Podcasts about Takarazuka Revue

In this fascinating exploration, we delve into the captivating realm of Takarazuka Revue, where female musicals reign supreme. Witness the passion and dedication of these female artists as they master the art of singing and acting, bringing joy and excitement to audiences everywhere. Join us on this captivating journey as we uncover the magic and true testament to the power of female creativity and talent. Check out our social media below

Heavy Rain Warning in Kyushu and Revival of Takarazuka Revue's Soragumi Performances, & more… English news from Japan for June 20th, 2024. Transcription available at https://japandailynews.com/2024/06/20/news.html

宝塚歌劇団の女性団員が急死した問題で、パワハラ行為を認め謝罪する宝塚歌劇団の村上浩爾理事長ら、２８日午後、大阪府内宝塚歌劇団の宙組女性団員が急死した問題で、歌劇団や運営元の阪急電鉄、阪急阪神ホールディングスの幹部が２８日、大阪府豊中市で記者会見し、女性への１４項目にわたるパワーハラスメントを認める合意書を遺族と締結したと発表した。 Japanese musical theater company Takarazuka Revue said Thursday that it has apologized to the bereaved family of a member of its all-female cast for power harassment over her sudden death.

Japanese musical theater company Takarazuka Revue said Thursday that it has apologized to the bereaved family of a member of its all-female cast for power harassment over her sudden death.

fWotD Episode 2399: Revolutionary Girl Utena Welcome to featured Wiki of the Day where we read the summary of the featured Wikipedia article every day.The featured article for Wednesday, 29 November 2023 is Revolutionary Girl Utena.Revolutionary Girl Utena (Japanese: 少女革命ウテナ, Hepburn: Shōjo Kakumei Utena) is a Japanese anime television series created by Be-Papas, a production group formed by director Kunihiko Ikuhara and composed of himself, Chiho Saito, Shinya Hasegawa, Yōji Enokido, and Yūichirō Oguro. The series was produced by J. C. Staff, and originally aired on TV Tokyo from April to December 1997. Revolutionary Girl Utena follows Utena Tenjou, a teenaged girl drawn into a sword dueling tournament to win the hand of Anthy Himemiya, a mysterious girl known as the "Rose Bride" who possesses the "power to revolutionize the world".Ikuhara was a director on the television anime adaptation of Sailor Moon at Toei Animation in the 1990s; after growing frustrated by the lack of creative control in directing an adapted work, he departed the company in 1995 to create an original series. While he initially conceived of Utena as a mainstream shōjo (girls' anime and manga) series aimed at capitalizing on the commercial success of Sailor Moon, the direction of the series shifted dramatically during production towards an avant-garde and surrealist tone. The series has been described as a deconstruction and subversion of fairy tales and the magical girl genre of shōjo manga, making heavy use of allegory and symbolism to comment on themes of gender, sexuality, and coming-of-age. Its visual and narrative style is characterized by a sense of theatrical presentation and staging, drawing inspiration from the all-female Japanese theater troupe the Takarazuka Revue, as well as the experimental theater of Shūji Terayama, whose frequent collaborator J. A. Seazer created the songs featured in the series.Revolutionary Girl Utena has been the subject of both domestic and international critical acclaim, and has received many accolades. It has been praised for its treatment of LGBT themes and subject material, and has influenced subsequent animated works. A manga adaptation of Utena written and illustrated Saito was developed contemporaneously with the anime series, and was serialized in the manga magazine Ciao beginning in 1996. In 1999, Be-Papas produced the film Adolescence of Utena as a follow-up to the television anime series. The series has had several iterations of physical release, including a remaster overseen by Ikuhara in 2008. In North America, Utena was initially distributed by Central Park Media starting in 1998; the license for the series has been held by Crunchyroll since its 2023 acquisition of Right Stuf and its subsidiary Nozomi Entertainment, which acquired the license for Utena in 2010.This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:24 UTC on Wednesday, 29 November 2023.For the full current version of the article, see Revolutionary Girl Utena on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Mastodon at @wikioftheday@masto.ai.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm Joey Neural.

