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). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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,\u00a0 Seki Yurito, and Mana Haruto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
92nd Class Ties!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n After pulling a classmate\u2019s name out of the box, they have to express her appealing points with 3 keywords!<\/p>\n\n\n\n START!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Chinami Karan, Moon Troupe<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWho will I get~ Who will I get~ (singing) Everyone\u2019s so unique that I\u2019ll have plenty to say no matter whose name I get~\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n About Shouno Chio\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n The 92nd class\u2019 pride as a dancer<\/strong> Overflowing knowledge, floods of conversation<\/strong> Difference between adorable appearance and reality<\/strong> Shouno Chio<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNo~ I\u2019ve never done 7 spins! (laughs) As for having a lot of knowledge\u2026If I realize there\u2019s something I don\u2019t know I\u2019m the type who just has to go and research it. So that\u2019s resulted in me being like this (laughs). It\u2019s true, I\u2019m bad with my fingers even now. Despite that I\u2019m fussy doing my hair and take ages on it, although sometimes it just turns into a mess halfway through (laughs).\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n About Ayanagi Shou\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Inexhaustible Kansai dialect<\/strong> Surprisingly, an uncle type<\/strong> Wants to be spoiled<\/strong> Ayanagi Shou, Snow Troupe<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMercutio! (laughs) Reika (Rinjou) was shocked at that too (laughs). It\u2019s true, I really love Chapi-chan. I respect her! Momo-chan has felt like a younger sister ever since before I entered TMS. I\u2019m rather the ‘baby of the family\u2019 among my classmates, but Yukie was even more so than me (laughs).\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n About Kizaki Reo\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Caring elder sister<\/strong> Full-bodied voice<\/strong> Laughs loudly and often<\/strong> Kizaki Reo, Star Troupe<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cEh! Caring? \u2026I guess I did do that a lot. I forgot all about that (laughs). Since joining the company I\u2019ve been paying attention to my voice and working on it, so to hear you say that makes me so happy~! Well, I do still laugh pretty loud, but I\u2019ve managed to learn to hold it in when I\u2019m not supposed to be laughing. Over the years I\u2019ve learned about ‘everything in its season\u2019 (laughs).\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n About Tenma Michiru\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Doesn\u2019t give up<\/strong> A really fun person!!!<\/strong> Warm and big-hearted<\/strong> Tenma Michiru, Flower Troupe<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cRight, in order to keep myself from falling asleep, I\u2019d put energizing stuff under my eyes (laughs). Mieri (Kizaki) definitely laughs really easily. I\u2019m a nervous type, so when I saw her laughing in situations where I\u2019d never dare to, I thought she was a really cool person (laughs).\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n About Matsukaze Akira\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Akari-chan (Matsukaze) is the real hard worker here!<\/strong> Always ahead of the times<\/strong> Airhead<\/strong> Matsukaze Akira, Cosmos Troupe<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cUme-chan (Tenma) has done a ton of different sorts of middle-aged guys, so I consulted with her in hopes of expanding my repertoire! New things? I don\u2019t remember anything about that~ (laughs) It\u2019s true, I\u2019m very spacey at heart, so I put a lot of energy in onstage to not let that part of me get out (laughs).\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n About Shizuki Otone\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n No course-changing!<\/strong> Rapid-fire conversation<\/strong> Bright and very caring!<\/strong> Shizuki Otone, Star Troupe<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAkari-chan is a dancer type, so since I like dancing, too, maybe I should get some constructive criticism from her. I respect her a lot. Though she says she easily gets swept along, I feel a lot of love for Takarazuka from her, and I think she has a clear goal and a lot of determination. Therefore, I think whatever role she takes on, she\u2019ll do really well~\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n About Takasumi Hayato\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Passionate and manly – THE otokoyaku!