Takarazuka Journal

Morie was so happy with the Tanabata event. :3 She still had this huge grin on her face as she walked by us.

Ruutaaaaaa~n♥ So stylish. Such awesome hats. So adorably cute, even when she kills us because we have to stay crouched while she talks to her club forever. ;)

Tamakichi is the secret mini-love of 70% of Masaki-kai, ever since Hamlet!!, so we all keep an eye on her. Usually she walks around the corner of Theater Crea with her daihyou after demachi, and then they stop to talk for TWENTY MINUTES. And then sometimes (usually) she'll take all of her bags and wave her daihyou off. SO CUTE. *ADORE*

Karan-chan always, always says "otsukaresama deshita" and nods her head to every fan club as she walks by at irimachi and demachi. It is incredibly cute.

I got another huge grin from Ruka-san's daihyou. It's my hobby (whenever I see her waiting for Ruka-san's taxi when I'm coming up or heading back down into the subway) to give her a big smile and a "good morning", and she always beams back at me. :D

Marimo was wearing capri-pants on Tanabata event day, and she was so slim and has such dancer legs and SO COOL. How so cool, Marimo, how so cool? I think everyone has a semi-otokoyaku-ish type crush on her. (^^; Also, I thought maybe it was just my imagination, but after talking to E she said the exact same thing without me even mentioning it, so I know it wasn't just me..... Marimo's singing really went down-hill in Tokyo. I was pretty sad about it and I'm not sure if it's just that her voice was tired or that she exhausted herself being first in and last out every day, or if she inexplicably changed her technique, but... :(

When I saw the show the day before raku, everyone' voices were giving out. Kiriyan had no volume left, although she was careful not to miss any notes, and Mirio's voice was giving out just like Masaki's had been doing in Mura. It's a hard show and I'm glad it's over, for their sakes.

On raku, kumichou walked by with this absolutely ENORMOUS, self-satisfied smirk on her face. :3 Someone was very pleased with getting her troupe through this show.

Speaking of raku, the taidansha were beautiful. The Chauvelin Plurality ended up Chanter-side with Kiriyan's club, so we were right behind the taidansha's supporters. It was.... a very odd feeling, being there. I don't think I'm ever going to get used to this getting promoted business, even if we are ken-10.


I think I've talked the Pimp to death, but let me know if there's anything I've missed that you'd like to know about. Other than that, time to start thinking about gypsies! *GLEE*

I can't quite believe how quickly Kinsmen finished. Sunday was raku... I wish I could have been there. I met an old fan club friend (who actually is supporting Yuzurun now) on Sunday in Tokyo, and she looked at me in a puzzled way and asked me, "Isn't it raku?" ... What can you say to that? For the hardcore enthusiasts, things are pretty black and white. Heh, my other club friends keep telling me there must be eikaiwa jobs in Osaka; why am I in Gunma of all barbaric places. And when I try to explain that I like my employers, they wave it away as inconsequential. XD

Anyway... much delayed:

The Two Noble Kinsmen
Moon Troupe Bow Hall, 2009

Leads: Ryuu Masaki & Asumi Rio, Hazakura Shizuku

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Koyanagi-sensei's adaption is an interesting one. (I'll assume anyone reading this has read at least a short summary of the original Fletcher/Shakespeare play. If you haven't, google it!) The first act follows the original Palamon/Arcite/Emilia storyline pretty closely, and the Palamon/Jailer's Daughter storyline is not changed much either. I think the biggest change is with the Schoolmaster and countrymen/maids and their Morris dancing, which has turned into a playwright and players, with the Wooer getting more of a personality as being a member of the players as well. In the second act, the show deviates quite a lot more, though it wraps things up to a similar conclusion.

I was surprised. Masaki had the voice-over intro at the beginning, and didn't share it with Mirio at all, like I've heard done in other double-lead Bows. In fact, in some ways it really didn't feel like a double-lead. Not that *I'm* complaining! <3

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( What I Thought: )

A traditional Shakespearean setting of the show, all-in-all, which actually made me really happy. I enjoyed it, and enjoyed it more each time I saw it, and was getting towards loving it. But I suspect if you're not a fan of any of the actresses in it, you might find it overall unimpressive.



OMG. LUCHENI!!!! She is going to blow everyone away.<3 Rehearsals start on the 6th. Everyone, mark your calendars.

Apasionado!!
Moon Troupe, 2008

Top Star: Sena Jun

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( What I Thought: aka ramblings that talk about everything and nothing )