Gen's Fluffy Bunny Meme!

Step 1: Find the most ridiculous, adorable picture of a cute animal you can. Post it below (Linking back to the original page is always polite...) Leave this picture above any LJ cut. The point of this meme is ridiculous cheerfulness. For example:



Next, answer these crucial, life-altering questions:

( La la la I am a sheep... )

This is so not cool T_____________T

I keep on looking at the star tab in hopes that people will be back in the show, but no such luck...

Masako T________T

What terrifies me is that the really highly ranked people may not even have the option of calling out sick unless they're physically at the point where they can't stand up any more. And given that Micchan is also rehearsing for the buyouakai, I really do worry about her.

Not to mention everyone else.

Get well soon, soragumi!

ETA: Totally didn't look at the bottom of the announcement. It looks like at least Kacha, Dai-chan, Kuracchi, Kyanon, and Sattsun are back as of today's show. That's something at least.

Has anyone seen a complete set list for Asako's sayonara show?  One of the news sites listed the songs that Asako sang, but didn't mention anything about the other taidansha.

I'll admit that I'm particularly interested in whether or not the girl in the icon got anything <3

ETA: One more thing, as long as I'm posting.

So I'll be seeing seeing soragumi's Casablanca for the first time about two and a half weeks from now.  Shonichi is this Friday.  Can I request that if anyone on my f-list is going to post images/reviews etc., that it be done behind a cut?  I'm trying hard not to spoil myself before I see the show <3

ETA 2: A friend of mine is saying she doesn't think Ai-chan got anything.  This makes me exceedingly grumpy.

First, list six Takarazuka plays you love, or ask someone to assign you six.

1. El Halcon
2. LUNA
3. A/L
4. The Second Life
5. Silver Rose Chronicle
6. Scout

(I personally decided to go with original Zuka works, and therefore omitted tsukigumi Ernest in Love, Me and My Girl, and Elisabeth)

( Please work, cut? )

...it is way too early in the evening for this :(

Get well soon~~~~!  I want to see your cute cheeks in December.

CASABLANCA SHINKO ROLES!!!!!

KACHA AS THE LEAD!!!!!!

KAI-CHAN AS NIBANTE!!!!!!

AND ERI-CHAN'S FIRST SHINKO LEAD!!!!!!!!!!

*continues running around excitedly*

(Yeah, wao_wao and co. have trained me well ^^;)

 

Seriously, Fujisaki Eri is perfect for this role, as she has a lot of spunk.  She's been ignored in shinkos lately and I'm so glad she's getting some recognition.  Nagina Ruumi as the lead was a no-brainer, but I'm glad that Nanami Hiroki will also get a good role.

For those of you who have actually used ticket.co.jp, am I missing something about inputting the credit card information?  It didn't have a field for me to select either the type of credit card or to input my name.  No wonder it didn't go through :(  And because technically I didn't pay, this means I can't try to buy that same exact ticket again :/

In the mean time, I have gone back to my good friend Crescent Shop.  It may be an expensive friend, but it's much less terrifying!

Okay, so what little there is of the Casablanca cast list I like very, very much.  Micchan got the role I wanted for her, Tomochin will get another delicious villain role, and Ban-san will be Sam!!!  I don't know why I kept on imagining a younger actress getting this role, but giving Sam to Ban-san as a sayonara role is a stroke of genius.  She'll get to sing a lot AND it's a really memorable role.

If she has to retire, at least they've been treating her well lately with both her dinner show and giving her this role.

But as for the rest of the cast not being announced as of right now...Koike, why do I have a feeling that you haven't finished the script yet?  :P

ETA: Okay, truth be told, there aren't really any big roles past the ones that have already been announced.  The only ones that stand out in my mind are the guy who gets shot at the beginning for his letters of transit and a few of the Ricks' Cafe staff.  But even if there aren't a lot of big parts, I have a feeling (*knock on wood*) this is going to be a very good show for watching people doing cute things in the background.  After all, the majority of the action takes place in a night club.