<\/strong> But when she starts talking\u2026<\/strong> Relaxing Kansai dialect<\/strong> Takasumi Hayato, Moon Troupe<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019ve always looked to the Star Troupe members for inspiration, so I\u2019m really happy to hear that! The whole reason I took the Takarazuka entrance exam was because I wanted to be a dignified otokoyaku who looks good in whiskers. I worked hard when I was in charge of the classroom cleaning, but actually I\u2019m not so much the responsible type but a quiet sort, and I can be airheaded\u2026I can\u2019t hide that from my classmates, can I (laughs).\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n About Rinjou Kira\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n She\u2019s so nice!!<\/strong> The Conan1<\/sup> of the 92nd class<\/strong> Actually a passionate Takarazuka fan!<\/strong> Rinjou Kira, Cosmos Troupe<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIn TMS I remembered everyone\u2019s birthdays, but recently, I haven\u2019t contacted anyone\u2026I\u2019m sorry\u2026 Conan!? (laughs) I don\u2019t think I was that calm, per se, just chilling out\u2026 And I wasn\u2019t a very good dance teacher. I do love 31 Flavors even now~ Azuran-chan (Takasumi), you know me so well!\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n About Houzuki An\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Her legs are just too long!!<\/strong> Does everything detachedly<\/strong> Doesn\u2019t talk a lot<\/strong> Houzuki An, Flower Troupe<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThough I would goof around with everyone, I was the type who didn\u2019t get noticed when it came time to get in trouble, I guess (laughs). I\u2019m not so good at getting my emotions to show on my face\u2026I am excited, though! Reika-chan is really nice and comfortable to be with, and she feels like a family member. But I\u2019m bad at inviting people to do things (laughs) – next time I\u2019ll be the one to make contact, sure\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n About Marika Yume\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Really caring<\/strong> Knows delicious restaurants<\/strong> A stage performer who can do anything<\/strong> Marika Yume, Flower Troupe<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWigs, right – after coming to flower troupe, Chinatsu ended up with a lot of female parts, didn\u2019t she (laughs). In Golden Desert<\/em> I was playing King Jahangir\u2019s (Houzuki\u2019s) attendant Rubaba, so I helped her out with her wigs. Although I\u2019m certainly not ‘a stage performer who can do anything\u2019, it makes me very happy that you would say that! Thank you very much. It\u2019s so lovely to have such a cool person talk about me and to be able to talk about someone so cool! I\u2019m so glad I\u2019m in the 92nd class~!! (laughs)\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n About Makaze Suzuho\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Loves acting<\/strong> Has kindness, discipline, and passion<\/strong> Loves delicious food!<\/strong> Makaze Suzuho, Cosmos Troupe<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAhaha~ I\u2019m so glad to hear this. I do love acting and talk about it a lot! Mariko (Marika) will always tell me the good and bad points of my performances. As I\u2019ve been in Takarazuka longer, I\u2019ve been more and more grateful to have classmates who will tell me honestly what they think. As for my tastes~ it\u2019s basically ‘Whatever\u2019s tasty!!\u2019 I feel\u2026 (laughs). But if I had to say, then maybe traditional food! I\u2019m Japanese after all!! If it was my last meal I\u2019d want white rice and something that complimented it (laughs).\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n About Seki Yurito\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Total B-Type!!<\/strong> Great physical abilities<\/strong> Brings back thoughts of original determination<\/strong> Seki Yurito, Star Troupe<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI hear I\u2019m really B-type-ish a lot (laughs). Right now I have a dressing table next to Yumeki Anru-chan, and since she really likes neatness it makes me nervous so I\u2019m keeping it tidy (laughs). I do sleep in weird positions. Sometimes I\u2019ll have my hands over my head and my legs in a ballet position. Stretching is my hobby! (laughs) While Yurika really has it together now, you were really a crybaby as a junior actress and we cried together a lot\u2026 Recently I went to see you in the Paris Festival – you were really cool and I was so proud!\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n About Mana Haruto\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Really scary as a yokasei (laughs)<\/strong> So good at acting!<\/strong> Trims the back of her neck<\/strong> Mana Haruto, Snow Troupe<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI think I must have been really scary! The other members at that cleaning spot were Toumi Sarasa, Taso (Tenma), Chinatsu\u2026a bunch of individualistic and free-spirited people all together, so since I was in charge of keeping them focused I would get angry a lot. Yuriko (Seki) was really responsible, but seeing me like that must have made you awfully nervous (laughs). ‘Go for it\u2019, did I really say that!? (laughs) I actually hear a lot that I was cool and manly even as a yokasei.