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News: Ayabuki Mao's Retirement
For those who don't know, Ayabuki Mao, Yukigumi's stalwart Nibante, is retiring next year.
This one came as a shock to me. I've been expecting Mizu Natsuki to retire in the coming year, but since I don't tend towards the grapevine, this came out of the blue. I don't know if there's a rule of age or however-many-ken not being Top Star, but Yumiko's been a solid Nibante for almost 7 years, with Osa and now, Mizu.
Maybe she didn't want Top. Maybe she did. I suspect not, because she left Flower when she was all but due to be top there. All the same, I wish she was staying, even if it was only as Senka. I'll miss her smile and her dimples, and will watch for her future career very eagerly.
This one came as a shock to me. I've been expecting Mizu Natsuki to retire in the coming year, but since I don't tend towards the grapevine, this came out of the blue. I don't know if there's a rule of age or however-many-ken not being Top Star, but Yumiko's been a solid Nibante for almost 7 years, with Osa and now, Mizu.
Maybe she didn't want Top. Maybe she did. I suspect not, because she left Flower when she was all but due to be top there. All the same, I wish she was staying, even if it was only as Senka. I'll miss her smile and her dimples, and will watch for her future career very eagerly.