Let's see if I have any thoughts...
Future Girls64 Komori Mika: Quite surprised and a bit sad to see her so low.
63 Nakanishi Yuka: She's been in AKB48 and SKE48 for a long while now, so it's always great when someone like that finally gets a chance to shine.
62 Yakata Miki: Surprised she made it in, whereas someone like Ishida Anna didn't. Good for her though.
61 Sato Sumire: Yes, glad she ranked after all. She entered AKB48 with a lot of hype, but despite her strong entry, recent fashion and Ultraman contributions she never really took of...
60 Ogasawara Mayu: Very nice surprise. I really like her look and I'm glad she made it.
59 Oya Shizuka: If you look at the Future Girls group picture she really stands out, haha. I just wish she'd stop being so damn negative all the time and actually smile for once.
58 Ichikawa Miori: It was only a matter of time before the Lemon hype died out a bit. I'm surprised she managed to keep it fresh for so long anyway.
57 Oba Mina: I don't get it.
56 Kimoto Kanon: Recently I've really started to like her, so I'm glad she made it in. Guess she is the true Team E ace. However, I wonder where Shibata Aya ranked...
55 Nito Moeno: YES. Justice.
54 Yamauchi Suzuran: If I'm completely honest I'm sorta glad Ranran didn't rank as high as everybody expected her to. Yes, she has her charm, I can see that, but I also feel that this ranking may actually benefit her in the long term. (i.e. so she won't get too cocky and will continue to improve herself).
53 Matsui Sakiko: Glad she made it. She doesn't look like the typical idol, but she has tons of skills and I'm happy people recognize that.
52 Ota Aika: Screw this. This is about 20 places lower than where she should be. My theory is that the WH fans put in extra votes for Mayu since she had a shot at #1.
51 Kikuchi Ayaka: Really surprised to see her so high. I guess comebacks do happen.
50 Ishida Haruka: She had no reason to look so disappointed. In fact, I don't get why she's this high in the first place. She's cool and all, but she's been quite invisible too. I guess those recent mature gravure sets came out just in time.
49 Muto Tomu: Big surprise. Should be interesting to see what she can do!
Next Girls48 Katayama Haruka: Lucky 48. Definitely deserves to be higher, but seeing how tough the competition is, I think she should be happy.
47 Miyawaki Sakura: The true HKT ace. I don't really know her, but ok. Bring it on!
46 Yamada Nana: I sorta forgot about her. She definitely gets less promo than Milky and Sayaka, and it seems they're pushing her out of the NMB Top 3 a bit as well, so I'm surprised by this ranking.
45 Tano Yuka: CUTE!!! She did what most of Team 4 failed to do despite endless promo. I think that says something.
44 Nakagawa Haruka: Hope she can make her adult image work, because I already miss the old Harugon. A lot.
43 Fukumoto Aina: DADADADADADAN. Priceless. Love it.
42 Maeda Ami: Awyeah, she ranked after all. Looking at Sumire's etc. position I think she should be very happy.
41 Kobayashi Kana: Good for her, was nice to see her being all emotional too.
40 Fujie Reina: Same as last year, despite recent PB/IV... Well done.
39 Nagao Maria: Quite surprising the outranked a lot of the other Team 4 girls, because she doesn't exactly stand out a lot.
38 Miyazaki Miho: Even though this is low, it's still high considering how Myao managed to completely drop off the map lately.
37 Nakata Chisato: WTF. Very amusing and very happy for her. Show your worth Chiichan, now or never!
36 Nakaya Sayaka: Mousa two top next to each other. Very happy she ranked this high.
35 Mukaida Manatsu: I have no comments whatsoever. lol
34 Matsumura Kaori: Yay! The prove that now more than ever the unknown girls can make a name for themselves using G+, blogs and whatnot. Very well done Kaotan. Hope you get promoted ASAP.
33 Iwasa Misaki: Looking forward seeing her in center, should be good. At least we'll know the song will have proper vocals.
Under Girls32 Ogiso Shiori: Sorta surprising she outranked Manatsu, but good for her.
31 Kisaki Yuria: Didn't expect to rank this high, so I'm very pleased. I didn't really care for Yuria when she first joined SKE48, but she proved she's all kinds of awesome.
