#ultra musical bakumatsu rock

[nyxravessnow]

2.5D Stage Ranking (Personal Opinion) pt.2

This is the part two, the ranking of enjoyment

Top 10 in Enjoyment

This will simply be how much I enjoyed the stage. Mostly I prefer comedy so for me quite a lot of these will have a lot of funny moments but not all of them do. 

This will be extremely opinionated but I will try to be positive. Weirdly even though these are the ten shows I most enjoyed, I don’t think three of them would be in my top ten favourite. Some explanations will be more emotional than others.

I will also not explain about the plot to the shows and will try to spoil as little as possible.

1. Prince of Tennis

This should come as no surprise and I won’t go into this two much but Prince of Tennis is the show that really kickstarted 2.5D in my opinion and is the show that made me absolutely fall in love with the industry. I can sing over 100 of the songs and know most of the actors names and is my absolute addiction. I just think Prince of Tennis is so fun, diverse and it’s so exciting to see all these actors who start in Prince of Tennis grow so much and appear in so many other things

2. Mankai A3

I was so surprised by A3. I didn’t really enjoy the game at first and was so confused as to why it suddenly became so popular. I must admit its popularity was one of the things that held me up watching it until I found I cheap version of Spring and Summer then gave in. I thing watched it every day for a week.This show completely pulled me in with fun songs, a compelling cast of characters and a surprising amount of emotion. (For me who did not play the game, if you did play the game, this would not have been surprising)

The company of actors is split into four groups and I was surprised how individual each group was. My favourite, summer, are the youngest of the company and I absolutely loved their play. 

For anyone trying to get into 2.5d plays, this is probably where I would point them first. It is such a fun play with a perfect blend of comedy, emotion, drama and action

3. Yowamushi pedal

Disclaimer: I have only seen up until the end of Ogoe Yuuki’s run as Onoda.

While I didn’t put Yowamushi Pedal on my top 10 for quality, I don’t think it was ever trying to be a high quality show. The showrunners knew there was no way they could show people cycling on stage in a wholly serious manor if they couldn’t use actual bikes. So, they decided to change the tone of the show, which I think wouldn’t have worked in the anime but works perfectly on stage.

If I ever need cheering up Yowamushi Pedal stage is definitely something I would turn to. Every single show has me crying with laughter and it is amazing to see actors having so much fun on stage.

There are so many hilarious moments but the top two for me is when Izumida’s peck Frank, yes his pecks are anthropomorphised on stage, starts touching the other members of Hakogaku and when they are at Toudou’s inn and their cleaner is Harry Potter and he cocks his broom as fires it like a gun at two actors who are pretending to be ducks. Both make absolutely no sense but are amazing to watch and I don’t think I will ever not laugh while even thinking of them.  

4. Touken Ranbu Musical

It is strange that I cry in every single musical and yet I still have an image of the musicals not being sad. I think they get the perfect blend of emotion and comedy for what they are trying to achieve. The actors, on the whole, portray their characters so well and the live segments may just be pandering to the fangirls, but I am a fangirl/fanboy and I love it. The songs fit so perfectly and I don’t think I’ve ever loved reasonably minor characters as much as I do the humans in Touken Ranbu. I think all their actors are excellent and I am slightly in love with Minamoto no Yoshitsune’s eye makeup.

The thing that sold me the most on this musical however, was none of that. I am studying Japanese and it amazes me how much actual history and Japanese culture I have learnt from these musicals. To the extent of me being able to have a conversation in Japanese about the Minamoto clan with an actual Japanese History Teacher whose favourite period of Japanese history is that period and him complimenting me on my knowledge. 

Touken Ranbu also celebrates Japanese culture so much. The taiko drumming in the live, the actual drinking song included in the show and the time where they put on a festival during a live. I feel like this show is a must see for anyone who likes Japanese culture and Japan would seem to agree with me as it far outranks any other show in the industry for popularity. 

While it doesn’t appeal to me in ways that the three above do I love this musical so much I can’t wait until I can see the next one. 

5. Bakumatsu Rock

I keep on forgetting I’ve seen this show live as I saw it in 2015 which was a while ago and was only the third show I ever saw and I was also sick before it so I was a little delirious. But I still remember the feeling of utter joy I had leaving the theatre with Crash My Head stuck in my...head. The acting is so good, the songs are amazing and the actors look like they’re having such a good time. 

I won’t go into the recast as I already mentioned that in the previous ranking but they didn’t stop me from still enjoying the final two stages. I think it was very sad that the show was so short but I don’t really want to see them bring it back.

I think what we have of the show is perfect and I love it with all m heart.

6. Aoharu Tetsudou

This is a musical I think very few people will have watched. A lot of people like it for the fact it combines a lot of Prince of Tennis actors who haven’t acted with each other in a while but while that is what originally got me into the show it is not at all why I stayed. 

This somewhat factual history of different Japanese train lines is utterly insane with the strangest characters, songs and moments. And has led to some of the strangest conversations with Japanese people who know the train lines well

‘So the Rinkai line is a bit ecchi and stalks the Saikyo line’

‘Oh yeah, that makes perfect sense’

‘??? How can a train line be ecchi?’

Also, this show is unabashedly gay. There is a character who continually asks another character to marry him, three different love songs between three different couples and actual other characters saying that they are gay. While it works in a similar way to Hetalia, if countries get married they are uniting, if trains get married they become one train it is still very gay. There are also multiple instances of characters stripping and cosplaying as women. 

I love this show to bits but if you are not used to Japanese acting or you want to show a musical to someone who is not used to Japanese acting, absolutely do not watch/show this musical. I love the overacting and find it hilarious but this is the most overacting I think I have ever seen in a show ever and while I think it really works for this show it will be pretty jarring if you are not used to it.

7. Hiragana Danshi

This show in my opinion is the most underrated musical in the 2.5d industry, along with Aoharu Tetsudou but even more so. The show is about letters of the Hiragana alphabet but they are more the sounds than the actual hiragana so they represent the katakana and kanji as well. Everything they like has to start with their hiragana and there are so many puns. The cast is hugely popular and talented and each one portrays their character so well. The show is so funny and you absolutely will leave with a favourite character. 

The songs are very clever and, almost, all the actors have very good voices and the songs compliment them well. It’s sad that the show seemed to be such a passion project and was truly beloved by the staff and actors but there were not enough fans to ensure that there could be a second stage. 

8. Bungou Stray Dogs

I don’t have very much to add from my previous comments on this show. It is exceptional as I loved the original anime I was so happy to see such a well done adaptation, that slightly made me realise that I am very attracted to Chuuya. I think this show would also be a very good introduction to 2.5d as it shows off the best aspects of the industry. 

9. Mob Psycho 100

I didn’t originally enjoy the Mob Psycho anime but after I loved the stage I went back and watched the anime again and I loved it. I thought the stage was so funny and I could not think of someone more perfect than Baba Ryoma to play Reigen and I’m so happy that recently Baba Ryoma has been given more chances to play comedic characters which I really think suits him. 

I don’t have very much to say about this play except I loved it and fully recommend it

10. Cells at Work

I have seen both stages as I actually managed to go see the second live last week.

