

>>11526965
Some people were speculating that the whole dating thing was the actual cause behind her being "graduated", and that it was more a suspension disguised as a graduation.

The fact that Jo said she was coming back and did so does invite suspicion.

I think it's half of each, the overwork from being ace of team M and the dating thing that led to her being graduated. Still, instead of making it an actual graduation, they could've made it something else.

>>11527435
>Would look a lot better if she lost some weight
based gaybro

>>11527435
Picture of her early days for comparison

>>11527435
Isn't she dancing and practicing all the time? That's not considered exercise?

>>11526419
It's a grade-schooler sort of thing where they're told to just smile and nod all the time, especially if they're nervous on camera. Makes sense that they'd be instructed to do that, because if they don't, they end up doing and saying a lot of unexpected things, which is what Akiyoshi from HKT does (and to a lesser extent Meru herself does too).

>>11527134
I just read a description of Kill La Kill and it's pretty much an anime version of Majisuka Gakuen.

>>11527446
Milky seems happy about her return. Hotel4: The Sequel?

>>11527460
They get more days off as official team members and do media appearances more often, so they get less exercise.

The kenkyuusei literally just perform and practice every single day.

>>11527460
Nah that's what KKS do, team members only eat and do photoshoots, unless you're popular/senbatsu.

>>11527454
looks much better now

>>11527454
Her "dead eye" was much more prevalent in her kenkyuusei days than it is right now. Some of her fans actually commented that they think that her eyes are sparkling now from time to time, and that they want their dead-eyed Juri back.

>>11527462
>anime version of Majisuka Gakuen
bait

>>11527468
She is, but a majority of the kenkyuusei and some team M members aren't. Sayanee's going to need to do some arbiter work.

>>11527481
Well the dead eyes were her signature trait, without them she's just another random girl I guess for most people.

I don't really care, I like my charming sparkling Juri.

Did anyone else who watched the broadcast of the night session of NMB's 3rd year anniversary concert shed some bitch tears when only Nana and Sayanee were performing Dazai Osamu wo Yonda ka?

Because I sure did.

>>11527491
How'd you like her performance in the unit matsuri early this year?

She wasn't lip-synching like the other members who weren't confident with their voices, and I thought she had an awesome performance. I basically saw a bit of what Togasaki said about Juri some time ago.

Still, Juri's MCing is still underwhelming and she needs to work on it a lot.

>>11527490
I can understand the KKS since they probably didn't interact with her much, but what has other team M members said about it? I thought she was a beloved member for them at the time.

>>11527508
Flawless. She has a shit-ton of potential, and works VERY hard, but she has to work on her general appeal.
When she's on variety shows like Anta, Dare? or AKBingo she's shy and reluctant, kinda like Tano Yuka when she's forced to dress like a little girl and say "onii-chan daisuki!". I actually like that about her, she's really honest and not your usual forced idol.

In my humble opinion, she's another gem forgotten my management (Takeuchi Miyu everyone?), plus not having any MC skills or an idol-like aura doesn't help her with the little push, if any, she has. She got really frustrated about not ranking on the last elections, watching her friends Ricchan and Yui already that high must be really hard for her. But oh well, I'm confident she'll shine sooner or later!

tl;dr Takahashi Juri is best Juri.

>>11527454
sumairu fo yuu

>>11527538
how old is your oshi?

I find Tano Yuka really cute and I think she has a lot of potential, I hope one day she will be more recognised.

>>11527547
16.

>>11527512
I read through Shimarena's blog post, and it didn't sound like she liked the idea of having Jo back, but was going to put up with it. She placed much more emphasis on the team M tour and left the talk about Jo for last. She also prioritized the feelings of the other people instead of her own, and there was no real hint of her being happy that Jo's back. And that's team M's captain. Keira's is your standard "no comment, but have some filler" comment. Fuuchan posted on Google+ about it, and it seemed like she accepts Jo's return despite everything.

Team N girls have posted mostly positive comments, and there hasn't been much blog posts on Ameblo from Team M.

>>11527538
Oh no, she wasn't forgotten at all. Juri was in Majisuka 3, she's been in AKBINGO a lot this year, and is considered as one of the next gen girls on the rise. She has a good idol aura, but doesn't show it unless she's alone or cornered, which is why you rarely see it.

