Commemorative event to mark the release of "Tennis no Oujisama OVA ANOTHER STORY Vol.2"

There will be an event held at Jump Shop's outlets to mark the release of "Tennis no Oujisama OVA ANOTHER STORY ~ Kako to Mirai no Message Vol.2". Fans who pre-order the DVD at Jump Shop's Tokyo Dome City, Tokyo Station, Nagoya and Osaka stores will be entitled to a ticket which allows them to meet the seiyuus at the respective stores where they place their orders.

1) Jump Shop Tokyo Dome City Store
Date: 26 September 09, Saturday
Time: 4.30pm

2) Jump Shop Osaka Store
Date: 27 September 09, Sunday
Time: 11.30am

3) Jump Shop Nagoya Store
Date: 27 September 09, Sunday
Time: 4pm

Seiyuus making an appearance: Okiayu Ryoutarou (Tezuka) and Tsuda Kenjirou (Inui)

Rikkai Young Kan to release new single in October!

This song is the second single from Rikkai Young Kan and also the ending theme for Rikkai's story in the second volume of the Tennis no Oujisama OVA ANOTHER STORY.

Title: Owaranai Ai (Never-ending Love)
Artiste: Rikkai Young Kan (Niou, Yagyuu, Marui & Kirihara)
Date of release: 21 October 09
Catalog number: NECM-10134
Price: 800 yen (inclusive of tax)

Kite Eishirou to release his first solo album in November

Title: Undecided
Artiste: Kite Eishirou
Date of release: 6 November 2009
Catalog number: NECA-30254
Price: 3000 yen (inclusive of tax)

Rokkaku to release a mini album in November!

Rokkaku will release their first mini album in November 2009!

Title: Undecided
Artiste: Rokkaku Junior High
Date of release: 18 November 2009
Catalog number: NECA-30250
Price: 2,500 yen (inclusive of tax)

Tennis no Oujisama Special Bromide Part.15 Best Partner! "BOYS, BE GLORIOUS"

Title: Tennis no Oujisama Special Bromide Part.15 Best Partner! "BOYS, BE GLORIOUS"
Date of release: 26 March 2009
Price: 315 yen per pack (inclusive of tax)
Specifications: 1 bromide and 1 hardcover backing in each pack / 12 packs in each box
Total patterns: 18 (3 private real bromides / 15 real bromides)
Product code: CW075
JAN Code: 4988602145366
Produced by: Konami Digital Entertainment

Ginka Chuu's Fukushi Michiru to release a new single

Title: Ban! Ban!? Ban?
Artiste: Fukushi Michiru
Date of release: 28 October 2009
Catalog number: NECM-10135
Price: 700 yen (inclusive of tax)

Romaji lyrics of DEEP by Atobe Keigo (Track No.3 from album, "The Ultimate Hard Worker")

Title: DEEP
Artiste: Atobe Keigo
Lyrics: HINA
Melody: Takamichi Tsugei
Arrangement: don@bay / Takamichi Tsugei
Total running time: 4 minutes 32 seconds
Track No.3 from album, "The Ultimate Hard Worker"

yuukan ni yuuben ni kiri kome So Deep
Game wo owaraseyou ze
iki wo hisomete kakureteru
tokei no hari wa tomatteru

karada suri herashite
ikiru tte tsurai yo na
yume ni obore mogaki tsuzukete
fukai nemuri

me wo akete miwatashita sekai ni
hari tsumeta shizuka na kodoku
deru kui wa utare yasui to
saigo ni warau okubyou mono

uso wo minogashite
ikiru tte tsurai yo na
mie wo hatte
taka wo kukureba
umaku iku sa

nitari yotari Melody
taikutsu ni wa choudo ii
amaku sasou 8beat
sukoshi darui sukoshi darui

nuke dasenai kurai Deep
fukai mori no oku e to
kiri ni magirete Hide and Seek
[mou ii kai]

gomakasenai kurai Deep
kono kokoro no oku e to
korinai omae wa Believe
[mou ii yo]

nuke dasenai kurai Deep
fukai mori no oku e to
kiri ni magirete Hide and Seek
[mou ii kai]

gomakasenai kurai Deep
kono kokoro no oku e to
korinai omae wa Believe
[mou ii yo]
[mou ii yo]
[mou ii yo]

Tennis no Oujisama Special Bromide Part.14 Best Partner! "GIRLS, BE GRACIOUS"