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n About Chinami Karan\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Gap between appearance and personality is wonderful<\/strong> High personal production values!<\/strong> A good older brother<\/strong> Back around to Chinami\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019m not mature at all! What have you been looking at (laughs). Mikkun is really the responsible one\u2026is she like an older sister, or an older brother (laughs). As for the makeup, I\u2019ve done a lot of research to get closer to my otokoyaku ideal, since I\u2019m so baby-faced. I can\u2019t any junior actress who comes to me for advice, so I\u2019ll think about how she can best convey her appeal, and if she even looks a little relieved afterwards it makes me really happy too\u2026 Therefore, I\u2019m happy to hear someone say that about me.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n GOAL!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n 1 – Conan is the title character of\u00a0Detective Conan<\/em>\u00a0(Case Closed<\/em>\u00a0in the US), who is a teenage genius detective trapped in the body of a small child.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 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). … Continue reading
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I was really startled to see her dance when we first got into TMS! She could put her leg so high and extend her feet so beautifully, and with a perfectly calm face she would spin 5 times! 6 times! 7 times at once! Just going round and round, so I would end up thinking \u2018are her legs going to be okay?\u2019 (laughs)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you ask her one thing, she\u2019ll reply with 10 times that, with such rapid-fire talk that it\u2019s impossible even to get in acknowledgement that you\u2019re still paying attention. She knows a lot about history and manga, and not by half-measures either – she\u2019ll explain from A to Z, so just listening I\u2019ll end up with more than I can digest (laughs). But sometimes by the time I notice it she\u2019ll be on a totally different topic (laughs)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In contrast to her cute face, her natural voice is surprisingly low (laughs). Also, she knows a lot and her handwriting is very pretty so it seems like she\u2019d be able to do anything skillfully but\u2026she\u2019s unexpectedly bad with her fingers. When she was a yokasei she couldn\u2019t even braid her hair properly!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Despite her face, she speaks Kansai dialect, and once she gets started she won\u2019t stop (laughs). What was really funny was in the shinjin kouen of Romeo et Juliette, where she played Mercutio. In one rehearsal, she yelled ‘Yo, c’mon~!\u2019 at Tybalt (Rinjou Kira). Full Kansai dialect (laughs). I feel like she\u2019d probably go into it any time she got excited enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Though she\u2019s as beautiful as a Johnny\u2019s band member, she\u2019s an uncle inside (laughs). Recently she was really taken with Chapi-chan (Manaki) and kept saying ‘Cute~ She\u2019s so cute~\u2019 She was delighted just to pass next to her, so basically she\u2019s just an ordinary fan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She\u2019s always been like that. But it varies depending on who she\u2019s dealing with – towards our retired classmate, Yukie (Toumi Sarasa) she would put on a really manly air and be like ‘Say Yukie, won\u2019t you _____? *sparkle*\u2019 but towards Momo-chan (Momohana Hina) she\u2019ll go over like ‘Momo-chaaan~\u2019, acting like a younger sibling (laughs). Momo-chan would often get cross with her and be like ‘Be a man towards me too!\u2019 (laughs)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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She is really dextrous with her fingers, and in TMS she would do everyone\u2019s hair for them, and teach makeup basics\u2026 She did so much for me! Though I\u2019ve likely forgotten everything I learned from her (laughs). There\u2019s no doubt that onstage, she\u2019s a man! (laughs) But she used to be surprisingly girly, so in my head she\u2019s not an ‘older brother\u2019 but an ‘older sister\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Powerful, I guess, or ‘hefty\u2019? (laughs). She has a really wonderful voice that she knows how to control, and has a lot of singing power too – I love it. She\u2019s always held her own distinct viewpoints, so I think that must help her get things across on stage; no wavering, just very straightforward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She laughs with a really open feeling, ‘Gahahahaha!