Yui ranking high is natural, as everybody acknowledges her as a leader, and everyone's seen her hard work. Ricchan's had a super-push on the same line as Paruru's last year, which helped a lot but she already had the interesting personality, looks, good MCing skill and fearlessness, so I thought her time would come sooner or later.

In Juri's case, she still needs to work on her speaking skills, because it doesn't matter on TV if you're the most interesting girl in the block but can't convey that through your words or speech. If Juri doesn't clam up and says stuff freely like she does on her Google+ posts, she'd get a lot more attention and would have probably ranked this year. She still has next year though.

>>11527550
She did. Ranked this year and is getting a lot more handshake spots and appearances on TV. She even had that whole hiphop dancing competition thing on Kousagi Dojo.

>>11527538
>I actually like that about her, she's really honest and not your usual forced idol.
Agency wrote her personality really well then.

which akb has the biggest dong?

>>11527606
Akimoto Sayaka.

did management tell the general members to not say shit about the draft. It might actually get some real attention if any of them expressed any opinion on anything about it and not be vague like the captains.

>>11527611
Stop with this joke, it's not funny. Sayaka is a beautiful girl and doesn't look like a man at all.

>>11527497
I downloaded it because I was late for the stream. Don't worry, I did too. It's just not the same without honmayan. Come back to NMB honmayan. ;__;

>>11527609
>Everything in this world is a lie! All of it lies, lies lies, lies!

>>11527606
Can't you just post this shit in the H!P thread? I'm sure they'll be more than happy to anwser, since they have nothing else to talk about all the time.

>>11527641
w/e pedolord
don't reply to my posts

>>11527649
Hey there, friend. Would you be interested in discussing your psychological issues over a cup of tea? No? Pity.

>>11527656
I'd love a cup of tea please.

>>11527565
I read through Aika and Yuumin's blog posts, and I had to laugh at the difference in attitude.

Aika was happy, excited and looking forward to meeting Jo, while Yuumin didn't even mention Jo at all in her post.

http://youtu.be/k-jyUxatOrs

They're getting trained even before being picked?

>>11527784
Team BII's Shu wrote exactly what she had on her mind regarding Jo's return, and she was pretty honest about the fact that she didn't like it at first. Then she went on about how it was Jo that helped her up when she was in trouble, and that she thinks that this is a cue for her to work even harder so as to not lose to Jo. She also welcomes her back.

Basically sounds like returning the favor, but on a more positive note.

Mao was happy along with the crowd until it settled, and realized that it's going to be pretty complicated, which is why she didn't meet up with Jo after the event was over. She wants to meet up and talk with her soon though.

Arisa on the other hand didn't even mention Jo in her post.

Yeah, so basically Team M people are pretty much divided on this issue, and 2nd generation girls that were either kenkyuusei until recently or are still kenkyuusei declined to comment.

Welp, good luck Jo.

>>11527801
A lot of them are amateurs in singing and dancing, and they have to go to performing bootcamp first, just like the AKB girls and so on did during their audition stages. Makes sense that they'd do it so that they can see the potential in the girls before picking who they want.

>>11527801
they have to do a performance on draft day. cant be total shit. damn thing is suppose to be a huge event

>>11527830
Good luck Jo indeed.
I'm as happy as anyone about Jo being back but I understand members not being that happy if this means she's gonna get pushed hard taking advantage of her old popularity. I wouldn't like Jo centering Team M or BII all of a sudden, she has to work hard for that.

>>11527850
If the boyfriend theory was true (>>11527446), other members have a right to be angry. She basically broke the rules for having a boyfriend, took time off while other people were busy working to increase NMB's popularity, and then surfs back into the group as if nothing has happened. Some of the lesser members are trying desperately to get noticed but no doubt they will be discouraged if someone like that still get's management favoritism.

back to under 18 talk as typical thread is
full of へんたいs

>>11527865
Sup, ban evader.

>>11527865
>へんたい
what?

>>11527865
Then I guess you haven't read the posts in this thread at all, このロリコンどもめ。

>>11527866
>hentai

>>11527870
>>11527873
>Sup, ban evader. post
>suddenly Sakuratrip shows up
What a coincidence.
Filtered.