Title: Tennis no Oujisama Special Bromide Part.14 Best Partner! "GIRLS, BE GRACIOUS"
Date of release: 5 March 2009
Price: 315 yen (inclusive of tax)
Description: One pack contains one bromide and hardcover backing / 12 packs in each box
Total number of designs: 18 (3 private real bromides and 15 real bromides)
Merchandise Code: CW074
JAN Code: 4988602145359
Produced by: KONAMI Digital Entertainment

Romaji lyrics of "Wild Soul" by Atobe Keigo (Track No. 2 from album, "The Ultimate Hard Worker")

Title: Wild Soul
Artiste: Atobe Keigo
Lyrics: JUN
Melody: SPM@
Arrangement: SPM@
Track No.2 from the album, "The Ultimate Hard Worker"
Total running time: 4 minutes 29 seconds

ganji garame no waku no naka ni
hamaru ki wa sara sara nai no sa
katachi bakari ki ni suru machi ja
hami dasu kurai ga choudo ii
shinka suru ore no Style ni
omae kitto yoi shireru darou
chotto maji ni natte mita kerya
tada ore wo mitsumete na yo

Everything is in my hands
tatakau koto ni
rikutsu wa iranai itsu demo Try to win

hikari to kage no Reality
isshun no naka no Eternity
kono te ni tsukamenai mono wa nai
hateshinai sora ni Fly high
mota mota suru na yo Rival
yasei no Soul toki hanachi
ore wa ore wo koeru

oshi tsukerareta joushiki yori
ore dake no kotae mitsuketai
genkai to yara no sono saki ni
isso kono mi wo sasagete miyou
kizu wo name ai yowasa kabau
nareai dake no Communication
sore ga yuujou nara osaki ni
ore wa hitori de mo ikuze

I wanna be satisfied
takanaru My heartbeat
doko ni mo nigenai
itsu demo Look at me

hikari to kage no Reality
isshun no naka no Eternity
kono me ni minukenai mono wa nai
mi hatenai yume ni Fly high
omoi wa takaku Spiral
yasei no Soul ga hajikete
kiseki to Kiss wo suru

hikari to kage no Reality
isshun no naka no Eternity

hikari to kage no Reality
isshun no naka no Eternity
kono te ni tsukamenai mono wa nai
hateshinai sora ni Fly high
mota mota suru na yo Rival
yasei no Soul toki hanachi
ore wa ore wo koeru

Tenipuri Festa 2009 Commemorative Trading Card & Poster Premium Set

Title: Tenipuri Festa 2009 Commemorative Trading Card & Poster Premium Set
Price: 1000 yen (inclusive of tax)
Pre-sale: 6 Sep 09 at the sales booth located in Tenipuri Festa 2009's venue
Public sales start from: 22 October at Animate, Jump Shop and Konami Style shops
JAN Code: 4988602147926
Merchandise No.: CW088
Contains: 9 different normal cards, 1 B5-sized poster and 1 premium card

Shin Tennis no Oujisama Vol 1 at No.7 of Top 10 weekly manga sales chart (24 Aug 09)

1) Hagane no Renkin Jutsushi Vol 23 (849,067)

2) Nodame Cantabile Vol 22 (733,157)

3) Sangatsu no Lion Vol 3 (275,213)

4) NARUTO Vol 47 (177,698)

5) BLEACH Vol 40 (126,979)

6) Sukitte Ii na yo Vol 3 (96,205)

7) Shin Tennis no Oujisama Vol 1 (83,145)

8) Amanchu Vol 1 (68,948)

9) Bakuman Vol 4 (66,110)

10) Monster Hunter Orage Vol 4 (58,485)

Shin Tennis no Oujisama Manga Vol 1

Title: Shin Tennis no Oujisama
Price: 500 yen
Date of release: 4 August 09
Published by: Shueisha
ISBN: 4088747240








Comments: Well, I read the first few chapters of Shin Tenipuri through Jump Square so getting this first volume was more of for the sake of collection purposes. The main difference between the book design should be the base colour scheme. In the first series, the base colour was blue. This time, it is red.

I have since stopped purchasing Jump Square primarily because I didn't want to waste money by paying so much just to read a few pages of Tenipuri. Although Jump Square is only published on a monthly basis, it is still expensive to buy it and leave the whole volume lying around. Coupled with the fact that the outcome of Sanada vs. Yukimura made me hopping mad, I think I can tolerate the wait for the manga volume release because I've lost quite a bit of interest. Anyway, that match between Sanada and Yukimura is not featured yet in Vol 1.

I already expected the outcome but I really disliked the way it was handled. That scoreline and how they reacted to the outcome was what left a bad taste in my mouth. I think this is as bad as what happened during the Kantou finals when Sanada lost to Echizen in such an unbelievable fashion. Of course, I don't expect all my favourite characters to win everytime but it is too hard to accept the way things are handled. It's almost a no-brainer that Echizen will win every single match just for the sake that the lead MUST stay in the story. That's boring. Someone should really teach this brat a good lesson.

