Iroasenai Ano Sora e by STONES

Title: Iroasenai Ano Sora e
Artiste: STONES (Oishi Shuuichirou, Shiraishi Kuranosuke, Ishida Gin and Kite Eishirou)
Date of release: 22 July 09
Price: 800 yen (inclusive of tax)
Catalog number: NECM-10130
Produced by: TY Entertainment
Distributed by: King Record

Golden Pair to Hayaguchi Kotoba by Kuki Kiichi

Title: Golden Pair to Hayaguchi Kotoba
Artiste: Kuki Kiichi
Date of release: 8 July 2009
Catalog number: NECM-10129
Price: 777 yen (inclusive of tax)

Iroasenai Ano Sora e by STONES

Title: Iroasenai Ano Sora e
Artiste: STONES (Oishi Shuuichirou, Shiraishi Kuranosuke, Ishida Gin and Kite Eishirou)
Date of release: 22 July 2009
Catalog number: NECM-10130
Price: 800 yen (inclusive of tax)

Golden Pair to Hayaguchi Kotoba by Kuki Kiichi

Title: Golden Pair to Hayaguchi Kotoba
Artiste: Kuki Kiichi
Date of release: 8 July 2009
Catalog number: NECM-10129
Price: 777 yen (inclusive of tax)

Commemorative Event for Oishi Shuuichirou's new album

There will be a series of events to commemorate the release of Oishi Shuuichirou's children songs' album where his seiyuu Kondo Takayuki will meet the fans during the handshake session. The list of events is as follows:

1) 23 May 2009 (Saturday)
Start time: 12.30pm
Location: Animate Iwaki Store (Iwaki, Fukushima)

2) 23 May 2009 (Saturday)
Start time: 4pm
Location: Animate Mito Store (Mito, Ibaraki)

3) 24 May 2009 (Sunday)
Start time: 10.15am
Location: Animate Tachikawa Store (Tachikawa, Tokyo)

4) 24 May 2009 (Sunday)
Start time: 1pm
Location: Animate Kofu Store (Kofu, Yamanashi)

5) 24 May 2009 (Sunday)
Start time: 5.15pm
Location: Animate Nagano Store (Nagano, Nagano)

In order to get tickets to the event, simply purchase or preorder the album "Tennis no Oujisama Oishi Shuuichirou ga Utau Douyo Meikyokushuu ~ Family de tanoshimou!~" due to be released on 30 April. You should go to the designated Animate stores for the event you wish to attend:

1) For the Iwaki event, go to Iwaki store, Sendai store, Koriyama store and Fukushima store.

2) For the Mito event, go to Mito store, Utsunomiya store, Kashiwa store and Matsudo store.

3) For the Tachikawa event, go to Tachikawa store, Hachioji store, Kichioji store, Shibuya store and Ikebukuro store.

4) For the Kofu event, go to Kofu store and Matsumoto store.

5) For the Nagano event, go to Nagano store and Takasaki store.

For more information, please visit Animate's website.

Oishi Shuuichirou's children songs album

Title: Tennis no Oujisama Oishi Shuuichirou ga Uta Douyo Meikyokushuu ~ Family de Tanoshimou! ~
Artiste: Oishi Shuuichirou
Date of release: 30 April 2009
Price: 2,500 yen (inclusive of tax)
Catalog number: NECA-30245
Produced by: TY Entertainment
Distributed by: King Record

More details on the new OVA theme songs

Seishun Soda (Echizen, Tezuka, Momoshiro & Kaidou) will be singing the main theme song for the new OVA series, "OVA ANOTHER STORY ~ Kako to Mirai no Message ~".

Title: brand-new HEAVEN
Artiste: Seishun Soda
Date of release: 17 June 2009
Catalog number: NECM-10127
Price: 800 yen (inclusive of tax)

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For the ED of the story "Naniwa no Oujisama", this will be sung by STONES i.e. Oishi Shuuichirou, Shiraishi Kuranosuke, Ishida Gin and Kite Eishirou.

Title: Iro asenai no sora e
Artiste: STONES
Date of release: Undecided

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For the ED of the story "Fuu-un Shounen Atobe", this will be sung by Hyotei Eternity!

Title: Sakamichi no Hate e
Artiste: Hyotei Eternity (Atobe, Mukahi, Hiyoshi & Ootori)
Date of release: Undecided

Romaji Lyrics of "FREEDOM" by Aozu

Title: FREEDOM
Artiste: Aozu
Lyrics: UZA
Melody: UZA
Arrangement: SUPER A
Total run time: 4 minutes 34 seconds





mabushii hikari no kakera ga
mizu tamari no naka yureteta
nozoki konda kao ni
kaze ga itazura shita

jikokuhyou doori no basu wo
wazato miokute aruita
itsumo no machinami ga
sukoshi chigatte mieta

fui ni namae yobarete
miageta houdoukyou no ue
minareta egao ga atta
soggenaku te wo agete kotaete
narande aruku kaeri michi
kudaranai kaiwa ga
myou ni mori agatta

meguri kuri kisetsu no melodii ga
machikado ni sotto nagare dashite
kono toki ga tomareba ii to tsuyoku omotta
shiranai ashita wo mezashite
tsunaida te wo hanasazu ni yukou
taisetsu na koto wa bokura ga
itsudemo Freedom

totsuzen todoita kotoba ni
taitoru wo tsukete kaeshita
Re: ima guuzen dare to isshoni iru deshouka?

