Voyage With You was a Kageki photoshoot and interview feature where the Top Combi picked a destination and time period for a photoshoot, as well as having a talk about the location and related Takarazuka shows. Yuzuka and Hoshikaze picked America in the 1970s-80s for their feature, which was published in the August issue.
Continue readingThis 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.
Continue readingThe second part of this feature is a talk between Ayakaze Sakina, Asazuki Kiwa, and Asami Jun.
Some outake photos from the back of the magazine are also included.
Continue readingThis special GRAPH feature to commemorate Ayakaze Sakina’s ascension was published in September of 2021.
It is being posted in 2 parts due to length. The first part features statements from Ayakaze and new Top Musumeyaku Asazuki Kiwa, as well as a trio Q&A featuring Ayakaze, Asazuki, and Asami Jun.
Some outtake photos from the back of the magazine are included.
Continue readingVoyage With You was a Kageki photoshoot and interview feature where the Top Combi picks a destination and does a photoshoot inspired by their choice and a famous film set there, as well as having a talk about the location and related Takarazuka shows. Yuzuka and Hoshikaze picked France and did a Beauty and the Beast-themed photoshoot.
Continue readingMy 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 readingESPECIAL TIME was a long-running invitation talk feature in GRAPH, where one sienne is given the opportunity to invite someone else.
Aine Harei’s feature, where she invited Koto Marie, was published in the February 2010 issue.
Some of the outtake photos from the back of the magazine are also included.
Continue readingTo the Future is a small GRAPH interview of junior actresses. This one was published in the November 2018 issue. (Note that at the time Ranze performed as an otokoyaku, but changed to musumeyaku shortly after this feature went to print.)
Continue readingZUKA LIVE was an ‘advice show’ style column in GRAPH where readers could write in with questions for stars. Asami’s was published in the August 2021 issue.
(As with all reader features, there is the possibility that I missed some reference in the pen names.)
Continue readingThis edition of Tokyo Shinbun’s column on Takarazuka features musumeyaku Uta Chizuru, talking about her current performance in A Second Fortuitous Meeting NEXT GENERATION/Gran Cantate!!. The original column was written by Yamagishi Toshiyuki (estimated name reading) and was published here on July 14, 2022. (Archive link here.)
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