Alex from the BeruBara Tag Boom joins the show to discuss the history and politics of an all-women musical theater based in Western Japan known as the Takarazuka Revue. We discuss the class politics of the Takarazuka Revue, particularly its ties to an Osaka-based private railway corporation called the Hankyu Corporation (now a subsidiary of the Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group), the development of railway infrastructure and the suburbanization of Osaka in the early twentieth century that created the revue's petty bourgeois or middle class audience base, as well as their children as a pool of future Takarazuka actors.We discuss the contradiction between the apparent queerness of the Takarazuka Revue and the conservative values it promotes, and the role Takarazua has played and continues to play in the reproduction of Japanese capitalism and imperialism since the revue's founding in the 1910s, through the rise of fascism in the 1930s and WWII, into the post-war period and the present day, and a correlation between the boom and bust cycle of capitalism on the one hand and the Takarazuka Music School's enrollment rate and the revue's overall popularity on the other. We conclude our discussion by asking whether the Takarazuka Revue is fundamentally a reactionary form of art or a potentially liberatory form of art that can convey revolutionary politics. Follow Alex on Twitter @NOAHs_SaviorWorks Mentioned:Gender Gymnastics: Performing and Consuming Japan's Takarazuka Revue by Leonie SticklandA History of the Takarazuka Revue Since 1914 by Makiko YamanashiOn the Reproduction of Capitalism: Ideology and Ideological State Apparatuses by Louis AlthusserIntro:  Cielo by Huma Huma Outro:  Youth Doesn't Need Roses by the Beauty PairSupport the show

Join us as Ben, Dessy, Tiago, and Rose continue on their journey to play every Ace Attorney game! Wait, this time we're not playing a case? Nope, instead, we're delving into the development of AAI2, along with some developer interviews, fan Q&A, and other trivia about the creation of Investigations 2! We also guess the dev's favorite new character, and take a fun detour to tell Tiago and Rose about the existence of the Takarazuka Revue musicals of Ace Attorney! Follow us online: @aceattorneypod / aceattorney / updatedautopsy.report Watch Ben & Dessy's Let's Plays of the series on YouTube here! Want a shirt? Check out our store here! Ben: @yotsuben / yotsuben Dessy: @yesthisisdes / dessy Rose: @tromarts / rosenonsense Tiago: @tiagosdutra

Recorded live in the reception area of my hotel in Osaka, Japan this is a conversation with Eisuke Ochiai (@inspiredbybond on Instagram). We talk about Bond's place in Japanese culture before launching into our experiences with 'Casino Royale - My Name is Bond', a unique theatrical experience: not only is it the first stage musical of a James Bond story but it is performed by an all female cast, Takarazuka Revue, entirely in Japanese. How well did I (not a Japanese speaker) understand the story? What were our favourite elements? What were the completely bizarre parts which we never saw coming?! Listen on to find out!

Agradece a este podcast tantas horas de entretenimiento y disfruta de episodios exclusivos como éste. ¡Apóyale en iVoox! Vamos con la primera parte de esta visita en audio a una de las joyas ocultas de Kansai. Os quería traer algunos extras y programas con una vocación más turística, repasando lugares que he tenido la suerte de visitar. A ver si me prodigo más a menudo con contenidos como este... Quizá incluso hemos pasado por Takarazuka y no hemos sido conscientes de ello. Se ubica entre Osaka y Kobe, y en algunos de nuestros desplazamientos por territorio nipón es más que probable que hayamos transitado por allí. Es un lugar muy especial y en estos dos extras os explicaré el porqué. Os hablaré también del Takarazuka Revue, la popilar compañía de teatro y de Sakura Wars... ¿Un videojuego? Dale al PLAY y lo entenderás todo. Músicas usadas: -MIYAKO JAPAN II by SHW - JAPANESE MUSIC [FREE - NO COPYRIGHT] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPVb_RmjUBg -Sakura Taisen (SEGA Saturn intro) by Alfonso Martínez, autor de «Pulp Reality»Escucha este episodio completo y accede a todo el contenido exclusivo de Podcast Japón - GAIKAN Japan Limited. Descubre antes que nadie los nuevos episodios, y participa en la comunidad exclusiva de oyentes en https://go.ivoox.com/sq/651913

