Backstage Journal – Nana Kurara (Code Hero)

Backstage 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 Flower Troupe member Nana Kurara (of the 93rd Class), and was published in the January 2011 issue. CODE HERO was a 2010 side theatre show starring Asaka Manato, Misaki Rion, and Nozomi Fuuto.

Due to the nature of this feature there is the possibility of spoilers.

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“Ever since I was 15, my heart has been in Takarazuka” – Asumi Rio Interview

This interview with Flower Troupe Top Star Asumi Rio was published in the June print edition of Marisol magazine and then posted to their website on August 17, 2018. (Archive link here.) There’s a very pretty photo as well.

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Interview with Flower Troupe Otokoyaku Star, Minami Maito: ‘Right now I’m training fiercely at Argentine Tango’

This interview with Minami Maito about her then-upcoming Bow Hall show, Senhor CRUZEIRO, was published by Everyday Discoveries (Mainichi ga Hakken), a web magazine which seems to be aimed at older women, on April 29, 2018; however, the page has now been taken down. An archived version (including photos) can be found here.

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Sewatch!! #5 – Minami Maito

Seo Yuria’s 95th class interview series was published in GRAPH through 2016. Her talk with Minami Maito was published in the June issue.

(Yes, she does use that many exclamation points in the original)

If you have read the Seo Yuria/Minami Maito Sparkling Time, some of the anecdotes they discuss may look familiar. The two features were originally published around a year apart.

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Sparkling Time: Hozuki An and Ayanagi Shou

Sparkling TIME is a long-running photo/talk feature from Kageki. An and Shou’s was published in the September 2016 issue. They are classmates from the 92nd class; at the time, Houzuki was in Flower Troupe and Ayanagi in Snow Troupe.

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