#rui makise

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Three Takarazuka OGs will be joining the newest cast of Sera Myu:

Tenju Mitsuki as Tuxedo Mask

Rui Makise as Nephrite

Hiryu Tsukasa as Kunzite

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Ouki Kaname Dinner Show “Metamorphose” - Cosmos Troupe 2014 - rehearsal

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Nogimyu 2024 Shitennou

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// OK I am just gonna list my fcs for everyone so even if I haven't finished their abouts you can see.

Main muses:

Persona 3

Makoto Yuki / Minato Arisato: tba

Yukari Takeba: tba

Aigis

Female Protagonist: tba

Persona 5

Akira Kurusu: tba

Goro Akechi: Yoshizawa Ryo

Final Fantasy XIV

Roi Coello (Warrior of Light.): tba

G'raha Tia

Hlynur Thisbe (Original Character.)

Y'shtola Rhul

Wuk Lamat ( test muse)

Sphene (test muse)

Bakool Ja Ja (test muse)

Bioshock

Jack Ryan: evan peters (main) / dane dehaan (alternate)

Life Is Strange

Nathan Prescott: bill skarsgård

Alan Wake

Alan Wake: ilkka villi

Dead By Daylight

Yun-Jin Lee: Park Shin Hye

Vittorio Tuscano: tba

Phillip Ojomo: Omari Douglas

David King: tba

Sable Ward: Mollie Gallagher

Outlast

Miles Upshur: Cillian Murphy

ANIME/MANGA:

Vinland Saga

Thorfinn Karlsefni: tba

Re:Zero

Natsuki Subaru: tba

Emilia: Freya Allan

Ram

VISUAL NOVELS

Danganronpa

Saihara Shuichi: tba

Nanami Chiaki

Steins;Gate

Makise Kurisu: tba

Mouthwashing

Curly: Jack Lowden

Anya: Lily Sullivan

Daisuke: tba

Private Muses

Ace Attorney

Miles Edgeworth: tba

Phoenix Wright: tba

Maya Fey: tba

Dahlia Hawthorne: tba

Alan Wake

Scratch: ilkka villi

Barry Wheeler: tba

Bioshock

Elizabeth (Ally Ioannides)

Booker Dewitt (tba)

Subject Delta

Code Geass

Lelouch vi Britannia: tba

Suzaku Kururugi: tba

Shirley Fenette: tba

Kallen Kozuku: tba

Danganronpa

Enoshima Junko: tba

Maizono Sayaka: tba

Komaeda Nagito: tba

Hinata Hajime: tba

Kamukura Izuru: tba

Ouma Kokichi: tba

Dead by Daylight

Talbot Grimes: tba

Evan Macmillan: tba

Julie Kostenko: taissa farmiga

Kate Denson: Virginia Gardner

Susie Lavoie: Taylor Dearden

Max Thompson Jr.

Rin Yamaoka: tba

Deltarune

Kris: tba

Everymanhybrid

Evan: see the youtube channel

HABIT: see the youtube channel

Final Fantasy XIV

Thancred Waters:

Violette Roux

Finn Atoel

E'vett Tia

Ryne Waters

Elidibus

Z'jeht TIa

Zerah Aria

Fandaniel

Yotsuyu goe Brutus

Sidrugu Orl

Ysayle Dangoulain

Hythlodaeus

Zenos viator Galvus

Emet-Selch

Deryk

Final Fantasy XVI

Clive Rosfield: tba

Jill Warrick: tba

Joshua Rosfield: tba

Anabella Lesage: tba

Barnabas Tharmr: tba

Hotline Miami

Jacket: ryan gosling

The Girl / Hooker: tba

Corey: tba

Ash: tba

Alex: tba

Life is Strange

Rachel Amber: tba

Victoria Chase: tba

Marble Hornets

Brian Thomas: see the youtube videos

Tim Wright: see the youtube videos

Persona 3

Mochizuki Ryoji

Iori Junpei

Yamagishi Fuuka

Amada Ken

Koromaru

Kirijo Misturu

Aragaki Shinjiro

Yoshino Chidori

Sakaki Takaya

Sanada Akihiko

Persona 5

Sakura Futaba

Okumura Haru

Takamaki Ann

Morgana

Sakamoto Ryuji

Nijima Makoto

Yoshizawa Sumire

Nijima Sae

Takematsu Hitomi (oc)

Yoshizawa Kasumi (AU)

