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>>45369231
Uhh don't worry about it, it's been a long year I guess kek but yeah, Monroe is unambiguously the extra ripe sublabel
>Maki and Yumi's longevity
That's possible! I also feel like they're almost functioning like the informal gatekeepers or as a ripeness gauge; if someone looks younger than them, they can stay in Madonna but if they look/give the impression of being older than either, they get transferred to/debut with Monroe.
Maki Tomoda being at Monroe isn't that surprising to me, though. I know stage ages are fake but the fact she's marketed as a 50+ year old woman is still relevant here. Even without the age thing, I do also think she's visually half a notch riper than Yumi and Maki Hojo even though it's possible they're all basically the same age IRL (not that it would matter either)
>lengthy careers
Yumi has the longest career ever (25+ years) and Maki T is considered to have had a 20+ year career as well (though she's had extended hiatuses amounting to a few years in total during that time period)

>>45369452
Absolutely. Her performances are getting better all the time too and her face remaining so cute and unbloated is rare for a woman with her mass

>>43456215
Evidently she just doesn't sell that well
Actually even as a hagchad, I'm surprised there are so many hags there at all. I'm also surprised about Maki Tomoda outselling Reiko Kobayakawa