Today is the very reliable Oishi-fukubucchou's birthday! He's a very likeable character, so cute when he goes red in front of girls and cares a lot about the people around him. He's definitely going to be a very popular doctor in future if he follows his dad's path... Maybe he should do something about that two strands of the fringe which makes him look quite comical. Whatever came over him to do that since his hairstyle was pretty "normal" when he was in Sec 1 and 2? ^__^
Anyway, it's going to be May tomorrow and there's only 8 weeks to get the movie DVDs. Can't wait for that to come soon! Vol 40 of the DVD is all about Ryoma... I don't dislike him but that match with Kevin is too exaggerated. I'll probably run through that DVD to check only... Somehow, I feel that for the Senbatsu arc, the matches get more boring as it progresses. The Atobe-Sanada match was simply the best, Eiji and Oshitari were good too, Sengoku was fighting well and even Fuji showed his skills even though he sort of won easily. Akaya was doing fine until they had to pull him off to make way for Ryoma...sigh...
I've finally bought the remaining volumes of the manga so I can continue my "love-affair" with Tenipuri in this form now that the anime has ended...Hopefully, Konomi-sensei will finish the Nationals arc properly before ending the series. I'm still looking forward to Seigaku vs Rikkaidai where Tezuka can fight head-on with Yukimura or maybe a Hyotei vs Rikkaidai match sometime where Atobe and Sanada can finish their half-done match during the Senbatsu. Eh, is there even a Senbatsu arc in the manga? Vol 28 is their preparation for the Nationals so from then on, the actual matches should begin...
土曜日, 4月 30, 2005
日曜日, 4月 24, 2005
DVD 39 and 24 finally received
I went through so much to receive this month's DVD...It's all the courier company's fault for causing so much delays. I could have received them on Friday but only got it yesterday! Chikusho!
Anyway, this month's DVD has photos of Ayaka and Niou, the Senbatsu team plus Tezuka minus Fuji and Tezuka, Sanada and Sengoku. That's why I'm feeling better since I get to see so much of Tezuka and Sanada... ^__^
It will be another two months before I receive the movie DVDs. Now, it's another long wait till next month when Vol 40 comes. I'm already running out of space to store the DVDs. Have to think of something soon...
Rewatched the Sengoku match and Fuji & Eiji's match with Rokkaku just to test the DVDs. Simply no motivation to see Kevin even though Akaya was awesome with his Phantom ball...
And I finished the first 16 volumes of the manga in its original Japanese version. I want to buy the remaining 12 volumes since the vol 29 would most probably be out only in June but no $$. Have to work harder and hopefully switch jobs before June. I can't stay any longer in this hell...
Anyway, this month's DVD has photos of Ayaka and Niou, the Senbatsu team plus Tezuka minus Fuji and Tezuka, Sanada and Sengoku. That's why I'm feeling better since I get to see so much of Tezuka and Sanada... ^__^
It will be another two months before I receive the movie DVDs. Now, it's another long wait till next month when Vol 40 comes. I'm already running out of space to store the DVDs. Have to think of something soon...
Rewatched the Sengoku match and Fuji & Eiji's match with Rokkaku just to test the DVDs. Simply no motivation to see Kevin even though Akaya was awesome with his Phantom ball...
And I finished the first 16 volumes of the manga in its original Japanese version. I want to buy the remaining 12 volumes since the vol 29 would most probably be out only in June but no $$. Have to work harder and hopefully switch jobs before June. I can't stay any longer in this hell...
日曜日, 4月 17, 2005
Thoughts about Atobe's single
Yeah! Finally got a chance to hear the single. I like Riyuu but the song E Kimochi is so "childish" and more of an Eiji-style song so it makes me cringe when imagining Atobe-sama sing that. *shiver* Anyway, there are also two voice messages from Atobe-sama and I'm swooning from his voice... Too bad it's not in the singles chart anymore after that No.9 debut...
Vol 39 of the DVD would be coming next Friday! Banzai!!! Now, I have to work even hard to cover the costs of Vol 41 and the movie's DVDs in June... So little money to spare...
I came across a site which had some comments on some of the anime episodes. Although I think that the webmaster is a bit too critical on some parts, it sure made me see things which were not so logical in the anime. Anyway, I'm busy with watching the new season dramas, Monster and Yakitate these days so it would be some time before I rerun Tenipuri for the third time. I'm watching random episodes as and when I feel like it and some of the matches like the Atobe-Tezuka match, I must have watched it at least 3 times...I'm hopelessly addicted to some of the matches and yet there are some I don't feel like watching like the Sanada-Echizen match. I only watch the earlier portion when Sanada wallops Echizen like crazy but skip the conclusion before it was such an unconvincing loss for Sanada. Till today, I still feel this way and it's highly unlikely that I'm going to change my view on this.