While I do think I preferred the first one overall I did love the second one and I personally think that Kitamura Ryo fits with the image of White blood cell from the anime better. 

The shows manage to be so funny but evoke so much emotion with Yamada James Takeshi’s performance of the cancer cell. I think it is the best acting he has ever done and really wish they had a 2.5d version of the tony’s so he could get an award for his role. 

There is something about them that feels distinctly different from most other 2.5d productions in my opinion and I love it.

[mandilo]

[Announcement] Ultra Musical Bakumatsu Rock Nico nico  stream

it has been announced that the 3 Ultra Musical Bakumatsu Rock will be watchable on the 30th of September starting at 5pm in japan :

available at this link  https://t.co/rrgzw2GUwQ 30/09 17h00

Warning  :  

you will need a premium account and a vpn to watch the shows

[xan-the-13th]

Ultra Musical Bakumatsu ROCK: Kurofune Raikou

Sasaki Yoshihide as Okita Souji for Kyoumei Shinka

I just enjoy every close-ups of his face

[vvlin91]

Ultra Musical Bakumatsu Rock Climax Live (Nov-Dec, 2017) Halloween Costumes

with

Rachi Shinji as Sakamoto Ryoma

Kimeru as Tokugawa Yoshinobu

Itokawa Yojiro as Takasugi Shinsaku

Mitsuya Ryo as Katsura Kogoro

Teruma as Hijikata Toshizo

Sasaki Yoshihide as Okita Soji

Yoshioka Yuu as Ii Naosuke

Kanesaki Kentaro as Perry Jr.

[leenaevilin]

[Personal]  2019 stages watched this year

only 2 days are left in 2019... so I thought it’s time for this year’s watched list

like last year... I was curious how many stages I’ve watched over the year (performances 2019 only + older stages) and I was shocked O_O (again)… YOU CAN OFFICIALLY CALL ME AN ADDICT!!!!! (good thing I don’t really watch tv anymore... less than 10 dramas/variety shows this year!!!)

you find the whole list of 2019 stages and a list of older stages I have watched this year under the cut~♡

ps:  aspecial thanks goes to @mandilo who is responsible for my addiction to rare stages, @ryota-kunstranslations who adds to my tsukipro addiction, @annikamuffyn who is my German backup system and moral support and the rest of my beautiful little group here on tumblr and twitter!! without you guys, I wouldn’t be able to enjoy so many stages throughout the year!!!!

2019 Stages:

01. あんさんぶるスターズ！エクストラ・ステージ ～Memory of Marionette～ (ensemble stars! extra stage ~memory of marionette~) [December 28th – February 15th]

02. 銀岩塩 Vol.3 LIVE ENTERTAINMENT「『神ノ牙-JINGA-転生』～消えるのは俺じゃない、世界だ。～」(ginganen vol.3 live entertainment kami no kiba -jinga- tensei ~kieru no wa ore janai, sekai da.~) [January 5th - January 14th]

03. Fate/Grand Order THE STAGE -絶対魔獣戦線バビロニア- Enuma Dingir (fate/grand order the stage zettai majuusensen babylonia enuma dingir) [January 11th - January 27th]

04. 舞台  アニドルカラーズ! キュアステージ (butai anidol colors! cure stage) [January 11th - January 27th]

05. ミュージカル 封神演義－目覚めの刻－ (musical houshin engi -mezame no toki-) [January 13th - January 20th]

06. 舞台 忍び、恋うつつ (butai shinobi, koi utsutsu) [January 18th - January 27th]

07. ミュージカル『刀剣乱舞』～三百年の子守唄～  musical touken ranbu ~mihotose no komoriuta~) [January 20th - March 24th]

08. ミュージカル スタミュ スピンオフ SHUFFLE REVUE (musical starmyu spin off shuffle revue) [January 23rd - February 3rd]

09. 舞台「BASARA外伝～KATANA 虹の話ー銀杏ー」(butai basara gaiden ~katana niji no hanashi -ichou-) [January 25th - January 28th]

10. MANKAI STAGE『A3!』~AUTUMN & WINTER 2018~ [January 31st - March 24th]

11. 舞台『メサイア トワイライト -黄昏の荒野-』(butai messiah twilight -koukon no arano-) [February 7th - March 2nd]

12. Bunkamura 30 周年記念 シアターコクーン・オンレパートリー2019「唐版 風の又三郎」(bunkamura 30 shuunen kinen theater cocoon on repertoire 2019: karaban kaze no matasaburou) [February 7th - March 2nd]

13. 舞台『機動戦士ガンダム 00 -破壊による再生- Re:Build』(butai kidou senshi gundam 00 ~hakai ni yoru saisei~ re:build) [February 15th - February 24th]

14. 怜々蒐集譚 (reirei shuushuu tan) [February 16th - February 27th]

15. 舞台 漫画みたいにいかない。第2巻 (butai manga mitai ni ikanai. dai 2 maku)  [February 19th - March 9th]

16. 舞台「文豪とアルケミスト 余計者ノ挽歌」(butai bungou to alchemist ~ yokeimon no elegy) [February 21st - March 10th]

17. 舞台「レイルウェイ」(butai railway) [February 22nd - March 2nd]

18. ミュージカル「ロミオ＆ジュリエット」(musical romeo & juliette) [x2] [February 23rd - April 14th]

19. 舞台「プロジェクト東京ドールズ」(butai project tokyo dolls) [February 27th - March 10th]

20. 舞台『K -RETURN OF KINGS-』(butai k -return of kings-) [March 1st - March 17th]

21. 舞台 どろろ (butai dororo) [March 2nd - March 23rd]

22. 2.5次元ダンスライブ S.Q.S BLAZING & FREEZING (2.5 jigen dance live s.q.s: blazing & freezing) [March 3rd]

23. 舞台『仮面ライダー斬月』-鎧武外伝- (butai kamen rider zangetsu -gaim gaiden-) [March 9th - March 31st]

24. 朗読劇 ぼくは明日、昨日のきみとデートする (roudokugeki boku wa ashita, kinou no kimi to date suru) x8 [March 12th - March 17th]

25. 舞台 劇団シャイニング from うたの☆プリンスさまっ♪『Pirates of the Frontier』 (butai gekidan shining from uta no☆princesama♪ pirates of the frontier) [March 15th - April 7th]

26. 舞台「俺たちマジ校デストロイ」(butai oretachi majikou destroy)  [March 21st - March 30th]

27.「 ツキステ。」 第8幕 「TSUKINO EMPIRE -Unleash your mind.-」(tsukisute. stage 8 ~ tsukino empire -unleash your mind.- ) [March 27th - March 31st]

28. つかこうへい復活祭 2019 VOL.1『熱海殺人事件』LAST GENERATION 46 (tsuka kouhei fukkatsusai 2019 vol.1 atami satsujin jiken last generation 46) [March 28th - March 31st]

29. 舞台「桃源郷ラビリンス」(butai tougenkyou labyrinth) [April 4th - April 14th]

30. ハイパープロジェクション演劇『ハイキュー!!』“東京の陣” (hyper projection engeki ‘haikyuu!!’ “tokyo no jin”) [April 5th, 2019 ~ May 6th, 2019]

31. ミュージカル『薄桜鬼 志譚』 風間千景篇 (musical hakuouki shitan kazama chikage hen) [April 5th - April 21st]

