#saegusa chizuru

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chizuru sakuragi yuri. if you even care

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I often think about the fact that the revstar anime just does not have Sawa Souda in it. There are people who don’t know she exists?

I’m flummoxed. I mean she IS revue starlight.

Anyways this is more propaganda. Go watch the stage plays. Go read Saikai Eyes!!

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New info on the Revue Starlight Visual Novel + teaser released today at the Bushiroad Games livestream. The game will be called "少女☆歌劇 レヴュースタァライト　舞台奏像劇　遥かなるエルドラド" , Shoujo☆Kageki Revue Starlight Butai Souzougeki: The Distant El Dorado".

No further info on plot or release date yet (but we can assume the previously announced Winter 2023 date is still relevant).

The Distant El Dorado is a play referenced multiple times in Gekijouban, as the play the National Theater Troupe is putting on starring Saegusa Chizuru.

It's also the play that Junna & Karen perform a scene of in the opening part of Gekijouban, and the one that Hikari quotes in the scene in London.

There's a few different directions this can go in, but the feeling I get rn is that it will definitely be tied to the events of Gekijouban in some way. Which I absolutely did not expect. But we'll see what more info comes out in the following months!!!

[frographite]

With just 2 days left to order the Revue Starlight Enactment Zine (order here!) and less than 10 orders left to unlocking the bgumi pin (which I also designed), I thought I would post my thought process behind the bookmark I made for the zine. It's long, so... more under the cut

starting with the arcana arcadia side - i wanted to try to depict the entire story so I split it up vertically into 6 parts.

act 1

pretty self explanatory - the magician summoning the devil, the hanged man saying he won't stop walking, high priestess being sent to hell

act 2 - is a depiction of these two moments in the screenshots

act 3

also self explanatory... the trial. hermit's eyes are closed, still in denial of the truth

act 4

this one i struggled with a bit initially - because conceptually they're also the wild pirates but Evolved in the "play part" of act 4, at first i wanted to include that, but i couldn't figure out a clear way to do so. the paper moon is aruru:

act 5

this was the easiest to come up with - i was just like OK. STAR WAR. (though i did mess around a lot with the directions they faced) the escape pod is taking star girl away from the battle.. the bottom 3 are cheering as they crash to their deaths. the effects on ai/hologram hikari were fun to do. it was inspired the most by this poster:

act 6

and so the girl arrives at her destination - the moon, a desert of bone and ash. where arcana go to die and be reborn. the fool sets off on his new journey, the world teaches the star of her identity, and the moon passes on her brilliance... ah... i can't put a succinct story screenshot in here. go read act 6.

I wanted to include some imagery from the star tarot card. here's a description of the jugs of water i just stole from biddytarot:

She pours the water out to nourish the earth and to continue the cycle of fertility, represented by the lush greenery around her. The other container pours the water onto dry land in five rivulets, representing the five senses.

instead of water, I wanted it to look like paper, like a long scroll overflowing from the jugs. and they're gold just to match the #aesthetic. the star, brimming with hope and brilliance, continues the cycle of death and rebirth by continuing to write stories. :)

now for the stage play side:

originally i just thought of this as the blue glitter side to include seiran - but then i was like what the heck, there are so many other stageplay characters and i want to draw them. but i think it's still representative of the plays as a whole because seiran were the school born on and for the stage exclusively.

i was thinking of the platform stages that you see in the anime, big round things. i didn't actually cross reference but that's how they were in my brain

the jhs are just jumping (diving) into this world of the stage (they did appear in delight first and foremost after all)

as follows from Diving, i was thinking of limitless when i drew this because i looove the lyric that goes "Limitless, into this strange phenomenon / The one who plunged in was me" and the whole underwater theme of seiran esp in the blue glitter manga. i considered replacing the three musketeers tagline with some form of that lyric, and playing with some underwater themes - but it proved to be too messy and difficult. but we still have this kind of jumping down feeling which is really one of my fav expressions in revue starlight

only the actors show their faces to the audience.. (on stage, everyone minus sakura the stage production stage girl)

guess who's in the audience! well i'm going to tell you. from left to right:

souda-sensei

layla (#3 growth)

namie (#3 growth)

kirin

saegusa chizuru (saikai eyes, movie) (grownup form)

saegusa ichika (saikai eyes) (student form)

yakumo-sensei

i think i wanted to have chizuru and ichika in these not necessarily linear ages because first of all it's the most recognizable, but also because you could say it's them in the point of their lives where they're the most invested in the stage. also I guess the teachers are not in the audience they're the . revue masters calling the curtains to open

anyway that's it, if you read this far, i'm sorry and thank you. please check out the zine and order if you're interested, there is so much cool stuff, and the proceeds go to Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDs!

[natsthinkitythinkthinkthonk]

Happy Birthday Kana Hanazawa (Feb. 25)

Happy 30th birthday to Kana Hanazawa! 

PART ONE: Role Compilation PART TWO: Song Recommendations PART THREE: YouTube Excursion (on @natsspammityspamspamham )

She turns the big 30! I think she’s one of those female voice actors that can defy the boundaries of age in the seiyuu industry (which happens to be very sexist). She has a massive amount of range in terms of her acting, she sings well (she originally intended to be an idol), and she actively supports and is actually a fan of many of her fellow female seiyuu. I think she might still be dating Kensho Ono. I haven’t heard a word of a breakup.