Vol 39 of the DVD would be coming next Friday! Banzai!!! Now, I have to work even hard to cover the costs of Vol 41 and the movie's DVDs in June... So little money to spare...
I came across a site which had some comments on some of the anime episodes. Although I think that the webmaster is a bit too critical on some parts, it sure made me see things which were not so logical in the anime. Anyway, I'm busy with watching the new season dramas, Monster and Yakitate these days so it would be some time before I rerun Tenipuri for the third time. I'm watching random episodes as and when I feel like it and some of the matches like the Atobe-Tezuka match, I must have watched it at least 3 times...I'm hopelessly addicted to some of the matches and yet there are some I don't feel like watching like the Sanada-Echizen match. I only watch the earlier portion when Sanada wallops Echizen like crazy but skip the conclusion before it was such an unconvincing loss for Sanada. Till today, I still feel this way and it's highly unlikely that I'm going to change my view on this.
木曜日, 4月 14, 2005
Rikkaidai poster, yeah!
Happened to come across a Rikkaidai poster which I bought without hesitation. Besides the two calendars on my wall, there is this new poster... Am I going bonkers with my Tenipuri addiction? Anyway, that's not the point I'm trying to make today.
I wish I could upload that pic here but the poster is too large for my flatbed scanner so I'll just describe it. All the members are shown in the poster and I think Genichirou and Yukimura look absolutely cool here. Marui is winking with one eye closed and tongue stuck out (kawaii!!!), Renji has his eyes closed as usual, Akaya looking cute and relatively "harmless", Yagyuu has his shirt unbuttoned and revealing a little flesh (sexy!!!), Niou and Jackal as usual. They are wearing their jerseys so I can't see their legs (chikusho!!) but I'm quite content. It's rare to find posters of Rikkaidai where the main focus is only on Seigaku or Hyotei. There was another poster of the various bucchou(s) but not all of them are of interest especially the Rudolf and Yamabuki ones. If there's a poster featuring Tezuka, Atobe and Genichirou, I'll grab it the moment I see it. ^__^
Eagerly anticipating the DVD release on next Fri...and 2 months to receiving the movie DVD...Tanoshimi desu ne!
I wish I could upload that pic here but the poster is too large for my flatbed scanner so I'll just describe it. All the members are shown in the poster and I think Genichirou and Yukimura look absolutely cool here. Marui is winking with one eye closed and tongue stuck out (kawaii!!!), Renji has his eyes closed as usual, Akaya looking cute and relatively "harmless", Yagyuu has his shirt unbuttoned and revealing a little flesh (sexy!!!), Niou and Jackal as usual. They are wearing their jerseys so I can't see their legs (chikusho!!) but I'm quite content. It's rare to find posters of Rikkaidai where the main focus is only on Seigaku or Hyotei. There was another poster of the various bucchou(s) but not all of them are of interest especially the Rudolf and Yamabuki ones. If there's a poster featuring Tezuka, Atobe and Genichirou, I'll grab it the moment I see it. ^__^
Eagerly anticipating the DVD release on next Fri...and 2 months to receiving the movie DVD...Tanoshimi desu ne!
木曜日, 4月 07, 2005
Atobe's single, Riyuu/E kimochi No.9 on Oricon!!
I happened to see this when I was surfing the NEC website which shows Tenipuri CD releases. Apparently, Atobe's single being the 100th CD release from Tenipuri was a special item and they mentioned something like the track number being shown as 99 on the CD player and it's a deliberate thing. Don't know what they mean but might probably get the CD to hear for myself. Anyway, what was very interesting and surprising was the fact that this CD got No.9 on the Oricon singles chart for this week (11 Apr). In terms of sales figures it's quite far from No.1's BoA (66749 vs 15988) but I think it's a major achievement since Atobe-sama is in fact not a real-life person but an anime character. It's very rare for anime character CDs to get such high sales figures so I'm very happy for Atobe-sama.
