Time to soar! #3 – Ashizawa Jin interview with Nanami Hiroki

Ashizawa Jin is an illustrator/columnist who seems to have worked for GRAPH since the 1960s (yes, you read that right). His interview column generally gets a new title every year but has been fairly consistent format-wise in recent years. I’m giving him his own tag in the Staff category since he is one of the few interview conductors to be credited by name in the publications.

This interview with Nanami Hiroki was published in the April 2017 issue of GRAPH, but was recorded ahead of the opening of The Scarlet Pimpernel.

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Backstage 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!

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