Tennis no Oujisama's anime 10th anniversary project

To commemorate the 10th anniversary of Tennis no Oujisama's anime series, there will be some projects to celebrate the occasion. First up is an event at Nippon Budoukan on 22nd and 23rd January 2011. More details will be revealed at a later stage.

Shiraishi Kuranosuke's 1st Live Concert Tour

Title: Shiraishi Kuranosuke Special Live Tour 2010 Doku to Kusuri (Poison & Medicine)

1) Venue: Zepp Fukuoka
Date: 24 July 2010 (Sat)
Venue opens at: 4pm
Concert starts at: 5pm
Tickets on sale from: 19 June 2010 (Sat)
Tickets sold by: Kyoodoo Nishinippon 092-714-0159

2) Venue: Zepp Osaka
Date: 26 July 2010 (Mon)
Venue opens at: 5.30pm
Concert starts at: 6.30pm
Tickets on sale from: 20 June 2010 (Sun)
Tickets sold by: Kyoodoo Information 06-7732-8888

3) Venue: Zepp Tokyo
Date: 11 August 2010 (Wed)
First session starts at: 3pm
Second session starts at 7pm
Tickets on sale from: 26 June 2010 (Sat)
Tickets sold byL Kyoodoo Tokyo 03-3498-9999

Ticket price: 5,250 yen (inclusive of tax) + drinks option at 500 yen

Rikkai Special Radio Event at Tokyo International Anime Fair 2010

Title: Tennis no Oujisama On The Radio - RIKKAI Special Radio
Date: 27 March 2010 (Saturday)

1st session details:
Assembly time - 9.30am / Event starts at 10.30am
Guests: Masuda Yuki (Niou Masaharu) & Tsuda Eisuke (Yagyuu Hiroshi)

2nd session details:
Assembly time: 12.15pm / Event starts at: 1.15pm
Guests: Nagai Sachiko (Yukimura Seiichi) & Takemoto Eiji (Yanagi Renji)

Venue: Tokyo Big Site Higashi 1 Hall Stage 2

How to get tickets: Purchase Tenipuri-related CDs worth more than JPY 1,000 from 8 March 2010 at designated Animate stores to get one ticket. There are two types of tickets i.e. the sitting and standing seats. Choose the type you want at the time of purchase. However, this ticket does not include the admission charges to the Tokyo International Anime Fair 2010.

Stores which you can get tickets:
1st session - Animate Ikebukuro HQ Store
2nd session - Animate Shibuya Store

Commemorative events to mark the release of Niou's and Hiyoshi's Valentine Kiss CDs

Date of event: 13 March 2010 (Sat) / 14 March 2010 (Sun)
Artistes: Masuda Yuki (Niou Masaharu) - 13 March / Iwasaki Masami (Hiyoshi Wakashi) - 14 March
Venue: Animate Ikebukuro Main Branch 9F Event Floor (Ikebukuro, Tokyo)

There will be two sessions per day.
Session 1: Venue opens at 11am / Starts at 11.30am
Session 2: Venue opens at 2pm / Starts at 2.30pm

Pre-order Valentine Kiss singles by Niou and Hiyoshi before the release date (3 march) at all Animate stores (except Tokushima Branch and online shopping) in order to get a ticket. Promotional period is from 16 Jan 10 to 1 Feb 10.

The Prince of Tennis 2009.9.6 Holy Ground in Ariake Colosseum

Title: The Prince of Tennis 2009.9.6 Holy Ground in Ariake Colosseum
Artiste: Various Artists
Date of release: 17 Feb 2010
Catalog number: NECA-70063 ~ NECA-70068
Price: 12,000 yen (inclusive of tax)

Commemorative events to mark the release of Kite Eishirou's solo album - 2

Date: 23 November 2009
Time when lucky draw begins: 10.30am
Venue opens at: 11.30am
Event starts at: 12 noon
Venue: Tokorozawa Shimin Bunka Center Cube Hall (Tokorozawa, Saitama)
How to obtain tickets: Purchase Kite Eishirou's album, "FAITH" at the following Animate stores to get a ticket
Participating stores: Ikebukuro, Shibuya, Akihabara, Kichijoji, Tachikawa, Hachioji, Chiba, Oomiya, Kawagoshi and Tokorozawa

