Sunday 27 March 2022

The Entertainment News 2022 Edition Issue #13

Man, you know how your Twitter feed just keeps going and going because there's the AnimeJapan 2022 convention going on this weekend and we are in between Anime seasons so there are so many livestreams to watch I can't even? *laughs* I'll be tuning into the "KiseKoi" one though they be revealing the Gojou voice actor's efforts coming into fruition because he made a cosplay outfit for Kitagawa's voice actress to wear? Yeah, you probably missed it but I won't. *laughs*

So yeah, we are concluding this season of Anime so we can move on to more romance series lmao, and seeing that Attack on Titan isn't ending anytime soon we might watch up to FIVE SHOWS next season. *pukes* I just want my Sundays man... *laughs*

Besides thinking of what to put on my phone wallpaper for the next couple of weeks because now that we are celebrating Yuuki Aoi's birthday happy birthday by the way haha, moving on we have no birthdays of people I know and I have to go into an Army camp which will search your phone for explicit content. *silence* Futon-chan you can rest for two weeks Moeshi you too lmao maybe I should avoid Sumipe too haha ah




アニメ Spring 2022 Anime Preview
[Powered by Random Curiosity]
This is a three-monthly segment where I talk about next season's Anime series in a nutshell, based on my very, very personal biased opinion, as stated below:
(Shows I intend to watch will be slapped with a premiere date)
  • LOL shows for next season already airing- Do they even know about Anime season timelines? Haha
  • The first sequel I'll be watching this new season is "Rikei ga Koi ni Ochita no de Shoumei Shite Mita. Heart" [Premieres April 1st 2022] and don't bother reading the equation at the back because I wouldn't either so let's deal with the abbreviation "RikeKoi", is the sequel of the popular science-heavy love story between a guy who only does science in his university days and a smart and beautiful girl who loves him. *silence* They do love experiments on each other and you can figure out when we will have the bed scene test at some point. *laughs* Amamiya "Ten-chan" Sora is here again with a lovely opening theme song which is only unlocked because of this Anime series since she normally sings cool songs not cute ones, and the only reason I wouldn't recommend this sweet love tale is that you can't take math and science. No really, there are other romance series to watch on this list if you can't take a cute bear voiced by Asakura Momo telling you what the Travelling Salesman Problem is lol
  • The only new series I am definitely watching in here is "Aharen-san wa Hakarenai" [Premieres April 1st 2022] because besides the main girl Reina being voiced by Minase Inori, this series is from an adaptation of author of "Denkigai no Honya-san" Mizu Asato which goddamn that 2014 Anime was really good, is back with another romance series of a girl who can't gauge distance for heck. Like, if we put her in this pandemic with safe distancing measures, she will be scolded by EVERYONE for violating the rules lol. So yeah, you can imagine how bad it gets, but what is hidden in bliss and sitting waiting for you to enjoy, is how nice the series will be as Reina-chan here is a nice girl, and to the people around her and that dude who sits beside her in class. Yeah, this gonna be good, so I have no qualms taking this in.
  • Like seriously, you have NO IDEA how many sequels are in this most densely populated season of the year haha
  • Wow can I continue to comment how many of the new series are even more boring than what I see a decade ago? Or is it just me getting old? Maybe huh
  • Oh "Deaimon" is just a Japanese treats shop? Wow that's nice- WHAT IN THE ACTUAL HELL IS THE VOICE ACTRESS FOOTAGE lol don't click on the official website lmao (But yeah, there are a lot to watch for me next season so I'm going to have to pass)
  • And yeah "Komi-san wa, Komyushou Desu. (2022)" [Premieres April 6th 2022] is back after taking a break off their announcement of this second season just last year, gave us great theme songs, a stellar cast of weird student names who will be potential classmates to befriend - and this needs to be emphasized - class goddess Komi-san because she can't friends and aims to make 100 of them by graduation. I think we started from "good luck" after meeting Tadano the normal guy who would bother talking to her, to now it's more like I want to be her friend too. *giggles* Don't ask if this or "Kaguya-sama" is better THEY ARE BOTH LITERALLY VOICED BY THE SAME GIRL haha you felt the heart burn yet? Not if you can take all the jokes and retortions in this 90s reminiscent romance comedy series
  • I am so bored of some of these titles, I don't even want to comment. *laughs* Like, if the title's character count is over 50 I just move on
  • And last but not least the third sequel I'll be watching is none other than "Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Ultra Romantic" [Premieres April 8th 2022] just because it's their third season coming as a romance comedy and people just like the vibes of Koga Aoi being a smug rich man's girl, the return of Anime industry's new old solo artist Suzuki Masayuki shout out to that guy he's as old as my dad haha, and really I guess I want to know if we can turn Kaguya-sama into a love slut- Like, come on, even the guy is looking this way just give him the get-go man NO KAGUYA DAD GO AWAY lol
  • OMFG a dance Anime featuring dudes? "Dance Dance Danseur" please stay away from me haha
  • My friend was keen on "SPY x FAMILY" but I'm not so (Split cour too?? Ok bye haha this is like, reserving itself for a sequel I can't even- This is worse business than "Attack on Titan" lol)
  • Goddamn Oonishi Saori why do you want to give me a reason to think of whether "Kawaii Dake ja Nai Shikimori-san" [Premieres April 9th 2022] is actually worth watching? Because yeah, Saorin "isn't just cute", but hey talking about the 2D counterpart lol, I did ask for her to be in a romance series so I guess we got it, but whether I have the time to watch... I'll think about it, maybe I'll take a look. The only thing I can recall is that in response to the title, is that the girl is basically the guy in the relationship to that dork of a boyfriend lol maybe I shouldn't watch it after all (Also also, Oonishi is known for voicing not her own natural voice which I actually like so... yeah try "Sonny Boy" if you can take its weirdness)
  • I thought I initially would be interested in "Kakkou no Iinazuke" as the stellar cast and crazy familiarity with the theme song artists (Ikimonogakari's vocalist Yoshioka Kiyoe sings the opening for her first solo artist single, and Sangatsu no Phantasia as ending) would have reminded me of this series some time ago, but looking at the review it looks like something similar to "Nisekoi" which I actually didn't like and probably "Koi to Uso" too but yeah, polygamy is just different from whatever this is, indirect incest? Can I even say that? *laughs* I've gotten enough to being with Kitou Akari but Kohara Konomi though...? *giggles* Maybe not huh haha
  • I swear "Joshikousei to Mahou no Note" looks like a PR nightmare waiting to bloom until I also saw that it's made in 3DCG which... uh... I'll pass haha
So yeah, love is in the air in the upcoming season which ONLY makes loner me sad and I'm just watching Anime now to get over the fact that I'm still single and have no girlfriend- *sob* Someone send help