Although I'm happy to see Tenipuri carrying on (or so claimed by Konomi-sensei that the original series was just a prologue and this is the main story) because that means the chances of having more OVAs or a new anime series are higher, I have mixed feelings as to where the story is going. The techniques are getting more and more exaggerated and the whole story is deviating from what it had drawn me to it in the first place. And that is pure fun from sports. Everyone seems more interested in refining their out-of-this-world skills rather than relish the joy of playing tennis or winning the match. It's getting so bloody and violent.*shakes head* That gratifying feeling of watching a well-fought match where both parties gave their best has been missing for a very long time. Although I won't say that I will stop reading this manga (at least for the time being), I may just do that if it continues to let Echizen have his way all the time. However, if the OVA series is to continue, I think I will continue to support that because watching anime and hearing the seiyuus' voices would probably alleviate the dissatisfaction derived from the manga.

Romaji lyrics of "BROKEN" by Atobe Keigo (Track No.1 from album, "The Ultimate Hard Worker")

Title: BROKEN
Artiste: Atobe Keigo
Lyrics: UZA
Melody: UZA
Arrangement: don@bay
Track No.1 from album, "The Ultimate Hard Worker"

kowareta sora no kabe ga
daichi wo kegareshiteku
jiboreta tsuke wa dekakute
yuutsu wa fukureru bakari

kankyou wo kangae mashita
usobuite kane mouke
douse uso nara saigo made
...damashite yo

donna mirai donna sekai de
nani wo tsutaete kureru darou?
seikai nara ayamachi nara
dare ni mo kimerare ya shinai
demo kono mama ja yabai darou

mou kitto teokure da to
dare mo ga kizuiteru
miotoshita shigunaru nante
ima sara dou demo ii sa

aijou wo sosogi mashou
dakishimete agemashou
koujin wo sonchou shimashou
...sore de ii?

donna koe de donna iro de
nani wo nokoseba ii no darou?
seigi nano ka? aku nano ka?
mou dare mo sabake ya shinai
demo kono mama ja yabai darou

donna mirai de donna sekai de
nani wo tsutaete kureru darou?
seikai nara ayamachi nara
dare ni mo kimerare ya shinai
demo kono mama ja yabai darou

Romaji lyrics of "Pride" by Sanada Genichirou (Track 13 from solo album, "Shou")

Title: Pride
Artiste: Sanada Genichirou
Lyrics: Ikeda Shin
Melody: Nakahata Jouji
Arrangement: Nakahata Jouji
Total running time: 5 minutes and 18 seconds
Track No.13 from solo album, "Shou"

kotoba ni wa shinai keredo
itsu demo kokoro ni aru
yurugi no nai tsuyoi omoi
karada juu afureteru


keshite maketari wa dekinai
kibishii tatakai demo
senaka misezu tachi mukau no ga
sadame na no dakara

kono mune ni kizami konda
hokori takaku kakagete
tsuyoki otoko de aru ga tame ni
mae dake wo mite hashiru

toki ni wa oshi tsubu saresou ni naru koto mo arusa
dakedo kujikezu ni
me no mae ni sobieru ikuta no konnan ya kabe wo
uchi yaburu tame puraido hikaraseru

dare mo tasukete wa kurenai
kodoku na tatakai demo
samayowazu ni tsuki susumu no ga
okite na no dakara

nori koete koreta kako no
jibun kataku shinjite
tsuyoki otoko de aru ga tame ni
mae dake wo mite susume

toki ni wa kata wo otoshi sou ni naru koto mo aru sa
dakedo kujikezu ni
me no mae ni sobieru ikuta no konnan ya kabe wo
uchi yaburu tame puraido hikarasero

toki ni wa oshi tsubu saresou ni naru koto mo arusa
dakedo kujikezu ni
me no mae ni sobieru ikuta no konnan ya kabe wo
uchi yaburu tame puraido hikaraseru

Shin Tennis no Oujisama Vol 1 achieves No.4 ranking on weekly manga sales chart!

