#matsui yuuho

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Featuring: Ryo Saeki (Chiaki Morisawa), Takuma Isawa (Kanata Shinkai), Tomoya Nakanishi (Tetora Nagumo), Yuuho Matsui (Midori Takamine) & Taiga Fukazawa (Shinobu Sengoku).

[leenaevilin]

[Announcement] 舞台『刀剣乱舞』綺伝 いくさ世の徒花 (butai touken ranbu kiden ikusayu no adabana)

you will be able to watch 4 shows @ dmm [notice: you might need to use a VPN to watch/get access the show^^]

◎ 東京 前楽 (Tokyo maeraku) [April 3rd, 2022 ~ 12:30] price: ￥2.500

◎ 東京 千秋楽 (Tokyo senshuuraku) [April 3rd, 2022 ~ 18:00] price: ￥3.800

[2-shows-set: ￥5.800]

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◎ 大阪前楽 (Osaka maeraku) [May 15th, 2022 ~ 12:30] price: ￥2.500

◎ 大阪 千秋楽 (Osaka senshuuraku) [May 15th, 2022 ~ 18:00] price: ￥3.800

[2-shows-set: ￥5.800]

[beansproutsong]

[Proxy] Stage Touken Ranbu - Tomoshibi Kiden Ikusayu no Adaban

The Goods for Stage Touken Ranbu is available for pre-order online. Pre order starts on 13 June. 

Line up of goods including: 

Solo bromide: 600yen each (4800yen for complete set, including a bonus) 

Random bromide: 200 yen each 

Random acrylic standee: 1000yen

Random paper strip: 800yen

Acrylic standee photo stick: 1500yen 

Ticket case: 1500yen

Bromide album: 2200yen

Totte bag: 3500yen

Pouch: 1800yen

Face mask: 800yen

[leenaevilin-stage-market]

[Proxy] 科白劇 舞台『刀剣乱舞/灯』 改変 いくさ世の徒花の記憶 (kahakugeki butai touken ranbu/tomoshibi kaihen ikusayu no adabana no kioku)

Josie is taking orders for stage goods (deadline: June 24th, 2020 ~23:59)

for more infos please check her post >>here<<

[xxnothingbutstrangerxx]

The Rising of the Shield Hero (Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari) Stage Play Visuals Unveiled

CAST: Uno Yuuya as Iwatani Naofumi Isobe Karin as Raphtalia Yamamoto Ikkei as Kitamura Motoyasu Matsui Yuuho as Amaki Ren Fukazawa Taiga as Kawasumi Itsuki Kojima Kotori as Slave Trader / Beloukas Kamata Erena as Young Raphtalia Bridcutt Sarah Emi as Myne Sophia (Malty S. Melromarc) Maruyama Atsushi as Elhart (Erhard) Ishizaka Isamu as Aultcray

[SOURCE]

[kondou-shouri]

22.06.2018

Hello!!

Last night’s dinner meet-up. My seniors who I am indebted to Kimito-kun, Shin-kun, and Yuuho-kun. Simply speaking, it’s a gathering of people I have benefited from haha

I wanna meet again We talked about going to Disney

[kosaka-ryoutarou]

30 December 2017

Last practice of the year is done!! Because Motoko-san is wearing Karasuno’s uniform, we took a picture. (x)

(x, x)

[aonodreamland]

I love this pair so much XD

Kondou Shouri and Matsui Yuuho for [Theater Company Jungle Act 10] event

[hyolau]

TOUKEN RANBU DAIENREN CAST

62 Swords - 29 Toumyu Actors and 44 Tousute Actors - 73 Actors in total

Mario Kuroba as Mikazuki  Munechika (Toumyu)

Suzuki Hiroki as Mikazuki  Munechika (Tousute)

Kitazono Ryo as Kogitsunemaru (Toumyu)

Sakiyama Tsubasa as Ishikirimaru (Toumyu)

Saeki Daichi as Iwatooshi (Toumyu)

Ohira Shunya as Imanotsurugi (Toumyu)

Dai Isono as Oodenta Mitsuyo (Tousute)

Iiyama Yuuta as Sohayanotsurugi (Tousute)

Araki Hitofumi as Nikkari Aoe (Toumyu)

Sano Mashiro as Nikkari Aoe (Tousute)

Sugie Taishi as Namazuo Toushiro (Tousute)

Kitagawa Naoya as Honebami Toushiro (Tousute)

Mitsuya ryo as Honebami Toushiro (Tousute)

Osaki Natsuki as Maeda Toushiro (Tousute)

Kizu Tsubasa as Hakata Toushiro (Tousute)

Shitara Ginga as Gokotai (Tousute)

Kitamura Ryo as Yagen Toushiro (Tousute)

