{"id":820,"date":"2018-08-06T18:40:00","date_gmt":"2018-08-07T00:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zukalations.com\/?p=820"},"modified":"2021-01-09T20:58:48","modified_gmt":"2021-01-10T03:58:48","slug":"especial-time-as-you-like-it-ayanagi-shou-and-miya-rurika","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zukalations.com\/index.php\/2018\/08\/06\/especial-time-as-you-like-it-ayanagi-shou-and-miya-rurika\/","title":{"rendered":"ESPECIAL TIME: As you like it &#8211; Ayanagi Shou and Miya Rurika"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>ESPECIAL TIME is a long-running invitation talk feature in&nbsp;<em>GRAPH<\/em>, where one sienne is given the opportunity to invite someone else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ayanagi Shou\u2019s feature, where she invited Miya Rurika, was published in the February 2018 issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is also an outtake from the feature that was printed in the back of the magazine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ESPECIAL TIME: As you like it &#8211; Ayanagi Shou and Miya Rurika<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/zukalations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/especial-time-shou-and-miya-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-821\" width=\"351\" height=\"334\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Miya:<\/em>&nbsp;Thank you for inviting me today!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ayanagi:&nbsp;<\/em>No, no, thank you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Miya:<\/em>&nbsp;I\u2019m really honored. This came as such a surprise\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ayanagi:<\/em>&nbsp;A while back, for a different assignment, I had a chance to request someone to do a talk with, so I really struggled over whether to ask you, Miya-san. We had talked a little bit in the green room and during the&nbsp;<em>TCA Special<\/em>, but\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Miya:<\/em>&nbsp;(listening to Ayanagi\u2019s accent) Oh? You\u2019re from Kansai!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ayanagi:<\/em>&nbsp;Yes, I am. Did it slip out? (laughs)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Miya:<\/em>&nbsp;Yes, but you don\u2019t really look like you\u2019re from Kansai. Ah, sorry, go ahead!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ayanagi:<\/em>&nbsp;(laughs) I have the impression of Miya-san as a \u2018cool beauty\u2019 type.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Miya:&nbsp;<\/em>Ahaha (laughs)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ayanagi:<\/em>&nbsp;Therefore, at the time, I thought \u2018I would be so nervous if I had to talk one-on-one with her!\u2019 and gave up on the idea. But the next day, I heard that Miya-san had also put my name on your list of potential guests, and that made me really happy. So when I was given this talk feature, even though I was a little scared\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Miya:<\/em>&nbsp;(bursts out laughing)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ayanagi:<\/em>&nbsp;I gathered my courage and requested you as my guest!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Miya:&nbsp;<\/em>Thank you, I\u2019m really happy. Of course, since we\u2019re in different troupes, even though we\u2019ll chat briefly if we end up going to a show at the same time, or if we run into each other in the hallways of the rehearsal space, but we don\u2019t really know much about each other\u2019s ways of thinking and such.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ayanagi:<\/em>&nbsp;Exactly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Miya:<\/em>&nbsp;We\u2019ve had chances to talk once in a while, but I think the first time must have been when you were assigned the role of Mercutio (main cast: Sagiri Seina) in the junior performance of&nbsp;<em>Romeo et Juliette<\/em>. We definitely talked about something. But it was so long ago I\u2019ve totally forgotten!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ayanagi:<\/em>&nbsp;(laughs) I remember Miya-san speaking to me when I was ken-1 or -2. You had come to the rehearsal room to talk to your classmate Renjou (Makoto)-san, and when I passed through you said something like \u2018Oh, that girl\u2019s so pretty~\u2019!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Miya:<\/em>&nbsp;Did I!?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ayanagi:<\/em>&nbsp;I was so surprised that Miya-san would say something like that about me that I went over to you without even thinking about it (laughs)!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Miya:&nbsp;<\/em>(laughs) Right, I always thought of you as being really pretty. Therefore, when the gossip that \u2018Ayanagi Shou is going to be Mercutio!\u2019 reached me, I was so happy. \u2018She\u2019ll be so beautiful!\u2019 I said (laughs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ayanagi:<\/em>&nbsp;No way, no (laughs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Miya:<\/em>&nbsp;I wasn\u2019t able to see that junior performance, so I ended up devouring the stage photos that were published in&nbsp;<em>GRAPH<\/em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>Kageki<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ayanagi:<\/em>&nbsp;Ehhhh~ (laughs). After that, you played Mercutio too, in Moon Troupe. And also Bernard from&nbsp;<em>The Rose of Versailles.