On this episode, Dennis enlists the help of special guest Jet in order to help Garret, Kate, and Karen make sense of Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overturue to a New War. We're just going to shorten it to Overture for the rest of this podcast description. We talk what helps Overture stand out from the first two OVA episodes of LOGH, Dennis tries to track who's who with all these nameless characters with lots of speaking lines, Reinhard showing some more character, getting tired of Yang's ho-hum attitude, all of the death flags, love triangles, secret crushes, and Garrett comes clean about the recording for LOGH movie 1. It'll all make sense if you listen. And if not, there's always the Takarazuka Revue version. Pour yourself a glass of red tea and brandy, because once again, we're going to space. Many thanks to returning special guest Jet (@jetspectacular) While the complete collection for Legend of the Galactic Heroes is long sold out on Blu-ray, you can still support the show by either donating to our Ko-Fi link below, or by purchasing the first LOGH novel on Kindle or paperback through our Amazon affiliate link: https://amzn.to/3zihcYg Dennis: @ichnob | Garrett: @blkriku | Karen: @RyaCosplay | Kate: @TaikoChan  Website | Email | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | RSS | Ko-Fi

Sailor Noob is the podcast where a Sailor Moon superfan and a total noob go episode by episode through the original Sailor Moon series!Questions are being asked this week as Makoto finds herself drawn to the intriguing Haruka. But is the handsome tenth grader serious in her affection or is she only looking to steal Mako's heart?In this episode, we discuss Takarazuka Revue. We also talk about big, boyish girls, James Bond connections, Female Musical Group Photo Book, the Straight side of the force, scars and stars, secret identity weirdness, sh*thead Haruka, the Anti-Yorkie, sectors of femininity, Narnia blues, the ur-gay Sailor Moon text, Matt Baume, Shoop Dreams, kayfabe bois, Darren Man, and an in-depth analysis of Three's Company!Not cool, Usagi.We're on iTunes and your listening platform of choice! Please subscribe and give us a rating and a review! Arigato gozaimasu!https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sailor-noob/id1486204787Become a patron of the show and get access to our Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon live-action show!http://www.patreon.com/sailornoobSailor Noob is a part of the Just Enough Trope podcast network. Check out our other shows about your favorite pop culture topics and join our Discord!http://www.twitter.com/noob_sailorhttp://www.justenoughtrope.comhttp://www.instagram.com/noob_sailorhttps://discord.gg/PdTrJ59EBuy us a Kōhī on Ko-Fi!https://ko-fi.com/E1E01M2UA

In this episode Alex tackles the Takarazuka Revue and gives a brief history of the all-female theater group and its important connection to joshi wrestling of the late 1970s into the 1980s. She also takes time to are some grievances with the way many wrestling fans seem to willingly misunderstand the culture surrounding Japanese wrestling.

Kyoto Animation - 京都アニメーション wins a diversity award, Attack on Titan gets the full color manga treatment, and a solo Macross Frontier concert! Also, an interactive Twitter based manga with multiple endings, Tamashii Nations／ Bandai Spirits Collectors Toy Department event goes virtual, and legendary composer Kanno Yoko to create music for Takarazuka Revue 宝塚歌劇! Meanwhile in Japan, a head of kindergarten arrested for spitting on students in his way, cyberpunk meets Kimono fashion in Akihabara, Japanese mayor “Jo Baiden” becomes famous after our election, and a spike in empty houses calling the fire department in Akita City baffles authorities?! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/animejamsession/support

