Beth Winter

Mad Scientist Yumiko with bloodstains ♥ (And bonus: her victims)

A fragment from a longer show done around the time of the 1995 earthquake, with interviews with all current top stars. Ichiro makes me like pastels O.o

Scarlet Pimpernel poster photoshoot. Mirio Chauvelin, I fear, makes me fall down laughing. Angry puppy!

And it's photos like these that make me want Hamlet!! on DVD. Now, please?

While Yukariko, thankfully, WILL be on DVD. My nihonmono-loving self cannot wait.

And to those following via LJ feed - may I please ask you to comment on the Dreamwidth entries rather than on LJ? The LJ comments disappear after 2 weeks, and you can always log into Dreamwidth with your LJ's url.

It says something about me that the TakaWiki was the first page I checked this morning. I love many troupes, but I'm a Snow girl in my heart ♥

Yumiko, we knew about already. For the record, I think she's leaving on her terms, whether or not the initial impulse came from the company.

Hamako, on the other hand, hit me hard :( She's definitely put in more than her due, but Naga-san's health already took her out of one show this year, and if Hamako's not there to be kumichou when Naga-san decides that age 60+ is enough high kicks for now, after Mizu's retirement that'll leave... the 84ths Kimu and Yumemi as the eldest people in the troupe O.o Hankyu, you need to work on retaining your distinguished upperclassmen while there are any left!

Nacchan's a bad loss too, but I think we all know the impulse for it. She wanted Snow!Top, she didn't get it, and she probably wants to set up a long-term career while she's still young enough for Japan's extremely competitive scene when it comes to girls of the cute persuasion. Best of luck to her, even though it's another heavy, heavy loss for my troupe, and she's another who'll be getting a letter from me.

JinJin... see upperclassmen, retaining of. And see also, retaining of experienced musumeyaku. Yumemi better not be going anywhere now that she's probably getting the vice-kumichou mantle.

(I've also acquired a Dreamwidth account just for Takarazuka that I'll set up shortly. Then I will be able to babble more without annoying the non-Zuka crowd ;))