#takarazuka og

[nessie665]

Soragami's Y&K Phantom '04// Ivy by Taylor Swift

I wish to know The fatal flaw that makes you long to be Magnificently cursed

#christine daae #poto #the phantom of the opera #phantom of the opera #takarazuka phantom #yeston and kopit phantom #e/c #erik carriere #erik #my gifs #gifset #taylor swift #evermore #erik x christine #I been wanting to do a gif set for WEEKS but none of my ideas i like enough #i randomly put on evermore on the bus earlier and it hit me #hanafusa mari #wao youka #takarazuka og #takarazuka #takarazuka revue

[liminal-roses]

Nanami Hiroki and Miya Rurika (aka how the heaven looks like probably) for CREA is something I cannot move forward from

#takarazuka #nanami hiroki #miya rurika #takarazuka og #i cant describe how these make me happy btw #my babes (who are older than me by 15 years or smth) #but still

[margridarnauds]

Yuzuki Reon and Miya Rurika in Toho Stage’s『BERBER RENDEZVOUS』(2022)

#takarazuka og #miya rurika #yuzuki reon #berber rendezvous #toho stage #musicalgifs #musicalgif #musicaltheatreedit #theatreedit #the coloring still feels off to me but I refuse to work with this longer

[tribulations-of-flesh]

#asami jun #nozomi fuuto #yukigumi #takarazuka #takarazuka og #my post #my posts #i love them so much

[sentientpinkfrosting]

ACHE

-but make it a yaoi romance novel cover

(っ˘ω˘ς )♡

#takarazuka #takarazuka og #kozuki wataru #ayaki nao #my art #i haven't drawn in forever i hope u guys like it #ACHE #mintfrosting's prompt was 'they both wear pants' #so this is what u get #look at it #thanks #oh can’t forget the #yuri #tag

[fayegumi]

The Many Faces of Actress Asumi Rio

Wolfgang (Eliza) Amadeus Mozart, Sarah Brown, Elizabeth Arden

#asumi rio #mirio #takarazuka #takarazuka revue #takarazuka og #war paint #mademoiselle mozart #guys and dolls

[musumeyaku-forever]

THE LEGEND!

- THE OG Elisabeth

- THE OG Christine

- THE ONE! THE ONLY!!!

Has turned 50!! 🥂🎉🥂

(Yes, I discovered this five min ago, her birthday was February the 28th)

- She is my all time favorite Marie Antoinette!

- All time favorite Carmen!

- Not my favorite Elisabeth… but her interpretation is real darn good!!

👸🏻👑・HAPPY DELAYED BIRTHDAY MY QUEEN!・👑👸🏻

#takarazuka #yukigumi #soragumi #hanafusa mari #takarazuka og

[dossei-dossei]

the kiss of death

#nozomi fuuto #nanami hiroki #elisabeth #takarazuka #elisabeth das musical #takarazuka og #gifs #takarazuka revue #nozotod *faints* #ive been meaning to make these for literally months since lloyd got it but #i kept forgetting so #ANYWAY #if anyone wants to watch this dm @tkabirdd for link :) #my gifs

[soggywarmpockets]

Ma'am, you CANNOT do this to me. I'm GAY.

#Saou Kurama #Kurama Saou #沙央 くらま #沙央くらま #Lust #lust fma #fma lust #Fma #fullmetal alchemist #takarazuka og

[alaccount]

Idk, but i love this posters

"HELLO, FUTO NOZOMI DRAMATIC CONCERT"

#nozomi fuuto #fuuto nozomi #takarazuka #takarazuka revue #yukigumi #takarazuka og #concert

[liminal-roses]

when i tell you i thought abt this joke immediately, i just had to do it

#takarazuka #takarazuka og #asumi rio #elisabeth das musical #i am sorry a little

[olympedupuget]

1789, les Amants de la Bastille (Toho)-> Costumes

↳Marie Antoinette’s golden robe à l'anglaise (Ryuu Masaki, De Courage Cast)

#1789 les amants de la bastille #1789 the musical #marie antoinette #takarazuka og #perioddramaedit #weloveperioddrama #perioddramasource #theatreedit #musicaltheatreedit #costumeedit #musicalgifs #europeanmusicaledit #asiantheatrenet #toho stage #jmusicals #frenchmusicaledit #actress: Ryuu Masaki #ch: marie antoinette #Production: Toho

[margridarnauds]

Nozomi Fuuto as Diana Goodman in Toho Stage's 2022 production of Next to Normal

#nozomi fuuto #daimon #takarazuka og #next to normal #n2n #n2nedit #musicaledit #musicaltheatreedit #broadwayedit #bwayedit #asiantheatrenet #my gifs #theatreedit #musicalgifs #diana goodman #food tw

[eien-no-gakusha]

Touken Ranbu:  The Contradictory Tale of Genji

Went in expecting fanservice and just a good time, left impressed.

Part 1/3 - Plot:

The videogame source material has a very barebones plot because it knows what it is:  a gatcha game for fujoshi to collect sword husbandos.  Basically, something evil is trying to change (Japanese) history and make the universe implode.  You, the player, are an onmyoji or priestess who is summoning famous swords like mad to save the world.  The touken danshi themselves basically have the personalities of their famous historical figure owners or forgers coupled with quirks related to random facts and legends surrounding them.  Some come with a Hachiko streak from losing their masters or their service in some darker parts of history.  (only your love can heal them!). Classic gatcha game fare.  In other words, there is a lot of room to be creative with this framework.  Just look at all the sexy derivative works spawned from the thirsty fujoshi.  This aspect of the fandom is surprisingly relevant to the plot of the musical.  Stick around and find out. 

