#Hina Aoki

[ta-ni-ya]

Guys guysssss does anyone want to guess who is hina shipped with?? 🤭

[sundoodle]

gotta add raana and stella to my lil seiyuu bandori/revstar outfit swaps

...i did those 3 years ago. damn

[dailyhinahikawa]

daily hina hikawa 9: wait, who the hell are they?

[racequeenparadise]

Yoshino Manae, Mahiro Kouzuki and Hina Aoki, Fuji Speedway Circuit Navigator Cranes

[meyecy]

my last reblog was entirely reblogged just to have an excuse to talk about umineko no naku koro ni ~ stage of the golden witch ~

its so good. its so fuckign good. here. look at the opening. its so good

[cage-cat-yt]

Tlt cast (except Geist) if alternate outfits

This took me days to do and I almost forgot to share it lol.

Some outfits are from the internet, but it was more so just an excuse to have fun and draw!

Rust, wiw guy, Snooze, and Haru's outfits are my favorite outfits sbsbsb

Also reblogs are appreciated/nf !!

Anyway, thanks for reading! Remember to hydrate and I hope you have a good day :)

[enbyboiwonder]

Do you mind if I ask your top 10 favorite characters (can be male or female) from all of the media that you loved (can be anime/manga, books, movies or tv series)? And why do you love them? Sorry if you've answered this question before.....Thanks...

Of course! I’m picking one character per piece of media, and the numbers are just the order I think of them in rather than ranking, and they may not even actually be my top 10 favorite series. I’m bad at ranking things.

Warning that I will ramble a lot (especially about Aoki) and this will get very long.

01) Ao no Hako - Chouno Hina

I just started this manga so it may be too early to judge (and I’m reading with a book club, so I won’t be advancing very quickly—the current pace is 1 chapter/week, but I’m hoping it’ll pick up later on), but I love her so far. She’s great. She’s in the gymnastics club and seems like a little force of chaos, and she enjoys teasing our MC Taiki.

02) 2.43 Seiin Koukou Danshi Volley-bu - Aoki Misao

While it may seem like my fave 2.43 character is Yuni, based on the amount of content I make (fics, drawings, incorrect quotes, etc.), that’s just because Yuni’s the easiest for me to draw and write and the most fun to put into Situations—my actual #1 is Aoki. He makes me feral.

He’s a good person but not a nice one, though he’s certainly capable of playing nice. If he doesn’t wanna do something and you don’t have the authority over him to make him do it, he ain’t doing it, and he ain’t gonna feel bad about not doing it either (you can’t tell me he doesn’t ruthlessly exploit loopholes)—unless, of course, you are one Oda Shin’ichirou, in which case he’ll put aside his own feelings on the matter and do it willingly. He’s also a scheming bastard and isn’t afraid to play dirty, especially if it’s for the sake of those important to him (which is mostly Oda, though he does care about the rest of the team, and not only because it’s Oda’s team. We don’t see much outside that, but he seems the type to generally keep his distance from others).

He doesn’t much care for people in general, but he has a weakness for the underdog (he’s getting a law degree at KyouDai, and while I don’t know what he’s planning on doing with it, he’s probably most likely to become one of those lawyers who draws up and negotiates contracts, but if he became a court lawyer, I can see him being a defense attorney just as well as I can see him being a prosecutor)—and even if that’s part of why he originally became interested in Oda, it’s not why he’s so devoted to him now. If that’s all it were, it would not have lasted 2+ years, much less beyond.

He’s selfish, but since meeting Oda, a good portion of that selfishness has been for him rather than for himself. Oda sees himself as selfish and thinks Aoki’s just being pulled along by his selfish whims, but he’s a lot less selfish than he thinks he is and Aoki’s a lot more selfish than he gives him credit for—Aoki does very little unwillingly, and Oda doesn’t see that Aoki is the one selfishly going along with what he wants and even selfishly doing things that Oda can’t and/or won’t ask for (and sometimes doesn’t necessarily want). Because he never knew Aoki before and doesn’t see how he is with other people all that often, really only sees the way Aoki is with him, he can’t really fathom Aoki being selfish. And when Aoki’s default misanthropy shows through, he gets exasperated, and sometimes he scolds him but sometimes he’s basically like, “Well he’s got a lot on his plate right now, he’s stressed, he deserves to complain/vent.” Obviously something would have to change moving forward, probably on both ends, even if it’s just letting themselves properly and honestly communicate with each other, but just. That the Aoki whom Oda sees is so different from the Aoki whom everyone else sees?