To be frank, I've not bought any of the character CDs even though my favourite characters like Tezuka, Sanada, Atobe have released a number of CDs among them. Tezuka has a number of singles and one album this year, Sanada has one single and Atobe has countless of singles and albums. However, the problem I have with these is the fact that sounding well when you speak is not equal to sounding well when you sing. Take for example, Sanada's solo single, Meisei, the song is OK by itself but Kusunoki-san's voice is so deep that the song sounds very sad and boring. Besides, the cover of the single is not too nice (makes Sanada look so weird and fierce) so I'm still undecided till this day about buying this. Likewise for Tezuka, Okiayu-san sounds good when he speaks (bravo for Tezuka and Mitsui) BUT some of the songs don't sound too nice to me. As for Atobe, I think Suwabe-san sings pretty well and I must say that he has better songs to sing.
Actually, among the many songs I've listened to, I would think that Shishido and Ootori's combined single, Brand New Days sounds the best. It's somehow quite Chemistry-style and the song is very soothing to the ears. Besides, the voices of Shishido and Ootori match very well. That should be the song which has left the deepest impression on me. Will plan to buy this single once I'm done with the manga and pay for the movie DVDs in June.
Finally decided to get the digipaks i.e. the separate units for the movie instead of the box set. Paying more than 3000 plus yen for the premium version may not be worth it since there's no much mention of it on the Shochiku site. That's not sufficient motivation to make me pay 9000 plus yen for that. Besides, since it's so expensive, I can go back and buy the first press more easily as compared to the digipaks which is likely to run out first if the box set really has something which is so irrestible.
To be frank, I've not bought any of the character CDs even though my favourite characters like Tezuka, Sanada, Atobe have released a number of CDs among them. Tezuka has a number of singles and one album this year, Sanada has one single and Atobe has countless of singles and albums. However, the problem I have with these is the fact that sounding well when you speak is not equal to sounding well when you sing. Take for example, Sanada's solo single, Meisei, the song is OK by itself but Kusunoki-san's voice is so deep that the song sounds very sad and boring. Besides, the cover of the single is not too nice (makes Sanada look so weird and fierce) so I'm still undecided till this day about buying this. Likewise for Tezuka, Okiayu-san sounds good when he speaks (bravo for Tezuka and Mitsui) BUT some of the songs don't sound too nice to me. As for Atobe, I think Suwabe-san sings pretty well and I must say that he has better songs to sing.
Actually, among the many songs I've listened to, I would think that Shishido and Ootori's combined single, Brand New Days sounds the best. It's somehow quite Chemistry-style and the song is very soothing to the ears. Besides, the voices of Shishido and Ootori match very well. That should be the song which has left the deepest impression on me. Will plan to buy this single once I'm done with the manga and pay for the movie DVDs in June.
Finally decided to get the digipaks i.e. the separate units for the movie instead of the box set. Paying more than 3000 plus yen for the premium version may not be worth it since there's no much mention of it on the Shochiku site. That's not sufficient motivation to make me pay 9000 plus yen for that. Besides, since it's so expensive, I can go back and buy the first press more easily as compared to the digipaks which is likely to run out first if the box set really has something which is so irrestible.
月曜日, 4月 04, 2005
Gekijouban Tenipuri DVD out in June!!!
This is really long-awaited news! I would have thought that the DVD would only be out in mid summer i.e. July or Aug but it turns out that it would be released in late June!!! However, this DVD is released by Shochiku and it's getting hard to choose what I want... The website doesn't update June DVD releases yet unlike Bandai which already has the picture for Vol 41 due in June.
First of all, there is the memorial box edition which has The First Game and Atobe's SP together with a booklet. There's no mention of the other goodies so I'm not sure whether it's worthwhile to get this version which costs a whooping 9240 yen! And if that box is going to be real bulky, I'm going to get charged quite a bit for the shipping.
On the other end, Shochiku is releasing the two parts of the movie in two separate DVDs which would only cost less than 6000 yen together. Again, no mention of the goodies or specials other than it comes in digipak (easy to store). Aargh, why can't they release more details on the items sooner as I really want to place my order ASAP?! I have a hunch that the box edition should contain more than a booklet for the extra 3000 plus yen it's charging as compared to the individual versions but as to whether it's worth paying so much, I really need more details to judge.
June's going to be a month when I'm going broke. Besides the usual Bandai DVD release, now comes the movie... Have to save up and work harder to pay for that...
First of all, there is the memorial box edition which has The First Game and Atobe's SP together with a booklet. There's no mention of the other goodies so I'm not sure whether it's worthwhile to get this version which costs a whooping 9240 yen! And if that box is going to be real bulky, I'm going to get charged quite a bit for the shipping.
