Takarazuka Revue Fan Podcast

CORRECTION: Todoroki Yuu was top star of Snow troupe beginning in 1997, not 1996.

Thank you, as always, to our wonderful editor Erin.

In this podcast:

• What’s making us happy in Takarazuka lately
• Questions sent to us!
• Questions we stole!

Links (things discussed in this podcast):

• Elisabeth (German version)
• Shakespeare / HOT EYES!! (Blu-Ray & DVD)
• Rurouni Kenshin (Blu-Ray & DVD)
• Daihatsu Oscar and Andre commercial “So roomy it’s painful” (2001) @ YouTube
• Underwear (Japan TV drama: review)
• Fifty-Fifty
• Nagasaki Shigurezaka
• Todoroki Yuu
• Golden Steps
• Oedipus Rex
• The Odd Couple
• For the People (Lincoln)
• Nova Bossa Nova (Snow 1999)
• Rio de Bravo!!
• A Song For Kingdoms (Cosmos)
• Guys and Dolls (2015)
• Elisabeth (2005)
• Royal Straight Flush
• Zorro
• Apasionado!! (2008-9)
• Revue Orchis
• Passionate Takarazuka!
• Rome at Dawn
• Visual Shoxx
• Kinokuniya
• A History of the Takarazuka Revue Since 1914 (book)
• Gender Gymnastics (book)
• Takarazuka by Zeke Berlin (book)
• Emerging Lesbian Voices from Japan (book)
• Ticket-Pia (Japanese)
• Lawsons Tickets (Japanese)

Glossary:

• Charlie = Takumi Hibiki’s nickname
• Mizu = Mizu Natsuki’s nickname
• Tom = Todoroki Yuu’s nickname
• Touko = Aran Kei’s nickname
• Berusaiyu no Bara = The Rose of Versailles
• Kaze to Tomo ni Sarinu = Gone With the Wind
• “Goran Nasai” = opening song of The Rose of Versailles
• fukukumichou
• kumichou
• nibante
• sanbante
• senka