How’s it going out there, team? It could not be a more perfect autumn weekend lined up here at Maniac Mansion, so of course I’m going to be spending it doing things that are not just not particularly seasonally appropriate, but are also not terribly enjoyable. Like doing a full system flush on the Maniacmobile! Great times.

Idol’s been in a weirdly doldrums kind of state lately, but the Weekender is oddly full of goodness. Take your time with this one, play the Fun, see if you share in my existential terror that idol+heaviness is in decline, and find time to have a nice, big glass of cider. You deserve it.

Well That Was Equanimous Of You, Maniac

Hey, remember MNL48? And how a bunch of people supported Shazy, who kind of dropped off the face of the planet I think? Well, we have another chance: Osie, who you may have encountered on Facebook, has decided to audition in a BiS shirt and doing her best hengao. We are obligated to support this person! Create an account on the MNL48 site (it’s easy, but you do need to fake a real Filipino phone number), and give her some likes!

Down goes Babymetal Newswire:

#PUBLIC_SERVICE_ANNOUNCEMENT | #BABYMETAL Newswire will stop activities as online community. #ThankYou ❤️
https://t.co/s5RgMx9WCl pic.twitter.com/GW22la8llO

— BABYMETAL Newswire (@babymetalnews_) October 16, 2017

Halloween:

おふしょっと。

KRY's HALLOWEEN👻 pic.twitter.com/memv5u4yJu

— KRYclothing (@KRY_official_) October 15, 2017

Helloween!

I told you it was worth it:

地獄に堕ちろおおおおおお！！！ pic.twitter.com/hAfDOHSKP0

— suyuimoa@広島行くぜええええ！ (@suyuimoalovefor) October 13, 2017

Riko!

Ex DEEP GIRL member Ricopin has formed a new duo with「i*chip_memory」member Yukimura Rika called Rikariko. https://t.co/6Y6tgT7Str

— ラップスター (@VizMajor) October 19, 2017

Even TGU gets in on the idols-and-art thing!

TRASH-UP!! presents Idols and Art: The Deep Thoughts of Idols on Displayhttps://t.co/QqAEnVGJCm pic.twitter.com/y1XMWh1RWj

— Tokyo Girls' Update (@TGU_JAPAN) October 16, 2017

Ishido Natsumi is too damn good for being with her crappy company:

ミカヅキ/さユり#アコースティック#酸欠少女#さユり#ミカヅキ pic.twitter.com/dbtGxNiM9L

— 石戸なつみ＠来年2/4ワンマン (@na_ko723) October 14, 2017

Arisaka Emi is good, but not quite so much:

This is why Philosophy no Dance is so damn great:

Similarly Ten Tenko:

Damn, Tenri’s leaving Cure:

これが私の気持ちです。
うまく伝わらないかもしれないけど、読んでもらえると嬉しいです。 pic.twitter.com/imUN94KRrb

— 天羽てんり(Cure。) (@cure_tenri) October 13, 2017

It’s seriously a shame that the other Lucifer isn’t allowed on YouTube:

ラジオ終ったよ~😈
あ~素晴らしくgdgdだった✡️
みんなのお悩みは解決したのだろうか💀
メッセージ、観覧、差し入れ
thank you!!!!
みんなのおかげで今日も楽しかったよ🖤

来週もメッセージよろぴく👻

REN#FMからつ #SCREAMPOPSCREAM pic.twitter.com/1Odbk1TMKG

— LuCifeR (@cife_r) October 16, 2017

Did you hear the new one from Oyasumi Hologram?

Rinka from PiGU and CECiL and isn’t there another unit, too? has a solo single:

This is terrible:

If you love Minna no Kodomo-chan like you should, support them getting their video upon the big screen!

【DMM.yell企画】
新宿の超大型屋外ビジョン「新宿ユニカビジョン」にランキング1位獲得者が所属するグループのＭＶが登場
【集計期間】
本日12:00 〜10月22日(日)
ほのかに集中で１位を目指します！
宜しくお願いします！https://t.co/tBlm5X7ZLG pic.twitter.com/JiptRDoPeC

— みんなのこどもちゃん👁 👁 (@kodomocafeid) October 16, 2017

Rie sad!

https://t.co/llwIk6JJJg pic.twitter.com/JYLKEB9g88

— 金子理江 (@bite_me__3) October 16, 2017

A sugartrap piano cover? More like sugoitrap piano cover!

I’ll show myself out, thanks

STARMARIE dance cover?

It’s a good day for more FunFunFun:

This is a surprisingly sweet little thing by Kamen Joshi:

And PLIC PROCK at PARMS!

You’ll see some familiar faces in this promo for Bell Fes Unplugged:

Have a super weekend!