Takoyaki Party

We're back with the greatest show, man (and woman). More details on NMB's summer concerts at Zepp Bayside Osaka trickle in and we make some more predictions on what we hope to see at the shows. We also take a moment to reminisce the Akagumi and Shirogumi songs from NMB's past, we complain about boomers trying to tell zoomers how to be zoomers, and we learn more about how far Geoff will go for his...

Welcome to our spoilercast for the NMB48 x Yoshimoto Shinkigeki musical "Greatest Na Showman" in which Matt and Geoff give a condensed retelling of the plot of the musical in English, so that you the listener can have a better understanding of the musical if watch it. It goes without saying that there are MAJOR SPOILERS in this podcast and it's highly suggested that you don't listen if you don't w...

In-person events are back and we went to some of them! We also catch up on some news including Yuzu's photobook, mobile game updates, the first 8th gen graduation, bullsh*t Showroom contests, and more. We also settle the great Krispy Kreme vs. Katsuya debate once and for all. If you have a question for the show, you can e-mail us at nmbtakoyaki.party@gmail.com NMB48 International Discord https://d...

It's the longest podcast ever! We go into excruciating detail on the NAMBATTLE 2 final results, giving each ranked member a moment in the spotlight as we discuss and ups and downs of the event. But before that we talk about NMB's upcoming musical, Team N's new theater setlist, and of course Cocona's graduation concert.   Let us know what you think of the Nambattle results in the comments, or tell...

We join you briefly to give you a midterm term check-in on the current state of NMB48's NAMBATTLE 2 standings. We talk about the second round of the fan voting segment for the 27th Single Senbatsu and give our predictions on what the final lineup will look like. We talk about the crazy outcomes from the board game segment. And we discuss the questionable relevance of the Team N vs. Team M performa...

The information dump keeps on dumping! On this episode we check out the NMB48's 26th Single "Koi to Ai no Sono Aida Ni Wa." We go in deep on the premise of NAMBATTLE 2 and discuss the preliminary results of the fan vote portion of the event. And we also check out the new team stages that weren't canceled due to half of the group getting sick with corona.   If you have a question or comment for the...

It's the year of the tiger and it sure has started out like one! We got some graduation announcements to talk about, we got a new generation to talk about, we got new teams to talk about, we got a new single to talk about, and we got some existential dread we need to talk about regarding the future of NMB48.   3:04 - Yamasaki Amiru announces graduation 7:57 - Sugiura Kotone announces graduation  ...

Here's Part 2 of the Golden Takoyaki Awards. The awards for this part include: Member We Most Wanna Party With, Cursed Member, Most Disappointing Member, Rising Star, Best Karaoke Song, Best Old Song, Worst Song of 2021, Best Song of 2021, Most Improved Member, and MVP.   Let us know what you think about our choices in the comments. And if you want to get more involved with the NMB International C...

It's our annual awards show in which we give out various awards in various categories. In the first part we have the awards for: Best or Least Bad Member Birthday Shirt, Worst Member Birthday Shirt, NMB Discord Meme of the Year, Hottest Mess, Worst Trend, Warukii of the Year, Best Show/Media Content, and Best Concert. 2:34 - Best Birthday Shirt 12:58 - Worst Birthday Shirt 21:12 - NMBcord meme 34:...

2021 is coming to an end but NMB's losing streak of bad news seems to have no end. Bunshun necrobumps an old issue, Marin's private accounts get leaked and she gets yeeted. We prepare ourselves for YNN's 24 Hour Special as well as the end of the year awards, and we finally spend some time looking back on 7th gen's progress in their first year before 8th gen comes! 3:40 - Haasa's dog passes way 6:0...

11th anniversary has come and gone and we go into excruciating detail about the two concerts for over 2 hours. We also talk about Momone's graduation announcement, Showroom bullsh*t 8th generation version, and we talk about the new NMB song with Nagisa as center. Let us know what your favorite moments of the 11th anniversary concerts were and what you think of the new NMB song Muchuujin in the com...

Your favorite podcast about immigration in Japan is back! This month we talk about Nanaho's graduation, Momone's photobook, the Aoi Lemon MV, 7 Camp War, and we make some bold predictions on NMB's 11th Anniversary concerts and the 26th single senbatsu.   Let us know your 26th single predictions by using this handy link and tell us your predictions in the comments!   NMB48 International Discord htt...