>>11527876
Quite.
Unfiltered.

Who wants to read a thread of 30 yr old anons lusting girls born after 1993 and untalented anyways

>>11527882
I do son
why were you born
I wish you were a little girl

>>11527882
No one in this thread is over 30 - they'd be wizards and fuck little girls with magic and stuff.

>>11527882
I'm only 21 :/

>>11527882
I'm under 30 so is it ok for me to lust after them then?

We we're having a great discussion last night and now we're responding to trolls. Didn't expect things to go downhill so fast.

Well when all you want to do is talk about one group (NMB) it goes downhill before it even began when one person has mentioned sayaka's photobook without being dicussed

>>11527931
Who cares about Sayaka? She isn't even a fucking member of the group any more, and she is an unattractive manly girl with piercings. Let her rest in peace already.

>>11527922
Its not impossible to have multiple discussion in the thread. Its just that the anons in the thread isn't interested on the topic.

>>11527922
I miss the visible sage.

>>11527931
That's because there's nothing to discuss besides what just happened yesterday.

Unless there's something worth discussing, people usually can't be arsed to actually to respond to anything on AKB threads.

It just so happens that Eriko Jo's return is a big topic, and people are interested in it, which is why it's being discussed.

didn't take long for the thread raters to come out, judge posts and be wannabe mods. Didn't expect things to go downhill so fast.

its not interesting nor important she had her time no one still knows who she is

clearly its tunnel vision discussions if nmb is all you care about go start your own thread last time i checked thread said AKB

Most of the pastebin seems to be about either the group themselves, or the TV shows, so I was wondering if there is a good comprehensive collection of all AKB/AKB subgroups music?

Best I could find was a AKB48 single collection on Nyaa

Why is this newfag ban evader trying to tell us what to post?

>he reads 2ch matome

>>11527950
Oh, so you're the Jurina spammer. Why don't you get out of your tunnel vision and start your own SKE thread? "Last time I checked thread said AKB" lol

What you fail to notice is that all these AKB threads discuss everything related to the the AKB48 Group, which consists of AKB48, SKE48, NMB48, HKT48, the kenkyuusei and units, etc.

Now calm down and actually post something worthwhile instead of whining like a moron.

http://poll.pollcode.com/4369747

Vote if you feel like it.

>>11527964
Nah, I rather he leave forever.

>>11527968
No ojisans? But that's how AKB makes its money!

>>11527954
Sign up on Hello Online and just click on the AKB tab on their tracker and you'll find all the releases after clicking on the "Audio" button. It's a good place to get videos for shows that have the girls in them too, but you really have to keep your upload rate.

>>11525461
It was rumoured that she left because her agency wanted people to pay more attention at her, even when it's negative attention.

>>11527974
I can believe it. Nobody who is an early member of AKB and has lasted that long in the group can honestly be considered lazy or not hardworking. It was near the time of her solo single too, I believe. Pure marketing.

10000 yen a month
challenge verges on torture
horipro didn't do shit
she got caught cheating so she bailed

>>11527986
Well, her leaving handshake events with no excuse and then leaving that show within a few days of filming speaks about her character, to say the least.

She may be hard-working, but when it comes to things she doesn't care about or doesn't like, it looks like she's more likely to jump ship.

Which is a shame, because I liked her when she was younger and when she was always with Tomochin.

Murashige is ugly as fuck.

>>11528001
twitter.com/

>>11527999
The thing is, did she show these irresponsible traits previously or just near the time when she had something to sell? It's all excuses on my part since I really do like her. And that dokkiri where they brought in some fake MC to take over the Bad Boys spot made me think she's an honest and straightforward person. Oh well, maybe we'll know in the future.

So who else thinks Kojiharu's going to graduate next year? It seems very odd that she'd be the center for the 33rd single, and they purposely chose choreography that wasn't too complex because Kojiharu has trouble remembering dances.

She's 25 years old and she's already polished her skill in comedy, has an absurdly sexy body and is very popular among both men and women.

She'll probably graduate alongside Yuko, who already stated that she's only still in AKB because she's waiting for the next generation to have someone worthy of becoming the next AKB center (she intended for Mayuyu to become the next center, but Mayuyu failed). With Jurina, Yukirin and Mayuyu in there, and Paruru, Yui, Sayanee and Milky not too far behind, I can see it happening.

