WINGS was a Kageki feature where a few young actresses answer questions about themselves and Takarazuka. This issue’s column includes Shiratori Yuriya, Setohana Mari, Kashiro Aoi, and Kazama Yuno.
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Flower Troupe Report – February 2017
In each Kageki, there is a ‘Troupe Report’ where someone from each troupe collects funny or interesting anecdotes or does Q&A with other members.
The February 2017 Flower Troupe Report was written by Nana Kurara, and has some winter seasonal questions as well as discussion of Golden Desert and the 2016 Takarazuka Special.
Continue readingSTAGEism – February 2017
STAGEism was a Kageki feature where 4 siennes answer several different questions about their techniques and goals onstage. This issue featured Tenma Michiru, Matsukaze Akira, Satsuki Aina, and Shirotae Natsu.
Continue readingTRIPLE 4 – Ootori Mayu
TRIPLE 4 is a Kageki feature where siennes list their top 3 favorites in 4 different Takarazuka-related categories. Ootori Mayu’s was published in the July 2016 issue, along with Tenju Mitsuki’s.
Again, a lot of these shows I haven’t seen so I have to go by her descriptions.
Continue readingBackstage Journal: Houka Haruna (One Night of Stars/Greatest HITS!)
Backstage Journal is a short Kageki feature where very young cast members write anecdotes about what’s going on behind the scenes of the productions. They’re not very deep, being full of emojis and more like blog entries than articles, but they are a good way to get to know the newest actresses in each troupe.
This one is by Snow Troupe member Houka Haruna (of the 98th class), writing about the Chunichi production of One Night of Stars/Greatest HITS!, and was published in the March 2017 issue.
chemicalperfume helped with this translation!
Continue readingSparkling TIME – Minami Maito and Seo Yuria
This talk is from the April 2017 issue of Kageki.
chemicalperfume assisted with editing and filling in trouble spots!
Continue readingTRIPLE 4: Tenju Mitsuki
TRIPLE 4 is a Kageki feature where siennes list their top 3 favorites in 4 different Takarazuka-related categories. Tenju Mitsuki’s was published in the July 2016 issue.
Please note I haven’t seen all the shows she’s referring to here so I was going from her descriptions.
Continue readingBackstage Journal: Hayato Reo (Blazing Wind – The Strategist Takenaka Hanbei)
Backstage Journal is a short Kageki feature where very young cast members write anecdotes about what’s going on behind the scenes of the productions. They’re not very deep, being full of emojis and more like blog entries than articles, but they are a good way to get to know the newest actresses in each troupe.
This one is by Star Troupe member Hayato Reo (of the 99th Class), and was published in the March 2017 issue.
Hayato refers to a lot of people by the name of their role in the show so I advise having the cast list handy!
Continue readingThat’s RanKING! (October 2016)
In That’s RanKING!, a multi-year Kageki Top Star Q&A feature, the Top Stars rank each other based on various questions. The 2016 version of the column has questions sent in by readers.
This month’s question: Who would be the first to make it out of a giant maze?
Continue readingTakarasienne Talent Showcase! (February 2017)
In this feature from Kageki, several siennes talk about skills they have that they don’t get to show off on stage. This issue features Kijou Mitsuru, Ouji Kaoru, Hiroka Yuu, and Ayaki Hikari.
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