1,000 bags of potato chips that contained Nana Mizuki concert lottery stubs illegaly disposed of; violator arrested

1: ◆ENPDAsv5PuwA ＠ターンオーヴァーφ ★＠＼(^o^)／：2014/06/10(火) 12:21:19.03 ID

A large amount of potato chips were disposed of in Kobe City and Akashi-shi of Hyogo prefecture, as the Hyogo Police arrested Ikki Fukumoto (25), an office worker who resides in Hyogo prefecture's Uozumicho Shimizu, for illegal dumping.

The suspect disposed 89 boxes, totaling to about 1,000 bags of potato chips (total weight of 208 kilos) between May 4 and May 23 in 6 areas within Kobe City and Akashi City, such as in the woods and in empty lots. The suspect comments: "I did buy a lot of these, but I didn't know what to do with them so I just dumped them".

According to the police, the potato chips came with entry stubs for a chance to win seiyuu Nana Mizuki's concert tickets, as Mr. Fukumoto only cut the stubs out and did not eat the contents. Entries were only valid until the end of May.

Source: http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20140610-00000035-mai-soci

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"Anisong" singers going on hiatus one after another..."CDs sell more when seiyuus sing the theme song"

1: れいおφ ★＠＼(^o^)／：2014/04/28(月) 13:38:06.99 ID:???0.net

A certain anisong singer surprised many when she tweeted a month ago: "April 1, 2014. I am now a freelancer". This was the singer HIMEKA. She arrived in Japan back in 2008 from Canada. She participated in the 2nd Japan Anisong Grandprix which was held in the same year and took home 1st place. She then made her major debut with Sony Music Entertainment.

Right after making her debut, she sang the theme songs to Valkyria Chronicles and Tegamimachi which instantly gained her fame, but her anisong tie-ups came to a halt in 2010. She released an album in 2011 and then switched over to 5pb.  
She handled a number of theme songs for games, but her contract was not renewed come April 1 of 2014. Because of this, she has lost her eligibility to stay in Japan, and will need to leave the country on May 2 unless she finds a new label.

Right around the time of this was the news of the cancellation of this year's 8th Anisong Grandprix. This competition started back in 2007 and has been a yearly event, with preliminaries being held all over Japan until the finals take place in Tokyo. The winner of the grandprix got to debut professionally as an anisong singer. This competition was one of the biggest events that symbolized the anisong boom that took place years ago.

This event has procured a number of anisong singers such as Shuhei Kita and Sayaka Sasaki and has been a popular entry point for aspiring singers to achieve their dreams. However, controversy struck the event as a lot of viewers and industry members doubted how Natsumi Okamoto, whose singing ability was widely criticized, was able to win the event. This even prompted the competition chairperson Ichiro Mizuki to post criticisms about the judges on Twitter. There have been no further comments or explanations made regarding the cancellation of this year's event, which has led to further speculations.

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Source: http://netallica.yahoo.co.jp/news/20140428-00010001-nkcyzo?noFirstViewModule

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Akira Toriyama: "I just lost the will to draw a battle manga (after the Majin Buu saga)"

1: ケツすべりφ ★：2014/03/28(金) 17:38:06.27 0

Seiyuu Masako Nozawa (77) and comedy duo Harisenbon were at the completion screening event of Dragonball Kai on the 28th. 

Author Akira Toriyama gave his comments, saying "I lost the will to draw a battle manga" after the Majin Buu saga. 

Toriyama gave his thoughts on Majin Buu, the strongest enemy in Kai and looked back: "The final opponent in the Dragon Ball weekly mangas was Majin Buu. Yes, the last enemy was round! He was strong! And he was pesky!". "It was just intense, tedious fights one after another -- to the point that it made me tired of it all. Now that I've turned into an old man with high blood pressure and who likes bland tastes, I won't be able to create battles like that anymore. Rather, I've lost the will to draw a battle manga again after Dragon Ball."

He continued: "As the author, I actually preferred the exchange between characters that didn't really matter that much". "I was thrilled when I was drawing the foolish Mr. Satan contributing to their victory."

He also gave special mention to Nozawa who voices Son Goku, Son Gohan, and Son Goten by herself and told the fans to "Please enjoy and be impressed at Masako Nozawa-san's amazing talent at using the voice of whichever of the 3 at will".

Dragon Ball Kai is an HD remaster and recut of the original Dragon Ball Z. This is the continuation of the initial Kai series which premiered on Fuji TV in April 2009 to August 2011.

Source: http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2035733/full/

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Will Aya Hirano be able to make a comeback as an "artist"?

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Why is Nana Mizuki consistently able to perform at the Kouhaku?

1： 風吹けば名無し 2013/11/24(日) 01:30:26.14 ID:CfniIZV5

代表曲特になし

何故紅白に出れてるのかも謎な模様
She doesn't really have a career-defining song.
And it's still a mystery as to why she is still able to participate at the Kouhaku every year.

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Aya Hirano's 12th single sells only 1,471 units in its first week--- "This is my current self"

1： れいおφ ★ 2013/10/18(金) 20:52:32.13 ID:???0

Aya Hirano (26), who once stood on top of the idol seiyuu (voice actor) world, released her 12th single titled "Promise" on the 9th.

After learning of the sales results -- 36th in the Oricon weekly ranking and only 1,471 copies sold -- she wrote on her blog that "This is my current self".

Hirano made her debut as a child actress, and made her huge break as a voice actress with Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu, which got her top honors at the Seiyuu Awards in 2008, both as a voice actress and as a singer. She reigned over the seiyuu world, and even extended her activities outside of animation and into serial dramas and variety shows.

Hirano has always had a "pure idol" image attached to her, but she suddenly revealed her love life on Fuji TV's Gout Temps Nouveau in 2010. The following year, her "Nyan-nyan" pictures with who was thought to be a member of her backing band got leaked.

Due to these series of events, her public image came crashing down, which drastically decreased the number of her fans. Her CDs which used to sell over 20,000 copies in its first week have taken a hit thanks to her scandal.

Aya herself is accepting these consequences. Despite hearing news of these sales, she wrote on her blog: "There are people who comment on the ranking and the number of sales, but I personally think that this is still something amazing. This is my current self. I'm not bitter about it, but I just hope that my feeling of gratitude has reached the people who have bought it and listened to it".

According to a seiyuu magazine writer: "Hirano-san declared that she'll be switching over to becoming an actress, but all the projects that she's been getting are voice acting roles. Her past image of being this idol-seiyuu is still pulling on her tail. But she's been in stage plays recently, most notably in Les Miserables and has also gotten hold of musical fans. She always said that she wanted to do musicals, so she might actually be content with her current self".

The damage that an idol-seiyuu receives once she is hit by a romance scandal is much more colossal than what sort of damage AKB48 would receive. Will Hirano still be able to gain more fans who are not otakus?

Source: http://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/8166585/

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