Kageki Shoujo Episode 2: Before the First Step

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ALL COMMENTS THAT INCLUDE MANGA SPOILERS WILL BE DELETED.

After an amusing morning routine our heroines were called to the assembly hall for another important meeting.

Remember these three? I called them fangirls. Silly me. They’re not only 2nd years but our heroine team’s seniors. They had an “We’re going to make your lives hell” aura. Each girl was assigned a 2nd year Onee-San to guide them during cleaning duties. We’ll get to Sarasa’s in a bit.

First was Ai and her Onee-san, Hijimi. She said it’s an honor to be chosen to guide a former JPX idol since she’s a big fan of theirs. Ai was like “Then you weren’t a fan of mine because I’m neither bright nor cheerful”. Hijiri’s next question revolved around which roles Ai wanted to play. Ai didn’t care which ones she got. Hijiri was like “You’re pretty lucky to get me as your Onee-san because the others are meanies”. That right there told me she’s probably the worst of all.

Now we can talk about Sarasa and her Onee-san Risa. Sarasa’s happy she got a hottie to guide her but Risa preferred her not talk about it. During this conversation we learned Sarasa’s about 5 foot 8. Very nice.

Risa asked Sarasa about her goal to become Lady Oscar and then shot her down saying she’d never get the role. This reminded her of her grandma telling her something similar about a role she really wanted when she’s little. She burst into tears. As Risa tried to calm her down we learned what she meant was she couldn’t be Oscar because she’d be taller than whoever got the role of Andre.

Risa continued her thoughts, saying no one wanted to be Sarasa’s guide because “standing out was a death sentence” in an all-women troupe. She recalled a discussion with Hijiri about wanting to be a musume-yaku, meaning the role of a young woman. Probably the “lovable female lead”. However, as alluded to earlier Hijiri’s mean streak surfaced by shooting Risa down quick, saying she’s too sexy to be a leading lady or an important side-character. She said she’s better suited to play a villain.

Back in the present, instead of explaining the harsh reality she went with the “cursed tree” thing. This only fueled Sarasa’s resolve. Sarasa’s like “I made it here because I was born a girl and one thing is for sure in life. There are no absolutes and I’ll prove it”. Risa was so motivated by her resolve she wanted to help.

Next was a first year roll call. Naturally only the main girls got the spotlight. Not much to add that wasn’t in the premiere. I mainly used a screen grab of ballerina Sawa because she’s sexy and I like how serious she takes her role as class rep.

I hope one of our heroines, even one of the twins will wear a bunny outfit.

Next the girls’ homeroom teacher gave them a backstage tour. As they got a good look at the props, background art and set pieces Sarasa saw a light coming from an open door.

It of course led to the main stage along with the silver bridge, where the main actors took a bow during the curtain call. Sarasa reminisced of her youth in kabuki plays and the crew mistook her for a big guy so they shone the light on her for testing. Ai was dazzled by how natural she looked on stage. Part of her sensed Sarasa had Top Star potential.

So far so good.