アニメ Shingeki no Kyojin: The Final Season
"It usually takes us a day to service the boat so it can fly" Wow ok I guess the Titans are working over time lmao
Wow the rumbling clears 600km in half a day? The planet will be gone within a week! Oh well in case you wondered how the dinosaurs went extinct... *laughs* In this new episode where all plans don't go to plan (#AttackOnTitan86), looks like we need another plan to catch up to Eren. And holy shit, this was a good episode. Let's talk about our heroes this episode. Haha ah by the way, we gonna have a lot of those till the end. This is war we're talking about, many are going to die for the cause. So why not firstly the ones who stopped Connie and Armin? *laughs* Ah hey, just saying. But upon knowing that setting up the boat to fly will take a lot of time literally days and there is NO WAY these guys can fend off the Jeagerists plus reinforcements with literally loads of missiles on their waists, they may need another plan. The Hiizurus suggested instead to service the boat offshore but in Marleyean ground, and that will guarantee the fastest departure of the vehicle, but will require a sea transport to there, and of course, some time to get the ship going because this is still the coal era and we don't have electric start-up that takes seconds lol. Still, the enemy is pressing on the attack ensuring the departure doesn't happen, and the two Titans can hardly hold their ground for long, so let's talk about the real MVPs here. Firstly, Falco. Thanks to him, the gang got closer to making this plan B work in their favour. Because he had that Jaw Titan power very recently, it was against Pieck's suggestion to transform even at this point and I'm surprised how he isn't crying over poking his palm till blood comes out *pukes*, but suffice it to say that he did it, his first time and many more until he dies in a decade and a half lol, but yeah definitely did help to stop some of the soldiers along with the Cart Titan. Problem is, and yes this is the first time we witnessed a first transformation, is that your Titan instincts will not stop you from snapping out of conscious, which is why it takes another to hold him down so Magath can get him out forcefully. Good to know, new knowledge here, by the way, and it doesn't even require a flashback. Next up, we have the sniper. Thanks to him, he single-handedly got rid of the train sending reinforcements of Jeagerists down to the port which is *chef's kiss* why did they come in in enclosed train cars so they can't run away in time lmao, Floch missed his only chance at firing a missile at the boat, and helped the gang proceed as the ship took off steam so they can leave safely without interruption. And his name is Shadis, the one who also saw them take off in the cart back then when Floch took over the land. Last but not least, Connie Magath. *laughs* Please, you think you can make me think Connie is cool after all those action kills? Give me a break. *laughs* Magath volunteered to stay back and fend off the remaining enemies because (1) he noticed another ship on the port which is a Marleyean cruise and can catch up to the other ship which he intends to blow up it seems, and (2) get rid of the remaining people while he's at it, luring them into the ship and then make magic happen. Interestingly, Shadis was here to help because thank goodness for not sniping Magath down lol, and they went off with a bang. So yeah. salutes to the two that died and one that lived for even till this final season I kept thinking Levi was the coolest, but I think we may have to put him back a bit for now. Only the people who die in war are the coolest, eh? Haha cya guys next week for what looks like a flashback and explanation of Eren's plan it seems
[TL:DR; If you weren't excited with the record amount of blood shown on screen lol, at least be hyped about every single time any one of them struck a kill with their 3D gear without hesitation hehe lol I know right]
I like how they reveal these mysteries and then I realized with his bald head how can I not guess who is this overseeing their departure lol
Sorry Shadis you are a hero, a real hero
P.S. "If Eren dies, Paradis will be drowned in a sea of blood!" Wow for how much of a piece of crap Floch is, his speeches are pretty influential haha well if I were one of them of course
P.P.S. "(Magath) did it entrusting us to save people whose names we don't know" Yep Hange-san, so very true that's how war works we end it to save the alive
Shout out to Falco's Titan form this Jaw Titan is definitely way cooler than the previous one
This just looks like a sex doll now haha ah-