Why is Yukirin about to assault Mayu with a dildo?

>>11528013
The handshake incidents happened way before she announced her graduation. The running away from the TV show thing happened last year before Kitarie got sent to do Terrace House.

>>11528027
Because she's black.

>>11528026
I think they made her center because she is one of the few members who gets the big money solo work. And after losing kasai, itano and mariko they want to push her a bit more so she can score some more deals. then she will probably go.

>>11528026
I thought she said she is yet to see someone who has the capabalities of being center.

>>11528045
Well, she set the bar pretty high. There will never be an all-rounder as great as Yuko.

>>11528026
I'm pretty sure we will have Kojima announce her graduation in under a years time. By this time next year she won't be in the group any more. I could see Yuuko announcing her graduation soon too, maybe after the election.

>>11528044
They could've just made a new No Sleeves single with her at the center instead of that, or maybe a solo single (as she already has a really good singing voice). But I guess an AKB single produces the most results. Still, I don't really like the song or the dance that goes along with it, and wish they'd have come up with something more different. Especially after I've seen what AKB could do with challenge singles (UZA was fucking awesome).

>>11525502
I actually discovered these threads through k-pop threads on /mu/. Someone linked an AKB thread there in April and that's how I found my way here. I used to watch anime and play VNs, but I stopped doing all that in 2009, saying that I grew out of it is kind of rude, but that's how I feel about it. I also used to browse /jp/ a lot before, but I stopped in 2010, I still remember the trips and all the people that used to be active here. Anyways, yeah, I discovered this place through k-pop and now I prefer spending my time here. No one in those k-pop threads ever discusses anything or talks about girls or music, people only talk about cumming on idols or which girl is the biggest slut. I don't know why are they so immature compared to this place. ;_; Or people here just take this thing more seriously.

>>11528054
/jp/ values idol purity so everything else about them will be discussed instead.

>>11528049
Its such a downer that Mayu lacks in dancing.

I was just watching Mujack with NMB. I noticed that Takamina is getting more attractive. Anybody else feeling the same?

>>11528045
She says that, but she can't stay laughing after Jurina broke into the top 7, bringing Rena along with her. Jurina is just barely a level under Yuko, and has all the time in the world to improve, even though she's already at a really high level.

Mayuyu may have failed due to her flaws, and Yukirin already gave up on wanting to become center, but Jurina can quickly take over if the management really wants her to (she's already been center or co-center in a lot of singles).

Then when Sayaka (and Milky) catch up, it'll be a war between SKE and NMB, as Sayaka is pretty damn strong herself, has all the qualities necessary to be center, and even has talents that Yuko herself doesn't have.

>>11528067
Yuko is just a poor loser.

>>11528045
B-but Sasshi is center!

>>11528050
Since next year's most likely going to be the same format as this year's (where the girls have to apply for candidacy themselves), I sure do hope that she and Kojiharu don't apply if they're leaving. I also hope that Sae doesn't apply next year if she REALLY wants to focus her full attention on Shanghai.

>>11528067
I thought that was due to her multiple variety appearances which lead to a bunch of normies voting for Sasshi. They don't see her as an idol per se. As I recall, even some of her fans said afterwards that she was a poor choice as center since she doesn't really shine.

>>11528072
> I sure do hope that she and Kojiharu don't apply if they're leaving.
But didn't Mariko and Itano do the same thing this year?

>>11528073
>which lead to a bunch of normies voting for Sasshi.
In order to be #1, "normie votes" are required. Yuko gets a lot of them too.

>>11528027
its one of those snakeinthebox toys they were doing an experiment to get mayu to get excited because when she gets overwhelmed she says bad japanese my favorite was yap'ya which is suppose to mean ohmygod

>>11528067
Fuck you.

>>11528067
Jurina Matsui is center
>>11528068
Yuko is true center national fact

>>11528061
Mayuyu lacks in both dancing and being more open about herself. Every time she's on camera, it's always the professional cute generic idol Mayuyu that shows up, but she's actually a funny and interesting person if she takes that off (like during Marina's or Yui's seitansai). If she actually worked on that, she'd have overtaken Yuko a long time ago.