He doesn’t like sports and never planned on joining a club, but he allowed himself to be convinced by Oda into joining the volleyball club despite turning all other invitations down and despite not liking that the upperclassmen only saw him for his height (and despite, this early on, Oda doing the same)—and despite not caring for volleyball, he devoted himself to it seriously; if he decides to do something, he doesn’t half-ass it—and he got himself elected as vice prez of the student council at the end of second year so Oda would have to be captain—both because he deserves it and Aoki doesn’t care about the captaincy, and so that Oda couldn’t be switched to libero from his chosen position as left wing spiker. Though in reality they’re more like co-captains than captain and vice captain lol. He just wants a break, but also he brought like at least half of this on himself.

Oh, and most characters who are as devoted to another as he is to Oda are ranked below the object of their devotion in some way. Technically he is too, but only because he deliberately put himself there. Otherwise, they’re equals. He was captivated by Oda’s passion and determination back in first year and decided he would do everything he could to get him as close to realizing his dream as possible. Even if it meant Oda coming to dislike him and wanting nothing more to do with him after high school, though of course he still wants to be in his life, if Oda will have him.

He makes me insane. I hate him (lying).

03) Haikyuu!! - Tsukishima Kei

…Probably. My fave is definitely one of the autistic characters or else maybe Suga or Take-chan (okay so maybe not exactly “definitely”…), but it’s so hard to choose! I love so many of the characters in this series. But I have been leaning toward Kei lately. I do have two main basic types of fave characters that most fall into—the dumbass sweetheart (also “idiot (affectionate)”) and the asshole who does actually care (also “grumpy bastard”)—and he certainly fits pretty well under the latter.

He’s an asshole, yeah, but he’s not a bad guy, and probably neither of those things is ever gonna change. His snark and assholery are part of the walls he puts up around himself not just to keep others from getting too close but also to keep himself from caring, but he just is snarky and sarcastic and assholish even without them. And seeing him gradually start to let himself care (and/or acknowledge that he does care) and let himself be passionate about volleyball again… I love his character development. It was probably the one I was most excited to see, and it gets me every time, no matter how many times I rewatch/reread. That fist pump!

04) Cool Doji Danshi - Mima Takayuki

Mimaaaa. I adore him. Well, I adore all of them, but I relate most to him and Hayate, and he’s the one I kind of have a crush on, so I guess that makes him #1 lol. He’s a lil dumb, but he’s sweet and earnest and his heart’s in the right place. He never stops trying. He’s also voiced by Umehara Yuuichirou, which is always a bonus.

05) Bungou Stray Dogs - Kunikida Doppo

My ideal was born when I realized a world where people died in front of me was not my ideal world.

The love of my life. I was introduced to BSD through the anime, and I fell in love with him the moment he appeared on screen. He’s super serious but also a giant dork. He’s grumpy and has a short temper and tries to keep his distance, but he cares more deeply than anyone else, so deeply it’s broken his heart more than once already and certainly will again. But still he cares and still he doesn’t give up and chooses to do and be good, rather than become jaded completely.

I haven’t gone near this series in years, but he’ll always have a special place in my heart. (Also, Asagiri-sensei, please just let my man be happy!)

06) My Time at Portia - Arlo

Don't go getting hurt when I'm not around. I couldn't bear it if such a thing happened.

The other love of my life. I had started this game originally intending to wait and see who all is romanceable before aiming for one, but when he kicked open the door to the Commerce Guild, he also kicked down the door to my heart. I immediately knew he would be the one I’d romance, and as I continued to play the game, I only grew more certain. He’s, like, perfect. He’s handsome and kind and a total sweetheart and always tries to do what’s right. (Also I love his voice and his accent.) I’ve seen him likened to a German shepherd before, and honestly, yeah.

I’ll romance other characters in other play-throughs, but he’s always gonna be my #1.

07) Yotsubato! - Koiwai Yousuke

I love Yanda’s dynamic with Yotsuba and the antics they get up to, and he might possibly have been my fave when I first read this series in middle school, but I really love Yoh-san. I’d always liked him, but more on the periphery; I didn’t actually come to appreciate him until my recent reread. He may not have planned to become a father or really know how to be one, but he still tries his best to be the good father Yotsuba deserves (and succeeds at it, imo) and not fall into toxic parenting norms. He tries not to get angry with her or yell at her for no reason that she can understand, and he doesn’t give punishments that don’t befit the “crime.” He encourages her to be curious and to try new things and to learn by experience and to not be afraid of making mistakes—and teaches her that even if one does make mistakes, rarely is it so bad that it can’t be fixed. And! He lets himself be soft and willingly participates in femininity. (I know toxic masculinity is more of a Western/Christian thing, but it does still exist in Japan, even if it doesn’t always look the same.) He lets Yotsuba put flowers in his hair and doesn’t take them out when she goes out. When she plays with beads, he joins in without any hint of reluctance, and he proudly wears all the jewelry she’s made him. All of it’s really nice to see, and I fell in love with him a little bit this latest reread. Also he’s kind of gender, and him working as a translator from home has made me realize that maybe that’s something I can do too, if I ever learn enough Japanese.