Maruki Takuto

Re:Zero

Julius Euclius

Shaula: tba

Satella: Freya Allan

Capella Emerada Lugunica

Echidna

Rem

Roswaal L Mathers: tba

Rui Arneb: tba

Steins;Gate

Okabe Rintarou: tba

Shiina Mayuri: tba

Vinland Saga

Gudrid Karlsefni: tba

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“Papa I Love You” subs

Download here: wtheckzukasubs.tumblr.com/shows    

This is a super funny Christmas-y show they did in February, and that’s only the first joke. I don’t think they’re all in good taste, and the main character is much worse than simply a jerk, but I still have fun with most of the plot twists. Plus Todoroki is a wonderful jerk, Marin is sooo cute, and with her role, Makise made the place she’d already had in my heart a definite one. Gosh, I need more from her! Give me a lead already!

You should notice this isn’t really a musical, we have one song in the beginning and they compensate it with a small Christmas song revue in the end, but the play is really just a play.

A more important warning, the subs are synced to a Sky Stage video, so the timing might not work for your copy. Because every copy should be from the same presentation, you’ll just need to push the subs a little back or forward.  Most players will do it on the go, but sites like subtitletools dot com can also help you save the retimed file too. Let me know if you need any help.

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Today in Takarazuka (April 13th 2017) Cosmos Troupe's young star performance of Chateau de la Reine was today at the Takarazuka theatre. Congratulations to the leads and everyone involved!

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Asaka Manato’s #1! - Part 2

In this GRAPH feature from 2016, troupe members were asked to vote on their favorite on- and offstage things about their top stars. Asaka’s was published in the November issue.

This is the second half of the feature that I began posting last time. In part 2, the troupe members vote on their favorite things about her personality off-stage and things she does while performing.

Note: Like Part 1, Asaka’s comments are in italics.

Asaka Manato’s #1 - Part 2

We love this about her in rehearsals!

#1 - How she notices each and every member of the troupe (33 votes)

“When I’m struggling with a role or something like that, she gives such valuable advice!” - Rinjou Kira

No, no, I keep consulting you for all kinds of things!

“She gives advice to each and every junior actress and takes them out for yakiniku 💖” - Fuuma Kakeru

Ahaha! (laughs) Well~ If we go out to eat or something, I can learn more about everyone, and it makes it easier to give advice, that’s all. I went out with the Black Angels, too. An underworld rally! (laughs)

#2 Her eye power (10 votes)

#2 How she always greets people with a smile (10 votes)

#4 The difference between her on- and off-stage personas (9 votes)

“With her nails she can’t open a can of juice… 💖 (It’s too cute, the gap is too cute!!)” - Makaze Suzuho

I couldn’t open anything with Der Tod’s nails. So, I went to Yurika (Makaze) who was nearby like ‘Open it for me~’ (laughs).

Other:

“The way she’ll fire off a wink when our eyes meet 💖 It’s just so cool 💖 💖″ - Hoshibuki Ayato

I only do this with Monchi (Hoshibuki)! Since during TOP HAT it made her blush so much and I thought it was funny (laughs). It’s not that I’m flirting with everybody! (laughs)

From Misaki Rion

“Her ability to focus! The way she changes is so impressive to me!!”

Although I’m scatterbrained by nature, I’ve realized that being able to focus is really important so I’ve learned how as I went along.

We want her to do this! From musumeyaku

#1 - Wink (8 votes)

“I want her to 💖 wink 💖 at me with those bewitching Hot Eyes!! 👁” - Mikaze Maira

I’ll do it whenever you like!

#2 - Hug (7 votes)

“I want her to pull me in with one arm! With a line like “Oh, be careful!!”. With those big hands 💖 💖” - Risaki Shigure

Ahaha (laughs)

#3 - From Elisabeth, Der Tod’s… (4 votes)

“The scene where Der Tod tries to seduce Elisabeth in her bedroom is so alluring, so I want her to try that with me.” - Mizune Shiho

The movements in that scene were things I thought of that they incorporated into the show. That’s great if it had an impression on you!

#4 - Dance (3 votes)

“I want her to be my escort for a duet dance.” - Junya Chitose

Eh~ I’d definitely end up laughing! (laughs) But I’ll do it!

From Misaki Rion

“I want her to pat my head while gazing into my eyes (laughs) 💖 💖″

“I want to exchange cheek kisses with her like in TOP HAT!! It’s so heart-pounding!!”

This is the most variety you’ve had yet! So extravagant! (laughs)

We want to emulate this! From otokoyaku

#1  - The way she uses her hands and arms (11 votes)

Oh~ I’m happy!

