Otanjoubi Omedetou, Fuji Yuuta!

Today's the birthday of Otouto-kun i.e. Fuji Yuuta from St. Ruldoph! Being the younger brother of the tensai Fuji Shuusuke, Yuuta has been subjected to comparisons with his elder brother and doesn't feel good about being referred to as his younger brother. It makes him feel as if people do not see him as an individual and only remember him for being Shuusuke's younger brother thus earning himself the nickname of Otouto-kun. Although relations were tense between Yuuta and Shuusuke at the beginning, they have resolved their differences after the St Ruldoph vs Seigaku matches although Yuuta tends to be quite shy and embarrassed by Shuusuke's overwhelming show of affection at times. ^__^ It's obvious that Yuuta does care for Shuusuke but he's not the type to express his feelings. Besides, Shuusuke seems to be quite fond of teasing Yuuta and enjoys watching the latter's reaction. By the way, the picture I've posted is from the Shueisha 2006 calendar for the week beginning on 19 Feb.

Given that St. Rudolph is already out of the tournament since the end of the Tokyo arc, I guess we'll see very little of Yuuta unless he turns up during the Seigaku matches to support Shuusuke. However, Yuuta will appear with Mizuki Hajime in the OVA DVD to be released next month as commentators of the National Arc. As I understand that the first match with Higa will only begin in Vol 2 where there are 2 episodes, I guess Mizuki and Yuuta will just talk about how the Nationals tournament is structured and introduce the teams taking part. We'll know the exact contents of their talk session when the OVA DVD Vol1 containing one episode goes on sale from 24 March.