32. ONE PIECE LIVE ATTRACTION『PHANTOM』 [April 7th]

33. 王室教師ハイネ-THE MUSICAL II- (oushitsu kyoushi haine -the musical II-) [April 11th - April 28th]

34.『僕のヒーローアカデミア』The “Ultra” Stage (boku no hero academia ~ the “ultre” stage) [April 12th - April 29th]

35. 舞台『黒子のバスケ』ULTIMATE-BLAZE ～帝光編～リーディング (butai kuroko no basuke - ultimate-blaze ~teikou hen~ reading) [April 15th]

36. 舞台「幕末太陽傳 外伝」(butai bakumatsu taiyouden gaiden) [April 18th - April 28th]

37. 舞台「PSYCHO-PASS サイコパス Virtue and Vice」(butai psycho-pass virtue and vice) [April 18th - May 6th] 

38. 舞台『銀河鉄道999』さよならメーテル～僕の永遠 (butai ginga tetsudou 999 ~ sayonara maetel ~ boku no eien) [April 20th - May 12th]

39. ミュージカル『刀剣乱舞』 加州清光 単騎出陣 アジアツアー (musical touken ranbu ~ kashuu kiyomitsu tanki asia tour) [April 20th - May 7th]

40. 浪漫活劇譚『艶漢』第三夜 (roman katsugeki banashi: adekan hosakayo) [April 20th - April 29th]

41. アイ★チュウ ザ・ステージ～Rose Ecarlate～ (i★chuu the stage ~rose ecarlate~) [April 21st - May 12th]

42. S.Q.S ~ SOLIDS & QUELL on STAGE Episode 3 ROMEO - in the darkness [April 25th - May 6th]

43. MANKAI STAGE『A3!』~SPRING 2019~ [April 27th ~ June 2nd]

44. 舞台『黒子のバスケ』ULTIMATE-BLAZE (butai kuroko no basuke ~ ultimate-blaze) [April 30th - May 19th]

45. 舞台「やがて君になる」(butai yagate kimi ni naru) [May 3rd - May 12th]

46. 舞台「+GOLD FISH 」(butai +gold fish) [May 10th - May 19th]

47. 舞台『弱虫ペダル』新インターハイ篇 ~制・限・解・除 (リミットブレイカー)~ (butai yowamushi pedal fin interhigh hen ~limit breaker~) [May 10th - May 16th]

48. ミュージカル「憂国のモリアーティ」(musical yuukoku no moriarty) [May 10th - June 26th]

49. DYNAMIC CHORD the STAGE [May 11th - May15th]

50. 2.5次元ダンスライブ『ALIVE』ステージEpisode 1 (2.5jigen dancelive ~alive stage~ episode 1) [May 15th - May 19th]

51. ミュージカル「スタミュ」スピンオフ team柊 単独レビュー公演「Caribbean Groove」(musical starmyu spin off team hiiragi tandoku revue kouen ~ caribbean groove) [May 30th - June 2nd]

52. 最遊記歌劇伝－Darkness－ (saiyuuki kagekiden -darkness-) [June 6th - June 14th]

53. LOOSER～失い続けてしまうアルバム～ (looser ~ushinai tsuzuketeshimau album~) [June 6th - June 16th]

54. 錆色のアーマ -繋ぐ- (sabiiro no armor -tsunagu-) [June 6th - June 30th]

55. 舞台『刀剣乱舞』慈伝 日日の葉よ散るらむ (butai touken ranbu jiden hibi no ha yo chiruramu) [June 14th - August 4th]

56. 家庭教師ヒットマンREBORN! the STAGE -vs VARIA part I- (katekyou hitman reborn ~ the stage -vs varia part I-) [June 14th - June 30th]

57. Rock Opera「R&J」 [June 14th - July 7th]

58. 高橋悠也×東映 シアタープロジェクト TXT vol.1「SLANG」(takahashi yuuya × touei theater project txt vol.1 ~slang~) [June 20th - June 30th]

59. 舞台「魍魎の匣」(butai mouryou no hako) [June 21st - July 7th]

60. 舞台「紅葉鬼」(butai kouyouki) [June 28th - July 7th]

61. ミュージカル 少女革命ウテナ ～深く綻ぶ黒薔薇の～ (musical shoujo kakumei utena ~fukaku hokorobu kurobara no~) [June 29th - July 7th]

62. ミュージカル『刀剣乱舞』髭切膝丸 双騎出陣2019 ~SOGA~ (musical touken ranbu higekiri hizamaru souki shutsujin 2019 ~soga~) [July 4th - July 14th]

63. Starry☆Sky on STAGE [July 10th - July 15th]

64. GEKIIKE 本公演 第10回「月光仮面」(gekiike honkouen dai 10 kai gekkou kamen) [July 25th - August 12th]

65. Live!!! アイ★チュウ ザ・ステージ～Planete et Fleurs～ (live!! i★chuu the stage ~planete et fleurs~) [July 27th]

66. 舞台『pet』─虹のある場所─ (butai pet -niji no aru bashou-) [July 29th - August 4th]

67. THE STAGE ラッキードッグ1 Break Through (the stage lucky dog 1 break through) [July 31st - August 4th]

68. ミュージカル『刀剣乱舞』 ~葵咲本紀~ (musical touken ranbu ~kishouhongi~) [August 3rd ~ October 27th]

69. MANKAI STAGE『A3!』~SUMMER 2019~ [August 8th ~ September 29th]

70. ミュージカル「スタミュ」3 (musical starmyu 3) [August 12th ~ September 1st]

71. 舞台 Stray Sheep Paradise (butai stray sheep paradise) [August 15th ~ August 18th]

72. 舞台「7ORDER」 (butai 7order) [August 22nd ~ September 8th]

73. あんさんぶるスターズ！エクストラ・ステージ ～Destruction × Road～ (ensemble stars! extra stage ~destruction × road~) [August 22nd ~ September 29th]

74. 舞台「幽☆遊☆白書」(butai yuu☆yuu☆hakusho)  [August 28th ~ September 22nd]

75. ミュージカル「アルスラーン戦記」(musical arslan senki) [September 5th ~ September 16th]

76. 舞台「メサイア ―黎明乃刻―」(butai messiah -reimei no toki) [September 5th ~ September 23rd]

77. 舞台「GOZEN -狂乱の剣-」(butai gozen -kyouran no ken-) [September 12th ~ September 29th]

78. 舞台「ULTRAMAN DARKNESS HEELS～THE LIVE～」(butai ultraman darkness heels ~the live~) [September 13th ~ September 23rd]

79. 私に会いに来て (watashi ni ai ni kite) [September 13th ~ September 20th]

80. S.Q.S Episode 4「TSUKINO EMPIRE2 -Beginning of the World-」[x2] [September 26th ~ September 29th]

81. 舞台 けものフレンズ 「JAPARI STAGE!」 ～おおきなみみとちいさなきせき～ (butai kemono friends japari stage! ~ookina mimi to chiisana kiseki~) [September 27th ~ October 6th]

82. 体内活劇「はたらく細胞 II」(tainai katsugeki hataraku saibou II) [September 27th ~ October 6th]

