Saint Seiya!

Shokotan has been very busy but in a good way!
I grew up watching Saint Seiya and it seems that there will be a new series be airing titled, "Saint Seiya Omega".
Shokotan has been chosen to sing the new revamped intro song, "Pegasus Fantasy OmegaΩ." by Make-Up arranged by Kenji Hiramatsu.
She will also be voicing the role of Saori Kido, the personification of the goddess Athena.
Shokotan is a fan of the series, and has menrtioned that she frequently sang the Saint Seiya themes "Pegasus Fantasy" and "Soldier Dream" at karaoke. In a interview she stated that she was re-reading the manga series to prepare for her role.
The series premieres on April 1st.

Clione Manga

Shokotan's clionekos are now a manga being featured in "Bessatsu chara-pafe commic Vol.9" March Issue

So cute!

Shokotan Asia Tour

Shokotan will be having a first ever tour in Asia starting on July 7 in Hong Kong and finishing up in Guangzhou!
Dates are as follow:
★ 7/7 &8 Sunday, Saturday: Hong Kong
★  7/22 Sunday: Taipei
★  8/5 Sunday: Singapore
★  8/31 Friday: Shanghai
★  9/2 Sunday: Guangzhou

Nyan Nyan

Some really cute pics of Shoko being Shoko with her cats. :)
MMTS and Luna Power!

Kera!

Shokotan is on the cover of the Kera! March issue.
The last time we saw Shokotan on Kera she was on the cover dressed as Rapunzel.

On this recent issue she has more of a rock look.She looks kawayusu either way ^_^

Horoscope

Shokotan's 15th single is out now. First Press copies came with a special handshake meeting ticket.
The special 2 day release event occurred at Hyogo HMV store and Kanagawa Lazona mall.

Shokotan performed her new Single which she dedicated to her grandmother who recently passed away.

The song is beautiful. It reminds me of Fuyu no Yuenchi from the Magic Time album. It just has that sentimental feel to it. I hope many of you have heard it by now. It's been going nonstop on my playlist.

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I have been away from the blog and Shoko's blog for awhile since the new year. After finally trying to get back on track with updates I came to a post that brought me to tears. It seems that Eiko, Shoko's grandmother, made a trip to the sky on January 3.
Shokotan was away from blogging for a few days for bereavement.

I got to personally meet Shoko's grandmother at the first live i attended on Shoko's birthday 2010 and I was extremely honored.
I must say that even though there was a language barrier I can feel what a wonderful, sweet, loving person she was. Shokota loved her dearly and I feel a heavy sadness. Shokotan states that she was happy that her grandmother got to attend her last live of the year in Nakagawa Broadway and cheered and jumped stronger that she had ever seen her cheer.
Eiko...rest in peace.