WELCOME TO dA~TAKARAZUKA!

The first dA group for fans of the Takarazuka Revue to display art related to Takarazuka (and fiction too, if there is any out there!). Although there are quite a few Japanese fanart sites out there, I don't know of any English ones, so here we are!



Please click on Browse Gallery or here to see the full gallery!


NEWS

19th June 2009: We have some new members! Many new members!

Welcome to , , , , , and !


On a more serious note, I have some grovelling to do. I have been completely remiss in updating this page and answering requests to join, etc. I have been incredibly busy in the last few months (changing jobs twice and moving abroad) and have not kept in touch so much with the world of Takarazuka (I still love it, don't get me wrong, but most of my favourites stars have now retired). Whatever the excuse, it's not really a good way to run the community.

So, I am sending a call to all dedicated Takarazuka fans and DA addicts! If anybody more conscientious and more active as a Takarazuka fan than me would like to take over the community (moderating, updating, putting pictures up, etc), I would be happy to hand over the reins. I don't mind at all going on as I have until now, but it seems a shame if someone else who is more dedicated could do a better job - especially since Zuka really deserves a good dA comm! There are ever more Takarazuka fans outside Japan, thanks to the internet (and Youtube), and more art!

Drop me a note if you're interested! The job is not huge, just checking and updating from time to time, but obviously it is a bit of a commitment.



SO WHAT IS TAKARAZUKA?

The Takarazuka Revue (Takarazuka Kagekidan) is a Japanese all-female theatre company, comprised of five troupes and several hundred performers, whose peculiarity is that all the roles in their productions, male and female, are played by women.

They perform plays, musicals and revues, based on a wide range of stories and existing literature from all over the world, as well as original scripts, creating fantasy worlds of over-the-top flashiness, exquisite costumes and passionate romance. While the kitschness of it all isn't to everyone's taste, their performances are spectacular and the dancing in particular is superb.

Despite being virtually unknown everywhere else, Takarazuka are very famous in Japan and have legions of (99% female) fans of all ages. (And a few international fans too - come and see us on the yahoo mailing list!)

For more information on Takarazuka, see the Links section below.


JOINING!

Anyone can join the Takarazuka Group, you don't have to be an artist or a writer, nor submit any work regularly! All you need is to be a member of deviantART and be suitably obsessed with Takarazuka... or just vaguely interested.

To join, just send a devnote (to the group, not the founder!) saying you would like to join, and you'll get a note back and be added to the members list.

You could also put a link to this group in your journal or signature


SUBMITTING STUFF

What you can submit: Any Takarazuka-related art, of shows and performers (on stage or off), which complies with the rules of DeviantART (i.e no sexually explicit content and no image theft or plagiarism).

How to submit: First upload the picture to your personal deviantART page. Then send a devnote to the group with the link, asking to have it put up. I will download the picture from your page, and post it in the Takarazuka group, with a link to the original. If you like, you can write a new comment for it; if you don't, it will be posted with the comment on the original page.

If you don't have the picture uploaded, you can also attach it to an email to Suiki, expressly giving me permission to put it up, along with any comments you would like to post with it.


MEMBERS

Founder (and rubbish administrator):

Members:


TAKARAZUKA LINKS

Official websites:
Takarazuka Official Website (Japanese)
Takarazuka Official Website (English)

English websites:
Takarazuka Wikipedia - The largest and ever-growing English language database of information on Takarazuka. Contains random news, information on performances and actresses, a glossary of terms, and anything that you are willing to contribute!
Revue Sphere Takarazuka - A little out of date but still full of information on Takarazuka, the stars, the songs, and practical info like how to get tickets and directions to the theatre.Gen's Takarazuka Page - Genevieve's page, with lots of English translations of scripts, songs, actress interviews and more!
...evapotranspiration... - Jen's site, from which you can go to her Shibuki Jun fan page, or her translations of Takarazuka plays and related articles.

Fanart sites:
Pyonzura Su - A Japanese site belonging to Su! Go to the Illustration section to find Su's beautiful Takarazuka artwork, with funny and serious pictures of a variety of shows and performers.
Atelier Iceberg - A host of very realistic pencil drawings of actress in all troupes. This site even has an English version!
3cc Ability - 3cc's website, with among other things some really original and very cute Takarazuka pics.
Gallery of Takarazuka - KeiSio's gallery of digital art, with dozens of very accurate gif pictures of stars from every troupe.
Mikan no Taka-Hana Oukoku - Or Mikan's Taka-Hana Kingdom, which has lots of pictures and Flash animations set to music, featuring Wao Yôka and Hanafusa Mari.

Mailing lists/Communities
The Yahoo ML - Come and chat with other fans in English!
Livejournal Takarazuka Revue Community - More chatting!