This interview feature for Haruha Rara’s retirement was published in the September 2021 issue of GRAPH.
Some outtake photos from the back of the magazine are included.
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Category Archives: Cosmos Troupe
Current State of Me – November 2021
This Kageki feature brings brief updates on the lives of Takarasiennes. This issue features Yumena Rune, Asazuki Kiwa, Hiryuu Tsukasa, and Kazeiro Hyuuga.
Continue readingBlossoming Takarazuka: An otokoyaku who can give dreams – Shidou Ryuu, Cosmos Troupe
This edition of Tokyo Shinbun’s column on Takarazuka features Shidou Ryuu, talking about her current performance in Sherlock Holmes/Delicieux!. The original column was written by Yamagishi Toshiyuki (estimated name reading) and was published here on August 26, 2021. (Archive link here.)
Continue readingAizuki Hikaru Last Interview
This interview was published in GRAPH in the December 2021 issue.
Continue readingWords and Pictures – O-Mizu’s Road of Flowers, Part 2 (Feb 2003)
There’s a section in Kageki called ‘Words and Pictures’ where one sienne from each troupe is chosen quarterly to write about behind-the-scenes episodes from their troupe. (It’s slightly similar to Troupe Report, but longer and with a fixed turnover.)
Mizu Natsuki was the writer for Cosmos Troupe in the first quarter of 2003. In this installment, she discusses the Setsubun festival tradition of ehoumaki, as well as behind the scenes of Miracle of the Holy Star and rehearsals for Pierre the Mercenary.
Continue readingSPOTLIGHT – Makaze Suzuho
SPOTLIGHT was a 2018 feature where Top Stars talked about roles that were major turning points for them, as well as their routines behind the scenes. Makaze’s was published in the November issue.
Some outtake shots from the back of the magazine are included.
Continue reading#InstaGRAPH – January 2019
#InstaGRAPH was a social media-themed photo feature that ran in GRAPH (shocking) in 2019. The January issue featured photos presented by Sumiki Sayato, Seo Yuria, Hana Yuuki, and Agata Sen.
Continue readingSalut! – Rukaze Hikaru (February 2019)
Salut! was a 2019 GRAPH feature interviewing young performers. Ren’s was published in March.
An outtake image from the back of the magazine is included.
Continue readingClassmate Violets in Full Bloom – Oozora Yuuhi and Sena Jun (Jan 2004 GRAPH)
This talk series between classmates was published in the early 2000s. The talk between Oozora and Sena was published shortly before Sena’s official transfer to Moon Troupe.
The translation was sourced from Sena Jun’s memorial book, but seems basically complete.
Continue readingWith Sienne: February 2016
This photo feature, which ran in GRAPH through 2016, had subjects selecting photos they had taken with other Takarasiennes. This edition features Nanami Hiroki, Ayanagi Shou, Makaze Suzuho, and Umino Mitsuki.
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