This is a diary-styled feature from Kageki accompanied by the star’s personal photos. Tatsuki’s was published in the June 2008 issue.
The dates are unspecified (and sometimes she isn’t talking about things that happened that actual day), but going by the events she described this was recorded during late April/early May, during the break after Le Rouge et le Noir 2008 and the start of Scarlet Pimpernel rehearsals.
Continue readingThis talk feature between Maikaze Rira and Sena Jun, who she had been in Flower Troupe with, was published for Maikaze’s retirement in the December 2006 issue of GRAPH.
Continue readingON THE RISE was a 2008 Kageki feature for up-and-coming young stars, asking them various questions about their on- and off-stage life. Toki’s was published in the June issue. (This was several years before her transfer to Star Troupe.)
Continue readingThis is a slightly older version of To the Future, so the questions vary a bit from its current form.
This young star introduction feature was published in the September 2010 issue of GRAPH.
Continue readingFor her retirement issue of GRAPH in September 2010, Mizu Natsuki held a roundtable talk with every single otokoyaku who had performed one of her roles in a junior lead production.
The 5 otokoyaku participating are Saou Kurama, Daigo Seshiru (pre musumeyaku switch), Renjou Makoto, Karyou Shizuru, and Ayakaze Sakina.
One outtake photo from the back of the magazine is also included.
Continue readingThis 2008 GRAPH feature had Top Stars answering questions from up-and-coming young stars. The Moon Troupe edition was published in the January issue and featured Sena Jun and Ryuu Masaki.
Please note that the translation was sourced from the reprint in Ryuu’s memorial book, but the feature does not appear abridged.
Continue readingESPECIAL TIME was a long-running invitation talk feature in GRAPH, where one sienne is given the opportunity to invite someone else.
Otozuki Kei’s feature, where she invited Shirahane Yuri, was the very first iteration, published in the February 2008 issue. (There were many other invitation talk features in the past, but usually operated on a ‘relay’ system rather than having both parties be new every issue.)
Some of the outtake photos from the back of the magazine are also included.
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 readingThis interview, conducted by Ashizawa Jin, was published for Asami Hikaru’s last appearance in GRAPH before her retirement.
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