Tsubo (which I’ve translated as ‘Thoughtpot’ since it can mean both ‘pottery’ or ‘the essence of a topic/discussion’) is Sahana Mako’s monthly solo column for Kageki, which she has been publishing since the May 2021 issue.
This column is about her experiences entering Major League Baseball fandom.
Continue readingIn the 2013 Top Star feature for Kageki, the Tops of each troupe took turns submitting questions that they would all answer, as well as predicting the question writer’s own answers.
The questions from February (submitted by Yuzuki Reon):
1) Which of these things would make you surprisingly or unsurprisingly the most happy to receive on Valentine’s Day?
2) Have you ever nearly fallen off the Silver Bridge?
To the Future is a small GRAPH interview of junior actresses. This one was published in the September 2024 issue.
Continue readingTroupe Report is a Kageki feature where an appointed reporter will write about current events in the troupe, often via Q&A content with questions solicited from readers. Reporters are generally only replaced on retirement, unlike other backstage features that rotate monthly or quarterly.
This edition was written by Ootori Mayu and features mainly Q&As with Asumi Rio and other Flower Troupe stars.
Continue readingTroupe Report is a Kageki feature where an appointed reporter will write about current events in the troupe, often via Q&A content with questions solicited from readers. Reporters are generally only replaced on retirement, unlike other backstage features that rotate monthly or quarterly.
This edition was written by Shimon Yuriya and mainly features an interview-style Q&A with Ryuu Masaki.
Continue readingThis roundtable ahead of the Don Juan revival performance features Ikuta Hirokazu, Towaki Sea, and Hoshizora Misaki.
Continue readingBACKSTAGE was a GRAPH feature where stars answered questions and told stories about their backstage habits.
The July issue featured Houzuki An, Ayaki Hikari, Arisa Hitomi, and Neiro Yui.
Continue readingThe Costume is a GRAPH feature where Top Stars and Top Musumeyaku give a detailed photoshoot of costumes from their latest performance and explain their key details. In July 2010 Kiriya and Aono presented costumes from their Grand Theatre debut production, THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL.
Continue readingThis Month’s ‘Hana’ is the long-running Kageki column written by former Cosmos Troupe Top Musumeyaku Hizuki Hana.
In this issue she talks about the 2013 Snow Troupe production of Rose of Versailles: Fersen and her rediscovery of the character of Fersen.
(A few paragraph breaks are added to make it more readable.)
Continue readingWords and Pictures is an update on backstage events from each troupe, with the writers rotating quarterly.
Ootori Mayu was the Flower Troupe writer for the first quarter of 2013. This column features Ootori’s experience watching Ranju Tomu’s ‘Streak of Light’ concert, Ocean’s 11 rehearsals, and Ranju’s guest appearance in The Rose of Versailles.
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