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Aoi Tori wo Sagashite
Feb. 15th, 2009 12:14 amI watched the honkouen of "Aoi Tori wo Sagashite" tonight. What a cute show! I'm embarrassed to admit that this is actually my first Komu/Maa-chan show (and I'm not sure if it technically counts since it was also a Tom show). Somehow I've managed to miss out on a lot of pre-Mizu yukigumi >.> This may need to be corrected.
The performances were very solid all around and the entire cast was obviously enjoying having Tom back in the troupe, but it was the 84th class who stole the show for me. Before this I had only seen Tonami in the strong, elegant roles that she has become known for. Who would have known that she is just at talented at playing ditzy roles too? (although we really shouldn't be surprised) Everyone needs to see this show if only to see her forlornly singing "Happy Birthday" to herself while wearing a bathrobe and face mask <3333 And tomboy-musumeyaku!Kimu? Need I say more about how happy this made me?
Oh, and Kashige was adorable.
Beyond a lot of good performances, I thought it was also decently written. Convoluted, yes, but in the Takarazuka way and therefore not bad. There were both moments that had me rolling on the floor and some genuinely touching moments as well. I'm looking at the TakaWiki now, and I don't understand how Ishida-sensei can write such good shows (namely Aoi Tori and Osaka Samurai), and yet also produce such wastes of my time like Sakamoto Ryoma and Reimei no Kaze. I guess everyone has their good and bad days >.>
Only...parts of the plot got a little confusing.
( Spoilery question underneath the cut )
The performances were very solid all around and the entire cast was obviously enjoying having Tom back in the troupe, but it was the 84th class who stole the show for me. Before this I had only seen Tonami in the strong, elegant roles that she has become known for. Who would have known that she is just at talented at playing ditzy roles too? (although we really shouldn't be surprised) Everyone needs to see this show if only to see her forlornly singing "Happy Birthday" to herself while wearing a bathrobe and face mask <3333 And tomboy-musumeyaku!Kimu? Need I say more about how happy this made me?
Oh, and Kashige was adorable.
Beyond a lot of good performances, I thought it was also decently written. Convoluted, yes, but in the Takarazuka way and therefore not bad. There were both moments that had me rolling on the floor and some genuinely touching moments as well. I'm looking at the TakaWiki now, and I don't understand how Ishida-sensei can write such good shows (namely Aoi Tori and Osaka Samurai), and yet also produce such wastes of my time like Sakamoto Ryoma and Reimei no Kaze. I guess everyone has their good and bad days >.>
Only...parts of the plot got a little confusing.
( Spoilery question underneath the cut )