アニメ Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san 3
"On White Day, I'm going to tell Hojou I love her" Wow Hamaguchi you so brave I'm sure Nishikata will do so too-
Yeah right? Don't you have a problem where we need to do a double confession to different girls with your bro? *laughs* Hey Hamaguchi, I'm not trying to be a piece of shit but you have some weird ideas in your middle school brain. *laughs* In this final episode of a series which refuses to graduate lol (#TakagiSanS312), you think the graduation will happen first or the confession? I'm betting on neither. *laughs* Also, I guess we cursing on Hamaguchi too, huh. *laughs* But really, Nishikata, just let him do the deed, clap hands and then bail; You'll be fine. *giggles* Okay let's talk about what really happened on White Day. Because goddamn, this is quite an ending. Remember how we talked about how they one-up the previous season? Okay okay, no rush. Let's talk about what Nishikata did to prepare for White Day. Apparently, a lot. Again, just like Yukari-chan said, the power of love, man. He made up a puzzle quest for his girl, leading her to the ultimate gift of probably the chocolates he had but was waiting for who knows when to give the girl, but problem is, Takagi won't be back from her family trip to a relative's wedding until the 14th (and I don't know you can take school leave to do that haha), and was then even more delayed due to the harsh winds on that day itself, so yeah, Nishikata literally can't execute his plan at all to just give a present to her. But we already know she can solve all the puzzles anyways just as how the girls trio managed to do it beforehand and then realized it wasn't for them because the dude placed the first clue in the worst position possible, on the chair of her desk. Oh well. *laughs* Anyways, moving on to the actual confession, of Hamaguchi, to Hojou. He gave the chocolates. But just like a wimp he is, and I was totally ready for it too, he didn't say it. So yeah, how dare you not do this considering it's the voice actress' birthday today, you idiot. *giggles* And he thought his buddy would do better than he did? ...He's right though! Because allow me to emphasize the wholesome moments we have seen in this season alone, right at the end of each episode, a moment to treasure between the two. So after Nishikata realized in the library that his girl told him a lie about reading off a confession from a book, he then noticed, even for a moment, that his girl has been confessing to him all this time! You know, it's like propaganda, but with confessions. *laughs* Ah hey, I'm not the smart one, she is. *laughs* So yeah, literally tease master at her best attempt, but this time around, Nishikata did not hesitate. So despite the ferry only coming in late in the afternoon and his efforts to track her down, his run down the road was finally noticed by the girl, and... again if you expected a confession I apologize in advance on behalf of the staff, because you gotta remember there is a new movie release dropping by this summer so... *laughs* Yeah nothing to do with that since this is an adaptation anyways and I don't think the author intends to end this series anytime soon so we not getting that. Hey, but they held hands! Nishikata did say he missed her, and went through this much to give her a present. I mean, I never even went through the effort of wrapping a gift for my girl so... yeah you win. *laughs* All in all, GREAT EPISODE by the way thank goodness I watched this last on the list today lol *dabs* (breaking fifth wall here as an audience btw), and WHAT A CONCLUSION to this already fantastic series of crushes and fancy with middle schoolers. What more can I say, really? Somehow the only bad part about it all is in the title: That Takagi-san is good at teasing his boy. Yeah. Don't you think so? Things would've gone SO MUCH BETTER if this love was more cohesive, but hey, it's the journey that counts. I take this as a confession, sir, so yeah, just go steady with her why don't you. Hehe I'm not going to expect more seasons OR an ending to this to be honest, but hey, I've gotten two more seasons worth of wholesome middle school romance than I can ever ask for. *applauds*
[TL:DR; "But you know, I bet Takagi-chan is super happy! Because spending every day with Nishikata has gotta be of joys and giggles! I'm sure both of them are having loads of fun!" Mina-chan describing the series in a nutshell haha why am I crying]
Man, trying not to go steady is hard haha
(This guy just can't take a hint)
Man, trying not to go steady is hard haha
(This girl can't do the deed)
Man, trying to not go steady is hard haha
(Holding hands already, by the way)
P.S. "I'm... going to tell Takagi-san I love her?" NO WAY, NO FUCKING WAY haha
P.P.S. "Love or hate, you have to choose either" No Takagi-san this is not how it works I can have mixed feelings lol poor Nishikata
[What more do you want me to say about this Anime series? Like, I know we had to deal with tsundere Nishikata but who cares man, everything else is SO MUCH BETTER to make this a wonderful adaptation!! Yeah, that's how pleased I am right now haha I can't thank production enough... but slap more cute Takagi photos!!!!! lol]
Like, I'm so happy for you that your guy realized what he was in hehe
*strikes a pose* lol