We are back with a new Triple Dip! This time we focus on Josei series including Everyone's Getting Married, The Prince in His Dark Days, and Complex Age. We also visit some of our favorites like WOMBS Cradle during our Whatchu Been Reading segment!!! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord! https://discord.me/mangamac Timestamps 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Emotion” by Sunbrain, Introductions. 00:01:31 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Grapefruit Diet” by Weird Al Yakovic, Darfox finally caught up with Go with the Clouds, North-by-Northwest by Aki Irie 00:10:59 - Datsu pocha. 20kg Yasete pocchari Jinsei Dasshutsu shimashita. by Ariko is a cute auto biographical story about losing weight. 00:23:49 - dakazu returns to one of his favorite sci-fi worlds with Wombs Cradle 00:34:11 - News: Yen Press License Announcements: Uncle from Another World 00:35:15 - Yoko Kanno will compose for the upcoming Takarazuka Revue season 00:39:17 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Guest Gaiden on Pop Life by Minami Q-ta & Look Into My Eyes by Yoko Miyaoko with Matthew Haasch of Star Fruit Books 00:39:24 - Main Segment Triple Dip Everyone's Getting Married, The Prince in His Dark Days, Complex Age, Transition Song “Koi” by Gen Hoshino, we read the beginning of each manga for discussion and to see if we’d continue reading it before picking our favorite of the three. We start with Complex Age by Yui Sakuma 01:06:05 - Everyone’s Getting Married by Izumi Miyazono 01:18:58 - The Prince in His Dark Days by Hico Yamanaka 01:29:27 - Next Week’s Topic: Pop Life & Look Into My Eyes, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

Claude Michel-Lesne, spécialiste du théâtre musical japonais, fait la lumière sur un projet scénique unique au Japon et dans le monde. Site de la compagnie Takarazuka :https://kageki.hankyu.co.jp/english/index.htmlCrédits musicaux : © Takarazuka Kagekidan, usage loyal dans un but non lucratif d'éducation et de recherche.Classic Medley (A), adaptation des Danses polovtsiennes d'Aleksander Borodin, extrait du spectacle Wonderland, 2005, Snow Troupe.I Love Revue, extrait du spectacle The Revue '99, 1999, Aika Mire & Flower Troupe.Nazotoki no gêmu, extrait du spectacle The Scarlet Pimpernel, 2008, Yuzuki Reon & Toono Asuka (Star Troupe).Futatsu no ai, reprise de la chanson d'Henri Varna et Vincent Scotto. Extrait du spectacle Chanson d'amour, 1931, Miura Tokiko & Snow Troupe.Fantomu no fûga, extrait du spectacle Phantom, 2011, Flower Troupe.Victory, chanson-titre du spectacle Trafalgar, 2010, Ôzora Yûhi & Cosmos Troupe.Kurotokage no rakuen, extrait musical du spectacle Kurotokage : Akechi Kogorô no Jikenbô, 2007, Flower Troupe.As Time Goes By, extrait du spectacle Casablanca, 2009, Ôzora Yûhi & Cosmos Troupe.Tamashii no rufuran, reprise d'une chanson du film d'animation Evangelion : Death & Rebirth, extrait du spectacle Misty Station, 2012, Kiriya Hiromu & Moon Troupe.Give you up, reprise de la chanson de Rick Astley, extrait du dinner-show Starlight Fantasy, 1989, Suzukaze Mayo & Moon Troupe.Pour aller plus loin : Roland Domenig, “Takarazuka and Kobayashi Ichizō's idea of Kokumingeki”, in Sepp Linhart et Sabine Frühstück (dir.), The Culture of Japan as seen through its leisure, pp. 267-284, State University of New York Press, 1998. Claude Michel-Lesne, « La question de la mixité dans le théâtre Takarazuka : jeux d'ombre et de lumière », in Cipango : Cahiers d'études japonaises, n° 20, pp. 165-230, 2013. En ligne : http://journals.openedition.org/cipango/1944.Karen Nakamura et Hisako Matsuo, “Female masculinity and fantasy spaces: Transcending genders in the Takarazuka Theatre and Japanese popular culture”, in James E. Roberson et Nobue Suzuki (dir.), Men and Masculinities in Contemporary Japan – Dislocating the Salaryman Doxa, pp. 59-76, New York, Routledge, 2002.Jennifer Robertson, Takarazuka: Sexual Politics and Popular Culture in Modern Japan, Berkeley, University of California Press, 1998. 278 p. Leonie R. Stickland, Gender Gymnastics: Performing and Consuming Japan's Takarazuka Revue, Trans Pacific Press, 2008. 281 p.