Commemorative events to mark the release of Kite Eishirou's solo album - 1

Date: 29 November 2009
Time when lucky draw begins: 11.30am
Venue opens at: 1pm
Event starts at: 1.30pm
Venue: Sougou Gakuen Human Academy Osaka Campus (Shinsaibashi, Osaka)
How to obtain tickets: Purchase Kite Eishirou's album, "FAITH" at the following Animate stores to get a ticket
Participating stores: Nihonbashi, Tenouji, Fuse, Takatsuki, Kawanishi, Hirakata, Kyoto, Nara, Wakayama, Sannomiya and Himeji

CD release of Tenipuri Festa 2009

Title: THE PRINCE OF TENNIS 2009.9.6 HOLY GROUND in ARIAKE COLOSSEUM
Artiste: Various Artists
Date of release: 17 February 2010
Catalog number: NECA-70063 ~ 70068
Price: 12,000 yen (inclusive of tax)

Tennis no Oujisama On The Radio - Rikkai vs. Shitenhouji SP Radio

Title: Hamamatsu-cho Green Sound Festa - Hamasai- Tennis no Oujisama On The Radio ~ Rikkai vs. Shitenhouji SP Radio
Date of event: 3 Nov 09 (Tuesday - public holiday)
Time when the draw for tickets begin: 3.30pm
Opening of venue at: 4.30pm
Start of event at: 5.30pm
Venue: New Pia Hall (Hamamatsu-cho, Tokyo)
Guests: Nagai Sachiko (Yukimura Seiichi), Kusunoki Taiten (Sanada Genichirou), Hosoya Yoshimasa (Shiraishi Kuranosuke) and Sugimoto Yuu (Tooyama Kintarou)
How to get tickets: Purchase at least 2,500 yen worth of Tenipuri-related CDs (excluding those of musicals, games and real-life adaptations) at the following Animate stores from 17 Oct onwards to get one ticket each.
Participating stores: Ikebukuro HQ store, Shibuya, Akihabara, Kinshichou, Kichijoji, Tachikawa, Hachioji, Kamata, Machida, Shin Yurigaoka, Kawasaki, Yokohama, Oomiya, Kawagoshi, Tokorozawa, Minami Koshiya, Kashiwa, Tsudanuma and Chiba

Commerative event for Kite Eishirou's first solo album release

Title: Commemorative event for the release of Kite Eishirou's first solo album, "FAITH" - Shingaki Tarusuke's Talk Show & Handshake Event
Date: 23 Nov 2009 (Monday - public holiday)
Venue: Tokorozawa Shimin Bunka Centre Cube Hall (Tokorozawa, Saitama)
Artiste: Shingaki Tarusuke
How to obtain tickets: Preorder or purchase Kite Eishirou's first solo album "FAITH" at the following Animate stores
Participating stores: Animate Ikebukuro, Shibuya, Akihabara, Kichioji, Tachikawa, Hachioji, Chiba, Oomiya, Kawagoshi, Tokorozawa

Commemorative Talk Show with the launch of Tezuka Kunimitsu's album

Date: 8 November 2009 (Sunday)
Ballot for seats begins at: 12 noon
Opening of venue at: 1.30pm
Start of event: 2.30pm
Venue: Shimin Kaikan Iwatsuki (Iwatsuki, Saitama)
Main Personality: Okiayu Ryoutarou
Guest: UZA

How to obtain tickets: Purchase or preorder Tezuka Kunimitsu's new album "IMPRESSIVE" from the following animate stores where each fan can get one ticket for the event. Payment has to be made in full before the ticket is given out.

Where to buy / preorder the CD: Animate stores at Ikebukuro, Shibuya, Akihabara, Kichioji, Tachikawa, Hachioji, Machida, Gamoda, Kinshichou, Takasaki, Utsunomiya, Oomiya, Kawagoshi, Kawaguchi, Tokorozawa, Minamigoshi, Mallage Shobu, Matsudo and Kashiwa

Details about the "Tennis no Oujisama-only Shop" event

Location: 9th Floor of Animate Ikebukuro Branch
Duration: 2 October to 10 October (1900)
Special features: Life-size panels of the characters to take pictures with, Comments corner by the cast and director, Display corner for original drawings of "Naniwa no Oujisama", "Fuun Shounen Atobe" and "Rikkai Retsuden ~ Ouja ni Idomu Hangyakuji", Tenipuri Festa 2009 Corner, ACOS Fashion Display corner, Merchandise corner and more
Promotion: Fans who spend more than 1000 yen during the event and get special metal stickers. One fan is limited to one sticker only while stocks last.