Anyways, the plot of this specific show features a Tale of Genji crossover.  The usual evil is messing with history again and a squad of swords are dispatched to fix it.   The problem of the day is the entire Heian court has been isekai-ed into the novel Tale of Genji.  The author Murasaki Shikibu and her fans have all gotten merged with the characters of the book.  The Heian era swords are unavailable for vague reasons, leaving a bunch of young swords not forged in this era to untangle fact from fiction.

Thus, we start with team Kanesada finding themselves escorting a lady-in-waiting who explains that everyone around her has been suddenly larping Tale of Genji and she’s the only sane person left in court.  They realize they are trapped in the book and reenact all the early chapters as they figure out how to undo the curse.  Some of the more hot-tempered swords try to brute force their way out only to realize that book characters have protagonist halos to protect them from getting KOed.  At the center of this vortex, the titular character Hikaru Genji is effectively an NPC who has gained sentience a la RE:  Creators.  We learn he functions similarly to the sword boys as the embodiment of the book.  Not being a weapon, he can’t do much by way of fighting but he is unkillable and can act as dungeon master in his own story by transferring protagonist status to his victims.  In other words, Genji can possess targets to simulate his story as a substitute while he dicks off.  He uses this power to go OOC and try to retcon his own story.  This is all quite convenient for him since he has a complicated relationship with his author.  He is half reverential of her and half resentful.  This culminates in Genji ultimately killing his own author.  In the merged universe, Murasaki Shikibu and her readership have merged with the female leads of The Tale of Genji with Murasaki taking the role of the unobtainable Fujitsubo no Nyogo, Genji’s true love.  In breaking the story with literal death of the author, all hell breaks loose with Genji going rogue.

As the touken danshi dig deeper, they learn the source of this chaos was a result of toxic fan culture!  While many people enjoy Murasaki’s book and come away from it positively, a stalker fan voices his concerns that this is all vapid fiction with no value nor contribution to reality (the “wake up, loser” argument).  They debate about the point of writing “fake” stories.  While Murasaki understands the man’s point of view, she disagrees and refuses to put down her brush as this work is her passion.  The man becomes so upset he is taken over by the evil powers to cause the time rift and alter history.  His reasoning is if everyone is so obsessed with the book, they may as well live in it rather than face the real world. 

Back in the present, the touken danshi are having a bad time resolving the timeline.  They complain about needing grandpa Mikazuki’s help and keep getting possessed by Genji to reenact chapters while he escapes to cause trouble elsewhere.  However, during the final boss battle with evil Genji, the isekai-ed fangirls come to the rescue!  As they reminisce about their love of the novel (well, it would be equivalent of a serialized magazine at time of publication) and how it was therapeutic or inspiring for their real lives, they begin to return to themselves.  Now it’s important to note that Murasaki’s contemporaries did write derivative works or helped her transcribe chapters to share.  Therefore, these fangirls are effectively ancient Japanese fanfiction authors and thus have power to end Genji as much as the original author does.  But they love him as a character too much so are unable to strike the finishing blow and basically toss the responsibility to young Murasaki, Genji’s second wife who he had kidnapped as a child to groom into the perfect woman.  Unable to bear the suffering and moved by the women in his life both as characters and as his fans, Genji lowers his protagonist’s halo and accepts death.  The touken danshi are able to finally fix history and complete their mission.  When they return to modern day, they hear news that archeologists have found physical evidence that Genji existed as a historical figure and thus a conspiracy theory is born!  The touken danshi take this information with mixed emotions.

What an amazing story.  The theme was deep without being too obtuse.  The climax got meta and opened a lot of discussion about the value of fiction, derivative works, the dangers of escapism, censorship, and even spirituality.  Definitely worth a second viewing to digest all this.

There was a mini-revue number in the end where the cast performed an umbrella dance to anachronistic Touken Ranbu music.  Then the cast descended a staircase in parade order for final bows.  It was a much-needed break from the heavy and complicated plot.  It was also a small nod to the main cast’s Takarazuka roots or hina doll staging, which is a common set design when using Heian costume.  The umbrella dance reminded me of the finale Sakura dance OSK does at the end of their performances.  Perhaps this is a proud Osaka tradition.  I haven’t seen a different Touken Ranbu show (yet) so I don’t know if this is a part of the brand.

#touken ranbu #tale of genji #takarazuka og #og lyfe #my thoughts #my meta #my rambles #my ramblings #otokoyaku #theatre #theater #touken ranbu musical #刀剣乱舞 #宝塚 #宝塚OG #nanami hiroki #seto kazuya #kai #akira #ayanagi sho

[mizusjawline]

Wish I could be friends with Kai, all her interactions with other siennes are always so wholesome and she just seems like such a cool bestie

#hiroki nanami #takarazuka #takarazuka og #zuka #takarazuka revue

[musumeyaku-forever]

ー Miss Adelaide ー

Nathan’s fiancé and a lead performer at the Hot Box nightclub. She loves Nathan more than anything in the world and desperately wants to get married. Pretty, outspoken, stubborn.

#takarazuka #takarazuka og #nozomi fuuto #guys and dolls