it's revengecast, the only podcast on the internet closing in on covering a full 75% of one specific TV show called Revenge. so as people who now know approximately 71-73% of revenge, you know that we're in the know!  and people in the know know they don't NEED to go over what goes on in the episode. a guy who looks like Brad Pitt's chin got stuck by 30 bees harasses emily so hard that she discards her Billionaire Power Armor (colloquially known as "money") to accompany him (not under arrest) to the police station set from what is almost certainly a failed multi-racial 90s buddy cop sitcom called Coffee n' Creem. and we *all* already know how easy it is to buy an ear off ear.net--the DARKEST of webs--but not because our politicians or news media are talking about it, am i right?? what's important is this is the moment. it's *the* moment, right. it's all come to this, bro!! all the red sharpies. all the therapists in cargo contains. Mason Treadwell. The Initiative. double infinities. collars. watches. whale cams. spilling bloody marys on people and then pretending to love them for three years while making "shooting yourself in the head with a cartoon pistol" gestures behind his back to your billionaire-slash-pervert friend on face time. the frakking guy because we needed a mid-season enemy of the week! squeak-squeaking your sister and giving her 1000 ccs of Clockwork Orange because you're tired of coming up with good plans. exploding her best friend on a boat that almost had nothing to do with you except for like in a cosmic and/or karmic sense............ but all that being said........ don't you gotta just give it to her? and don't you just you gotta give it to Conrad? i'm so surfeit with emotions i feel like standing and clapping like they do at the end of a play but i don't even do that at real plays because i'm socially awkward and am convinced that any motion i make will cause a crowd of hyenas to descend.** hey maybe i even gotta give it (just a *lil*) to Mike Kelley (or whoever wrote this) because people have been waiting to see Emily on the other side of jail cell from Conrad for a long time. what people? well.... i know two of them!!!! and they're just as happy seeing it now as they did for the first times................................... motherfucker how is "We Can't Quit.... Coz We Fit" not a Tim and Eric sketch, get the fuck off the porch Aiden, Jack is here with a RING (metaphor!!!!) so by the by: three cheers, Emalarm! here's to a successful mission with absolutely no repercussions in the near future, especially considering the next episode is the season finale! :) Topics for Consideration: Butt Prints "Little Mao" The New Franq Little Miss Born-A-Wretch Target Status: write us a review on iTunes using this link. it seems like it matters? but i don't really check or anything so you could just lie :) also we have a mailing list now! Sign up for... uhhh whenever the new DNUASC is coming, that's pretty much it for the moment.         **i did break this rule once.... and only once..... it was the Takarazuka Revue's showing of Chicago and i did it.... because they were incredibly hot.... :)

Join Jenn, Julie, Kate, and Kitty as they translate and talk about some of the “Messages from the Stars” that the Takarazuka Revue has been posting lately: YouTube Playlist. (Please excuse a somewhat “noisy” recording. As always, things are a bit crazy in Quarantine.) What have been some of your favorite messages so far? Please … Continue reading Special 19: Messages from the Stars

