Translation: Sato Masaki Member First Impressions (Mo-jogakuin) [Part 2]

Translated by Lurkette

Requested by Laharle

Akanechin, Maachan says, might be the worst in terms of expressing her affection. She's like Maria in a sense, where she isn't someone who will say she loves something or tell someone that she trusts them, or even act like she has affection for other people. Maachan feels like when Akanechin is saying something the complete opposite of affection, that's actually her way of expressing it. That's why, even when she says something really harsh to Maachan, she interprets that as being Akanechin's way of telling her she cares about her.

Maachan says that Kacchan is exactly who you think she is, which Maachan says is the same as herself. She says Kacchan is very pure and very cute, before correcting herself because she doesn't think she likes people saying she's cute. She feels like seeing Kacchan smile is the same as seeing a baby smile, where you feel happy just by seeing it.

Yokoyama is someone who cares about others. Maachan has always thought this about her, but she struggles to explain how she feels about Yokoyama. She says her first impression was that she was a caring person who was more likely to bend to meet other people's needs over her own. This is why Maachan thinks that Yokoyama is the strongest woman she's ever seen, even in Morning Musume. She doesn't mean this in a bad way, like she's strong in fights or anything like that, but that she has a very strong spirit. She's so strong that Maachan doesn't feel like she could even tell her that she doesn't have to hold herself back, and she's never seen her break down or cry. She wants to tell Yokoyama that no one else can do what she does or be as strong as her. She thinks she's amazing.

Chiiko wears her heart on her sleeve, according to Maachan. She says that although she compared her to a sea angel in the very beginning, because she was very cute but got very aggressive when it came to mealtime, she actually likes her more now than she did back then. Not that she disliked her, she emphasizes, and then worries that she's being too rude in her descriptions. She mentions that earlier Chiiko had said she had worked hard to stop being so shy and to try talking to people more, but Maachan likes her best as she is now.

Onchan gives her the impression that she thinks very carefully about everything that she does so that she's not afraid of anything. Since she's only just joined, this is the extent of Maachan's impression of her, so she feels like it may change in the future.

Homare is very weak. Maachan doesn't mean this in a bad way, more in the sense that she's dainty, kind of like Ikuta, but the difference is that Homare doesn't seem to be as aware of it.

With Panchan, she's someone who you can only see the emotions she shows on her face, as if to say that Maachan can't quite tell what else is going on under the surface.