There will be NO “TOP FIVE ROLES” because I already made one! I might update it eventually though. Here are some posts where she appears:

Top Five Kana Hanazawa Roles 

Seiyuu Challenge (3+4): Favourite and Least Favourite Female Seiyuu

Seiyuu Challenge #21: The seiyuu with the most acting range?

Charapedia: The Top 20 Female Seiyuu (as of Apr 2018)

Seiyuu in Traditional Clothing

Seiyuu Drawing!

Since I will not be able to include gifs for all the roles, please feel free to check out any of the video compilations I use too! I tried to not hold back too many roles for this.

Role Compilation

*there’s a mistake in the video at 2:45: Kosaki Onodera from Nisekoi is the correct role

Shirase Kobuchizawa - Sora yori mo Tooi Basho

Natsume Tsuchimikado - Tokyo Ravens

This anime was disappointing. I enjoyed it at the time, but I knew it was absolute trash.

Ayase Shinomiya - Guilty Crown

Kurokami no Otome - Yoru wa Mijikashi Arukeyo Otome

Aika Fuwa - Zetsuen no Tempest

I didn’t like this anime, but everyone else seems to like it!

Rumi Yokoi - Tonari no Seki-kun

This anime was great.

Yuki Minagawa - Tsurezure Children

This anime was pretty good too. This character just loves to mess with her friend.

Hadaly Lilith - Shisha no Teikoku

I’m pretty sure she’s the only named female character in this anime.

Nene Kinokuni - Food Wars

Mikoto Asuka - Yamada-kun to 7-nin no Majo

Kusano - Sekirei

This character is your token loli in an ecchi anime which brings concern.

Nana Sakurai - Prince of Stride

Akane Tsunemori - Psycho-Pass

This is probably one of her best roles. I just haven’t watched it yet.

Sharon Rainsworth - Pandora Hearts

The refined one on the right. I identify with the character on the left though.

Susukihotaru - Otome Youkai Zakuro

Ruri Gokou - Oreimo

Raphiel - Gabriel Dropout

Shiro - Deadman Wonderland

She’s a little crazy. Just a little.

Red Blood Cell - Hataraku Saibou

This character is cute, but I... how do you ship cells? They’re cells?

Shiemi Moriyama - Blue Exorcist

I don’t get why this character gets so much hate. I like her.

Hana Midorikawa - Prison School

This is as PG as we’re getting for this one too.

Satomi Murano - Parasyte

Kobato Hasegawa - Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai

Hinata Kawamoto - 3-Gatsu no Lion

Naho Takamiya - Orange

Mayuri Shiina - Steins;Gate

“Tuturu~!”

Charlotte Dunois - Infinite Stratos

This is as PG as we’re getting.

Satou Matsuzaka - Happy Sugar Life

Everything is all cute until she shows up ready to decapitate and dismember you to an unrecognizable state. 

Roka Shibasaki - D-Frag!

My favourite character of the series. She’s the epitome of intimidation. She is an icon. She is the underground boss.

Baileu Ton - Phantom in the Twilight

Anri Sonohara - Durarara

Kanade Tachibana - Angel Beats!

Ren Kougyoku - Magi

Kosaki Onodera - Nisekoi

Onodera is the best. I can’t believe that ending.

Manaka Mukaido - Nagi no Asukara

Maria Akizuki - Shinsekai Yori

Yukino Yukari - Kotonoha no Niwa

Shiori Shiomiya - Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai

Karuta Roromiya - Inu x Boku

Sengoku Nadeko - Monogatari Series

Misaki Takasaki - Koi to Uso

Misora Haruki - Sakurada Reset

Risa Hanakago - Nagareboshi Lens

Chiaki Kurihara - Mouretsu Pirates

Mari Kozakura - Mekakucity Actors

Miyu - Kanojo to Kanojo no Neko

This anime was good even if it was just four seven-minute episodes.

Tsukimi Kurashita - Kuragehime

I am watching this anime eventually. 110%

Riza Kamishiro - Tokyo Ghoul

And this is why I have never gone on a date.

Zessica Wong - Aquarion Evol

Ichika Nanako - Gotoubun no Hanayome

Couldn’t find a non-boob gif. This anime isn’t as bad as it looks.

Chizuru Ooshima - Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun

Mayumi Saegusa - Mahouka

Ichiko Sakura - Binbougami ga!

Oh no, her face. Das nut gud.

Tooko Amano - Bungaku Shoujo

Yeah, she eats books. I kid you not. I was too weirded out to watch this anime.

Seryuu Ubiquitous - Akame Ga Kill!

Ah right, that crazy bitch.

Zera - Fairy Tail

Mayuka Nasu - Buddy Complex

Kobato Hanato - Kobato.

Nanami Chiaki - Danganronpa

[waffleweirdo]

El Dorado Claudine + Futaba Route below the cut

I’m so glad haunting the past of Seisho teachers runs in the Saegusa family

Chizuru you will always be famous (literally)!!

I’m so glad they added in more references, and the hints at her past with Sakuragi are really interesting.

Anyways this is propaganda for you all to go read Saikai Eyes if you liked El Dorado and want to learn who Chizuru is! More people need to read it, plus the get the backstories for Souda and Yakumo as well. It’s really good I promise!!!