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liliththunder · 2 years

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Hakuouki Tag

Wanted to do that awhile longer, but recently got reminded by @legendary-girl-a

1. Which musical was the first that you have watched? Your impressions on the overall production?

I don't which was exactly the first whole production, I think it is Live the first, since it existed on YouTube.

But my first contact with Hakumyu was definitely "Ryūgi ~ Don't forget my style", and the first thing I thought was "mn, I don't like it...." That was over eight years ago.........

2. Which musical is your favourite in terms of the song performances and why?

Definitely Kazama Hen, I just love the tension between the two leads, the unspoken romance and the always lingering fear.

Also Kazama Hen is quite dark and it fits it so well. After watching Kazama Hen for nth time I thought a Hakuouki themed chocolate would be dark bittersweet chocolate with salty crystals and sugared cherry blossoms.

3. Which musical is your favourite in terms of the storyline and why?

Hard to say, seriously.... Beginning with Okita Hen till Harada Hen (except Reimeiroku I haven't watched), they all have their strength in storytelling.

I exclude Hijikata Shitan since it's the same story as Hijikata Hen. Although I am quite fond of Kazama Shitan, in point of storytelling I love the end of the original more.

4. Which musical is your least favourite in terms of the song performances and why?

I think that goes definitely to Souma Hen, not that the actors sing bad, but the music is to much focused on all characters on the same time and don't really tells the main characters story. (That doesn't imply I don't like the music, it's just out of place sometimes)

5. Which musical is your least favourite in terms of the storyline and why?

Definitely Souma Hen, first his world view and that of his opponent are not really explained, second why having a Hijikata/Kazama centered ending? Hijikata doesn't even become a rasetsu in the game.

Also Souma and Chizuru trying to tell the story, which leads to some confusion in timelining or perspective of when the story is told.

And the romance is what it is. (For further reading see my post on the review of Souma Hen)

6. The musical that you didn’t initially love, but has/have grown on you?

Hahahaha also Souma Hen, though it has its weaknesses, the songs and the real main "enemy couple" are great.

7. Original or latest casts?

That's not hard to answer... I like all of the old cast, but have some bias in the recent casts as well.

To be honest that should be questions, because I think we should be grateful, that this legacy is spread to new generations and new actors, because it means even in a far future we may be able to see new productions

8. Live 1 or Live 2?

Hard to say, can I say both? Both have good songs and quite enjoyable comedy.

9. Favourite actors/characters?

OK..... In no particular order

Ono Kento -Harada

Ikeda Junya, Hiiguchi Yuta - Heisuke

Suzuki Shogo -Kazama

Mikata Ryousuke -Sannan

Tomita Maho, Yamamoto Sayaka, Yoshida Hitomi, Tanoue Marina -Chizuru

Miyazaki Shuuto, Koike Ryousuke - Shinpatsan

Imata Taira -Kondo

Hirose Daisuke, Yamazaki Shogo - Souji

Matsuda Ryo, Naya Takeru, A. Tomoru - Saito

10. Actor/actress whom you think has the best vocal skills?

Definitely alot of Chizurus, maybe even all. Among them Tomita Maho, Makiura Itsuki and Matsuzaki Risa are top tier, although the latter is let down by her lack of acting skills (which are nesassary for a complicated character as Chizuru)

Suzuki Shogo goes without saying, Teruma, Mikata, Nakagauchi, Piroshi....

And I don't know if they are considered good singers, but I enjoy Matsuda Ryo and Hirose Daisuke quite a lot

11. Actor/actress whom you think did the best in bringing out the character into life

All of the original cast, additional Tomita Maho and Tanoue Marina. I know the other actors do their best, but the generation direct after them seemed to catch their shadows and didn't really think of the character themselves. Also I know there have been a lot good Hijikata actors after Piroshi, but for me no one catches the complexity of his character so accurate as him.

12. Hijikata,Souji,Saito or Harada,Shinpachi,Heisuke?

Definitely San baka, although Harada is my least favourite character in the whole Hakuouki universe

13. Favourite minor character?

Nagumo Kaoru, Miki Saburo

14. Favourite Shinsengumi member?

All? I am not really the type who is set on one character, the thing I like the most about them are their interactions and relationships?

15. Favourite demon character?

Chizuru and Kazama

16. Favourite Chizuru?

Tomita Maho (I know it was oblivious), after that all first gen Chizurus till Heisuke (for the rest they are all on the same level, although Karin Isobe might be put above those)

17. The actors/characters that you didn’t initially love, but has/have grown on you?

Chizuru -surprise! After seeing the anime, I thought, what a useless character, but in the musicals each Chizuru has her own colours and makes her own decisions and also because she is played by real human, it makes her more 3D as character and gives her character's depth.