>>11528073
It was a "thank you" from HKT fans for building them up and turning them into strong variety girls, and her fair-weather and dedicated fans. The fair-weather fans are the ones that know her from her variety shows.

>>11528077
They both did but at least people knew Itano was leaving which made her drop a few spots. Mariko just straight up troll her fans. I guess some people weren't angry since that's her character. I respect Sayaka for her decision to withdraw without a fuss. Sae made me loss so much respect for her.

ohtapro = center
allthesameshit.jpg

>>11528083
I wonder if these same fans will be voting for her next year now that the center upset has lost its surprise.

>>11528077
They did, and guess what, Mariko was still stuck in 5th place, and Tomochin got sent out of the single digits. All the votes they got would have benefited other girls instead.

For Tomochin, she wanted one last shot at getting a good rank before leaving, but why would fans vote for someone that's already leaving in the first place? She should have expected that.

For Mariko though, it took her until her ranking was announced to realize that the next generation girls have already started rising far up the ladder, thus making her finalize her thoughts about graduating.

>>11528093
I thought the "卒業します" was a joke but then she was moved by the fans' cheers.

I'm new to idols. Is Sayaka mixed? Why does she look so white?

>>11528110
She's part Filipino.

the most important thing about the kks and draft is the free marketing data on the teenage girl demographic. "Who is your favorite member?" survey gets them a template on what characteristics teenage girls want to see.

>>11528111
There it is

>>11528111
Ewww.

>>11528092
If Yuko, Kojiharu and Sae don't apply, they'll probably keep Sasshi in 3rd or 4th place, while Jurina and Mayuyu fight for #1 and #2, Kashiwagi stays at #3 or #4, and Rena goes to #5.

I can see Sayaka and Milky either making #6 and #7 or #8 and #9 with Yui either ahead or behind them. Then after those girls comes Paruru, and probably Takamina and Suda after that.

The rest of the senbatsu will be hard to predict though, as I don't really know if Shibata's staying, or if Umeda and Kitarie make a comeback, then there's Takajo and Kizaki too. And maybe Matsumura.

I hope Minegishi never makes it back to senbatsu.

>>11528119
I don't think Akicha will ever regain her place.

>>11528119
Jurina and Mayu fighting for first? Dream on anon...

>>11528122
It's a contest of who is aging least badly.

>>11528118
based gaybro

>>11528124
>>/sp/

>>11528119
Are you saying yuko, kojima and sae votes will flow to jurina and mayuyu?? the fans of those three will vote for sasshi just to fuck with everyone else

>>11528124
>not being attracted to masculine facial features and physique
>gay

>>11528134
But Sayaka is extremely hot.

>>11528136
Its subjective anon. Back when Sayaka had baby fats on her cheeks I thought she was cute. Now? (笑)

Time to guess when they're leaving.

Yuko: 1 year
Nyannyan: 1 year
Takamina: 2 years
Sae: 2 years
Umechan: 2 years
Miichan: 3 years

The last of the old gen left standing: Pic related.

>>11528147
>Takamina 2 years

I doubt it will be so long.

>>11528147
And she will still be hated ;_;

>>11528130
The votes Yuko, Kojiharu and Sae would have got would flow onto the fans' 2nd oshimen, which could be anybody. If you take that into account, the overall number of votes will be much more equally divided below a certain point. Unless of course they do exactly as you say, gather into a solid army and just vote for who ever.

>>11528130
Why would fans of Yuko vote for Sasshi? They pretty much hate her and would rather vote for an Oshiri sister.

>>11528142
Sayaka isnt cute, shes hot

>>11528147
Minegishi should have been fired like Hirajima and Yonezawa the year before. I'm actually pissed that she's suddenly a captain and acting like nothing's happened.

Takamina did say that she wanted to graduate soon (on Gokujo Kuukan), but she knows she has to get Yui and Sayaka prepared to become leaders of the whole group first. So yeah, maybe 2 years.

Umeda's resolve hasn't faded yet, she'll stay for a while until she's too old to be an idol.

umeda never gets selected for singles

>>11528127
If that's the case, Mayuyu already lost. The only thing that grew was the size of her head. Jurina's starting to build up some curves, which would go well with her face.