83. 舞台版『PSYCHO-PASS サイコパス Chapter1―犯罪係数―』 (butaiban psycho-pass chapter 1 -hanzai keisuu-) [October 25th ~ November 10th]

84. ライブ・スペクタクル NARUTO -ナルト- ~暁の調べ~ (live spectacle naruto ~ akatsuki no shirabe) [October 25th ~ December 10th]

85. 「 ツキステ。」 第9幕 「しあわせあわせ」(tsukisute. stage 9 ~ shiawase awase) [October 30th ~ November 4th]

86. LIVE ミュージカル演劇『チャージマン研!』(live musical engeki ~ chargeman ken!) [x10] [October 31st ~ November 6th]

87. ハイパープロジェクション演劇『ハイキュー!!』“飛翔” (hyper projection engeki haikyuu!! “hishou”) [November 1st ~ December 15th]

88. 舞台「血界戦線」(butai kekkai sensen) [November 2nd ~ November 17th]

89. 2.5次元ダンスライブ『ALIVE』ステージ Episode 2 (2.5jigen dancelive ~alive stage~ episode 2)  [x4] [November 8th ~ November 17th]

90.『ヒプノシスマイク-Division Rap Battle-』Rule the Stage -track.1- (hypnosis mic -division rap battle- rule the stage -track.1-) [November 15th ~ December 1st]

91. 舞台「暁のヨナ～烽火の祈り編～」(butai akatsuki no yona ~houka no inori hen~) [November 16th ~ November 23rd]

92. 舞台『刀剣乱舞』 維伝 朧の志士たち (butai touken ranbu ~ iden oboro no shishitachi) [November 22nd ~ January 18th, 2020]

93. さらに『さらざんまい』～愛と欲望のステージ～ (sarani sarazanmai ~ai to yokubou no stage~) [November 28th ~ December 8th]

94. テイルズ オブ ザ ステージ -光と影の正義- (tales of the stage -hikari to kage no seigi-) [December 5th ~ December 15th]

95. 脳内クラッシュ演劇『DRAMAtical Murder』(nounai crash engeki ~ dramatical murder) [December 20th ~ December 29th]

96. イケメン戦国 THE STAGE 番外編～はじまりの物語～ (ikemen sengoku the stage bangai hen ~hajimari no monogatari~) [December 26th ~ December 30th] (waiting patiently for a message from my partner in crime^^)

97. STAGE FES 2019-2020 [December 31st] (nice way to wait for the countdown^^)

other stages watched this year:

01. 夜想曲... GOLD (nocturne... gold) [November 3rd, 2010 - November 7th, 2010]

02. 舞台『レシピエント』 (butai recipient) [February 29th, 2012 - March 11th, 2012]

03. ミュージカル コードギアス 反逆のルルーシュ 魔人に捧げるプレリュード (musical code geass: hangyaku no lelouch ~ majin ni sasageru prelude) [June 28th, 2012 - July 8th, 2012]

04. ニコニコミュージカル 千本桜 (niconico musical senbonzakura) [March 13th, 2013 - March 24th, 2013]

05. 俺たちの明日 (oretachi no ashita) [January 10th, 2014 - January 19th, 2014]

06. REVELATION GARDEN -スパルタクスの反乱- (revelation garden -spartacus no hanran-) [February 22nd, 2014 - March 2nd, 2014]

07. 舞台 STORM LOVER ~波打ち際の王子SUMMER!~ (butai storm lover ~namiuchigiwa no ouji summer!~) [May 3rd, 2014 - May 11th, 2014]

08. Patch stage vol.6 ~SPECTER~ [March 18th, 2015 - March 22nd, 2015]

09. 舞台 STORM LOVER ~波打ち際の王子SUMMER 改!~  (butai storm lover ~namiuchigiwa no ouji summer kai!~)  [May 23rd, 2015 - May 31st, 2015]

10. Flying Pirates ネバーランド漂流記 featuring GUY'S  (flying pirates neverland hyouryuuki featuring guy's) [September 18th, 2015 - September 23rd, 2015]

11. 極上文學 高瀬舟･山椒大夫 (gokujou bungaku ~ takasebune sanshou dayuu) [October 9th, 2015 - October 25th, 2015] 

12. ペルソナ4 ジ・アルティマックス ウルトラスープレックスホールド (persona 4 the ultimax ~ ultra suplex hold) [July 6th, 2016 - July 10th, 2016 ]

13. bpm EXTRA STAGE ESORA [September 8th, 2016 - September 15th, 2016]

14. 劇団番町ボーイズ☆ 第5回本公演 スイーツボーイズ1st「甘くはないぜ!」 (gekidan banchou boys☆ dai 5 kai honkouen ~ sweets boys 1st amaku wa nai ze!) [December 2nd, 2016 - December 4th, 2016]

15. ミュージカル 忍たま乱太郎 第8弾 ~がんばれ五年生! 技あり、術あり、初忍務!!~  (musical nintama rantarou dai 8 dan ~ganbare gonensei! waza ari, jutsu ari, hatsu ninmu!!~) [January 7th, 2017 - January 22nd, 2017]

16. ミュージカル イケメン王宮◆真夜中のシンデレラ (musical ikemen oukyuu ◆ mayonaka no cinderella) [January 14th, 2017 - January 22nd, 2017]

17. ミュージカル 手紙 2017 (musical tegami 2017) [January 20th, 2017 - February 5th, 2017]

18. 舞台 弱虫ペダル 新インターハイ篇 ~スタートライン~ (butai yowamushi pedal shin inter high hen ~startline~) [February 25th, 2017 - March 12th, 2017]

19. 厨病激発ボーイ (chuubyou gekihatsu boy) [June 8th, 2017 - June 18th, 2017]

20. 劇団番町ボーイズ☆ 第7回本公演 オフィスクレッシェンドプロデュース「マネキンライフ」 (gekidan banchou boys☆dai 7 kai honkouen office crescendo produce mannequin life) [June 9th, 2017 - June 11th, 2017]

21. 舞台 イムリ (butai imuri) [July 26th, 2017 - July 31st, 2017]

22. The Stage 神々の悪戯 太陽と冥府の希望 (the stage kamigami no asobi: taiyou to meifu no kibou) [August 16th, 2017 - August 20th, 2017]

23. 舞台 OZMAFIA!! (butai ozmafia!!) [September 6th, 2017 - September 10th, 2017]

24. 死にかけ男が転生目指して芸能界で頑張ります! ~しにてん~ (shinikake otoko ga tensei mezashite geinoukai de ganbarimasu! ~shiniten~) [September 13th, 2017 - September 17th, 2017]

25. 勇者セイヤンの物語 (仮) (yuusha seiyan no monogatari (kari)) [November 8th, 2017 - November 12th, 2017]

26. 劇団☆新感線 髑髏城の七人 season月 '上弦の月' (gekidan shinkansen: dokurojou no shichinin season tsuki ~ 'jougen no tsuki') [November 23rd, 2017 - February, 21st, 2018]

27. 劇団☆新感線 髑髏城の七人 season月 '下弦の月' (gekidan shinkansen: dokurojou no shichinin season tsuki ~ 'kagen no tsuki') [November 23rd, 2017 - February 21st, 2018]