“My hands are small, and I have a real complex about it...Asaka-san also apparently has small hands (although they don’t look that way at all), so I want to learn more about how to gesture so my hands look bigger.” - Aizuki Hikaru

“The way she moves her long hands.” - Rukaze Hikaru

My arms are long so I used to be self-conscious about that, so if I am seen this way as an otokoyaku...It’s nice~

#2 - Dance (6 votes)

“For TOP HAT, she studied Fred Astaire’s movement so much. It was so impressive that as soon as I went to see it the first time I was so excited that I rushed to get a standing ticket for the second show (laughs).” - Matsukaze Akira

Right, right! Isn’t that cu~te? Cosmos Troupe is full of people who are so intent on research. Cosmos Troupe rules! (laughs)

#3 - The way she uses her eyes (4 votes)

#3 - From Elisabeth, Der Tod’s… (4 votes)

“All her gestures in the scene where she creeps into Elisabeth’s bedroom were so sexy. I want to be able to emulate them!” - Rui Makise

But don’t you think that’s a little too outside of normal situations to be useful!? (laughs)

Other:

“The way she wears suits 💖 So wonderfully sharp.” - Makaze Suzuho

Eh~! I have no idea! (laughs) Oh, but when I put on a suit, it really makes me remember how Osa-san (Haruno Sumire) would move.

“The way she embraces the musumeyaku! I can feel how much affection she has!! I would love to emulate that.” - Mirei Jun

Do it~!! I want to see Yuichii (Mirei) do that! (laughs)

Final comments

Ah~ having everyone praise me makes me feel so nice somehow~ (laughs). It makes me so happy to know that this is what people thing. It makes me feel like I should work even harder. Thank you so much, everyone! Let’s keep doing our best together!!

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[Update] 劇団番町ボーイズ☆×10神ACTORコラボ公演 舞台「クローズZERO」(gekidan banchou boys☆ 10kami actor collabo kouen butai crows zero)

the show will be running from May 23rd, 2019 to May 26th, 2019 (Fukuoka) @ パピヨン24 ガスホール (Papillon 24 Gas Hall) June 1st, 2019 and June 2nd, 2019 (Osaka) @ ABCホール (ABC Hall) June 14th, 2019 to June 16th, 2019 (Tokyo) @ 草月ホール (Sogetsu Hal)

Cast:

Matsumoto Taishi as Takiya Genji  (滝谷源治) Doumoto Shouhei as Serizawa Tamao (芹沢多摩雄) Sakata Ryuuichirou as Izaki Shun (伊崎瞬) Mitsutake Shinnousuke as Makise Takashi (牧瀬隆史) Magoshi Takumi as Tatsukawa Tokio (辰川時生) Sunahara Kensuke as Tokaji Yuuji (戸梶勇次) Kooshiroo as Tamura Chuuta (田村忠太) Futaba Yuu as Mikami Manabu (三上学) Futaba Kaname as Mikami Takeshi (三上豪) Kikuchi Shuuji as Tsutsumoto Shouji (筒本将治) Hamana Issei as Bandou Hideto (阪東秀人) Yamada Kento as Senda Naoki (千田ナオキ) Nakashima Yuuki as Yamazaki Tatsuya (山崎タツヤ) Shimura Sadao as Kirishima Hiromi (桐島ヒロミ) [Fukuoka] Tanaka Riku as Kirishima Hiromi (桐島ヒロミ) [Osaka] Yasui Kazuma as Kirishima Hiromi (桐島ヒロミ) [Tokyo] Kihara Rui as Honjou Toshiaki (本城俊明) Oribe Yoshinari as Sugihara Makoto (杉原誠) Matsushima Yuunosuke as Hayashida Megumi (林田恵) Nishihara Kenta as Tamura Yasu (田村保) Yashiro Takuya as Manaka Tooru (真中トオル) Izaki Hisato as Yazaki Jouji (矢崎丈治) Itou Daiki as Katagiri Ken (片桐拳)

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Main roles for Cosmos Troupe’s “Château de la Reine” shinjin kouen announced!

Kitashirakawa Ukyou (Asaka Manato’s role): Rui Makise

Sakurai Reiko (Misaki Rion’s role): Haruha Rara

Congratulations to Rui Makise for her first shinko lead and to Haruha Rara for her second shinko heroine role (after Anne Hathaway in 2016′s “Shakespeare”)!

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Ouki Kaname Dinner Show "Metamorphose" - Cosmos Troupe 2014

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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!

