This talk series between classmates was published in the early 2000s. The talk between Oozora and Sena was published shortly before Sena’s official transfer to Moon Troupe.
The translation was sourced from Sena Jun’s memorial book, but seems basically complete.
Continue readingThis talk featuring Sou Kazuho, who was starring in the 99th Class debut performance, The Rose of Versailles: Fersen, and the top members of the new class, was published in the June 2013 issue of Kageki.
Continue readingFriendship Networking was a relay-style talk feature published in GRAPH in the early 90s. This talk between Takumi Hibiki and Todoroki Yuu was published in August 1992.
Continue readingThis cute talk feature between classmates Hanafusa Mari and Aran Kei was published in the February 1997 issue of GRAPH. At the time, Hanafusa Mari was Top Musumeyaku of Snow Troupe, and Aran Kei was still an up-and-coming otokoyaku (her first Bow Hall lead show, ICARUS, took place almost exactly a year after this was published).
Continue readingThis talk between then-Flower Troupe Top Star Matobu Sei and Takarazuka Revue director Fujii Daisuke was published for Matobu’s retirement in the April 2011 issue of Kageki.
Continue readingThis round-robin style talk with all the 88th class members was published in the May 2017 issue of GRAPH, as part of a series on the more senior classes (those who have been in the company 10 years of more).
The participants are: Kouzuki Ruu, Asaka Manato, Kagetsu Miyako, Sahana Mako, Kurenai Yuzuru, Hoshou Dai, Yugiri Rai
Continue readingThis talk, featuring several members of the 103d class and Snow Troupe Top Star Sagiri Seina, was published in the June 2017 issue of Kageki.
Continue readingThis is Misaki Rion’s farewell invitation talk in Kageki, which was published in the April 2017 issue. She invited Senka member Yuuma Rin, who she had also performed with when they were both members of Flower Troupe.
Continue readingEvery year, the Top Star of the show in which the new class of Takarasiennes debuts will hold a roundtable talk with the 5 students who graduated with the highest grades. In 2018, the 104th class debuted during the Star Troupe production Another World/KILLER ROUGE, and Kurenai Yuzuru hosted the talk which was published in the June 2018 issue of Kageki.
(Please note that 2 of the students in the talk have very similar last names, Mashiro/Mahiro, so keep that in mind while reading)
Some outtakes from the back of the magazine are also included.
Continue readingThis talk between classmates Masaki Ryuu and Sagiri Seina was published in the September 2009 issue of GRAPH. I was working from the version reprinted in Sagiri’s memorial book so there is a possibility it may have been edited in some fashion.
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