Words and Pictures is an update on backstage events from each troupe, with the writers rotating quarterly.
Ootori Mayu was the Flower Troupe writer for the first quarter of 2013. This column features Ootori’s experience watching Ranju Tomu’s ‘Streak of Light’ concert, Ocean’s 11 rehearsals, and Ranju’s guest appearance in The Rose of Versailles.
Continue readingThis offstage fashion overview published in the July 2016 issue of Kageki features Kurenai Yuzuru, Miya Rurika, Nozomi Fuuto, Shimon Yuriya, Ayakaze Sakina, Yuzuka Rei, Seo Yuria, and Urara Reimi.
Continue readingThis lengthy special feature on Star Feathers and what they mean to the performers was published in the April 2022 issue of Kageki.
Continue readingEvery 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 readingVoyage With You was a Kageki photoshoot and interview feature where the Top Combi picks a destination and does a photoshoot inspired by their choice and a famous film set there, as well as having a talk about the location and related Takarazuka shows. Yuzuka and Hoshikaze picked France and did a Beauty and the Beast-themed photoshoot.
Continue readingMake a choice! was the 2021 Top Star feature in Kageki, where each Top Star answered a question with two choices, created by one of the other Top Stars. This one was published in November, with Rei Makoto asking ‘You’re lost! What do you do?’
Continue readingESPECIAL TIME was a long-running invitation talk feature in GRAPH, where one sienne is given the opportunity to invite someone else.
Tsukishiro Kanato’s feature, where she invited Yuzuka Rei, was published in the December 2018 issue.
Some of the outtake photos from the back of the magazine are also included.
Continue readingIn each Kageki, there is a ‘Troupe Report’ where someone from each troupe collects funny or interesting anecdotes or does Q&A with other members.
The February 2017 Flower Troupe Report was written by Nana Kurara, and has some winter seasonal questions as well as discussion of Golden Desert and the 2016 Takarazuka Special.
Continue readingThis article about Yuzuka Rei’s Drama City show was published by Sports Hochi on October 7th; however, the page has since been removed with no archives remaining.
Continue readingAn invitation talk feature from the September 2017 Graph, where Yuzuka Rei chose to do an interview with former Flower Troupe member Nozomi Fuuto.
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