Female, mid-30s, Southwest USA. Multi-fandom, feminism and randomness blog, though mostly it's just a beautiful ladies blog now lol. I took a break from the Takarazuka fandom but am trying to get back into it, so please friend / message me if you are into Zuka and especially Soragumi!!
Hey Zuka friends! I know I only pop over to Tumblr every once in a blue moon, but I found this old thing in my journal yesterday and thought it might be fun for everybody to fill out.
Credit as much as I can: @caithion originally translated this questionnaire and posted it on LiveJournal back in 2006. The Japanese page where the questionnaire came from has been taken down or moved, so I can't link to it.
I updated some of the questions -- you can check out the original post but it seemed kind of dated asking about stars from the early 2000s so I changed them to current stars.
The word 'seito' has been kept to refer to Takarazuka actresses, rather than 'star' or 'sienne'.
100 QUESTIONS FOR TAKARAZUKA FANS
1. Please tell us your name, age, and your history of being a fan. [Or just the third one, if you’re not comfortable saying your name/age!]
2. What was the first performance you saw? It doesn't have to have been a live show, it could be a DVD or stream.
3. What was the performance that first got you addicted?
4. Who is the "first love" that led you to becoming a Takarazuka fan?
5. Do you mainly go to see performances at the Grand Theater or the Tokyo Theater?
6. Please tell us the otokoyaku you support. More than one is okay.
7. Please tell us the musumeyaku you support. More than one is okay.
8. What musicals do you like? Up to three is okay.
9. What revue shows do you like? Up to three is okay.
10. Which, of the performances you've seen so far, was one that you thought "I absolutely must get tickets for this!"
11. Outside of the ones you support, is there a seito that you're interested in?
12. Of the ones on their way to the top, so to speak, which seito do you like? More than one is okay.
13. Please tell us which of the "avuncular type older seito" you like.
14. Please tell us which of the "older sister type seito" do you like?
15. Please tell us your strong point(s) and weak point(s) as a Takarazuka fan.
16. What's your greatest boast as a Takarazuka fan?
17. What's your greatest confession as a Takarazuka fan? Feel free to elaborate.
18. Is there a musical you wish they would put on again?
19. Is there a revue show you wish they would put on again?
20. Please try and analyze the kind of seito you're inclined to become a fan of.
21. Who do you think is currently best suited to a black tailcoat?
22. Some comments on Todoroki Yuu.
23. Some comments on Kurenai Yuzuru.
24. What do you think are requirements for an otokoyaku on her way to the top?
25. What do you think are requirements for a musumeyaku on her way to the top?
26. What do you think of Makaze Suzuhox?
27. What do you think of the MiriYuki [Asumi Rio & Senna Ayase] combination?
28. What do you think of the TamaChapi [Tamaki Ryou & Manaki Reika] combination?
29. What do you think is the coolest stage name?
30. Is there an OG whom you wish you could have seen when she was a current seito?
31. Is there someone you think: "They didn't retire last time, but this time..."? Who is it?
32. Some comments Nozomi Fuuto.
33. If you had to select your favorite musumeyaku from the 95th class, who would it be?
34. Are you more partial to Kisaki Airi, or Maaya Kiho?
35. Is there someone whose makeup from a certain performance you want? Who?
36. Some comments on Hanagata Hikaru.
37. Some comments on Nagina Ruumi.
38. Please tell us about a seito you think should be used more, but gets no recognition.
39. If I said "someone treasured by the company", who would you associate that with?
40. Who do you consider the best etoile?
41. "She can't sing", "she can't dance", or "she can't act" -- which do you consider the biggest handicap?
42. Some comments on Seijou Kaito.
43. What do you think is the preferred amount of time for a top star to hold that position?
44. Please tell us who your favorite musical playwright is, and which of their works you like most. Up to two people is okay.
45. Please tell us who your favorite revue playwright is, and which of their works you like most. Up to two people is okay.
