In this English-language Takarazuka Revue Fan Podcast, a group of fans from around the globe discusses both the Revue and its unique fandom. This includes news, reviews and discussion of performances and Revue members, and much more!
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Episode 4: What Is Takarazuka — The Revue, It’s History, and Fandom
This episode is a rambling attempt at introducing the Takarazuka Revue to those who might not know much about it yet. We hope to do more in-depth episodes on some of these topics in the future, and so we would love to hear from our listeners about what they might want to know more about, or anything we might have said that was confusing. Definitely drop any questions you’d like in the comments below!
In this podcast:
- What’s making us happy in Takarazuka lately
- What is the Takarazuka Revue? (06:45)
- 100+ years of history of the Revue (16:40)
- The theaters and ticketing (28:00)
- Fandom Abroad/Online (47:45)
- Fanclubs! with bits of advice (1:02:00)
A huge thank you to Erin for continuing to slave over the editing of our episodes. (Hint: If they sound really nice, Erin did them.)
Links (things discussed in this podcast):
- Shiny New English Website with ENGLISH-language ticketing system!! Whoo!
- Arcanum String Quartet @ Facebook
- Hokushou Kairi’s “Friend Like Me”
- Les Miserables flash mob at Chanter department store
- Jen’s vintage postcards
- History of the Revue @ TakaWiki
- List of Hatsubutai Performances @ TakaWiki
- Japan’s sempai and kohai system @ Wikipedia
- “A History of the Takarazuka Revue Since 1914” by Makiko Yamanashi @ Amazon
- Dream Girls documentary review @ New York Times
- Glenn Miller & Marlene Dietrich @ Wikipedia
- Takarazuka Family Land amusement park
- Floor map of the Grand Theater (“I” marks the post office)
- Takarazuka Revue @ Facebook & @ YouTube
- Toho Stage website (Japanese only)
- Theatre Crea(tion) (Japanese only)
- myfavoritethingsjapan.com
- Ticket System Walkthrough @ TakaWiki
- Takarazuka Insanity Project
Other Useful Links:
- Takarazuka Miscellany — Guide for new fans (English translation of Japanese website) @ TakaWiki
- Takarazuka Forever — A collection of vintage Takarazuka Revue images
- Vintage Takarazuka @ LiveJournal (most of the entries are locked to members-only)
Glossary:
Most of the vocabulary in this episode is explained as we go, and we used a lot, so we refer you to the TakaWiki glossary for more info.