Last week was the New York Anime Festival that Rika showed up at; I can't cover that, sadly, because I wasn't there. So if you haven't, go check out the thread in the Chuuch of Charmy on JPHiP; I swear, I've lived vicariously through that. Someday I'm going to meet Rika *determined*.
Anyways, BEFORE that, Rika mentioned that she was in San Francisco, working on a special project of some kind. Now, this is exciting news, and therefore I'm speculating.
1. Photobook?
Rika is THE photobook queen of H!P. In under ten years she's released ten solo photobooks, a concert photobook, a v-u-den photobook, a joint photobook with Sayumi, and a few other movie related ones (one with Mikitty and one for Sukeban Deka). In my mind, Rika is the ace of the PB world; she's not even THAT active of an idol anymore (doing a lot of non-idolly things) yet just last year she had her 10th PB released (the AMAZING 24 Twenty Four) and a solo DVD. For a 25-year-old idol, that's not bad at all!
However, she released the PB when she was 24 and thus the months of Rika doing a PB as a 25-year-old are slipping away. This special project could very well be a Photobook!
Rika's PBs are really really fun; she manages to have really beautiful photos as well as very silly ones to make each photobook just a joy to look through.
Gorgeous Rika....
Goofy Rika XD
So I'd be really happy if a PB was in the works; I'll definitely have to buy it and/or pre-order it.
2. Idol DVD?
Rika's released three solo DVDs that I am aware of (Rika's Alo-Hello, her Most Crisis in Hawaii DVD and the most recent one, Rika) and they're all fun. Rika's probably my least favorite, with my favorite being the Most Crisis in Hawaii DVD. Now, two of these have taken place in Hawaii and both the Alo-Hello and the Most Crisis DVDs were essentially Rika running around Hawaii doing things, which, considering it's Rika who has an abundance of personality and charm, is a blast to watch. I'd really like the idea of "Rika Ishikawa in America" or something like that, a DVD detailing her running around in San Francisco and then perhaps at the New York Anime Festival or just her day in New York. I think that would be a lot of fun, so I'd be up for that as well.
3. American Career?
Other than that, maybe Rika was there to gear up for something involving America; perhaps it's the H&A tour that Rika/management teased about at NYAF?
Anything that happens, IMO, is a good thing. I'd love to have anything Charmy related come out, ESPECIALLY if it's something I can see/read/watch/enjoy. So, yay for Charmy doing things!!!