Ranking as of the week ended 17 August 09, figures in brackets refer to sales units:

1) NARUTO Vol 47 (783,827)

2) BLEACH Vol 40 (589,661)

3) Bakuman Vol 4 (242,745)

4) Shin Tennis no Oujisama Vol 1 (223,834)

5) Eyeshield 21 Vol 36 (165,014)

6) Toriko Vol 5 (139,650)

7) To Love-ru Vol 15 (129,490)

8) Nurarihyon no Mago Vol 6 (126,714)

9) Monster Hunter Orage Vol 4(125,381)

10) Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro Vol 23 (85,874)

Romaji lyrics of Shinkiro 蜃気楼 by Sanada Genichirou (Track No.12 from solo album, "Shou")

Title: Shinkiro
Artiste: Sanada Genichirou
Lyrics: Kondou Natsuko
Melody: Makino Nobuhiro
Arrangement: Makino Nobuhiro
Track No.12 from solo album, "Shou"
Total running time: 3 minutes and 57 seconds

hikari no mukou de
ukanda sono keishiki wo
me wo sukoshi hosome
kioku ni tsume komu

doko kara ka kikoeru koe
hiroi daichi yume ga tobikau

mienai sokudo de rasen wo egaite
toki wo koete shinkiro
maboroshi to kawaru mae ni
koote tsuita fuyu mo
moetagiru natsu mo
yuuhi ni somaru natsukashii
ano yasashisa wo sagashite

itsuka kie ushinaseru
ichiji sore demo ii
umarete nokoshita
akashi ga aru nara

senaka kooshi toori nukeru
ten wo aogu kaze no sasayaki

iiwake mo uso mo
iranai sekai de
tsuyosa wo himeta kagayaki wa
shinjitsu dake wo terashite
kinou yori motto
kyou yori mo zutto
ashita e tsuzuku azayaka na
kakehashi wo aruite yuku

hikari ni michita mirai e

Romaji lyrics of Miraizu ~ Way to go~ by Sanada Genichirou & Yukimura Seiichi (Track 11 from solo album, "Shou")

Title: Miraizu ~ Way to go ~
Artistes: Sanada Genichirou & Yukimura Seiichi
Lyrics: Murano Naoki
Melody: Makino Nobuhiro
Arrangement: Makino Nobuhiro
Track No. 11 from solo album, Shou
Total running time: 3 minutes 42 seconds

(Sanada) Way to go
tomaru hima nado nai
susumu beki michi wa tada, hitotsu

(Yukimura) kurayami de obieteru
kizutsuita kibou no kakera
nando demo dakishimete
yume to kawashita chikai omoi daseba ii

(Sanada) Way to go
dare no tame de mo nai
jibun wo shinjitara
mirai wa hajimatteku
Oh, Way of Life
nige dasu basho wa nai
ima no jibun wo koete miseru

(Yukimura) sono negai nozomu nara
kurushimi wa tsuyosa ni kawaru
akete yuku sora no shita
motomeru tabi ni
kokoro wa kagayaiteku

(Sanada) Way to go
dare to mo kurabe nai
heikinten yori mo
tada hitotsu wo mezashite
Oh, Way of Life
tomaru hima nado nai
mayottemo michi wa tada, hitotsu

(Yukimura) kanaeru tame ni yume miru mono
kibou no imeeji azayaka ni egake

(Sanada) Way to go
dare no tame demo nai
jibun wo shinjitara
mirai wa hajimatteku
Oh, Way of Life
nige dasu basho wa nai
ima no jibun wo koete ima sugu
Way to go
tamerau koto wa nai
kurayami wo ketobashite
ashita no doa wo akero
Oh, Way of Life
ima ue wo mezashiteku
susumu beki michi wa tada, hitotsu

Way to go

Seiyuu Lineup for Tenipuri Festa 2009

As of 4 August, the lineup of characters (seiyuus) for the Tenipuri Festa 2009 is as follows. For the sake of convenience, I am listing the character names instead of the seiyuus names. Well, most of the characters from the 5 schools are appearing in this event but two names are missing i.e. Marui Bunta from Rikkaidai and Akutagawa Jirou from Hyotei. Just where are these two volley specialists, huh? Names highlighted in red are the latest additions to the lineup.

Seigaku - Echizen, Tezuka, Oishi, Fuji, Inui, Kawamura, Kikumaru, Momoshiro and Kaidou

Hyotei - Atobe, Oshitari, Shishido, Kabaji, Ootori, Hiyoshi and Mukahi

Rikkaidai - Yukimura, Sanada, Yanagi, Niou, Yagyuu, Jackal and Kirihara

Shitenhouji - Shiraishi, Chitose, Konjiki, Hitoji, Ishida and Tooyama

Higa - Kite, Kai, Chinen, Tanishi and Hirakoba

Tenipuri Festa 2009 Goods Info

Here is the list of official merchandise which can be bought at the Tenipuri Festa 2009:

