This article about the opening of Akatsuki’s Bow Hall show A-EN was published by Daily Sports Online on September 9, 2015.

Akatsuki Chisei, second daughter of former Minami baseball player Yamauchi, has first Takarazuka lead role

Akatsuki Chisei, Takarazuka Revue Moon Troupe member and second daughter of former pro baseball player Yamauchi Kazuhiro (age 58), the pitcher who gained the Most Wins title for the Minami Hawks, had the opening night for her first leading-role show, “A-EN” on the 14th, at the Takarazuka Bow Hall in Hyogo.

Akatsuki has received prominent roles in Grand Theatre shows, as well as junior performance leads, and is a rising star in the Revue with a lot of expectations. Now she has passed through one of the gateways to success with a Bow Hall lead. Act I is a comedy musical set in an American high school, where Akatsuki plays a quirky nerdy boy. Her performance as a timid boy was excellent.

“If I’m satisfied with what I’ve already accomplished, I won’t grow any further,” Akatsuki said about why she continues to rehearse her specialty of dance. Just as she said, she displayed her charm as a star in the second-act revue. The fans were delighted with her otokoyaku-style suits and uniforms, as well as the rarely seen high-cut leotard costume she performed in.