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Miya:<\/em>&nbsp;Right, right. We\u2019ve played the same roles which gives us a bit of a connection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ayanagi:<\/em>&nbsp;Right now, in&nbsp;<em>A Passage Through the Light: Revolutionary Maximilen Robespierre<\/em>, I\u2019m playing a female role. I thought the female roles Miya-san has played up until now were very beautiful and fascinating, so I thought that this might be a good opportunity to talk about that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Miya:<\/em>&nbsp;But this isn\u2019t your first time, is it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ayanagi:<\/em>&nbsp;I did [a female role] once in&nbsp;<em>Nijinsky<\/em>\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Miya:<\/em>&nbsp;Ah, I saw that on DVD! You were so pretty. How was it? I think it comes with a sort of complicated feeling that only otokoyaku playing female roles can understand. Therefore, I ended up wondering what your mental state was for this role. After all, for the first show of the New Moon Troupe,&nbsp;<em>La Legende du Roi Arthur<\/em>, I ended up playing a witch (laughs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ayanagi:<\/em>&nbsp;Ah, that was so amazing~<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Miya:<\/em>&nbsp;It was at a time when the troupe was being reformed, and I was also dealing with feeling like I had to renew myself\u2026 Looking back on it now, there was a lot of value to it, and I learned a lot, but it was a bit disconcerting for a moment (laughs). Shou-chan, you\u2019re also doing it for Daimon\u2019s (Nozomi\u2019s) debut show, so how does that feel?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ayanagi:<\/em>&nbsp;My last show was the national tour, Nozomi-san\u2019s pre-debut. During that time, I felt \u2018Being an otokoyaku is so fun!\u2019 once again really strongly, and I was thinking \u2018I\u2019m going to go for it in the next Grand Theatre show too!\u2019, so at the start I was rather conflicted about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Miya:<\/em>&nbsp;Ah, that\u2019s understandable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ayanagi:<\/em>&nbsp;But my role in this show is that of a strong-willed woman who can be on an equal footing with any of the men. I can use some aspects of being an otokoyaku in that as well, so I felt \u2018if I\u2019m doing this I should make the best of it!\u2019 and now I am having a lot of fun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Miya:<\/em>&nbsp;See, there\u2019s a lot of meaning when an otokoyaku plays a female role. Sorry, I haven\u2019t actually seen the show yet so I just have to imagine (laughs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ayanagi:<\/em>&nbsp;(laughs)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Miya:<\/em>&nbsp;I\u2019ve played female roles about 4 times now, so that\u2019s always been something that encourages me. But now that it\u2019s like the 4th time, it sort of feels like a party trick and I find it really fun (laughs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ayanagi:<\/em>&nbsp;A party trick! (laughs)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Miya:<\/em>&nbsp;But it really widens your horizons, right? I\u2019m the sort of person who feels like doing pretty-boy roles all the time is a bit boring, and a while back when Shou-chan played Takeda Kanryuu in&nbsp;<em>Rurouni Kenshin<\/em>&nbsp;I felt like you really came alive in that role. I thought \u2018from now on she\u2019s going to keep broadening her outlook and become a really interesting performer\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ayanagi:<\/em>&nbsp;Takeda Kanryuu was definitely from a totally different category than any other &nbsp;role I had ever played. At first I couldn\u2019t even picture myself doing it, but once the curtain went up on the first day I started to have more and more fun with it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Miya:&nbsp;<\/em>There\u2019s the reaction from the audience, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ayanagi:<\/em>&nbsp;Right, I suppose I was swept along by that a bit, too. So I came to really like playing that role. I think this time around I\u2019m also picking up new skills that will be useful later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ayanagi:<\/em>&nbsp;Recently, when we were both in the&nbsp;<em>TCA Special<\/em>, you told me \u201cyou don\u2019t have to fuss over me so much\u201d\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Miya:&nbsp;<\/em>Oh, I did, I did! We were always standing right next to each other, right. So we were always chatting during rehearsals, and even when we were getting to standby for the real performance, I knew that as long as I was next to Shou-chan I\u2019d be in the right place (laughs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ayanagi:<\/em>&nbsp;(laughs)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Miya:&nbsp;<\/em>I\u2019m really bad at getting places and times right, you see (laughs). But really, you were so attentive to me! Even if I was just making a casual remark you\u2019d make sure it was clear \u2018I\u2019m listening!