5 Episodes is a 2019 Kageki feature for the 105th year of the Takarazuka Revue’s operation. Makaze’s was published in the April issue.
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Makaze Suzuho: Anything (Part 2)
This is Part 2 of the feature that I started posting last time (Part 1 here). This section features Makaze answering questions sent in by readers, as well as questions themed around the show she was performing in at the time, Land of the Gods/Classical Bijoux.
This feature was originally published in the October 2017 issue of GRAPH.
Continue readingMakaze Suzuho: Anything (Part 1)
As usual, this feature was published originally all at once, but I am posting it split into two sections. Part 2 can be found here.
In this section, Makaze talks about her likes and dislikes in her work and offstage life.
This feature was originally published in the October 2017 issue of GRAPH.
Continue readingMonthly Question!! June 2018
Monthly Question!! was the new Kageki Top Star feature for 2018, taking over from That’s RanKING! It’s somewhat similar to That’s RanKING! in that it asks the Top Stars what they think the others would do in a particular situation, but without the points competition element.
An outtake from the back of the magazine is included.
This month’s question: If you were 10cm tall for a day, what would you do?
Continue readingMonthly Question!! – April 2018
Monthly Question!! was the new Kageki Top Star feature for 2018, taking over from That’s RanKING! It’s somewhat similar to That’s RanKING! in that it asks the Top Stars what they think the others would do in a particular situation, but without the points competition element.
This month’s scenario: You are Momotaro. You are headed to Demon Island. The dog, the monkey, and the pheasant tell you ‘If you give me a millet dumpling we’ll join you’. However, if you only had one millet dumpling…
Continue readingThat’s RanKING! – December 2017
In That’s RanKING!, the Kageki Top Star Q&A feature, the Top Stars rank each other based on questions from readers. This month’s question: Who would be the best at setting up a practical joke?
I’ve also included some outtakes that were printed in the back of the magazine.
Continue readingTalk DX – Elisabeth (Asaka Manato and Makaze Suzuho)
Talk DX is a GRAPH talk feature with the otokoyaku leads of a recent Grand Theatre show. This one, which was recorded towards the end of the Takarazuka run of Elisabeth, was published in the October 2016 issue, when the show was being performed in Tokyo.
Continue readingFirst Cosmos Troupe Top Star at 20th anniversary event – ‘I’m so glad it wasn’t Tiger Troupe’
This article about the Cosmos Troupe anniversary event was published in Hochi News on February 20th. (Archive link here.)
Continue reading92nd Class Ties!
This round-robin style talk with all the 92nd class members was published in the October 2017 issue of GRAPH, as part of a series on the more senior classes (those who have been in the company 10 years of more).
The participants are: Chinami Karan, Shouno Chio, Ayanagi Shou, Kizaki Reo, Tenma Michiru, Matsukaze Akira, Shizuki Otone, Takasumi Hayato, Rinjou Kira, Houzuki An, Marika Yume, Makaze Suzuho, Seki Yurito, and Mana Haruto.
Continue readingLiving with her comrades in the moment: West Side Story lead, new Takarazuka Revue Cosmos Troupe Top Star Makaze Suzuho
This interview with Makaze Suzuho about her West Side Story debut was published in Sankei West on January 11. The original article and accompanying photos can be found here. (Archive link here, page 2, page 3.)
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