アニメ Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru
"I told (my dad) that it'll be completely fine but he won't listen to me" Not going to the festival because of undone summer vacation homework? You treating your daughter as a kid, Kitagawa papa? *laughs*
So wait, where's the jack off session?? *laughs* In this final episode of a series that literally baits you like a cosplay gravure magazine haha (#KiseKoi12), we end the season with the summer vacations! There's summer festival and homework and everything... but no cosplay. Yeah. Regardless, let's talk about it. Kitagawa did have a very eventful season out there, from doing photo shoots for magazines to working on her homework because her dad said so lol, she did everything that a student can do for their summer vacations...? Yeah, besides going to the festival I guess, when you aren't done with homework. Like yeah, that father is weird she's already 15 haha, but Gojou finished his homework so what do you think happened. *laughs* The gal even forgot to bring her math homework back and had to go back to school to get it while being scolded by the guard for their casual attire? Yeah, she be living on the edge, this girl. And then we have Gojou-kun. He finished his homework like a good kid, hardly goes out anyways since it's hot, he doesn't have friends, and he likes to continue his practice on making hina dolls. All is well, and then the planets crashed. Yeah, these two. *laughs* So yeah, so much has happened over the past few months as we see them bonded through cosplay, so it's kinda awkward where we see this series end not relevant to the topic, I guess. But still, I guess yukata cosplay is also a thing haha, and Gojou did like that nape so *dabs* They watched horror movies together, jumped into the pool unintentionally and not in swimsuits lol that's a shame Kitagawa can't swim anyways, watched fireworks together, and the guy gets to piggyback the girl because those wooden clogs got brushed real hard on them feet (unlike the guy who wears them on a daily basis lol) so it's all fun and games for them to be honest. But most importantly, they had company. I still can't believe even at the end it wasn't about cosplay and it isn't ecchi because you know what happened last episode, and they ended with... I guess a confession from Kitagawa herself over the phone talking to a dozy Gojou? *laughs* Yeah, that's about how much romance we will get after all, huh. All in all, I wouldn't say this is the best thing ever, we have better stories out there, but of cosplay, this might be the best storytelling yet. If the world of Anime is just about giving you the imagination to what you want, then boy am I glad to have seen a fashionable girl with a rack in real life liking what I did just because. So yeah, at least for the interests part, I think the series did a good job on. As to how this might be better off focusing more on the romance part because goddamn why didn't they even kiss lmao, but yeah, it's not that kind of relationship I guess, so we are taking the easy way out. *giggles* I liked the series though, so at least we will get to see if the real life counterpart will look good after they reveal the Shizuku outfit in an AnimeJapan 2022 event to conclude this lovely series I'll remember which is why I watched this first. *giggles* But yeah, feeling rather empty right now because I wasn't satisfied with the conclusion for this adaptation, I guess. But you know, it's about those good times, so I'll take in all of that.
TFW your friend got more into the Anime you introduced than you did lol
Normally we would have to animate how much chest is going into this guy's back but
(Haha but Gojou are they soft though *dabs*)
I know this was in the manga but it reminds me of that song which describes them far apart but together
P.S. "Kitagawa-san you're in a magazine!" Hell yeah she is that's how you become her celebrity boyfriend-
P.P.S. "Maybe because I have an actual makeup artist to do my face" Wow is this a burn on Gojou's skills or what
[AnimeJapan 2022 report: I missed it. *laughs* As I listen to the radio show livestream after the reveal, they talked about how earlier in the day they revealed the outfit to the event audience (not livestreamed) along with the cast and cosplay Iori Moe who is herself cosplaying as Marin-chan so yeah, definitely craziest Aniplex planned Anime side project in years lol maybe it's just me getting hyped. Also, they had to let the advisor vet the guy's work so yeah it was a lot of work for an amateur to do this; Like seriously, besides the face haha the outfit is PERFECT]
She does look really good as a fashion model tbh
She's wet.
*laughs*
How you know some girl likes you hehe

