Here’s a selection of 30 threads I found especially memorable in 2013 (listed in the order I posted them), probably most useful to those of you who only found this site recently and are too lazy to read through everything posted so far. (Although I have to say: if you enjoy what you see on this list, it might be a good idea to go back and read through the archives anyway — there’s a lot more good stuff to be found there.) Here’s to hoping the list of 2014 will be even better!
Did I miss anything? What were your favorites from 2013?
- We’re barely into the New Year and there’s already a scandalous picture of Mano-chan
- Shouji Tomoharu: “I really felt how easygoing and loving H!P fans are”
- Kudo: “I made you an onigiri, grandpa!”
- Nakanishi: “Mano’s erotic drama is airing tonight so I’ll pretend I’m going to sleep”
- Tower Records President Minewaki: “People who know their music are the ones who end up hooked on H!P”
- Things likely to happen if Morning Musume’s next single sold sixty million copies
- I want them to add a car as a member of Morning Musume’s 12th generation
- Hello! Project girl wota special!
- 2ch tries to translate “Samidare Bijo ga Samidareru” into English
- Out of all idols, how come Morning Musume has such a large percentage of gay fans?
- Fuku-chan’s enormous booooooooobs!!!
- The absolute cutest human being ever since mankind first came into existence on this planet must be Michishige Sayumi
- Wota: “Maa-chan, if I write you a letter will you read it?” Maa-chan: “Nope!”
- How will they protect Fuku-chan from reporters asking about Yaguchi’s adultery scandal at the release event for her photobook?
- Sayashi Riho: “I’m afraid I might fall asleep in the bath so I just bathe with the window open!”
- I drew Sayashi — what do you think?
- Ikuta’s upper arms are getting out of control
- Foreign wota on 2ch users who relentlessly flame Zukki: “Meanie!” “This is horrible.”
- Maa-chan is an angel
- Tsunku: “The members of H!P are an extension of myself. I could not see them as objects of romantic interest.”
- Is Maimi in love with Nacky? & Nacky flirting with Maimi?!
- Since it’s her birthday and all, I’m going to make Zukki pasta. What do I put in it?
- Fukumura, Ishida, Ikuta — if you could have one of them become your wife, who would it be?
- Morning Musume’s new song hits Oricon Daily no. 1 with 96,075 units sold!!
- I’ve spent so much time thinking about Yuukarin, I think I’ve become Yuukarin myself
- Okai Chisato comes out as a lesbian
- Even though the party is in full swing, Harunan is busy reading a mail from Ayacho
- Columnist Inuyama Kamiko talks about Morning Musume and their female fans
- What is the “Daaishi Feeling”?
- The bullying within Juice=Juice keeps getting worse and worse…
Possibly related posts
Tell me about all the instances of Katsuta Rinapuu being a total jerk
ANGERME once again comes up with something new: the “back-drawing event”
The life-sized Makino Maria tapestry is stupidly huge
The problem of not having anything to talk about with idols
Ishida Ayumi looks like a drunk Assistant Manager at the year-end drinking party
Dang I already read everything that’s in the best of.
Keep up the good work !
All of those really are the best. Thanks, Henkka!
Quite a big collection.
Some more I liked:
http://wotaintranslation.com/2013/10/02/if-tokunaga-chinami-was-a-car-navigation-system-2/
http://wotaintranslation.com/2013/06/24/things-likely-to-happen-if-hp-members-were-salesgirls-giving-out-free-samples-at-a-supermarket/
http://wotaintranslation.com/2013/10/13/lets-come-up-with-counter-measures-to-use-at-maa-chan-handshake-events/
http://wotaintranslation.com/2013/12/30/helloonline-general-ranking-favorite-members-of-overseas-fans-announced/
http://wotaintranslation.com/2013/07/05/michishige-sayumi-hug-pillow-to-go-on-sale/
http://wotaintranslation.com/2013/07/18/sayumis-limited-edition-hug-pillow-remains-completely-unattainable/
http://wotaintranslation.com/2013/07/18/sayashi-riho-broke-her-computer-by-going-on-a-questionable-website/
Generally, i like everything but my faves are the Daaishi and Maachan threads, especially the one where Daaishi supposedly brought home a song costume and started using it as her regular clothes. Another favorite would be the obvious obvious HP thread. Thanks for all the translations! May 2014 be as abundant in translations as last year.
LOL, I love the fact that Daaishi snuck home one of her old costumes! It really makes it seem like she truly enjoys being an idol, plus it strengthens hilarious notions like “Daaishi is poor” and such! Whether or not that “image” is true doesn’t really matter, as it nevertheless makes Ayumi all the more endearing to us =D
Ganbare! Ayumi-chan!
no.1 and 4: for the mano lewdness!!!
By far, my favorite has to be the one where Maa-chan is honest about not reading fan letters! She’s so cute about it that you can’t even be disappointed by her answer…and I’d much rather have an idol tell the truth in that situation than just tell me what I wanted to hear.
Maa-chan! Please keep crushing our pathetic wota dreams in 2014! ^_^
And Henkka! Thanks so much for your work this past year, and I hope we all continue to have a great time reading your translations and connecting to our 2ch wota brethren through your threads!
I’m gonna re-read through all of the Top 30, as well as the archives, cuz most of them are funny as hell! Reading what these japanese wota think about our idols really makes me burn with desire to make it out there one day to participate in concerts and other moments like handshake events. The Japanese don’t know how good they have it, being able to see our idols in person…sigh…
it seems the ishida and maachan threads are the best, and of course there is special bias for that one eri thread.
I like everything with Daishi in it XD
and sayashi-san don’t forget sayashi-san
I love anything with any of them in it =D They’re all wonderful idols ^_^
I loved everyhing, thanks Henkka for your hard work, it’s really appreciated :) Happy new year, I’ll be looking forward to reading more from you this year too :3 よろしくね！
I love Maa-chan thread especially Maa-chan at handshake event XD
Thanks for your translation last year (*´ω｀*)
Love them all especially the MM related ones. My top 5 are (in order):
1. Fuku-chan’s enormous booooooooobs!!!
2. I drew Sayashi — what do you think?
3. The absolute cutest human being ever since mankind first came into existence on this planet must be Michishige Sayumi
4. Juice=Juice’s Kanazawa Tomoko — this is already 105% Yuukarin!
5. Maa-chan is an angel
My favorite was definitely #23 Fukumura, Ishida, Ikuta — if you could have one of them become your wife, who would it be? It showed just how great Daiishi is even if she would technically be a better wife than my current oshi Eripon
2nd is the Shige is the most beautiful being to ever come into existence… it expressed the unexplainable beauty of my 2nd favorite idol of all time, only behind Kamei sama herself
Next would be the Maa-chan letter reading thread and Maa-chan angel threads… hilarious the both of them
I’m a little disappointed that the pancake thread didn’t make it on the list. That one actually had me bursting out laughing.
Of course everything related to Maachan is the BEST!!!
Thank you so much for your hard work, Henkka <3
Most funny topic ; Tokunaga Chinami was a car navigation system
Most interesting ; H!O general ranking favoriete members of overseas fans announced
Becourse of difference in thinking about why members are favoriete between foreign fans and 2Ch wota’s .
But best of all is the Continuous joke of Daaishi being poor they but in almost every topic .
Thanks for the all translations Henkka , and keep on the good work in 2014 .