NMB48: I Want to Become a Model Episode 1 — Watch girls walk for some reason
Let it be known that I have absolutely no interest in modeling or high fashion. This is definitely not the show for me. But it has an interesting cast! Actually, I decided to watch this for two...
View ArticleNMB48 Blog Translation: Anchu on 3.11
Title: Ishizuka Akari’s Wish http://ameblo.jp/nmb48/entry-11793788180.html Hello! This is Ishizuka Akari, also known as Anchu. Thank you for looking after me. Since 3/11, 3 years have already passed....
View ArticleNMB48: Hanno no Taiikukai w/ Yamamoto Sayaka – Come on baby and do the twist
This appearance was so adorable! Maybe because the gymnast, Shirai Kenzou, had the best reactions, and he’s no slouch either. I heard Gold Medals are hard to win. The only one I have is flour that I...
View ArticleBusy lately…
Been trying to catch up on a lot of NMB48 stuff. Still bitter over the shuffle, but lately Stage 48 has gotten some good members and posts so it’s been fun recently. I’ve been struggling to find...
View ArticleNMB48: A quick introduction to current Team BⅡ
Some people have said that they want to get to know BⅡ but they can’t because there isn’t a lot of subtitles and stuff. And by some people, I mean one person. Well, not to worry! Here’s a very brief...
View ArticleNMB48: Murakami Ayaka’s Seitansai Message Collection
My friend Kinchan is a member of Ayaka-chan’s Seitansai committee and is collecting messages and drawings for her. If you would like to send anything, please email them to the address in the photo....
View ArticleWhere have I been?!
It’s funny, this is my 200th post and I was going to make an extravagant entry about where I wanted to go with NMB and what my past has been like. Then a bunch of stuff happened. None of it bad, in...
View ArticleNMB RH2014: Capping off the incredible BⅡ run
I am actually really proud to be an NMB48 fan right now. But first, the story of Team BⅡ. To be honest, I was not a big fan of BⅡ to begin with. Yup, I was pretty much an N guy, as after all, they...
View ArticleNMB48 YNN: Fuuchan makes Ice Cream
BOSS I’ve been following this YNN series with Lemon, Yamarina, Maokyun, and Fuuchan. I’ve always felt Fuuchan had this latent character that is highly amusing, but it gets deferred for the...
View ArticleNMB Spotlight #2: Choo Choo (Anchu)
I’ve been paying a lot of attention to Anchu lately. I don’t know what it is. Perhaps it’s the fact that her look changed dramatically. Old Anchu. New Anchu. No, that’s probably not it. I ain’t one of...
View ArticleUpcoming Project
For my next creative project, I’m going to be working on a podcast. Stay tuned! Hopefully it’ll be more informative than this blog. I wanted to stop updating it but I keep seeing random positive...
View ArticleNMB Takoyaki Party #001 — Our first NMB Podcast!
And I finished the first episode! Or second episode, I guess, since the first episode will remain forever hidden. Maybe.Filed under: NMB Podcast
View ArticleNagisa-Mae and her development
Oh man, the 2013 Nagisa is hilarious. So today (or yesterday, I guess) was Shibuya Nagisa’s 18th birthday. I’ve moved past my Nagisa-phase already. That killer smile and her looks reminded me of the...
View ArticleHas Team N become the weakest Team from NMB?
As someone who started watching stages since 3rd Anniversary, it definitely looks like Yamamoto Team N is struggling, especially compared to Nana Team M (whose core didn’t change and was only bolstered...
View ArticleNogizaka 46 and my general beef with AKS music
No, Aika! That’s the wrong beef! But it sure looks good… After the debut of the new AKB single, I started reading comments on 2ch. They were mostly negative, though the thread I was reading was...
View ArticleMy thoughts on the Nogizaka scandal
Maybe she’ll be the butt of all jokes Actually, I don’t care. I’m a pretty opinionated person, don’t get me wrong. I used to be all “rah-rah love ban sucks lol” but now… now I just don’t care. I’ll...
View ArticleOn NMB48 being imbalanced
How strong is that 1st-gen though? One thing I hear often from more general 48G fans is the concern over NMB48 being really imbalanced in terms of popularity. They’ll look at the handshake numbers and...
View ArticleRandom thoughts on money and #truefan and such
A friend of mine asked about whether you need to spend a lot of money to keep up with being a fan. I got a little incensed so I wrote this: Money being washed away so quickly… Last year, when I went to...
View ArticleOn not being worthy enough for Sayaka
Let me put on my serious face first. This will probably function as my post on why I’m a fan and what I get out of it. Okay. For me, one of the cool things about the handshake system is the fact that...
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