音楽 This Week on Klassic Note
Wow this was such a mixed week I don't even know where to start. Uh... ah... maybe let's start with Kanno Mai and how she brought me back to Ogura Yui's new album just because I have not heard of her and missed her songs I listened to back in 2017 thanks to Anime, and gotta say the latest music video did get me lol she wrote the lyrics too- Why didn't I listen to this on Valentine's Day? *laughs* Other than that haha, we have new releases this week with SID's new album which I only noticed the topic song is something I can accept despite their rather traditional style of music and me giving songs from that fuzzy knot group, and Horie Yui's new album which also did not do well in the melody department just because I think we didn't have a stronger theme to this one compared to its prequel back in 2019. Yeah, what did I tell you about this week being very messy haha

On Twitter, THE ORAL CIGARETTES' announced a new collaboration album and released a new music video with their first rap song I guess it isn't awesome but I look forward to a new release now, to celebrate fumika released a new digital single for her 10th anniversary as a solo artist which isn't exactly what I want considering I've heard of Spira Spica's new song for Anime "KiseKoi" and Ohara Yuiko's new song for Anime "Takagi-san" insert song so I'm sorry, Rie fu released two videos on YouTube this week apparently leading up to her upcoming live, TrySail's new music video is very meh I just want to move on from "Madoka Magica" to "Aharen-san" which I hope will be a better single lol, not going to spoil myself with Anime "RikeKoi" theme songs until I watch the Anime in a week, ClariS revealed another music video preview singing their classics, Anime "Takagi-san" is releasing a music collection full of the songs featured in the third season including opening and insert songs, Yogee New Waves lost their bassist lol ask KANA-BOON how they look lmao, and apparently Sangatsu no Phantasia is collaborating with Frederic on a new song revealing tonight actually so I'll talk about how I think next week I guess. 

