2nd single release from the Megane's!

The trio, Megane's will be releasing their second single in 2007:

Title undecided yet
Artiste: Megane's (Oshitari Yuushi, Tezuka Kunimitsu and Inui Sadaharu)
Date of release: 14 February 2007 (Wednesday)
Catalog number: NECM-10062
Price: 800 yen

New single from Aozu in 2007

Aozu i.e. Echizen Ryoma, Tezuka Kunimitsu, Oishi Shuuichirou and Fuji Shuusuke will be making a comeback since their last CD release 3 years and 3 months ago. The song will also be the new opening theme for the OVA:

Title: Kakaeta Kiseki (The miracle I hold)
Artiste: Aozu (Echizen, Tezuka, Oishi and Fuji)
Date of release: 31 Jan 2007 (Wed)
Catalog number: NECM-10059
Price: 780 yen

First CD release in 2007 from...Oshitari Yuushi

The first CD release in 2007 from the Tenipuri series will be from Oshitari Yuushi!

Title undecided yet
Artiste: Oshitari Yuushi
Date of release: 24 January 2007 (Wed)
Catalog number: NECM-10058
Price: 777 yen

Upcoming CD re-releases

Due to overwhelming demand from fans, the following CDs which were originally meant to be limited edition items, will be released within a special period from 22 Nov till 25 Dec 2006:

Title: Flower-Sakuranka-
Artiste: GIGS (Echizen Ryoma, Tezuka Kunimitsu, Atobe Keigo and Sanada Genichirou)
Date of re-release: 22 Nov 2006 (Wed)
Catalog number: NECM-10039
Price: 780 yen

Title: Hello & Goodbye
Artiste: Kondou Kaoru
Date of re-release: 22 Nov 2006 (Wed)
Catalog number: NECM-10040
Price: 780 yen

Jump Festa 2007 Tenipuri Special Tokuten Owatashikai

During the Jump Festa 2007 to be held at Chiba's Makuhari Messe (Hall 1-8), there will be a Tenipuri goodie bag presentation session on 16th and 17th Dec where the anime seiyuus will be there to pass the items to fans who submit their applications in advance.

On 16 Dec, there will be two sessions. Kaida Yuki, Okiayu Ryoutarou and Kusuda Toshiyuki who play Fuji Shuusuke, Tezuka Kunimitsu and Shishido Ryou, will be there for the first session from 10.30am to 11.30am. Following this, Kiuchi Hidenobu, Suwabe Junichi and Hosotani Yoshimasa who play Oshitari Yuushi, Atobe Keigo and Shiraishi Kuranosuke will be there from 1pm to 2pm.

On 17 Dec, Minagawa Junko, Kusunoki Taiten and Yoshino Hiroyuki who play Echizen Ryoma, Sanada Genichirou and Hiragoba Rin will be there from 10.30am.

For those who want to apply for the 900 places up for grabs (each seiyuu will attend to 100 fans), they will have to submit postcards containing their personal particulars to the address listed on Showa Note's website. Applications close on 17 Nov.

The goodie bags which cost 5000 yen each (tax inclusive) will contain the following items:

1) Dog Tag pendant bearing the character's image (1000 yen)
2) Mini Towel - 3 different designs (500 yen)
3) Shitajiki (300 yen)
4) Poster (500 yen)
5) Clear File (350 yen)
6) Deluxe Memo (500 yen)
7) Imagawa Yaki (500 yen)
8) Postcard - 2 pieces (400 yen)

Upcoming CD Releases - Ibu Shinji and Golden Pair!

Here are 2 new upcoming CD releases in the month of Dec from Ibu Shinji and the Golden Pair i.e. Oishi Shuuichirou and Kikumaru Eiji:

Title: EVE
Artiste: Ibu Shinji
Date of release: 6 Dec 2006
Catalog number: NECA-18001
Price: 1800 yen

Title: Type wa D!
Artistes: Oishi Shuuichirou & Kikumaru Eiji
Date of release: 20 Dec 2006
Catalog number: NECM-13002
Price: 1300 yen
Track List
1) Type wa D!
2) song for us - Oishi Shuuichirou
3) Kore ga Seishun da! - Kikumaru Eiji
4) Type wa D! - Instrumental -
*Note that track 2 and 3 are the ED and OP for Rajipuri in the month of Nov.

Tenipuri Shueisha Calendar 2007

I received the Tenipuri Shueisha Calendar 2007 on last Friday but only managed to take some shots of it and post this review one week later. There's also the anime version's calendar which I suppose I will take another week to follow up with a review. Sorry about the delay because I'm very busy these days and can hardly find time to update my blogs.

The picture on the left shows the front cover of the calendar which is organised in a weekly format. Besides the monthly separator which is in colour, the rest of the pictures are in black and white. Another significant difference between the 2007 and this year's version would be the orientation since 2007 is in the landscape format while 2006 is in potrait form.

In the 2006 version, each sheet comes with a signature line spoken by the characters but in 2007, you will either see a feature of some siginificant matches so far or a brief profile of the characters. I have taken some pictures from January including the feature on matches between Akutagawa Jirou & Fuji Shuusuke (Kantou Tournament Round 1 Singles 2) as well as Atobe Keigo & Tezuka Kunimitsu (Kantou Tournament Round 1 Singles 1). There's also the features on Tezuka and Echizen provided in the first month. I won't be scanning the entire calendar and post the pictures but I may use some of the images for future birthday features in 2007.

Overall, I feel that the production quality of the 2007 version is slightly better than 2006's. At least the paper stand is more stable and doesn't crumble as easily as the 2006 version. Besides that, the resolution of the pictures are higher. I also like the idea of having recaps on past matches which brings back nostalgic memories of some of our favourite clashes prior to the Nationals. However, I think the profile part may not be as extensive as what we would have wanted since there's limited space to cover the huge number of characters we have from each school. There's bound to be some complaints about some characters being left out but what I can't really comprehend is why the appearance order of the characters is not synchronised with their birth months e.g. why Echizen and Tezuka appears in January when their birthdays are in Dec and Oct respectively. Nevertheless, I'm still quite satisfied with my purchase despite my little grouses.