With Sienne: January 2016

This photo feature, which ran in GRAPH through 2016, had subjects selecting photos they had taken with other Takarasiennes. This edition features Uzuki Hayate, Ootori Mayu, Aizuki Hikaru, and Towaki Sea.

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Takarazuka Revue Star Troupe performance Manon opens in Bow Hall – Revival after 20 years

This article about the Star Trip revival of Manon was published by Mainichi Digital on July 1, 2021. The original article was written by Suizu Satoko [estimated name reading] and can be found here (archive link here).

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Time to Soar! #7 – Ashizawa Jin interview with Aizuki Hikaru

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 Aizuki Hikaru was published in the June 2017 issue of GRAPH (while she was still a Cosmos Troupe member) and seems to have been recorded during the production of Chateau de la Reine/VIVA! FESTA!.

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days – Aizuki Hikaru (August 2017)

days was a photo feature in GRAPH where performers created a journal or blog-style timeline of photos with captions. Aizuki’s, recorded while she was still a Cosmos Troupe member features the end of Chateau de la Reine through the start of rehearsals for A Motion.

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Aizuki Hikaru: working hard at her first exterior theatre lead ‘Immortal Thorns’

This interview with Aizuki Hikaru about her lead in Immortal Thorns was written by Tsutsui Seika (approximate reading) and published by Sports Hochi on January 10th. (Archive link here.) It also features some discussion about Aizuki’s classmate Serika Toa moving into Cosmos Troupe.

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Takarasienne Talent Showcase! – March 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 Tooma Kazuki, Ooki Makoto, Aizuki Hikaru, and Kanoha Toki.

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