30 Furukawa Ai: She's an all round talent and it's about time people started giving her credit for it.
29 Suda Akari: Bit lower than I hoped for. I thought she was gonna be the 3rd team S girl, but it's close anyway. I love Akarin and I'm sure she'll give us a great smile in the PV. Cool speech too, it gave her a bit more depth.
28 Yagami Kumi: She seemed disappointed? Really? Don't be. From not ranking to 28th is pretty epic.
27 Ooya Masana: Masana always does well at this event, so it's no surprise to see her so high again.
26 Masuda Yuka: She's not SKE48... lol. I think she dropped a bit, which sorta sucks. Aw well, at least she's still in the under girls.
25 Hata Sawako: Who would've ever imagined that the strange KKS would end up at 25th place, haha. Well, we did, because we made her our mascot girl before anybody had even heard of her!
24 Takayanagi Akane: Quite low compared to W Matsui, but I think it's due to the other SKE48 members getting more popular. I guess Airi, Miki, etc stole some Churi votes.
23 Shimazaki Haruka: AWYEAH.
22 Kuramochi Asuka: No surprise here... bit higher would've been nice, but ok.
21 Sato Amina: She's next to her BFF so that's cool. Higher would've been nice here as well, but Amina's always been great as an under girl.
20 Akimoto Sayaka: Solid result imo.
19 Watanabe Miyuki: Big jump, no surprise. I thought she might even have a shot at overtaking Yamamoto. Maybe next year. I'm not too happy about Milky outranking girls like Akane, Amina and Mocchi if I'm honest.
18 Yamamoto Sayaka: She didn't seem too happy. Last year the fans massively voted for her to secure at least one NMB48, so I guess she lost a lot of votes to Milky.
17 Takajo Aki: She looks epically hot when she's annoyed/disappointed/emotional. I think she has every right to be disappointed. Going from 12th to 17th place sucks. Yes, she's been less visible this year and it makes sense girls like Umechan and Yui passed her. I'm sure she'll be great as the UG center, but to me, Aki belongs in senbatsu.
Senbatsu16 Umeda Ayaka: Woah, she made it! After all these years. Amazing success story.
15 Yokoyama Yui: WHAT! Only 15th?! I am very disappointed she's being outranked by Rie and Miichan.
14 Minegishi Minami: Miichan works hard to stay in the spotlight and it paid off. Nicely done.
13 Kitahara Rie: See Yui.
12 Kasai Tomomi: WOAH. Biggest and happiest surprise of the election. Nobody expected this. It warms my heart to see Kasai received so much support after suck a crappy year. Can we get that PB now, plz.
11 Miyazawa Sae: Solid as always.
10 Matsui Rena: Even though it's quite amazing to enter top 10 in an election when you're not an AKB48 member, I expected her to be
above Jurina higher. I'm happy she received so many votes, and she seemed pleased herself, so I guess it's all good.
09 Matsui Jurina: Pfffft.
08 Itano Tomomi: No real surprise I guess. I sorta expected at least one of the Matsuis to overtake her, but she stood her ground.
07 Kojima Haruna: No surprise whatsoever. She is and will always be at the top.
06 Takahashi Minami: Awesome she ranked up a spot. Nobody works harder than Takamina. I agree with Mal's "you always feel like you can read her like a book." Very emotional person and a very valuable part of the group.
05 Shinoda Mariko: Always has her steady fanbase, so no surprise here either.
04 Sashihara Rino: AWYEAH, Sasshi for the Team A ace, haha. I actually hoped she would beat Yuki or Mayu as well, but this is still pretty epic. She worked so hard, so much pimping, I'm glad it paid off.
03 Kashiwagi Yuki: I said this before, but even though Yuki is one my top favs, I never understood why she was this high. It's no surprise she lost to Mayu. In fact, I think it's better this way for their relationship and for their own characters. Getting third is still epic though, very pleased with that.
02 Watanabe Mayu: She's the future of AKB48. No doubt about it. She wants #1, she'll get #1. Just a matter of time.
01 Oshima Yuko: I would've liked someone else to win, but it's no surprise she won. She's very talented in various areas and she won't fail AKB48. lol at how Acchan stole her moment. Horrible timing, but ok. Nice moment nonetheless. If this means we get Hebirote Pt. 2 with Team Oshiri center then I can only approve.
tl/dr: I'm pleased with the results and there are a lot of happy surprises scattered throughout the ranking
Topic: [2012.06.06] The 4th Senbatsu Election - *Results on page 10!* (Read 107597 times)