Light Novel no Tanoshii Mikata

Once again, big news on the movie front. We have both a movie trailer, and an official release date. All our previous information on the movie can be found in these posts. But this entry is about this great new footage we have. Interesting to note that we haven't actually had any footage whatsoever from the movie or the making process. So this is our first taste of the movie.

Maasa is looking very cool throughout the trailer. An awesome scene at the very start shows her making her way through a school hallway with all of the other students moving out of her way. Then followed by a clip of her beating someone up with (what would appear to be) a Kendo Bokutou. A very cool character. Contrasted by the way she appears in the other half of the trailer as she dates the classmate in order to gain inspiration for her book and, at times, looks quite awkward, but others you really see the Maasa we all know and love in her character.

Maasa of course looks great in all the costumes we see her in. Not to mention how well acted it seemed to be. I know some people had doubts as Maasa wasn't exactly known for extraordinary acting ability, but if we are just going off the trailer, I reckon that this will be a performance to remember.

The movie, featuring our own Maasa (as well as former H!P egg Noto Arisa) will release in theatres across Japan on the 4th of December. If you are in Japan for that week, I implore you to visit a nearby cinema and watch our Holy Mother on screen!

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Birthday Pictures

As my dear friend Garlix requested, I will give you another PicSpam!

Since I am not at home I have to search for all the pictures on the Internet, and may not be able to upload my favorite selection. My apologies for that!

Now, please enjoy!

(Symbolizing the alliance with the Captainist Party. Maasa obviously approves.)

Once, again, Happy Late Birthday!

They may not be rare, but they are still beautiful.

(This is not a question)

May Maasa be with you, bringing light into darkness.

Keksi*Choc

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Happy birthday, Maasa!

Brothers, Sisters, Comrades, the day has come! The greatest day of the year where kindness is given unto your fellow man, and you are rewarded with beauty given unto you by the Great Sudou Herself!

This day, July the third is the anniversary of the corporeal incarnation of the Maasa.

On this exact day, July the third, in the year of our Mama, two thousand ten, Maasa celebrates the 18th anniversary of Her birth.

At this time, I would like to lead a prayer with quote from the Maasaist Scripture, Genesis 1:1-1:6:

In the beginning Tsunku created the Hello! Project and the Kids.

And the Kids were without form, and a great mass. And the Spirit of Maa moved upon the face of the Workshop.

And Maasa said, "Let there be dvds!" and lo there were dvds.

And Maasa was in the dvds, and the dvds were good: And Tsunku divided the Workshop from the Kids.

And Tsunku called the Workshop Berryz, and the Kids C-ute. And the third of March was Berryz day.

And so it was so.

Happy birthday, Maasa!

May you continue to shine brilliantly, whether from the sidelines, from the back, or in the front.

I will end with a link to one of the greatest videos ever made: The Maasa version of Yuke Yuke Monkey Dance (uploaded to youtube by our own Dran).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggSBoWtwNlU

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Pilgrimage to Mecca

Brothers and sisters, today begins a great journey for many of our bretheren in Europe - not the least of which is our own high priest, Comrade Dran.

Though it is not a full Hajj - for they will not see the Holy Mama - it is still a momentous event for all those involved, for they will see Apostles and allies of the Holy Mama: Morning Musume.

During this time period, as well will be Maasa's birthday.

A five-day period of great joys and religious revelry!

Unto thee be a great journey, with peace and much enjoyment.

Viva Maasa!

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Grand demo Rouka demo Medatsu Kimi

The video for the first live performance of Grand demo Rouka demo Medatsu Kimi by Maasa and Yurina from Berryz Kobo's 6th Album 6th Otakebi is now available, so I thought of it as a duty to share it here.

It is from Berryz Koubou Festival ~Youkoso Otakebi Land e~, and we have to thank the YouTube user Hoshii66 for sharing it there.

Personally, I have been waiting for this performance like crazy, and I'm more than content with the result. I've always liked the MaaYuri combination, and the recorded version of the song was already awesome, but this is... brilliant. Sparkling. Their voices match so well!

Notice Maasa's stunning and true smile at 0:15!  She seems happy during the whole performance. We all know that Maasa's true energy comes out at lives, more than recorded songs or PV's, and this is just one of the many proves.

Moving to the next topic: Maasa's outfit in Maji (or Honki) Bomber!

It rocks! Badass-punkrock-style for Maasa is a win! The shape of the trousers is a bit unusual, but none the less stylish. The words on the T-shirt also go more than well with it, and the dark colors suit her fierce glance. This is the cool Maasa we all love and admire!

Keksi*Choc (going to Chile for 6 weeks starting tomorrow)

EDIT: My apologies for the video being too big. I selected the smallest size that YouTube gave me, it doesn't seem to be small enough.

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Redesigning the Church

I've been telling myself for months now that the Church of Maasa's design needs a bit of an overhaul, but I'd never actually gotten around to doing anything about it. The old design was simple enough that it worked, but it also happened to be pretty ugly.

But Blogger have recently unveiled their new layout designer, and so this morning I spent a few hours playing around with various templates. Before long, I had unwittingly created a layout that worked quite well - the one which you see before you now.

All that remained was to replace the old header. Like the skin itself, the old header was incredibly simple, but also incredibly ugly. It was something that I'd just thrown together in an hour or so when I first made the blog. So that had to go too. Now, I'm no graphics designer - if I were, I would have done a better job the first time, so I enlisted the help of my friend Liamers who has long been my go-to guy for graphics. He made all the headers I've ever used on my other blog, Berryz Kyuuden. He also made many of the forum signitures which I've used over the years (though, incidentally, not the current "L♡VE" one, which was made by myself). I guess it's fair to say that he is one of the few people I trust to do a good job of something as important to me as this blog. And he did an excellent job, at that.

I've had a little feedback so far, and it's been entirely positive. The design is nicer on the eyes, and simply friendlier - a change which reflects the changing attitude of the Church from the totalitarian do-or-die to the more open accepting religion that we find ourselves a part of today. Fundamentalism is still very much an aspect of the Church, but at the same time, changing attitudes towards H!P and our alliances with the Captainist Party mean that we can no longer be solely about promoting Maaist Idealism through simple offense, but also through cooperation and collaboration. And we needed a new look which reflects this change for the better.

The reality is that changes are coming... They must come, and we all must share in bringing them.

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Away

It has recently come to the Church's attention that one of our great deacons, Keksi*Choc, known also as Mimi-Chama in some Hello! and Online circles, will soon depart for a pilgrimage to foreign lands (the exact locations of which will be kept secret).
She may be back later this month, or she may have to wait for several months.

Let us take a moment to pray to our Mama Deity that she has a safe and enjoyable trip.

As-Salamu Alaykum!




(This is probably more appropriate for the [terrestrial] head of the Church, but you guys are getting Garlix'd instead so nyeh.)

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