A round of retirements

Ok a bit much posting in one day maybe XD. But yeah I 've been really busy with working and looking for a actual full-time job. I didn't have the time and energy to write much.
Ok the anime review post was actully almost completely written besides a paragraph or so. I think that doesn't really count as much ^^.

So again another zuka post :). Well I guess I had to this time cause well a lot has been going on to be honest. Almost an entire generation of top star are to retire from Takarazuka. So I'm just going to name the ones that already retired, the stars that are to retire, and the next line, or possible next top stars.

Let's start with Snow troupe. The top stars Sou Kazuho and Manaka Ayu are now retired. Really sad since I really liked Ayu as a Musumeyaku. I never even got to see her live as a top star T^T, luckily I got to see her perform in another Takarazuka play once. So that makes it a bit easier then not haven seen her at all.

Left Manaka Ayu at her press conference, Right Sou Kazuho leaving the theatre on her last day.

And not long after hearing that this combi would retire we got another shocking announcement. Yet another top star would retire. And this it was none other then Ouki Kaname! Big shock because we didm't expect her to retire that soon actually. Though her partner Misaki Rion wil stay in sora gumi as top musumeyaku.

Ouki Kaname during her press conference

Here is the official anouncement (Japanese):

http://kageki.hankyu.co.jp/news/detail/c1fac9560d0bbf2bf0444e1e5010db20.html

Also the top musumeyaku of flower troupe  Ranno Hana announced she is to retire after the Elisabeth performance. She was already a top musumeyaku for some years. She got the position after the Matobu Sei's first partner retired, and stayed after Matobu retired and also Ranjyu Tomu. She is currently a combi with Asumi Rio. She became the new Hana gumi otokoyaku top star after Ranjyu Tomu Retired. Sad new because I also really liked her, and she can sing so well! But luckily a friend of mine is in Japan and is going to get the Elisabeth DVD for me. So I have some comfort. And I have seen her live once as well. Bye Bye Hana chan!

 Ranno Hana's press conference

And the link to the official announcement:

http://kageki.hankyu.co.jp/news/detail/4f5f91247b1f6772748245d6a251bbb0.html

And then the one I have been dreading actually, my favourite top star and Takarasienne is going to retire T^T. And her top musumeyaku partner is going to retire with her.　Well at least they are　going together, but I will be very sad to see them go. And it is really such a shame, if they had stayed Yuzuki Reon would have broken the record for mainting a top star position. But I guess we can't have everything right. Luckily we still have till may 2015 before they actually retire so yeah. But I'll really miss Yuzuki Reon and Yumesaki Nene star troupe will never be the same withou them!

Yuzuki Reon's press conference

Official announcement link:

http://kageki.hankyu.co.jp/news/detail/04024a6971fd8f7b5d6ac8ca47e7d431.html

Yumesaki Nene at her press conference

Link to official announcement:

http://kageki.hankyu.co.jp/news/detail/b96d87a9d886e47b03385c14a7080bfd.html

And now on to the new top stars! Since the Snow troupe stars already retired this pair is already rehearsing for their debut as top stars.

And I do say I predicted them right ^^, and I also love this musumeyaku again :). So without further ado the new topstars of Snow troupe :

Right Otokoyaku: Sagiri Seina ,早霧せいな

Left Musumeyaku: Sakihi Miyu,  咲姫みゆ

So Congrats to the new top pair!
And ofcourse the official statement:
http://kageki.hankyu.co.jp/news/detail/8c0a5b3a2f856cad82a6425f8633d9bc.html

And then finally the new musumeyaku of Flower troupe is also announced, she will take over Ranno Hana's position. And she was also on my list for possible new musumeyaku top stars, and she was transferred from cosmos troupe to flower troupe, so that was kind of a big hint already.

So the new musumeyaku top star will be :

Kano Maria （花乃まりあ）

I hope she will make a great combi with Asumi Rio ^_^, since that is one of my other top favourite otokoyaku at the moment. Please have some very nice performances together!

So and that was the zuka rant, I don't think I will have another one anytime soon. I'll make sure to post a review of Elisabeth as soon as I watched the DVD. But my friend will not be back in The Netherlands until January. So that will have to wait, and the DVD will also not be released until november XD.

So Bye again and until next time!

Oh and I recently (well about a month or so) read a really great book. It's not a Japanese one but still really awesome. So the next time I have time to sit down and write, I'm really going to try and make an effort this time, there will be a review of that one.

静夢　龍