Tennis no Oujisama Special Bromide Part.12 White Spur Version with a password to "side King"

Title: Tennis no Oujisama Special Bromide Part.12 White Spur Version with a password to "side King"
Release date: 24 January 2008
Price: 315 yen
Specifications: 1 piece in each pack + 1 stand
Total range: 18 patterns (3 rare & 15 normal versions)
Published by: KONAMI

This range features the characters wearing winter wear and engaging in winter sports such as skiing and snowboarding. There will be a special password printed on the bromide for the Nintendo DS game "Tennis no Oujisama Driving Smash! side King" which allows you to hear a special message from the character.

Sukisa Sukisa Sukisa - Atobe Keigo

This is Atobe Keigo's first single in 1 year and 10 months which also happens to be his 10th solo single.

Title: Sukisa Sukisa Sukisa
Artiste: Atobe Keigo
Release date: 4 October 2008
Price: 1000 yen
Catalog number: NECM-10114
Published by: TY Entertainment
Distributed by: King Record

Tennis no Oujisama Special Bromide Part.11 Illumination Version with a password to "side Genius"

Title: Tennis no Oujisama Special Bromide Part.11 Illumination Version with a password to "side Genius"
Date of release: 20 December 2007
Price: 315 yen
Specifications: 1 bromide + stand in each pack
Total range: 18 patterns (3 rare + 15 normal)
Published by: KONAMI

This range features the characters in casual clothing under the situation of being at an illumination spot. There will also be a password for buyers of the Nintendo DS game "Tennis no Oujisama Driving Smash! side Genius" to gain access to special messages from the characters whose bromides have been purchased.

Tennis no Oujisama Shining Clear Card 6

Title: Tennis no Oujisama Shining Clear Card 6
Date of release: 6 September 2007
Price: 315 yen
Specifications: 6 pieces in each pack / 15 packs in one box
Total range: 63 patterns
Published by: KONAMI

All cards made of clear material in the 6th instalment of the shining clear card series. New themes include "surfing", "moon-viewing" and the "Tenipuri circus". 6 patterns from the OVA will also be featured in this series.

Tennis no Oujisama Trading Card New Season Part 3 - Frosty Violet

Title: Tennis no Oujisama Trading Card New Season Part 3 - Frosty Violet
Release date: 26 July 2008
Price: 357 yen
Specifications: 10 pieces in each pack / 10 packs in 1 box
Total range: 91 patterns + 1 BOX Premium card
Published by KONAMI
*Note: this range is exclusively sold at Animate.

This version sold only at Animate, focuses on Hyotei and has Atobe on the packaging. The premium card will have a different picture from the Liberty Blue series.

Tennis no Oujisama Trading Card New Season Part 3 - Liberty Blue

Title: Tennis no Oujisama Trading Card New Season Part 3 - Liberty Blue
Release date: 26 July 2008
Price: 357 yen
Specifications: 10 pieces in 1 pack / 10 packs in each box
Total range: 91 patterns + 2 BOX Premium cards
Published by: KONAMI

This is the 3rd instalment in the new series of Tenipuri trading cards and features the Seigaku vs. Hyotei battle in the OVA series. The 2 premium cards will form one puzzle card when combined and are only available exclusively in the box sets which will include either version on a random basis.

Tennis no Oujisama Special Bromide Part.10 - Prince Collection Version

Title: Tennis no Oujisama Special Bromide Part.10 Prince Colection Version
Released on: 17 May 2007
Price: 315 yen
Specifications: 1 piece of bromide with a stand in each pack
Total product range: 18 patterns
Published by: KONAMI

In this series, the theme will be models as the characters are depicted in a fashion show. There will be an attached message to each design. The special premium for this series is a card made into the form of the ticket for the fashion show which can be found in random packs and this comes in 3 different versions.

Romaji lyrics of Zou-san no Scanty by Tezuka Kunimitsu & Sanada Genichirou + Review

At the beginning of the song, you will hear this Indian-style intro which may mislead you into thinking that this style is applied with reference to the elephant mentioned in the title. As Tezuka and Sanada starts singing, you will be greeted with a chirpy and fast melody instead. Just like Banana no Namida, this can be considered a love song which talks about the things which couples do during courtship and there's nothing to be embarrassed about.