18. Least favourite actors/characters? Why?

Second gen Koudou, I cought myself, rewatching old plays and suddenly thought: "Wow, Kodo used to be fun, where'd he'd go?" Or even think of him as an ensemble member, I am sorry to him...... 🙇🏼‍♀️

19. Favourite solo song?

Shin'nen, Sadame (as replay in Hijikata Hen), Kawaranai mono (also HH), Yoiyami no machi/Mune no soko ni aru, watashi ha oni, Mayoiko (definitely love that one), Yamazakis Solo in Hijikata Hen, etc., Aware na mouja (Mikata/Teruma), Kuroi Neko (Saito Shinkai), and Shinkais equivalent of Aware na mouja

20. Favourite duet?

Bushite toshite ikiru (Kazama and Saitou's last song), Love medley (in brevity of the songs it's contains), Inishie Oni, Final battle of Okita Hen (Kaoru and Okita), Final battle of Hijikata Hen (Kazama and Hijikata), final part of Kazama Hen (Chizuru and Kazama; definitely one of my most favourite), Oretachi wo shinjiro, (I don't if this count the Sannan Heisuke duett in between of Yaisa), the dialogue between Chizuru and Hijikata before the blood sucking scene, Shojo no omoi

21. Favourite group song?

Ikiro, Ano no hi no chikai, Bushido, Itsuka makoto ni, Kakugo wo kimeru (recently into this), the last song of the first half of Shinsengumi Kitan, Moonlight of Wolf, Samurai Future

22. Which Yaisa! is the best?

Either Kazama or Heisuke, because they really are adapted to the characters theme. Or Live.... I don't know, I love every version....

23. The songs that you didn’t initially love, but has/have grown on you?

Yaisa Yaisa, I thought of it as annoying, didn't listen to it for a while and after a long term it suddenly hit home..... It is a song that makes me happy and sad at the same time 😂

24. Which production are you most looking forward to?

I guess I got infected by everyone else, with wanting a Sannan Hen. (Because what is the use of an individual preference, when it comes to decision so we should unify our wishes and maybe we get what we hope for)

After that probably Nagakura Shimpachi Hen...

25. What does Hakumyu means to you?

My life........ Literally

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kaysutcliff-michaelis · 3 years

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SOUMA-HEN 2021 CAST

Hi, humans and oni, all fans of Hakumyu!

Since Souma-hen is a thing again I’ve recovered my original cast announcement post and updated it. The info about the actors is a mix between what I’ve found about them and info from the official cast page, but I haven’t included every past myu/stage play in the official info, so I’d recommend checking it if you’re interested in seeing more of any of these people.

Without further ado, I present you the official cast for the 2021 version of Musical Hakuoki Souma-hen:

Mizuki Umetsu (梅津瑞樹) is Kazue Souma

28 years old, his Twitter is @MizukiUmetsu, and he’s been in Musical Touken Ranbu and the Sanrio Boys stage play .

Risa Matsuzaki (松崎莉沙) is Chizuru Yukimura

She’s a member of Roys, a Japanese female duo chorus group. Playing Chizuru in this myu will be her first time as an actress. Her Twitter is @risadegozaimasu and she’s 24 years old.

Hidetoshi Kubota (久保田秀敏) is Toshizo Hijikata

Has worked in films and dramas before, also has myu/stage play experience (Sengoku Basara stage play , Moriarty the Patriot myu, etc.). He’s 33 years old and his Twitter is @kubotahidetoshi.

Shuji Kikuchi (菊池修司) is Souji Okita

First difference with the 2020 cast! Shuji Kikuchi replaces Shogo Yamazaki, who first appeared in Hakumyu in Shitan Hijikata-hen. He’s 25 and his Twiiter is @kutisyu. He’s been in some stage plays before, like the Pirates of the Frontier UtaPri stage play .

Shoichiro Oomi (大海将一郎) is Hajime Saito

His Twitter is @shoichiro_oomi. The protagonist/”your” character in the Fate/GO Babylonia Myu, also has some experience as a seiyuu (in fact google doesn’t list him as an actor but as a voice actor) and is/was in a group called "Hi! Superb"

Yuta Higuchi (樋口裕太) is back as Heisuke Todou!

His first Hakumyu was Shitan Hijikata-hen! He is 25 and he won a Junon Superboy contest (Most Photogenic) and according to Anime on Stage he’s been in other myus/stage plays, like Ensemble Stars and Yona of the Dawn. According to the cast page he’s been in Ao no Exorcist and Hitman Reborn stage plays too. His Twitter is @higuchi24yuta.