\u2019 and since she laughs from the belly it\u2019s really loud (laughs). And that leads other people to where she is\u2026 (laughs) When we were yokasei, she would laugh really loudly even in situations where we weren\u2019t supposed to laugh at all, and then we\u2019d get caught up in it too (laughs). Even now when I end up chatting to her in a corridor, hearing that big laugh makes me really nostalgic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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She has a strong core and hates losing. When we were yokasei, we\u2019d always be really sleepy, but Michiru-chan would be fiercely keeping her eyes open and slapping her face to keep herself awake. I saw that once without her noticing and it made me think ‘I\u2019d better work hard too!\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She\u2019s always been fun, ever since TMS. Often she and Toumi Sarasa would do stand-up together. She\u2019s really quick-witted, so she\u2019d make everyone laugh with her great timing. Last year she was able to display her talents at the end-of-year Takarazuka Sky Stage special, which made me really happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I laugh too easily and kept screwing up in TMS, but she would always come over with a smile and be like ‘Gosh~ What have you gone and done this time!? (laughs)\u2019 which would make me feel much better. She shows that big-heartedness on stage, and she\u2019s really comfortable to watch. She\u2019s very particular and I can see her working hard to improve, which gives me a lot of strength too!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Ever since TMS, she\u2019s been really stoic and hard-working. Recently, she came to consult with me about facial hair, since I\u2019m her senior in middle-aged man roles (laughs), and we\u2019ll see each other\u2019s showsand go out to dinner afterwards, but whether it\u2019s watching her on stage or talking with her, it really makes me feel that her determination in taking things on has really brought about great results. I feel a lot of respect for her at those times\u2026it makes me feel like I should take things more seriously (laughs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In TMS, when I was using cassette tape to record my vocals, she was the first one to get an MD and IC recorder, which I was dying to have (laughs). Recently, when we have days off she\u2019ll go to take lessons in things I\u2019ve never even heard of. That\u2019s diligence for you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Though she\u2019s so serious, Akari-chan will make the most unbelievable misunderstandings. Suddenly, she\u2019ll go totally spacey and show her airheaded side, and it always makes me laugh!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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She\u2019s very dedicated to her goals and very direct regarding the stage. Therefore, when I go to see one of her shows, we\u2019ll end up talking it all over passionately in the dressing room afterwards. On top of that directness, she has a strict side. If she feels something is wrong she\u2019ll say so, and I think her ability to state her own views so firmly is really amazing. If I hear some new viewpoint, I\u2019m like ‘Is that so~, that sounds right\u2026\u2019 immediately (laughs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Talking about her feelings for her troupe or whatever, she\u2019ll talk so quickly and fervently, it\u2019s a flood like ‘Bwah~\u2019 but she doesn\u2019t mumble at all! (laughs) She\u2019s always smiling, but if she\u2019s ever provoked it\u2019s really something!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Even if I just run into her in the hall, she\u2019ll surely smile and call out to me ‘How are you~!? Have you been doing well~?\u2019 and even if I\u2019m a bit tired from rehearsals it livens me up! She\u2019s been very caring ever since TMS she\u2019s been very caring, and currently, she feels like an ‘older sister\u2019 figure. Recently I\u2019ve had a lot of older guy roles, so maybe I\u2019ve been trying to convey those caring aspects a bit??? (laughs)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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While Moon Troupe otokoyaku tend to have a more gentle aesthetic, Rumi-chan (Takasumi) has Star Troupe style passion. It feels really in-your-face, like ‘Bam!\u2019 (laughs). It feels really good to look at her. She\u2019s always had the atmosphere of an otokoyaku and I really like it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In TMS she was responsible for cleaning the classrooms, so she led everyone firmly like an older sister. Since she had to keep everyone in line I had an image of her as really strict\u2026but in reality she\u2019s very girly (laughs). She talks with a sweet demeanor, and that discrepancy is something I just love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As the current members from our class have decreased, so have the number of Kansai dialect speakers. Rumi-chan is always using it, so even though I\u2019m from Shikoku, just hearing that makes me feel relaxed somehow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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In TMS there\u2019s a position called ‘Birthday Officer\u2019. Reika received that appointment and she was amazing! She remembers all her classmates\u2019 birthdays, and until recently she\u2019d take it on herself to send out ‘Happy Birthday\u2019 messages in the 92nd class LINE chat! Although that doesn\u2019t happen any more since the number of current members has decreased so\u2026 (laughs)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When we were yokasei, even though she was the youngest person in the entire class, she was so calm and seemed to already know how the world worked, so one might think ‘what the heck is with this kid!?