Finally, I am going to be following an anime episode per episode – something I haven’t done in what feels like forever, with the premiere of Fate/Stay Night – Unlimited Blade Works TV series by ufotable! And to make the kick off even that more awesome, they are going for the Fate/Zero opening of a i hour special by giving us two episodes for one! Like, how awesomer can this studio get?!
Ah but that’s not all that is happening next week…
OMG is that…?!!
It so is! OMG! Okay, let me just put the fact that Muchaburi Dodgeball – the 2nd awesomest segment on AKBINGO (next to Danso because no one can beat Danso!) on the side for a second and let me talk about the fact that Team 8 is finally getting on this thing for realz! Then let me scream at the fact that my loveliest of them all 8terns Ikumin – Nakano Ikumi is riding shotgun on this debut and you have yourselves one happy BG!
I was already screaming when I first saw that yellow thing being thrown into the air because damn, how I missed dodgeball, and then BAM! It took me a mere split second to recognise her despite the overlays because she is that important to me. There are other members too even some we haven’t glimpsed at I am sure which makes me really fearful for my life because if either Yuriyan or Saachan is also present I am gonna lose my mind!
About time Team * got the attention they deserve! I am one of the very few (very few) people that just don’t see this thing about HKT. It’s been years already and I have only like, 5 or six members I interested in and yet Team * has been here for mere months and I am already all over them like a monster! And they are just a team!
Any way the bottom line is that next week is one not to miss. They are other happenings taking place but they are un-related so I am not sure about you dear Readers but next week is looking pretty awesome for me!
But before I go…
Aweeeeeyeaaaaah…Still got it! Yuihan pls! And Kitarie, go take Ice-Bucket Challenge or something and CALM DOWN!
So, for some reason I couldn’t finish watching the 4hr video of Janken (Stopped when Yukirin was defeated in the Top 16) before I went to start on the second part of RH (100-1). That as well I haven’t finished yet. I haven’t watched the Making Of yet neither have I finished the first Disc (100-76) but I have a galore of caps already, as per usual, but those will have to wait until I finish the whole thing before I post all of them (prepare your bandwidth). But for now, I am only mention those things that caught my eye most.
Yes, that’s actress Sasaki Nozomi. Yes, that’s Annin (Iriyama Anna) and yes, they are going to be in the same drama about a hostess club titled Kurofuku Monogatari! Two of the beauties of the whole 48G starring in the same drama with equally as hot actresses is one for must watch award! The drama starts in October and will be on Fridays so do look out for that, I know I definitely will ^^
But anyway, that is not why I am reblogging , well kinda reblogging Maddie’s post over at Kashiwagi Yuki blog, nope! Let’s have a look at an excerpt from that post and then you will have an idea…
Following the tournament, Yukirin wrote on 755 and answered a few questions.
Yukirin mentioned she thought her name wouldn’t be called for the 38th single.
She was asked why she apologized to Sayanee. Yukirin said it’s cause she wanted Sayanee to solo debut. She felt like she robbed an important opportunity from the juniors. (You can definitely see from Yukirin’s reaction when she beat Sayanee that she almost didn’t want it to happen)
Yukirin also mentioned about why she doesn’t declare her desires.
Rough translation…
Kashiwagi Yuki 2014-09-18 00:01:48
It’s been said that I don’t have any desires. Especially for the janken tournament. lol
That’s not the case.
Even if I expose my desires, I feel that no one will feel good cause of it.
I prefer to keep it to myself. When it is achieved, I ‘ll like to do a “guts pose” in my heart.
I try to say things such as this, occasionally.
All of my rant posts I have been trying to convey this exact way of Yukirin as response to all those negative views that twist Yukirin’s kindness and the way she tackles situations into some negative thing! Some going even so far as to quit and dump her as their Oshi! It seems that it has gotten so bad that they even went as far as telling her these things!
Like, WTH?!!
But I already said my due on this issue and it seems some people’s minds will never be changed. And if they don’t see the light that Yukirin is that different from anyone else, that she is that good, that she thinks of others that much more than she does herself, that she is just as human as all of us only she handles things differently, in a way that will not hurt other people, I have nothing more to say to them except that they are right in moving on from Yukirin because they don’t deserve her!
I am so happy that she didn’t write an essay explaining herself to answer these…these questions! I am glad she put it in simple sentences like that. It should make clear her stance on things and how she truly is, to those that still didn’t understand her!
And yet what hurts me, and probably her, is that she doesn’t get rewarded for this, even her fans (though now I am questioning their validity) are questioning her behaviour but not only that, even as she wants to accomplish something for AKB, almost no new members ever mention her as their favourite senpai. Even if it seems to change when they spend some time in AKB(And probably get to meet her thus knowing her better) it is then that they start mentioning her name but never new members. I don’t think there is one in Team 8 that has her as the Senpai they respect at all. Maybe I missed a few but it really hurts. Some respect Shuu, or Miorin even the three musketeers but not her.
