You control the music!
Rika-chan: "My Funny Valentine"
I've been asked why a gaijin like me is a fan of Rika-chan.
OK, I'll narrow it down to one sentence:
"When Rika sings I feel like I am wrapped in a blanket of warm tenderness."
Now that I have been a fan of Rika's for the past couple of years, I find there is more to her to love than just her otokoyaku performances. Rika is a totally incredible entertainer. Her rapport with her audience is uncanny. She gives 110% when she is onstage. It seems she has the ability to see the world with the eyes and wonder of a child. She appears to really love entertaining. I hope someday I can see her perform in person.
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Why is this HP called "Gaijin love Rika-chan"?
Gaijin is a Japanese word that means foreigner. Well, that's me. I'm an American, (Californian, actually) therefore gaijin.
Over the past year, I have found more gaijin who love Rika!
We are in USA, England, Ireland, Scotland, Indonesia, Canada, China, Germany, in Mexico, and Romania!
We are all over the world and
WE LOVE RIKA-CHAN!!!
It was summer of 2002, I discovered Takarazuka quite by accident while following a manga tangent. Next thing I know, I was surfing the English Takarazuka websites. Then I found myself purchasing three Takarazuka videos. One of the videos was GUYS & DOLLS, starring Jun Shibuki as Sky Masterson! Well, my teeth almost fell out of my mouth!!! I have always been a fan of the musical GUYS & DOLLS, but in this production, Jun Shibuki's most believeable Sky Masterson totally blew me away! I wanted to see more of Jun Shibuki!
As I got to know more about Takarazuka, and using the online translater to translate the Japanese into English, I found there were several websites dedicated to Rika, but none were in English! I wanted to share Rika with the rest of the world that doesn't read Japanese.
Ok, what to expect here at this page dedicated to Rika-chan?
For starters, there are galleries for fan art of Rika and the other members of Tsukigumi. In addition to the art galleries, there will also be play reviews and synopsises, stories, and poetry, information about Rika, links to other websites that feature our beloved top star. Finally there are links to and Jun Shibuki and other Takarazuka websites.
So, if you are gaijin or Nihonjin, and want to add something to this website, please send leave a message in the guest book,
and I'll get back to you as soon as I can.
Who knows, you may get a whole page of your very own!
I have high expectations for this website, and I welcome any additions, thoughts and comments!
So, please sign my guestbook below.
Oh yeah, I gotta tell y'all something. Rika has not authorized this website.
I doubt if Rika even knows it exists.
Heck, Rika doesn't even know I exist.
*heavy sigh*
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Latest news about Rika's new show: "Seal of the Rose"
Click on the link below to see Rika in rehearsals for "Seal of the Rose"
Video of Rika and Kurara posing for photographs for "Seal of the Rose" on Takarazuka Sky Stage
If you have dial-up like I do, it takes a while to download, but it is truly worth the wait! (>o<)
Video of Rika in rehearsals on Takarazuka Sky Stage
See angelic photos of our beloved Rika in SUMIRE STYLE
About Rika's concert: Lica-Rika/L.R
Program from Rika's Concert
March 4, 2004
I purchased "Seal of the Roses" video last week. I wept through it show. I'm really gonna miss seeing anything new from Takarazuka without Rika. I got the Sayounara Show, too. I was going to wait until Rika retirement show from Tokyo on the 21st of this month, but I couldn't wait. It is wonderful, actually. Rika is alone in the rehearsal hall talking about her life at Takarazuka and clips are shown. This is about 2/3rds of the video. I'm glad I'm taking Japanese class now. I can understand some of it! Yaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyy!!!
I'm not going to tell you anymore, unless you force me to. Rika gives a positive end to her stage career at Takarazuka. I'm glad I've got her videos. I will be able to watch her perform for years to come, even if I never get to go to Japan.
January 26, 2004
Rika's Lica-Rika/L.R concert is awesome!!! I have been watching it a lot! Rika is so talented!
I loved the number in which Rika is wearing a pink suit and blond wig. Really comical!
Unfortunately they left out about 3 numbers that were in the program. I hate when they do that!
photo from Rika's Concert
I gotta tell you about what Rika did in her Lica-Rika/L.R Concert? She goes out into the audience and singing "Somebody" and it is a really uptempo number. Members of the audience is handing her handkerchiefs to wipe her face with (something that began in her last dinner show), and she turns to return to the stage, then she goes up into the next level to just stand there for a moment. I had to rewind a few times to see what she was doing. I finally got it after the 3rd rewind! There was a kid who was in total delight looking at Rika, and Rika stood there for a moment with a big grin on her face just for that kid! WOW!!! Rika that kid something so extremely special that she will treasure and remember forever! Rika is totally awesome, not only as a dancer, actress, entertainer, but as a human being! Very thoughtful. I am going to miss new videos of Rika. I can only hope she does a lot of shows on NHK that get to our TVJapan!
