In this episode, we review Star Troupe’s “Ouka ni Mae/Romance!!”, which recently wrapped up its Takarazuka run and will begin in Tokyo on October 21st.  This is the final show for Hokushou Kairi and Hinami Fuu.  We apologize in advance for anything we got wrong about Japanese history!

Links:

-Wikipedia article about Kagoshima dialect

–Amazon.com link for The Last Samurai: The Life and Battles of Saigo Takamori by Mark Ravina

–Wikipedia article about the Satsuma Rebellion

-special feature on the official Takarazuka page about the Romantic Revue series

People mentioned:

Takarasiennes:

–Seto Kazuya

–Hokushou Kairi

–Mishiro Ren

–Hinami Fuu

–Kurenai Yuzuru

–Rei Makoto

–Nanami Hiroki

-Yumeki Anru

–Natsuki Rei

-Mao Yuuki

–Kisaki Airi

–Maaya Kiho

Others:

–Saitou Yoshimasa

–Okada Keiji

–Hayama Kiyomi

Glossary:

Chuuzume: This is the scene in the revue show which occurs near the middle of the show, and has the entire troupe on stage dancin