28. 銀岩塩vol.2 「牙狼＜GARO＞ -神ノ牙 覚醒-」(ginganen vol.2 garo -kami no kiba mezame-) [November 29th, 2017 - December 3rd, 2017]

29. バリスタと恋の黒魔術 クローバー班 (barista to koi no kuromajutsu clover han) [December 20th, 2017 - December 26th, 2017]

30. 舞台 ONLY SILVER FISH (butai only silver fish) [January 6th, 2018 - January 17th, 2018]

31. ミュージカル 忍たま乱太郎 第9弾 ~忍術学園陥落! 夢のまた夢!?~ (musical nintama rantarou dai 9 dan ~ninjutsu gakuen kanraku! yume no mata yume!?~) [January 6th, 2018 - February 4th, 2018]

32. イケメン革命 アリスと恋の魔法 Episode 黒のエース フェンリル＝ゴッドスピード (ikemen kakumei alice to koi no mahou the stage episode kuro no ace fenrir godspeed) [January 10th, 2018 - January 14th, 2018 ]

33. もののふシリーズ最終章 駆けはやぶさ ひと大和 (mononofu series saishuushou ~ kake hayabusa hito yamato) [February 2nd, 2018 - February 18th, 2018]

34. 舞台 アンフェアな月 (butai unfair na tsuki) [February 22nd, 2018 - March 4th, 2018]

35. ミュージカル ヘタリア FINAL LIVE ~A World in the Universe~ (musical hetalia final live ~a world in the universe) [March 17th, 2018 - March 18th, 2018]

36. 舞台 バグバスターズ ―Stage BLUE― (butai bugbusters -stage blue-) [March 21st, 2018 - March 25th, 2018]

37. わが家の最終的解決 (wagaya no saishuuteki kaiketsu) [March 28th, 2018 - April 1st, 2018]

38. イケメン戦国 THE STAGE ~織田信長編~ 幸福ルート (ikemen sengoku the stage ~oda nobunaga hen~ koufuku route) [April 5th, 2018 - April 9th, 2018]

39. イケメン戦国 THE STAGE ~織田信長編~ 情熱ルート (ikemen sengoku the stage ~oda nobunaga hen~ jounetsu route) [April 5th, 2018 - April 9th, 2018]

40. 1789 -バスティーユの恋人たち- ♪Version de courage (1789 -bastille no koibitotachi- ♪version de courage) [April 9th, 2018 - May 12th, 2018]

41. 劇団シャイニング from うたの☆プリンスさまっ♪「JOKER TRAP」(gekidan shining from uta no☆princesama♪ ~ joker trap) [April 19th, 2018 - May 13th, 2018]

42. ハイパープロジェクション演劇「ハイキュー!!」"はじまりの巨人" (hyper projection engeki ‘haikyuu!!’ “hajimari no kyojin”) [April 28th, 2018 - June 17th, 2018]

43. ミュージカル 青春 - AOHARU - 鉄道 3 (musical aoharu tetsudou 3) [May 4th, 2019 - May 26th, 2019]

44. 劇団シャイニング from うたの☆プリンスさまっ♪ 『SHINING REVUE』レビューソングコレクション (gekidan shining from uta no☆princesama♪ ~shining revue~ revue song collection) [May 26th, 2018 - June 2nd, 2018]

45. BOYS★TALK 第3弾 (boys★talk dai 3dan) [June 6th, 2018 - June 8th, 2018]

46. 舞台  アニドルカラーズ! キュアステージ ~シリウス学園編~ (butai anidol colors! cure stage ~sirius gakuen hen~) [June 30th, 2018 - July 17th, 2018]

47. ミュージカル 『 テニスの王子様 』3rdシーズン 全国大会 青学vs氷帝 (musical tennis no oujisama 3rd season zenkoku taikai seigaku vs hyoutei) [July 12th, 2018 - September 24th, 2018]

48. ダンガンロンパ3 THE STAGE 2018 ~The End of 希望ヶ峰学園~ (danganronpa 3 the stage 2018 ~the end of kibougamine gakuen~) [July 20th, 2018 - August 13th, 2018]

49. 勇者セイヤンの物語 ~ノストラダム男の大予言~ (yuusha seiyan no monogatari ~nostradam otoko no daiyogen~) [July 25th, 2018 - July 29th, 2018]

50. 舞台『宇宙戦艦ティラミス』(butai uchuu senkan tiramisu) [July 25th, 2018 - July 31st, 2018]

51. 舞台 炎の蜃気楼昭和編 散華行ブルース (butai honoo no mirage shouwa hen ~ sangekou blues) [August 11th, 2018 - August 19th, 2018]

52. ミュージカル マリーゴールド (musical marigold) [August 25th, 2018 - September 9th, 2018]

53. 最遊記歌劇伝-異聞- (saiyuuki kagekiden -ibun-) [September 4th, 2018 - September 9th, 2018]

54. 舞台『かくりよの宿飯』(butai kakuriyo no yadomeshi) [September 5th, 2018 - September 16th, 2018]

55. イケメン革命 アリスと恋の魔法 Episode 黒のキング レイ=ブラックウェル (ikemen kakumei alice to koi no mahou the stage episode kuro no king ray blackwell) [September 6th, 2018 - September 11th, 2018]

56. 舞台 モブサイコ100 ~裏対裏~ (butai mob psycho 100 ~ura tai ura~) [September 13th, 2018 - September 23rd, 2018]

57. 舞台 劇団シャイニング from うたの☆プリンスさまっ♪『ポラリス』 (butai gekidan shining from uta no☆princesama♪ polaris) [September 13th, 2018 - October 8th, 2018]

58. 家庭教師ヒットマンREBORN! the STAGE (katekyou hitman reborn! the stage) [September 21st, 2018 - October 14th, 2018]

59. 舞台「文豪ストレイドッグス 黒の時代」(butai bungou stray dogs kuro no jidai) [September 22nd, 2018 - October 6th, 2018]

60. Théâtre de Candy Boy 第一回公演 BON BON (théâtre de candy boy dai ikkai kouen ~bon bon~) [September 27th, 2018 - September 30th, 2018]

61. ハイパープロジェクション演劇『ハイキュー!!』“最強の場所” (hyper projection engeki ‘haikyuu!!’ “saikyou no team”) [October 10th, 2018 - December 16th, 2018]

62. 2.5次元ダンスライブ ツキウタ。ステージ CYBER -DIVE- CONNECTION (2.5 jigen dance live tsukiuta. stage cyber -dive- connection) [October 18th, 2018 - November 4th, 2018]

63. 舞台 銀河英雄伝説 DIE NEUE THESE THE STAGE (butai ginga eiyuu densetsu ~ die neue these the stage) [October 25th, 2018 - October 28th, 2018]

64. ミュージカル 深夜食堂 (musical shinya shokudou) [October 26th, 2018 - November 11th, 2018]

65. 舞台 けものフレンズ  ~ゆきふるよるのけものたち~ (butai kemono friends ~yuki furu yoru no kemonotachi~) [November 8th, 2018 - November 18th, 2018]

66. 舞台 信長の野望大志 春の陣 天下布武 ~金泥の首編~ SIDE織田 (butai nobunaga no yabou taishi haru no jin: tenkafubu - kindei no atama hen - side oda) [November 8th, 2018 - November 12th, 2018]