Kato Sho as Ookanehira (Tousute)

Maeyama Takahisa as Uguisumaru (Tousute)

Nakada Hiroki as Akashi Kuniyuki (Toumyu)

Oota Motohiro as Sengo Muramasa (Toumyu)

Spi as Tonboriki (Toumyu)

Yokota Ryugi as Monoyoshi Sadamune (Toumyu)

Hashimoto  Shohei as Taikogane Sadamune (Tousute)

Matsui Yuuho as Kikkou Sadamune (Tousute)

Kawakami Shota as Daihannya Nagamitsu (Tousute)

Teruma as Kosetsu Samonji (Tousute)

Seto Yuusuke as Kosetsu Samonji (Tousute)

Sasaki Yoshihide as Souza Samonji (Tousute)

Naya takeru as Sayo Samonji (Tousute)

Sato Ryuji as Kashuu Kiyomitsu (Toumyu)

Torigoe Yuki as Yamatonokami Yasusada (Toumyu)

Wada Takuma as Kasen Kanesada (Tousute)

Arisawa Shotarou as Izuminokami Kanesada (Toumyu)

Rui Tabuchi as Izuminokami Kanesada (Tousute)

Tamura Shin as Mutsunokami Yoshiyuki (Toumyu)

Aoki Jin as Mutsunokami Yoshiyuki (Tousute)

Aramaki Yoshihiko as Yamanbagiri Kunihiro (Tousute)

Yokoyama Masafumi as Yamabushi Kunihiro (Tousute)

Sakamoto Shogo as Horikawa Kunihiro (Toumyu)

Eito Konishi as Horikawa Kunihiro (Tousute)

Takahashi Kensuke as Hachisuka Kotetsu (Toumyu)

Itokawa Youjirou as Urashima Kotetsu (Toumyu)

Imari Yu as Nagasone Kotetsu (Toumyu)

Miura  Hiroki as Higekiri (Toumyu)

Akira Takano as Hizamaru (Toumyu)

Makishima Hikaru as Ookurikara (Toumyu)

Ino Hiroki as Ookurikara (Tousute)

Wada Masanari as Heshikiri Hasebe (Tousute)

Shiina taizo as Fudou Yukimitsu (Tousute)

Izaki Ryujiro as Shishiou (Tousute)

Tamaki Yuki as Kogarasumaru (Tousute)

Takeshi Naoki as Doudanuki Masakuni (Tousute)

Someya Toshiyuki as Tsurumaru Kuninaga (Tousute)

Kento as Tsurumaru Kuninaga (Tousute)

Okamiya Kurumu as Tsurumaru Kuninaga (Toumyu)

Kobayashi Ryo as Taroutachi (Tousute)

Kosaka Ryoutarou as Jiroutachi (Tousute)

Narimatsu Yoshihiko as Nihongou (Tousute)

Tanaka Ryosei as Otegine (Toumyu)

Haruki Kiyama as Tomoegata Naginata (Toumyu)

Tamura Shogo as Kotegiri Gou (Toumyu)

Ohmi Takuto as Kotegiri Gou (Tousute)

Ishibashi Hiroki as Hyuuga Masamune (Toumyu)

Tanimizu Riki as Nansen Ichimonji (Tousute)

Umetsu Mizuki as Yamanbagiri Chougi (Tousute)

tachibana Yuuta as Buzen Gou (Toumyu)

Miyoshi Daiki as Nankaitarou Chouson (Tousute)

Sakurai Keito as Hizen Tadahiro (Tousute)

Tomoya Fukui as Kuwana Gou (Toumyu)

Sasamori Hiroki as Matsui Gou (Toumyu)

Tsukamoto Ryou as Kokindenjunotachi (Tousute)

Hoshimoto Yuzuki as Jizou Yukihira (Tousute)

[recentanimenews]

The Rising of The Shield Hero's Postponed Stage Play Newly Set for July 2021

    The official website for the postponed stage play adaptation of Aneko Yusagi's fantasy light novel series The Rising of the Shield Hero has announced that it is newly set to be performed at Theater Sun Mall in Tokyo from July 15 to 25, 2021.

   The stage play directed by Ken Ougida (Kakuriyo: Bed and Breakfast for Spirits stage plays) was originally planned to be performed at COOL JAPAN PARK OSAKA TT Hall in Osaka from March 27 to 29, 2020, then at Theater Sun Mall in Tokyo from April 2 to 12. However, all of the shows were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

  All of the original cast members, including Yuuya Uno as Naofumi Iwatani and Karin Isobe as Raphtalia, are confirmed to return. Further details such as timetable and ticket sales will be announced at a later date.

