Asaka Manato’s #1 – Part 2

In 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.)

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Asaka Manato’s #1 – Part 1

In 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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Sewatch!! #11 – Hoshino Anri, Snow Troupe

Seo Yuria’s 95th class interview series was published in GRAPH through 2016. Her talk with Hoshino Anri was published in the November issue.

(Yes, she does use that many exclamation points in the original)

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Makaze Suzuho: Anything (Part 2)

This is Part 2 of the feature that I started posting last time (Part 1 here). This section features Makaze answering questions sent in by readers, as well as questions themed around the show she was performing in at the time, Land of the Gods/Classical Bijoux.

This feature was originally published in the October 2017 issue of GRAPH.

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Makaze Suzuho: Anything (Part 1)

As usual, this feature was published originally all at once, but I am posting it split into two sections. Part 2 can be found here.

In this section, Makaze talks about her likes and dislikes in her work and offstage life.

This feature was originally published in the October 2017 issue of GRAPH.

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