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I just accidentally deleted my Ai-chan love post.
It had some really good commentary from everyone here too...
ETA: Okay, I'm reposting it. I have the comments saved on my computer, but even if I can't reproduce those, I'm repeating the text because I feel like it needs to be said.
It's funny, I thought I would feel sad when I saw the announcement, but instead I just kind of feel resigned. And well, unsurprised, really.
That being said...Ai-chan has had a very good career and a lot of wonderful opportunities. She's had a total of 4 shinko leads and 6 smaller show leads leads. She's played opposite Mano Sugata, Tsukifune Sarara, Hokushou Kairi, Oozora Yuuhi, Kiriya Hiromu, Sena Jun, and Todoroki Yu. She's had lead roles in the rather large Nissay Theater twice. She's the only musumeyaku to have played "Me and My Girl"'s Jackie in a honkouen, which is a huge honor. And let's not forget juicy roles like Sarah in the Guys and Dolls shinko, Sophie in Elisabeth, and Cecily in Ernest in Love.
All of this being said, she really did deserve to make top. I'm not pleased with the trends in promoting top musumeyaku these days, and I'll leave it at that. And I'm certainly going to miss Ai-chan's presence in both tsukigumi and Takarazuka.
But...she has had a wonderful career, and I'm proud of her for everything she's done. Love you, Ai-chan <33333 I promise I will write to you before December 27th.
It had some really good commentary from everyone here too...
ETA: Okay, I'm reposting it. I have the comments saved on my computer, but even if I can't reproduce those, I'm repeating the text because I feel like it needs to be said.
It's funny, I thought I would feel sad when I saw the announcement, but instead I just kind of feel resigned. And well, unsurprised, really.
That being said...Ai-chan has had a very good career and a lot of wonderful opportunities. She's had a total of 4 shinko leads and 6 smaller show leads leads. She's played opposite Mano Sugata, Tsukifune Sarara, Hokushou Kairi, Oozora Yuuhi, Kiriya Hiromu, Sena Jun, and Todoroki Yu. She's had lead roles in the rather large Nissay Theater twice. She's the only musumeyaku to have played "Me and My Girl"'s Jackie in a honkouen, which is a huge honor. And let's not forget juicy roles like Sarah in the Guys and Dolls shinko, Sophie in Elisabeth, and Cecily in Ernest in Love.
All of this being said, she really did deserve to make top. I'm not pleased with the trends in promoting top musumeyaku these days, and I'll leave it at that. And I'm certainly going to miss Ai-chan's presence in both tsukigumi and Takarazuka.
But...she has had a wonderful career, and I'm proud of her for everything she's done. Love you, Ai-chan <33333 I promise I will write to you before December 27th.
