A general music commentary site Hananoe put up a favorable article on MM's concert tour + the Hinafes throughout the first half of the year. Nice title too

百聞は一見にしかず "Seeing is believing"
http://www.hananoe.jp/culture/bouken/bouken096.htmlThe writer said that the Michishige Eleven Soul tour was his first Morning Musume tour that you can so easily see the traces of the younger members' growth from the opening day to the middle, and the concert final. Not just in their singing and dancing but also on their skills in talks to make themselves stand out and an overall sense of unity.
The members that are specially mentioned are Reina for her calm and cool approach to her graduation, he praised Sayu for her stage presence and her still improving even after 10 years, Riho for her clear sense of purpose to improve and reach her goals/ideals (although he did mention her throat condition getting worse in the second half of the Budoukan concert) and Masaki for her mysterious but huge reserves of untapped potential.