08) Uramichi-oniisan - Daga Iketeru

No thoughts, head empty, only onigiri.

He’s one who falls squarely into the “dumbass sweetheart” category. I adore him.

I wish I could say more, but it’s been a while, so I don’t have anything more specific.

09) Ookiku Furikabutte - Mihashi Ren

I dunno if he’s actually my fave (maybe Abe? or Izumi), but currently he’s #1. I’ve been rewatching lately and I love this anxious lil birb so much. I relate to him, like with feeling like you’ll never be good enough but still not wanting to give up anyway, being torn between not wanting to be an annoyance to or be hated by others and not wanting to stop doing what you love, and with never really having a support system and feeling alienated from your peers (though he’s got one now at Nishiura, which, ♡♡♡), and of course with the anxiety and social awkwardness. Oofuri was one of my first anime and it was my first sports anime and it’s always been special to me, but it was really only with my last rewatch a couple years ago that I could really start to appreciate it. Just, the team are so good with Mihashi, and seeing it is ♡♡♡. Like, I want that. Also I wanna give him a hug.

10) Dragon Quest - Terry

He's another of those characters who's been hurt before and tries to keep themself closed off so they don't get hurt again. He also falls into the "asshole who does actually care" type. I first met him in Heroes 1, where several characters from main games get sucked into a different world/timeline. Despite being more of a lone wolf, he does join the party, but he's not interested in becoming friends or anything. As soon as he finds what he's looking for and finds a way back, he's leaving. I haven't gotten very far in this game yet, so I dunno how much character development any aside from the original characters may go through, but he does seem to get along with the others and care about them at least somewhat. But I loved him pretty much immediately, and I love him more out of spite any time I come across someone who dislikes him, starting with the person in the comments on Steam who was like Terry Is Actually A Woman Crossplaying As Link (also when I started headcanoning him as trans out of spite, but now I do it because it's fun).

In DQ6, the game he first appeared in, his sister Milly was taken away when they were young, and he was powerless to do anything to stop it or get her back, and in fact was nearly killed because the people who took Milly don't care about killing young children. He decided to become strong enough to rescue her, but somewhere along the way, he forgot his real goal and it morphed into becoming the strongest swordsman. Fast forward about a decade to the present day, and Milly has since escaped and has joined the Hero's party. The party crosses paths with him a few times, and while Milly recognizes him, he no longer recognizes Milly. Eventually we battle him, and after he's defeated, he remembers it wasn't power for power's sake that he was after and he recognizes Milly, and he joins the party. It takes some adjusting for him, and he's still kind of a snarky asshole, but he softens some and learns to start caring about people again.

[strikerjoshy]

Not to be a creep, but someone needs to hide Aoki Hina from me. Want to keep her in a golden cage (●´ω｀●)

[roseunspindle]

Books by “A” authors I own and need to read. (Part 2)

[landofanimes]

Sailor Moon Musical - Nogizaka46 5th Generation Version 2024

Cast reveal

Team Moon (from Nogizaka46)

Nagi Inoue as Sailor Moon / Usagi Tsukino

Aya Ogawa as Sailor Mercury / Ami Mizuno

Hina Okamoto as Sailor Mars / Rei Hino

Mao Ioki as Sailor Jupiter / Makoto Kino

Teresa Ikeda as Sailor Venus / Minako Aino

Team Star (from Nogizaka46)

Satsuki Sugawara as Sailor Moon / Usagi Tsukino

Aruno Nakanishi Sailor Mercury / Ami Mizuno

Miku ​​Ichinose as Sailor Mars / Rei Hino

Nao Tomisato as Sailor Jupiter / Makoto Kino

Sakura Kawasaki as Sailor Venus / Minako Aino

General Cast

Yuzuha Uesegi as Naru Osaka

Miyu Nakano as Gurio Umeno

Tenju Mitsuki as Tuxedo Mask / Mamoru Chiba

Tsukasa Hiryu as Kunzite

Aya Akane as Zoicite

Makise Rui as Nephrite

Mayuko Ohara as Jadeite

Rinko Matsubara as Queen Beryl

Iroha Okuda as Queen Serenity (appears in projection) from N46

Misato Matsumoto and Hiroko Wakasa return as Luna's puppet operators

Ensemble: Misaki Aoki, Yazawa Asuka, Amane, Haruka Ikeda, Misakura Ikeda, Ito Wako, Nanaka Suzuki, Mina Minoru Suzuki, Akari Matsushima, Ayano Watanabe

The musical will be playing in Tokyo from April 12 to 29, 2024!