So next week, we have some new releases to listen to especially from more familiar faces because goddamn it has been 15 years in Klassic Note, we have ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION's new album which I'm totally hopeful for because I can't wait to listen to more of maybe not so emo Rock dear vocalist Gotch has for us, and KANA-BOON's new album because why not. *laughs* Okay, the latter sounds like I don't give a damn so guys please make me think you are better than some other Rock band which just recently celebrated their 25th anniversary haha OOF (sorry for the tough competition lol)




And that shall be it! Next week is going to suck mainly because I have to go into an Army camp for not work reasons lol, so hopefully it won't be as boring as I think and I can still listen to new songs and watch new Anime over next weekend. Oh yeah, be sure to read the last few posts where I simp on Hondo Kaede *dabs*, got lucky with Kouno Marika trading cards and regretted my purchase of Touyama Nao's anniversary book full of interviews. *laughs* Good summary, me. Oh, and Lynn's photobook has been spoiled to Hell by China so I'm delaying the shipment to here while I get through whatever shit mentioned above that requires me to wake up early and sleep early. *sigh* Haha cya guys next time, and until then I gotta publish this post so I can let ma bro take a look of how much sh*t I gotta watch next season and I rather watch new shows or something- What happened to me watching slice-of-life??? Haha bye

P.S. I guess my imouto Natsukawa Shiina as phone wallpaper next week then but I don't have much stock so maybe the other TrySail girls too while I'm at it hehe I can't stop looking at that 4-second one-to-one talk session with her lmao she asked for your name and we're done

P.P.S. Blogger has been weird this week they changed back the domain and image file naming they did weeks ago and literally broke my site with a memory loop when I published that Naobou book post haha it's fine now but goddamn I should just move to WordPress lol

Friday 25 March 2022

The Book of Photos Worth: Biography In The Making

I really wondered buying this technically speaking a biography is worth it or not. Like, do I even want to know more of Naobou? Haven't I known her enough already I know what colour panties she wears-
Jokes aside, what's done has been done, so I guess let's see how far this will take us! I have no expectations from a (not photo) book that is part photobook(?) part interview dump and solo music anniversary talk, but that doesn't stop me from... You know, trying to get something out of this adorable lady I can't even *laughs*

So yeah, let's talk about it! Maybe just the images and Q&As if there are any, I can't talk about the dozens of interviews that are going to be featured in this tbh



Touyama Nao Official Book "NOW loading..."
[Buy at Gamers]

(For unboxing please refer to two posts ago haha)

 Touyama Nao Official Book "Now loading..."
Pretty simple cover if you ask me
(Get it, "Now" as in "Nao", her name?)

Man, straight to the photos, eh?

Yeah if you know what indoor camping looks like, it's kinda like this

So, so, so cute I can't even

Can I pay for this? Like, to stay the night with her? Haha ah
*giggles*

MEGANEEEEEE!!!!
(Goddamn can you just wear glasses in front of me forever?)

She's the beautiful kind of cute, I don't know how to describe it.
It comes better with age too

Yeah, three days worth of interviews, by the way, it must be hard for her tbh I feel bad now

Okay, in this 100+ page release, this is essentially an "official book" for her 5th year as a singer, so yeah not much different from the one celebrating her 10th year as a voice actress I reviewed a year ago, and besides declaring that this is just the only book that will feature her in such amount of content and especially in photos, it is also jam-packed with text, from interviews to live reports to her talks with other people on - just like Hondo Kaede - the work around her. Hey, surprise again, we have another voice actress who loves her job. That isn't much of a problem because I already knew that, so I'm really here just to know her a little more, probably not through long lines of text so I'll make putting the "photos" on the post worth its title. Literally. *laughs*

Part 1 of the long interview, but you know what I'm here for hehe

Naobou is such a beauty, isn't it?

Really appreciating these close-ups because this is as close as we will get

Oh shout out to Sakura Ayane doing an interview of Naobou lol
(You will see some other people we will mention that'll make a first mention on this blog haha)

Hey, Naobou can be oshare and kawaii at the same time, yes?

