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"Oscar!" "Andre!"
Apr. 12th, 2015 12:24 pmYou know what? This commercial never stops cracking me up.
"So wide it's painful."
http://nicogame.info/watch/sm1799482
"So wide it's painful."
http://nicogame.info/watch/sm1799482
BeruBara '13
Jan. 5th, 2013 10:46 pmBelated picture round-up. ... Am I really going to buy another BeruBara DVD? *whimper*
http://www.kobe-np.co.jp/rentoku/photo_gallery/takaraduka/201301/0005636989.shtml
http://www.daily.co.jp/gossip/takara/photo/
http://www.voiceblog.jp/fm005/1855231.html
http://www.hankyu.co.jp/ekiblo/boo_bu/20130104_11981
I think I'll just watch this scene over and over againand ignore the rest of the show.
Also, OMG, Ruutan's 'stache might make it all worthwhile as well. *grin*
Except, no. Noooooo. It's still there. Why!?
http://www.kobe-np.co.jp/rentoku/photo_gallery/takaraduka/201301/0005636989.shtml
http://www.daily.co.jp/gossip/takara/photo/
http://www.voiceblog.jp/fm005/1855231.html
http://www.hankyu.co.jp/ekiblo/boo_bu/20130104_11981
I think I'll just watch this scene over and over again
Also, OMG, Ruutan's 'stache might make it all worthwhile as well. *grin*
Except, no. Noooooo. It's still there. Why!?
Better late than never! Finally got a bit of free time to play catch up, so I figured I would start with some (slightly more) recent things. Quick translation, as always.
( Translation )
( Original Text )
( Translation )( Original Text )(no subject)
Nov. 24th, 2012 12:07 amSo, so much I've been wanting to write about, but no time because life is insane.
Instead, I leave you with this happy thought: Hng. The one scene I do so love in every version or BeruBara. Thank you, kind photographer.
Two weeks. Two weeks and I will have a bit of time back and more things will get done!
Instead, I leave you with this happy thought: Hng. The one scene I do so love in every version or BeruBara. Thank you, kind photographer.
Two weeks. Two weeks and I will have a bit of time back and more things will get done!
(no subject)
Oct. 25th, 2012 09:55 amSo, our Rose of Versailles poster went up last night. I'll admit, I'm less than thrilled with it, which makes two posters out of three that I'm less than thrilled with. I was resigned about the tour, because god knows tour posters are always bland revue costume things. I suppose I shouldn't be surprised about this one either, because it's BeruBara. The upper echelon probably went: "It's the Rose of Versailles. Why should we spend thousands of dollars on making it look pretty when all they have to do is look recognizable and it'll sell?"
Still... Masaki is playing The Takarazuka Role, which I'm sure she's thrilled about. And it's kinda cool to see us up there with Ranju Tomu and Sou Kazuho down in little boxes at the bottom. I love the 82nds... if anything could make me excited about Oscar, it's having them as our Andre♥
Still... Masaki is playing The Takarazuka Role, which I'm sure she's thrilled about. And it's kinda cool to see us up there with Ranju Tomu and Sou Kazuho down in little boxes at the bottom. I love the 82nds... if anything could make me excited about Oscar, it's having them as our Andre♥
Gaiden BeruBara: André / Exciter!!
Oct. 26th, 2009 09:50 amWARNING: 99.999999999% of fandom thinks Jen is on crack.
WARNING: Jen has never liked Takarazuka BeruBara.
WARNING: Jen likes Hanagumi.
How do you make BeruBara appealing?
(1) Starve the subject of contact with live Takarazuka theater for two months
(2) Stuff show full of beloved seito
(3) Leave in subject's favorite lines
(4) Add lovely BGM
(5) Seat subject in optimal location for Hot Stare GET!!!
(6) Hinata San, Hinata San, Hinata San♥♥♥
[this official title translation cracks me up, must use]
A Spin-Off from the Rose of Versailles: André's Story
Flower Troupe, 2009
Tokyo Theater, Oct. 25th, 11 AM performance
Leads: Matobu Sei & Sakurano Ayane
[ TakaWiki ] [ SANSPO Stage Graph ]
[ Daily Sports Online, Set: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 ]
The Rose of Versailles Side-Story: André
Maybe it was because I was expecting the worse. Maybe it was because I'm used to being diametrically opposed to 80% of the fandom. Maybe it was because I've simply slipped off the deep end, but... I really didn't think Andre-hen was that bad. Actually, er, I liked it more than Legend. *cough*
I think I begin to understand the appeal of BeruBara in Takarazuka. I've never paid a huge amount of attention to musumeyaku costumes, particularly the enormous hoop-skirts, but I think they lose something in the recordings. Also, I think the costuming department really went to town when they bought the fabric this time around (either that, or they were using the bottom of the barrel -- some of the pattern combinations were, er, very Japanese).
