Wow. This is the first time in my history as a Takarazuka fan that I haven't been OMG YAY SQUEE about a
Soragumi shinko announcement.
Riku. I always, always knew it would eventually be Riku. I could see it coming the whole time, and was honestly just happy that Kai-chan got the BaraAme lead and not a 93rd.
But I certainly was never looking forward to the rise of Our Makaze. Seriously I'm so bored of the "she looks like Mizu so we like her" types. Makaze and Riku (actually she's an otokoyaku Tonami, not Mizu)... and watch out for Yuzuka Rei and Ou Ibuki. They've got the same looks.
Riku in a blond wig is going to pretty lol-worthy, I figure, and we'll see if her voice has improved.
I'm not as biased against Ai-ai, although with her height she's even less suitable for Napoleon than Tomu is. ;P
Kudos to BonBon and Akkii for being shinko Micchan and Tomochin again respectively. Re-re finally graduated from shinko Alice-chan and got her first lead!!! And then Eri-chan got nibante musumeyaku again (yes, again -- the Valencia shinko was a while ago, but I remember!) :) Plus Sakurako understudying Itsumine Aki?? HOT.
The other bad news, however, is that TCA Music is
making me wait longer for Je Chante mp3s. Still no release date. No love, TCA, no love.