\u2019 and you\u2019d ask \u201cAre you okay if I\u2019m standing in this spot?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ayanagi:<\/em>&nbsp;Was I really?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Miya:<\/em>&nbsp;Yeah. Didn\u2019t you think so?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ayanagi:<\/em>&nbsp;No~ I didn\u2019t really notice\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Miya:&nbsp;<\/em>I\u2019m not saying it\u2019s a bad thing, of course, but when you\u2019re there at such an amazing event I wouldn\u2019t want you to spend your time fussing over me just because I\u2019m your senior. It would ruin the fun during the show, I thought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ayanagi:<\/em>&nbsp;Ah~<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Miya:<\/em>&nbsp;I used to be like that a long time ago. My classmates would be in front giving it their all and I\u2019d be holding myself back behind them, like, \u2018is it ok if I just dance over here?\u2019. But now I feel like that was a bit of a waste so I regret doing that, and I wouldn\u2019t want you to do that either. Besides, aren\u2019t you pretty senior yourself now?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ayanagi:<\/em>&nbsp;That\u2019s true. So now I\u2019m just stressed out internally. I\u2019m not the type of person to be able to keep everyone else in line, you see\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Miya:<\/em>&nbsp;Is that so! Even though you\u2019re so precise about everything?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ayanagi:&nbsp;<\/em>I really struggle. I don\u2019t have confidence in myself, so I can\u2019t say anything to the junior actresses\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Miya:<\/em>&nbsp;I also used to be really bad with that. After all, I\u2019m so bad at keeping track of things that I had to rely on Shou-chan to end up in the right place in rehearsals (laughs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ayanagi:&nbsp;<\/em>Now, now (laughs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Miya:<\/em>&nbsp;So how am I supposed to know what everyone else is supposed to be doing, you know? (laughs) So in situations where I\u2019m the most senior member in a particular scene they\u2019ll tell me to get everyone in order, but I don\u2019t have my own placing and choreography down (laughs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ayanagi:<\/em>&nbsp;I know that feeling (laughs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Miya:<\/em>&nbsp;So I have to get in to the midset of \u2018I\u2019m the most senior here, so I\u2019ll put aside everything about myself and say what I have to say!\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ayanagi:<\/em>&nbsp;I see. Whenever I state my opinion firmly, right afterwards I\u2019ll start feeling really insecure, so I\u2019ll end by asking the people around me \u201c~don\u2019t you think?\u201d (laughs)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Miya:<\/em>&nbsp;I get that. I\u2019ll also be like \u201c~and that\u2019s what I think, you know!\u201d and push some of the responsibility on whoever is next to me (laughs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ayanagi:<\/em>&nbsp;(laughs) I always thought Miya-san would be a really forceful, determined type.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Miya:<\/em>&nbsp;Totally opposite! As a Lower Student I was the type to hide in everyone else\u2019s shadow all the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ayanagi:<\/em>&nbsp;Me too (laughs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Miya:&nbsp;<\/em>But recently, when I saw Shou-chan\u2019s scene in the national tour of&nbsp;<em>\u201cD\u201dramatic S!<\/em>, I thought you had a completely different atmosphere from anything before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ayanagi:<\/em>&nbsp;Eh~!?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Miya:<\/em>&nbsp;When it\u2019s a scene that you\u2019re the center of, don\u2019t you feel like you need to pursue something more than just technicality, and leave something behind after you leave the stage? I thought your desire to convey that was really clear, and it was really amazing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ayanagi:<\/em>&nbsp;That\u2019s so much\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Miya:<\/em>&nbsp;I felt like you really had the strength to bring everyone along with you as well. Therefore, I hope the junior actresses will keep following your good example too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ayanagi:<\/em>&nbsp;Thank you! I\u2019ll do my best!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ayanagi:<\/em>&nbsp;I\u2019ve always loved Miya-san\u2019s fashion! When there were pictures of Miya-san published in&nbsp;<em>NEW GENERATION<\/em>&nbsp;or things like that, I\u2019d always be like \u2018I wonder where those clothes came from?\u2019 and investigate (laughs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Miya:<\/em>&nbsp;(laughs)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ayanagi:<\/em>&nbsp;And then after that, when I was in&nbsp;<em>NEW GENERATION II<\/em>&nbsp;myself, I thought \u2018I\u2019m sure I was mimicking Miya-san!