Oshi ga Budoukan Ittekuretara Shinu Episode 7: End of Election

The end of the Cham Jam popularity rankings election was upon us. Let’s find out what were the final results and how it affected everyone.

This didn’t actually happen but Eripiyo did indeed leap into action.

Eripiyo’s leg had fully healed and she wanted to make up for lost time by immediately charging towards work. Somebody had to buy all dem Maina CDs.

Kumasu standing in for Eripiyo again.

She wanted to get started right away thus asking Kumasu to greet Maina for her. He explained this to Maina who in turn had a message for her, “Don’t overwork yourself”. Take a wild guess what happened next.

A-ya Shock!

We joined A-ya wondering why she’s still in 6th Place below Sorane despite the latter dealing with (false) rumors of an affair. Her biggest fans said because she’s the “loli” of the group her chances of becoming Center were incredibly slim, instead embrace her loli role. She mistook that as “lolis were expendable in idol groups”.

Believe me, There are no words to properly describe A-ya’s attempt to look sexier.

To raise her chances she tried emulating Maki. It went as well as one would expect. When it comes to Japanese otaku they take their anime girl archetypes very seriously. It’s worth mentioning Yuka was the first to recognize A-ya in her new “Sexy” mode.

Maina and bread.

Eripiyo went the extra mile for Maina (again), for better or worse. The last day of the election had arrived. As expected Eripiyo was running on willpower. Sadly her body couldn’t keep up.

Mini-Sorane and Maina 3.

Eripiyo didn’t make it for the show. Maina grew restless. Even when Rena came to greet her she still thought of her beloved.

Willpower zombie.

Thicc maiden encouraging Maina.

By the time Eripiyo regained consciousness it was too late. The election was over. Still she bought copies to support Maina. When the lovely employee (who I wish got more screen time) told Maina about it our heroine dashed to the subway in hopes of thanking Eripiyo. She wanted to tell her so badly how much she appreciated her support but worried over the boundary between idols and their fans. On the bright side she saw Eripiyo with a box full of her CDs and could barely contain her joy.

Eripiyo and fancy ladies do not get along.

The next day Eripiyo joined Other Guy shopping for gifts to give their fav idols. They settled for clothes via recommendation. Eripiyo and fancy ladies don’t get along which predictably led to a hilarious exchange when she described Maina and her measurements to the saleswoman.

Eripiyo having second thoughts.

Before showtime Eripiyo had second thoughts, mainly whether it was selfish to expect something from Maina in return for her gift, hence the above decision.

Poor Sorane.

The final election results were:

1. Reo
2. Maki
3. Yuka
4. Yumeri
5. Sorane
6. Aya
7. Maina

Sorane did her best to keep a stiff upper lip but it was hard to hide her disappointment. Way to go Other Guy. I’m sure some won’t blame him but his desire to monopolize Sorane is worse than Eripiyo’s crazy devotion to Maina.

A-ya breaking character is comedy gold. She’s one of the better “cute on the outside but bitchy on the inside” lolis in Japanese media.

Another deflated girl was A-ya. Luckily her fans’ motivation brought her back to reality.

Baby steps.

As usual Eripiyo and Maina’s romantic development is slow but most of us knew going into it that was the case. Even so the two are so precious it’s worth waiting. Great stuff as usual.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

Meanwhile the relationship between #2 and #4 continues being sexy and heartwarming.