\u2019 but on off days she\u2019d sleep really soundly. \u201cOn the outside, she\u2019s a kid! On the inside, she\u2019s a grownup!\u201d fitted her perfectly, I thought. Also, Reika was sort of my dance tutor\u2026 In TMS I was always getting instruction from her. I think I\u2019m here today thanks to her!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She loves 31 Flavors, Disney, and Takarazuka!! Whenever there are new actresses debuting she\u2019ll be like ‘that kid\u2019s cute~\u2019 and check them all out quickly (laughs). Reika really loves Takarazuka from the bottom of her heart!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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She had the most amazing impresion on me when I first laid eyes on her in the examination hall! When we were all lined up in our leotards I was right across from her – her skin was so white and she was so tall\u2026 Even now, when I see her in a show, the length of her legs makes her stand out and I can\u2019t help but think she must have really amazing balance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ever since she was a yokasei, she doesn\u2019t really get people angry with her or screw up a lot, but it\u2019s not as if she\u2019s pushing herself desperately or extremely determined about any particular thing. She doesn\u2019t have anything like that, and just accomplishes whatever she has to with a detached manner. No matter what, she\u2019ll do it thoroughly but at her own pace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She has a strong mental core, and holds her own views firmly, but she\u2019s not the type to chatter on. Since she doesn\u2019t really change her expression a lot, when once in a while she does laugh or something, even though I\u2019m her classmate I\u2019ll think ‘that\u2019s so cute~\u2019 (laughs). When we were yokasei, we were always together since we had the same cleaning spot, and we were roommates in our honkasei year. She\u2019s very pleasant to be around, and we still go out to eat and such sometimes, but she doesn\u2019t really extend invitations herself (laughs). I know that\u2019s just what she\u2019s like, so I don\u2019t mind, but I do think it\u2019d be nice if Chinatsu (Houzuki) would be the one to invite me once in a while\u2026 (laughs)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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When I transferred to Flower Troupe I had wigs or whiskers for every show, and she would help me take care of them every time. Even though she was so busy, she would take time for me, and I think as an musumeyaku she\u2019s really amazing and someone to respect. I\u2019m really grateful to have her as my classmate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She\u2019s a real gourmet. When we have performances in Tokyo, she always takes me to one of her favorite places. And then while we eat a delicious meal we\u2019ll have pretty earnest conversations about our thoughts regarding the show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In For The People<\/em>, there was a scene where musumeyaku were playing soldiers, and she was so cool and sharp in the scene where they were fighting holding rifles! I feel she\u2019s not boxed in by being a musumeyaku, but is a stage performer who can really do anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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When she\u2019s talking about acting she gets way more animated, and watching her in a show you can really tell that she loves acting. When she played ‘Death\u2019 in Romeo et Juliette<\/em>, it was really moving how she expressed all her feelings through dance only. It made me think ‘Wow! She\u2019s become someone from another dimension!\u2019 In A Place In The Sun<\/em> she played someone with a split personality, and it was just amazing! I talk to her a lot about various theatre and drama subjects, and it seems like recently she is into prose plays, and the shows she recommends are always really fun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She\u2019ll tell people what they really need to hear in the moment, but she\u2019s not just kind – she\u2019ll also be strict when that\u2019s called for. When I\u2019m feeling down she\u2019ll tell me ‘I\u2019ll listen if you need it, so go ahead and call anytime, even if it\u2019s in the middle of the night\u2019\u2026 I really feel a bond of comrades with her – ‘She\u2019s working so hard in Cosmos Troupe, so I should do my best in Flower Troupe!