\u2019 and so yesterday I went and compared both of them at home. And it turned out I was wearing a belt from the same brand as Miya-san\u2019s (laughs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Miya:<\/em>&nbsp;(bursts out laughing) That\u2019s so cute~ It makes me really happy to hear things like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ayanagi:<\/em>&nbsp;Are there things you reference a lot for fashion?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Miya:<\/em>&nbsp;Recently I don\u2019t really read magazines. I used to really try to follow fashion, but as the time went on, I started to feel like what I actually wanted to wear was something different to that. Wandering around stores without looking at any information and then wearing whatever makes me think \u2018This is it!\u2019 is what really makes my heart happiest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ayanagi:<\/em>&nbsp;Makes your heart happy (laughs)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Miya:<\/em>&nbsp;Exactly (laughs). Therefore, recently, if I go to a fashion mall, say, I\u2019ll visit all the stores that look like they have the sort of things I might not normally wear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ayanagi:<\/em>&nbsp;Hmmm~<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Miya:<\/em>&nbsp;And then I\u2019ll make snap decisions. I don\u2019t agonize over anything. I\u2019ll try something on and then I\u2019ll be like \u2018Yes! I\u2019m buying this!\u2019 (laughs). It takes me about an hour to make it through each floor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ayanagi:<\/em>&nbsp;That\u2019s so fast!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Miya:<\/em>&nbsp;Well, I\u2019m not able to go shopping very often. Only once a season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ayanagi:<\/em>&nbsp;What, really!?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Miya:&nbsp;<\/em>See, Shou-chan, you can drive, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ayanagi:<\/em>&nbsp;Yes, I drive sometimes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Miya:&nbsp;<\/em>I don\u2019t have a license, so it\u2019s a big deal to go out shopping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ayanagi:<\/em>&nbsp;Well then, I can drive you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Miya:&nbsp;<\/em>Thank you (laughs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ayanagi:<\/em>&nbsp;I just want to go along (laughs). I want you to help me with outfits~<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Miya:<\/em>&nbsp;I love picking out clothes for other people too! Let\u2019s do it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ayanagi:<\/em>&nbsp;In your precious once-per-season shopping trip (laughs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Miya:<\/em>&nbsp;Yeah (laughs). And in return we can use your car (laughs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ayanagi:<\/em>&nbsp;Leave it to me (laughs). I always feel like you\u2019re so good at putting together a lot of different clothing pieces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Miya:<\/em>&nbsp;Ah~ I do like thinking about that kind of thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ayanagi:&nbsp;<\/em>I don\u2019t understand much about doing that, so I always just copy Miya-san (laughs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Miya:<\/em>&nbsp;(laughs) Well, you can ask me for advice any time, even if it\u2019s not an assignment I have anything to do with!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ayanagi:<\/em>&nbsp;Thank you so much! (laughs)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Miya:<\/em>&nbsp;Takarazuka otokoyaku are a bit restricted in clothing. But if you think about it even things that look like they wouldn\u2019t work at all can be put together with other things and look like proper otokoyaku style. So I\u2019ll often try going into even very girly stores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ayanagi:<\/em>&nbsp;Oh~<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Miya:<\/em>&nbsp;That way sometimes I\u2019ll find really interesting accessories, or \u2018boyfriend\u2019 style clothes. Do you like clothes?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ayanagi:<\/em>&nbsp;I do, I go shopping a lot. But if there are too many people around\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Miya:<\/em>&nbsp;That\u2019s exhausting, isn\u2019t it. I\u2019ll just go to get tea instead (laughs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ayanagi:<\/em>&nbsp;I can\u2019t go to tea by myself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Miya:<\/em>&nbsp;Eh!? Then, when you\u2019re shopping by myself what do you do!?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ayanagi:<\/em>&nbsp;I\u2019ll keep walking no matter how tired I get, and then I\u2019ll have something to drink in my car on the way home\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Miya:<\/em>&nbsp;I\u2019ll go to sushi by myself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ayanagi:<\/em>&nbsp;Ehhhh~!?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Miya:<\/em>&nbsp;When I think \u2018I\u2019m too hungry to go any further!