Shy's Sub-unit Speculation

There's something that's been on my mind for the past few months. It's the kind of thing that I can't talk about with my neighbors or my family or my workplace acquaintances because they generally just sit there and nod politely until you're done talking and they can go alert the authorities about you. But it is actually a very important thing: how will the sub-unit situation work out in the new Sakura Gakuin?

One of the greatest aspects of Sakura Gakuin is the sub-units. Clubs such as Sleepiece, Mini Pati and Babymetal add an extra dimension to the group, allowing them to showcase their individual talents in a way that doesn't get so easily lost within the swirling choreography of the full cast of girls. And also they get cute new outfits like every year, so win/win.

Last year was a weird year, though. With Yui and Moa having one foot in SG and another half way across the world with Babymetal for a good deal of the time, there didn't seem to be as much time to devote to the sub-units. They felt sort of tacked on - most notably the effort from the reboot of Twinklestars.

But putting the past aside for now, after weeks of speculation, we finally have some answers with the re-booted Mini Pati (Aiko, Momo, Marin),  Sleepiece (Mirena, Saki O. & Maaya) & Purchasing Club (C-tan & Soyoka). I'm totally psyched about Purchasing Club, and after a moment of incredulity, Sleepiece 2.0 convinced me it was a great idea. But that still leaves Rinon, Sara, Kano and Megu with no clubs.

The easy solution would be a Logica? reboot with Rinon, Sara, and Megumi, plus continue the Pro Wrestling club with Rinon and Kano (as alluded to by Rinon at the Transfer-In ceremony). But does continuing the Wrestling Club in Hana's absence even make sense? And what about Scoopers? A school newspaper club just totally makes sense in SG world. And my god, did you see C-tan last year?

I mean seriously...

My Scoopers dream team would have been Saki S. & Soyoka, but they are already working together as the Purchasing Club. There's probably no rules against them teaming up in another sub-unit, but it's never been done before. I worry Shirai and Soyo might start to become isolated and weird...

But all my sub-unit angst boiled down to basically one obsession: Logica? (yes, the question mark is pretty goddamned important!). I am desperate for them to regenerate. Logica? is my second favorite sub-unit after Babymetal (duh), so I almost had a heart attack when I first stumbled across pics this Monday morning from the latest open class:

AMUSE YOU CAN'T JUST TOY WITH ME LIKE THIS!!

Soyoka just looks like a natural for Logica? - but the choreography is pretty complicated (according to the girls), so she might not be ready for such a challenge. But then check out C-tan channeling the Hiichan hair here:

 

Also, Rinon looks like she aged about 15 years overnight

Gaaaah, this is killing me. KILLING. ME. Put Shirai Saki in all the groups! At any rate, a next gen Logica? needs to happen is all I'm saying.


And now on to the unpleasantness: the 3rd gen Mini Pati.

 Acha! Tea! Meh...

So...a lot of people are disappoint. I'm not overwhelmed myself. I haven't actually seen or heard their performance yet (just these Bigfoot-quality potato pics), so maybe that will change my opinion. I'm not even sure why I have such strong misgivings about this.

*cough*

Aiko

*cough, cough*

It might be something as simple and silly as there not being a handing down of the neckties ceremony. But I think it might be that the previous version was SO next-level that I just can't see these three girls measuring up. The fact that I can't find any footage makes me worry it was such a bad performance that Amuse confiscated it all and burned it. Some people think I over-estimate the scope and range of Amuse's powers. Maybe, maybe not. (probably not)

Regardless, I can at least find some solace in the fact that Aiko didn't get yellow.

YELLOW NECKTIE MASTER RACE OUT