by koregaboku » Mon Dec 22, 2014 3:41 pm
I feel like Ai-chan is the bridge between Old MM (pre Platinum) and New MM (post Platinum).
She joined early enough to experience (the end of the) "Golden Era" but stuck around long enough to know experience (to an extent) the "Colorful Era". More than any other OG I feel like Ai-chan transcends through the older OG and the newer girls better than most. Ai-chan also seems to have the best (?) network of relationships and it doesn't seem weird when I see her with 1-4th gen or 6-11th gen. She also seems to be the main member to stay in touch with JunLin (hell, she went to China and saw them!).
I guess time wise the same could be said of Gaki-san but it feels different. Additionally we have yet to see what kind of post-grad relationship Sayu will have but since she hasn't resumed activities yet (which I'm whole heartedly believing you will) she's a nonfactor thus far.