Welcome to the explanatory notes page for the Musical - I Beg You At The End of the World or Sekai no Owari ni Kimi wo Okou.
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Summary: Ichinose Kazuha is undergoing counseling at the hospital after surviving a terrible train accident that also took the life of her best friend.
Some interesting details regarding our cast and scriptwriter!
http://emukichi-beat.com/kimikou.html will often have links to each respective actor and actress twitter and/or blog.
Scriptwriter 元吉庸泰 = Motokichi Tsuneyasu
https://twitter.com/TsuTsunene
Is also a director of other works. Recent works include 2.5 anime musical [My Hero Academia The "Ultra" Stage] and [The Case Files of Lord El-Melloi II]. Also worked [Glory Days] which has one of the actors from this musical in it as well, Kido Yuuya
Cast
Ichinose Kazuha (黒沢ともよKurosawa Tomoyo) - Alice
Japanese voice actress and singer. Works include being the Japanese dub voice for Esther Keyes in the Handmaid's Tale, Sound! Euphonium as Kumiko Omae and Land of the Lustrous as Phosphophyllite.
https://twitter.com/tomoyokurosawa?lang=ja
Owari Shuushi (木戸邑弥 Kido Yuuya) - White Knight
Actor. Works include the musical [Glory Days] where he plays Jack and 2.5 anime musicals such as [K-Return of Kings-] as Saruhiko Fushimi
https://twitter.com/yuya_kido_1109
Iidzuka Nayuta (立道梨緒奈 Tatemichi Riona) - Red Queen
Dancer, singer, actress. Played in a variety of 2.5 anime musicals such as Sailor Moon, Utena and Legend of Arslan. The main reason this musical was acquired and eventually translated.
https://twitter.com/riona_tatemichi
Ichinose Itsuki (杉山真宏 Sugiyama Mahiro) - White Rabbit
Actor. Member of Junon Superboy Anothers. Works include 2.5 anime stageplay [K-Return of Kings-] as main character Isana Yashiro, [Mob Psycho 100 - CLASH! The 7th Claw Branch] as Asahi Kou and even [Yowamushi Pedal]
https://twitter.com/jbanothers_sm
Andou Futatsu (深澤大河 Fukazawa Taiga) - Tweedledum * Red Knight * White Pawn
Actor and TV talent. Works include 2.5 anime stageplay [Sarazanmai once more: A Stage of Love and Desire] as Yasaka Haruka and [Katekyo Hitman Reborn!] as Colonnello
https://twitter.com/fukazawataiga
Suzuki Taisuu (中村太郎 Nakamura Taro) - Tweedledee * Red Knight * White Pawn
Actor. Works include [MANKAI STAGE『A3!』Troupe LIVE～AUTUMN 2021] as Hyodo Juza and [The Wizard's Promise] as Bradley. Lots of Otome game style stageplay and musicals.
Katou Nanao (福井将太 Fukui Shota) - Jabberwocky * Horsefly * Red Pawn
Actor, member of Theatre Group Emukichi Beat. Working in upcoming 2.5 anime stageplay [My Hero Academia The "Ultra" Stage: A True Hero PLUS ULTRA ver.] as ensemble All Rounders in 2022. Previously played in [Adekan (Sleek): The Third Night] as Tetsu based on the manga of the same name.
https://twitter.com/fukusho1023?lang=ja
Oku Soutarou (味方良介 Mikata Ryosuke) - Butterfly * White Pawn
Actor. Is in Musical [Romeo and Juliet] as Benvolio. This musical appears to have been on tour throughout Japan.
Also acted in [Gin-chan has died] (japanese title『銀ちゃんが逝く』) as main character Kuraoka Ginshirou. Seems to have quite a prolific career on both TV and stage.
https://twitter.com/rsk_mkt?lang=ja
See other works he's been in https://www.japanmusic.jp/talent/ryousuke-mikata/
Asou Kouji (若宮亮 Wakamiya Ryo) - Humpty Dumpty * Gnat * White Pawn * Doctor
Actor, member of Theatre Group Emukichi Beat. I am having a hard time figuring out what sort of plays he has been. It seems he is mostly now a director, scriptwriter, casting, producer, etc. Produced [A Fallen Angel Closes a Thin Book 2020] (Japanese title『堕天使は薄い本を閉じて２０２０』) and [Tarareba!] with E-Stage Topia Stage Production (see official twitter here https://twitter.com/topiastage/ and website https://e-stagetopia.com/
https://twitter.com/rainbowakamiya
Travelling Companion (Campanella) (法月康平 Norizuki Kouhei)
Actor. Was in [FINAL FANTASY BRAVE EXVIUS] THE MUSICAL as Nicol and the musical [Jersey Boys] as Bob Crewe. Will also star in the upcoming 2.5 anime Musical [Ouran Host Club] as Fujioka Ryouji.
No twitter but has fanpage https://noetic.link/ and an instagram https://www.instagram.com/kohei__nrzk/
Kokonoe (大沼優記 Ohnuma Yuuki) - Chess Soldier * Dragonfly * Red Pawn * Doctor
Actor, member of Theatre Group Emukichi Beat. He seems he's not acting any more, covid has pretty much changed everything based on his last blog post. Previous works he was in is stageplay [The Lying Club]( Japanese title 虚言癖倶楽部) by Pius Planning and [It Somehow Burns] (Japanese titleそこはかとなく燃ゆる) by Theatre Group Prelude. Unfortunately, I don't really see much details on the plots of these particular plays.
https://twitter.com/ohnumayuuki and blog https://ameblo.jp/ohnumayuuki/
Kakitsubata Jon (太田守信 Ohta Morinoba)
Actor, member of Theatre Group Emukichi Beat. Mostly seems to be a director and scriptwriter with REAM. Apparently created a theatre group with friends called [Black Rose Girls' Hell] (Japanese Title黒薔薇少女地獄) and has directed/scripted a play [Magical Girl: the Last Referee~ Checkmate Shogi Problem: Escape from the Circle of Time Edition] (japanese title『魔法少女・最後の審判 ～詰将棋・刻ノ輪カラノ脱出編～』) with 3eicho Live.
https://twitter.com/morinobuohta
Attending Physician (胡元奏汰Komoto Kanata)
Actress. A bit unusually, she's listed as a character in the script itself but not the webpage for the musical. She's acted in [Monochrome] with 3eicho Live and [MECHABETH] by E-Stage Topia. Works also as Costume Assistant too.
As for MECHABETH... it's a futuristic retelling of MacBeth by Shakespeare whereupon man named Akira Makube becomes a mecha so that he can change a dystopic world and be King.
https://twitter.com/mopico_pico
Galactic Railroad Train Conductor (米原幸佑 Yonehara Kosuke)
Actor. Recently acted in [Working Man Rakugo II] (see https://www.ree-man-rakugo.com/) a modern Rakugo based on struggling office workers and is starring in [Tarereba] as the main character.