>>11528165
She's in DiVA so she's at least getting something.

>>11528175
lel no

AKB dies when Takamina leaves.

>>11528165
Then who's the girl in the #16 spot for Gingham Check? Because that sure looks like her.

>>11528168
DiVA is done. Masuda quit due to her scandal, Sayaka graduated, and Sae's in Shanghai. Unless Akimoto puts more members in anyway.

>>11528177
>Suda Akari looking like Umechan

I don't know what to say.

>>11528175
Yui will take her place. She's already respected by both her senpai and kouhai, and is already a very capable leader. Takamina herself approves of her.

Then there's Sayanee, who is also a favorite of Takamina's.

They're both more than capable of becoming the next general managers.

>>11528182
>implying Koisuru Fortune Cookie is Gingham Check

>>11528183
>Takamina herself approves of her.
>Then there's Sayanee, who is also a favorite of Takamina's.
>implying Takamina actually has a say in anything

>>11528183
I'm waiting for the ultimate manager: Karen.

>>11528119
Sasshi received 150,000 votes this years election, Mayu only 100,000, and Jurina just 77,000. You honestly think Sasshi will be relegated to 3rd or even 4th, while Jurina and Mayu somehow battle it out for first? While I'm sure Sasshi will receive less votes next year, I doubt she will receive 50,000 votes less. And there is really no indication that Mayu's popularity is significantly on the rise (in fact I would say it has already peaked). I do see Jurina doing better next year, but not 1st place better.

If you think votes from Yuuko and co will flow into Mayu and Jurina, then I think that is just wishful thinking. Most of those votes will go all over the place, as they generally just go to the fan's 2nd oshi and what not. And if some fans do vote for Mayu or Jurina, they aren't likely going to engage in as much power voting as they did for their actual oshi.

>>11528189
She does, if you actually listen to her talks with Akimoto, you'd know that by now.

Hell, Shinoda told Akimoto she wanted Yui to be the next captain, and that worked.

The producer actually exists, and he does listen to important girls.

>>11528175
AKB dies after the 2020 Olympics when western feminists find out about it and cause a scene.

>>11528186
Oops.

>>11528177
GC is voter selection

>>11528196
You should go check your facts, anon.

>>11528197
Weren't there thousands of votes from some Chinese fans? Way to go douchebags.

>>11528197
Good analysis. There's really no one ready to take Sasshi's place in the vote unless they rig it for Jurina like they did the Janken.

aitakatta at the opening ceremony
make it happen akimoto

>>11528202
facts checked

>>11528197
Around 50k of those votes were HKT/Fukuoka fans. Now that HKT fans know more about their own girls, I doubt we'll be seeing Sasshi in first place again, unless Sasshi does something.
She just doesn't have enough staying power as center, and seems more like someone who'll keep moving in between the top 5 spots at every election. I want to see Milky as center, but Sayanee is obviously much better than her at many things, and both girls still need to get their names out there more in order to have a shot at even getting into the kami 7.

Jurina on the other hand has been featured as center for quite a few singles, and is very popular with children, teenagers and older people. Rena, well, she doesn't look like she'd fit being center, and neither do Yukirin, Paruru and Yui.

Yuko's fans would vote for Mayuyu because of the ties Yuko has with her. The rest will spread all over, but the SKE fans are crazy enough to actually just power vote on Jurina if they felt the need to.

>>11528229
ske fans dont work like that. Wmatsui is war in itself and everyone else is on their own.

What. Didn't they dump their 2 or 3 oshi to vote SKE members into higher spots this year?

>>11528247
A graduation could help with that. People have been saying that Rena wants to graduate too.

Nyonnyon~

Acchan should announce candidacy next year and Yuko should drop out. Then it'll be a battle between Acchan and Sasshi for worst center.

>>11528258
Haha, Maachun actually bought that shirt?

>>11528260
I wonder how she would have fared this year if she actually had applied for candidacy.

>>11528274
/jp/ posted a parody of it.

>>11528274
Acchan would never come back unless she wanted to destroy her own career. She said that she graduated in order to follow her own career path, to show that there is a future for girls who graduate from the AKB group. If she goes back on her words, she'd be the laughing stock of the country.

