What an exquisite sequence to have a Takarazuka adaptation.
Japan’s all-female theater firm, the Takarazuka Revue, attracts from some fairly eclectic supply materials for his or her stage productions. Up to now, they’ve carried out diversifications of anime corresponding to The Rose of Versailles and works of literature corresponding to works of literature like Pleasure and Prejudice, and even drawn inspiration from the lifetime of Abraham Lincoln.
Now Takarazuka is branching out but once more with the announcement of a musical stage adaptation of online game Akumajo Dracula. Other than the “Dracula” half, which may not be a reputation which means a lot to audiences exterior of Japan, however there are an entire lot of individuals worldwide who’re acquainted with Akumajo Dracula’s worldwide title: Castlevania.
Sure, Takarazuka’s latest mission is a musical model of developer Konami’s landmark franchise targeted on the repeating resurrections of Dracula and the equally constant efforts of assorted vampire killers who rise as much as oppose him. And as if that wasn’t sufficient to seize followers’ curiosity, the stage play’s full title will likely be Akumajo Dracula: Gekka no Kakusei. Gekka no Kakusei interprets to “Awakening Underneath the Moon” or “Moonlight Awakening,” however much more so than its aura of mysterious magnificence, the attractive a part of the subtitle is its similarity to Gekka no Yasokyoku, or “Moonlight Nocturne,” which was the Japanese-market title of 1997’s Symphony of the Night time, arguably the best-loved sport in your complete Castlevania franchise.
▼ Trailer for Castlevania Requiem, the bundled re-release of Symphony of the Night time and its sequence predecessor Rondo of Blood
Although Takarazuka’s announcement says that Moonlight Awakening will likely be “the opening of a brand new door within the Castlevania sequence,” the clearly supposed connection to Symphony of the Night time is an indication of greater than only a surface-level affection for the franchise, and Takarazuka’s description of “lovely visuals” and “majestic classical music” as key traits of Castlevania likewise speaks to a confidence-inspiring respect for the supply materials’s creative deserves.
A full forged and listing of characters has but to be introduced, however the Castlevania musical’s lead function will likely be performed by Sea Towaki, prime actress of Takarazuka’s Hana-gumi/Flower Troupe, who primarily performs male roles.
▼ Towaki in an advert for Mitsui Sumitomo’s credit score companies. Whereas her slender physique won’t match the beefy builds of Castlevania’s Belmont household of protagonists, it wouldn’t look misplaced for Alucard, Dracula’s estranged son and the principle character of Symphony of the Night time.
Takarazuka’s Castlevania: Moonlight Awakening will open on the Takarazuka Grand Theater in Takarazuka Metropolis, Hyogo Prefecture, on June 7, the place it’ll run till July 20. After a brief break, the manufacturing then strikes to the Tokyo Takarazuka Theater in downtown Tokyo’s Yurakucho neighborhood from August 16 to September 28. Tickets go on sale to non-fan membership members for the Hyogo performances Might 17, and Tokyo on July 13.
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