The meme is dead! Anchu has left NMB48 and Matt has come back to tell the tale of her last moments with group and more. We also talk @JAM, poor life/career choices, and we have a deep dive on where to go next when your oshi graduates.   Let us know what you'd do when your favorite members leaves the group in the comments section.   NOTE: Matt's mic decided not to work right when we got record, so...

It's summer, which means super long podcasts talking about NMB48's concerts at Osaka Jo Hall. A new member joins NMB's ranks, an old favorite comes back to NMB, and we get super introspective on the past, present, and future of NMB.   Let us know what you think of Shiyomin joining NMB and what you think of the concerts in the comments.   NMB48 International Discord https://discord.gg/FGfdynt ​ TEP...

On this very event report heavy edition of Takoyaki Party, we discuss Hirakata Park, NMB's concerts at Zepp Osaka Bayside, the comedy shows and livestreams at the theater, tales from the hanashi kai, and much more.   If you have a question or comment for the show, feel free to post it in the YouTube comments section and we may read it on the next show. You can also email us at nmbtakoyaki.party@gm...

On this episode, Matt and Geoff are joined by a longtime NMB fan, Aruda to talk about a lot of things in the NMB world including Miru's new photobook, Shidareyanagi sales data, the new music video and coupling songs, and all of the music programs that the group has been on recently. We also spend some time at the end predicting what we think will happen at the newly rescheduled summer concerts at...

Matt, Geoff, and Ryan are back to talk about the latest happenings in NMB48 this month including the 25th single "Shidare Yanagi," Suuchan's departure from NMB, some YNN streams, and some recent events that we participated in. Let us know what you think of the new single, how management handled the whole Suuchan situation, or any other questions or topics you have for the show in the comments sect...

We're back with a real whirlwind of emotions regarding the latest happenings of NMB48! Suuchan gets scandaled, Yuria gets to come back from hiatus, Mikana gets to go on hiatus, Anchu gets into senbatsu, Episode 1 gets renewed, and we get tickets for NMB's summer concerts!   If you like the show, give us a like and subscribe to us on YouTube and/or the podcast version on libsyn, Apple Podcasts, and...

In this supersized episode of NMB Takoyaki Party, the NMBros give a full recap of the NAMBATTLE Final Event and give their thoughts on the project as a whole, get surprised and confused by Shiroma Miru's graduation announcement, and give a report on Yamamoto Ayaka's graduation concert. We also catch up on some news that came out over the course of the past month or so.   We want to know your opini...

It's the fourth and final week of our NAMBATTLE coverage. This week's report includes some pre-livestream livestreams that will determine parts of the final NAMBATTLE event, the fifth livestream battle, and the fourth round of fan voting. We also go over the details of the final NAMBATTLE event and predict what kind of shenanigans are going to go down at the event. We also make some miscellaneous...

We're back with the third week of NAMBATTLE! In week 3 we talk about the third and final round of theater shows and scratch our heads over some of the judges' scores.  We're surprised and dumbfounded by the members' knowledge in the "knowledge" category for this week's livestream battle. And there seems to be a paradigm shift in voting behaviors in this week's fan voting battle.   Let us know what...

We're back with week 2 of our Nambattle coverage. This week we talk about the second round of theater shows and see how the teams' performances improved over the past week. We give our very hot takes on the shenanigans and chicanery involved in the "communication" category of the livestream battle. And we take a look at the second round of fan voting results and see where the voting patterns chang...

The Nambattle is underway and for the new few weeks, your friends at NMB Takoyaki Party will bring you weekly coverage of the Nambattle as the events unfold. For week 1 of our report, we talk about the first week of the theater show performances, the first and second livestream events, and the results of the first round fan voting. We share our reactions to the results of each of the battles and s...

We kick off the new year by catching up on some news from last year before talking about the big shake up involving the current structure of NMB. We spend almost an hour talking about the new NAMBATTLE project, including what we currently know about the competition, and take a deep dive analyzing the groups and their strengths and weaknesses, who we think is going to win, and judge the groups' cre...

It's the second and final day of our special awards podcast. The awards for this include the Spotlight Stealer Award, Most Disappointing Member of 2020, MVP of 2020, Best Show of 2020, and The F*** Yeah 2020 Award.   Thank you so much to the community for voting for the nominees and for everyone who listened to the podcast this year. We hope you'll continue listening and supporting us and NMB in t...