Takarazuka Anime
Anime
This stack is dedicated to shows that are either inspired by Takarazuka or directly dedicated to it. Takarazuka is an iconic Japanese all-female theater group from the city of the same name, that is widely known for their authentic musicals, homoerotic reputation and huge influence on Japanese women's culture. In most cases, it is either about the characteristic prince-ish girls "ottokoyaku" (of a certain aesthetic, not just androgynous ikemen onna), the so-called "Takarazuka couples" (a romantic or homoerotic pair of female characters inspired by ottokoyaku and musumeyakku), and various theatrical aesthetics, but there may also be direct quotation and demonstration of the troupe's activities.
TV, 2021,
13 eps
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An anime adaptation of the manga about Takarazuka Preparatory School.
TV, 2018,
12 eps
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An anime adaptation of a multimedia franchise that is based on Takarazuka Preparatory School
TV, 1997,
39 eps
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An iconic original shoujo anime inspired by the theatrical aesthetics and symbolism of Takarazuka.
TV, 1979,
40 eps
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A cult adaptation of the shoujo manga, which is inspired by the male characters of Takarazuka and subsequently became the source for the troupe's most famous production.
TV, 1992,
46 eps
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One of the original manga's side characters, the iconic lesbian couple Haruka and Michiru, was inspired by Takarazuka gendered aesthetic. The anime has a whole series of its own Takarazuka-inspired musical adaptations, where the male characters are played by girls.
TV, 2017,
12 eps
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The relationship between the two female leads represents one of the best (in my humble opinion) examples of the "Takarazuka couple" to date. The original writer is a big fan of Utena, so the similar homoerotic dynamic likely wasn't just fanservice, but aesthetics.
TV, 1967,
52 eps
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An iconic shoujo anime whose protagonist was inspired by the male characters of Takarazuka and created by an author who was born in the original Takarazuka city.
TV, 2014,
12 eps
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Author:8
Manga adaptation where one of the main characters is a parody of the male characters of Takarazuka.
TV, 2017,
12 eps
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Author:7
An adaptation of LN with one of the main characters inspired by the male characters of Takarazuka
TV, 2006,
26 eps
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Since one of the authors' goals was to collect as many yuri tropes as possible and play them as straight as possible, a significant portion of the characters and their dynamics are inspired not only by Class S, but also by Takarazuka tropes.
TV, 2021,
12 eps
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Manga adaptation where one of the main female characters is inspired by the male characters of Takarazuka.
TV, 2000,
25 eps
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Adaptation of a long-running franchise based on Takarazuka and having many influences of it.
TV Special, 2022,
1 ep
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A special of the D4DJ franchise, which is dedicated to the RONDO unit, which includes Aoi and Tsubaki, characters representing the gender dynamics of the Takarazuka characters.
TV, 2009,
11 eps
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Author:7
The otokoyaku-inspired character serves as the main love interest of one of the main characters for a significant portion of the adapted chapters.
TV, 2020,
11 eps
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Author:8
One of the show's characters actually goes from musumeyaku to otokoyaku to later embodying multiple archetypes, based on the idea of masculine and feminine nature in one person.
