We don't get to see much of Nishino Miki in Sailor Zombie. In fact, the one episode she is in features her as a zombie, groaning as she strains against her restraints, so, ah, maybe it's not the best representation of her talent?



Mikichan lived her whole AKB life in Team 4! She passed auditions in 2012 as a member of the fourteenth generation alongside Kojima Mako and Okada Nana, both of whom she was close friends with during her time in the group. A year after doing her duty as a kenkyuusei, she was promoted to the new Minegishi Team 4 unveiled in 2013 at the Tokyo Dome concert that year, and would remain there until 2017, just shy of five years as a member, when she felt it time to challenge herself to do something new.

Whilst in Team 4, Mikichan put in the work in the theatre, appearing in a string of performances—from a revial of Boku no Taiyo to a new staging of Himawarigumi's Yume wo Shinaseru Wake ni Ikanai. She became a regular presence on AKB B sides from UZA onwards, and in 2013, was part of a the adorable sub-unit, Tentoumu Chu!, alongside, no surprises, Okada and Kojima, and also NMB48's Shibuya Nagisa, SKE's Kitagawa Ryoha, and Tomonaga Mio and Tashima Meru from HKT48, all of whom had initially been kenkyuusei around the same time.

In 2014, Mikichan, Kojima, Okada, Tashima and Tomonaga all made it into the senbatsu for Labrador Retriever, further bolstering awareness of Tentoumu Chu! and Mikichan herself. In 2015, with the release of Halloween Night, Okada and Mikichan appeared in the dance instruction video for the single alongside guest choreographer, Papaya Suzuki—who some of you might recognise from variety TV, and, more importantly, as Kagen in the Kamen Rider Zi-o movie, Over Quartzer.



Throughout their time in AKB, Kojima, Okada, and Mikichan were often referred to as 'the Three Musketeers,' which I find impossibly lovely. I think the friendship between these members is testament to how sometimes throwing yourself into unknown circumstances can make fast and close friends of those around you. I really hope the three of them still talk.

Following her graduation, Mikichan worked for a while at Uchida Mayumi's Kabukicho restaurant, Yakiniku IWA, whilst still also performing roles on TV and on stage. In 2022, she announced her marriage to Yamamoto Keiichi of comedy duo, Gokuraku Tombo and Yoshimotozaka46, and last October, she gave birth to a baby girl. There's a large age difference between Mikichan and her husband, and he has quite the track record, but I want to give everyone the benefit of the doubt here. "I can't feel it," she said of the age gap between them in her statement, and I want to believe that, despite the odds, despite how difficult it must have been to convince friends and family, the two of them are good for one another. I want the best for Mikichan. I want the best for all members of AKB. I hope that Yamamoto can keep up with his young bride, I hope that Okada and Kojima turn up regularly at their home, and I hope that that home is a happy one.

Congratualtions, Nishino Miki! I want you to be happy!

Title: Kindness
Universe: Wonderful Precure!, Delicious Party♡Pretty Cure
Prompt: Power Rangers Megaforce: S20E13 - Dream Snatcher
Character(s): Nekoyashiki Mayu, Kome-Kome
Rating: U
Warnings: N/A
Summary: The girl didn’t turn to look at her, but she could sense the shift in her interest. This girl, almost 16, the same age she had been when Yuki had been given the gift of reaching back for her.
Length: 725 words
Author's Notes: This harks back to a couple of things I have done recently. I think sometimes I am guilty of looking so inward and examining those feelings and assuming you are just on the same page that there is no hope, but trying to communicate is better than saying nothing at all. also: external link.



( Kindness )