Talk DX: City Hunter/FIRE FEVER! (Ayakaze Sakina and Asami Jun)

Talk DX is a long-running GRAPH talk feature where Top Stars and their main otokoyaku co-stars discuss their current Grand Theatre performance before the shift to Tokyo. The City Hunter/FIRE FEVER! talk was published in the November 2021 issue.

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Blossoming Takarazuka: Becoming a performer who can contribute – Ayaki Hikari (Star Troupe)

This edition of Tokyo Shinbun’s column on Takarazuka features Ayaki Hikari, talking about her current performance in Romeo et Juliette. The original column was written by Yamagishi Toshiyuki (estimated name reading) and was published here on March 18, 2021. (Archive link here.)

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A grand adventure for midsummer of her 12th year! Takarazuka Snow Troupe’s new Top Musumeyaku Asazuki Kiwa – “I won’t lose focus on what’s ahead”

This interview with Asazuki Kiwa was posted by Sports Hochi on August 12, 2021, just before the opening of CITY HUNTER/Fire Fever!. The original article was written by Tsuitsui Masaya [estimated name reading] and can be found here (archived link here).

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Takarazuka Revue Cosmos Troupe – Anon Yuusei in first junior performance lead “I was moved by the audience’s applause”

This article about the junior performance of Cosmos Troupe’s Sherlock Holmes was published on July 20 by Daily Sports Online. The original article can be found here (archived version here).

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Mori Keaki singing out famous songs in tribute – concert for 20th anniversary of Terada Takio’s passing

This interview with Mori Keaki to promote the upcoming Terada Takio memorial concert All His Dreams – “Love” was published in Murakami Kumiko’s column Melodious Takarazuka for Nikkan Sports on June 10, 2021.

Somewhat rarely for Takarazuka/OG content, the interview took place remotely. The original article can be found here (archive link here).

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Former Takarazuka otokoyaku star Nanami Hiroki releasing her 3rd album “FIVESTAR”

This article about Nanami Hiroki’s new album was published by TOKYOweb on June 29, 2021. The original article was written by Yamagishi Toshiyuki [estimated name reading] and can be found here (archive link here).

Please note that at time of translating the album was still unreleased, so some context was not available.

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Takarazuka Revue Star Troupe performance Manon opens in Bow Hall – Revival after 20 years

This article about the Star Trip revival of Manon was published by Mainichi Digital on July 1, 2021. The original article was written by Suizu Satoko [estimated name reading] and can be found here (archive link here).

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