The third track titled "Tayori ni naru Tezuka" (The dependable Tezuka) shows Sanada expressing his view that Tezuka is the best partner with him when it comes to singing as they have the best chemistry. And Tezuka goes against his usual humble persona by mentioning how much experience he has when it comes to singing. It can be rather funny to hear Tezuka bragging about his "achievements". The duo gives some clues about their final instalment in this series but as news of the final single has not been released, I have no idea what they are getting at. Sanada then ends the talk with his ambition of winning the Record Taisho with Tezuka this year. ^__^

Here it goes...the romaji lyrics of this song:

Title: Zou-san no Scanty
Artiste: Tezuka Kunimitsu & Sanada Genichirou
Lyrics: Akimoto Yasushi
Melody: Goto Tsugitoshi
Arrangement: Sato Akira

hiru sagari no massao na sora
chiisana kumo ga
sooda sui no tansou mitai (shuwa shuwa shuwa shuwa)
anata no ude sotto kundara
mawari ki ni shinagara
akaku natte muri ni hodoita

arararara
sonna ooki na karada de
nani wo anata wa terete iru no?
ima no danjou kousai
kore kurai wa
atarimae yo!

kawayui!

AH
zou-san no scanty wa
chicchai keredo
anata ni
zou-san no scanty wa
hora ne oni ai
pao pao pao pao papapao

juuka getsu mo sono mukashi kara
tomatteru koi
genjou iji de shinten nai no (kira kira kira kira)
mawari no hito soudan shitemo
sukoshi okute dawa to
juugyou chuu no sakana ni sareta

arararara
sonna bukkiraboo yamete
motto chikara zuku riido shite
"umi ga mitai" nante
kusai kotoba mo hitsuyou yo

yoisho!

AH
zou-san no scanty wa
saigo no TORIDE
onegai
zou-san no scanty wa
wasurenai de

kawayui!

AH
zou-san no scanty wa
saigo no TORIDE
anata no
zou-san no scanty wa
kitto watashi
pao pao pao pao papapao
suki yo zou-san

Romaji lyrics of Banana no Namida by Tezuka Kunimitsu & Sanada Genichirou + Review

This single marks the first of the 3-part instalment in the Tezuka & Sanada grouping. To be frank, it was rather unexpected for them to release a single together but this is a very pleasant surprise for me. I really hope that they can release more CDs together which may materialise if the 3-part series does well in terms of sales.

I'm still puzzled as to why this song is titled "Banana no Namida" when the lyrics seem to be totally unrelated to bananas. Basically, the song is talking about how hard it is for guys to understand why girls are happy one minute and grouchy the next as well as what they should do to pacify them. It's quite a catchy song and a joy to listen to.

The final track of this single is titled "Arigatou, Tezuka". It's just a short track where Sanada starts off with by screaming "Tezuka" a couple of times before getting to the point of thanking the latter for singing with him. Tezuka replies coolly, saying that he's good at such songs. Not much meaning, I would say but it brings a smile to my face when I hear their voices.

So here it goes, the romaji lyrics are as follows:

Title: Banana no Namida
Artiste: Tezuka Kunimitsu (Okiayu Ryoutarou) & Sanada Genichirou (Kusunoki Taiten)
Lyrics: Akimoto Yasushi
Melody: Goto Tsugitoshi
Arrangement: Sato Akira

bananan bou bananan bou
otoko no ko no kimochi HA.TE.NA
wakaranai no
otoko no ko no kimochi HA.TE.NA
fushigi ne hen nano!

(Tezuka) makka na yuuhi ga ochitara fukigen ne
sekkaku futari de nagisa ni kita no ni
sakki wa anna ni hashaide ita kedo
shikata ga nai wa ne ama no jaku na no

kururi
senaka mukete shounen no mama de
"konna fuu ni tomodachi de iru no wa
boku wa iya da yo"

azen!
banana no namida
hitomi ni kirari to hikaru
banana no namida
semeteru no ne

onna no ko no kimochi BI.MYO.O
dou shimashou
onna no ko no kimochi BI.MYO.O
aseru wa maitta!

