I Hate Kanan Matsuura

As Dengeki G’s Magazine poll results came out, Kanan was revealed to be the center for Aqours 3rd single. There is nothing but salt for me in this outcome. It would have been nice for my best girl-- Hanamaru to win; but I would have been content with any other result. I find it difficult to see anything appealing in Kanan's character and can't understand why she's someones "best girl." To me, she seems more of an extra charcter used to maximize the effect of Mari's arc and after that plain fanservice. In this blog post, I'll discuss different points about Kanan and why I dislike her.



Appearance:
Kanan is not the ugliest of the Aqours girls (I'd give that one to Riko) but her color scheme seems very one-noted. In addition, out of all the girls, she has the least original hairstyle. Kanan's single pony-tail is reminiscent of Eli, who actually makes it work. 

Personality:
Kanan's personality to put simply, is bland. She is described as down to earth and like an older figure to the Aqours members. But that's it. There's nothing else to her.

Voice:
Her voice isn't as good as the others. In the song, the center will get a solo-- so why give it to the person with one of the weaker voices. Her voice will not be suited for an original and new Aqours song. The best chance of a cool song like Loveless World would be to have Yohane as center. Startting to choke on salt.

Role in the Anime:
This is not very important in deciding the center but I want to discuss it anyway. In my opinion, Mari and Kanan's arc were meshed and rushed too much. In the end, Mari stole most of the spotlight leaving Kanan with little character development. After that, she is just their with the main girls fufilling an uncomfortable fanservice role.

I'm always looking for a new perspective. Tell me if you think Kanan deserves to be center or why you like her.

Introduction

Konnichiwa minna, this is my first blog ever and I'm so excited. You can call me Takanashi Minami みなみたかな.
Just like you, I also love anime and drawing. In this blog you will see my drawings, thoughts and opinions on anime, I might even post some of my favorite songs. Please explore my blog as I post frequently. Arigatou gozaimasu.

Anime Going Mainstreem?

There's been debate whether anime is going mainstream or not. This blog post is solely my opinion about anime and mainstream.

What is mainstream?

According to the dictionary it means, "the principal or dominant course, tendency, or trend." So in other words something that is very popular.

 

Do you think anime will become mainstream?

I'm not quite sure because in my opinion, most of the newest "fans" of anime today are just people who merely watched a show like Attack on Titan just because it became popular. Unless an even better show that beats the current anime industry now emerges, it probably won't. Looking at it in a different perspective, the average person I know has at least watched one type of anime (If you count pokemon which I believe is a cartoon). Right now we can't tell, if only we had a Mirai Nikki....

Do you want anime to become mainstream?

The selfish answer would be NO. Personally like many other hardcore anime fans, anime is what makes me unique. People who've just watched popular anime shows haven't seen the whole picture. Do you think your an anime fan? Name 20 or more anime's you have watched that don't include, Attack on Titan, and the mainstream shonen (Naruto, One Piece, Bleach, Fairytale and DBZ. You see, many people who are watching it for it's popularity can't do this. But there's another side to this. Shouldn't people be allowed to watch what they want? Not to mention, if the anime industry is booming, they produce more money, which in turn provides better quality anime. But whether it becomes mainstream or not I will still love it forever.

 

Motteke,Watashi wa Ujushin ED lyrics

I was kind of bored so I decided to make the ending to my own anime. The lyrics are probably not too accurate since half of it came from the knowledge I have of the Japanese. This was not meant to be serious or anything. The song itself is very light hearted.

 

幸せな一日

 

MY HAATO FEERSU RAKKI
Kokoro doki doki
MY DAY ISU SHININGU, oshiete kudasai
Sore ha himitsu desu ka?
Bakkin ga taiki
Anata ha watashi wo aishite?

Ohaiyo gozaimasu
Donoyou na utsukushi i hika tsu te iruhi
Hajimeshite
Wo tomodachi ha doko desu ka?

Shikashi nanika ga tari nai
Dame desu yo, dame do
Aaaa

Dono michi wo iki shirimasen
Demo watashi mada ureshii
Sore wo takaramono
Tabun kisu shi masu
Sore wa, kieru mae ni

Genki desu ka? Watashi?
Mondai de nai anata ha totemo yasashi

Motto shiritai desu, tomaranaide
Jitsu wa watashi ureshii
Tabun...

Motteku, ima konran shi te i masu
Koufuku ha doko ni aru ka
Sore yorimo chisai mo
Kore wo kangaeru
Yasashi ku utau TO YOU

Aino tame ni mada jikan janai
Sudeni watashi wo kiyuu
Naze, watashi wa totemo kanashii kanjite imasu ka?
Soretemo, hesou do shiawase
Watashi wa kore de owari desu!

I AMU SUTA, kurai sora ni
Ishi ni watashi no kokoro
Watashi wa tsoyoi, Okina egao
Anata u~inshingu HAPPY DAY

My Top 5 Love Live Songs

These are my favorite Rabu Raibu songs. I don't own any of the music/pictures. μ's MUSIC START

5. After School Navigators

 

 

I love how this song is so moe but at the same time metal. Metalmoe I kinda like the sound of it. The ironic part is that it's about food.

4. Aishiteru Banzai

 

I love the meaning of never giving up even during times of sadness. Maki's powerful voice just enchants the song. μ's version is good too but I just don't think it's the same.

3. Wild Stars

 

All the Rabu Raibu songs are catchy but this is the cactchiest by far. It gives of that "cool" vibe.

 

 

2. Mermaid Festa



 

 

The mood in this song is calm but so serious at the same time. The group doesn't usually do these types of songs but when they do, rare awesome songs are born

 

 

1. Kaguya no shiro de Odoritai

 



 

YES. My favorite song!! With Nico Maki and Umi being the lead I had to rank this first. This song is very unique but at the same time catchy. So, wanna dance?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anime Characters with an Awesome Catchphrase

We all know that anime characters have that little saying that gets stuck in your head. One ends up repeating it over and over and over. In this list I will name some of my favorites.

 

 

Chitanda Eru~ Watashi Kininarimasu (I'm Curious)

 

 

 

Oh how I love Chitanda. In the series all I know is that she says it over 50 times. I wonder how one can be so curious about EVERYTHING. Anyway it's really catchy and I know what to say when I'm curious.

 

Rika Furude~ Nipah

 

 

In the beginning of Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni, surprisingly Rika doesn't use her famous phrase that often. But later along with -nano-desu she does. It really suits her adorable character.

 

Shana~ Urusai! Urasai! Urusai!

 

 

It isn't only Shana's now but she's the original character who said it. So kawaii

 

Yazawa Nico~ Nico Nico Nii

 

Tee Hee

Tsukimiya Ayu~ Uguu

 





 

Doki Doki suru wa yo. Ayu-chi is so adorable with her uguu.

 

Musume Ika~ De gesso

 

 

 

 

 

Drawing and Coloring Inori Yuzuhira on the Computer

I used Microsoft Power Point and Paint to draw and color the picture. I do not take any credit  in the actual character but I did create the picture free hand.

Drawing

 

I didn't add many details so I could later do it in Paint.

 

Coloring

 

The finishing product looked like this

 

I will one day get better at computer drawing! Arigatou minna