flourish was a GRAPH feature where Musumeyaku talked about things like their favorite scenes and costumes, and showed off handmade stage accessories. Maaya’s was published in October of 2017.
Continue readingSparkling TIME was a long-running Kageki talk feature which includes a photoshoot (designed by the participants) and talk between performers. Miya’s and Ichijou’s was published in the February 2017 issue.
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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 Snow Troupe member Agata Sen (of the 101 Class), and was published in the July 2017 issue.
Due to the nature of this feature there is the possibility of spoilers.
Continue reading5 Episodes is a 2019 Kageki feature for the 105th year of the Takarazuka Revue’s operation. Makaze’s was published in the April 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 then-Flower Troupe member Maisora Hitomi (of the 102 Class), and was published in the July 2017 issue.
Due to the nature of this feature there is the possibility of spoilers.
Continue readingTHE Otokoyaku was a Kageki feature from 2016 featuring Top Stars talking to younger up-and-coming otokoyaku in their troupes. The Cosmos Troupe interview was published in October and features Asaka Manato and Sakuragi Minato.
This talk seems to have been recorded early in performances for the 2016 Cosmos Troupe production of Elisabeth, so there is considerable discussion of their roles in that show.
Continue readingMonkey Punch, the manga artist who originally created the Lupin III franchise, passed away on April 11, 2019, at the age of 81. Sagiri Seina was asked to make a statement. The original article was posted by Daily Sports Online on the 17th. (Archive link here.)
Continue readingRelaxing Breeze (Fuwari) was a musumeyaku feature published in GRAPH, where an interview would take place at a cafe. It was focused on offstage topics such as how they destress or what they do on days off.
Kisaki’s was published in the November 2016 issue.
Continue readingIn this GRAPH feature from 2016, troupe members were asked to vote on their favorite on- and offstage things about their top stars. Asaka’s was published in the November issue.
This is the second half of the feature that I began posting last time. In part 2, the troupe members vote on their favorite things about her personality off-stage and things she does while performing. (Part 1 here.)
Continue readingIn this GRAPH feature from 2016, troupe members were asked to vote on their favorite on- and offstage things about their top stars. Asaka’s was published in the November issue.
Since this is a long feature it is being posted in 2 parts to make formatting easier and more readable. Part 1 contains the troupe’s ranking of their favorite roles and revue scenes that Asaka has performed. (Part 2 here.)
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