1) Pamphlet - 1,500 yen
2) Original T-shirt / Comes in 2 colours i.e. white and blue - 2,000 yen
3) Tenipuri Festa Poster / 3 pieces in a set - 1,200 yen
4) Towel / 5 designs for each school i.e. Seigaku, Rikkaidai, Hyotei, Shitenhouji and Higa - 1,200 yen
5) Penlight / 5 different colours for each school in a set - 1,000 yen
6) Opera Glass - 600 yen

Tenipuri tte Ii na / Smile by Konomi Takeshi

Title: Tenipuri tte Ii na / Smile
Artiste: Konomi Takeshi
Date of release: 19 August 2009
Price: 1,680 yen (inclusive of tax)
Catalog number: NECM-16001
Produced by: TY Entertainment
Distributed by: King Record

Romaji lyrics of "SQUALL" by Sanada Genichirou (Track No.10 from solo album, "Shou")

Title: SQUALL
Artiste: Sanada Genichirou
Lyrics: Ishikawa Eri
Melody: Mase Kouji
Arrangement: Nakahata Jouji
Track No.10 from solo album, "Shou"
Total running time: 4 minutes and 29 seconds

kurakushon mo kaki kesu hodo
asufaruto wo eguru ama ato
shibuki de kasumu shikai ni wa
yakitsuketa mama no Scene

itamu koto sae wasure karada ni kizanda Winning
yoko naguri no ame utare
sakama maku kaze ni sarawarete mo mata
waki agaru Spirit dakara

Now it's all or nothing
hageshiku tsuyoku habataite
sora wo oitsukusu tsubasa ni nare
Now it's all or nothing
dare ni mo mae wa ikasenai
chikau kokoro yonderu Squall

zubu nure no kami wo tsutaette
ochiru shizuku wo harai no keta
mado garasu wo nagare ochiru
yuganda keishiki no Frame

ushiro furi kaeru orokasa wo shiru koto ga Beginning
shimi tooru ame ni koe
taburu kaze no ikari ni furete sae
michite kuru Power dakara

Don't look back again
ryoute wo ashita ni kazaseba
tatta hitotsu no hikari tsukameru
Don't look back again
kumoma ni hirameki wo otte
kake agare nando demo Ever forward

itamu koto sae wasure karada ni kizanda Winning
yoko naguri no ame utare
sakama maku kaze ni sarawaretemo mata
waki agaru Spirit dakara

Now it's all or nothing
hageshiku tsuyoku habataite
sora wo oitsukusu tsubasa ni nare
Now it's all or nothing
dare ni mo mae wa ikasenai
chikau kokoro yonderu Squall

Don't look back again
ryoute wo ashita ni kazaseba
tatta hitotsu no hikari tsukameru
Don't look back again
kumoma ni hirameki wo otte
kake agare nando demo Ever forward

Tennis no Oujisama OVA ANOTHER STORY ~ Kako to Mirai no Message Vol.2

Title: Tennis no Oujisama OVA ANOTHER STORY ~ Kako to Mirai no Message Vol.2
Price: 5,250 yen (inclusive of tax)
Date of release: 25 September 2009
Catalog number: BCBA-3479
Produced by: Bandai Visual
Number of discs: 1

Track List:

1) Part 2 of Naniwa no Oujisama

2) Rikkai Retsuden ~ Ouja ni Idomu Hangyakuji (Rikkai Passionate Legend ~ The rebellious guy who challenged the King)
Basically, this is the story of how Kirihara joined the tennis club and was defeated flatly by the Top 3 i.e. Yukimura, Sanada and Yanagi. As such, this is why the members in the team look younger than their Year 3 and Year 2 stage. Sanada looks so good even with just half of his face shown...I must be going nuts over him again. ^__^ Akaya looks so cute...much more than Echizen, in my opinion.

Premium footage: Aru Hi no Oshitari 2 - This time round, it will be Oshitari Kenya and the clip features a comedy skit involving Seigaku and Shitenhouji players.

TeniMyu DVD sales figure breaks the 500,000 mark

Marvellous Entertainment announced that the accumulated sales figure for "Musical Tennis no Oujisama" (Tenimyu for short) has broke the 500,000 mark. The latest release was on 23 June 09 title "Musical Tennis no Oujisama The Treasure Match Shitenhouji feat. Hyoutei Ver 5 daime Seigaku vs Shitenhouji". To date, 13 musicals have been performed since 2003 and there have been 6 annual "Dream Live" concerts. Coupled with the special edition Supporter's DVD, 31 titles hae been released under the Tenimyu brand. According to Marvellous Entertainment, 800,000 fans have been to the musicals so far thus the sales figure is about 60% of the attendance rate.