| Being impressed to no end by this anime, and having seen it multiple times, i wanted to provide some info (or at least introduction) to how much depth this series has, and the century-long history behind it. I could sit here typing like a maniac and giving people walls of text to suffer through, but there are actually a ton of videos that combined cover basically everything there is to be said. That is not to say there is not much to say, there is LOADS to say, but there are so many intelligent people assessing and digging out all of it's nuances and aspects. While many stories, you can read all kind of themes and ideas that were not purposely written into it, however in this case that was the entire intention, to weave a deep and nuanced narrative that you can get limitless narrative from. Also, when talking about Takarazuka Revue, it's important to know that lesbianism is a significant factor in the metatextual. playlist from above for episodic: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3K1-n0kzlFkf76pDadhTXsE8HkzZsBCc https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takarazuka_Revue When i watched this anime, and learned about Takarazuka Revue, it taught me a lot about entertainment media in japan. It is especially relevant in the present world, where AKB48, was the new age Takarazuka. The existence of modern idol groups populated by girls, was spearheaded by the success of AKB48, which was created very much in Takarazuka Revue's image. The parallels between these two theatre cultures are countless. I had watched the anime AKB0048 back when it aired, fascinated by the bizarre cultural concepts presented within it, but upon watching Revue Starlight, it really empowered my understanding of it all even further, by knowing the source of the concepts (including competition for position 0), and the long history behind it. |
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