This world is really cruel!
Any way, I hope this answer finally puts this dumb discussion of her intentions/motivations (or luck there of) to rest and separates the fake fans from the real fans! Better to have few true fans (Never truer in her case) than fake fans as far as I am concerned!
Any way, yeah, that’s that!
PS: Thanks to Willmark and Maddie for your individual help in me finding out about this ^^
So, in case you have missed everything that has been going on today, the Janken Tourny happened a few hours ago and yo yo yo!I think like 90% of the Fandom came away with a re-kindled flame for the Family no matter how long one has been following the group! Seriously, this Janken was serious business! If anyone still has any doubts about Janken rigs, I have nothing to say to thee!
Without of course pouring water on anything, the winner of the Janken, to either get a solo single or a solo concert if they are already debuted soloists, was Milky. That is Watanabe Miyuki of NMB48 Team BII/SKE48 Kennin! Since I used to love her during the B days, I am happy for her. And she does have a bit of experience in solos so I am not worried in the least.
But that isn’t all. Despite the many worries of there not being a performance for the new COOL single, that didn’t mean that we can’t get an announcement and Jesus, did we get an announcement! The names kept on rolling and rolling to the point of me thinking that they are gonna pull one on us and announce every single member in the group. Luckily, we stopped at 32. Which is really, really still a lot! I shudder to think of the screen time each member will be getting, especially those in the lower numbers (Like you know who). The single is to be Double Centred by of course Mayuyu and…
wait for it…
wait for it…
SAKURA-TAN!
That’s right! The one and only Miyawaki Sakura! The other No.2 Kagoshima Princess in HKT, Our Yukirin being the Kagoshima Queen and No.2 of AKB. Quite the similarities these two have it’s almost too scary! Sakura, the girl that should have been(before Sasshi) should be (since it isn’t Sasshi) the centre of HKT singles but has been denied since the early days. The girl that has actually written her frustrations about this herself on her blog (Read It Here). Finally, she is finally getting Justice served her!
Sure Yukirin is still suffering under the boot and has yet to see the daylight which I guess made those Up there guilty when they saw how unfair they have been to both these Kagoshima power houses! To keep treating Sakura the same way they have been Yukirin would have been really a shitty thing to do and I was nearing my bend (as Sakura did) but thankfully, they gave at least one of them a break! Wish it would have been yukirin though especially at this moment in time where B seems to be hitting things off and a Mayuki single would have been most appropriate but alas.
But it is Sakura, and if no Yukirin, then Sakura is the best option and I am forever grateful that at least they went with this! We are getting close now. Yukirin can’t just help Mayuyu during the practice for this single and ignore Sakura seeing as they are both Centres (dreaming, dreaming!)
I of course, having had college today, I missed most of the Janken and only got to see one match of Yukirin during the Top 16’s battle for the positions (and No.1) so I totally missed the first three awesome matches that got her to the Top 16. My Goddess, where did she still the luck? Not only her though, Team B was on fire this day dear Readers! Especially My Favourite Draftee Sayaya who almost swept the whole house clean! In support was Naanyan and Goddess Yukirin. Really bad that neither won though. It’s wishful thinking of course but can you imagine a B triangle at the top of that pyramid? Then there is the 38th Single Senbatsu filled with more B members! Like, I am so insanely happy right now!
Sure my goddess is like in the 7th line if we are going by the order of name announcements but really, what’s new? It wouldn’t surprise me if she wasn’t in this at all! I hope Avex is taking notes! Sure she is in the Janken Senbatsu as well but as per usual, she is also in the back line there too. Since this means that she won’t have that an important part in both these last two singles of 2014, she should be available for a Solo Concert not to mention a 3rd single, am I right!
Seriously though, when shall we have a MAYUKI single if not now when Mayuyu is AKB’s No.1 and Yukirin the No,.2! Probably when she gets that Top spot in the Election. Well, that does it, I am multiplying my efforts by 7 now from last year! You started this AKS, it’s so on!
In the meantime though, Mayuyu please take care of Sakura like Mamarin has you. And I hope you pass on some good things about Sakura to Yukirin and Sakura, take this chance to appeal to Mayuyu about Yukirin so she can pass it on. Then again, I have a feeling Sakura is gonna get out the big guns and take the battle to Mayuyu for Yukirin’s affection. Oh shi…Is this it? Will this decide it all? Oh God, now I can’t wait for the after-effects of this single! Something is gonna change, I can just feel it! Okay, this is better than a Mayuki single for now!
Good Lord!
The girl from Yukrin’s real home VS the girl that is Yukirin current home (Home is where the heart is)…MY BODY IS READY!
Any way, skip over for more photos of these wonderful Oshi of mine and Mayuki (BOC)!
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