46. Is there a costume you'd like to try on?
47. Please tell us your favorite Takarazuka tune. Up to three is okay.
48. If I say dancer, who do you think of?
49. If I say singer, who do you think of?
50. If I say actress, who do you think of?
51. Please tell us what you think is Ueda Keiko's best work.
52. What do you think of the upcoming Moon Troupe "Elisabeth", and/or Snow Troupe "Phantom"?
53. Please tell us what you think is Masatsuka Haruhiko's best work.
54. Some comments on Koike's works.
55. Which version of Elisabeth do you like the best?
56. Is there someone from outside of Takarazuka that you'd like to work there? It doesn't matter how feasible it is.
57. Is there an original work (novel, movie, historical person) that you'd like to see turned into a Takarazuka performance? If you have a cast in mind, add that too.
58. Do you like Okada Keiji's works?
59. What do you think of Saitou Yoshimasa's works?
60. Well then, what about Fujii Daisuke's?
61. Which character from which performance do you think is the best Takarazuka hero?
62. Well then, what about the best heroine?
63. Predict the five top stars in five years. (We don't know who will be in which troupe in five years, so troupe doesn't matter.)
64. Do you go to performances with friends or alone?
65. Do you have a lot of friends who go to performances?
66. What do you think of irimachi and demachi?
67. Do you like ochakais?
68. Feel free to say something about fan club outfits.
69. A comment about "Kageki".
70. A comment about "Takarazuka Graph".
71. Do you use Quatre Reves often?
72. What goods would you like to see at Quatre Reves?
73. Have you ever been to Takarazuka-an?
74. Is there a performance you saw unintentionally and liked?
75. What do you do with your DVDs / programs / other merchandise in your room?
76. Please tell us a restaurant around the theaters that you recommend.
77. Have you ever gotten SS tickets? Feel free to go into detail.
78. Please comment on the Takarazuka Home Page.
79. Have you seen Sky Stage?
80. Do you have any stars' personal books? (Please tell us the purchasing circumstances, or why or why not you bought them.)
81. What is the most silly or useless piece of Takarazuka merchandise you own? Ochakai favors are an acceptable answer.
82. What's your opinion on the girlish fashion of musumeyaku?
83. Is it a problem if otokoyaku are overly feminine off-stage?
84. Be honest -- if you're talking with a friend about a play without seito you support, are you bored?
85. What is the "sexiness of otokoyaku"?
86. Do you participate in internet drama?
87. Do you think some fans are "delusional"?
88. Have you heard any negative outsider opinions of Takarazuka?
89. Have you "come out" as a Takarazuka fan at work or school?
90. If someone asked you "What's so great about Takarazuka" how would you reply?
91. Have you ever used the term "crush" in regard to Takarazuka?
92. Has your love for Takarazuka ever slanted your perceptions of men in your real life?
93. Have you ever had an instant as a fan where you thought, "I've gone past the point of no return"?
94. What kind of person is a "painful fan"?
95. What do you think of men being Takarazuka fans?
96. Please tell us your definition of an "old fan".
97. What do you think is something that Takarazuka fans must not do?
98. What would cause you to stop being a Takarazuka fan?
99. If you had a daughter, would you want her to enter Takarazuka?
100. Last question. What is Takarazuka to you? Please answer with something other than "a world of dreams".
Reblog with your answers! I don't think I can manage all 100 questions right now, so I'll wait to see other people's responses before replying myself ;)
I’m over here dying to have a wife and straight men are still making “marriage ruined my life” jokes. Like? Buddy? First of all that’s never been funny. Second, if you don’t want your wife I’ll take her
Absolutely! I wrote this from a lesbian perspective but I think it’s great that there’s straight guys who can relate. Cherishing your partner should be a universal thing
corporate marketing exec: so, what are the kids into these days, eating tide pods? frogs?
