Photo of iroha and mao high school graduation from iroha blog https://x.com/nogizaka46/status/1769282672340476047?s=20
Satsukichan was in their class, but not in the photos. After seeing her finish last in her class in the academic battle, I wonder if she actually graduated? LOLz!
There are rumors that Satsuki continued to study in her hometown (Chiba) instead of moving to Tokyo like Mao and Iroha and since she's so busy lately she couldn't come back to attend the graduation ceremony. It's just rumor and Satsuki hasn't talked about her graduation. Some fan pointed out that Mao and Iroha often talked about going to the same class but did not mention Satsuki.
That's what I was thinking on the 35th single tread. Sarubia no Hana wo Oboeteirukai is obviously a song for the graduates Mao and Iroha. Why exclude Satsuki? Well anyway, I remember something similar happened to Nakamura Reno when she was not with the rest of batch 2020 graduates. I think it was also mentioned on Kojichu and there were jokes about her not graduating, cmiiw.
Nogizaka46 5th gen member Ioki Mao and Tomisato Nao got street interviewed by NTV. https://www.ntv.co.jp/warakora/articles/396etvywsaqz48ia7ve.html if the video does not show watch the video here
Here's the actual clip if the video does not show watch the video here Part 2 if the video does not show watch the video here
I feel weak. These two are my current kryptonite. Sheesh!!! They're so cute together, too much for me to handle I need them to release this PB
Sailor Moon musicals on April 29th will have online streaming as well https://mdpr.jp/news/detail/4250702
Just for fun, I subbed a clip from last month's Nogizaka no No. What do these three members have in common? if the video does not show watch the video here
just watched Team Moon .and Team Star will start in less than 2 hours. I'll reserve my comparisons till I watched it . But Team Moon in summary is pretty good . A note here that Teresa's injury wasn't noticeable in her movement, but can see that there's a wrap around her right knee. Both the members and obviously the casts played their part well . and the props definitely upgraded from the last time.
After watching 5ki Team Moon I think heres my Nogi Sera Myu Dream team Sailormoon - Inoue Nagi Mercury - Ogawa Aya Mars - Hayakawa Seira Jupiter - Umezawa Minami Venus - Tamura Mayu
Team Stars performance being the final performance , everyone in the main and supporting cast gave their comments at the end. Zoicite and Jadeite's voices are so different real life vs performance also Team Moon came up to stage for the closing. i need to watch the repeat of both teams performances again. but with just a watch of both performances, i am going to put in a percentage of vanilla character(how much I think its true to the template character from anime/manga for the purists) and actress personality(how much of their own personality came in their performances) . and which is my own preferences of the 2 teams Usagi / Moon: Nagi - vanilla (75) , nagi (25) . I get the vibes of Usagi along with Nagi's own brightness in many of the scenes. you just know it's Nagi Satsuki - vanilla (80) , satsuki(20) . somehow, I feel Satsuki's Usagi is quite vanilla, but when its Sailor Moon , Satsuki's personality came thru a bit. her cry baby personality almost fits the Usagi profile lol. Satsuki with her 2025 comments at end just puts the same klutz level of Usagi. Personal Preference : Nagi . but Satsuki's klutz level does endear me a bit to her Ami / Mercury: Aya - vanilla(85) , Aya (15) . a bit hard to judge here because Aya's personality of a shyish and slightly quiet is the same as what i think about Ami , almost a perfect match of character for me Aruno - vanilla(70), Aruno(30). probably due to Aya, Aruno feels almost a different kind of Ami. her singing as expected has good voice control in comparison, and her composure almost feels mature Personal Preference : Aya for the almost perfect match, but Aruno is putting herself forward when it comes to singing and composure Rei/Mars: Okahina - vanilla(70), Okahina(30) . while there's nothing much to wrong about Okahina's performance , I think some parts were low key maybe trying to hard. but do notice in the dance/action segments, she puts her ballet skills to use(the flashback ballroom and the bus segment for instance). does somewhat succeed in the passionate side of Rei Ichinose - vanilla(75), Ichinose(25) . hmm, its probably just me but she seems a bit nervous in parts that the stiffness seems apparent. expression of a fiery character does at times come through. otherwise, also a bit low key Personal Preference : same . take Okahina's passionate expression and Ichinose's fiery one, probably would be a very good performance Makoto/Jupiter: Mao - vanilla(75), Mao(25) . a bit hard to judge due to short screen time, but Mao did quite alright. Makoto is a tall character(Ume was probably best fit), strong yet feminine. so in this respect, Mao did alright to express the balance without much signs of nerves Nao - vanilla(70), Nao(30) . Nao to me was a bit nervous at first , but grew into it as it goes. Showed the feminine desires but doesn't quite nail it as the strong kind. Nao is a bit of the shyish kind, so maybe a slight character mismatch other than her slightly taller than most of the 5th gen(except Mao) Personal Preference: Mao edges it with slightly better performance Minako/Venus: Teresa- vanilla(70),Teresa(30). I feel that Teresa has the star presence of Minako, but sometimes can't help but feel the Teresa own cuteness screaming through lol. Teresa's Minako also gives a playful feel to it. Sakutan-vanilla(75),Sakutan(25). while Teresa's was a bit on the playful side, Sakutan's does feel more refrained almost to the lovely yet assuring kind. Venus started out as Sailor V, and is the leader of the inner senshis, so in a way Sakutan's feel more like it. Personal Preference: so it comes down here to whether Teresa's cuteness vs Sakutan's loveliness. Sakutan edges it for me.
btw , Blu Ray of the musicals will release on Dec 25 2024 https://sailormoon-official.com/stage/news/nogizaka24_0427.php