Part 3 of our Male Impersonators series, where we explore the life of Gladys Bentley a wonderful singer and pianist who worked in Jazz clubs during the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s. She became known for her bawdy lyrics and dapper sense of style. In addition, I will be indulging in a bit of a guilty pleasure of mine by chatting about the history of the all female Takarazuka Revue. Glitzy big productions, with gorgeous costumes, high drama and amazing singing and dancing! I hope you find the beautiful fantastical world of Takarazuka interesting as well as the fascinating hierarchy and structure within the company and the intensity of the top stars fan bases.Resourceshttps://kageki.hankyu.co.jp/english/troupe/index.htmlhttps://www.cambridge.org/core/books/history-of-japanese-theatre/interlude-takarazuka-allgirls-revue-and-musicals/3C549E349067367686FD924340BC1350Lorie Brau. ""The Women’s Theatre of Takarazuka." TDR 34.4 :79-95.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gladys_Bentleydragkinghistory.comInstagram @themuseumoffemininity

Just a quick check-in on how the Coronavirus COVID-19 is affecting the Takarazuka Revue, officially and unofficially, and a quick comparison to the 2009 H1N1 pandemic in Japan. If you have more news to share, please do in the comments below!

This time: We discuss the Phoenix Wright musical, by the Takarazuka Revue. Next time: We start our journey into Ys Book 1 and 2! ------------------------------------------------- Discord Twitter Ko-fi Merch Youtube Sailor Eli on YouTube  

We’re joined by a very special guest this week! Anne Lee from Shojo Power! is here to talk about her love of Sailor Moon, geek out about Takarazuka Revue, ask us about translating onomatopoeias, and tell us about feminists of Taisho Era Japan!!! Follow Anne Lee! https://twitter.com/ShojoPower https://shojopower.com/ https://www.instagram.com/shojopower/ https://www.facebook.com/Shojo-Power-545398795521757/ Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our new website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 -Intro Song: “Sailor Star Song” by Kae Hanazawa from Sailor Moon Sailor Stars, Opening, Introductions, Social Media 00:03:06 - Learning about Anne’s origins in anime/manga fandom 00:07:59 - Anne gives us her hot take on Sailor Moon Crystal 00:10:14 - Anne explains how volunteering for an ESL class in college led her to teach English in Japan 00:14:10 - After giving a panel about Sailor Moon and feminism Anne decided to create her blog Shojo Power! 00:16:12 - Anne tells us about Takarazuka Revue and the various Sailor Moon musicals 00:23:26 - We discuss why manga musicals aren’t made available for the International market 00:26:23 - Anne shares her experience seeing the 2019 Sailor Moon Musical in New York 00:30:31 - Morgana tells Anne about what manga she recommended to girls while working at Comicopia 00:34:41 - dakazu asks Anne about her thoughts on problematic elements in Japanese manga & anime such as lolicon 00:44:28 - dakazu is concerned about the ramifications of Japanese brothels that cater to train molestation fantasies 00:50:09 - Anne shares her thoughts on the perception that Sailor Guardians are sexy 00:58:04 - Anne points out the existence of the Sailor Moon branded condom 00:59:18 - Anne gives some thoughts about why Sailor Moon is finally getting a digital release 01:01:58 - Anne gives her recommendation on how to get into Sailor Moon for the first time 01:05:42 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: New Chapter Check-in, dakazu and Darfox will be going full spoilers with the newest chapters of their favorite manga series 01:06:41 - Main Segment Sailor Moon Translations & Taisho Era Feminists, Transition Song: “Rashiku Ikimasho” by Miyuki Kajitani from Sailor Moon SuperS, We discuss translations and learn about feminists from the Taisho Era of Japan 01:07:34 - Anne explains the various translations the Sailor Moon manga has gone through 01:10:48 - Anne asks the hosts for their preferences on translating sound effects and onomatopoeias 01:20:24 - We discuss the use of honorifics in English translations 01:23:50 - Morgana hated renaming characters with English names in Yo-kai Watch 01:29:26 - Darfox brings up the different character names used in the Spanish dub of Sailor Moon 01:32:58 - Darfox comments on how hilarious Minako was in the 90′s anime 01:35:13 - Searching for Japanese feminism led Anne to learn about Raicho Hiratsuku 01:43:17 - We discuss the relevance of Raicho’s motivations for women’s rights with the current discourse about no female editors working at Weekly Shonen Jump 01:48:44 - Anne shares a story about Beate Sirota Gordon writing the women’s rights section of the new Japanese constitution in 1946 01:56:07 - Anne shares a list of books about Japanese feminism 01:59:00 - We thank Anne for joining us, Next Week’s Topic: New Chapter Check-in, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

