Sena, Erina Takashima and Arisa Sato will play Bitter Ganache in the February 2027 Tokyo production, with a new illustration from manga creator Hiroshi Fukuda.
Bitter Ganache has its stage lineup: Sena, Erina Takashima and Arisa Sato will play the first band to share a bill with Lilisa and her fellow musicians in Rock Is a Lady’s Modesty. Miori Ichikawa also joins the production as protagonist Lilisa’s younger stepsister.
HIKE announced the four additions on October 20. The manga’s first stage adaptation will run for seven performances from February 18–21, 2027, at Theater 1010 in Tokyo.
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The three newly announced Bitter Ganache performers are:
Ichikawa’s character brings Lilisa’s family into the story alongside its band encounters.
The previously announced principal cast comprises Saho Aono as Lilisa Suzunomiya, Natsume as Otoha Kurogane, Natsuki Sena as Tina Isemi and Ayaka Takamoto as Tamaki Shiraya. Sena, newly cast as Aki, and Natsuki Sena, playing Tina, are separate performers.
Hiroshi Fukuda’s manga, serialized in Hakusensha’s Young Animal, follows girls whose outwardly refined school lives collide with their passion for intense rock music. Lilisa’s encounter with sounds coming from an old school building draws her toward that world.
Ichidai Matsuda handles the stage adaptation’s script and overall direction, with HIKE producing.
Fukuda has supplied a new commemorative illustration showing four characters gathered around an open stage script. In his accompanying comment, he expresses excitement about how the cast will translate the characters’ forceful personalities and fierce musical sessions into theater, and encourages audiences to experience the stage interpretation.
The illustration accompanies the four new cast portraits, production logo, performance timetable and first manga-volume cover in the supplied gallery. The portraits introduce the performers; they are not photographs from a staged performance.
All performances take place at Theater 1010, on the 11th floor of Senju Mildix I, 3-92 Senju, Adachi-ku, Tokyo. Times below are Japan Standard Time.
| Date | Performance starts |
|---|---|
| February 18, 2027 | 6 p.m. |
| February 19, 2027 | 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. |
| February 20, 2027 | Noon and 5 p.m. |
| February 21, 2027 | Noon and 5 p.m. |
The announcement lists three tax-inclusive ticket categories: ¥13,800 with a bonus, ¥11,000 for first-floor reserved seating and ¥9,900 for second-floor reserved seating. It does not identify the bonus contents.
The announced sales schedule separates lottery applications from first-come sales:
| Window | Dates | Method |
|---|---|---|
| Cast advance | October 20–November 1, 2026 | Lottery |
| Official advance | November 6–16, 2026 | Lottery |
| Pre-request advance | November 27–December 6, 2026 | First come, first served |
| General sale | December 12, 2026–February 17, 2027 | First come, first served |
Consult the official stage website and production’s X account for application instructions, exact opening times and subsequent updates. These announced windows do not establish current seat availability.
Cast portraits, production graphics, commemorative illustration and manga cover supplied by HIKE via PR TIMES. Original manga: Hiroshi Fukuda; original-work cooperation: SAYAKA.
Stage Rock Lady Production Committee: ©舞台「ロックレディ」製作委員会
Hiroshi Fukuda / Hakusensha / Rock Is a Lady’s Modesty Production Committee: ©︎福田宏・白泉社／「ロックは淑女の嗜みでして」製作委員会
Source: HIKE via PR TIMES
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