On the other end, Shochiku is releasing the two parts of the movie in two separate DVDs which would only cost less than 6000 yen together. Again, no mention of the goodies or specials other than it comes in digipak (easy to store). Aargh, why can't they release more details on the items sooner as I really want to place my order ASAP?! I have a hunch that the box edition should contain more than a booklet for the extra 3000 plus yen it's charging as compared to the individual versions but as to whether it's worth paying so much, I really need more details to judge.
June's going to be a month when I'm going broke. Besides the usual Bandai DVD release, now comes the movie... Have to save up and work harder to pay for that...
土曜日, 4月 02, 2005
Ep 177 & 178 ~ Owari
Mixed emotions after watching the final 2 episodes...Well, I'll get down to the things which I'm not so happy about before I come to the good stuff ^__^
1) Why on earth did they let Echizen come back and WIN Tezuka?
I know if he doesn't win Tezuka, he wouldn't be able to "progress" to greater heights but the way it is done is so unconvincing. It's as if they HAVE to let Echizen win in order to round up the story. What rubbish! To be frank, I still don't think Echizen is that invincible to force Atobe to a draw when they were in Karuizawa, beat Sanada in Kantou Finals or beat Tezuka in this match. No doubt he has improved a lot since the beginning but to be that good in a span of 6 months to beat the top rank players in Kantou? Fusakeruna! Luckily, they didn't state the scoreline or I would have been even more angry. Who cares if it's 7-6 or 6-0? I just don't want Tezuka to lose to such a kid!
2) Echizen winning against Lleyton Hewitt?
This part was really hillarious and well, a bit humiliating to the pros in the tennis scene. If they had just put Echizen against some unnamed player in the final scene, it would have been OK but Lleyton Hewitt? To set the record straight, I am not a Hewitt fan but for his name to be used in such a situation, I'm sure he won't be excited to know about this.
3) The longwinded thanks for all the regulars
Well, I know how grateful he is to the team for helping him in one way or another to get to where he is now but the longwinded "ima made arigatou gozaimashita" was really getting on my nerves. It's not like the forever cool Echizen to be so passionate about such things so the mood is just not so right.
After the issues I have, now comes the good things...
1) Hyotei making it to Nationals!!!!
OK, I heard about it when some websites mentioned that this was in the manga (it's not news anymore) so I can't wait anymore and will go and buy the manga today. Not all the volumes at one go, probably getting 10-15 volumes today. Japanese version is not cheap, about SGD 10 per volume. I would have settled for the Chinese version from Singapore or Taiwan but then...I think it's better to buy the Japanese version. Can improve my Japanese too and besides, I don't like to see Chinese translated names for the characters like Longma for Ryoma. Enough of the rambling on the manga. I'm glad that they made the announcement in the final episode since I think that Hyotei does deserve a ticket to the Nationals. And it was nice seeing the Hyotei team again!!! Fantastic!!! Oshitari seems to be less enthusiastic about the news than the others since he thought that Atobe would not accept this way of entering the Nationals (by a wildcard entry since the Nationals are in Tokyo) but turns out that Atobe is more than happy with this development. When I saw Atobe say "Oresama to tomo ni zengoku e ikou!", I really shared their joy. Banzai, Hyotei!
2) Atobe's ore-sama power zenkai!
There are a number of scenes of Atobe like him working out in the Atobe Sports Gym, running in a red jersey which are so precious footage. It was an unexpected treat to see so much of Atobe even though I thought that it was going to be Echizen all the way for the final episodes. I'm falling in love with Atobe-sama again!
3) Genichirou and Yukimura appearing!!!
I thought I would never see them again after the Senbatsu arc. Although Genichirou didn't speak at all in the two scenes he appeared (one in Echizen's dream and the other at the Nationals opening ceremony), it was enough for me to see him again. And Yukimura chatting with Tezuka was an added bonus. Too bad I won't get to see them fighting it out on the courts. Why am I getting so excited over them? ^__^ I miss Rikkaidai...
Well, now that everything has ended (not the case for the manga and DVD release), what do I think of the chances for Tenipuri to return with an OVA or second season? I really doubt that there would be a second season going by the fact that Nanjiro and Rinko moved back to the US with Ryoma. Without the prince, how does the title stand? They can't be going back to the US if Ryoma is only going to be there for a while. Unless they let Ryoma come back or focus on the Nationals without him (which I do prefer instead of letting Ryoma hog the limelight AGAIN), a second season remains a remote responsibility. Oh my Genichirou, Kunimitsu and Atobe-sama! Or if they are planning to hold the anime until the manga catches up the Nationals arc, they might come back with Season 2 again. Otherwise, I think an OVA or movie might be more likely based on the current circumstances.
