Mina's Ideal 24th Janken Tournament Result

Since it is all based on luck it is kind of fun to think how you would like it to go.  Last time I thought that this would also decide Theatre-girls and Undergirls line-up too.  Unfortunately that wasn't true because I was excited about seeing that too.  We may get another set of team songs as the third tracks.    While the result didn't change the typical senbatsu line-up, but it did give the girls plenty of screen time.  Uchida, the winner, got a major role in Majisuka Gakuen and was all over the news when the result came out.  They also were featured in AKB48 shows like AKBingo!, got to promote the single, and film the PV.  This is an amazing opportunity for an unknown face to get a taste of the limelight.  In the comments you can mention who your ideal senbatsu would be or at least the center.

Mina's Senbatsu:

1. Minegishi Minami

2. Iwasa Misaki

3. Nito Moeno

4. Komori Mika

5. Kasai Tomomi

6. Maeda Ami

7. Ota Aika

8. Shinoda Mariko

9. Kikuchi Ayaka

10. Kuwabara Mizuki

11. Sato Amina

12. Kitahara Rie

13. Masuda Yuka

14. Nakamata Shiori

15. Yonezawa Rumi

16. Hikawa Ayame

If you would like to see how I came to this conclusion, continue after the break for a round by round break down.

Preliminary Round

Bracket A

Hikawa Ayame VS Nakamura Mariko: Hikawa Ayame

She is an NMB48 trainee, but she'll probably be in the Team M when they form it.  She looks like a cross between Kashiwagi Yuki and Nito Moeno.

Hirajima Natsumi VS Mori Anna: Hirajima Natsumi

This one was really hard!  Hirajima is always an Undergirl and she is a 1st generation member of AKB48.  I would like to see more of her, but Mori is a member of Team 4 and I don't know much about her yet.  I like how she smiles like Kimoto Kanon.

Bracket B

Kashiwagi Yuki VS Kikuchi Ayaka: Kikuchi Ayaka

Yukirin moved up to third in the General Election, so it is time to give another favorite of mine a shot.

Nakatsuka Tomomi VS Ichikawa Miori: Nakatsuka Tomomi

Nakatsuka made senbatsu at the last tournament, but I would still like to see her get more attention.  Miorin doesn't need help climbing up the ladder.

Bracket C

Ishida Haruka VS Nito Moeno: Nito Moeno

Moeno is a bad-ass!  I still am suspicious of Ishida since the rumor came out that she is a diva backstage so the staff dislike her.  In the overseas photobook from this year she looked bored and a bit like a diva in the pictures.

Matsubara Natsumi VS Wakabayashi Tomoka: Wakabayashi Tomoka

While I do prefer members of AKB48 to be in the AKB48 single, this would be a good opportunity for her to move up within SKE48.  She can play cute or sexy.

Bracket D

Shimada Haruka VS Kuramochi Asuka: Kuramochi Asuka

Round 1

Bracket A

Hikawa Ayame VS Nakagawa Haruka: Hikawa Ayame

I am curious.

Nakata Chisato VS Yogi Keira: Nakata Chisato

I don't know anything about the other girl, but I would prefer a full-fledged member over a trainee.  Plus, I like Nakata.

Suzuki Shihori VS Ota Aika: Ota Aika

While I would like to see more of the giant Suzuki, I want to see more of Lovetan more.

Akimoto Sayaka VS Maeda Atsuko: Akimoto Sayaka

Acchan is my third favorite member, but she has been having difficulty with everything on her plate.  There has been reports of her becoming ill.  She has a solo career, being the regular center of AKB, and a drama to deal with.  It would be nice for her to have a break.  Besides that, Sayaka is a hard worker and really talented.  She definitely deserve to be more in the spotlight.

Hirajima Natsumi VS Komori Mika: Komori Mika

Shimada Rena VS Kobayashi Marina: Kobayashi Marina

Sato Meiko VS Fujita Nana: Sato Meiko


Yonezawa Rumi VS Umeda Ayaka: Yonezawa Rumi
Umeda has DiVA.

Bracket B
Kikuchi Ayaka VS Izuta Rina: Kikuchi Ayaka
I think Izuta is cute and all, but Kikuchi has been around longer and has been in senbatsu before.  She has a chance of sticking.

Shimazaki Haruka VS Fujie Reina: Shimazaki Haruka
This might be the hardest yet!

Oba Mina VS Kasai Tomomi: Kasai Tomomi
Kasai is older and is more likely to graduate sooner than Oba.  This was another tough one.  The only problem with this one is I would prefer it the other way unless I thought Kasai could get the center.

Nonaka Misato VS Sato Natsuki: Sato Natsuki

Nakatsuka Tomomi VS Iwasa Misaki: Iwasa Misaki
I can not pass up Iwasa's talent.

Sato Sumire VS Nagao Mariya: Sato Sumire

Nakaya Sayaka VS Watanabe Mayu: Nakaya Sayaka

Yokoyama Yui VS Kuwabara Mizuki: Kuwabara Mizuki
God no!!!! Yui will probably be a regular member of senbatsu anyway.

Bracket C
Nito Moeno VS Tanabe Miku: Nito Moeno
Nito was kind of in a group with Takajo Aki, Kitahara Rie, and Sashihara Rino in my eyes, but she is the only one not in senbatsu.

