This was a Kageki feature where stars talked about what was going on in their lives offstage.
Continue readingMe Right Now – July 2021
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Category Archives: Multiple Troupes
the REVUE THEATRE – October 2022
In this feature, performers recommend shows to fit a particular mood. The October 2022 column featured Houzumi Mahiro, Kiwami Shin, Shimon Yuriya, and Rukaze Hikaru.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to the nature of the feature it can contain major spoilers.
Continue readingQuestion: Top to Top (February 2010)
Top to Top was the Top Star feature in Kageki for 2010, where one Top Star would pose questions to be answered by all 5.
Continue readingThat’s ranKING! (May 2015)
In That’s RanKING!, the Kageki Top Star Q&A feature that ran from 2015-2017 with some variation, the Top Stars rank each other based on various questions. This month’s question: Who is the most outdoorsy?
I’ve also included an outtake that were printed in the back of the magazine.
Continue readingMy School Days – March 2009
My School Days was a GRAPH feature where performers were asked about their memories of both mainstream school and their time in the Takarazuka Music School.
The March 2009 issue features Toki Irisu, Shirosaki Ai, Ozuki Tooma, and Yumeno Seika.
Continue readingBeautiful Sunday – We were Ken-3 Once (Sept 2010)
In the 2010 GRAPH photo feature (featuring an unreplicable pun on the Japanese word for ‘3’), performers presented photos from their third year in the company. The September issue featured Misuzu Aki, Sakura Ichika, Daigo Seshiru, and Makaze Suzuho.
Continue readingMake a choice! Which side are you on? – November 2021
Make a choice! was the 2021 Top Star feature in Kageki, where each Top Star answered a question with two choices, created by one of the other Top Stars. This one was published in November, with Rei Makoto asking ‘You’re lost! What do you do?’
Continue readingWith Sienne, March 2016
This photo feature, which ran in GRAPH through 2016, had subjects selecting photos they had taken with other Takarasiennes. The March installment features Miya Rurika, Sumiki Sayato, Minami Maito, and Kisaki Airi.
Continue readingOtome Times – December 2021
This GRAPH feature gave stars a chance to talk about their current activities and interests, as well as share personal photos. The December issue included Serika Toa, Seino Asuka, Agata Sen, and Kiyora Haryuu.
Continue readingMonthly Episode! Hyper – February 2003
In this Kageki feature, the follow-up to a feature published in 2002, a group of younger otokoyaku pick topics from a list and write a short reflection or anecdote.
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