[azumi-kun]

Aoki Hina is just perfect as Jessica!

The Rena cosplay suit her so much ;w;

[ta-ni-ya]

I’ve noticed I’m very biased towards few of my ocs and I keep drawing them :,) so I drew ALLLLLLLLL of my ocs hehe

Time taken: 4 hours

Kirika Shimizu

Haruka Kaneko

Hina Aoki

Hikaru Sano and Hikari Sano

Naomi Masaki

Yukitora Kiyomi

Haru Aikawa

Tsukiko Koizumi

Sora Baji

Belle

[ashimonaki]

i never post my art but here is unfinished stella in that one outfit she wore for 5 minutes of the stage play when hina aoki was doing her opera singing (don’t be too harsh on me i am visually impaired/blind) (i hate shading clothes it is the death of me)

[imasallstars]

THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS STARLIGHT STAGE 10th ANNIVERSARY TOUR Let’s AMUSEMENT!!!

Further information regarding the STARLIGHT STAGE 10th ANNIVERSARY TOUR live has been revealed! The TOKYO stop occurring in ARIAKE ARENA on the 26th/27th of APRIL 2025

The voice actors participating in this stop are as follows:

Saya Aizawa (Hiromi Seki), Kotomi Aihara (Shiki Ichinose), Satomi Amano (Hotaru Shiraguki), Yuka Otsubo (Kanako Mimura), Asami Takano (Frederica Miyamoto), Natsumi Takamori (Miku Maekawa), Rika Tachibana (Sae Kobayakawa), Hiyori Nitta (Karin Domyoji), Shiki Aoki (Asuka Ninomiya), Yuko Iida (Kanade Hayami), Karin Takahashi (Nono Morikubo), Eriko Matsui (Nao Kamiya), Tomo Muranaka (Aki Yamato), Rana Morishita (Kako Takafuji), Ru Thing (Syuko Shiomi), Miharu Hanai (Tomoe Murakami), Yuko Hara (Takumi Mukai), Haruka Yoshimura (Mika Jougasaki) [DAY 1 ONLY: Ayaka Asai (Mirei Tachibana), Haruka Terui (Momoka Sakurai), Sumire Uesaka (Anastasia), Satsumi Matsuda (Syoko Hoshi)] [DAY 2 ONLY: Masumi Tazawa (Ayame Hamaguchi), Hina Tachibana (Nagi Hisakawa), Hana Tamegai (Risa Matoba), Yuki Nagano (Reina Koseki)

[sparklingandtwinkling]

Smile Pretty Cure! Characters as Mobians

🩷💡😀🧡🔥☀️💛✨⚡️💚⚽️💨💙👗❄️

Cures:

Miyuki Hoshizora/Cure Happy - Magenta Hyena

As Cure Happy, she represents sparkling light and holds the power of Holy Light

Akane Hino/Cure Sunny - Dark Red Coyote/Orange Coyote

As Cure Sunny, she represents brilliance and power and holds the power of fire

Yayoi Kise/Cure Peace - Yellow Leopard

As Cure Peace, she represents glitter and fun and holds the power of lightning

Nao Midorikawa/Cure March - Dark Green Golden Retriever/Bright Green Golden Retriever

As Cure March, she represents intense courage and holds the power of wind and breeze

Reika Aoki/Cure Beauty - Dark Blue Lynx/Vibrant Blue Lynx

As Cure Beauty, she represents nobility and beauty and holds the power of ice

Faires:

Candy - Cure Chao (Fairy)/Angel Sheep (Queen)

Magical Allies:

Pop - Lion Flicky

He is the big brother of Candy

Royale Queen - Golden Sheep

Is the former ruler of Märchenland and Candy’s mother.

Villians:

Pierrot - Black Lion 

The sinful emperor of Bad End Kingdom, who invaded Märchenland to steal the Cure Decor and bring about the "Worst Ending".

Joker - Dark Purple Cockatoo

At Pierrot's service.