          舞台『盾の勇者の成り上がり』 延期公演、２０２１年７月上演決定！ ↓↓↓https://t.co/Ep75FU9Qdk 【公演HP】https://t.co/Kux2WGP0mq 【日程】 ２０２１年７月１５日（木）～７月��５日（日） 【劇場】 シアターサンモール 【原作】 アネコユサギ 【原作イラスト】 弥南せいら#舞台盾の勇者 pic.twitter.com/b11n4NgN1l

— 舞台『盾の勇者の成り上がり』 (@shieldherostage) March 5, 2021

      The cast filmed a no-audience performance for a DVD/Blu-ray release at the original Osaka venue (COOL JAPAN PARK OSAKA TT Hall) on March 27, 2020, the play's scheduled opening day. The 7,000-yen DVD and the 7,500-yen Blu-ray were released in Japan in September of the year. You can see how the cast portrayed their characters on stage in a two-minute PV below.

           Main cast: 

  Naofumi Iwatani: Yuuya Uno (Kunimitsu Tezuka in The Prince of Tennis musicals) 

Raphtalia: Karin Isobe (Sayaka Saeki in Bloom Into You stage play) 

Raphtalia (childhood): Elena Kamata  

Motoyasu Kitamura: Ikkei Yamamoto (Shuichirp Ohishi in The Prince of Tennis musicals) 

Ren Amaki: Yuuho Matsui (Shun Izuki in Kuroko's Basketball stage plays) 

Itsuki Kawasumi: Taiga Fukazawa (Masaru Saiga in Karakuri Circus stage play) 

Erhard: Maruyama Atsushi (Utsusemimaru/Kyoryu Gold in Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger) 

Myne Sophia / Malty S. Melromarc: Sarah Emi Bridcutt (the anime voice cast of the character)

Slave dealer: Kotori Kojama 

Aultcray Melromarc XXXII: Isamu Ishizuka

Filo: Yuuna Sekine (Sakura Amamiya in New Sakura Wars the Stage) 

Knight Commander Nopus: Kenta Nishi  

Deputy Commander Sabre: Kiyoshi Ohno

Eyck: Ryuya Ishigami

            Source: Scissors Blitz press release

  © 2019 Yusagi Aneko/KADOKAWA/The Rising of the Shield Hero production committee

  By: Mikikazu Komatsu

[leenaevilin-birthday-calendar]