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Takarazuka Soragumi All Female Musical Red River/Anatolia Story Roles Announced:

Kail Mursili - Makaze Suzuho

Yuri/ Suzuki Yuri - Hoshikaze Madoka

User Ramses - Serika Toa

Urhi Shalma - Seijou Kaito

King Suppililiuma - Kotobuki Tsukasa

Hathor Nefert - Mikaze Maira

Queen Nakia - Junya Chitose

Princess consort - Kanon Mai

Nefertiti - Sumiki Sayato

Princess consort - Ayase Akina

Kikkuri - Rinjou Kira

Thutmose - Matsukaze Akira

Prince of Darkness Mattiwaza - Aizuki Hikaru

Sari Arnuwanda - Hoshibuki Ayato

Princess consort - Aishiro Moa

Rusafa - Sorahane Riku

Nepis Ilra - Yuino Kanari

Talos - Fuuma Kakeru

Ilbani - Mitsuki Haruka

Princess consort - Hanasaki Airi

Princess consort - Sakurane Rei

Priest - Hoshizuki Rio

Princess consort - Aisaki Maria

Rois Telipinu - Haruse Ouki

Zannanza Hattusili - Sakuragi Minato

Priest - Mirei Jun

Horemheb - Asao Ren

Mali Piyasili - Nanao Maki

Kash - Kazuki Sora

Court Lady - Setohana Mari

Priest - Akine Hikaru

Mittannamuwa - Rui Makise

Hathor Nefert - Haruha Rara

Shubas - Rukaze Hikaru

Nakia (As a young girl) - Hanaki Maia

Himuro Satoshi - Kihou Kanata

Suzuki Eimi - Amase Hatsuhi

Hadi - Amairo Mineri

Zora - Yuuki Shion

Tito - Manami Hikaru

Prince of Darkness Mattizawa (As a young boy) - Takato Chiaki

Urhi (As a young boy) - Manase Mira

Ryui - Mizune Shiho

Shala - Hanamiya Sara

Juda Haspasrupi - Kazeiro Hyuga

Tatukia - Yumeshiro Aya

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Takarazuka Calendar Lineups - for info on size / price visit the website, I’m just gonna quickly put down who is where:

Takarazuka Star Calendar Release date: October 20 Cover Page - Yuzuka Rei and Hoshikaze Madoka January - Asumi Rio Feburary - Miya Rurika March - Makaze Suzuho April - Kurenai Yuzuru May - Nozomi Fuuto June - Todoroki Yuu July - Senna Ayase and Kisaki Airi August - Tamaki Ryou September - Manaki Reika October - Rei Makoto November - Ayakaze Sakina and Maaya Kiho December - Serika Toa

Desktop Calendar Release Date: October 20 January - Aizuki Hikaru February - Toa Reiya and Mao Yuuki March - Towaki Sea, Ayaki Hikari, and Rui Makise April - Houzuki An May - Minami Maito and Asami Jun June - Seo Yuria and Shidou Ryuu July - Ayanagi Shou August - Kazuki Sora, Yuunami Kei, Yumena Rune September - Rinjou Kira, Mana Haruto, Sorahane Riku October - Sakuragi Minato November - Akatsuki Chisei, Rukaze Hikaru, Amahana Ema December - Tsukishiro Kanato

Stage Calendar Release Date: November 10 Covers - Tsukishiro Kanato, Hoshikaze Madoka January - Nozomi Fuuto, Miya Rurika February - Manaki Reika, Seto Kazuya March - Serika Toa, Nagina Ruumi April - Ayanagi Shou, Makaze Suzuho May - Kurenai Yuzuru, Houzuki An June - Maaya Kiho, Rei Makoto July - Asumi Rio, Kisaki Airi August - Nanami Hiroki, Todoroki Yuu September - Hanagata Hikaru, Senna Ayase October - Aizuki Hikaru, Tamaki Ryou November - Sakuragi Minato, Seijou Kaito December - Ayakaze Sakina, Yuzuka Rei 

Personal Calendars Release Date: November 17 Senka - Todoroki Yuu Hanagumi - Asumi Rio, Serika Toa*, Yuzuka Rei Tsukigumi - Tamaki Ryou, Miya Rurika Yukigumi - Nozomi Fuuto, Ayakaze Sakina Hoshigumi - Kurenai Yuzuru, Rei Makoto Soragumi - Makaze Suzuho  *Serika Toa will be transferring to Soragumi on October 30th, 2017

