This photo and essay book was written by Moon Troupe Top Star Sena Jun and published during promotions for the 2008 show ME AND MY GIRL, where Top Musumeyaku Ayano Kanami retired. It’s very charming and occasionally emotional.

Some chapters are very short, or contain only pictures, and thus are combined.

The book also featured dual Japanese and English chapter titles, which were not always the same. Where these differ, both are included, with the translation of the Japanese title following in brackets. (For example, Chapter 8 is That time [The era of Asa and Osako])

022. Supergirl [Super Musumeyaku]

One day, a photo was put up of a troupe banquet.
While everyone was staring at it saying ‘look at this, look at that’,
There was one person who caught everyone’s eye.
That person was shown in the moment of thoughtfulness towards Ms. Kiriya, on the very edge of the photograph, grabbing her shoulder and saying “You won’t end up in the picture, come more this way!”
So cool.
Ms. Kiriya was smiling innocently like a little Ken-1.
And that person was the Super Musumeyaku, Ayano Kanami.
From that day on, that Super Musumeyaku started to be known as Ayano-senpai.

During rehearsals, Ayano-senpai watches over the other girls from the troupe in the center of the room with a smile.
When we go out to eat, she divides up the portions for everyone.
…She’s just like a mother.

I love seeing this side of Ayano-senpai.

Ayano-senpai’s smile makes me happy.
Her smile that I especially like (though I love her huge full-face smile too)
Is when she smiles with a little bit of a pout.
I’ll randomly tease her because I want to see that smile.
…Are you a boy in elementary school?

I’ll definitely be like this until the end…
So like, until I’m a little old granny.

I’m so grateful to the miracle
That allowed me to meet Ayano-senpai.
Or rather, this beloved person named Mihoko.

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