This lengthy special feature on Star Feathers and what they mean to the performers was published in the April 2022 issue of Kageki.
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Me Right Now – July 2021
This was a Kageki feature where stars talked about what was going on in their lives offstage.
Continue readingVoyage with You – Star Troupe (Rei Makoto and Maisora Hitomi)
Voyage With You was a Kageki photoshoot and interview feature where the Top Combi picked a destination and time period for a photoshoot, as well as having a talk about the location and related Takarazuka shows. Makoto and Maisora picked 18th Century Colmar, France, for their feature, which was published in the March issue.
An outtake from the back of the magazine is included.
Continue readingLooking Back on 2022 – Star Troupe
Every year in Kageki, each Top Star and Top Musumeyaku publishes a recap of their year in the December issue. While in the actual magazine, the Top Stars and Top Musumeyaku have separate sections, for posting I am combining the two statements for each troupe. (I have also only translated the statements and left off the rather overwrought advertising-style intro blurbs just to save time.)
Continue reading#InstaGRAPH – January 2019
#InstaGRAPH was a social media-themed photo feature that ran in GRAPH (shocking) in 2019. The January issue featured photos presented by Sumiki Sayato, Seo Yuria, Hana Yuuki, and Agata Sen.
Continue readingTakarazuka Top Combi Rei Makoto and Maisora Hitomi display powerful singing skills in Romeo et Juliette
This article about the promotional press conference for the 2021 Romeo et Juliette production was published by Fuji TV View on December 11, 2020. (Archive link here.) Click through for many photos.
Continue readingBackstage Journal: Maisora Hitomi (Wind over Yamataikoku/Sante!!)
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 then-Flower Troupe member Maisora Hitomi (of the 102 Class), and was published in the July 2017 issue.
Due to the nature of this feature there is the possibility of spoilers.
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