History: Kotoshiro Manaka

Name: Kotoshiro Manaka
Kanji: 琴城　まなか
Current Troupe: n/a
Role: Musumeyaku
Status: Retired

Nickname: Manaka
Real Name: 大谷梨恵 (Ootani Rie)
Height: 159 cm
Birthday: Sept. 21st, 1986
Blood Type:
Hometown: Himeji, Hyogo
Favorite Food: American cherries, strawberries
Favorite Flower: rose, butterfly orchid
Favorite Colors: pink, white
Hobbies: reading, going to concerts
Collections: accessories, knick-knacks, perfumes
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Debut: 2005 (91st Class) Enter the Revue
Troupe History:
2005 - 2009 Star Troupe


2008: The Rose of Versailles -Bernard- / Neo Dandyism! III (national tour)
2008: The Scarlet Pimpernel
2007-08: El Halcon / Revue Orchis
2007: Sakura / Secret Hunter
2006: Too Short a Time to Fall in Love / Neo Dandyism
2006: The Rose of Versailles
2005: Shigure Hill Road in Nagasaki / Soul of Shiva!! (Tokyo)


2008: The Scarlet Pimpernel
2007-08: El Halcon
2007: Secret Hunter
2006: Too Short a Time to Fall in Love
2006: The Rose of Versailles
2005: Shigure Hill Road in Nagasaki (Tokyo)


2007: Pure, Proper, Beautiful


Manaka Happy Diary
Manaka K. Twitter

Now a Tokyo model

• Announced 11/16/07: Following the 3:00pm performance on 11/15, Kotoshiro Manaka was absent from the Takarazuka performances of El Halcon / Revue Orchis due to illness. She was also be absent for the show's shinjin kouen.
• Announced 6/29/08 - Kotoshiro Manaka was absent from for the remainder of the Takarazuka run due to poor health. She was also be absent for the Takarazuka shinjin kouen.
• Announced 1/31/09 - Kotoshiro Manaka will be absent from the Takarazuka run of My Dear New Orleans / A Bientôt due to poor health.
• Announced 3/17/09 - Kotoshiro Manaka is retiring the same day.