Just that body dude, why can't we have swimsuits
(lol)

Sorry for the book but emo Naobou is a rarity so I'm just putting it here
(She is a very cheerful person FYI)

Her in her regular radio show "Naobou living"

Oh there's the feedback form!
("Not enough photos, too many interviews" lmao *dabs*)

Aw arguably best part of this (photo) book imo

It's like they know how to photo shoot lol

I mean, they are all good so just pick your favourite if you can even do it

Perfection.

Oh well we can't talk about her and music without her Anime-based idol groups so let's just briefly talk about how little I know about them lol

Rhodante*, based on Anime "Kiniro Mosaic" where she voices English-speaking middle schooler Karen-chan

My impression of Anime "K-ON!" lives on but 5 years later lol

Wakyure, based on Anime "Macross"
(Yeah this is the one which got her to debut her belly button lmao)

Day 2, halfway there haha
(As you can see on the left they have a lot of topics for her to deliberate on)

Really, I'd like you to meet my parents, just saying.
*giggles*

If you wondered how I got my close-up fetish these photos are just making sure my fetish still stays lol

Cute you too, Naobou.
(Haha yeah she don't do hearts like the other girls)

I can stare at this forever, I swear

Oh yeah we finally talking about her solo music career, this was from the recent 5th anniversary live which I reviewed the pamphlet

No.3 in her recommendations is "Rainbow"?? You wrote this song, girl, can you give yourself more credit for writing an emotional song?? This happy girl, being sad? Come on (lol)
(Great song by the way, still my top fav from her, that music video made me cry)

Someday I'll like you "Gunjou Infinity" lol
(Yeah I got as close as her mini-album livestream a year ago where she sang this, not even from the 2nd album)

I like how the live reports have everything: Cute Naobou faces, her lack of chest...
(lol)

Oh yeah, that's the new duo she was in with... who's that name lol I really didn't care
(Sorry Naobou, I'm not true fan *sob*)

Just showing off them legs, eh? I just want more not legs though haha

Yeah okay you cute, I get it.
*giggles*

I just can't get enough of her, really

Yay, Naobou, you did it, you were relevant for a decade haha what

Oh yeah Naobou-chan comics by the way, we saw that on the pamphlet too because they can't get her to do it lol

And this is her favourite segment made as an offshot series: Naobou with penguins
(Not real ones but good enough hehe)

Really, if you marry her you can ONLY have penguins as kids, not even dogs btw

Okay you win we have penguins haha

Find someone who hugs you like how Naobou hugs the penguin, right at the nipples-
Oh and we reached the point of the double interviews with her friends in the industry!
This is Hanamori Yumiri, you may know her from <insert secondary character of any Anime here>;
I know her from Game "Alternative Girls" and Anime "Kaguya-sama" as Hayasaka

Hey Yocchan!! So yeah, Hikasa Youko, by the way.
You may know her from Anime series "K-ON!" and "Seitokai Yakuindomo" but that's just me I like her voicing girls with shame lmao

Yeah guess we're doing this to compensate for the paragraphs of interviews I guess


30 QUESTIONS FOR TOYAMA NAO!!!
(Selected ones will be mentioned here, as provided by fanclub members)
Q1: Backup name if it weren't "Nao"
A1: "Asuka"
[Wow Touyama Asuka, huh. Not as good haha]

Q3: Scariest thing you rode on
A3: On the way back from our family excursion, the hilly route on edge in which my dad drove on
[YIKES lol]

Q6: What's your biggest motivation for work?
A6: Reaching for the best moments! Things that will get me touched

Q7: If God were to give you one special ability
A7: A body that wouldn't get fat eating potato chips please. Speed reading powers please. These two.
[Haha I like the first one because it's just chips lmao isn't that for every woman though-]

(Yes, and speed reading so to save time reading voice acting scripts, get it? Haha)

Q8: Love should be more give or take?
A8: Hmm, a balance of both (laughs)
[True that]

Q9: Oldest memory you recall
A9: When I was a baby, and was hugged by the manager of the mansion with a scary face and I cried (Feels bad talking about this)
[Wow like, the mansion though!?? *laughs*]

Q11: Do the outcome of auditions depend on how well you felt you did in them?
A11: Don't know about how well I did, but feeling that I enjoyed it when I went home! Are mostly the ones that got selected the most!
[Wow, just wow]

Q12: Do you eat the best stuff on your plate first or last?
A12: Eat some first, leave a bit and savour it at the end (laughs)
[Haha SAME *high fives*]

Q13: Naobou if you felt hardship how do you deal with it?
A13: No matter what I always will try to ask for help. Someone definitely can help (me) out.
[I admire her confidence in believing someone will help her in times of hardship]

(Oh yeah I like that outfit too but maybe remove the black blouse behind the outfit-)

Q16: When (in life) was alcohol best in taste?
A16: When I had a great live performance!

