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While the shoujo concept of [[Bifauxnen]] is more or less derived from this, it's interesting to note that ''both'' roles are extremely popular with [[Squee|younger fangirls]] (apart from the main audience of women in their 30s to 50s). The obvious implications are not lost on people; ''many'' shows will make an overt joke on the [[Schoolgirl Lesbians|tastes of said fangirls]], although offically the troupe tends to avoid commenting on the phenomenon.
 
Also of note: Anime pioneer [[Osamu Tezuka|Osamu Tezuka's]] hometown is also the base of the Takarazuka theater troupe; Tezuka was a fan all his life, and wrote a clause into his will that left a small portion of his fortune to the company to help finance future productions. In turn, Takarazuka produced a musical based on his ''[[Black Jack (Manga)|Black Jack]]'' in 1994.
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=== Provides Examples Of: ===
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* [[Costume Porn]]
* [[Fluffy Fashion Feathers]]
* [[Hot Chick in Aa Badass Suit]]
* [[Ho Yay]]
* [[Melodrama]]
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== Anime & Manga ==
* One of the longest running shows in Takarazuka Revue (and probably the most popular) is the stage adaptation of ''The [[Rose of Versailles]]''.
* Osamu Tezuka's ''[[Black Jack (Manga)|Black Jack]]''
* ''El Halcon'' (from the manga by Aoike Yasuko, better known as the creator of ''[[From Eroica Withwith Love]]'')
* ''[[Sailor Moon]]''
* ''Mei-chan no Shitsuji''
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== Film ==
* ''[[Casablanca]]''
* ''[[Gone Withwith the Wind]]''
* ''[[Singin' in Thethe Rain (Film)|Singin in The Rain]]''
* ''[[Somewhere in Time (Film)|Somewhere in Time]]''
* ''[[OceansOcean's Eleven]]''
 
 
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* ''[[Anna Karenina]]''
* ''[[Zorro]]''
* ''[[For Whom the Bell Tolls (Literature)|For Whom the Bell Tolls]]''
* ''[[Literature/War And Peace|War And Peace]]''
 
 
== Theater ==
* ''[[The Barber of Seville (Theatre)|The Barber of Seville]]''/''[[The Marriage of Figaro (Theatre)|The Marriage of Figaro]]'' (Done as a single show, ''Figaro!'')
* Their second most popular show is probably ''[[Elisabeth]]'' --they've staged seven different productions of it over the past fifteen years or so.
* ''[[Guys and Dolls]]''
* ''Phantom'', the Kopit/Yeston version of ''[[The Phantom of the Opera]]''.
* Most of the works of [[William Shakespeare]] in original adaptations, though in 2010 they did the French musical phenomenon ''[[Romeo Et Juliette De La Haine a Lamour]]''.
* ''[[The Scarlet Pimpernel (Theatretheatre)|The Scarlet Pimpernel]]''
* ''Ernest in Love''
* ''Flower Drum Song''
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=== References to them in fiction: ===
 
* One episode of ''[[Kimagure Orange Road]]'' opens with Kyosuke and Madoka watching a troupe that is clearly Takarazuka (or the in-universe equivalent) performing ''[[Gone Withwith the Wind]]'' (last scene). Frankly, it's kind of bizarre.
* ''[[Ouran High School Host Club|Ouran High School Host Club's]]'' rivals are the Zuka Club from Lobelia School. Tamaki's spiritual counterpart, the hilariously overdramatic [[Bifauxnen]] president Benibara is naturally [[Genre Savvy]] enough to immediately notice Haruhi is actually a girl and suggests she join their school instead. Naturally, Tamaki [[Hypocritical Humor|does not enjoy Benny's interest in Haruhi.]]
** Benibara's own name is also a pun on the nickname of the most popular Takarazuka show, [[Rose of Versailles|BeruBara]].
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* Unlike the audience-surrogate [[Fan Nickname|Inner Senshi]], Haruka and Michiru in ''[[Sailor Moon]]'' are essentially Takarazuka ports: Haruka is flirty, handsome, and extremely boyish while Michiru is mysterious, beautiful and willowy. Both look taller and older than the rest of the cast for no adequately explained reason.
** This origin is lampshaded during a conversation where Rei points out that Makoto's recent interest in Haruka seems [[Les Yay|a little overenthusiastic]]. Usagi quickly pulls a magazine from under Rei's bed with a Takarazuka model on the cover, a nod to Rei's longstanding [[Mistaken for Gay]] meme.
* The heroines of ''[[Sakura Taisen]]'' perform as a Takarazuka troupe in their [[Secret Identity|secret identities]]. The series contains several [[Shout -Out|Shout Outs]] to the famous Takarazuka Revue which popularized this trope.
** For instance, in the second OAV, action hero Shounen Red's motto is said to be "purely, properly, beautifully" -- not exactly fitting, but it ''is'' the motto of the Takarazuka Revue. A number of the shows the Teikoku Kagekidan girls put on are also serial-numbers-filed-off versions of Takarazuka shows -- ''Ai Yue ni'' (''Because of Love'') is at least partly based on ''Rose of Versailles'', for example.
* In the anime version of ''[[Lucky Star (Anime)|Lucky Star]]'', [[Yuri Fan|Hiyori]] likes putting [[Bifauxnen|Minami]] and [[Ill Girl|Yutaka]] in Takarazuka otokoyaku and musumeyaku roles.
* ''[[Revolutionary Girl Utena (Anime)|Revolutionary Girl Utena]]'' is heavily influenced by this cultural phenomenon. Especially interesting on the meta-level when you realize the world of Ohtori '''is a stage'''.
** ''[[Mawaru Penguindrum (Anime)|Mawaru Penguindrum]]'', from the same creator, features a character [[Meaningful Name|named Yuri]] who's part of an acting troupe that's similar to but legally distinct from the Takarazuka. Their signature play is a ''Rose of Versailles'' [[Expy]].
* In ''[[Only Yesterday|Omohide Poro Poro]]'', the narrator mentions that one of her older sisters was completely in love with a Takarazuka "actor".
* The first volume of the ''[[Wandering Son (Manga)|Wandering Son]]'' manga has a class put on a production of ''The Rose of Versailles'' with numerous references to the Takarazuka original -- appropriate when you consider the series is all about gender issues.
* In the manga version of ''[[Oniisama Ee...]]'' minor members of the Sorority are based both name- and looks-wise on top Takarazuka actresses of the time.
 
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