Takarazuka stuff

[t3h_toby_chan]

In the Takarazuka Revue (an all-female theatrical company in Japan; very elite, popular company with a complex history I won't get into much right now), there are two assigned roles: The Otoyaku and the Musumeyaku.  These are usually assigned at the end of a student's first year at the Takarazuka academy, and they remain static throughout the

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[ivy_chan]

I've always felt Takarazuka was fascinating and wished there was some kind of Western equivalent here, but no. And the gender implications are even more interesting.