gives me the dokidokis.
Today, as I sat in my seat for my final viewing of Elisabeth, my reason for coming to Japan, I noticed a big video camera off to my left. And in the middle of the audience further up. And down close to the stage.
It was DVD filming day. I was there on DVD filming day. I cannot believe I was seriously there on DVD filming day.
Everyone was fantastic today. Everyone absolutely gave it their all, Asako not excepted. She was wonderful today, and really seemed to be giving it everything she had. I'm so glad. I'm so, so lucky I got to be there today. There are no words. ♥
After meeting up with palais and wao_wao who'd been adventuring while I was in the show, we headed to Takarazuka-An (second-hand Zuka-stuff store) and I commented on how the sunny+drizzly mix was great rainbow weather, and how perfect a rainbow over the theater would be.
By the time we left Taka-An, there was this. The world's most appropriately placed rainbow. Which was waaaay brighter in real life. My heart. ♥
Takarazuka is seriously one of my absolute favorite places in the world after this trip. (Also, the Tezuka Museum was INCREDIBLE. I goddamn love that little man. He is my hero. And Princess Sapphire is my heroine.)
Tonight, Angela headed back to the hostel and I went to meet up with Krys/Kurenai/what the hell is your lj anyway whom I've not seen forever, and she took me out for AMAZING okonomiyaki. SO glad I got to try that while I was here. We wandered for a while and ended up at her bar of choice, Little Long Beach, run by a white dude named Chad who's been here for 8 years and is kind of the awesomest guy. We high-fived over ladies being better and he was talking about how hot the Takarazuka male players are. I was like, "RIGHT?!" I.. this little bar. It was SO CUTE I seriously could not handle it at all. A good deal of its adorable factor was supplied by YUUMA-KUUUUUN, Chad's newest bartender who is 21 and quite possibly the cutest little dude oh my GOD I wanted to box him up and put him in my purse and take him home with me.
BUT. MOST IMPORANTLY. HOLY FUCKING FUCK, GUYS, THIS MADE MY TRIP. REMEMBER THIS VIDEO?!
IT'S TRUE. IT IS SO TRUE. OSAKAJIN SERIOUSLY DO REACT TO GUN FINGERS AND A "PA!" NOISE.
At some point while we were drinking I suddenly remembered and asked Chad and he was like "Oh, yeah. Yuuma-kun!" Yuuma-kun looks up from the bar. "Pa!" Yuuma-kun mimes being wounded.
I. Absolutely lost my shit. It was the best thing I have ever seen in my life. I BEGGED Chad to re-enact it so I could film it but he refused, insisting it doesn't work the same if you have to repeat it. SO UPSET. I was like "No one will believe me!" But I swear. I swear they really do it. Chad also "pa!"d at the table next to us and both people reacted. The girl shot back and me so I had to be injured too. I. Osaka. You are the best fucking place.
The trip is winding down. Gotta pack some final adventures into the next two days.. really looking forward to Sunday ahieieulsgjkl Magee ochakai!!! And then, Monday, kaerimasu. Sob.
Ohhh god time for sleep. I'm astounded I managed to tipsily navigate my way back to Fukushima, much less poop out this entry. Oh god poop isn't even funny to joke about anymore. Pooping, miss u s0 bad.
Edit Thank you guys for all the comments on my photos and videos and posts and stuff, they've been so much fun for me and Angela to wake up and come home to! ♥ My lj's been more popular in the past two weeks than it has in the past year combined, haha. I'm doing my best to reply sorta, but ilu guys!
It was DVD filming day. I was there on DVD filming day. I cannot believe I was seriously there on DVD filming day.
Everyone was fantastic today. Everyone absolutely gave it their all, Asako not excepted. She was wonderful today, and really seemed to be giving it everything she had. I'm so glad. I'm so, so lucky I got to be there today. There are no words. ♥
After meeting up with palais and wao_wao who'd been adventuring while I was in the show, we headed to Takarazuka-An (second-hand Zuka-stuff store) and I commented on how the sunny+drizzly mix was great rainbow weather, and how perfect a rainbow over the theater would be.
By the time we left Taka-An, there was this. The world's most appropriately placed rainbow. Which was waaaay brighter in real life. My heart. ♥
Takarazuka is seriously one of my absolute favorite places in the world after this trip. (Also, the Tezuka Museum was INCREDIBLE. I goddamn love that little man. He is my hero. And Princess Sapphire is my heroine.)
Tonight, Angela headed back to the hostel and I went to meet up with Krys/Kurenai/what the hell is your lj anyway whom I've not seen forever, and she took me out for AMAZING okonomiyaki. SO glad I got to try that while I was here. We wandered for a while and ended up at her bar of choice, Little Long Beach, run by a white dude named Chad who's been here for 8 years and is kind of the awesomest guy. We high-fived over ladies being better and he was talking about how hot the Takarazuka male players are. I was like, "RIGHT?!" I.. this little bar. It was SO CUTE I seriously could not handle it at all. A good deal of its adorable factor was supplied by YUUMA-KUUUUUN, Chad's newest bartender who is 21 and quite possibly the cutest little dude oh my GOD I wanted to box him up and put him in my purse and take him home with me.
BUT. MOST IMPORANTLY. HOLY FUCKING FUCK, GUYS, THIS MADE MY TRIP. REMEMBER THIS VIDEO?!
IT'S TRUE. IT IS SO TRUE. OSAKAJIN SERIOUSLY DO REACT TO GUN FINGERS AND A "PA!" NOISE.
At some point while we were drinking I suddenly remembered and asked Chad and he was like "Oh, yeah. Yuuma-kun!" Yuuma-kun looks up from the bar. "Pa!" Yuuma-kun mimes being wounded.
I. Absolutely lost my shit. It was the best thing I have ever seen in my life. I BEGGED Chad to re-enact it so I could film it but he refused, insisting it doesn't work the same if you have to repeat it. SO UPSET. I was like "No one will believe me!" But I swear. I swear they really do it. Chad also "pa!"d at the table next to us and both people reacted. The girl shot back and me so I had to be injured too. I. Osaka. You are the best fucking place.
The trip is winding down. Gotta pack some final adventures into the next two days.. really looking forward to Sunday ahieieulsgjkl Magee ochakai!!! And then, Monday, kaerimasu. Sob.
Ohhh god time for sleep. I'm astounded I managed to tipsily navigate my way back to Fukushima, much less poop out this entry. Oh god poop isn't even funny to joke about anymore. Pooping, miss u s0 bad.
Edit Thank you guys for all the comments on my photos and videos and posts and stuff, they've been so much fun for me and Angela to wake up and come home to! ♥ My lj's been more popular in the past two weeks than it has in the past year combined, haha. I'm doing my best to reply sorta, but ilu guys!