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    • I am New here with Gazillions of Questions, *help*

    Posted by seraeris on Fri 15 of Jan, 2010 15:03 GMT-0000 posts: 67 ☆ ☆ ☆
    Hi everyone, I am new here and in Taka-fandom in general.
    I hope my question haven't been posted before. please forgive me if it has.

    I have read all the info about the school and the actresses this wonderful site provides so One question just keeps jumping into my mind all the time. but that is not the reason I want to ask about that. my reason is that I write Fanfiction and I want my characters to attend Takarazuka Music school etc. So first of all I want to ask if it is okay to use Takarazuka name in my story or if I have to change it -like in the ouran high school host club (anime)had it as Zuka Club, or something like that-. please if you know how I should have it , inform me because I don't want to be disrespectful in any way.

    back to the original Question now.
    it is about the dating thing. I read in the wiki that the girls can't date until they graduate from the stage.
    What if they date in secret? I mean is there any king punishment if they get caught dating? do they get in trouble?
    Do they even have the time to date with the performances and all?
    I don't know how else to explain more my question.
    How strict is the whole "pure, proper, beautiful" thing. does that policy follow the girls behind closed doors too?
    What if an actress fall for another actress? -that's what will happen with my characters actually that's why I am asking-.

    thank you in advance.
    PS: I hope this post doesn't sound at any point disrespectful for the fandom, or/and Takarazuka and its actresses. I actually Have a deep respect for this art and its perfection.
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    Posted by seraeris on Sun 17 of Jan, 2010 12:48 GMT-0000 posts: 67 ☆ ☆ ☆
    > Actually, they do. Most of them do not meet her boyfriend somewhere around Takarazuka because they don't want it to be conspicuous. They tend to meet in Kobe or Kyoto area (using Hankyu Railway? I don't know.). That's what I had heard when I was working temporarily for the Kagekidan.

    that's really cute
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    thanks for the info

    you guys you are great
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    Posted by JOY on Sun 17 of Jan, 2010 12:08 GMT-0000 posts: 39 ☆ ☆ ☆ Japan
    Hello, seraeris!

    >Do they even have the time to date with the performances and all?
    Actually, they do. Most of them do not meet their boyfriends anywhere around Takarazuka because they don't want it to be conspicuous. They tend to meet in Kobe or Kyoto area (using Hankyu Railway? I don't know.). That's what I heard when I was working temporarily for the Kagekidan.
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    Posted by seraeris on Sat 16 of Jan, 2010 19:22 GMT-0000 posts: 67 ☆ ☆ ☆
    thank you thank you thank you for all the help.
    I'll whatever I'll find available!!
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    Posted by lliriblanc on Sat 16 of Jan, 2010 18:45 GMT-0000 posts: 39 ☆ ☆ ☆ United States
    Anime and manga are necessarily interested in fictionalizing Takarazuka, so that's a bad genre to look in. (My favorite example is Sakura Taisen, which is about a Takarazuka/Shochiku-like company that also fights demons in its spare time.)

    As far as dramas, there were two recent ones. Ai to Seishun no Takarazuka is about the Revue during World War II. (It was also later turned into a stage musical with Kozuki Wataru and Shibuki Jun.) Sumire no Hanasaku koro is about a girl trying to get into TMS.

    As far as documentaries, there was a BBC English-language documentary called Dream Girls from the 90s. I think the other major Japanese-language documentary was Yume no Shiro? If you search youtube for "Takarazuka Ongaku Gakkou" (in Japanese) or for the documentaries you should find various clips from news stations and such.
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    Posted by seraeris on Sat 16 of Jan, 2010 02:44 GMT-0000 posts: 67 ☆ ☆ ☆
    Thank you VERY much, that helps a LOT especially the facts about Using the Takarazuka names and such.

    I remember reading something in wikipedia not taka-wiki about some actress far back in time who cut her hair short and something about the fanletter and that she was involved with some other woman and got bullied, I don't know what is really true but it might be since it had happened in 40s or so. and I took a glimpse of that book when I was searching random thing about Takarazuka the other day.

    another Question that just popped in my head: is there any Anime or Movie or even Manga that portraits seriously facts about the Takarazuka Music School? (the ouran high school host club(anime)Zuka club was a parody version so it didn't do the magic) or maybe a National geographic documentary :P (as you can see I am THAT desperate
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    Posted by lliriblanc on Sat 16 of Jan, 2010 01:33 GMT-0000 posts: 39 ☆ ☆ ☆ United States
    For the fiction, it's personal choice. You can bet the company doesn't like some of the derivative works, but it's really up to you - there's plenty of people who change the names of absolutely everything, and others who don't change anything at all.

    To my understanding, punishments for breaking the Sumire Code used to be quite severe, but no longer are. In fact, when Suzushiro Marina retired, she was teased onstage during her last performance about the fact that her fiance was present in the audience. It's common knowledge that the actresses often have beaus, and they sometimes leave the company explicitly to marry long-time boyfriends, but as a practical matter most of them just don't have the time or energy to maintain personal relationships and their professional careers at the same time.

    The one thing they would definitely get in trouble for is carrying on *publicly,* or presumably with another woman, but as a private matter no one seems to mind anymore. Jennifer Robertson writes about this matter in her book with regards to Takarazuka and the other all-female revue companies, but her information is quite outdated, largely second-hand, and often sensationalistic. For fictional purposes though I think you might find it interesting to read, especially since she gets into some of the tabloid scandals of the 1920s and 30s, which are very entertaining and would probably make a very good novel. ;)
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