In the meantime, I would have to be content with the monthly DVD releases and try to collect the manga as soon as possible to feed my Tenipuri addiction...
1) Why on earth did they let Echizen come back and WIN Tezuka?
I know if he doesn't win Tezuka, he wouldn't be able to "progress" to greater heights but the way it is done is so unconvincing. It's as if they HAVE to let Echizen win in order to round up the story. What rubbish! To be frank, I still don't think Echizen is that invincible to force Atobe to a draw when they were in Karuizawa, beat Sanada in Kantou Finals or beat Tezuka in this match. No doubt he has improved a lot since the beginning but to be that good in a span of 6 months to beat the top rank players in Kantou? Fusakeruna! Luckily, they didn't state the scoreline or I would have been even more angry. Who cares if it's 7-6 or 6-0? I just don't want Tezuka to lose to such a kid!
2) Echizen winning against Lleyton Hewitt?
This part was really hillarious and well, a bit humiliating to the pros in the tennis scene. If they had just put Echizen against some unnamed player in the final scene, it would have been OK but Lleyton Hewitt? To set the record straight, I am not a Hewitt fan but for his name to be used in such a situation, I'm sure he won't be excited to know about this.
3) The longwinded thanks for all the regulars
Well, I know how grateful he is to the team for helping him in one way or another to get to where he is now but the longwinded "ima made arigatou gozaimashita" was really getting on my nerves. It's not like the forever cool Echizen to be so passionate about such things so the mood is just not so right.
After the issues I have, now comes the good things...
1) Hyotei making it to Nationals!!!!
OK, I heard about it when some websites mentioned that this was in the manga (it's not news anymore) so I can't wait anymore and will go and buy the manga today. Not all the volumes at one go, probably getting 10-15 volumes today. Japanese version is not cheap, about SGD 10 per volume. I would have settled for the Chinese version from Singapore or Taiwan but then...I think it's better to buy the Japanese version. Can improve my Japanese too and besides, I don't like to see Chinese translated names for the characters like Longma for Ryoma. Enough of the rambling on the manga. I'm glad that they made the announcement in the final episode since I think that Hyotei does deserve a ticket to the Nationals. And it was nice seeing the Hyotei team again!!! Fantastic!!! Oshitari seems to be less enthusiastic about the news than the others since he thought that Atobe would not accept this way of entering the Nationals (by a wildcard entry since the Nationals are in Tokyo) but turns out that Atobe is more than happy with this development. When I saw Atobe say "Oresama to tomo ni zengoku e ikou!", I really shared their joy. Banzai, Hyotei!
2) Atobe's ore-sama power zenkai!
There are a number of scenes of Atobe like him working out in the Atobe Sports Gym, running in a red jersey which are so precious footage. It was an unexpected treat to see so much of Atobe even though I thought that it was going to be Echizen all the way for the final episodes. I'm falling in love with Atobe-sama again!
3) Genichirou and Yukimura appearing!!!
I thought I would never see them again after the Senbatsu arc. Although Genichirou didn't speak at all in the two scenes he appeared (one in Echizen's dream and the other at the Nationals opening ceremony), it was enough for me to see him again. And Yukimura chatting with Tezuka was an added bonus. Too bad I won't get to see them fighting it out on the courts. Why am I getting so excited over them? ^__^ I miss Rikkaidai...
Well, now that everything has ended (not the case for the manga and DVD release), what do I think of the chances for Tenipuri to return with an OVA or second season? I really doubt that there would be a second season going by the fact that Nanjiro and Rinko moved back to the US with Ryoma. Without the prince, how does the title stand? They can't be going back to the US if Ryoma is only going to be there for a while. Unless they let Ryoma come back or focus on the Nationals without him (which I do prefer instead of letting Ryoma hog the limelight AGAIN), a second season remains a remote responsibility. Oh my Genichirou, Kunimitsu and Atobe-sama! Or if they are planning to hold the anime until the manga catches up the Nationals arc, they might come back with Season 2 again. Otherwise, I think an OVA or movie might be more likely based on the current circumstances.
In the meantime, I would have to be content with the monthly DVD releases and try to collect the manga as soon as possible to feed my Tenipuri addiction...
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