Personal Desktop Calendars Release Date: November 17 Senka - Todoroki Yuu Hanagumi - Asumi Rio Tsukigumi - Tamaki Ryou Yukigumi - Nozomi Fuuto Hoshigumi - Kurenai Yuzuru Soragumi - Makaze Suzuho

Poster Calendar Release Date: November 17 Senka: Hanagata Hikaru, Seijou Kaito, Sao Kurama, Nagina Ruumi Hanagumi: Seto Kazuya Tsukigumi: Uzuki Hayate, Shimon Yuriya Hoshigumi: Nanami Hiroki, Tenju Mitsuki Soragumi: Sumiki Sayato

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Updating

Thank you everyone for helping with my other post. I still need any and all those, but I’m super thankful!

I decided that while waiting for those, I could do something for Todoroki Yuu’s taidan and took on a new project, Papa I Love You. It’s not exactly a musical, but a funny play I’m sure most will enjoy if not love. Plus Makise Rui is there <3 You can follow my progress on the Next page, which is currently 25%.

Concomitantly, I’m retiming and adapting my subs of Singin’ in the Rain to Moon Troupe’s version. I’m sure I can’t make it to August 15th, but I hope I don’t take much longer. Thank you for the help!

Last, I’m just waiting for the script (and for finishing Papa I Love You) to start subbing Mizu’s Zorro. So another thank you for the offer!

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Chateau de la Reine / VIVA! FESTA! ~ Cosmos Troupe 2017

Mixed feelings and spoilers ahead!

The Plot: We’ve been blessed with a full script translation thanks to @makalations​‘s hard work, so I’m going to keep it very brief: Mirion is running a scam by double booking two tour groups in the same famous hotel at the same time so she can scrape up enough money to prevent her tour company from going under. Tour participants include Maakun (a novelist trying to find inspiration for his Louis XIV love story) and a bunch of other weirdos, antics ensue as the tour company tries to keep the two groups apart and they all kind of get to know each other.

Overall impressions: On the plus side, pretty much all the main players in Soragumi down to the kumichous had their own little side story going on (except Rui Makise and Rukaze Hikaru who receded into the background for this one), which I appreciated as someone who loves the whole troupe and whose fave was just a black angel. I followed the story with no problem, and I think I always wind up giving extra points to shows that make me feel like my Japanese doesn’t suck. They definitely put together a style, and I enjoyed the ridiculous costumes. I was, however, left curious to know more about what the overall vision was; the backgrounds were so drab it felt like they splurged on a custom wardrobe and ran out of budget. Even though the aesthetics could not be more different, it kind of reminded me of Count’s Daughter in that they bothered to stay out of the recycle bin to tell a visual story, but Count’s Daughter took that down to the last corner of the stage and Chateau de la Reine fell short (maybe this is a DVD problem, I don’t know).

On the minus side, it was lazy comedy with no real character development. It reminded me of being 15 and dying laughing at a lot of truly terrible anime because I was just so into it that you could shove any tired trope down my throat and I’d swallow it enthusiastically and beg for more. Puns so simple I understood them, half the characters rolling their Rs all the time, Louis XIV’s dramatic entrances (you could taste the freeze frame allowing a gust of flower petals to blow by)… NO JOKE, Maakun literally crashes into a door like this:

BUT, there is most definitely a give and take with these things. The trade-off for  a one-act troupe showcase is relying on stereotypes for character development to keep the show under 5 hours. Looking at a theatrical masterpiece like Hoshiai, 3 people got really meaningful roles. So I guess as long as a star’s run has a balance of both, I’ll take this occasionally. I do wish the comedy had been a little more creative. I think I laughed the hardest when poor miserable Zunchan picked her chin up and agreed to lead her shafted tour group to see the opera house “from the outside!” because it was the middle of the night… that was cute!

People:

Asaka Manato as Kitashirakawa (yeesh) Ukyo, the aforementioned novelist, was not what I’d call brilliant because it was not the most brilliant character… but she got to do some things she is uniquely good at, namely being kind of a jerkface and performing physically improbable feats of weirdness with her lanky limbs. Entertaining within the parameters of everyone here being a caricature.

Misaki Rion was equally the lead and very much boss lady in charge. I heard a lot of complaints that Reiko was not a role worthy of Mirion considering she retired on it, but I’m not sure what more you can expect out of a career spanning 2 partners and iconic leads like Aida and Elisabeth. This was a strange little show and for what it was I liked Reiko; I also liked that she basically orchestrated the whole scam. It was a much more interesting premise than a love story. Despite it being Maakun and Mirion’s last show together I didn’t even mind that it was romance-lite; they finished on equal footing holding hands, and that pretty much sums up their wonderful partnership for me.

