Ok I'll bite. What is kageki shoujo about
(I did look it up! It's just that imo those synopses tend to be misleading or incomplete in one way or another... If you wouldn't mind, then asking someone is better)
i'd love to explain!!!
have you heard about takarazuka revue? it is an all-female japanese theater troupe founded in the 1910s that perform extravagant broadway-like musicals, where both female (musume-yaku) and male (otoko-yaku) roles are played by women. it's a counterpart of sorts to kabuki, a classic form of japanese theater where only men are allowed to perform.
most of their productions are adapted from western literature or manga, and their most iconic play is based on the rose of versailles, a manga about the french revolution. our protagonist in kageki shoujo is sarasa, a 15 year old girl whose dream is to be the main character in that play. and to achieve that, she joins the troupe's boarding school to learn theater! though in this anime takarazuka is named kouka for some reason
it is a highly demanding and competitive environment, so the manga treats sensitive themes such as csa, eating disorders or stalking. they're well-handled but quite triggering to watch so im warning you in advance 🫡 (there might be a couple of other things of note in the manga only, but i haven't read that far yet)
and if you've read synopses you might have also heard about sarasa's counterpart and other main character, ai, a girl who was forced to quit her idol group after a scandal and enrolled the school as well. the show focuses on these two, but also their classmates and some seniors. the characters all have really interesting and developed storylines, i really enjoyed that aspect of it
so, to sum it up, kageki shoujo is a slice of life drama manga about a musical theater school! the anime is a really good adaptation too that i definitely recommend checking out. adds build up in just the right places and everyone's singing voices are wonderful, even if it cuts out some things here and there. really really good piece of media as a whole
^ the main girls!!!
extra note: if you look up the manga, you'll notice there is kageki shoujo: the curtain rises and kageki shoujo!!. you have to read curtain rises first, they're separate mangas because there were some magazine publishing problems. the anime is titled kageki shoujo!!
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Best Underrated Anime Group B Round 1: #B2 vs #B7
#B2: High school performers
The Kouka High School trains talents for its Revue, where young women play all the roles in the theatrical musicals they have produced for over 100 years—the same as in Takarazuka.
For their hundredth anniversary, the school admitted colorful students. On one hand, aiming for male roles: the eccentric Sarasa Watanabe, incredibly tall and naïve, but fiercely determined to perform one day the role of her dreams: Lady Oscar in The Rose of Versailles!
On the other hand, in the female roles-wannabe: the ex-idol Ai Narata, a cold beauty running away from past traumas, who barely knows how to interact with others. The two of them become obviously roommates.
We follow their daily lives at this very demanding school, where jealousy, disillusion, and the harsh realities of show business put their mental fortitude to the test. Will Sarasa and Ai be able to rise to the top and stand on the silver bridge?
#B7: Kid epicly procrastinates during class
All Rumi Yokoi wants to do is focus during school, but she is constantly distracted by Toshinari Seki, her neighboring classmate. Paying attention during class is the least of Seki's worries, as he obsesses over intricate setups created using an assortment of items, from an elaborate domino course on his desk to a treacherous war played out with shogi pieces.
Titles, propagandas, trailers, and poll under the cut!
#B2: Kageki Shoujo!!
Propaganda:
If theatre setting/schools is your thing, you’re probably going to love this series! We follow our protagonists and their schoolmates following their dreams to become actresses for the prestigious Kouka Revue. Not an easy road as they will have to face and overcome many challenges, the hardest ones coming from themselves. Indeed, the story is not afraid to address sensitive topics and their resulting traumas (see TW list) always rightfully handed. These episodes may be a bit hard to see if you’re sensitive to these topics, but the show never leaves you in discomfort: everything is properly addressed, and characters are cared for realistically.
The characters are all very well-written, portraying individuals with way more depth than they may appear at first glance. We follow their growth—or its start—during the series. Sarasa is a walking sunbeam, and her blooming friendship with the withdrawn Ai is a delight to watch. We learn to know—and love—all their classmates as well, as episodes switch focus to one or the other.