67. 舞台 暁のヨナ ~緋色の宿命編~ (butai akatsuki no yeon hwa ~hiiro no shukumei hen~) [November 15th, 2018 - November 25th, 2018] 

68. 舞台『君死ニタマフ事ナカレ 零_改』(butai kimi shi ni tamau koto nakare zero kai) [November 29th, 2018 - December 9th, 2018]

69. 舞台 遙かなる時空の中で3 (butai haruka naru toki no naka de 3) [December 6th, 2018 & December 16th, 2018]

70. ミュージカル『テニスの王子様』3rdシーズン 青学 vs 四天宝寺 (musical tennis no oujisama 3rd season seigaku vs shitenhouji) [December 20th, 2018 - February 17th, 2019]

71. LUNATIC LIVE 2018 ver BLUE & RED [December 26th, 2018 & December 27th, 2018] 

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Ultra Musical Bakumatsu Rock CLIMAX LIVE

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Games I played in 2017

*wall of text alert*

· Bakumatsu Rock Ultra Soul (VITA) It was an okay visual novel with likable characters and low-key humor. Not the best choice if you’re looking for a good rhythm game, though.

· Bioshock (PC) The story was kind of weak, especially the ending. But the surprises in store were totally worth experiencing.

· Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney (IOS) I know a lot of fans dislike this one, but it was my favorite of the series so far o_o I loved how everything came together in the end, and it made me really like Naruhodo as a character. Plus, I didn’t think the leaps of logic were that bad compared to the previous games.

· Dropsy (PC) It was enjoyable at first. But then the puzzles got really obtuse and that ending was just bizarre.

· Dragon Quest Builders (VITA) It got pretty challenging but it was also really fun! · Zero Escape: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors (VITA) Ugh... I guess I did enjoy the puzzle-solving parts, although it would be better if the game didn’t give you hints right away. But the ending didn’t really make sense, and also I was just appalled by how the game treated its female characters :( · The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky FC Evolution (VITA) This is not only my favorite game that I played this year, but my favorite game of ALL TIME. The story was engaging, the music and sound effects were great, and the characters were very likable- especially Joshua <3 But most of all, the turn-based combat was just unbelievably, ridiculously fun. Will definitely play the sequel someday!

· Hatsune Miku Project Mirai DX (3DS) Now THIS is a good rhythm game. I’ve never been drawn to the aesthetics of the regular Miku games, but I can definitely get down with this adorable nendroid style! :3 I’m also glad this game introduced me to a lot of good vocaloid songs.

· Odin Sphere Leifthrasir (VITA) I was enjoying this game quite a bit- the beat-em-up style gameplay was great for stress relief lol. But unfortunately all the bosses at the end took the fun out of it, especially since you need to beat them multiple times. Also, I am NOT a fan of the ending.

· Persona 4 Dancing All Night (VITA) Another good rhythm game, while simultaneously being a good visual novel. It was so nice to revisit these characters and re-witness their friendship :)

· Animal Crossing: New Leaf (3DS) My friend forced me to play this game since I finally got a 3DS. I enjoyed it for about two months before deciding that was enough. Good, peaceful times.

· Super Mario Galaxy (Wii) I know this game is pretty much worshipped, but I’m so bad at platformers that I found it frustrating rather than fun. I’m proud of myself for finishing it despite the many rage-quits, though.

· Kingdom Hearts Final Mix (PS4) I was really looking forward to this one, but it has nothing but flaws. The combat is mostly button mashing. The camera sucks. It’s super annoying that the enemies keep respawning because you can’t open chests, activate trinities or even change your inventory when they’re around. The story isn’t that good. I’m not even sure if I like the main characters. But still... I can’t hate this game. The power of friendship and the determination to do the right thing showcased by Sora, Goofy and (sometimes) Donald are just too pure. Oh, and BEAST’S LOVE FOR BELLE IS NEXT LEVEL. Basically, the game’s only redeeming quality is its theme, but somehow that’s enough. I guess I’m just a sucker for this stuff :P

· Rhythm Heaven (Wii) It was fun. Nothing much to add. The songs with lyrics are fun to sing at karaoke lol.

Otome games I played in 2017

· Snow Bound Land (PSP) I understand how some people might find this game boring. It’s definitely slow-paced and fairy-tale-esque, but overall I thought it was a nice and enjoyable story. My favorite character was Craes the cutie :3

· Psychedelica of the Ashen Hawk (VITA) I hated this game. In fact, I still hate this game. Which is a shame because Psychedelica of the Black Butterfly is my favorite otome game of all time, alongside Amnesia. But this game doesn’t understand the fact that you can’t do whatever you want just because your genre is fantasy. YOU STILL HAVE TO ADHERE TO THE RULES WITHIN YOUR FICTIONAL WORLD. Like, in the ‘true ending’ a character solves this huge problem, but the game doesn’t tell you how he solved it? We’re just supposed to focus on the fact that it was solved and be satisfied because it’s a happy ending? There are so many instances of this, and I’ve never been so insulted as a gamer. Just thinking about this game makes my blood boil. Don’t write fantasy if you can’t world build and then see that world through.

· Amnesia Crowd (VITA) A much more satisfactory fandisc than Amnesia Later. I liked the cute, comical vignettes and the CGs were especially beautiful.

· Abunai Koi no Sousashitsu (PSP) This game should have stayed a mobile game lol. I was actually impressed because the male characters were surprisingly unique and not cliche, but the overall quality was just pitiful, and the storylines weren’t fun to follow. Ogasawara and Kenji are hella cute, though.

· Moshi, Kono Sekai ni Kamisama ga Iru to Suru naraba (VITA) Wow this game is shockingly dark. I enjoyed it as a horror game, but don’t go in expecting a dating sim. I ended up not really liking any of the male characters anyway. On the plus side, I’m interested in Japanese mythology now.

· Beast Master and Prince ~Flower and Snow~ (VITA) Another fandisc. I’m sure I enjoyed it at the time, but it was pretty forgettable.

· Tokyo Yamanote Boys (PSP) This game was a drag. It wasn’t necessarily awful but it wasn’t fun either. They should have made it a full-on comedy game instead of trying to have a serious plot with these ridiculous characters. (Remember: never half-ass two things. Whole-ass one thing.) Surprisingly, my favorites ended up being Takumi and Yuuto. Tetsu was the most my type but his route was way too boring :< I’m just glad I got the PSP games for cheap instead of buying the new Vita version.

Mobile games I enjoyed throughout 2017

· Fire Emblem Heroes I’ve never played Fire Emblem before, but now I definitely want to try it, thanks to this mobage. The gameplay is really fun, and it’s also pretty generous with gacha tickets. I wanted to get Marth because his voice actor is Midorikawa-san, and I finally got him after months :D Before that I was maining Chrom, who’s voiced by Sugita-san. I was pleasantly surprised to find out that both of these characters are quite prominent in the series, because again, I had no idea lol.