[October] J-Actors Birthday Calendar

♪ October 1st

◎ Aiba Hiroki 相葉裕樹 1987

◎ Maruyama Shun 丸山隼 1992

◎ Morita Rikito 森田力斗 1997

◎ Shinoda Mitsuyoshi 篠田光亮 1981

◎ Ueda Shinichirou 植田慎一郎 1993

♪ October 2nd

◎

♪ October 3rd

◎ Matsuda Hiro 松田裕 1995

◎ Moriyama Eiji 森山栄治 1976

◎ Shinotani Hijiri 篠谷聖 1989

◎ Suzuki Hiroki 鈴木裕樹 1983

◎ Yamazaki Taiki 山崎大輝 1995

♪ October 4th

◎ Sasaki Yoshihide 佐々木喜英 1987

♪ October 5th

◎ Horinouchi Hitoshi 堀之内仁 1994

◎ Maruyama Nao 丸山ナオ 1987

◎ Nakamura Tarou 中村太郎 1996

◎ Ono Kenshou 小野賢章 1989

◎ Oomi Shouichirou 大海将一郎

◎ Shimo Seiya 志茂星哉 1998

◎ Ukai Mondo 鵜飼主水 1987

♪ October 6th

◎ Amano Shuuhei 天野周平 1997

◎ Ishii Yuuki 石井祐輝 1997

◎ Motoki Seiya 元木聖也 1993

♪ October 7th

◎ Katou Kazuki 加藤和樹 1984 

◎ Ikuta Touma 生田斗真 1984

♪ October 8th

◎ Izuka Kenta 猪塚健太 1986

◎ Nakamura Yuuichi 中村優一 1987

◎ Wentz Eiji ウエンツ瑛士 1985

♪ October 9th

◎ Azuma Masashi 東将司 1994

◎ Hashimoto Shinichi 橋本真一 1989

◎ Nishiyama Takeya 西山��也 1985

♪ October 10th

◎ Hosogai Kei 細貝圭 1984

◎ Saeki Ryou 佐伯亮 1995

♪ October 11th

◎ Izumi Shuuhei 和泉宗兵 1977

♪ October 12th

◎ Kobayakawa Shunsuke 小早川俊輔 1993

◎ Sekido Hirokazu 関戸博一

♪ October 13th

◎ Hashimoto Yuuichirou 橋本有一郎 1987

♪ October 14th

◎ Hirose Yuusuke 廣瀬友祐 1985

◎ Takamatsu Jun 高松潤 1976

♪ October 15th 

◎ Hoshimoto Yuzuki 星元裕月 1997

◎ Oohara Kaiki 大原海輝 1994

◎ Takenouchi Daisuke 竹ノ内大輔 1996

♪ October 16th

◎ Iwanaga Tetsuya 岩永徹也 1986

◎ Kikuchi Ryou 菊地燎 1994

◎ Kuwano Kousuke 桑野晃輔 1990

◎ Morikawa Daiki 森川大輝 1997

◎ Sakurai Keisuke 櫻井圭佑 1995

◎ Tanimizu Riki 谷水力 1996

♪ October 17th

◎ Emoto Tokio 柄本時生 1989

◎ Kashiwagi Yuusuke 柏木佑介 1989

◎ Matsuzaka Toori 松坂桃李 1988

◎ Nakada Hiroki 仲田博喜 1987

◎ Sawabe Neo 澤邊寧央 1997

◎ Utsumi Daisuki 内海大輔 1992

◎ Wada Taisuke 和田泰右 1986

♪ October 18th

◎ Iwase Kouki 岩瀬恒輝 1992

◎ Sainei Ryuuji さいねい龍二 1981

♪ October 19th

◎ Aoki Tsunenori 青木玄徳 1987

◎ Fukuzawa Yuu 福澤侑 1995

◎ Suga Kenta 須賀健太 1994

◎ Tochihara Rakuto 栩原楽人 1989

♪ October 20th

◎ Asuma Kousuke 遊馬晃祐 1995

◎ Hatakeyama Ryou 畠山遼 1991

◎ Yamada Takayuki 山田孝之 1983

♪ October 21st

◎ Odagawa Soui 小田川颯依 1999

◎ Ueda Kandai 上田堪大 1988

◎ Yoshida Munehiro 吉田宗洋 1982

♪ October 22nd

◎ Ebisawa Kenji 海老澤健次 1986

◎ Motokawa Shouta 本川翔太 1988

♪ October 23rd

◎ Arai Yuusuke 新井裕介 1985

♪ October 24th

◎ Tamura Shin 田村心 1995

♪ October 25th

◎ Mikata Ryousuke 味方良介 1992

◎ Oota Masaki 太田将熙 1994

♪ October 26th

◎ Marume Kiyohiko 丸目聖人 1992

◎ Miura Kairi 三浦海里 1996

◎ Watanabe Shuu 渡部秀 1991

♪ October 27th

◎ Ikeda Junya 池田純矢 1992

◎ Kawai Masahiro 川井雅弘 1994

◎ Ootsuka Shougo 大塚尚吾 1871

◎ Toyoshima Kyousuke 豊嶋杏輔 1994

◎ Tsukamoto Takashi 塚本高史 1982

♪ October 28th

◎ Hara Masaaki 原将明 1986

◎ Honda Reo 本田礼生 1992

◎ Kaide Kousuke 鶏冠井孝介 1986

◎ Katou Yasuhisa 加藤靖久 1976

◎ Takahashi Keito 高橋奎仁 1996

◎ Uehara Ichika 上原一翔 1992

♪ October 29th

◎ Hasegawa Jun 長谷川純 1985

◎ Kamikoshi Shou 神越将 2000

◎ Kamisato Yuuki 神里優希 1994

◎ Yousuke Crawford ヨウスケ・クロフォード 1986

♪ October 30th

◎ Hara Yuuya 原勇弥 1989 

◎ Ishida Shun 石田隼 1991

◎ Matsui Yuuho 松井勇歩 1991

◎ Spi 1987

♪ October 31st

◎ Hinata Kento 陽向謙斗

◎ Jounin Tatsuki 上仁樹 1991

◎ Yatsu Tsubasa 谷津翼 1996

[ensemblesongs]

Featuring: Tomoya Nakanishi (Tetora Nagumo), Yuuho Matsui [劇団Patch] (Midori Takamine) & Taiga Fukazawa (Shinobu Sengoku).

[leenaevilin]

[Pics] 舞台『刀剣乱舞』綺伝 いくさ世の徒花 (butai touken ranbu kiden ikusayu no adabana)

visuals update under the cut^^

Cast:

Wada Takuma as Kasen Kanesada (歌仙兼定)

Umetsu Mizuki as Yamanbagiri Chougi (山姥切長義)

Sano Mashiro as Nikkari Aoe (にっかり青江)

Matsui Yuuho as Kikkou Sadamune (亀甲貞宗)

Izaki Ryuujirou as Shishiou (獅子王)

Oomi Takuto as Kotegiri Gou (篭手切江)

Tsukamoto Ryou as Kokin Denju no Tachi (古今伝授の太刀)