But let's do this systematically:
( The Plot (by thread, not chronologically): )
( What I Thought: )
~*~*~
Exciter!!
( Read more... )
~*~*~
Overall, I liked both halves. I'm going to try to go and see it again next weekend. But I probably won't spend the money to buy the full-price DVD.
WARNING: Jen has never liked Takarazuka BeruBara.
WARNING: Jen likes Hanagumi.
How do you make BeruBara appealing?
(1) Starve the subject of contact with live Takarazuka theater for two months
(2) Stuff show full of beloved seito
(3) Leave in subject's favorite lines
(4) Add lovely BGM
(5) Seat subject in optimal location for Hot Stare GET!!!
(6) Hinata San, Hinata San, Hinata San♥♥♥
[this official title translation cracks me up, must use]A Spin-Off from the Rose of Versailles: André's Story
Flower Troupe, 2009
Tokyo Theater, Oct. 25th, 11 AM performance
Leads: Matobu Sei & Sakurano Ayane
[ TakaWiki ] [ SANSPO Stage Graph ]
[ Daily Sports Online, Set: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 ]
The Rose of Versailles Side-Story: André
Maybe it was because I was expecting the worse. Maybe it was because I'm used to being diametrically opposed to 80% of the fandom. Maybe it was because I've simply slipped off the deep end, but... I really didn't think Andre-hen was that bad. Actually, er, I liked it more than Legend. *cough*
I think I begin to understand the appeal of BeruBara in Takarazuka. I've never paid a huge amount of attention to musumeyaku costumes, particularly the enormous hoop-skirts, but I think they lose something in the recordings. Also, I think the costuming department really went to town when they bought the fabric this time around (either that, or they were using the bottom of the barrel -- some of the pattern combinations were, er, very Japanese).
But let's do this systematically:
( The Plot (by thread, not chronologically): )( What I Thought: )~*~*~
Exciter!!
( Read more... )~*~*~
Overall, I liked both halves. I'm going to try to go and see it again next weekend. But I probably won't spend the money to buy the full-price DVD.
Hanagumi Gaiden Berubara
Sep. 7th, 2009 11:43 amHanagumi Gaiden Berubara photos up. I'm getting excited in spite of myself. I suspect it's because I'm going through withdrawal and I still have two months to go before I see the inside of the Tokyo Theater again. -_-; Mustsavemustsavemustsave.
http://www.asahi.com/showbiz/stage/gallery/090906/
http://www.daily.co.jp/gossip/takara/photo/
Mame has gone auburn! Well, that'll make her a bit easier to pick out in the crowd scenes. <3
http://www.asahi.com/showbiz/stage/gallery/090906/
http://www.daily.co.jp/gossip/takara/photo/
Mame has gone auburn! Well, that'll make her a bit easier to pick out in the crowd scenes. <3
Hanagumi Gaiden Berubara
Sep. 7th, 2009 11:43 amHanagumi Gaiden Berubara photos up. I'm getting excited in spite of myself. I suspect it's because I'm going through withdrawal and I still have two months to go before I see the inside of the Tokyo Theater again. -_-; Mustsavemustsavemustsave.
http://www.asahi.com/showbiz/stage/gallery/090906/
http://www.daily.co.jp/gossip/takara/photo/
Mame has gone auburn! Well, that'll make her a bit easier to pick out in the crowd scenes. <3
http://www.asahi.com/showbiz/stage/gallery/090906/
http://www.daily.co.jp/gossip/takara/photo/
Mame has gone auburn! Well, that'll make her a bit easier to pick out in the crowd scenes. <3
Much love to Anna for agreeing to do this with me, even though she was terrified of it.<3 I hope she'll forgive me for posting it while she's sleeping, but this is the point in my week where I actually have time to breathe *grin*. I did the odds and she did the evens. I hope everyone enjoys it -- I think the warmth of hoshigumi is a wonderful thing, and it really shows here.... even if they do tease poor Kazu too much.
Star Troupe Otokoyaku Round-Table Discussion
from The Takarazuka IV: Star Troupe (2008)
( I. About Hoshigumi Rehearsal Clothes )
( II. Dressing Well in Costumes )
( III. Stage Makeup )
( IV. The Behavior of an Otokoyaku )
( V. The Black Tuxedo Brigade )
( VI. When Star Troupe Otokoyaku Get Fired Up )
( notes )
from The Takarazuka IV: Star Troupe (2008)
( I. About Hoshigumi Rehearsal Clothes )( II. Dressing Well in Costumes )( III. Stage Makeup )( IV. The Behavior of an Otokoyaku )( V. The Black Tuxedo Brigade )( VI. When Star Troupe Otokoyaku Get Fired Up )( notes )
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