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Quote from 777

Mayu is lucky she has any ads at all. If anything, Kojima should be the one to have those ads considering she won best libero for Asia and VNL but she has no pull and her overall brand value is severely lacking.

but mayu is an official ace and she's playing in italy i mean its not even a question that she should be getting her solo stuff. it would not look good for the women's team if even their most popular member couldnt bag any deals when some of the local hypegirls like rana shiraiwa getting offered something.

kojima is not an ace so its really up to whether or not there is a demand as in if they see her having some kind of influence with volleyball community and the youth which unfortunately she doesn't. the women's team in general doesnt have the influence on the general public because if they did some of them would have reached a million followers already that's why brands are targeting the influencer types like ran who milks his fans utilizing all types of social media. his online presence is huge and that alone is bankable enough

airi also had that capsule collection deal with descente but it seems only for that collection in particular since we're not seeing any new promos that has her in it.

mayu once she sees the news:

Quote from Phoenix

"I will surpass Sarina" - Yoshino Sato

Why are you in NEC if you wanna surpass Koga shouldn't you be in Imoco or Vakifbank

The only way she'll surpass Koga is if she retires before LA Olympics

when did arisa inoue join kurobe

I'm mildly annoyed by that new girl Victorina snatched from Breath Hamamatsu? idk which team exactly but definitely from v2.

Why her why

I think Ageo could be this season's strongest bet. JT has a new foreign coach that's a big question mark

Quote from bolt

daaamn ive never thought about that its all about the shoulders for me. also i noticed the ones with the most arched backs especially in shorter girls tend to have the sharpest hit but i dont think its the best/healthiest form

Wada though she's literally leaning so far back when she spikes

According to Volleyball King since Jaja has changed her name to a fully Japanese name she has completed her naturalization process

Will Valdes have to change her name as well?

Quote from Cofi

She finished her carrier cause she wanted to start a family and get away from public life and volleyball. She was pregnant last year when her retirement was announced but idk if she gave birth already (probably did).

I doubt she wants to be involved in volleyball again but I’d like to see her as well

Wait I didn't realize she retired already wow I'm late.

I always thought she had good leadership (and the patience of a saint) it would be nice to see her coach in the future but it's her choice

Quote from Hassan Kadem

What's the name of that girl yall kept roasting because she has severe bitchface. I think she's from Toyota. She's dedicated as fuck I just know that girl is aiming for NT and until I remember her name I won't know how tall she is but from what I can recall she doesn't fall in the 180+ club

girl's title/nickname in highschool is 狂犬 which translates to mad dog or rabies i mean she's ...something

Fun fact Akiko Hasegawa is the godmother of Iwasaki's son

Quote from Joyajoelle

this is not true. They barely made it out of the group phase, won lucky loser match and were eliminated in 1/8

The title translates to Paris Olympics Women's Beach Volleyball Results: Japanese pair Hasegawa Akiko and Ishii Miki lose in the first round of the final tournament | NHK

It says final tournament against Brazil so they're in the finals

Quote from bolt

i appreciate the facts but you just ruined my sentiment

typical phoenix

Quote from gkv

The bitch faced girl at Toyota that was also included in the U squad might be an option too but I don't like her I'm just saying they're bound to get from one of those girls.

Lmao what a description

Quote from Hassan Kadem

I disagree with you. Hayashi had been a HUGE help even more so than Mayu since Manabe's start but the shift ruined their flow and made them struggle even more. I like Wada but no I wouldn't put her before Hayashi. She has yet to prove that she can carry this team in terms of scoring otherwise Koga would not have stretched her limit. Just look at all the top scorers none of them are OHs. Japan women's team are out of touch that's why they can't move forward regardless of their DNA from the past.

But I've been saying over and over again before that Airi should not have switched to MB. I had the feeling that was her only way and Manabe's assurance that she will stay in this team even if she wasn't gonna be active during vnl if she plays as MB and not compete with the other OHs for a spot.

That last bit about Airi crossed my mind because if it were any other coach she wouldn't have made the Olympics given her inactivity aside from translating. I don't think they can change that anymore though... can they? she already plays as mb in the league

Quote from Phoenix

This particular squad in Paris is just detached and lacks humanity from my pov anyway

emotional damage

Quote from kravmaga

Brazilians and Italians are criticizing the girls "cold" treatment of Koga as she wept during their group photos that vbw released. With many people wondering why they were literally just standing there and nobody was hugging her except who people mistook for a staff member which was Yamagishi.

I guess that pretty much sums up this team's whole dynamic.

araki was actually crying so hard but ive only seen that angle with her bawling but yeah no hugging

Quote from Phoenix

I should volunteer to run her account and make it look influencer-y

Use AI

For a relatively young team as Japan it's weird that none of them are any good at social media. Koga only posts photos with her husband she's far detached from posting anything with her teammates. Mayu's IG is managed by her brother's staff. The rest of them are just dead. Fukudome doesn't even update her account.

Quote from kravmaga

I was waiting for tbs to update yesterday because it was airi's bday and no one updated not even airi on her own account what is with this team

TBS isn't covering Paris. Fuji TV has the contract but even they suck at any updates