This managed to distract me from the lack of Casablanca casting announcements for not nearly long enough :P

Put the name of someone on your friendslist as the answer to each question. Don't tell anyone the questions unless they agree to re-post the meme.

( My answers behind the cut )

The complete cast came out today. 

Senka: Todoroki Yuu

Hanagumi: Asaka Manato, Shirahana Remi, Nozomi Fuuto

Yuki: Mizu Natsuki, Aihara Mika, Ayabuki Mao, Otozuki Kei, Ayana Oto, Ozuki Tooma, Sagiri Seina, Saou Kurama, Daigo Seshiru, Ootsuki Sayu, Renjou Makoto, Karyou Shizuru, Manaka Ayu

Hoshi: Yuzuki Reon, Yumesaki Nene, Suzumi Shio, Ayami Haya, Ouki Kaname, Yumeno Seika, Kurenai Yuzuru, Aono Yuki, Makaze Suzuho

Sora: Oozora Yuuhi, Nono Sumika, Yuumi Hiro, Ranju Tomu, Toki Irisu, Hanakage Arisu, Harukaze Misato, Houshou Dai, Hasami Yuuya, Nagina Ruumi, Junya Chitose, Aihana Chisaki, Nanami Hiroki

Chorus: Otohana Yuri (Hoshi), Toumi Sarasa (Yuki), Nanase Ririko (Sora), Mikage Rin (Sora), Kanon Mai (Sora), Fujisaki Eri (Sora), Hanasato Mana (Sora), Momochi Ito (Sora), Matsukaze Akira (Sora), Hoshibuki Ayato (Sora), Fuuma Kakeru

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-I'm really excited to see that Kai-chan (Nanami Hiroki) is in the regular soragumi cast.  I don't think she's the top star track type, but the company has been paying attention to her and that makes me very happy <3

-Had tsukigumi been around for this one, it would have been funny to maybe see Asako try to do a one-woman Elisabeth ;)  Ah well.

-Looking at the hoshigumi lineup, I think I finally see why everyone is complaining about them being so young ^^; (For a while I was jealous that they at least have upperclassmen to play the mother/father type roles.  In comparison, tsukigumi right now has Hanase Mizuka, an 81st, as its oldest musumeyaku...)

-As much as I'm glad that sora will be appearing in the TCA special this year (it's been a while!!), I feel bad for Yuuhi, Sumika, Tomu, and Micchan (and I here I was trying to make an entire post without mentioning her ^^;) who have to rehearse for the TCA special, the buyoukai, AND perform in Casablanca T_______T  But they've at least had a decent amount of time off between Ooeyama Kaden/Phoenix Wright and the start of Casablanca rehearsals <3

...Exactly how crazy have we (and the siennes we fangirl) become when getting two weeks off after months of non-stop rehearsing/performing seems reasonable? -_-;

So it is Marimo.  Well, frankly, I can live with that.  I don't think she and Kiriyan are going to be my next One True Pairing, but I liked her well enough in the Pimpernel shinko and in Kean.

I mean, I would have much preferred Alice or Nacchan.  Not to mention Ai-chan.  But compared to a lot of the other choices that were being speculated about, Marimo is at least acceptable to me.  (Not that the universe is looking for my approval, but you get the idea *g*)

I think my only real objection is that she's 164 centimeters.  While Kiriyan claims to be 167 centimeters, I'm pretty sure she's lying.  That's only about an inch in height difference o.O

In other news, poor Chiaki T__________T  She was awfully cute as Louis Capet in Pimpernel.

ETA: Lest I sound like I'm complaining too much, at least we have a top musumeyaku now.  It's about time!!!!

THE RULES
01; Comment to this entry saying 'ICONS!' and I will pick 6 of your icons.
02; Make an entry in your own journal and talk about the icons I picked!












