so with Tsubaki releasing soon and Kobushi not too long after, the single release pattern seems to be Tsubaki -> Kobushi -> Juice -> Anju -> Momusu
I don't think they'll stick to exactly this order but very similarly, I can see the single release schedule going as follows:
ANGERME 26th: Late September / Early October (5-ish months, probably their last of 2018)
Juice=Juice 11th: Late October (decent amount of time after album, first Manakan single, right in time for them to perform the songs on tour before release)
Morning Musume 66th: Early November
Tsubaki Factory 5th: Late November / Early December (I know it's ambitious in this day & age to look for a 3rd single in one year, but I can see them trying a Double A-side)
Kobushi Factory 7th: Late January (They've recently stopped with January singles, but I can see them trying for the last week)
ANGERME 27th: Mid/Late March (Dawa's last single, probably a Triple A-side)
I'm not sure about albums, but I think Tsubaki Factory, Kobushi Factory and ANGERME are all due for new ones soon. ANGERME's would need to be before Dawa goes (maybe April/May). Tsubaki's might even fall in December or early January.
As for the new groups, they will each probably only get indies singles released randomly throughout the last 3-4 months of the year. I'm sure major debut for Ichioka factory will happen in Spring 2019, and then the Theater Group will probably happen at the end of next year.
Lots to anticipate! I hope the release schedule continues its momentum, because it seems a little like it's starting to pick up more than the dry spells we had in 2016 and 2017.
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