One of the yearly retrospective features from the December 2015 issue of Kageki, featuring Moon Troupe Top Musumeyaku Manaki Reika.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Looking Back on 2015: Manaki Reika<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I\u2019ve improved so much all through this year that looking back on my first role of Melanie, it feels like it was from quite a long time ago. Sometimes I think \u2018have I really come so far just since then?\u2019 Gone with the Wind<\/em>, in February, was a restaging after a year, and while it was a difficult challenge performing the same role again after so much time had passed, as a musumeyaku I really love the part of Melanie so I enjoyed being able to take it on again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In 1789: Lovers of the Bastille<\/em> the part of Marie Antoinette was a big challenge for me. The show was a completely different style of musical than I\u2019d done in Takarazuka until then, and I had to sing rock songs as Marie Antoinette\u2026 It\u2019s definitely not a typical Takarazuka heroine role, and while I had a lot of different concerns while getting into character, now I\u2019m grateful to Director Koike for the chance to challenge myself this way. I learned a lot about how to consider things as my own performer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n After that came Wonder of Love<\/em> which was the first performance where I was the focus, so I was worried about it. But Director Koyanagi arranged everything I wanted to try performing so beautifully, and all the other members of the show helped me out a lot, so when the day came to perform I really did enjoy myself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Grand Theatre performance starting in November, Manon<\/em>, is a very subtle and simplistic show, so I want to honestly portray all the emotions deep inside my heart. In the revue show, Golden Jazz<\/em>, I want to get caught up in the themes and enjoy myself together with the audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ryuu-san always says \u201cI want to keep dreaming,\u201d which is a phrase I love. I\u2019ll hold on to my dreams and fearlessly challenge myself next year too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" One of the yearly retrospective features from the December 2015 issue of Kageki, featuring Moon Troupe Top Musumeyaku Manaki Reika. Looking Back on 2015: Manaki Reika I\u2019ve improved so much all through this year that looking back on my first … Continue reading