\u2019 I\u2019ll go get sushi. (laughs)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ayanagi:<\/em>&nbsp;That\u2019s so cool! I\u2019d be so surprised to see you eating sushi alone (laughs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Miya:<\/em>&nbsp;I really like sushi. I\u2019ll eat it even if I\u2019m alone (laughs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ayanagi:&nbsp;<\/em>Well, if we go out together sometime\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Miya:<\/em>&nbsp;Let\u2019s get sushi! Since you won\u2019t be alone (laughs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ayanagi:<\/em>&nbsp;If I\u2019m not alone then I can go (laughs). Breakfast during the national tour was really difficult. I couldn\u2019t bring myself to go to the hotel\u2019s breakfast bar if I was alone (laughs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Miya:<\/em>&nbsp;Eh~!? But what about going to the theatre cafeteria by yourself?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ayanagi:&nbsp;<\/em>No way, no way (laughs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Miya:<\/em>&nbsp;Huh!?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ayanagi:<\/em>&nbsp;Not even the Sumire Kitchen<sup>1<\/sup>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Miya:<\/em>&nbsp;What! But isn\u2019t it harder to go to the Sumire Kitchen when you\u2019re with someone else!?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ayanagi:<\/em>&nbsp;It is, but still\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Miya:<\/em>&nbsp;I see\u2026 But not even going out to tea by yourself is a real problem. Why don\u2019t you make that your goal for this year?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ayanagi:<\/em>&nbsp;I guess\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Miya:<\/em>&nbsp;This year\u2019s goal: Solo sushi (laughs)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ayanagi:<\/em>&nbsp;Hey, wait, sushi is too high-level (laughs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Miya:&nbsp;<\/em>Alright, tea then!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ayanagi:<\/em>&nbsp;I\u2019ll do my best!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Miya:<\/em>&nbsp;That\u2019s so surprising~ My impression during the Takarazuka Special was that you were a really independent person. But I\u2019m glad to be able to discover new sides to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ayanagi:<\/em>&nbsp;Yes! Up until now I\u2019ve been using you as an example to follow in a lot of things, but today I was finally able to talk in-depth with you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Miya:<\/em>&nbsp;Yeah! That\u2019s great!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ayanagi:<\/em>&nbsp;Next time I\u2019d really like it if you could help me with putting together outfits!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Miya:<\/em>&nbsp;We can go shopping together. If we make that a reality let\u2019s take a picture and have it put up in GRAPH (laughs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ayanagi:<\/em>&nbsp;We can get tea and go to a sushi place (laughs). Thank you so much!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Outtake:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"231\" height=\"308\" src=\"https:\/\/zukalations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/especial-time-shou-and-miya-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-822\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zukalations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/especial-time-shou-and-miya-2.png 231w, https:\/\/zukalations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/especial-time-shou-and-miya-2-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/><figcaption>Outtake photo: &#8216;Dog person Shou and cat person Miya&#8217;<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ayanagi:&nbsp;<\/em>Miya-san, your cat is so cute!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Miya:<\/em>&nbsp;It\u2019s great to have her there when I get home exhausted after a rehearsal. It really helps me get over that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ayanagi:<\/em>&nbsp;I wish I could have a dog. When I have a day off I\u2019ll go to pet shops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Miya:&nbsp;<\/em>To look at them? That\u2019s so cute~! (laughs)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ayanagi:<\/em>&nbsp;But if I had one, I don\u2019t think I\u2019d ever leave my house again\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Miya:&nbsp;<\/em>I get the feeling. But I\u2019ll go home early, and rehearse there. I\u2019ll go through the whole revue all alone. In front of my cat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ayanagi:<\/em>&nbsp;(laughs)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Miya:&nbsp;<\/em>Although she\u2019ll just react like \u2018What the heck are you doing now?\u2019 (laughs) So recently I haven\u2019t been rehearsing very thoroughly (laughs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1 &#8211;&nbsp;The Sumire Kitchen is a cafeteria in the Grand Theatre that is open only to Takarasiennes and OGs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ESPECIAL TIME is a long-running invitation talk feature in&nbsp;GRAPH, where one sienne is given the opportunity to invite someone else. Ayanagi Shou\u2019s feature, where she invited Miya Rurika, was published in the February 2018 issue. 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