He is the superior of Wolfrun, Majorina, and Akaoni, of the Bad End Kingdom.

Wolfrun - Gray Wolf (Bad End Kingdom)/Black Wolf (Mobian)/Arctic Blue Wolf Flicky (Märchenland)

One of the Bad End Generals.

He is based on the Big Bad Wolf from Little Red Riding Hood and The Three Little Pigs.

Akaoni - Red Oni (Bad End Kingdom)/Dark Red Komainu (Mobian)/Pale Red Oni Flicky (Märchenland)

One of the Bad End Generals.

His appearance is based on red Oni in Japanese folklore.

Majorina - Black Cat (Bad End Kingdom)/Pale Green Raven (Younger Bad End Kingdom)/Dark Green Cat (Mobian)/Neon Green Spider(Hyper Form)/Cream Raven Flicky (Märchenland)

One of the Bad End Generals.

She is a little witch who resembles the Evil Queen from Snow White.

Bad End Pretty Cure

Bad End Happy - Magenta Hyena

Bad End Sunny - Orange Coyote

Bad End Peace - Yellow Leopard

Bad End March - Green Golden Retriever

Bad End Beauty - Blue Lynx

Family:

Hiroshi Hoshizora - Brown Mouse

Miyuki's father.

Ikuyo Hoshizora - Dark Pink Hyena

Miyuki's mother.

Tae Hoshizora - Light Gray Mouse

Miyuki's grandmother and Hoshizora Hiroshi’s mother.

Daigo Hino - Brown Fox

Akane's Father.

He owns an Okanoyaki Shop called "Akane" after his daughter when she was born.

Masako Hino - Dark Red-Brown Coyote

Akane’s mother.

She works in the family restuarant, "Akane Okonomiyaki" as server/waitress and sometimes chef.

Genki Hino - Brown Fox

Akane's younger brother.

He is a first- year student at Nanairogaoka Middle School.

Yuuichi Kise - Brown Leopard

Yayoi’s late father.

Chiharu Kise - Dark Caramel-Brown Leopard

Yayoi’s mother.

Genji Midorikawa - Brown Labrador Retriever

Nao’s father.

Tomoko Midorikawa - Dark Green Golden Retriever

Nao’s mother.

Keita Midorikawa - Brown Goldador

Is the second-oldest sibling and the oldest boy in the group, seeming about elementary school age.

Haru Midorikawa - Brown Labrador Retriever

Is the third sibling in the group, seeming about elementary school age.

Hina Midorikawa - Brown Goldador

Is the fourth sibling and the second-youngest girl, seeming about elementary school/preschool age.

Yuuta Midorikawa - Brown Labrador Retriever

Is the fifth sibling and the third-youngest in the group.

Kouta Midorikawa - Brown Golden Retriever

Is the sixth sibling in the group.

Yui Midorikawa - Brown Goldador

Is the youngest sibling in the group.

Shizuko Aoki - Dark Blue Lynx

Reika's mother.

Junnosuke Aoki - Dull Blue Lynx

Reika's older brother

Soutarou Aoki - Polar Bear

Reika's grandfather and father of Shizuko.

Supporting People:

Taylor Brian - Dirty Blonde Lion

Is a transfer student who came from England to learn Japanese.

He befriended Akane and became her first crush.

Council President Irie - Brown Owl

Is the President of Student Council in Nanairogaoka Public Middle School.

Officer Matsubara - German Shepherd

He appears when Majorina loses her inventions and usually Majorina leaves running off without saying good-bye.

Namie Sasaki - Brown Mongoose

Is the homeroom teacher for class 2-2 of Nanairogaoka Middle School.

Hidekazu Toyoshima - Brown Crocodile

He is a student in Nanairogaoka Middle's School's Class 2-2.

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Previously: 🎶🎹 | Next: ♥️♦️♠️♣️

[spicyveggiesub]

[ENG] Shoujo☆Kageki Revue Starlight -The STAGE Junior High- Regalia Blu-ray Booklet Messages

These messages from the Siegfeld Junior High were included in the lyrics booklet in the Regalia Blu-ray. The messages are long, so beware of that and take your time to read their thoughts about the play and the struggles they had to overcome. I recommend reading after you've seen the play!

Aoki Hina

Something I'm grateful for is that the Junior High has had many opportunities to speak with people who support us in person, and before the [first] Junior High stage play started, we received a lot of words of support, such as "I'm looking forward to it" and "Please do your best". However, at the time that we received such words, we hadn't received the script yet, so as much as I was happy that people were looking forward to it, it felt sort of irresponsible to reply "I'll do my best!" to something I hadn't even started yet.