The OST is really good, with a catchy opening, and no less than five different versions of the ending song, a fabulous duet voiced by the cast! The animation features really pretty art with iconic details like the stars in Sarasa’s eyes. The series is a homage to Takarazuka and scatter references to famous real-life Revues and older famous shôujo manga series like “Versailles no Bara” or “Glass no Kamen”. Actually, it feels like a modernized version of their essence: roses, sparkles, spotlight, drama, all while staying safe!
This anime is like candy for eyes and soul, and I really hope we'll get a season 2 to explore the girls' voices further!
Trigger Warnings: Child Abuse, Pedophilia, Self-Harm
Nothing is too graphical nor explicit, just the right amount to let the unsettling situations be clear enough to watchers, and they’re always addressed correctly.
Child abuse/ Pedophilia: episode 3 (+4), about Ai’s traumas
Self-harm: episode 5 focuses on a girl with an eating disorder, forcing herself to vomit (not sure if that really counts as TW?)
#B7: Tonari no Seki-kun: The Master of Killing Time
Propaganda:
Seki-kun is the sort of anime that stays underrated because it seems overly simple, but it really shines in its simplicity. The episodes are short tales of Seki’s epic procrastination and they’re absurdly amusing. Both the opening and ending are super funny and really well-thought-out.
It’s the anime equivalent of a hard candy. You can have an episode at the end of the day or between tasks, and it entertains you well without asking for much.
Trigger Warnings: None
If you’re reblogging and adding your own propaganda, please tag me @best-underrated-anime so that I’ll be sure to see it.
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PIGTAIL POLL !! :D
currently running :
lily hoshikawa vs orange blossom
ICON BRACKET
miku hatsune vs usagi tsukino
ABOUT THA ICON BRACKET : tha eight most iconic pigtail characters ( decided both by iconicness and tha amount of submissions they received ) will compete in an adjacent bracket . tha winner will then face off against tha winner of tha main pigtail bracket . this is liek what they do in sports , where certain teams get to skip matches and go straight to tha finals . this way icons can be included but its more exciting ( and fair ) than watching them decimate their opponents each round before making it to tha finals anyways
entire 128 character bracket is too large to take a screenshot of but it looks liek this , and will ( obviously ) be done in sections . bracket list below tha readmore , straight down tha left side and then straight down tha right !! :D
LEFT SIDE
1 asa mitaka ( chainsaw man )
2 izumo kamiki ( ao no exorcist )
3 ashley spinelli ( reccess )
4 creepie ( growing up creepie )
5 bloody eye ( bloody mary )
6 boo ( monsters inc )
7 choso ( jjk )
8 muffet ( undertale )
9 sakura hanazono ( kaichou wa maid-sama )
10 mikan sakura ( gakuen alice )
11 shizuku mizutani ( my little monster )
12 retoree ( show by rock )
13 chiyo mihama ( azumanga diaoh )
14 maka albarn ( soul eater )
15 black rock shooter ( brs )
16 lyra ( pkmn )
17 jill ( drill dozer )
18 penny ( inspector gadget )
19 elizabeth midford ( kuroshitsuji )
20 anne halford ( sugar apple fairy tale )
21 lilie ( princess tutu )
22 jess ( badanamu )
23 yaya yuki ( shugo chara )
24 sana futaba ( magia record : pmm )
25 sana kurata ( kodomo no omocha )
26 makima kirameki ( re : creators )
27 cherry cookie ( cookie run )
28 twintelle ( ARMS )
29 bubbles utonium ( ppg )
30 yokune ruko ( UTAU )