· Stand My Heroes It’s mostly an otome game, but the puzzle gameplay is solid. I always skip the story so I don’t know any of the characters’ names, but my favorite is the one voiced by Kakihara-san :)

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Actor of the Day: Iwasaki Dai

Today’s actor of the day is Iwasaki Dai! He wa born July 2nd, 1977 in Tokyo, and made his debut as an actor in 1998. He is a very, very accomplished stage and drama actor, with many roles in each medium. He has only be in a handful of productions adapted from anime, however; the most notable of these include Baldroy in Kuroshitsuji - The Most Beautiful DEATH in the World-, and Kaishu Katsu in Ultra Musical Bakumatsu Rock. Besides acting, Iwasaki Dai enjoys watching movies, and says that his favorite film is The Nightmare Before Christmas!

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Musical『Hetalia 〜in the new world〜』Visual Shooting Part ④【Russia · Yamaoki Yuuki】Interview

03-07-2017 | Source

Yamaoki Yuuki was born on 05 March 1992. He is from Tokyo. He debuted as an actor in 2002. His name is well-known for his role in Musical 『Tennis no Oujisama』 (as Yanagi Renji) and he is active in numerous stage plays, such as Ultra Musical★Bakumatsu Rock and Sengoku Musou (as Shima Sakon). He is a lovable, often-being-teased person. This time we have a chance to talk to him about the enjoyment of Hetamyu.

――How did you feel when you first hear that there will be a third stage?

I'm happy that it continues as a series. However, as the stages progressed, there is a pressure to aim further and become better than the previous works. It is no good if I can't portray the character well, so I study a lot to be able to play Russia as I want to show new sides of him.

[Photo//look in the source yourself] His shooting is the first, so it took times to prepare the settings and other things. From the back, France-oniisan and America were shouting teasingly, such as "Do your job properly!" or "Let out your inner gravure!" things like these lol.

――Looking back to the second stage, what is your impression?

Russia is like a young boy, a character that speaks what he thought honestly. That's why he is kind of dark, wanting attention from others. This work allows these feelings to appear completely.

When we were arranging a festival for England, I acted as the villain until the end, I'm really happy to be able to show Russia's dark side there. I feel like I have been letting out his character more than when I did in the first stage.

――This time we have Prussia as well. He seems involved with Russia in some ways.

I haven't heard anything about this stage (the interview was in May), I'm looking forward to see how we interact. He is a character that appears quite a lot in the original work, I want to know how he will bring out the story from his point of view. I have never worked with Takamoto (Gaku)-san, who played Prussia, before. This is his first time participating, I don't want him to feel left out.

The first stage follows the story line of the original work, but last time there is an original plot about dueling as well. I wonder how this time will go. Is Prussia going to have an original story line or following the original, I look forward to it as well.

When we met during the second stage, the director — Yoshitani (Koutarou)-san — and the producer talked about how "the duel is original", so the casts also fought like it was a real duel. When the audience watched, I heard things like "I want to see Hetamyu following the anime story line" and also "It isn't strange if the story differs from the anime", I'm happy to hear these opinions. Because the world is formed by many opinions and it is not just one man's world.

Like when we turned a toy box upside down... That's how Hetalia is. In it we have laughter, songs, many entertaining things, I think it is a very wonderful work.

――In the second work, how did the practice go?

When I practiced the second stage, I entered it along with the same people from the first stage, so there was a feeling of confidence and it was different than other stages. Usually when casts first met in a practice, it was to get to know each other, but in the practice of the second stage of Hetalia, we laughed and getting along well from the first day.

――Talking about laughing, the adlibs were being put in the DVD, weren't they?

Yes yes! lol I'm totally embarassed! I was desperate each time, so when I saw it again I was thinking "why did I do it like this". I had a section with America · Isogai Ryuuko-san where I had to adlib a lot, they were pretty bad.

――Was it being initiated by Isogai-san?

Yes. I was just replying back, but it was pretty tough. But fans said it was totally Hetalia-like, so if I have to do it again this time, I hope I can give a proper reply.

I want to make everyone laughed, but as this is a musical, I also want to act and sing well. And then this work will be better than the last. By all means, please look forward to watch us in the theater.

ⓒHimaruya Hidekazu・Senzaku Comics／Hetalia Seisaku Iintai (Production Committee) ⓒMusical「Hetalia NW」Seisaku Iintai (Production Committee)

(Interview by Nishioka Yuka)

[nyxravessnow]

2.5D Stage Ranking (Personal Opinion)

I decided to do a personal 2.5d stage and musical ranking. For anyone who is looking for suggestions for shows to watch you might be interested in this.

This is a part one of two

Couple of disclaimers:

I will do two top 10′s. One for quality and one for personal enjoyment as when I thought about it those lists came out quite differently.

I am quite opinionated but I will try and only say positive things as I am only going to do the ones I think are at the top.

I have not seen a few 2.5D productions, including popular ones such as Ensemble stars so please don’t be offended that I haven’t included it.

Ranking and explanations under the cut

Top 10 in Quality

I have ranked the quality of these shows based on several elements:

Staging, costuming, actor’s performances, blocking (dances and fights),  comedy (if there is any), emotion, singing and songs.

I was not basing this ranking at all of faithful adaption of the original source material as for some I have not seen the original source material so I cannot make a fair judgement on that.

1. Tied in First is Mankai A3 and Kuroshitsuji

This be quite a shock for some people as Black Butler is considered by some to be in a different league to all other 2.5d productions. While A3 is very different, I could not chose which between the two I actually thought was higher quality overall. While Black Butler does, I think have better staging, costuming and singing, for the most part. I do think the actual songs for Mankai compliment the story a little better in places, as well as the comedy and emotion landing better with me in Mankai than Black Butler. The actor’s performances is probably the hardest thing to judge. While I think no one in Black Butler ever stands out as weaker at their role, there are very few for me who stand out. I think I would say there are only two who really stood out to me. Sasaki Yoshihide (Druitt) and Uehara Takuya (Grell). While Furukawa Yuuta’s singing was amazing he never really blew me away with his performance. Whereas in Mankai there are so many actors who I think managed to capture the emotions of the characters and the changes the characters go through. But there are a few who I think do stand out as being obviously weaker than the others.

Overall Black Butler has outstanding production value and no weak performances but never absolutely blew me away.

Mankai did have some weak moments and obviously lower production value than Black Butler but did often blow me away with certain bits. 

3. Touken Ranbu Stage  4. Touken Ranbu Musical

While these two are not tying as they have the same source material I will deal with them together.

I haven’t actually seen as much of the stage as I have a few other shows on this list but there was no doubt in my mind that both Touken Ranbus had to come 3rd and 4th and overall I think Touken Ranbu Stage just edged ahead of the musical.

I would say that despite coming from the same original material both shows have a distinctly different feel. While the stage feels like a drama, the musical feels more like a soap opera. While I don’t think it is similar to any actual soap opera show, it has many highs and lows constantly throughout the show. 

Whereas I felt like, from the stages I’ve seen, the stage stays on a similar tone throughout the show until the end as is quite tense except for a few breaks for comedy. (I am not including the most recent show in my thoughts as I feel as though it deviates from the norm for the stage.)

The costumes for the stage are marginally better I feel as though this is a slightly unfair thing to compare as the costumes for the musical have to be designed for a lot more movement for songs and dance numbers. 

