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ChocoCats:
I'm not sure if anyone's aware, but Nippon Columbia is releasing videos featuring the main actresses in a 13-day countdown to 'hype' up the release of the "Star!!" CD.

List:
13. Ayaka Fukuhara (Rin Shibuya's VA)
12. Rei Matsuzaki (Kirari Moroboshi's VA)
11. Hiromi Igarashi (Anzu Futaba's VA)
10. Ruriko Aoki (Riina Tada's VA)
9. Sayuri Hara (Mio Honda's VA)
8. Natsumi Takamori (Miku Maekawa's VA)
7. Aya Suzaki (Minami Nitta's VA)
6. Nozomi Yamamoto (Rika Jougasaki's VA)
5. Naomi Oozora (Chieri Ogata's VA)
4. Sumire Uesaka (Anastasia's VA)
3. Tomoyo Kurosawa (Miria Akagi's VA)
2. Maaya Uchida (Ranko Kanzaki's VA)
1. Yuka Ohtsubo (Kanako Mimura's VA)
Release!: Ayaka Ohashi (Uzuki Shimamura's VA)

Maka:
This week's episode... Damn. Just. Damn.

never imagined that the trio getting their big break at Mika's concert would backfire so spectacularly. But it's really to be expected... If your prior experience is a big stage with thousands of cheering fans, a small performance in a mall with maybe... two or three dozen people at most watching probably feels like rock bottom?

People are probably going to jump on Mio for "overreacting" though... Poor Mio.

Memories is a really good song too. Really glad that the single was announced right after the episode aired lol

ChocoCats:
It's more like it's due to Mio's over-expectation with the amount of people coming to watch the concert in her part, though the lack of excitement from the audience plays a part of that, too. Gotta say, while I'm not much a fan of the "I'm going to quit as an idol" drama, I wasn't expect to see this early in the series and it's Mio of all things. Also, I wasn't expect to see Mio as NG's leader.

Memories was pretty good so far, though できたてEvo! Revo! Generation! (Dekitate Evo! Revo! Generation!) doesn't impress me yet.

Nargrakhan:
Well I figured they had to bring *something* back for the drama factor, seeing how they resolved the jealously thing. What occurred wasn't something I expected, but I'll wait and see how it goes before making judgement on the timing and delivery. Mio's reaction struck me as out of character though... at least from what we've been exposed to of her character with past CD's and drama skits. It's also very selfish, given the Producer has already revealed the Cinderella Girls Project requires many moving parts to function in successful coordination, for the whole machine to be a a success for everyone. That kind of behavior I expect out of Miku or Anzu. Mio? Not so much.

Hopefully the situation can be resolved, or the Producer can modify his plans to omit as necessary. I'd be upset to see the others suffer because of the folly of a single person.

I WANT MY RANKO EPISODE!!!!

TBH... the Producer really needs to get his people skills up to speed. He's like a thematic opposite of the 756 Producer. 756 Producer-san had the social skills to keep it together, but initially lacked the resources and entertainment experience to make things happen. 346 Producer-san has the resources and entertainment experience to make things happen, but lacks the social skills to keep it together.

That all being said...

Fans of Anya x Minami should be chomping at the bit.

Also that scene with Anzu on Kirari's phone is a GIF goldmine.

Nargrakhan:
At first I was having trouble putting my finger on the problems these last few episodes have been showing... but now that I think about it more, the issue isn't that the Producer has difficulty with socializing or expressing his intentions...

...the issue is that these idols don't trust or have faith in the Producer. As the montage in episode 6 shows, and his quick conversation with the oh-so-lovely Chihiro, P-san really busts his ass to get things done for his idols. However they seem to be under the impression he doesn't have their best interests in mind and/or doesn't want to see them become super stars. I'm having trouble understanding why this is so. Sure... he's not expressive... but that shouldn't obscure the amount of work he puts into the project.

There's also this weird idea that they can become superstars over night... which is totally unrealistic. Just because I was the backup singer/dancer for a S+ Rank entertainer, doesn't make me an S+ Rank entertainer. Mio's ego needs to be put in check. She got lucky with that first break. Even if 345 gave her a real stadium concert, she doesn't have her own fan base (outside of her classmates). What she got was exposure to Mika's fan base. The company would have been forced to give tickets away for free, or have her tagged to an S+ Rank idol's performance, to fill the seats. She's supposed to earn her own success... not leech of another's.

Lastly... while I don't think it will happen, this would be the PERFECT opportunity for the anime to stop being centered around the New Generations and move on to the other idols. Yes, eventually Mio would return, but I think they could milk this drama further if Mio was on the sidelines as a not-idol and watch as the rest of the Cinderella Girls rise to fame without her (Shiburin and Shimamu could go solo act for the time being).

If this series had used more of the cast, this would have been a great time to bring Triad Primus into the spotlight... but that's totally not going to happen, until the end of the show. I'm thinking a Triad Primus will be the second season... assuming the anime become successful enough for such a thing.

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