#senka

See hi-res version here: patreon.com/posts/super-bot-tier-m-137614531

Because this series got pretty long, here is an overview post collecting all parts of it for easy linking and perusal!

Part 1: The Anatomy of a Takarazuka Troupe A short summary of what a takarazuka troupe is and what ranks and hierarchies exist within one.

Part 2: The Politics of Promotion A discussion of the Takarazuka Star Track & Support Track

Part 3: Leads, Dinnershows and Retirement Red Flags A discussion of how one advances on the Takarazuka Star Track through the roles one receives while in the company, and how to recongise signs of where someone is going and/or if someone will quit the company soon.

Part 4: Revue Ranking An explanation of how to recognise rank and hierarchy within a Revue performance, and what little nuances can make big differences for someone's career.

Part 5: Offstage Track Shenanigans A summary of all the ways you can see and recognise the direction someone is going on the Takarazuka Track in their offstage presence (tv programming and merch)

Part 6: The Hypothetical Life of Takarasienne Hanano Sumire A fictional account of the career of a fictional Takarasienne in order to give an example of all the things discussed in the previous posts.

fast thingy with Julian and Senka hihihi...

Forgive me the shitty quality but I just took a screenshot out of the entire canvas...

This is one of my favorite clips of the two of them.

Senka's face... I can't help but smirk. She is a mix of focused and irritably resigned here. She knows she has to defer to him, and she KNOWS he's gonna fuck her over again.

Yet she begrudingly admires his cunning. A word I find myself using quite often when I discuss these two.

begrudging - adjective: said, done, or given reluctantly: grudging