Troupe Report is a Kageki feature where an appointed reporter will write about current events in the troupe or ask troupe members for questions to answers sent in by readers. Reporters are generally only replaced on retirement, unlike other backstage features that rotate monthly or quarterly.
This edition was written by Nanami Hiroki, and talks about Legend of the Galactic Heroes @ Hakata as well as Ace Attorney 3: Miles Edgeworth.
Continue readingSTYLE is a GRAPH fashion feature where otokoyaku talk about their off-stage style. Anon’s was published in the July 2023 issue.
Continue readingON THE RISE was a 2008 Kageki feature for up-and-coming young stars, asking them various questions about their on- and off-stage life. Toki’s was published in the June issue. (This was several years before her transfer to Star Troupe.)
Continue readingTo the Future is a small GRAPH interview of junior actresses. This one was published in the January 2019 issue.
Continue readingBackstage Journal is a short Kageki feature where very young cast members write anecdotes about what’s going on behind the scenes of the productions. They’re not very deep, being full of emojis and more like blog entries than articles, but they are a good way to get to know the newest actresses in each troupe.
This one is by Cosmos Troupe member Haruno Sakura (of the 102nd Class) and was published in the April 2019 issue.
Continue readingThis debut talk between Makaze Suzuho and Jun Hana was published in the July 2021 issue of GRAPH.
Continue readingEvery year in Kageki, each Top Star and Top Musumeyaku publishes a recap of their year in the December issue. While in the actual magazine, the Top Stars and Top Musumeyaku have separate sections, for posting I am combining the two statements for each troupe. (I have also only translated the statements and left off the rather overwrought advertising-style intro blurbs just to save time.)
This is the last of the recap series, as Senka has not printed recap features since the retirement of Todoroki Yuu.
Continue readingThis GRAPH feature gave stars a chance to talk about their current activities and interests, as well as share personal photos. The July issue included Houzuki An, Aya Ouka, Oto Kurisu, and Takato Chiaki
Continue readingZUKA LIVE was an ‘advice show’ style column in GRAPH where readers could write in with questions for stars. Kazuki’s was published in the September 2021 issue, just before her move to Snow Troupe.
(As with all reader features, there is the possibility that I missed some reference in the pen names.)
Continue readingTo the Future is a small GRAPH interview of junior actresses. This one was published in the March 2022 issue, featuring Haruna Sakura, who debuted with the 102 Class.
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