ON THE RISE was a 2008 Kageki feature for up-and-coming young stars, asking them various questions about their on- and off-stage life. Toki’s was published in the June issue. (This was several years before her transfer to Star Troupe.)
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the REVUE THEATRE – July 2022
In this feature, performers recommend shows to fit a particular mood. The October 2022 column featured Serika Toa, Kizuki Yuuma, Suwa Saki, and Oto Kurisu.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to the nature of the feature it can contain major spoilers.
Continue readingTodoroki Yuu: Talking to Myself With… (July 2021)
Former Senka Top Star Todoroki Yuu wrote this blog-style column in Kageki for many years until her retirement (first as ‘Talking to Myself’, then ‘Talking to Myself With Photo’ and finally as ‘Talking to Myself With…’).
In her July 2021 page, one of her last columns, she wrote about her earliest days in Snow Troupe with some old photos from Monsieur du Paris, as well as her upcoming final performance.
Continue readingthe REVUE THEATRE – April 2022
(After this posting will revert to once a week on Mondays)
In this feature, performers recommend shows to fit a particular mood. The April 2022 column featured Tenju Mitsuki, Minami Maito, Irodori Michiru, and Reika Haru
PLEASE NOTE: Due to the nature of the feature it can contain major spoilers.
Continue readingWINGS – July 2022
WINGS is a Kageki feature (revived from a few years back) where a few young actresses answer questions about themselves and Takarazuka. This issue’s column includes Haruno Sakura, Mihane Ai, Neiro Yui, and Kase Kyou.
Continue readingMoon Troupe Troupe Report, May 2015
Troupe Report is a Kageki feature where an appointed reporter will write about current events in the troupe or ask troupe members for questions to answers sent in by readers. Reporters rotate more slowly and in many troupes are only replaced on retirement or transfer, unlike other backstage features that rotate monthly or quarterly. (Moon Troupe sometimes rotates faster.)
Moon Troupe’s Troupe Report was written by Shimon Yuriya in 2015. The May edition focuses on the rehearsals for 1789: Les Amants de la Bastille.
Continue readingThe Charm of Takarazuka – Star Feathers
This lengthy special feature on Star Feathers and what they mean to the performers was published in the April 2022 issue of Kageki.
Continue readingRoundtable Talk – 1789: Les Amants de la Bastille
This rehearsal roundtable talk was recorded for the May 2015 issue of Kageki.
Besides Director Koike Shuuichiro, 15 performers from Senka and Moon Troupe participated.
Continue readingMe Right Now – July 2021
This was a Kageki feature where stars talked about what was going on in their lives offstage.
Continue readingBackstage Journal – Haruno Sakura (Dark Brown Eyes/VIVA! FESTA! in HAKATA)
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 Cosmos Troupe member Haruno Sakura (of the 102nd Class) and was published in the April 2019 issue.
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