31 entrapta ( she-ra and the pop )
32 ling xiaoyu ( tekken )
33 garu ( pucca )
34 sarasa watanabe ( kageki shoujo )
35 mio naganohara ( nichijou )
36 joon yorigami ( touhou )
37 eleanor miller ( alvin and the chipmunks )
38 gosalyn mallard ( darkwing duck )
39 mallow ( pkmn )
40 love momozono ( fresh precure )
41 nadeshiko kagamihara ( yuru camp )
42 angelica pickles ( rugrats )
43 gretchen grundler ( reccess )
44 lotta zehybe ( charlie and lola )
45 pinky cooper ( pinky and pepper forever )
46 brat plutonium ( ppg )
47 dynamo ( ppg )
48 jinmay ( super robot money team hyperforce go )
49 xinyan ( genshin impact )
50 miyuki hoshizora ( smile precure )
51 hu tao ( genshin impact )
52 sal fisher ( sally face )
53 natsuki mamiya ( gogo sentai boukenger )
54 dee dee ( dexter's laboratory )
55 princess morbucks ( ppg )
56 trixie carter ( american dragon jake long )
57 popuko ( pop team epic )
58 biscuit krueger ( hunter x hunter )
59 celestia ludenberg ( dangan ronpa )
60 kagami hiiragi ( lucky star )
61 juliet starling ( lollipop chainsaw )
62 ruru amour ( hug itto! precure )
63 aki narukami ( misao )
64 rabi en rose ( di gi charat )
RIGHT SIDE
65 brianna dulce ( rainbow high )
66 aria blaze ( mlp : equestria girls )
67 ame-chan ( needy girl overdose )
68 aoi kanzaki ( kimetsu no yaiba )
69 sylvia christel ( no more heroes )
70 ginger breadhouse ( ever after high )
71 kohane azusawa ( project sekai )
72 bronya zaychik ( honkai impact 3rd )
73 saki tenma ( project sekai )
74 riruka dokugamine ( bleach )
75 draculara ( monster high )
76 ichigo momomiya ( tokyo mew mew )
77 ann takamaki ( persona 5 )
78 yayoi takatsuki ( THE iDOLM@STER )
79 hana makihatayama ( ojamajo doremi )
80 nina sakura ( ultra maniac )
81 rise kujikawa ( persona 4 )
82 shushang ( honkai star rail )
83 mei kusakabe ( my neighbor totoro )
84 lily hoshikawa ( zombie land saga )
85 dj cookie ( cookie run )
86 pippi longstocking ( pippi longstocking )
87 pink ( mahou shoujo magical destroyers )
88 piper pinwheeler ( robots )
89 valerie amaranth ( magical warrior diamond heart )
90 twin turbo ( uma musume : pretty derby )
91 tart ( tokyo mew mew )
92 nagisa shiota ( assassination classroom )
93 drossel von flügel ( fireball )
94 najika kazami ( kitchen princess )
95 chinatsu kuramoto ( flying witch )
96 vendetta ( making friends )
97 sorano appare ( appare-ranman! )
98 sunny madison ( rainbow high )
99 jenny wakeman ( my life as a teenage robot )
100 barbara ( genshin impact )
101 nico yazawa ( love live! )
102 ichika usami ( kirakira precure a la mode )
103 ruli ( aikatsu planet!)
104 hay lin ( w.i.t.c.h )
105 teto kasane ( UTAU )
106 marnie ( pkmn )
107 robin ( f ) ( fire emblem awakening )
108 hikaru hoshina ( star twinkle precure )
109 hilda valentine goneril ( fire emblem : three houses )
110 falulu ( pripara )
111 kagura izumi ( ressha sentai toqger )
112 nico niiyama ( kiznaiver )
113 tsunade ( naruto )
114 lucia nanami ( mermaid melody pichi pichi pitch )
115 raki kiseki ( aikatsu on parade! )
116 ranmaru kirino ( inazuma eleven go! )
117 emiru aisaki ( hug itto! precure )
118 q84 ( hello charlotte )
119 nozomi tojo ( love live! )
120 klee ( genshin impact )
121 mimi valentine ( vtube )
122 gerti giggles ( spy kids )
123 kitty cheshire ( ever after high )
124 orange blossom ( strawberry shortcake )
125 miku imamura ( denji sentai megaranger )
126 agitha ( loz : twilight princess )
127 glenda ( petite princess yucie )
128 pepper ( pinky and pepper forever )
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