I'm sure if I was someone who could act, sing, dance, and fight well then I wouldn't have been worried about anything, but I wasn't even sure what the play would be like or how much I was capable of, and I felt a vague sense of anxiety towards my first Revue. I didn't feel very good about responding "I'll do my best!" while everything felt so up in the air to me. I think I was a little afraid of not being able to meet the expectations of the people who were looking forward to it, since I was aware of how underdeveloped I was as an actor.

That's why being able to finish Regalia's run gave me all the more confidence. Everything I gained from the experience of this play is a valuable asset. Compared to before rehearsals begun, my way of thinking changed after I was able to finish the play, and I can really feel how much more I'm capable of now. Moments when I notice that I changed and grew without realizing it make me really happy, and the fact that I'm able to have a lot of those realizations is one of the things I love the most about the stage.

Of course, I don't mean that I'm satisfied with my current skill level, but I feel like from now on, when receiving support for the next play, I'll be able to reply "I'll do my best!" with confidence. These kinds of changes in my feelings make me really happy, personally.

One thing I've often thought about after experiencing the play is that if I knew this would be my future, I would have wanted to learn dance or ballet when I was younger. Even now, I sometimes think of it in passing, even though I can't change it. For all of middle and high school, I wasn't part of any clubs, and I hadn't exercised for my whole life, and I realized that it was necessary if I wanted to shine more in my role. When I told this to my mom, she said, "Then you probably wouldn't have learned piano." My family wouldn't have been able to enrol me in that many lessons, so maybe if I chose dance or ballet, then I really wouldn't have learned piano, and in that case, I think it's good that this is how I am now. If I never studied music, then I wouldn't be here in the first place, and I don't think I would have sung opera at the beginning (lol).

I ended up talking about something kind of dark, but I like to think of my public self as someone who entertains others, so I'd be happy if you had fun or gained energy from watching the Junior High's activities. From now on, we'll have lots of opportunities to meet, so please come and see us if you'd like. I'll do my best for the second stage play too!

Matsuzawa Kanon

At the start of this past year full of discoveries, which has gone by in a flash, was the pep rally. I felt a mix of emotions, nervous and excited, wondering what could happen with these five people.

The five of us have completely different personalities. None of us are similar at all, enough that it made me think, "Can even we be this different?" But I think the fact that we're made up of people like that is what makes the Junior High so special. I never thought that we'd get to perform in a play where we're the leads. During this play, I think I was able to show you various sides of my face, such as my face as a part of the Junior High, my face as Shiro, and my face when I'm with all of you.

When I first received the script, I was so worried about whether I would be able to do it. We were able to stand on stage for the play Delight in February, but this time we're the ones taking the lead, so I was worried that we might destroy what our seniors have been building up all this time. However, even though I was worried, I was looking forward to it a hundred times more. With such a wonderful script, director, and cast, amazing music, stage fighting I get to try for the first time, dancing, and warm staff, I get to think more deeply about my role, test things out, and act to my heart's content. Whenever I thought about that, I was beside myself with excitement. Meanwhile, we had a prerehearsal a step in advance. I get really nervous in any situation, and I didn't want that to pose an obstacle to my acting, and it helped to decrease my anxiety a bit. We also played a minigame, which left a deep impression on me, and thanks to that as well, I was able to face the actual rehearsals without stiffening up. The director, Ichimura-san, taught us a lot. If we were stuck, we could discuss it with him; if we did something well, he praised us right away; and if we started to hold back a little, he could see it clearly. Every day, I ended up thinking that he could really see everything.

There were some things I started to see as I got the hang of things. Instead of just working nonstop, it's better to take a step back and start over, watch others act, absorb it and make use of that for yourself. I also realized that it's important to accept and enjoy praise when you're given it. It was really fun to make discoveries like that every day. When I went home with the members, we talked about a lot of things, and when there were just two of us, we had deep conversations, and I talked a lot with people outside of my members as well. All of that is what keeps me going. For some reason, time passed so quickly when I was in that rehearsal hall. I often went home when it was dark outside, so when I saw the bright evening sky for once, I smiled while looking at the sky without realizing it because I hadn't seen it in so long. For this play, I learned a great deal of genres, such as singing, dance, acting, and stage fighting, and I really feel like it's an amazing production. I was very moved when I actually performed on stage. It felt different from February. I remember being really happy when I was told that I was standing on stage confidently. I think I was able to channel all of the motivation and feelings I felt during rehearsals into the stage. It was a dense and extremely fun time. There wasn't even a single thing I'd call painful.