Hoshimoto Yuzuki as Jizou Yukihiro (地蔵行平)

Miura Kouichi as Ootomo Sourin (大友宗麟)

Saotome Jouji as Hosokawa Tadaoki (細川忠興)

Yamaura Tooru as Kuroda Yoshitaka (黒田孝高)

Kurokawa Kyousuke as Takayama Ukon (高山右近)

Hotta Masaru as Konishi Yukinaga (小西行長)

Ichihara Shoichi as Oomura Sumitada (大村純忠)

Funaki Masahide as Arima Harunobu (有馬晴信)

Matsumura Ryuunosuke as Itou Mancio (伊東マンショ)

Satou Hisanori as Chijiwa Miguel (千々石ミゲル)

Fukazawa Taiga as Nakaura Giuliano (中浦ジュリアン)

Yumoto Kenichi as Hara Martinão (原マルチノ)

Nanami Hiroki as Hosokawa Gracia (細川ガラシャ)

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[tsukkinode]

舞台『私のホストちゃん REBORN ～絶唱！大阪ミナミ編～』 / Stage Watashi no Host-chan REBORN ~ Zenshuu! Osaka Minami-hen ~

Cast bromides (Kira-kira☆Champagne shot set, Munekyun♪Close-up shot set, Luring collarbone shot♥ set) preview Furuya Keita (Lead), Kobayashi Ryota, Sugie Masahiro, Matsui Yuuho, Morita Touya, Kurata Naoki, Fujito Yuhi, Ogata Masashi (Ama-ou/Sweet King)

Kosaka Ryoutarou’s bromides here

Please DO NOT repost these photos. No scanlated versions will be shared.

You can order the DVD for this Host-chan here (8800yen + 1200yen shipping fee within Japan). From what I have been told, the payment would be through Japanese bank deposit.

[leenaevilin-stage-market]

[Video] 科白劇 舞台『刀剣乱舞/灯』 改変 いくさ世の徒花の記憶 (kahakugeki butai touken ranbu/tomoshibi kaihen ikusayu no adabana no kioku)

the DVD/Blu-ray will be released on December 16th, 2020☆ ☆ ☆

☆ DVD  ☆ Blu-ray         ♪ Amazon ☆ DVD  ☆ Blu-ray         ♪ CD Japan

[pamy92]

KnB Stage Play 3: IGNITE-ZONE (Fan Report)

I attended the evening show on April 7th held at Sunshine Theatre Hall, Ikebukuro (Tokyo). Personal & official stage pictures and my report under the cut! And yes, that is my personalised KagaKuro Itabag!

FRONT OF HOUSE 

I applied for the pre-sale lottery a few months back and scored a seat on Row 12 at the theatre. The hall itself is pretty small and cosy (about 850-ish seats in total) so I had a very good and close view of the cast on the stage! 

At the lobby, we had the usual ticket checks and up ahead was a present box table for fans to leave letters and gifts to the cast.

I am a fan of Ono Kensho so I did write a fan letter to him! This is my 2nd letter to him since I have attended two of his live appearances - MBS Anime Fes 2017 and of course this stage play. He visited Singapore a few years back, so I decided to use one of my several Singapore postcards to write him an encouraging message! #singaporerepresent . 

On the right was a pretty long queue for merch and the DVD/Blu-Ray preorders booth. I bought a t-shirt for myself since that is usually the only merch I buy at live shows/events! 

STAGE SETTING & ZONE LIGHTING EFFECTS 

Onwards into the hall and taking my seat, we can immediately see an outdoor basketball court setting with fences and four 3-metre high warped walls at all four corners of the stage. 

Alas no rotating stage floor this time, but I promise you this set is probably one of the nicest sets out of the 3 stage plays! 

The back half of the stage also has a slight incline to create the illusion of height. There are white lines running from the floor (basketball court markings), streaking across the warped walls and curving up towards the ceiling. And yes, they light up to create the effect of the ZONE!

(You can see all the white stripes lighting up and flashing around in red as Kagami entered the ZONE. It’s super cool!The same lights flash around as Kagami executed his Meteor Jam shot too!)

THE CAST 

The cast was perfect and everybody really did their best to deliver their character roles in this super strenuous 2-hour play. I swear they have perfected the squat and have thighs & calves of steel from all that semi-squat poses they have to do! 

In the first two plays, we had the stage-hands/back-up cast in those tacky black raincoats. In the 3rd play, these backup cast (called Igniters) were dressed in black pants and a black hoodie. I guess they have to be in athletic wear because they help the main cast with their stunts (lifting Kagami and Murasakibara, as well as using their bodies as launch-pad for Kuroko to jump off from). 

I want to do a special shout-out to Riko (Asami Tano)! She has the BEST facial expression during the dance number, and she was super energetic! She really really shined on stage! 

