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Tawame Theater Superstitions: Averting Tragedy Like any theater tradition around the Pokeworld, there are always superstitions said to bring good luck or ward off bad luck, and some unfortunate actions or events that portend bad luck. The most well known in the Tawame tradition is the play "The...

Roy, the Energetic Guardian One of the Niji Troupe's two newest stars, Roy easily made a name for himself in the Naranja's theater department playing both energetic and serious roles. He tends to play bodyguard, or shinpei roles, which can sometimes overlap as a heroic role. While he is nowhere...

Liko, the Heroine With Heart One of the Niji Troupe's two newest stars, Liko has come into her own as an actress, drawing on her experience in the Naranja Academy's theater department to create some memorable characters of her own. While she considers herself a houkaku actress with emphasis on...

Dawn, the Versatile Heroine Another relatively new member of the Niji Troupe, Dawn eagerly joined the company for its first Shinou tour, and never looked back. Since the tour, she has come into her own as a versatile actress that sometimes moonlights as a director. But her most beloved and...

May, the Heroic Hime One of the newer members of the Niji Troupe, May has proven herself a versatile actress, playing everything from princesses in need of rescue to heroic roles, such as Moegami, the Noble Combusken of the Zodiac. But she tends to gravitate towards the sweet and softspoken...

Serena, the Eiyuna As the eiyuna, or lead actress, of the Niji Troupe, Serena is one of the faces of the troupe, often appearing with the boys for publicity. As is traditional with a yuushi and eiyuna, she and Ash are never apart for very long. But her most iconic role isn't one of her...

Brock, the Versatile Storyteller As the leader of the Niji Troupe, Brock often appears to promote the troupe alongside Ash and Serena. He will usually narrate the plays, but he is also a houkaku actor, meaning he can play many different kinds of roles. As narrator of the troupe, Brock is one...

@K_S Thanks--all eight will eventually be profiled (although I will have to write up Liko's and Roy's from scratch, since Horizons hadn't yet been announced when I made these) Brock's profile is up next!

Misty, the Bushihime Within a Tawame play are girls that would rather fight than wait to be rescued, and prove handily that a girl can be a hero as much as a guy--they are the bushihime. Literally meaning "warrior-princess", this role type is a specific subtype of the eiyuna, usually serving as...

Ash, The Yuushi As the yuushi, or lead actor, of the Niji Troupe along with Serena, Ash is easily one of the faces of the troupe, often appearing with Brock and Serena to promote the company. He enjoys playing bold and brash characters, as much as he enjoys comical and energetic characters...

The Kagayou Theater The Kagayou Theater is a Tawame troupe based in Pallet Town, Kanto. The company's name can mean "shimmering" or "sparkling", referring to the lavish dazzling productions they perform. In addition to many successful shows around Kanto, they have successfully toured Waku...

What is the Tawame style of theater? The Tawame style of theater is a larger than life ancient theater that was (and still is) popular across Waku (the super-region that Kanto, Johto, Houen, Shinou, and Kitakami are a part of in my imagined Pokeworld). It is characterized by epic plots (many...

Basically, the theaterverse is a what if exploration as to what would happen if Ash and the gang were pro actors in an ancient form of Wakunese (Poke-Japan, for the curious) theater that is basically Chinese opera, Japanese kabuki, a dash of the Takarazuka Revue (and shows inspired by it, such...