Optimism

http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0110470

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Idolm@ster Movie

I got to see Serika in so many costumes!! Hurray!! Honestly though I don't think Serika is cut out for a role as a dancer, and her dancer outfit looked kind of unnatural on her... but the mini concert outfit was super cute! So was her outfit during the rainy scenes. \o/

Unfortunately Serika's character and personality wasn't that pronounced in the show - besides the way she talked, she was pretty much as flat as the other million live characters besides Kana and Shiho. :(

They should have gave her more lines and attention! D:

I guess we can just hope for another season based on ML. /o/


...? Wait, was there something else in the movie? Plot? Other characters? Hmm... I don't remember anything else... Oh well!

金曜日のおはよう

After realizing the reappearance of characters in Honeywork's songs I decided to look up his stuff and see the character songs for each character. I realized the artist does the songs in a really cute manner - that is, each song actually has two versions (almost), where for each couple there is a viewpoint from both sides.

(This also explains why he almost always has perfect coupling in his stories - its like for every girl there is always a guy, and vice versa! Except Inokori sensei, but that one is a little unique v:  )

As an example, take a look at his most recent coupling and the two songs the artist made out of it (its probably more neat to play them back to back):






It's probably not too complicated, but pretty fun and cute way of doing the songs. Also I really like the couplings... I'm guessing they were designed to be deredere fluffy fluffy. :V Apparently there are anime clips alongside some of their CDs too... It would be pretty awesome if they had an actual anime come out for them too... Maybe?!? Right?!? Right?!??

Masculinity

http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0110497

This abstract is kind of amusing to read. :V


Wait, why include a pathogen section... :|


http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/278/1714/2032


Oh.

夢色トレイン

(I can only find a preview version here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBxjzK-DkWs )

I have to admit Serika is great but her first song was only ok, didn't quite have its appeal as I would like it to have.


...BUT THIS ONE.

Man after I heard this one it was like an instant favorite. It seems to capture the essense of cuteness, and Serika herself is pretty much an embodiment of that so it represents her so well. There's just two things I wanted to note about this song:

1. What is the deal with trains?? First there was Kotori's single, and now Serika. What does this mean?? Should I become a train otaku?? What is the link with cuteness/purity and trains...???

2. I really wish there was MV or live out for this song out right now. I will probably melt at the performance of this kind of song. The dancing... the cuteness... kyun kyun...