Part 2 (of 2) looking at the Takarazuka Revue and its influence on the anime Revue Starlight. This podcast contains spoilers for Revue Starlight episodes 1-3, and explores the influence of the Takarazuka Revue (discussed in Part 1) on this production. Original YouTube:   https://youtu.be/gTsKiM-iFag.  Episode 3 of the Summer 2018 Anime season for the (Not Quite) Daily Show.

Part 1 (of 2) looking at the Takarazuka Revue and its influence on the anime Revue Starlight. This is spoiler-free for Revue Starlight and introduces the Takarazuka Revue's history and conventions. The next podcast will examine the evidence of this influence in Revue Starlight.  Original YouTube:   https://youtu.be/mIG8bWpwIpg.  Episode 2 of the Summer 2018 Anime season for the (Not Quite) Daily Show. 

The 1960s saw the Takarazuka Revue reach its 50th anniversary. It also saw the first Broadway musicals performed by the Revue, and an influx of all things 60s! Photos from “70 Years of the Takarazuka Revue” publication (1984) Songs Used in This Podcast All songs from the “Takarazuka Revue – After the War” CD Collection … Continue reading Special #16: “The Flowering of the Musical” (1960s)

Episode eight of the Japan Station podcast is here and this time we're exploring the fascinating history of shōjo manga. Dr. Deborah Shamoon is an associate professor in the Department of Japanese Studies at the National University of Singapore. She is the author of Passionate Friendship: The Aesthetics of Girls' Culture in Japan, a book which examines the emergence and history of shōjo manga (a genre of Japanese comics aimed at girls and typically produced by women). In this episode we discuss the true meaning of the word shōjo, Meiji-era girls' culture and girls magazines, how important a role Osamu Tezuka played in the development of shōjo manga, the connection between the Takarazuka Revue and Osamu Tezuka's series Princess Knight (Ribon no Kishi), the potentially influential role of manga artist and Osamu Tezuka protege Hideko Mizuno, the importance of eyes in shōjo manga, how Boys' Love (yaoi) fits into the shōjo manga genre, the iconic shōjo manga series The Rose of Versailles (Berusaiyu no Bara), and much more. Yeah, this episode is overflowing with all sorts of great information.

Hi all! A short episode continuing the history of the Takarazuka Revue, this time focusing on the 1950s. Please enjoy, and don’t forget to join the conversation on the blog, Facebook, or Twitter! Thanks! Sources for this podcast episode: 「夢を描いて　華やかに」(Painting Dreams Gloriously: Takarazuka Revue’s 80th Anniversary)  ISBN 4-924333-11-5 「すみれ花歳月を重ねて」(Gathering Up the Years of the Violets: … Continue reading Special #15: The Golden Age of Takarazuka (1950s)

On tonight's show that will be happening, we tackle the issue of cosplay and the Supreme Court... What is really going on? Also, we follow up with the story of one girl who takes train to school, and how the fans ruined it all. And we ask, are we taking anime and cosplay to the extreme? A cat girl thinks so! Back in anime news, a Takarazuka Revue group comes to NYC to perform, Funimation teams up to release free to play anime games, Akira Toriyama discusses his issues with Dragon Ball, erotic manga artist threatens to quit, and Sanrio opens up mascot shop for boys. And we then ask on the Open Forum Topic, who is your favorite Sanrio character? And in News From Japan, a man is fined for spiking a drink with a "love potion", Japan Crate offers Doki Doki Crate, but it comes with a bootleg? And Ninja Academy? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/animejamsession/support