\u2019 Maybe it\u2019s just on my side, though\u2026 (laughs)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yurika (Makaze) loves delicious food, so we go out to eat together a lot. But I don\u2019t know really what her specific favorites are, so I\u2019d like to learn a bit more about her tastes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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There are a lot of reasons for this\u2026 When we were in Star Troupe together, we\u2019d often have neighboring dressing tables, and there\u2019d always be things like powder puff bits? Flying around? And the table would be such a jumble that there was no way to tell if she was still there or had gone home and left it that way (although apparently it\u2019s been neater recently (laughs))\u2026but despite all that she would iron her shirts carefully, one by one\u2026while I really like Sekkii (Seki), I\u2019d rather not be categorized together with her as a B-Type! (laughs)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When we were in TMS, she was so flexible, so much so that I was like ‘is she made of konjac jelly!?\u2019 (laughs) When Star Troupe did Ocean\u2019s Eleven<\/em>, she was a member of the acrobatics troupe. She did a back bend and even though she was about ken-6 by then I thought ‘she\u2019s still made of konjac jelly!!\u2019 Doing stretches in rehearsal, she always is so thorough about it, so I think she puts a lot of effort into keeping that up\u2026also, apparently she sleeps in really weird positions!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When we were ken-2 or -3, we both had the lines we\u2019d been given cut since we did them so badly\u2026 We were so mortified we just cried in the corner of the rehearsal room\u2026 We share so many memories, so when I see Sekkii working so hard in Star Troupe, it makes me really happy and takes me back to my original determination. Even though we\u2019re in separate troupes now, Sekkii is a really significant person to me since we were together as junior actresses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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We had the same cleaning location in the dorms, and since Manaharu-kun (Mana) had a really strong sense of responsibility as a yokasei and was really disciplined, even though I was scared of the honkasei I was scared of Manaharu too (laughs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Austere characters, young characters, cowardly characters\u2026she\u2019s really good at embodying her roles. Ever since we were in TMS and she stood out in the drama recitals, I\u2019ve thought she\u2019s really good at acting, and when I go see her in shows now I still really think that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She started keeping it trimmed as a yokasei. A honkasei scolded her for having untidy hair, so Manaharu-kun jsut shaved her nape so nobody could tell her it was messy ever again, and found it a big relief (laughs) – I thought that was really brave and manly. Currently she changes her hairstyle with each role, but basically, she always keeps the back short. Lately, when we run into each other at the locker room or wherever, she\u2019ll say ‘go for it\u2019 and pat me on the head. Although she\u2019s my classmate, I\u2019m still like ‘she\u2019s so cool and handsome!\u2019 (laughs)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Though she\u2019s really baby-faced and gives a really cute impression, in reality she\u2019s super mature and responsible. Ever since she was a yokasei, she never backed down a bit in cleaning or in arts classes. Even when she wanted to cry, she would bear with it and keep going even as tears ran down her cheeks. I think that\u2019s really beautiful! (laughs) Even now whenever I\u2019m in difficulties, I think ‘what would Karan-chan (Chinami) say if I asked for her advice about this?\u2019 She\u2019s really super-human mentally. And she\u2019s great at singing and dancing too! Bravo~! (applause)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She does totally different stage makeup than I do, and if I look around no-one else in Moon Troupe uses the same stuff. I think she must have selected it after personal research. Her dress sense is great, and her hair color and style and everything are always so cool! She\u2019s always on the cutting edge of fashion and it suits her so well. When we run into each other in the hall I\u2019m like ‘she looks so good~!\u2019 – I kind of wish I could be like that (laughs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yuumi-chan (Sakihi Miyu), who transferred in from Moon Troupe, said Karan-chan helped her out a lot. She\u2019s really responsible and I think she\u2019s really generous with the junior actresses as well. Generally, even if I\u2019m goofing off she\u2019ll be like ‘gosh~, you\u2019re always so funny, Mikkun (Mana)!\u2019 and respond like a kind older brother (laughs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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