I actually thought it was a new release as well but decided to double check and noticed an announcement video from 8 months ago. Keeping up with everything ain’t easy, that’s for sure.

Strongest idol lives! I’m glad she’s getting better and that they’re approaching this responsibly. Slow and steady and all that.

Speaking of resuming activities, here’s the freshly released MV for “Doll”, the song she released last year. It’s dope!

It’s unfortunate but not too surprising. I’ve seen people talk that “it makes sense because they don’t bring enough money” and it’s like… yeah? You give them very little support as a company and then pikachu face when they don’t explode.

Funny how Nijisanji (and I hate to use them as a positive example) managed to figure it out and has no problem having both male and female talents but when it comes to Cover, guys are pretty much siloed into their own little corner and left to fend for themselves.

Sure, it’s not all Cover’s fault but I really think they dropped the ball on this one.

I’m curious if this will lead to any graduations or if everyone will stick around for now. I heard EN was already pretty much treated this way and I’ve seen Roberu talking that he’ll keep doing his thing but being pretty much indie while still paying the corpo tax and playing by their rules sounds like a pain.

Whatever happens, I sincerely wish them all the best. It’s a crappy situation, no matter how you slice it.

Does it? Disregarding some minor smoothing/simplification usual for an anime adaptation, it looks pretty close to the original manga from what I’ve seen.

Looks great. Can’t wait to see the original versions of these characters, should be fun.

Here is the direct link to the official upload, no English subtitles unfortunately. It’s funny and kinda sweet.