Tenipuri Namecard Case

Tenipuri Namecard Case
Designs: Seigaku / Hyotei
Price: 840 yen each
Launch Date: Late March 2007

Each case bears the school logo and includes 10 pieces of free namecards.

Tenipuri Pass Case

Tenipuri Pass Case
Designs: Seigaku / Hyotei
Price: 840 yen each
Release Date: Late March 2007

The case is made of canvas and comes with the insert card as reflected in the image depending on the version you purchase.

Tenipuri Mobile Cleaners

Mekke! has released a new series of Tenipuri mobile cleaners which can be attached to your mobile phones or portable game machines, thus allowing to clean the screens anytime and anywhere. There are 4 designs in this range featuring the uniforms of Seigaku, Hyotei, Rikkaidai and Shitenbouji.

Price: 600 yen
Size: 38mm by 32mm
Strap length: 55mm (stretchable to 140mm)
Material: PVC Polyester

For more information on the product and to see images of the other designs, please go to Mekke's website.

Special Bromide Part 9: Tabi ~ Travel ~ Version

Date of release: 8 March 2007
Price: 315 yen
Specifications: 1 bromide in a pack with a hard cover
Patterns: 18

This bromide series features the characters in various locations worldwide in special costumes to bring out the theme of world travel.

Trading Card New Season Part 2

Trading Card New Season Part 2
Date of Release: 22 Feb 2007
Price: 357 yen
Specifications: 10 cards in each pack
Total patterns: 90 plus 3 BOX special cards

This series contains images of the characters in casual clothing during White Day. There are also illustrations from the J-mini series available in this release.

Trading Card Anniversary Booster No.20: 開かれし黄金の扉

Release Date: 15 February 2007
Price: 315 yen
Specifications: 7 cards in a pack
Total patterns: 123

This release contains illustrations selected from the Seigaku vs Shitenbouji matches as well as the illustration book 30.5.

OVA New Series: Nationals Semi-finals Arc

With the end of the first OVA DVD releases this month, the next round i.e. the semi-finals arc against Shitenbouji will be released from 22 June 2007 (Friday)! At the moment, it is still unknown as to how many volumes there would be in this series but the following information has been confirmed:

1) Bandai Visual will release the sales version of the DVD while Marvelous Entertainment will handle the rental releases.

2) Vol 1 contains 2 episodes. Ep 1 will feature the match between Fudoumine and Shitenbouji while Ep 2 will mark the beginning of the clash between Seigaku and Shitenbouji by starting off with the Fuji Shuusuke vs Shiraishi Kuranosuke match.

3) In the first press version of the sales DVD, there will be a box included for fans to put all volumes from the semi-finals series.

4) The audio commentary feature for the DVDs will remain with various lineups in each volume.

Since the semi-finals arc has been slated for release, this seems to signify that the finals will definitely be covered in the OVA releases too! That's good news for fans like myself who are worried about seeing the series end right before the most exciting matches are to take place.

I'm eagerly awaiting the finals since I really think that it would be a Seigaku vs Rikkaidai clash again (unless Konomi-sensei gets some unknown school to spring a surprise which I think many would be quite unhappy about). I've not been following the Shounen Jump releases recently but the last time I read it at Kinokuniya which was one month back, I think they were still at the Shitenbouji arc. As such, it would be probably some time before the manga gets to the finals which in turn means a longer wait for it to be made into the anime version.

Fujori by Hyotei Eternity

The new ending theme for the Nationals Arc, "Fujori" will be sung by a new unit from Hyotei named Hyotei Eternity consisting of Atobe Keigo, Mukahi Gakuto, Ootori Choutarou and Hiyoshi Wakashi.

Track List:
1) Fujori
2) Fujori (Original Karaoke)

Date of release: 21 February 2007
Price: 780 yen
Type: Maxi Single
Catalog number: NECM-10060
Produced by: Index Music
Distributed by: King Record