Plus, Acchan doesn't need to come back to AKB anyway. She's doing relatively well with her acting career, and is slowly getting better roles as time passes by.

>>11526987
here's a better quality of one of them

seems like it's only the older members who are doing the bikini photoshoots .....not that im complaining maiyan is fucking hot

>>11528297
Daaamn, those fucking hips. I would latch onto them all day. Wasn't she in the final round for one of the NMB auditions back then, or am I misremembering?

>>11528229
I'm pretty sure Sasshi will still get a number of HKT votes next year. She is popular amongst HKT fans.

>>11528255
or jurina could just transfer to akb fully

>>11528309
Wouldn't that be a riot. I meant that literally of course.

>>11528261

Doesn't anyone else save pictures of members making funny faces? Show me your collection.

Why don't you love Paruru, /jp/?

>>11528387
She is very salty. Take that as you will.

>>11528389
It's a part of her charm.

>>11528391
I don't think so. She's actually very attractive when she's in a happy mood joking around and having fun, like when she's around Milky or Yui. Sadly it's rare to see either of them with Paruru because of them all being in different teams, and Milky only showing up to a few team B theater performances.

She also used to open up to Tomochin a lot, but Tomochin already left, so yeah.

>>11528387
We love when she suffers such as during the last election.

>>11528387
I think she is ugly personally.

>>11528411
I think she is disgusting.

>>11528369
I know it's paper but he seemed to have hit her HARD.

>>11528426
Don't worry, Ricchan's head is pretty hollow anyway.

Is there actually a smart idol? I don't think I ever saw one, as much as I love them I have to say that they all look like total airheads to me.

>>11528460
Yuko.

>>11528309
That would alienate her SKE fans and literally kill her chances. Bad idea.

>>11528460
Sayaka Akimoto

>>11528460
Yuko, Sayanee, Kitarie, Yui, Iriyama, the graduated Nakamata to name a few,

>>11528471
>>11528478
What makes you think they are smart? Maybe Sayaka, I don't know about others.

>>11528487
You say you love idols but don't even bother to know their personalities and good traits?

>>11528490
They don't seem like smart people.

>not knowing who Yuko is

Are you a 5 min fan?

>>11528487
>>11528491
You just don't follow them then. There's proof of it and I'm not going to cite them for you.

>>11528520
Fuck you.

>>11528520
lol. That guy seems lazy as hell.

Nice desu.

>>11528536
I don't know, asking about that then claiming he loves them contradicts everything. Who doesn't know these things when you follow the group? Even just Nakamata attending Waseda or Yui being a registered Pharmacist through U-can.

If you mean I'm the lazy one, then yes, guilty as charged. Spoonfeeding isn't my thing.

>>11528529
Wow, hey, you love idols, don't you? Why don't you find out for yourself? Unless you just dropped that to fit in.

>>11528546
No, I didn't you.

>>11528546
No, I didn't mean you.

Happy Ied Al-adha
Shinta Naomi
Captain KIII

>>11528577
>Southpark head covering

I like her.

http://youtu.be/G4szTAMIN5g

Nana is so cute. She even slips up on saying her own name.

>>11528620
tehe ...
why you change your post?

>>11528633
?

http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/movie/2029704/full/

Acchan's new movie will debut at Rome's international film festival next month

http://youtu.be/rMerRcpJGic

Jo's announcement.

>>11527134
I started watching Kill La Kill and I have no idea what the fuck is going on, it seems terrible, the style and everything. What. The. Fuck. What's with all the praise?

>>11528686
Why does Acchan act so much? She's a terrible actress yet she's getting so many roles? No way she's getting all those roles in an honest manner.

>>11528732
It's animation porn, plot is irrelevant. Did you saw FLCL? It's the same people.

>>11528737
>She's a terrible actress yet she's getting so many roles?
Because she is a relatively good actress.

>>11528737
Because you're a terrible actor and suck cocks to get jobs while she doesn't have to struggle much to get roles due to her being a former top idol, and actually knowing how to act according to script.

>>11528732
Kill la Kill is quite possibly the WORST anime I ever watched. Every single second there's something going on, those Japanese never stop talking in their weird voices for more than one second, it's annoying as fuck, there are no pauses, it's just the worst shit you could ever watch. The person who directed that must have ADHD.