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Name: Ayahoshi Rion
Kanji: 彩星 りおん
Current Troupe: n/a
Role: Otokoyaku → Musumeyaku
Status: Retired

Nickname: Ricchii, Rina
Real Name: 山田里奈 (Yamada Rina)
Height: 164 cm
Birthday: July 29th
Blood Type:
Hometown: Ibaraki, Osaka
Favorite Food: rice flour dumplings, dried tofu
Favorite Flower: rose
Favorite Colors: off-white, brown, pink, emerald green
Hobbies: going to see shows and movies, travel
Collections: hats, scented water
Special Talent: Japanese dance (Fujima school), tea ceremony, flower arrangement
Origin of Stage Name: thought of it with her family
Favorite Role: Smile from Bourbon Street Blues
Would Like to Try Playing:

Debut: 2004 (90th Class) Susano-o
Troupe History:
2004 - 2012 Moon Troupe


2012: Edward VIII / Misty Station, Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent
2011: My Love Lies Over the Mountains / Dance Romanesque (National Tour)
2011: The Man from Algiers / Dance Romanesque, Elisabeth Bollinger
2011: Prince of the Land of Roses / ONE, The King's Mother
2010-11: Studio 54 (Drama City / Nippon Seinenkan), Leah Meyer
2010: The Gypsy Baron / Rhapsodic Moon, Arsena
2010: The Scarlet Pimpernel, Suzanne
2010: Yukariko / Heat On Beat! (Chunichi), Tamaki
2009: Last Play / Heat on Beat!
2009: Elisabeth, Court Lady
2008-09: Yume no Ukihashi / Apasionado!!
2008: The Great Gatsby, Young Gatsby
2008: Me and My Girl
2007-08: Hollywood Lover, Charles
2007: Mahoroba / A Magician's Misfortunes
2007: Hello! Dancing
2007: Higher Than the Sky of Paris / Fancy Dance
2006: Oklahoma!, Jim
2006: Rome at Dawn / Les Bijoux Brillants
2006: Akanesasu Murasakino Hana / Revue of Dreams, Ootomo no Miko
2005: Jazzy Fairies / Revue of Dreams
2005: BourbonStreet Blues, Smile/Wallace
2005: Elisabeth
2004: Susano-o / Takarazuka Glory!


2010: The Gypsy Baron, Maria Theresia
2010: The Scarlet Pimpernel, Marguerite St. Just (musumeyaku lead)
2009: Last Play, Eileen
2009: Elisabeth, Madame Wolf
2008-09: Yume no Ukihashi, Roku no Kimi
2008: Me and My Girl, Maria
2007: A Magician's Misfortunes, Leó
2007: Higher Than the Sky of Paris, Victor
2006: Rome at Dawn
2005: Jazzy Fairies, Kevin
2005: Elisabeth, Cafe Man
2004: Susano-o


2011: Takarazuka Special 2011 - Dreams Built on Tomorrow
2009: GLITTER (Ryouga Haruhi Dinner Show)
2007: Pure, Proper, Beautiful, Chorus
2006: Dream Memorandum, Chorus
2006: Tsukigumi Encourage Concert


2015: The Karaoke Battle (televised singing competition)
2015: Rion's Axis live
2014: Celebration 100! Takarazuka
2013: This Wonderland
2012: Sokyu no Fafner Kanon Memphis (With Nagisa Aki)
2012: Elizabeth Special Gala Concert (2012) Madame Wolfe
2012: Ayahoshi Rion Solo Concert
2012: Heart to Heart: First Solo Concert in Kobe (Kobe Asahi Hall), with Sawaki Rizu as a special guest


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• Formerly an otokoyaku. Officially switched to musumeyaku 2008/07/07.
• Member of the 1st group of Sky Navigators.
• Married in 2014 to "someone important who I respect with all my heart."
• Moved to New York in 2015.
• In her first couple months after retirement, when not rehearsing for her concerts, she spoke at a Takarazuka panel and guest-starred in a radio show.
• News article from the panel: "Ayahoshi Rion shows a new face after her Takarazuka graduation."