A couple of us were tossing around the most outlandish crack theories to distract ourselves from the wait ... because it's getting so darned long. Today mine has us going super-oldschool, bringing Kasugano Yachiyo back as Top Star with Matsumoto Yuri as her partner. See what you're driving us to, Hankyu? *shakes fist* Eritan (probably with Mirion) seemed like such a very plausible and probable thing; I wonder which way her path's going, and while Masaki is an obvious choice, it'd be nice to give her a little more time, IMO -- and give someone who doesn't have that time a chance, p'raps.
I'm trying to not get my hopes up about Toyoko (because I'd be over the moon if she did get to make top and devastated if I let that hope happen and she didn't), but the idea of waiting to see how her sales go is an interesting one. And it's only another few days 'til they're up ... they've waited long enough that another week won't do more expect wind all of us even tighter. :S

(I hope so hard for Micchan getting a turn someday as well. She would make a fabulous Top.)