Kobayashi Kana VS Oya Shizuka: Oya Shizuka

Takajo Aki VS Nakamata Shiori: Nakamata Shiori
This one is difficult. . .

Kojima Haruna VS Takahashi Minami: Kojima Haruna
Kojiharu is older.

Wakabayashi Tomoka VS Masuda Yuka: Masuda Yuka
She has the potential to become a regular senbatsu member.

Takeuchi Miyu VS Yamaguchi Yuuki: Takeuchi Miyu

Chikano Rina VS Shinoda Mariko: Shinoda Mariko

Suzuki Mariya VS Matsui Sakiko: Matsui Sakiko

Bracket D
Kuramochi Asuka VS Minegishi Minami: Minegishi Minami

Matsui Jurina VS Miyazawa Sae: Miyazawa Sae

Miyazaki Miho VS Yamauchi Suzuran: Miyazaki Miho
Ranran still has time, but Myao has been decreasing in rank.

Sato Amina VS Takeuchi Mai: Sato Amina

Katayama Haruka VS Iriyama Anna: Katayama Haruka
Pure talent wins.

Kitahara Rie VS Itano Tomomi: Kitahara Rie
Itano has a solo career, so she is set.

Oshima Yuko VS Maeda Ami: Maeda Ami
One of my favorite Undergirls PV is the one where Maeda is center.

Sashihara Rino VS Uchida Mayumi: Uchida Mayumi
Sasshi has a TV show, and she has risen in ranks.  Plus, if Uchida wins a second time then it is destiny talking.  Besides, I really like her.

Round 2 - Top 16
Bracket A
Hikawa Ayame VS Nakata Chisato: Hikawa Ayame


Ota Aika VS Akimoto Sayaka: Ota Aika
I guess I am going for a cute single.

Komori Mika VS Kobayashi Marina: Komori Mika

Sato Meiko VS Yonezawa Rumi: Yonezawa Rumi

Bracket B
Kikuchi Ayaka VS Shimazaki Haruka: Kikuchi Ayaka

Kasai Tomomi VS Sato Natsuki: Kasai Tomomi

Iwasa Misaki VS Sato Sumire: Iwasa Misaki

Nakaya Sayaka VS Kuwabara Mizuki: Kuwabara Mizuki

Bracket C
Nito Moeno VS Oya Shizuka: Nito Moeno

Nakamata Shiori VS Kojima Haruna: Nakamata Shiori

Takeuchi Miyu VS Masuda Yuka: Masuda Yuka

Shinoda Mariko VS Matsui Sakiko: Shinoda Mariko

Bracket D
Minegishi Minami VS Miyazawa Sae: Minegishi Minami

Miyazaki Miho VS Sato Amina: Sato Amina

Katayama Haruka VS Kitahara Rie: Kitahara Rie

Maeda Ami VS Uchida Mayumi: Maeda Ami

Round 3 -Top 8
This round becomes more of who I like better, and less who I would like to see more of.

Bracket A
Hikawa Ayame VS Ota Aika: Ota Aika

Komori Mika VS Yonezawa Rumi: Komori Mika

Bracket B
Kikuchi Ayaka VS Kasai Tomomi: Kasai Tomomi

Iwasa Misaki VS Kuwabara Mizuki: Iwasa Misaki

Bracket C
Nito Moeno VS Nakamata Shiori: Nito Moeno

Masuda Yuka VS Shinoda Mariko: Shinoda Mariko

Bracket D
Minegishi Minami VS Sato Amina: Minegishi Minami

Kitahara Rie VS Maeda Ami: Maeda Ami

Round 4 - Top 4
Now I start thinking about the line up.

Bracket A Winner:
Ota Aika VS Komori Mika: Komori Mika

Bracket B Winner:
Kasai Tomomi VS Iwasa Misaki: Iwasa Misaki
Kasai is closer to the center than she usually would be, but for someone like Iwasa the closer she is to the center the more needed attention she'll get.  Kasai is already known by common fans; Iwasa is not.

Bracket C Winner:
Nito Moeno VS Shinoda Mariko: Nito Moeno

Bracket D Winner:
Minegishi Minami VS Maeda Ami: Minegishi Minami

Round 5
Now I am considering what kind of song Akimoto would make based on who is the center and closest to the top.

Komori Mika VS Iwasa Misaki: Iwasa Misaki

Nito Moeno VS Minegishi Minami: Minegishi Minami

Nito Moeno VS Komori Mika: Nito Moeno

Center Round
Minegishi Minami VS Iwasa Misaki: Minegishi Minami

1. Minegishi Minami
2. Iwasa Misaki
3. Nito Moeno

The nice thing about this result is that higher senbatsu are relatively known members but none are, with the exception of Mariko-sama, media senbatsu.  I was thinking something dark because Moeno is a bad-ass, Iwasa has some mad vocals, and Minegishi as a Team K member can play the cool role and can dance.  Komori Mika also can be sexy and cool, as seen by her B5 unit.  The perfect center would be Minegishi Minami.  She is all about screen-time.  What better thing than her winning center.  She has been senbatsu since the beginning, but she has dropped out of media senbatsu.  You could also do a ballad or a goofy track.