Other special mentions go to the three main boys - Ono Kensho (Kuroko), Asato Yuya (Kagami), Onuma Shouta (Aomine), they really breathed life into their characters. 

If you watch each actor close enough, you can see the boys doing something special before every match.

Ono Kensho - He likes to wipe the palm of his hands on the soles of both shoes (i guess to wipe off any sweat from the ground), before a match.

Asato Yuya - He taps the front of his shoes (the toes) with two fingers to ready his feet (or maybe to check his shoelaces).

Kawai Ryunosuke (Kiyoshi) - He likes to hit the sides of his thighs with his fists to relief his thigh muscles before each match.

I am not sure if these are their personal stage rituals or something the real character does in the anime/manga, but it was pretty cool to notice!

THE PLAY 

I won’t be going through the play scene by scene because I honestly cannot remember every single thing. Midori has written a very detailed review so you can check hers out. But I will pick out my favourite scenes from the entire play! 

And yes, we had Tsuchida (Kajimoto Daiki) warn us not to throw the ball back on stage, a staff or himself will come and get it. This announcement did come pretty late because Himuro’s ball rebounded against the curved ceiling structures and flew towards the left of the audience before the warning. Thankfully no one was hurt! 

~  KAGAMI MEETS HIMURO SCENE ~

The play opens with a KagaKuro scene where Kuroko (Ono Kensho) asks about Kagami’s (Asato Yuya) ring necklace, and  Kiyoshi Teppei (Kawai Ryunosuke) interrupts the two lovers boys’ alone time. The three of them decided to play street basketball together. 

Himuro enters the scene as the trio made their way to the ‘basketball court’, which then led to Kagami and Himuro’s beautiful English-only exchange!!!! Saito Hidenori (Himuro’s actor) pronunciation was super spot on! Asato/Kagami, you did your best too! Still a lovely treat to hear them speak English! 

Himuro: Yo, Taiga.

Kagami: Tatsuya! It’s been a while...

Himuro: Why the poker face? Aren’t you glad to see me? 

And of course Kiyoshi Teppei (Kawai Ryunosuke) interrupts their tense exchange, which led to this hilarious moment in that scene:

Kiyoshi: Er...Hello, my name is Kiyoshi Teppei. Nice to meet you. Kiyoshi means Iron..er..flat. Teppei means err, good!

Himuro: 日本語でいいよ。(You can use Japanese.)

Kagami then explained how he met Himuro in America and how they were like brothers. We also had Murasakibara enter the stage from the audience seats and eating a bag of chips (Ayukawa Taiyo really had actual chips that he was eating on stage!! And he is suuuuuuper tall gosh). 

Kuroko and Murasakibara had a tense exchange, with Kuroko smacking off Murasakibara’s hand each time the giant tried to grab his head. 

Kiyoshi went up to reintroduce himself to Murasakibara but the tall giant could not remember him. 

Himuro then demonstrates his Mirage shot with Murasakibara (omiously) looking forward to seeing them at the Winter Cup as they left. 

~  OPENING DANCE ~

The whole cast (save for Akashi because he is too cool to dance) danced to  The Other Self by Granrodeo. Each school ( Seirin High, Touou Gakuen, Shuutoku High, Yosen High) had a few minutes of team dance in the song.

As the song enters the last chorus, the entire cast came back on stage to finish the dance. 

Unfortunately, during my evening show, the huge cloth banner with the play title/logo did not fall properly, one end was still caught in the ceiling. It was left hanging there awkwardly for a few seconds before they blackout the stage, and the Igniters came rushing over, jumping and yanking the banner off from the ceiling. 

The audience was super gracious and applauded really loudly to give the cast huge encouragement for the early mishap. I am a dancer and regularly perform on stage multiple times a year, and I know small things like these can really affect the cast. I was super touched that the audience was understanding and super encouraging with their loud applause. 

~  ONSEN SCENE ~

Ahhh, the infamous onsen scene. IT WAS HILARIOUS!

So while the Igniters were jumping to tear the stuck banner off from the ceiling, the Seirin boys shuffled onto the stage and jokingly rambled...

“Ahhh, our bad　(悪いな）! Got stuck, hahaha, our bad” 

... with only the blue cloth (onsen water) covering their lower half towards the middle of the stage. But the audience was understanding and applauded, and laughed even harder at their entrance and ad-libbed lines. 

The scene began with them relaxing in the water ( we could hear the girls laughing and splashing water from a distance), and suddenly Kuroko pops up from under the cloth, all woozy from the heat. The senpais then told Kagami to take him out from the water to rest outside. And Kagami and Kuroko dived underwater (lmao) to exit the scene. 