But I will compare them as I am basing this on quality so I think the main thing that brings the stage higher than the musical for me is the production value. The staging and costuming is excellent. The acting is phenomenal and while I don’t think the comedy is always better than the musical. I think the comedy it does have is very good.

The musical for me wins outright in only one category which is emotion (as the stage does have songs as well and I cannot fault a single one whereas I can fault a few in the musical). For some reason the emotion in the stage never hit me as hard as the musical did. I have never cried at the stage (though I have not seen the extremely recent ones) but I have cried at every single musical. I think the actor’s portrayal of emotion and the writing of emotional situations just beats out the stage but that is the only category it clearly wins in for me.

Overall stage has much higher production quality and, just on quality, I would not say it has almost any faults.

Overall I think the musical is much more emotional and the production quality is very good, just not as good as the stage.

5. Bungou Stray Dogs

I am not sure for this show, as with Prince of Tennis later, if it would be on this top 10 if I hadn’t seen it live. Seeing this show live was amazing. 

I think the acting performances are perfect, the blocking is excellent and the staging works perfectly for the stage.

Honestly, I cannot think of a single fault this show has which might seem strange as I have put it below four other shows which I do find a few faults with but I think comparatively it’s production value just isn’t as high as the previous four.

6. Tied at sixth is Naruto and Onmyouji

I have very little to say for both of these as while I think they are excellent quality, neither of them are stages I have watched many times. I also have not seen the second Naruto stage.

I think Onmyouji might have the best costuming of any 2.5d show in my opinion. Every single character looks flawless, even more so than the usual quality of 2.5d shows. I also think that the acting is solid and the staging works very well for the show.

Naruto probably has the best blocking of any 2.5d show. The trampoline that is used for the ninja fights works perfectly and I think it looks amazing. The staging is excellent and there are no faults with the performances or the costumes. 

8. Prince of Tennis

I definitely think if I was basing this off the 1st season solely then it would not be in the top ten. Neither would it be if I was basing this on the first and second season. But I think the fact that they both exist is one reason why Prince of Tennis is in the top ten. The evolution and improvement the show has undergone in the 16 years of its existence I think cannot be overstated. 

From the costuming to the acting to the staging to the singing to even the posters I think that 3rd Season Prince of Tennis is the perfect way to depict a sports anime on stage. While I do have problems with some of the actors, which I will not get into, I think Prince of Tennis has evolved into a high quality, mature and great show. 

I might be a bit biased as I have seen it live 14 times, I do think that it holds up on DVD.

I don’t think any other sports anime adapted for the stage has got the way to depict their sport as perfect as Prince of Tennis has. While I think it may be the easiest to depict it never looks strange or unrealistic but actually increases the quality of the show I think as the games look so clean.

Overall I think that it is an amazing show that has come so far and there is a reason it has been going on for 16 years.

9. Haikyuu

I think while it might not have as good production value as other shows on this list Haikyuu is so beloved for a very good reason. The actors do very well, it blends comedy and emotion well and has great staging. The comedy in Shinka no Natsu is amazing and perfectly depicts a training camp and evolution arc. I have actually watched a lot of this show I’m just not quite sure how to explain the quality of the stage.

I think it’s quality is very good and there are very few things I would fault it just never blew me away with any elements like those above did

10. Bakumatsu Rock

This one may not seem as obvious to some people and I’m sure very few people would put it in their top ten for quality but for me the costumes are fantastic and the performances of nearly all the songs is very good. The only reason it isn’t higher on the list is I was not a fan of the recast of Cindy and Sensei (I do know Ii got recast as well but honestly I have no problems with his new actor). I much preferred the previous actors and I think, especially Cindy’s original actor, they had something and understood the character in a way the recasted actors didn’t.

I think everything in the original two plays was perfect for the kind of show Bakumatsu rock is and also I still find Sensei’s original actor’s drum playing to be very impressive as it looks so much like he is actually playing.

So that’s the top 10 for quality list, I will do the top 10 for enjoyment next. If there is a show on here and I haven’t mentioned too much about it but have not mentioned only seeing it limited amounts then there’s a chance it’s on the next list and I’m going to go more in detail then

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Bakumatsu Rock's Ultra Souls Releases MV for Their First Ballad Song "harmonize"

    Following "CAME BACK" from the first volume, the official website for the Bakumatsu Rock mixed-media franchise has posted a 130-second music video for "harmonize," a song to be featured in the second volume of the new Drama CD series. This is the first ballad song for the five-member unit Ultra Souls, consisting of Kisho Taniyama (Ryoma Sakamoto), Tatsuhisa Suzuki (Shinsaku Takasugi), Showtaro Morikubo (Kogoro Katsura), Toshiyuki Morikawa (Toshizou Hijikata), and Kensho Ono (Souji Okita).

  "Choukon Sairin" (Super Soul Second Coming), the first volume of the franchise's new drama CD series Bakumatsu Rock Hollow Soul is set to be released on October 28, 2020, then the second volume "Chaos Legion : Soshite Climax he " (Chaos Legion: And, To The Climax) will follow on December 25.

    "harmonize" MV:

    聴いてくれ！　「harmonize」！！！（全員）#幕末Rock　#幕末Rock虚魂　#ペリー・ジュニア生誕祭2020 pic.twitter.com/mz2lWojYqa

— 『幕末Rock』公式アカウント (@bakumatsu69) August 10, 2020

    "CAME BACK" MV:

    The first volume CD jacket:

  The second volume CD teaser jacket:

         The TV anime series Samurai Jam-Bakumatsu Rock was aired for 12 episodes from July to September 2014, and all the episodes are available on Crunchyroll. 

        Source: Marvelous press release

  ©2019 Marvelous Inc.

  By: news+feed@crunchyroll.com

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Ultra Musical Bakumatsu ROCK: Kurofune Raikou (2016) - JACK 

Rachi Shinji as Sakamoto Ryoma

Itokawa Yojiro as Takasugi Shinsaku

Mitsuya Ryo as Katsura Kogoro

Teruma as Hijikata Toshizo

Sasaki Yoshihide as Okita Souji

Yamagishi Takuo as Otose

Kimeru as Tokugawa Yoshinobu

Iwasaki Dai as Katsu Kaishuu

Yoshioka Yuu as Ii Naosuke

Kanesaki Kentarou as Matthew Calbaith Perry Junior

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Ultra Musical Bakumatsu Rock LIVE Nov~Dec, 2017 Tokyo & Osaka

HERE'S YOUR FAVORITE BOY BAND BACK TOGETHER AGAIN

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via Latest in Anime News by Crunchyroll! hope you will enjoy it

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VIDEO: "Bakumatsu Rock Ultra Musical" Returns for Live Concert Tour

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VIDEO: "Bakumatsu Rock Ultra Musical" Returns for Live Concert Tour

VIDEO: “Bakumatsu Rock Ultra Musical” Returns for Live Concert Tour

Marvelous today released a key visual and a 90-second PV for “Bakumatsu Rock Climax Live,” an upcoming live concert tour featuring the cast and music from the “Ultra Musical Bakumatsu Rock” stage plays based on Marvelous AQL’s PSP rhythm adventure game series. While the previous musicals focused on telling the franchise’s basic story, the new tour more features the cast members’ live band…