we are only made of air and dust

Ume sensei will grace our screens in 2012 in Spring. I think Meisa might be in the Shinzanmono film? It's amusing that while Meisa is older than Maki, as the baby of her family, she gets taken care of by Maki, who is the oldest sibling in hers. Maki's love interests have been older than her as well, but she's done better chemistry wise for most of them. I'm actually wanting her to work with some of the exciting younger actors - like another reunion with Kanata Hongo (I think he could be the next Kenichi). Meisa's getsu was light romantic comedy but failed as the past getsus have in plot and characterization - it was gorgeously filmed as usual, but the story was really lacking. It annoys me that Fuji throws all this money at marketing and casting but doesn't seem to be spending as much care and time in developing original, truly engaging stories. With Kim Tae Hee's new project on Fuji, I'm willing to bet that some Sweet Power talent will be popping up to support her, possibly some of the younger kohai. I'd love to see Ruka again, she might be my favorite of the younger generation.