Izuki Shun  (Matsui Yuuho) did a super lame pun which made everyone giggle in the audience.

Izuki: Ofuro, all for you.

There was one point in this scene where some boys purposely dropped the cloth which made the audience laugh so hard (we could see them wearing towels around their waist, don’t worry)

Hyuuga: OI! Misdirection up here, not down there!

Then the Touou rival team suddenly popped up like daisies from beneath the water (making the bath really crowded but super funny because everyone is all naked). And Sakurai pulled out the official match sheet from beneath the water. Seirin team was like wtf magic paper while Hyuuga teasingly reached over to touch the magic paper which did not disintegrate under the water (LMAO). 

Everyone then ‘rolled’ their way inside, omg this is so hard to describe but you know how you roll a burrito? The boys rolled themselves inwards so all of them can peer at the match assignments. IT WAS SUPER FUNNY. 

The onsen scene ends with us seeing Kagami slinging Kuroko over his shoulders, and helping him onto a bench to get a sports drink for his bae. Aomine then enters the scene, offering a Pocari Sweat to him. This scene is exactly like the anime/manga!

~  AKASHI SCISSORS SCENE ~

Kuroko goes off to meet Akashi and the GoM outside the stadium, and we had 5 banners fall from the ceiling with Midorima holding a pair of scissors, Kise holding his mobile phone, Aomine with his sneer and Murasakibara with a bar of chocolate. Of course the 4 GoM started arguing through voice-over playback and the middle banner suddenly lit up with Akashi’s silhouette.

Akashi: Sorry to keep you waiting. 

And the banner dramatically falls to show Akashi standing behind it. 

Kuroko and Akashi had some words of exchange, and of course, Kagami had to come barging in to rescue Kuroko. 

Akashi borrowed Midorima’s lucky scissors to attack Kagami, and poor baby fell to the ground in shock. Akashi then started dramatically snipping his hair which was super cool but pretty scary to watch (he had an evil/maniac air to the way he delivered his lines and cut his hair).

It was a really good scene, pretty artistically done too! 

~  TOUOU vs SEIRIN SCENE ~

O.M.G What a match! It was exhilarating to watch! SO much energy and sprinting around! It was really well choreographed! 

Aomine & Kagami went into the ZONE and the white lines running through the floor to the warped walls and ceilings lit up in red and blue flowing lights! It was so beautiful to watch! 

Of course, Touou lost the match and Aomine disappeared to sulk by himself while Momoi ran off to find him. We had the Touou captain Imayoshi (Hayashi Akihiro) make an encouraging speech to his team while many girls in the audience started sobbing. 

The scene with Momoi and Aomine was pretty sad too because Aomine was really depressed after losing the match. 

~ AOKURO TEIKOU FLASHBACK ~

I really love this scene of Aomine’s happier days in Teikou, when he genuinely still loved basketball. He (Onuma Shouta) was smiling so much!

 Momoi said there is a ghost playing in the gym and this innocent baby went to check it out, not minding a match with the unseen entity. 

Of course, when he opened the sliding doors to the gym, it was pitch black and there was no one there. The stage lighting effects was super good for this scene! OnoK/Kuroko then entered the stage and stood close behind Aomine, greeting him. Aomine freaked out and started praying on the ground. It was super cute!

Kuroko then demonstrated his shooting skills (because Aomine didn’t believe he was on the team) - missing entirely (the Igniter purposely shifted the hoop/board so the ball misses) 

But when it came to Aomine’s turn, Onuma really missed the hoop and everyone started laughing so hard.

Kuroko: Aomine-kun is really good.  Audience: *laughs harder* Aomine: *tries not to break character but he did and was biting back his laughter so hard*

We then had had the scene shift to Aomine and Kuroko being all happy practising basketball together until one day Kuroko confided that he wanted to quit and Aomine talked him out of it with some jokes:

Aomine: There is nothing bad about basketball....and (about) myself too.

The GoM and Akashi finally met Kuroko, saying that Kuroko is an interesting character to watch out for. 

~ INTERMISSION BREAK ~

FAN-SERVICE TIME!! I read on Twitter that other people experienced different versions of the intermission ad-lib, but I am so glad mine is the best!!

Kagami: I want a break.

Kuroko: ...120minutes! *runs and falls flat on his face, continues lying on the ground^

Kagami: 20 minutes! *runs over and smacks Kuroko’s ass^ Oi, get up!

(Both runs off)

~  CROSS-DRESSING SCENE ~

So Midorima and Takao cross-dressed at Midorin and Takako joshikoseis lmao (High School girls). OMG IT WAS SO FUNNY I CANNOT!!!! The spoke in falsetto voices, which was super funny! AND THEY WERE BEAUTIFUL OKAY!!!

