I've been a little lax in my Zuka activity of late, I know, but I still keep one eye on proceedings, and I have to admit I'm secretly kind of delighted about Kacha's move to Tsukigumi. She's performed with them before, admittedly a few years ago, and worked well with them, and Soragumi just has too many strong upperclassman. I'm hoping this means they can see her potential to stay on the Star Track. I'll be writing to her sooner or later to squee anyway :)

I've just realised that I have woefully neglected this particular journal of mine. I keep getting distracted by Life, which is always a tricky thing to negotiate with.

However, today I have cause to squee. The new postcards are up and Kacha is up to eight! On top of this, she is one of 5 Soragumi Otokoyaku who get cards, and given that two of them will shortly be leaving Soragumi, I can't help squee happily for my girl :)

I also was lucky enough to get a reijou last week, and on the whole, am on cloud nine on a fangirl front. Now, I just need to find a contact in J-land who is willing/able to grab the cards I don't have for me :)

So, I felt that it was time I put my stamp and my girl on my DW account :)

Thanks to m'dear Beth, I now have my grubby hands on Je Chante, and this show is really raising a banner that Kacha could and may be a great Top Star of the future. I've only started watching bits due to wooze and head-spinning, but in the bits I've seen so far, she reminded me of young Komu with a side of Yuu-kun's comic timing but ery much inspired by the ladies who have led her troupe since her debut. I especially like 'Boum' :) Can't wait to sit down and watch the rest.

I've been writing to Kacha going on two years. She has just ensured that she has an utterly loyal fan in me for the next goodness knows how many :D Whee! (Not that she would have lost me, but whee! :D)

So, a few weeks ago, I posted this:

I would love to see Kacha snag Rafael, the Gypsy rogue, who gets to sing in the camp. I have a suspicion that it might go to Tomochin, though. If Kacha gets Rafael or Joaquin (teen rebel who wanted to be a bullfighter), I would be more than happy.

I am clearly more than happy :) Plus, Tomochin as the singing gypsy = good.

However, I am also saddened by the news that Hoshihara Misao is retiring. I love Hoshi, and I was overjoyed when I heard I would be able to see her live this trip. And what a role for her to go out on. Maybe Pablo won't be as central as he was in the books, but since 'the Mayor' is mentioned, I really hope we get the flashbacks to young!Pablo before PTSD kicks in.

On the whole, though, am very pleased with the casting.

Since I'll be seeing For Whom the Bell Tolls when I hit J-land in November, I figured I should read the book. I think I dislike Hemingway based on the half I've struggled through so far, but it at least gives me some thoughts on how the casting will go:

We have 3 roles cast so far - Yuuhi as Robert Jordan, Sumika as Maria and Tomu as Agustin. I'll admit I was a bit surprised on the Agustin part, but maybe he does more further into the book aside from being the snarky rebel who swears like a trooper. Seriously, every other word of his is replaced with something meaning 'unprintable'.

Hoshihara Misao and Kyou Misa are both on lease from Senka. In the 1978 version, a Senka lady played Pilar, which is a major senior female role. I suspect this will go to Misa, which would be so awesome :D Hoshi, I'm not sure about. It'll either be Anselmo or El Sordo.

I suspect Micchan will get Pablo, Pilar's husband who - according to everyone - has turned from being smart and brave leader into a coward, but who probably turns out decent in the end. He so far has spent a lot of time being snappish and glowery at Jordan. I will wait and see.

I would love to see Kacha snag Rafael, the Gypsy rogue, who gets to sing in the camp. I have a suspicion that it might go to Tomochin, though. If Kacha gets Rafael or Joaquin (teen rebel who wanted to be a bullfighter), I would be more than happy.

There are a slew of other names listed on the 1978-cast, some of whom I've only just reached in the book, so I really can't comment on them. Also, according to the 78 summary, there's a flashback, which would feature another male character. Dying. Guess which role I don't want a certain girlie to have.

So, since I have clearly become a Kacha-fangirl of the highest order (or at least as much as I can be without actually being able to join the fanclub), this made me squee an awful lot:


Is it just me or does she sound a lot like Komu? I need to see this full shinjinkoen, so I can squee at her properly :)

Give a girl a couple of days off and what's she going to do? ;)

( ARTARTARTARTART!! )

A drawing of Kacha as 2009 Tsukigumi Elisabeth.

Not as clear as I would like, but due to lack of scanner and fully-functional computer, it's the best I can do.