(Sanada) sunahama shaganda shisei de
suneta mama
sono wake ookiku yubi de kaiteru
koibito mitai ni icha icha mo ii kedo
koitte sonna ni amakunai no yo

baka ne
kocchi muite kami wo kaki agete
totte oki no kisu wo shite ageru wa
sewa ga yakeru ne

uffufu!
banana no namida
sunao de iretara ii ne
banana no namida
kajitsu no mama
aoi mama de

otoko no kimochi HA.TE.NA
nayan jau wa
otoko no kimochi HA.TE.NA
ote age! gomen ne
bananan bou bananan bou

Tenipuri 2009 Calendar

Item: Tennis no Oujisama 2009 Calendar
Release date: 25 October 2008
Catalog number: 2009CL-179
Label/Distributor: Try-X
Price: 1680 yen (inclusive of tax)
Item weight: 400 g
Size: A2, 7 pages

Romaji Lyrics of "Dear Prince ~ テニスの王子様達ヘ~ by Ikemen Samurai イケメン侍

Title: Dear Prince ~ テニスの王子様達ヘ~
Artist: Ikemen Samurai (Echizen Ryoma, Tezuka Kunimitsu, Atobe Keigo, Yukimura Seiichi, Sanada Genichirou, Kite Eishirou and Shiraishi Kuranosuke)
Lyrics: Konomi Takeshi
Melody: Sasaki Osamu
Arrangement: SCRIPT

Dear Prince ai ni yuku yo
Dear Prince riyuu wa iranai
Dear Prince ganbatteru
Dear Prince tokoro ga daisuki sa
kimi ga kateru made mitete ageru kara

itsumo yori hayaku mezameta asa wa
tokimeki kaban ni gattsuri tsumete
kimi ni tsutaeru yuuki GET demo
sono eru wa mada todokanai
senshuu koutai semaru taiyo ni
makeji to nebaru toketa tsuki yarujan
[saa iku yo!] raketto nigiri
omae wo uteba kyou no maku ake da

issho de saikou no chansu (chance of lifetime)
nogashita toshite mo (Don't worry about it)
sekai ga owaru wake janai shi yeah mae ni susumou

Get ready ai ni yuku yo
Get ready riyuu wa iranai
Get ready ganbatteru
Get ready tokoro ga daisuki sa
Ready, go! te wo tsunagou
Ready, go! nige goshi na kimi e no
Ready, go! purezento dakara
Ready, go! rippa ni yareru sa
kimi ni todokeru yuuki wa
mada hitotsu shikanai keredo
kimi kara todoku Happy Dream
hoshi no kazu dakara

itsumo yori nebari nebatte
Never give up makeru toki mo aru keredo
kimi ni tsutaeru yuuki nibai
Get demo mada sore ja mono tarin nai
gan gan zenkai tobashite hashiru boku no
hoho wo tsutau kuyashi namida futatsu
[kachi make dake ga subete janai~] tte
dare kasan ga itte dakke na

itsuka wa dare mo [in the course of time]
jibun no yume ni [my sweet dream]
kukiri wo tsuke nakucha to iu kedo iya da yo

Get ready asu no tame ni
Get ready risuku wa shouchi sa
Get ready gaman dekiru kana
Get ready totemo tsurai keredo
Ready go! tenisu booru
Ready go! nigiri shimeta
Ready go! puresshaa no naka
Ready go! rimitto wo koeyou
kimi ni todokeru yuuki ga
sukoshi tamatta toki wa
kore kara no monogatari wo
tomo ni egaki dasou My friend

Dear Prince ai ni yuku yo
Dear Prince riyuu wa iranai
Dear Prince ganbatteru
Dear Prince tokoro ga daisuki sa
Ready go! te wo tsunagou
Ready go! nige goshi na kimi e no
Ready go! purezento dakara
Ready go! rippa ni yareru sa
ima made no yuuki wo takusan hiroi atsumete
sakura saku kono machi de
ookiku waraou Thank you!