Midorin: Himuro-san? I am a big fan, can we take a picture together>

Himuro: Sure.

Midorin: Taka-chan~ Hurry~ 

Takako: Mi-chan, wait! (all 3 pose for photos together LMAO)

~  KAGAMI & HIMURO’S RING SCENE ~ 

The sound effect that plays each time they hold up their ring necklaces was super cool. A lot of Kagami x Himuro angst and pining in this play, but it was beautifully executed each time! 

Kagami did give his ring necklace and told Kuroko to throw it away, but Kuroko kept it and returned it to him at the end of the match! It was beautiful to watch! 

~  YOSEN vs SEIRIN SCENE ~

Again, another super intense match! I am so glad the boys managed to catch some rest during the 20-minute intermission because the 2nd match was the toughest (choreographically-speaking) with all the stunts. It was so intense that Izuki (Matsui Yuuho)’s shoe flew off his foot when the team surrounded Murasakibara to mark him. Poor boy had to run and grab his shoe, put it on and deliver his lines immediately without skipping a beat. 

There were tons of jumps, sprinting up the warped walls, dashing from stage left to right! The boys were really sweating hard by then (ooo sparkly skin). This match was also emotionally hard with many intense scenes and all the actors delivered it very well. 

Also...HELLO GORGEOUS BLACK SEIRIN UNIFORMS!!! <3 

Kiyoshi and Murasakibara’s scene was very true to the manga/anime. Murasakibara did hold Kiyoshi up by one hand, and it was heartbreaking to watch! Kudos to both actors! 

A couple of girls also started sobbing at Teppei’s speech - when he had to sit out of the game after injuring himself. 

When Murasakibara entered the zone, he had purple lights swirling around him and the Igniters did a breakdance around him to create this swirling energy effect, it was really cool! 

Asato/Kagami and Ayukawa/ Murasakibara were lifted by the Igniters to make it look like they have jumped really high in the air! The effect looked really good, and it made Murasakibara’s jumps and landing look even more monstrous! 

OnoK/Kuroko also debuted his Misdirection Overflow with the help of the ZONE lights! But poor Kensho had to keep sprinting from stage left to right with the blue lights trailing after him to show his ‘powers’. I think he did it a couple of times, and each time I was praying he doesn’t trip and fall with that inhumanly-fast sprinting.   

Murasakibara’s crying scene (with the towel over his head) was also really sad and many people in the audience cried. I was close enough to the stage to really see the actor crying! It was heartbreaking to watch!

This match was more intense than the Touou match in my opinion, and I found myself holding my breath in anticipation! It was so GOOD!  

~ CURTAIN CALL ~

At the end of the play, the cast did the same opening dance but this time with Akashi finally joining in to dance! 

During curtain call, the cast took their bows to Ono Kensho’s song ‘My Story’, and all of us in the audience clapped along to the beat! 

Ono Kensho then made a speech on behalf of the cast/crew, thanking us for attending the play. He also apologised to the side of the audience where the ball was sent flying. 

He told us that while the cast will do their best in the matches on the stage, he was glad that the audience did their best defence from the seats too (LOL). 

So during their final bow, I decided to wave wildly at Ono Kensho (while everyone else was clapping to the beat of the song). He spotted my waving and actually locked eyes with me and nodded his head in acknowledgement with a smile, as he moved off the stage with the cast. OMG! I was fangirling so hard!!!

~ FINAL THOUGHTS ~  

All in all, I have to say that the play really improved this year as compared to the previous two plays! 

The choreography, stunts, costumes...everything was so beautiful! I really applaud the director for pushing the actors really hard in the 3rd play. It was like seeing the characters come to life on stage! 

 All the boys worked really hard during rehearsals and I read that they do have (very) minor accidents on stage on Twitter in every show.

If you do not know, the supporting cast and the crew in 2.5D stages DO NOT GET PAID during rehearsals.In fact, the entire cast and crew earn their income from ticket and DVD/Blu-Ray sales. 

If you want to support them, please please PLEASE buy a copy of the DVD/Blu-Ray.  Please stop pirating online. The boys really worked their butts off and they go home almost fainting from exhaustion at the end of each performance day. Asato mentioned he was so tired he fell asleep immediately when he got home. 

I believe you can also watch the live-streams and/or download the play through DMM. They should be releasing information on the Grand Finale live-viewing soon! There are tons of ways to support the industry and the boys, so there is no excuse to pirate. 

I will be watching their last third show in May again to support my boys since I will be in Tokyo that weekend. 

I can’t wait to get my hands on the DVD as well. It will be released on September 26th. 

Thanks for reading all the way to the end, I am happy to take any questions! 

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Official pictures courtesy of Stage Natalie and Smart Boys