The Thirteenth Book Worth of Photos: Long Matured Trip Alone
Tuesday, 04 January 2022
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| You know how many months I've stared at these walking into my room? I will miss you, Inorin's legs on a poster haha |
I'm not sure I'll call this a photobook review or not (Edit: You'll see in the title already so yes haha this is not a fluke), but hey, the new calendar's here! So I guess I got short-changed for about 4 days in 2022 but that's fine, we shall start right now and hang this up so I can actually get rid of Inorin's legs- I know right why does it feel like I'm losing
Anyways, Mina-chan has them legs too so I'm not really missing out it's just not poster-sized butΒ let's talk about this!
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| Kotobuki Minako Photo book Calendar 2022 "Cuppa" [Limited Release on MusicRay'n Mall] |
THE 2022 CALENDAR
As usual around November of last year, I was searching and also waiting around for some surprises of someone releasing a photobook, and am excited to hear from Kotobuki Minako after her overseas stay in England aka United Kingdom since April 2020 and don't ask how she can even go there lol, two announcements that made my day. She is coming back to Japan after more than a year and a half for her further education in case you don't know of it, but also, she is releasing a calendar book for her stay in foreign land. So yeah, that's how this happened. How they decided that this is a good idea to make it into a calendar with the mask on some photos to remind me where we are in 2022, but hey at least Mina-chan be making content other than YouTube after her long stay overseas. So yeah, I didn't hesitate to give anything else, it was on limited edition pre-order too which happened soon after the previous package got sent here, so I know this will only arrive by the new year which is fine by me.
THE UNBOXING
(Yeah, being elaborate here so we can get to the book quick haha)
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| Yay I'm SO glad it's here already I can't even |
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| It's finally here... |
THE BOOK
So firstly, before we start, let's talk about what this actually is. It was referred to as a "calendar book", so according to her in the livestream it's essentially a calendar along with a photobook and exactly what is on what is only going to be a mystery, but the contents are pretty obvious: It's about her long trip to England! The only thing I had to worry about is how to put this on my wall since I have a hook so small it can hardly hang my ego (BOOM) (Haha), I'm just glad it came with a big hole drilled onto it which means all I need is some string or thin rope and tie in a loop so I can hang it up. Otherwise, no much of fanservice as one would hope, but I'm okay since you know how old she is already? *laughs* Happy 30 year old Mina-chan lol let's check the contents
εηι Kotobuki Minako Photo book Calendar 2022 "Cuppa"
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| Gotta show some skin on the cover haha |
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| It's not at the abode where she stays but she did mention it had a garden and showed us in her YouTube videos |
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| Real, real beauty, this Minako |
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| You would think how awkward it is to do this on a telephone booth? Haha she eggin' me, eh? |
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| Kiss you too, Mina-chan (My girl when I was late for our date) |
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| Cool Mina-chan that is not swimsuit? Okay |
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| This is a very colourful shot, I gotta say |
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| [January] Hey it's now! Afternoon tea with Mina-chan sounds SWEET hehe |
So, as you can see from above, the book had a punch hole along with it, so the idea is that you put any string through the holes obviously through the front from the sides so most of it is at the back, and tie the ends so it can be hung on a hook on the wall. I'll show an example of this but changing over the months will be a pain lol that is a future me problem
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| Dear Ms. Kotobuki, may I have a seat? *giggles* |
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| [February] Wow, how do you know I liked the London Tube? Did not like masks though so (Also, madman Mina-chan not standing to the right lol) |
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| Yeah, people don't use phones on subways, read books and stay silent. Try the metro here and you'll see the difference also Japan's is even more silent lol (Wait, free 2 trips PER DAY?? What madness is this) |
I'll not translate all the text shown in this book (besides the afterword) nor will I take photos of them, there aren't a lot and it's really just talking about her life there so don't expect to know her childhood interests from here lol she is 30-
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| [March] Spring feels all over, and thanks for the cameraman on cameraman angle |
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| I like how she kept note on the stuff she did in March 2020 and in 2021 |
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| [April] Okay I can't keep this calendar in April forever but (*giggles*) |
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| Most beautiful forehead in the Japanese voice actress industry, everyone. (Partially influenced by Kotobuki Tsumugi from "K-ON!" btw) |
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| This is unlike that actual bath scene she did where she was in the bathroom all wet- |
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| [May] This is so, so adorable I'm just smiling and staring at her chest- |
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| Where she describes the places she visited for the shooting, if you haven't been to the UK before |
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| [June] Black and white theme? Okay this is the real cool Mina-chan btw |
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| In case you have not heard of this quote before, you're welcome. |
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| [July] Oh, it's the outfit from the cover! (Sorry if this reminds me of that detective in Anime "Tada-kun", that was such a pose) |
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| I'm that dude being like "what's this woman dancing along the crosswalk" lol (I'll ask for an autograph though, screw it) (Haha) |
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| Cheekiness in perfection. |
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| [August] When you notice the streets were wider than her bust- |
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| So... I can kiss her?? (chu chu) (*giggles*) |
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| "Don't mind the age and own fashion sense"? Don't say that Mina-chan you're already in your 30s- |
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| [September] That forehead shining through the light, so bright... |
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| Oh yeah it's her birthday month, she celebrated it there twice |
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| This is just generic beauty right here, honestly |
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| [October] Beautiful sunsets are always better with beautiful women, they always say (lol) |
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| You might be impressed by the scenery on the boat trip but I'm just staring at rack lmao |
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| [November] Street art appreciation week, huh |
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| If you need an introduction to the landmarks in London, this book's got you covered |
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| No arrow to point out that this is Kotobuki Minako? lol |
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| [December] You know, Christmas dates. Also, Christmas presents- Thanks for this by the way hehe |
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| All I want for Christmas, is spending time together with the one I love- |
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| Offshots!! The one on the top left is nice forehead tbh (Second from middle bottom is when she live translated a baseball game if I'm not wrong?) |
Really thought she would make her attempt in writing this in English too but uh, it's fine I can Japanese a bit so...
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| "Thanks for reading it till the end. England taught me so many things. For me seeking a place to be, England was sometimes nice, sometimes strict, and totally set (me) free Thanks to (everyone) I have (the chance) to once again learn (everything) Yes, somewhere in this country took me in and made it my home, When I move the world changes, (and) when I don't it stays that way. Just like that. It's super simple Believing in my own courage and holding on to my own preparedness, till the end I held so much love (to England) and all. My adventure will not end just here. It's still the beginning. Along with a new determination. Also borrowing this land, many thanks to the staff who made this photobook together!! To everyone, 2022 is, also from here on (I) hope for (our) futures full of hope If (you are) in doubt, hey, how about spending some time having tea? With a cuppa and love, Minako" |
Overall, I like how this is the easiest photobook review I've done considering it has the perfect balance of text to talk about, nicely themed and organized to describe her stay for about 20 months, and enough images of dear Mina-chan to justify this purchase. I'm pleased, Mina-chan. I know I missed out on a couple of bikini photobooks from you, and I hope this will compensate for my late arrival into the... the Japanese voice actress merch trend haha ah hey
This is it then, short write up to be honest even though I took photos of most of the book lol, but I'm so glad this happened today so I can continue the rest of the first week of work in 2022 which is nice, and this didn't happen tomorrow because livestream day lol they got Tokui Sora back as host so basically just three months with AIMI-san huh. *laughs* Cya all next time, and until then... someone fancy a cuppa tea? *giggles* I'm good I'll drink bubble tea or Starbucks lmao bye
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| Didn't know this will be that hard to do because apparently twine isn't enough let's see how long this can last lol |