I am very grateful for Katsuyuki to express his opinion which I share. I was into Namie but the stuff she said was pretty meh to me. In my eyes, she did work, enjoyed it but that piece (retirement) she simply kept bringing back. The image of the super perfectionist was simply the person who likes her work ... to some extent. I can agree that some people think of retirement early although it's beyond my understanding. I love my job (teaching) and retiring hasn't come to my mind even once. Namie is Namie so she does as she wants and that is totally fine, but not everybody has to agree with her reasoning or the way she approaches retirement or simply her job. I am taking a break from her too, most probably will get back to her at some point.
Also, I disliked the attitude of some people here. It felt like it's not fine to express elaborate criticism about her in her thread. Well, people keep criticizing Ayu on Ayu forum and the sole purpose of forum is expressing an opinion and respecting each other. Calling people to "go play videogame" or referring to them as "the boy" is really low and disrespectful. I am totally fine with others enjoying Namie, her work and the way she is retiring but it's definitely fine to read the opposite point of view as well.
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