Makaze Suzuho as the apparition of Louis XIV, dwelling in the chateau that was formerly his and inspiring Kitashirakawa’s novel, was probably my favorite part of the show if I toss my biases aside. Her Louis exuded an air of being so very done with all of these ridiculous people, while simultaneously being completely unaware that he’s definitely the most ridiculous person present. It was delightful.

Aizuki Hikaru as a tacky old rich real estate magnate with a toupee, and his arm candy/former hostess Hoshikaze Madoka, were the height of caricature; we learn almost nothing about them beyond that bare bones backstory and what’s conveyed through their clothing and their age difference. Nothing against their performances, but on the show level this was one instance where despite a lack of effort put into characterization we’re just supposed to find them funny (he’s old and absurd and she’s young and silly and they’re dating, get it??). I do appreciate Aichan’s willingness to lean all the way into a completely over the top character. This was a layup for Madoka.

Sumiki Sayato plays Makoto, a kind of grumpy cop paired against his will with Sorahane Riku’s Crayon, who is ostensibly a man in drag (we’re not given enough information to nail down Crayon’s gender identity). Crayon takes a shine to Makoto immediately, and this is another trope we’re just supposed to find funny—grouchy dude doesn’t want anything to do with the always-cheerful, flamboyant drag queen who won’t take no for an answer. WORKING WITH WHAT WE’VE GOT, I enjoyed both of their performances. Akkii is too sweet to fully immerse herself in the jerk who’s just a jerk for the sake of being a jerk, which made her eventual softening both foreseeable and convincing. Riku was hamming it up, and the fact that she was a head taller than Akkii in her heels really made the whole dynamic. And they got a kiss!

Sakuragi Minato plays Togawa, another guide in Reiko’s tour company, responsible for the group that paid less and thus constantly struggling to keep them out of the hotel at the choicest hours. This role was a waste of Zunchan, yet I can’t imagine anyone other than Zunchan in this role. She was adorable and pitiful and 110% invested; I just watch her constantly evolving offstage and I’m waiting for that role that makes me go WHO ARE YOU AND WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH ZUNCHAN?!

Junya Chitose as the editor was another highlight. She’s both wholly supportive of Kitashirakawa’s eccentricity and a force to be reckoned with herself, and she spends most of her stage time drunk/ hungover/ flirting with Sora. When she’s stumbling, glasses askew, on the silver bridge, you can’t help but pray to the gods she’s not leaving with the next show.

KazukimotherfuckingSora as Pierre, the only one aside from chief bellboy Sao who really has to speak French, was A CHOICE, because she CANNOT DO THAT. There’s a scene where she tells everyone she remembered the name of a place and it sounds like she’s choking. But like everything else she does she took her adorable lavender blazer and ran with it, and I was in stitches, and honestly I don’t know who else she could have played. I miss you, you dumb idiot <3

Mentions: Kumichous were a married couple (<3), Reimi Urara was the memory of Louis’s lover with not a heck of a lot to do, and my not-a-real-character shout out this time goes to club singer Fuuma Kakeru (and Sao finding a way, at great pains I’m sure, to make issuing orders to the other bellboys sexy).

VIVA! FESTA! was not Hot Eyes but nothing will ever be Hot Eyes.

Quick hits:

Catchy theme song, catchier yosakoi chuuzume that had me dancing at work all day today feeling grateful I don’t go to the office

Worth it alone for Night on Bald Mountain featuring Kumichou taking center stage in a very Maleficent getup

I’m not into this boy band trend… but I am also aware that whether or not I am into this boy band trend in the moment depends heavily on who is pointing and winking at me

The festa theme could definitely have been more obvious throughout, but props to Nakamura S. for not falling back on Carnivale for a change. I could honestly watch an entire revue of yosakoi

Can I have a Sora angle? God that kid can dance. I REALLY MISS YOU, YOU DUMB IDIOT <3

Not a set of all-time winners, but I liked everything enough to watch again!

[offthehananomichi]

Today in Takarazuka (February 21st 2017) Cosmos troupe's shinjinkouen performance of Chateau de la Reine (The Queen's Chateau) was today at the Grand Theatre. Comedy is hard to pull off in a shinko production, but they all did a wonderful job! Extra congratulations are due to Rui Makise (97th class) on her first shinko lead! She did a wonderful job, and I love how she did her hair compared to Asaka Manato.