(If it was first CD bought I started with a dozen of them back in 2012 so... YUI maybe?)

Q18: What would you do to release the anxiety you get before a live performance?
A18: Anxiety will never stop. Anyways, even with that (I) hold up my own abilities and do my best!
[She is definitely right about the anxiety never stopping, speaking from kid acting experience, the little I had]

Q19: Introduce us to an item in your room you treasure
A19: A sheep plushie I bought in Hokkaido, very cute (I have penguins too, though!)
[OH NO THE BETRAYAL lol]

Q21: A part of your body that you like
A21: Feet nails! They have a great shape
[Hey someday we will see enough of your bare feet to notice that haha I have a feeling I've seen it in a certain concept album livestream...]

Q23: Tell us 3 compliment phrases you like to hear
A23: Suki, kawaii, sugoi! (Simple!)
[Naobou I like you so much you don't even know how cute and awesome you are as a person *dabs*]

Q25: 3 things you want to do in your 30s
A25: Living alone, going overseas a lot with my friends, lightening my everyday belongings
[Same, I probably go alone lol, and I'm a man] [Haha *dabs*]

Q26: What would you recommend to people if they have never seen your works before?
A26: ... (after long thought) "Ore ga Iru" and "Liz to Aoi Tori"
[Haha I like the long thought lol I guess we not talking about "KanoKari" or "Kiniro Mosaic" huh]

Q27: What is one thing you bring to an stranded island
A27: My mom. Sorry dad.
[Yeah sorry dad lmao]

Q28: Where you want to go on a driving date
A28: Going through ramen stores that are only accessible by car
[Practical, I like]

Q30: Stuff you are scared of but can never overcome
A30: Bugs... they are too small I just can't... They are innocent and did nothing wrong... I know that but...
[Amamiya Sora: You called?]


Family interview? Ede-chan did it first lol
(Yeah now that I think of it why is railing in your parents a selling point)

We still interviewing, huh

Over the years I just learn to treasure this lady even more than ever who could light up my life

See? She totally wins, like, the photos in this book are not even doing her justice

Haha this book is so thick they needed to add in an index at the back

"For this book
When (we) started talking about (it)
Thinking of what should be the motivation for (it)
(It) took a lot (of thought).

Thanks for grabbing this as usual.

(My) treasures have increased.

From here on please spend a lot (of time) to "read it thoroughly"

Touyama Nao"

Eh, that's not happening, girl. *laughs* I feel bad now, I truly do. I like the "as usual" though, it's like they know I already pre-order the book lol



...

So yeah, as you can see, I am literally only showing all the photos, and that isn't even close to the amounts you see in maybe even tour pamphlets, so yeah unless you are here to read the rest of it which is just text, this is not for you. 

Yeah...

I don't even know where to start. This is unlike our previous talk about Hondo Kaede where it's too good, this one... unless you want me to translate every single part of the book of its text, and even then I wouldn't even care less about her career as a voice actress and/or a solo music artist. So... guess I'm not enough of a fan, huh. Remind me to quit her fanclub which has even less photos than this book lol




This shall be all for now. I'll have to spend the weekend brushing up these posts so I can look at them again when I have to, just to curb that addiction of the fact that their social media is just an avenue to make sure we remember them instead of bomb us with images to remember. Oh well, idolism huh. *laughs* Cya guys in the weekend where we wrap up this season's Anime and maybe talk about the new season which is not a surprise at this point, and we shall look forward to more photobook reviews because I promise you the upcoming ones will let you drop your bonkers. Haha see you all then.

P.S. Honest thoughts? I had to change the title so it doesn't follow the main series. That's how not photobook it is. *sigh* Oh well, Naobou, this is for you. I just feel unsatisfied, really- Is this how it feels to be idolism? Loving her but she just takes your money? *laughs*