I was able to experience a ton of different things before the play. Events, handing out business cards, and livestreams; I believe all of it helped us get to where we are today. We can only walk forward because all of you are creating a path for us. I only hope that we'll be able to repay the kindness we've received from so many people through the stage and other methods. Please continue to support the Junior High in the future!

Fukagawa Ruka

The Junior High was announced in November 2021, and then through the seniors' stage play in February 2022, we were able to introduce ourselves as Stage Girls to all of you. Then, when I heard that we would be putting on a play with the Junior High as the leads in October, I was nothing but worried about whether we could create a play that wouldn't bring shame to Starlight and whether we would be accepted by all of you, the Stage Production Department. 

However, that feeling of wanting to meet expectations is what I set my heart on and I went into the production desperate to achieve it. Compared to when I stood on stage before, I was more nervous; there was more fighting, singing, and dancing; and there were a lot of things I was doing for the first time. I remember my head being full every day during the rehearsal period. This time around, I fought with a weapon for the first time. My boomerang is named "Wild chaser". When I looked it up, it seemed to mean a chaser of the wild, and I think it's a very Ryoko-like weapon. Since I can't throw it on stage, I wasn't sure how I was going to fight. After discussions with the staff as well, the boomerang that had a blade in Starira ended up as a weapon without a blade in the play, and I held and fought with it on stage.

Personally, I'm not great at expressing myself or putting emotion into my facial expressions or movements, and at one point I wanted to run away because I was frustrated by the difference in skill level between myself and the people around me, but even so, what made me want to stand on stage was the fact that the four other Junior High members and the seniors were there. 

Hina-chan, who is a hard worker, a dependable leader, and rehearsed fight scenes with me every day after rehearsal. Kanon-chan, who is the easiest to talk to about my worries because we're the same age, and who managed to express Shiro's complex and restrained feelings well through trial and error. Kokoro-chan, who portrayed the strength at Minku's core, as even while she puts a smile on everyone's faces with her innocent demeanor, she faces her reason for standing on stage head on in spite of Kuina pushing her away time and time again. Yuria-chan, who expressed Kuina's frustration at realizing how far she is from her ideal upon meeting Stella, despite having put in hard work to become Frau Platin; and her complex feelings towards Minku.

And then Nomoto Hotaru-san who plays Yukishiro Akira, who supported the Junior High as Siegfeld's king. Ozaki Yuka-san who plays Otori Michiru, who watched over the Junior High and Minku warmly while supporting Akira from the shadows. Takeuchi Yume-san who plays Liu Mei Fan, who resolved to shoulder the responsibility of Siegfeld after the upperclassmen graduate. Along with Tono Hikaru-san who plays Yumeoji Shiori and Kudo Haruka-san who plays Tsuruhime Yachiyo, who only appeared once in the concert and after-talk sections this time, I'm looking forward to the day when we can stand on stage as all ten Siegfeld members from the bottom of my heart.

When that time comes, rather than being a junior who just gazes at the seniors' backs, I want to become an actor who can work together in friendly rivalry with them. Even though I'm inexperienced, please enjoy the brilliance you can feel from that gaze, those words, those movements, and that resolve, as many times as you'd like. 

Please continue to support the Junior High as we aim to be noble students of Siegfeld, and continue to grow as Stage Girls with the resolve to stand and live on the stage!

Kuge Kokoro

The first time we met all of you in the Stage Production Department was the pep rally. On that day, it was the first time the Junior High met in person, and we were so stiff and polite that it was laughable, but now our dressing room is lively and all five of us are carefree. Hina-san is always straightforward and disciplined, and Yuria-san is the onee-san in charge of being the straight man, I guess~. Kanon-chan is always being silly somehow and is the most cheerful and energetic in the Junior High, and Ruka-chan is always going at her own pace and her smile is cute………………. I think when I heard that we would be putting on a play with the Junior High as the leads, my mind went blank and I just spaced out alone at home.