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Parts of this are accurate, other parts aren't.  The problem is that 1) people like Asako and Tani were in a lot of the same shows as other people and thus are overrepresented, and 2) The last year has really thrown things off.  Meaning when I'm not in Japan and can only keep up with a very limited amount of material, I just don't have as much to say about a lot of people who I still really love.  *shrug* Anyway, that was a fun waste of ten minutes XD

In other news, the "All of Me" poster is miiiiiiiiine.  For 3600 yen.  It started at 2500 yen, and I was willing to bid up to 5000.  I don't even want to think about how much it's going to come to after I add in Crescent Shop fees and shipping, but this was probably my only chance to get it and it's miiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiine ;)

%$#@, I really don't have any money.  Or rather, looks like I'll be putting off buying Ooeyama Kaden photos for yet another paycheck. 

But while I can order Ooeyama Kaden photos later (or perhaps even buy them in Japan myself), I have no idea when this will come up again, if ever.  And it's such a gorgeous poster T____________T

I'm sort of scared, though...I think just the chirashi went for about 3700 yen last time I saw it on Y!J.  I'm not sure if even I can spend more than 5000 yen on a poster, even if it's one that I desperately want -_-;  Well, we'll see where this goes.  That's the nice thing about setting an auction limit

Is it better if I put in my bid now, or later? *has been trying to stay away from actually purchasing things on Y!J lately*

There was a time when I had more sanity than this.

Watched the 2008 Daigekijou "Me and My Girl" raku last night.  Such a good show, and even better with bonus Ai-chan Jackie (the Ai-chan!Jackie digest on the official DVD just isn't the same).  I sorely miss Mihoko and Taki-san these days :(

Anyway, I have a rather dumb question.  I never really understood why it had to remain a secret that Sally was training with Professor Higgins.  Why couldn't Sir John and Sally have told Bill of the plan?  Obviously it makes for great dramatic tension later on, but I never completely understood the point of putting Bill through all that pain.  I have a feeling I'm missing something really dumb -_-;

I feel a little silly making a report about a show that I myself didn't go to.  But since I'm trying to get my hands on every tidbit of information I can about this show, and because a great deal of it makes me jump up and down with excitement, I feel the need to share what I can find out.

( Notes from a nice blogger's entry beneath the cut )
Ah...sounds like good times.  I am breathless with anticipation for this show to be broadcast on Sky Stage!!! ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

"All of Me" starts tonight.  I can hardly believe it.

Rumors say that she'll be switching up some of the songs on different days.  Well, just as long as they pick the good ones for the Sky Stage recording ;)

I'm so proud of her <3

Ganbarre, Micchan!!!

Honestly, I've never really bought into the whole "The young'un otokoyaku are taking over Takarazuka!" argument.  In honkouen at least I've always thought that each generation has a few young upstarts.  But the shinkos lately are getting a little ridiculous.  A 94th is getting Kiriyan's role in the Last Play shinko????  Tamaki Ryou, apparently.  I had to look up the name since I didn't immediately recognize the kanji.

I dunno, maybe this girl is actually really talented and completely deserving.  The truth is I know nothing about her.  But...there's a part of me that's grumpy and wants all of these young upstarts to wait their turn :P

I guess I'll be satisfied as long as Toshi (Uzuki Hayate) gets in a lead before she graduates from shinkos.  I've been fond of her ever since she was a Sky Fairy in 2007-2008, and I'll be annoyed if she gets passed up.  And that's the thing, really...the young ones still have plenty of time.  Do they have to jump over the ones who are down to their last year of shinkos?  Toshi does have Maya-san's role.  Senka roles sometimes aren't as exciting, but if it's Maya-san it could be good <3333

It looks like Shizuku doesn't have a big shinko role since she's not among the roles that were released today.  Speaking of musumeyaku, since that there's no top musumeyaku in tsukigumi, there's no musuemyaku shinko lead either.  (I am so ready for this whole "no top musumeyaku" thing to be over :P)

It's interesting to see which honkouen roles have been cast with shinko counterparts at this point and which haven't.  You would think that would indicate which ones will be major.  (The ones that have been filled with shinko counterparts thus far are Asako, Kiriyan, Ahi, Sonoka, Morie, Ai-chan, Touka Yurino, Masaki, Shizuku, and Ranno Hana).

Oh, and Mirio in the shinko lead was kind of a no-brainer ^^;