Tenipuri Festa 2009 DVD to be released in 2010!

The DVD release of Tenipuri Festa 2009 held on 6 Sep will be released in 2010!

Title: Tenipuri Festa 2009
Catalog number: BCBE-3737
Produced by: Bandai Visual
Total number of discs: 2
Date of release: 27 January 2010
Price: 9,240 yen (inclusive of tax)
Total running time: 230 minutes
Special features: Making-of and behind the stage footage, original casing and 28-page memorial booklet

Tenipuri Talk Show & Handshake Event to commemorate the launch of Tenipuri-only shop in Animate Ikebukuro store

In conjunction with the 10th anniversary of Animate's Ikebukuro store and the launch of the Tenipuri-only shop event at this store, there will be a series of talk shows and handshake events on the following days and timeslots:

Date: 11 October 2009 (Sunday)
Venue: Animate Ikebukuro 9th Floor Event Hall

1) Hosoya Yoshimasa (Shiraishi Kuranosuke)
Opening of venue at: 1pm
Start of show: 1.30pm

2) Masuda Yuuki (Niou Masaharu)
Opening of venue: 3.15pm
Start of show: 3.45pm

3) Nagai Sachiko (Yukimura Seiichi)
Opening of venue: 5.30pm
Start of show: 6pm

How to obtain tickets:

Fans who purchase at least 2000 yen worth of Tenipuri-related CDs (excluding musical, game and anime products) at Animate's Ikebukuro store between 19 September and 27 September will be entitled to one postcard each. By sending in the postcards to the designated address, a lucky draw will be held and tickets will be delivered to the fan's address before 5 October. Closing date for sending in the postcards is 28 September 2009.

Otopuri open for orders of Tenipuri Festa 2009 goods

From 8 Sep to 14 Sep, the Otopuri site is collecting orders for the Tenipuri Festa 2009 merchandise i.e. the spectacles, yakiniku set and the 3 solo CDs introduced on this blog previously. Click the "Merchandise" or "Events" tab for the past entries on these items. For more details, please visit the Otopuri site. Fans who are not residing in Japan should note that the orders can only be delivered domestically within Japan. Even if you do have a Japanese address to deliver to, I am not sure whether they accept foreign credit cards. Please ensure that you check with the vendor before you place the order.

Tenipuri Festa '09 Goods - Sanada Genichirou's solo CD

Title: Dear Prince ~ Tennis no Oujisama tachi e ~ (Solo version)
Artiste: Sanada Genichirou
Price: 1,000 yen (inclusive of tax)

Tenipuri Festa '09 Goods - Kite Eishirou's solo CD

Title: Dear Prince ~ Tennis no Oujisama tachi e ~ (Solo version)
Artiste: Kite Eishirou
Price: 1,000 yen (inclusive of tax)

Tenipuri Festa '09 Goods - Shiraishi Kuranosuke's solo CD

Title: Dear Prince ~ Tennis no Oujisama tachi e ~ (Solo version)
Artiste: Shiraishi Kuranosuke
Price: 1,000 yen (inclusive of tax)

Tenipuri Festa '09 Goods - Inui Sadaharu's spectacles

Title: Inui Sadaharu's spectacles
Description: Inui Sadaharu's spectacles with a pair of no-degree lenses which can be removed
Price: 3,500 yen (inclusive of tax)

Tenipuri Fair at Animate stores

In conjunction with the release of "Tennis no Oujisama OVA ANOTHER STORY ~ Kako to Mirai no Message Vol.2", there will be a Tenipuri Fair held at Animate stores from 19 September!

1) Animate ACOS Store
Time period: 19 Sep 09 to 12 Oct 09
Fans who purchase any Tenipuri merchandise will get a metal sticker for every 1000 yen they spend.

2) Animate Ikeburo 9F
Time period: 2 Oct to 10 Oct (7pm)
The whole shop will be transformed into a Tenipuri-only merchandise outlet during this period.