According to the internet rumor mill (aka the sienne kangeki thread ^^;), Susshii-san, Tomochin, Micchan, and a bunch of underclassmen went to see Tacchin in The Woman in White <33333

But more than that, AI-CHAN IS A TEASE.  You see, January 24th is her birthday (I will not dwell on the depressing fact that she will be turning *twenty seven* and yet was considered by some to be "too old" :P).  In any case, she says she has a surprise for us in the form of telling us what her future plans are.

"それまで・・・舞台するのかなぁ　とか、結婚するのかなぁ　とか、

バイトするのかなぁ 　とか・・・（笑） 色々想像してください（´∀｀*)"

"To that end...maybe I'm doing a performance.  Or maybe I'm getting married.  Or maybe I'm getting a part time job.  And so on *laugh*  Please imagine various things!"

As I said, TEASE XD

No matter what she's doing, the sheer amount of moji in her entry indicate that she is her excited, and that makes me happy.  When Ai-chan retired I worried that she would publicly disappear off the face of the earth completely.  Post-graduation she's certainly not obligated to keep up with her fans via a blog or any other means, but the fact that she is doing so makes me so, so happy <3

I know that csh_121476 already posted about this, but I have the need to scream to the heavens that
Maybe this signals that she's going to have some kind of a career in acting.  Maybe it just means that she's going to post pictures of her pets and whatever she made for dinner that night.

But either way, I'm so glad that we have "contact" with Ai-chan again ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ETA: So was it anyone here who went ahead and told Ai-chan on the comments section that gaijin also love her? ;)

Watched the 2008 Daigekijou "Me and My Girl" raku last night.  Such a good show, and even better with bonus Ai-chan Jackie (the Ai-chan!Jackie digest on the official DVD just isn't the same).  I sorely miss Mihoko and Taki-san these days :(

Anyway, I have a rather dumb question.  I never really understood why it had to remain a secret that Sally was training with Professor Higgins.  Why couldn't Sir John and Sally have told Bill of the plan?  Obviously it makes for great dramatic tension later on, but I never completely understood the point of putting Bill through all that pain.  I have a feeling I'm missing something really dumb -_-;

I looked back in Live Journal, and last year the schedule announcements for the following year came out on August 29th.  In 2007, it was August 21st.  Today is the 9th (American time, at least), so I guess that means we'll be hearing about the 2010 schedule sometime in the next two to three weeks.  And probably news in regards to tsukigumi's next top combi too.

Somehow I think I'm enjoying this Schrodinger's Cat period ^^;  Even if something is extremely unlikely, it's comforting to know that the very small possibility is there, rather than having it dashed completely.

That being said, I'm interested in the actual show announcements.  If there really is a tsukigumi Pimpernel...I may not necessarily like whatever top musumeyaku they pick, but the idea of Kiriyan as Percy makes my brain break in happy ways.

*goes back to compulsively refreshing the homepage for the next two to three weeks*

I didn't find out about the news until this morning.  I'm glad this was the case, or I would never have been able to fall asleep last night (and I didn't even have access to a computer then).

Anyway, a few comments on Elisabeth (because I feel the need to put in my two cents as well :P): 

1) There has been a lot of discussion Kacha now that we've seen her in the white dress.  Elisabeth starts out as a bit of a tomboy.  She's supposed to be beautiful, but does she necessarily have to be regal the entire way through the show?  I personally think that Kacha has enough of "the look", even if she's untraditional.  Which brings me to my next point.

2) I love Elisabeth, but with the possible exception of the 2007 yukigumi version, all of the productions are basically the same.  If tsukigumi is going to perform this show only two years after it was last performed, then I'm really not opposed to the idea of shaking things up.  I'm interested to see what Kacha brings to the role.  Of course, a "new" production of Elisabeth doesn't make the casting decisions in regards to Ai-chan and Shizuku any less of a slap in the face.  But...I'm interested to see where this goes.

3) I've already posted about my feelings on Franz.  That being said, Kiriyan's strength is making boring characters into interesting ones.  And she can be especially good when tackling a challenge <3  Oh, and there will be a moustache.  Kiriyan looks good in moustaches <333

4) Poor Ahi :(  And um...what will the other two Rudolphs be doing when it's not their turn?  My personal theory is that they will be revolutionaries, who ironically enough have more stage time than Rudolph.  Will it be a three-way role rotation?  And if that's the case, will Mirio have to learn three honkouen roles AND her probable shinko lead?

5) We haven't talked much about the other roles.  I'm betting on Sonoka for Zeps and Ryuu for Max.  My latest dream is for Ai-chan to play Madame Wolf.  I would die, but I would die *very* happy.  Also, "My Dear New Orleans" ends in Tokyo on April 26th.  Elisabeth starts on May 22nd.  Does this give Miho Keiko enough time to be Sophie?  *looks around to make sure of not jinxing the idea by saying it out loud*

Okay, that was more than a few comments.  I'm going to bed.

Why do I not have a Taki-san icon? 

Anyway, I noticed an advertisement in Kageki the other day for this.  Taki-san will have a dinner show called "My Revolution."  If this is old news I apologize, but it makes me feel somewhat better about her retirement.  Ah, if only money grew on trees...

In other news, in the section of this month's Kageki where everyone writes messages to the retiring Mihoko, Ai-chan addresses hers to  her "大好きな Gwendolyn-oneesama" <3

The usual disclaimers: I'm just an amateur with too much time on her hands.  Feedback and constructive criticism are always greatly appreciated.  Do not repost or retranslate without permission.

Sorry, have to comment on this.

I love the idea of Ai-chan playing Jackie.  There's so few good roles for musumeyaku.  I always love otokoyaku in drag, but it's nice to see a musumeyaku getting an opportunity.  Mirio, I'm not as sure about.  She seems alright enough (and admittedly I haven't seen much of her), but I worry about how she's leapfrogging over Morie, Maggie, and Masaki, who I like more. 

Honestly, I would have rather seen Yuuhi or Kiriyan as Jackie seducing Asako in a negligee, but I'll take what I can get.

Can someone help convince me that John is a good role?  Oh well, and least this way Kiriyan gets to propose to (hopefully) Taki-san.

Also, yay for Misa Noeru joining the cast!  She does seem to have unofficially been adopted in tsukigumi these days, which makes me very happy :D