Words and Pictures: Moon Tales to Excite your ‘Now’ (#2, May 2015)

There’s a section in Kageki called ‘Words and Pictures’ where one sienne from each troupe is chosen quarterly to write about behind-the-scenes episodes from their troupe. (It’s slightly similar to Troupe Report, but longer and with a fixed turnover.)

Shirayuki Sachika was the writer for Moon Troupe in the second quarter of 2015. In this issue she writes about the rehearsals for 1789 (with a surprise cameo from Hokushou Kairi).

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Mizu Natsuki Farewell Roundtable

For 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.

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GRAPH Otokoyaku Cram School – Moon Troupe (Sena Jun and Ryuu Masaki)

This 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.

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Otome Times – July 2021

This GRAPH feature gave stars a chance to talk about their current activities and interests, as well as share personal photos. The July issue included Houzuki An, Aya Ouka, Oto Kurisu, and Takato Chiaki

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ZUKA LIVE – Kazuki Sora (Cosmos Troupe)

ZUKA LIVE was an ‘advice show’ style column in GRAPH where readers could write in with questions for stars. Kazuki’s was published in the September 2021 issue, just before her move to Snow Troupe.

(As with all reader features, there is the possibility that I missed some reference in the pen names.)

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ESPECIAL TIME: As you like it – Otozuki Kei and Shirahane Yuri

ESPECIAL 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.

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