After watching the video of the concert, I came to see why Rika needs to leave Takarazuka. I've watched her grow as an actress and performer and see that she needs space to grow even more. Rika is becomming more than Takarazuka!!!
But please, Rika, don't give away your tuxedo tails, 'cuz, girl, you look awesome in those tails!!!
And, (big drum roll here, onigashimasu) Rika is going to be performing for Toho in July!
YYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!
You goooooooo, girl!!!
September 25, 2003
LICA-RIKA CONCERT
See a cute picture of Rika with this article.
News About Rika's Retirement from Takarazuka
January 27, 2004
Rika did her last show at Takarazuka Theatre in December.
It is going to be released in early February.
I believe the video of Seal of the Rose (the vampire show) will be released at the same time.
The Tokyo performances of Seal of the Rose begins in February and ends on March 21st with Rika's last sayounara show.
Gambate, Rika-sama!
August 5, 2003
Here is Rika's interview:
Rika Retirement Interview
August 4, 2003
Well, the official news has been published by Takarazuka.
Rika-chan plans to hang up her necktie March 21st, 2004.
She is going to retire from Takarazuka.
Ok, well, I'm happy for Rika.
I wish her the best in her retirement.
But, please, Rika-sama, stay in show business!
Because a world without Rika will be a much sadder place!
Hey, maybe I'll win the lotto so I could go to Japan to see you before you retire!
Maybe I'll flap my arms and fly to the moon, too.
Sayounara Otokoyaku Rika-chan!
Ladies and Gentlemen, Otokoyaku Rika-chan has left the building!
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Copyright notice: All photographs of Shibuki Jun aka Rika and Takarazuka belong to Hankyo Corp. Takarazuka. No copyright infringement is intended. If it were not for pictures of Takarazuka on another fan website, I would never have known about Takarazuka, and spent literally thousands of dollars on Takarazuka DVDs, videos and magazines. This is a fan website and is intended only for promotion of Takarazuka and Rika aka Shibuki Jun.
Trust me, I will recieve no monitary rewards for this labour of love for Rika and Takarazuka.
Why is this HP called "Gaijin love Rika-chan"?
Gaijin is a Japanese word that means foreigner. Well, that's me. I'm an American, (Californian, actually) therefore gaijin.
Over the past year, I have found more gaijin who love Rika!
We are in USA, England, Ireland, Scotland, Indonesia, Canada, China, Germany, in Mexico, and Romania!
We are all over the world and
WE LOVE RIKA-CHAN!!!
It was summer of 2002, I discovered Takarazuka quite by accident while following a manga tangent. Next thing I know, I was surfing the English Takarazuka websites. Then I found myself purchasing three Takarazuka videos. One of the videos was GUYS & DOLLS, starring Jun Shibuki as Sky Masterson! Well, my teeth almost fell out of my mouth!!! I have always been a fan of the musical GUYS & DOLLS, but in this production, Jun Shibuki's most believeable Sky Masterson totally blew me away! I wanted to see more of Jun Shibuki!
As I got to know more about Takarazuka, and using the online translater to translate the Japanese into English, I found there were several websites dedicated to Rika, but none were in English! I wanted to share Rika with the rest of the world that doesn't read Japanese.
Ok, what to expect here at this page dedicated to Rika-chan?
For starters, there are galleries for fan art of Rika and the other members of Tsukigumi. In addition to the art galleries, there will also be play reviews and synopsises, stories, and poetry, information about Rika, links to other websites that feature our beloved top star. Finally there are links to and Jun Shibuki and other Takarazuka websites.
So, if you are gaijin or Nihonjin, and want to add something to this website, please send leave a message in the guest book,
and I'll get back to you as soon as I can.
Who knows, you may get a whole page of your very own!
I have high expectations for this website, and I welcome any additions, thoughts and comments!
So, please sign my guestbook below.
Oh yeah, I gotta tell y'all something. Rika has not authorized this website.
I doubt if Rika even knows it exists.
Heck, Rika doesn't even know I exist.