We stood on stage together for the first time in Delight, and because I practiced a lot during rehearsals, I felt a lot of pressure and worried about whether I would be able to see it through to the end. Meanwhile, rehearsals passed by in a flash, and maybe I was actually taking it pretty easy... Whenever we had time to rest, we all went to go find the snacks provided by catering! Although, now that I think about it, I think I was pretty awkward with the people I met for the first time... I was nervous when I met the director Ichimura-san in the first rehearsal, after the Junior High had finished prerehearsals ahead of everyone else. I'm the type of person who takes a while to open up to others, so I was pretty nervous and unsure while acting too, and I might have put emphasis in weird places.  But Ichimura-san is just a really bright and enthusiastic person, so!! When introducting himself, he said "Please call me Keiji-san!" lol. I'm always nervous, so I ended up just calling him "Ichimura-san!". My next goal is to be able to call him without getting nervous. Ichimura-san told that stiff and awkward me, "First off, just do what you want to do and act freely," and from there I thought about what I wanted to do and I think I was able to get more comfortable. Even so, when something wasn't going well, he gave suggestions, and I received a lot of help from him while marveling at how many ideas he had. 

Speaking of being helped, the Edel seniors and the three guests lent us a lot of their strength. I just got helped a lot, it seems...... lol. Especially for the Revue, they really whipped us into shape...!!

At first, the five of us were muttering "ugh, we can't fight while singing", and then Nomoto-san said "It's okay! If you keep doing it, you'll end up being able to do it!! (smile)" lol. I was rather involved with the three guests, and I felt like my head was going to deflate because of the different weapon sizes every day! When I looked back on it, I thought things like "Well~ This day was the giant scythe day..."

When a Revue rehearsal finished, everyone was lying on the floor or eating glass noodles. By the way, I was part of the glass noodles camp!! Before I realized it, those rehearsals were over, and then the 15 performances passed by in a flash. I think I went to the theater while fighting with my body that was getting heavier and heavier every day. It made me realize once again just how amazing the seniors' stamina is. 

I'm totally changing the subject, but Minku actually didn't fight with Yukishiro-senpai even once. If there's an opportunity to, I'd like to fight with her a little bit~ Just being silly☆ I tend to end up talking randomly about this and that, but once again, I'm so happy that the five of us are together!! Every day is so fun!!

I'm a small star right now, but I'll work hard to become a big star one day!!

Hey, hey, ho!!!!!

Sato Yuria

My assignment to myself for this play was "escape from my self-importance". Kuina hates losing, and she's a girl who aims for the top and works harder than everyone else. Even when rehearsals are over, she practices alone. 

When I think back on my student days, I think I resembled Kuina in a few ways......... During exam periods, I shut myself in the library to study. Even for baton twirling which I did for a long time, before a large team competition, I would practice by myself before group practice. The biggest thing I have in common with her is being able to work hard and persistently by myself. However, this trait that could be thought of as a strength became a huge obstacle for me this time around. 

One day, the director Ichimura-san pointed this out to me. "Your acting is self-important, you can't respond to your partner's lines properly." Due to my single-mindedness and practicing by myself, I froze up when exchanging lines with my partner, and I could do nothing but try to overcome that part of myself. 

I faced the exact same worries that Kuina experienced within the play. Just listen to your partner's lines and answer them with how you feel. Even if my brain understood these simple things, it was really, really hard to put into practice... Honestly, I found myself being unable to enjoy one of the greatest pleasures of theater; the feeling of being there.

"You're always so tense and practicing all by yourself… As you are now, it doesn't look like you enjoy standing on stage, Kuina."

"You always try to solve everything by yourself, and that's why your acting is so self-centered, too!"

These are lines that Minku says to Kuina, but they struck me so hard it hurt in those days. 

And then, Minku's lines that I heard over and over again resonated with me in a good way on the first day of performances. 

In a theater with an audience and a tense atmosphere, the two of us threw our lines back and forth. There were changes in facial expressions and differences in the sway of our emotions that I couldn't notice during rehearsals. This is what it's like to feel your partner through your heart, eyes, ears, and skin. I understood it for the very first time then. It's a very sensory experience, so it's difficult to describe how it changed with words, but I'm certain that it was the environment around me that pulled that realization out of me.

The countless words I received from the audience, my co-stars, and Ichimura-san. In that moment, I felt the truth of the statement that you can't make a stage by yourself, deep in my bones. Starting from that day, as the performances piled up, I started to enjoy the feeling of being there and acting there in the flesh. And in the important scenes where I was alone with Minku, I think the atmosphere of our exchanges changed every day. 

In the final performance, I was saved by these words: "Since neither of us listened to the other's lines, our lines couldn't get through to each other. But it's different now. We're really performing together." They're lines from Minku to Kuina, but I felt like they were lines from Kokoro-chan, who helped me SO much with practice, to me. I hope that it's true (lol). I'm sure I'll stumble, freeze up, and hesitate many more times from now on, but I hope I can make progress day by day with this experience as a foundation.

Fun isn't all the stage is. But right now, the stage is fun!

(JP text)