Romaji lyrics of Koko de bokura wa deatte shimatta ここで僕らは出会ってしまった by Fuji Shuusuke & Tezuka Kunimitsu

Title: Koko de bokura wa deatte shimatta (we met here by chance)
Artiste: Fuji Shuusuke & Tezuka Kunimitsu
Lyrics & Melody: UZA
Arrangement: UZA & Miyai Hidetoshi
Running time: 4 minutes 14 seconds




kimi no koe ga kikoeta sonna ki ga shita
furi kaereba soko ni aoi sora
yari nokoshita koto ga mada koko ni aru nara
kore mo sono hitotsu kamo shirenai


mada osanasa wo nokoshite ita
ano hi no futari ga ima mo
ima kara demo osoku wa nai
[hajimeyou ka]

ano hi...
koko de bokura wa deatte shimatta
soshite bokura wa kizuite shimatta
atarashii sekai no tobira ga hiraita
soshite mata koko de bokura wa deatta

kimi no yasashisa ga boku ni nokoshita mono wo
kimi ni wa souzou dekinai darou
otagai no kuuhaku wo umeru mono wo tada
otagai no naka ni motometeku

ima kimi ga nozomu naraba
hontou no boku wo miseru yo
mou nani mo kakusanai sa
[saa ikou ka]

itsuka...
kokode nagashita namida no kioku wo
koko de kawashita ano hi no kotoba wo
dakishime atta futari no omoi wo
tatoe imaga genei demo...

ano hi...
koko de bokura wa deatte shimatta
soshite bokura wa kizuite shimatta
atarashii sekai no tobira ga hiraita
soshite mata koko de bokura wa deatta

Romaji lyrics of D Kimochi D気持 by Sanada Genichirou

Title: D Kimochi
Artiste: Sanada Genichirou
Lyrics: Kuwahara Nagae
Melody & Arrangement: Sato Akira
Run time: 4 minutes 54 seconds

fensu no kage kyoushitsu no mado ni
furi mukeba dare kaga kakureta
raibaru to wa tabun chigau
momoiro no shisen

koi to ka iu zaregoto ni kaseru
jikan nado mijin mo nai kedo
arigatou to kono senaka de
tsutaeru kara wakatte kure

DAN DAN dandizumu
hatenaku kachi nuku
michi no mukou tadori tsuita bassho de
DIN DON dreamy bell
yukashiku yasashii
kimi to mo ichido deatta naraba
kanji aitai atsui D kimochi

kutsubako ni shinondeta tegami
tategaki no binsen wa ii ga
haato maaku ni iradatsu no wa
toki meita yue ka?

akogare wa shousen akogare de
kono ore wo shika to miteiru ka
uwabe dake wo motomeru nara
hyakunen saki mo kotae rarenu

DAN DAN dandizumu
tsuyosa no yoroi ni
kakushita mono saguri ateru ga ii
DUBI DUBI daatsu no
kokoro no mannaka
itsuka ikki ni tsuranuita nara
zenbu kureyou ore no D kimochi

jinsei no daburusu wo
okuritai to desuteinii
honki igai no koi wa fuyou
ima kara kimeteru danjite mayoi wa senu

DAN DAN dandizumu
hatenaku kachi nuku
michi no mukou tadori tsuita bassho de
DIN DON dreamy bell
yukashiku yasashii
kimi to mo ichido deaetta naraba
kanji aitai atsui D kimochi
tooi mirai de yokereba kitto
zenbu kureyou ore no D kimochi

Kuki Kiichi to release 2 singles on 19 November 2008

Kuki Kiichi from Kakinoki will release 2 singles simultaneously on 19 November 2008 and details are as follows:

1) Title undecided
Price: 777 yen
Catalog number: NECM-10115

2) Title undecided
Price: 777 yen
Catalog number: NECM-10116

More details will follow as they become available.

Well, it is bewildering to know that Kuki will have not one, but two singles released on the same day. I would have thought that only people like Atobe get to enjoy this type of preferential treatment. Still, Atobe is a cut above Kuki since he releases an album and single on his birthday (no doubt the album is a re-release). I simply don't understand what sparked the sudden interest and confidence in Kuki's appeal to pull in the sales so it remains to be seen why he was selected to be the first to release 2 titles on the same day.