*heavy sigh*
View my Guestbook
Latest news about Rika's new show: "Seal of the Rose"
Click on the link below to see Rika in rehearsals for "Seal of the Rose"
Video of Rika and Kurara posing for photographs for "Seal of the Rose" on Takarazuka Sky Stage
If you have dial-up like I do, it takes a while to download, but it is truly worth the wait! (>o<)
Video of Rika in rehearsals on Takarazuka Sky Stage
See angelic photos of our beloved Rika in SUMIRE STYLE
About Rika's concert: Lica-Rika/L.R
Program from Rika's Concert
March 4, 2004
I purchased "Seal of the Roses" video last week. I wept through it show. I'm really gonna miss seeing anything new from Takarazuka without Rika. I got the Sayounara Show, too. I was going to wait until Rika retirement show from Tokyo on the 21st of this month, but I couldn't wait. It is wonderful, actually. Rika is alone in the rehearsal hall talking about her life at Takarazuka and clips are shown. This is about 2/3rds of the video. I'm glad I'm taking Japanese class now. I can understand some of it! Yaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyy!!!
I'm not going to tell you anymore, unless you force me to. Rika gives a positive end to her stage career at Takarazuka. I'm glad I've got her videos. I will be able to watch her perform for years to come, even if I never get to go to Japan.
January 26, 2004
Rika's Lica-Rika/L.R concert is awesome!!! I have been watching it a lot! Rika is so talented!
I loved the number in which Rika is wearing a pink suit and blond wig. Really comical!
Unfortunately they left out about 3 numbers that were in the program. I hate when they do that!
photo from Rika's Concert
I gotta tell you about what Rika did in her Lica-Rika/L.R Concert? She goes out into the audience and singing "Somebody" and it is a really uptempo number. Members of the audience is handing her handkerchiefs to wipe her face with (something that began in her last dinner show), and she turns to return to the stage, then she goes up into the next level to just stand there for a moment. I had to rewind a few times to see what she was doing. I finally got it after the 3rd rewind! There was a kid who was in total delight looking at Rika, and Rika stood there for a moment with a big grin on her face just for that kid! WOW!!! Rika that kid something so extremely special that she will treasure and remember forever! Rika is totally awesome, not only as a dancer, actress, entertainer, but as a human being! Very thoughtful. I am going to miss new videos of Rika. I can only hope she does a lot of shows on NHK that get to our TVJapan!
After watching the video of the concert, I came to see why Rika needs to leave Takarazuka. I've watched her grow as an actress and performer and see that she needs space to grow even more. Rika is becomming more than Takarazuka!!!
But please, Rika, don't give away your tuxedo tails, 'cuz, girl, you look awesome in those tails!!!
And, (big drum roll here, onigashimasu) Rika is going to be performing for Toho in July!
YYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!
You goooooooo, girl!!!
September 25, 2003
LICA-RIKA CONCERT
See a cute picture of Rika with this article.
News About Rika's Retirement from Takarazuka
January 27, 2004
Rika did her last show at Takarazuka Theatre in December.
It is going to be released in early February.
I believe the video of Seal of the Rose (the vampire show) will be released at the same time.
The Tokyo performances of Seal of the Rose begins in February and ends on March 21st with Rika's last sayounara show.
Gambate, Rika-sama!
August 5, 2003
Here is Rika's interview:
Rika Retirement Interview
August 4, 2003
Well, the official news has been published by Takarazuka.
Rika-chan plans to hang up her necktie March 21st, 2004.
She is going to retire from Takarazuka.
Ok, well, I'm happy for Rika.
I wish her the best in her retirement.
But, please, Rika-sama, stay in show business!
Because a world without Rika will be a much sadder place!
Hey, maybe I'll win the lotto so I could go to Japan to see you before you retire!
Maybe I'll flap my arms and fly to the moon, too.
Sayounara Otokoyaku Rika-chan!
Ladies and Gentlemen, Otokoyaku Rika-chan has left the building!
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Home
Copyright notice: All photographs of Shibuki Jun aka Rika and Takarazuka belong to Hankyo Corp. Takarazuka. No copyright infringement is intended. If it were not for pictures of Takarazuka on another fan website, I would never have known about Takarazuka, and spent literally thousands of dollars on Takarazuka DVDs, videos and magazines. This is a fan website and is intended only for promotion of Takarazuka and Rika aka Shibuki Jun.
Trust me, I will recieve no monitary rewards for this labour of love for Rika and Takarazuka.