a Takarazuka diary of sorts

Statuses!

🌸 Hanagumi is performing Sougetsushou/El Deseo in Tokyo until Sunday 🌙 Tsukigumi is on break between Takarazuka and Tokyo ❄️ Yukigumi is rehearsing Poe Clan ⭐️ Hoshigumi is rehearsing Two Pieces of Silver and Hana Yori Dango II 🪐 Soragumi is performing Black Lizard/Diamond Impulse in Takarazuka

Visuals! 👀

⭐️RRR Rama ver. • 🌸Magician's Misfortunes • 🌸The Red and the Black

Taidans! 🎓

💎 Miho Keiko the queen the legend will retire with Poe Clan on Oct. 25. She debuted in 1989.

She will have post-taidan dinner shows on 11/29-30 and 12/5-6.

Hapsburgs 🗡️

Main roles for Hanagumi's Elisabeth:

Der Tod: Towaki Sea

Elisabeth: Hoshizora Misaki

Franz: Seino Asuka

Lucheni: Kiwami Shin

Headline news! 📰

Tsukigumi top stars Houzuki An and Amashi Juri will retire on March 28, 2027 with Artemis of the Heavens/Belle Epoch

Statuses!

🌸 Hanagumi is performing Sougetsushou/El Deseo in Tokyo 🌙 Tsukigumi is on break between Takarazuka and Tokyo ❄️ Yukigumi is rehearsing Poe Clan ⭐️ Hoshigumi is rehearsing Two Pieces of Silver and Hana Yori Dango II 🪐 Soragumi is rehearsing Black Lizard/Diamond Impulse, which opens next week in Takarazuka

Visuals! 👀

⭐️RRR Rama ver. • ❄️Poe Clan • 🌸Magician's Misfortunes • 🌸Red and the Black • 🌸Parisai (x2)

Other stuff!

🪐 Following Matsukaze Akira's retirement, Ai Sumire will be promoted to kumichou, and Koharuno Sayo will be promoted to second vice-kumichou alongside existing vice-kumichou Akina Rui.

Statuses!

🌸 Hanagumi is on break between Takarazuka and Tokyo 🌙 Tsukigumi is performing Ryofu/Crystal Palace in Takarazuka ❄️ Yukigumi is starting A Calm Sea and Beautiful Days with You and Daydream Dali this week ⭐️ Hoshigumi is performing Koi Suru Tendousetsu/Dynamic Nova in Tokyo till Sunday 🪐 Soragumi is rehearsing Black Lizard/Diamond Impulse

Visuals! 👀

Poe clan! Gin Nikan! Hana Yori Dango II! Rukaze Hikaru dinner show!

Taidans! 👩‍🎓

🪐 Matsukaze Akira will retire with Black Lizard

Corporate bullshit! 🤬

STATUSES!

🌸 Hanagumi is performing Sougetsushou/El Deseo today in Takarazuka 🌙 Tsukigumi is rehearsing Ryofu/Crystal Palace ❄️ Yukigumi is rehearsing A Calm Sea and Beautiful Days with You and Daydream Dali ⭐️ Hoshigumi is performing Koi Suru Tendousetsu/Dynamic Nova in Tokyo 🪐 Soragumi is performing Beautiful SKY!! in Bow Hall and Too Short a Time in Hakata

SHOW ANNOUNCEMENTS! 🎭

🌸 Hanagumi will perform Elisabeth starting in October 🌸 Kiwami Shin will lead Parisai in July 🌙 Houzuki An and Amashi Juri will lead NINE at Theatre Orb in September 🌙 Kazama Yuno will lead Inazuma Kaikatan in Hyogo and Kanagawa in September

VISUALS! 👀

Black Lizard visual and poster!

OTHER NEWS! 🗞️

The 111th class has received its troupe assignments!

The 112th class exists!

STATUSES!

🌸 Hanagumi opened Sougetsushou/El Deseo today in Takarazuk 🌙 Tsukigumi is rehearsing Ryofu/Crystal Palace ❄️ Yukigumi is performing Beau Brummell/PRAYER in Tokyo ⭐️ Hoshigumi is on break between Takarazuka/Tokyo 🪐 Soragumi is rehearsing Beautiful SKY!! and Too Short a Time

TAIDANS! 😢👋

🌙 The following actresses will retire with Ryofu/Crystal Palace:

Ruou Ria

Haon Mika

I am somewhat new to the Takarazuka fandom and I have been trying to learn as much as I can about it through what is available in English but I notice something and I hope you could help me understand it I have noticed that there was a much more active Takarazuka online fandom in the late 2000s and early 2010s but in the last decade or so most of those active blogs in places like live journal completely became inactive. As a new fan I found it to be quite difficult to find any recent information and active accounts except you perhaps. I have seen some accounts on here post things like photos, gifs etc, but nothing compared to how detailed and comprehensive the older blogs were. I just wanted to ask you since you have been in the fandom for a long time what ended up happening to the online community that was once so vibrant. Did all those people leave the fandom after a number of years or perhaps did the online community become more private. Is everyone using lesser known websites

STATUSES!

🌸 Hanagumi is rehearsing Sougetsushou/El Deseo 🌙 Tsukigumi is on break ❄️ Yukigumi is performing Beau Brummell/PRAYER in Tokyo tomorrow ⭐️ Hoshigumi is performing Koi Suru Tendousetsu/DYNAMIC NOVA in Takarazuka 🪐 Soragumi is rehearsing Beautiful SKY!! and Too Short a Time

🎭SHOW ANNOUNCEMENTS!

🌸 Top combi will be doing A Magician's Misfortunes / EXCITER!!2026 as a national tour in July

🌸 Yuki Daiya's debut Bow Hall lead will be The Red and the Black, also in July

VISUALS! 👀

STATUSES!

🌸 Hanagumi is rehearsing Sougetsushou/El Deseo 🌙 Tsukigumi is performing Samurai Time Slipper and Ame Nijimu Balhae ❄️ Yukigumi is performing Beau Brummell/PRAYER in Tokyo tomorrow ⭐️ Hoshigumi is performing Koi Suru Tendousetsu/DYNAMIC NOVA in Takarazuka 🪐 Soragumi is on break

🎭SHOW ANNOUNCEMENTS!

⭐️ Hoshigumi is doing RRR again (Rama ver.) in the Grand Theater starting in August

VISUALS! 👀

Ryofu poster! Visuals for A Calm Sea and Beautiful Days with You and Daydream Dali!

SHINKO ANNOUNCEMENTS! 👶

🌸 Kagami Seiju and Suisho Serina have the shinko leads for Sougetsushou

INJURIES! 😰

Happy new year all!

There's like, no news.

STATUSES!

🌸 Hanagumi is rehearsing Sougetsushou/El Deseo 🌙 Tsukigumi is performing Samurai Time Slipper in Tokyo Forum ❄️ Yukigumi opens Beau Brummell/PRAYER in Tokyo tomorrow ⭐️ Hoshigumi is performing Koi Suru Tendousetsu/DYNAMIC NOVA in Takarazuka 🪐 Soragumi is on break

INJURIES! 😰