Nogizaka46 Members Transform into Beloved Sailor Guardians; Preview Photos from the Upcoming New Sailor Moon Musical Are Unveiled.

| Idol | Posted by TokyoGirls'Update on Apr.25.2018

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Ever since the Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon franchise’s 25th anniversary project site announced a new musical adaptation starring Nogizaka46 on January, it has been a hot topic among fans. On April 10, the official site finally released the cast information and posted solo visuals of the 10 main sailor guardians.

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The ten members selected from Nogizaka46 will be divided into two teams, “Team MOON” and “Team STAR”. They will take turns to play five roles according to the double-casting system.

＜Team MOON＞

Left to right：Ami Noujo, Riria Ito, Mizuki Yamashita, Kazumi Takayama, Hina Higuchi

Usagi Tsukino/Sailor – Mizuki Yamashita(Nogizaka46)
Ami Mizuno/Sailor Mercury – Riria Ito(Nogizaka46)
Rei Hino/Sailor Mars – Kazumi Takayama(Nogizaka46)
Makoto Kino/Sailor Jupiter – Ami Noujo(Nogizaka46)
Minako Aino/Sailor Venus – Hina Higuchi(Nogizaka46)

Naru Osaka – Yuka Yamauchi
Gurio Umino – Marina Tanoue
Kunzite – Chihiro Ando
Zoisite – Sari Kojima
Nephrite – Shin
Jadeite – Rina Takeda

＜Team STAR＞

Left to right：Minami Umezawa, Miria Watanabe, Sayuri Inoue, Ranze Terada, Kana Nakada

Usagi Tsukino/Sailor – Sayuri Inoue(Nogizaka46)
Ami Mizuno/Sailor Mercury – Miria Watanabe(Nogizaka46)
Rei Hino/Sailor Mars – Ranze Terada(Nogizaka46)
Makoto Kino/Sailor Jupiter – Minami Umezawa(Nogizaka46)
Minako Aino/Sailor Venus – Kana Nakada(Nogizaka46)

Naru Osaka – Yuka Yamauchi
Gurio Umino – Marina Tanoue
Kunzite – Chihiro Ando
Zoisite – Sari Kojima
Nephrite – Shin
Jadeite – Rina Takeda

To add to the excitement, the sparkly costumes on the actors are perfectly impressive from head to toe.

Mitsuki Yamashita, who plays Sailor Moon, the lead role of the Sailor Guardians commented: “Sailor Moon’s famous line “in the name of the moon, I will punish you!” is really iconic and I’ve always looked up to Sailor Moon since childhood, so I’m really excited to play her role. Also, I think each Sailor guardian has their own uniqueness and charm. I would like to express this role to the world full of love, power and shine!”

Mai Shiraishi plays the role of Queen Serenity, the mother of Princess Serenity who will appear on screen during the show. Fans are already eagerly awaiting for the unveil of the promotional images for her character.

The play will be directed by Wally Kinoshita, who is well known for his work “Hyper Projection Stage Play Haikyuu!!”, a popular 2.5-dimensional musical play.

The first performance period will run from June 8 (Friday) to 24 (Sunday) at Tennozu Ginga Theater, and the second performance period will run from September 21 (Friday) to 30 (Sunday) at the TBS Akasaka ACT Theater. Both venues will each present a unique production.

After each performance, there will be commemorative photo shoots and a lottery for autographed goods. Tickets will be available online from May 13.

Related Links

Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon 25th Anniversary project official site (Nogizaka46 ver.)：http://sailormoon-official.com/stage/nogizaka/

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