Ryousuke Koike (小池亮介) is Nagakura Shinpachi

Second change in the cast, he’s replacing Yuta Kishimoto, who was Nagakura in both Shitan Hijikata-hen and Shitan Kazama-hen. He’s 25 and his Twitter is @ryosuke19951117. He was Akito/Agito in the Air Gear myu, and according to the cast page he wants everyone to think that Nagakura Shinpachi is cool (literally, 「永倉新八カッコいいな」kakkoii and everything)

Shouta Kawakami (川上将大) is Sanosuke Harada

He’s been in Tenimyu, Rice on stage, Hitman Reborn and Touken Ranbu stages/myus, among others. He’s 27 and his Twitter is @rjpmission. An anecdote: a few weeks ago someone I follow on Twitter went to see Rice on stage and he was one of the actors performing, which made me wonder if Souma-hen would happen since people from the cast were working on other things and I supposed that meant the situation in Japan was good enough to resume events like stage plays, included those that had been cancelled.

Teruma (輝馬) is back as Keisuke Sannan!

Sannan since Hakumyu Reimeiroku, he’s been in Kuromyu (William T Spears), Bungou Stray Dogs stage play, the Nanatsu no Taizai stage play and Tenimyu. His Twitter is @teruma_060 and he’s 31.

This makes me really happy! I still prefer Ryosuke Mikata, but he’s showed that he deserves the role, so I hope he stays in Hakumyu for many years to come! And I’m still mad that Teruma wasn’t in the Tango on the Campania Kuromyu...

Taizo Shiina (椎名鯛造) is back as Susumu Yamazaki!

First appeared in Shitan Hijikata-hen, and he’s been in some Sengoku Basara and Danganronpa stage plays, among others. He’s 34 and his Twitter is @TaizoShiina.

Taira Imata (井俣太良) is back as Isami Kondou!!!

Best dad since Okita-hen (second Hakumyu) and by this point, everyone’s senpai, what else can be said about this man??? If you’ve watched any Hakumyu other than Saito-hen, you already know him. Great man and actor, he’s 45 and his Twitter is @TAIRANT1975.

These are the characters/actors & actress that I covered in my first Souma-hen cast post. I actually wrote another one with the rest of the cast, but thanks to a broken mouse the whole post got deleted when it was almost finished. Time to redeem myself!

Syuya Sunagawa (砂川脩弥) is Saburo Miki!

Replacing Allen Kohatsu in the role of Miki, he’s 26 and his Twitter is @suna_syu_. It’s his first time in a musical, but he’s in the Kamen Rider Zero One drama. According to the Kamen Rider Wikia, he won the Avex Boys Award in 2016.

Masashi Sonomura (園村将司) is Risaburo Nomura!

He’s 22 and he’s @masashisonomura on Twitter. He’s been in Tenimyu and has done some stuff on TV (the cast page lists some things but I’m not familiar with them ;_;)

Masafumi Yokoyama (横山真史) is Kyuju Amagiri!

He’s 34 and he’s @masafumi21yoko on Twitter. He’s been in Touken Ranbu, Ikemen Sengoku and Toki no Kizuna stages.And as my friend and Amagiri’s biggest fan Lawrichai pointed out, he played Amagiri’s grandpa/relative in the Toki no Kizuna stage.

Takuma Sueno (末野卓磨) is back as Kyo Shiranui!

He’s 36 and he’s @sueno0724 on Twitter. His first Hakumyu was Shitan Kazama hen. Has been in the Sengoku Basara stage play and the Rantaro Shinobu myu (this one wasn’t that long ago so I remember seen funny pics of this on Twitter).

Hiroyuki Kawamoto (川本裕之) is back as Kodo Yukimura!

Egg dad since the times of Harada hen, he doesn’t have a Twitter account and apparently there isn’t that much info about him on Google D:

And... drum roll a big round of applause for our returning demon, the original, the one and only, SHOGO SUZUKI (鈴木勝吾) AS CHIKAGE KAZAMA!!!

I already spoiled this in my Souma-hen is back post but I’m sooooooooooooooo happy to see him back. He’s @Shogo_Suzuki_ on Twitter (where he’s posted photos of his Hakumyu-watching sessions more than once),he’s 31 and he played Kazama from the very beginning in Saito-hen until Live 2. During his absence from Hakumyu he didn’t stop acting, some of you may remember my post about his appearance in the Moriarty the Patriot myu.

Not that I dislike Yoshihide Sasaki (Hijikata in Reimei, and Kazama in Harada-hen and the 2020 Souma-hen cast), but I will always see him as my dear Viscount Druitt from Kuromyu. And let’s be honest, Shogo has his “own brand” of Kazama. He took the character and made it his own, having a unique way of portraying him and enjoying every last bit of it.

And that was the complete main cast! This time we had all the info from the start so I don’t think a follow-up post will be necessary.

As an ending note, I would like to dedicate this post to Serizawa’s actor, Akira Kubodera, who passed away last month. I’m sure he would love to see that everyone has been hoping for Souma-hen to return and that the Hakuoki Shinsengumi, or at least its spirit, can’t be defeated.

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