Japan - Or, the Zuka fan's trip of Glee

So, in case I neglected to mention it, from June 18th to July 10th 2009, I was visiting Japan with a couple of friends. Naturally, this trip wasn't solely about Takarazuka-related things, but I won't pretend that it wasn't a big part of it :)

What We Saw:
- Tsukigumi's Elisabeth in Takarazuka (20th June)
- Soragumi's Raindrops fall on Roses/Amour, it's... in Tokyo (2nd July)
- Hanagumi's Me and My Girl in Osaka (8th July)
- Hoshigumi's Legend in Takarazuka (9th July)

It gave me such glee that our timing meant we got 4 out of 5 troupes :) Added bonuses included meeting Nagina Ruumi after Elisabeth, snagging nearly-last-day Cosmos tickets, being part of a raffle at MiiMai and seeing a Hoshigumi talk-show after Legend :) I think we got exceptionally lucky both with timing and with the shows we were able to see.

We also hit the main shops to sell Takarazuka merchandise (also, Taka-An is very addictive, with all it's second-hand stuff), and that would be why 25% of my luggage space was filled by this:
( Geekgasm! )

I didn't realise until now just how Hoshigumi-centric it really is. Funny that my favourites have always been Hoshi girls :) (Yes, I know that the Tanz der Vampire programme and fan don't belong there, but I love that show too :P)