Extra Stage ~Memory of Marionette~

''Ensemble Stars! Extra Stage ~Memory of Marionette~'' is the fifth stage play and adapts the event stories Reminiscence ＊ Marionette and Milky Way. It also references Tanabata Festival. It is produced by Marvelous! and features the units Valkyrie, Ra*bits, fine, and AKATSUKI.

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Introduction
“I was a puppet without a will of my own―――”

Nazuna Nito was once part of Valkyrie, which used to reign over Yumenosaki Academy as its top unit, alongside Shu Itsuki and Mika Kagehira. As Valkyrie's leader, Shu sought perfection for the prestigious unit's artistic performances, resulting in a recording being used for Nazuna, whose voice had begun to change, and in Mika being a backdancer. Their puppet show-like performances were distorted, yet beautiful and overwhelmingly stunning. However, Eichi Tenshouin would come to destroy Shu's perfectly crafted stage――――

Afterwards, Nazuna withdrew from Valkyrie, and moved to Ra*bits at the invitation of Hajime Shino, Tomoya Mashiro, and Mitsuru Tenma. Meanwhile, Shu was deeply scarred, and shut himself in his room, thus distancing himself from the performing arts. Upon seeing Valkyrie in a state of disarray, Eichi then attempts to lure Shu back into the open by using Ra*bits as bait...?!

A battle with the previous Yumenosaki sovereigns, Valkyrie, thus begins on the Tanabata Festival stage――――

Performances
37 performances were shown over 6 locations from December 28, 2018 to February 15, 2019.

Cast
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Original Songs
- Lyrics: Yohei Matsui (松井洋平) - Original Lyrics: Muck Akazawa (赤澤ムック) - Composition / Arrangement: Yuki Honda (本多友紀)
 * d'Arc - Valkyrie (Shu Itsuki, Mika Kagehira, Nazuna Nito)

- Lyrics: Yohei Matsui (松井洋平) - Original Lyrics: Muck Akazawa (赤澤ムック) - Composition / Arrangement: Kyohei Yamamoto (山本恭平)
 * Beginner's Step! - Ra*bits (Nazuna Nito, Hajime Shino, Mitsuru Tenma, Tomoya Mashiro)

Songs Performed

 * 1) Sei Shounen Yuugi (聖少年遊戯) - Valkyrie (Shu Itsuki, Mika Kagehira, Nazuna Nito)
 * 2) d'Arc - Valkyrie (Shu Itsuki, Mika Kagehira, Nazuna Nito)
 * 3) Sajou no Roukaku (砂上ノ楼閣) - Valkyrie
 * 4) Beginner's Step - Ra*bits
 * 5) Hyakka Ryouran, Akatsukiyo (百花繚乱、紅月夜) - AKATSUKI
 * 6) Milky Starry Charm - Ra*bits
 * 7) Matsuriyo Emaki (祭夜絵巻) - AKATSUKI
 * 8) Tryst of Stars - fine
 * 9) Mémoire Antique - Valkyrie
 * 10) Raisanka (礼賛歌) - Valkyrie
 * 11) Miwaku Geki (魅惑劇) - Valkyrie
 * 12) Singin'☆Shine! - All cast

Differences from Original Story

 * In Tanabata Festival - When you Wish Upon a Star 2, Tomoya comments that Kuro and Mitsuru look like father and son, while Anzu is like the mother. In the play, he implies Keito is like the mother.
 * The stage play has an additional scene where Mademoiselle tells Mika how Shu feels after their confrontation with Eichi in the underground live house, after the events of Milky Way - Fall of a Great Star 6.


 * In Milky Way - Epilogue 1, Kanata is replaced by Mademoiselle in the stage play, though Shu still mentions that an old friend had told him the same thing as Mademoiselle.


 * Additionally, in Milky Way - Epilogue 1, Shu waits for Mika to return and are not shown leaving together. In the stage play, they have an additional conversation and are seen leaving together.


 * In the stage play, the events of Marionette - Epilogue 2 with Nazuna seeking closure with Shu and Mika occurs after the Tanabata Festival, unlike in the original story where he talked to them in spring.
 * Similarly, Nazuna tells the other members of Ra*bits about his past with Valkyrie after the Tanabata Festival in the stage play, unlike in Marionette - Prologue where he tells them in the spring.

Staff

 * Screenplay: Muck Akazawa (赤澤ムック)
 * Director: Masanari Ujigawa (宇治川まさなり)


 * Music: Arte Refact & Kazutoshi Sumiya(角谷和俊)
 * Lyrics: Yohei Matsui (松井洋平)
 * Choreography: Saori Tamate (玉手沙織)
 * Art: Tomoko Nakamura (中村知子)
 * Lighting: Jun'ichi Kashiwakura (柏倉淳一)
 * Acoustics: Yoshimoto Shin'ya (ヨシモトシンヤ)
 * Video: Tsubasa Yokoyama (横山翼)
 * Costume: Maya (摩耶)
 * Hair and makeup: Yui Kurumatani (車谷結)
 * Singing instruction: Hashizume Takaaki (橋爪貴明)
 * Props: Taku Sakurada (桜田卓)
 * Stage director: Reina Sawa (澤麗奈)
 * Director assistant: Ayumi Murayama (村山歩)
 * Rehearsal pianist: Yuka Yamamoto (山元悠加)
 * Production progress: Kanta Asada (麻田幹太) & Takeshi Kobe (神戸丈志)
 * Promotional art: Yuko Shibuya (渋谷悠子)
 * Promotional photo: Fuhito Kanayama (金山フヒト)

Trivia

 * Shu is the only one who stays on stage for Singin' Shine throughout the entire song

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