me, scrolling frantically through the data: ma'am, apparently it’s “loving and cherishing your life partner of any gender”
Slow dance with you
I just want to slow dance with you
I know all the other boys are tough and smooth
And I’ve got the blues
And I wanna
Slow Dance with you
i heard that new iconic wlw song marceline sings and i had to??? i had to
61 days into filming. What we are doing tonight has a slightly melancholic tinge for me. It’s a scene Terry Pratchett had always talked about with me when he was alive: We were going to be extras in a scene in a sushi restaurant and eat lots of sushi. Except Terry isn’t here, and without him I don’t have the heart. Meanwhile, Michael Sheen is wonderful and Jon Hamm is a delight. Ah, but I miss Terry.
I love the Pushing Daisies universe because it’s this beautiful little bright world where people live in windmills and keep bees and everyone’s jobs are things like lighthouse keeping, illusionists, and scratch-and-sniff book authors. But it’s teeming with cold-blooded murder.
Where the hell did supergirl get her ears pierced? Always has bothered me.
I mean did she get someone with a kryptonite needle to do it? Did she spend a day under a red sun lamp for it? Did she get them on krypton? Did she have Clarke do it? Use her own laser vision?
Maa used some of her final moments on the Tokyo Takarazuka stage to personally endorse Soragumi’s new Top Combi of Makaze Suzuho and Hoshikaze Madoka. After calling ‘Yurika’ onto the stage with her (to a chorus of cheers and ‘ooooh~’ from the audience), Maa called for Madoka to join them. She asked the audience to love them too, and Makaze and Madoka were visibly struggling to hold back tears.
This is literally the most selfless thing I’ve ever seen a Top Star do, let alone in the final moments before her retirement, which are usually all about them. To me, this sums up a lot of Maa’s character, and how she always went above and beyond to give those around her the chance to shine. I’m going to miss her a lot.
If you had asked me what my favorite color was fifteen years ago I’d have said ‘black’ cause I was a super angsty goth teen.
If you had asked me what my favorite color was ten years ago I’d have said 'blue, or maybe red, I guess,’ cause I didn’t really know myself and I was uncomfortable in my skin.
If you had asked me what my favorite color was five years ago I’d have said 'dark red,’ cause I was in the depths of depression and I felt like it was the only color that fit me.
If you ask me what my favorite color is today, I’ll tell you 'hot pink motherfucker!’ with a smile on my face cause I’m a butch trans woman and I like pink and that’s okay.
So it’s Flu Season again, and this recipe for Tea To Fix What Ails You was given to me by a Christian friend, and I’ve taken to calling it JESUS TEA due to it’s miraculous properties. Even though it, technically, contains no tea. This tea is as caffinie-free as anything processed in a US plant can get, but be sure to check the provenance and all ingredients in case of allergies.
You will Need:
A Bigass Pot, becuase this is something you make in large quantities
working stovetop
those lil cloth sachets you use for wassail/empty teabags/those lil reuseable loose-leaf tea steepers.
Recipe:
about a quart of water
1 cup apple cider
about half a lemon’s worth of juice
a shitwhack of honey- try to get as local as possible and generally the less-processed the better if you want to build a resistance to local allergens. If you have allergy concerns or don’t like the taste of honey, go ahead and use more processed stuff/another sweetener instead.
three tablespoons/three bags chamomile tea
three tablespoons/three bags rooibos tea
teaspoon crushed cloves
1 cinnamon stick (more if you like it spicier)
¼ tsp nutmeg
1/8 tsp cayenne or white pepper
Bring water to a simmer in the pot. Add the chamomile, rooibos and spices to steep about 4-5 minutes or longer if you like tea-flavored tar which given you have the flu you probably do. Add Cider, Lemon Juice and Honey until dissolved. Drink all of this in the course of an hour to stay hydrated, make more pots as needed or until you pass out.
FOR MAXIMUM EFFECTIVENESS: gargle warm salt water first for as long as you can, it’ll break up the mucus in your throat and soothe the soreness.
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