[2012.11.30] The AKB48 2013 Calendar Thread

[Masa]

2013 Official Calendar Box iDoll Cover:

Bonus pix:

[YKT]

Just to add the Mayu double

[YKT]

Wall calendar sneak:

[SomethingWild]

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Kitahara Rie Desktop Calendar:

[winner]

Most powerful shield, meet the strongest spear.

Which means... Hoko Tate!
Yearly Detailed Calendar Review Time!

First up. 2013 AKB48 iDoll Box. You can see all the calendar pages on the official site. So I'll just talk about the non-calendar stuff (why did I buy this again?!!?!)

Is everybody getting green kami-pants? So who wears green... Juri, Jurina, Sae. Oh and Kato Rena from the official pic? hmmm... could've been better.


Extra pics. Yukirin Yay! Rena Yayay! and Juri Yayayay!
I've started to like Juri from MG3, and her being the playa chara in 11-12ki. she's like telling me "Don't give up. You can look good in green pants too".
I know I said before that I'm not really into pics of girls in bikinis... but it's not like I hate them. Man, zero~
But it's a total win here!


Only 1 group clear folder this year, less of a deal than last year. And the member stickers for Nov-Dec.


Type E poster. Meaning the basic version, I guess. Wait! Kato Rena changed to pink! Did she get bored of green? What's wrong with green...


Since the Nov-Dec page lets you stick whichever members you want, and they made it double-printed with the back already having all the members. Which is considerate.


Overall, not too exciting this year, except the lucky extra pics which was awesome.
I kinda liked last years calendar pics more.
And I sure as hell ain't gonna put those fugly stickers on my calendar.

Next up. Yu... Yu... Yukirin!

It looks 4 times as big as the box calendars. Huge Yukirin face.


Man. This calendar is already worth it's price just from this pic. What a great start to the year~


Awww... casual look + that bright smile. I'll be looking forward to seeing that each morning.


Another carefree look. Full-body shot with that classic outdoorsy/picnic clothing.
This calendar is gonna be great for the whole year.


Ponytail to Pink Summer


And a triple idol-y shot. Win!


Finally, ending the year with a surprisingly boring close-up...


Summary. Only a little disappointed by Nov-Dec, which I think they could've chose something better.
Can really feel the pure-idol theme of the shoot though. One thing to note is how all the pages have Yuki looking straight at you.
And with that smile of hers, the whole thing really has a nice healing factor all year round. It's the best calendar created by man and totally worth it.

[SomethingWild]

Massive props for sharing!

Extra pics. Yukirin Yay! Rena Yayay!
<...>
But it's a total win here!

That is some insane luck! I guess you picked your username for a reason 

[Seigus]

Went a bit overboard this year and bought 2 calendars - Mayuyu and Yukirin's And I don't even have any spare wall space already

Here's a side-by-side comparison of the pages:

Cover


Jan-Feb

Mayuyu looks a little stiff and I don't like the way her hair is styled. On the other hand, Yukirin has a really lovely pose and the pop of red against white makes the picture stand out.

Mar-Apr

Love both pics. Mayuyu shows off her youthful and adorable side as she prances around while Yukirin looks so relaxed and comfortable that I can imagine her sitting right in front of me

May-Jun

A tad disappointed with both pics. Mayuyu could have done more with the props for a more interesting/fun pose while Yukirin looks a little awkward and her clumpy hairstyle doesn't do her justice.

Jul-Aug

My birthday month and both girls look fantastic! However, Mayuyu wins this round for partially hiding behind the curtain, giving off bashful vibes which definitely bring the moe factor up one notch

Sep-Oct

And Yukirin strikes back with dynamic idol-esque poses! All white may be boring to some people but I personally love it when Yukirin (and Mayuyu) wears white so Yukirin scores points here! But darn, they just have to reuse the Jan-Feb look for Mayuyu. There's just something about her hairstyle that doesn't sit well with me. Thankfully, she looks more natural here compared to the first pic.

Nov-Dec

As winner said, this is not the most exciting shot for Yukirin to end the year with. It's actually really not bad but Mayuyu has a more interesting shot and she's wearing festive colours! Way to get fans in the mood for Christmas next year

Final Verdict: Some hits and misses for both calendars. Although there are a variety of styles and clothes for the girls this year, I think Mayuyu's 2012 Tokyo Date calendar managed to capture her cute and playful side better and she seemed more at ease. Didn't get Yukirin's calendar last year so no comments on that.

[WindCaliber]

I didn't realize the dates were so small(and they have 2 months per picture, less pictures ). It's barely a calendar 
My family would probably think I'm weird if I were to hang that up.

[Seigus]

I didn't realize the dates were so small(and they have 2 months per picture, less pictures ). It's barely a calendar 
My family would probably think I'm weird if I were to hang that up.

Two months per picture is pretty much standard for Japanese idol/anime calendars and the dates are tiny so as not to get in the way of the pictures (Who cares about the dates actually? )

[SomethingWild]

Awesome Seigus 

Best pic so far: Mayu's Jul-Aug page 

And yeah, they're just big posters. Calling it a "calendar" is just an excuse so it wouldn't be weird to put up idol posters 

My older idol calendars had 8 pages though. Cover, 6x two months and a bonus page. But I guess cutting one page x thousands of calendars saves a lot of money.

[winner]

Yeah. Mayuyu's 2011 calendar also had 8 pages, with a bonus page for the last page.
Keeping it around cos it still has some of the best shots of Mayuyu.

[+u+u]

Okay I was like wut the calendars are released already and was wondering why HMV haven't shipped my stuff... so I went to the site and then remembered I also ordered the sleeve collection thing and its release date is Dec 27  So I'll get my calendars in January ;____;

[+u+u]

Sae's pages~

I wish she had better hair style at that time, but oh well.. her smile, eyes and body make it up