sukoshi tsumetaku natta kaze ga
kimi no maegami wo yurashita
nagaku natta kage wo
fumi nagara aruita

mada netsu wo nokoshiteru
kabe ni motarete miagereba
ichi nichi wa hayai na...tte omotta
[meeru no henji ga mada konai ne]
[ashita mo kitto atsui kanaa]
tokubetsu janai kaiwa ga
ima wa tabun choudo ii

meguri kuri kisetsu no haamonii ga
mimi moto wo sotto kasumete itta
kono uta ga todokeba ii to kimi wo omotta
shiranai sekai wo mezashite
jibun wo shinjite yuku chikara wo
taisetsu na koto wa bokura ga itsudemo Freedom

tatoeba juunen tatte
machi de guuzen deatte mo
kimi wa kawaranai darou ne
kyuu ni majime na kao de iu kara
omowazu fuki dashichatta kedo
nan daka kokoro ga
sukoshi dake atsuku naru

meguri kuri kisetsu no rizumu ni
kokoro ga kitto odori dashiteru
kono toki ga tomareba ii to tsuyoku omotta
meguri kuru kisetsu no haamonii ga
mimi moto wo sotto kasumete itta
kono uta ga todokeba ii to kimi wo omotta
kurete yuku machi no doko ka de
sorezore no michi wo aruiteiru
boku tachi ga mezasu mirai wa itsudemo Freedom

Oishi Shuuichirou's first children's songs album

Following Kikumaru's release earlier this year, his partner Oishi Shuuichirou is also releasing a children's songs album next month on his birthday!

Title: Tennis no Oujisama Oishi Shuuichirou ga Utau Douyo Meikyokushuu ~ Family de tanoshimou! ~
Artiste: Oishi Shuuichirou
Date of release: 30 April 2009
Catalog number: NECA-30245
Price: 2,500 yen (inclusive of tax)

Romaji Lyrics of "Don't Look Back" by Aozu

Title: Don't Look Back
Artiste: Aozu
Lyrics: Tachikawa Yoshihiko
Melody: Ishii Dashi
Arrangement: SUPER A
Total run time: 4 minutes 6 seconds

machi kogareta kisetsu ga supiido agete
hajimari wo tsugeru aoi sora

omoikkiri waratta sono yokogao wo
itsuma demo taisetsu ni shitai ne

takai nyuudou kumo kara
mai orita kaze ga tataku kokoro no tobira

Don't Let Me Down Don't Look Back
hanpa na kimochi sutete
kinou yori mo ashita no yume wo katarou
Don't Let Me Down Don't Look Back
dou ni ka naru hazu sa
tada shinjita michi wo massugu ni
susumu dake sa

houkago no dare mo inai kousha no kage
katari akashita koto mo atta ne

totsuzen no yudachi ga iro wo kaetemo
saenai yakusoku wo shinjite

kawaki wo uruoseba
karada wo nagareru osae kirenai omoi

Don't Let Me Down Don't Look Back
kono hiroi sekai de
mabushii hikari ga sasu basho wo sagasou
Don't Let Me Down Don't Look Back
mou tachi tomarazu ni
tada shinjita michi wo massugu ni
susumu dakesa

Don't Let Me Down Don't Look Back
hanpa na kimochi sutete
kinou yori mo ashita no yume wo katarou
Don't Let Me Down Don't Look Back
dou ni ka naru hazu sa
tada shinjita michi wo massugu ni
susumu dake sa

Romaji lyrics of Kakaeta Kiseki by Aozu

Title: Kakaeta Kiseki
Artiste: Aozu
Lyrics: Watanuki Tatsuya
Melody & Arrangement: sly
Total run time: 3 minutes 55 seconds

akete iku sora mezameteku machi de
bokura wa kono toki wo ikiteiru


hashiri dashita omoi yokome de oikoshi
susundeku

yasashisa sugita ano hi bokura kitto
kono kokoro tsuki ugashiteku

sousa hajimatta koi no you ni
kagayaita asu wo miru
kakaeta kiseki shinjite
saa nuri kaeta kabe koete
kagayaita mukougawa e
hadashi de kake nuketeku

kake nuketa Distance
utsuri yuku Everyday
bokura mo kono toki wo megutteru

afuredashita omoi
mou furi mukazu ni susundeku

hitomi tojite azayaka ni utsusu yo
kono geemu mou tomerarenai

sou sa habataita yume no you ni
kirameita asu egaku
te ni shita chikara shinjite
saa nuri kaeta kabe wo koete
kagayaita sono saki e
muchuu de kake dashiteku

furi dashita ame ni utare
kizutsuku yume no hana
fuki nukeru kaze ni yurare
asu wa tsuyoku sakeru kitto

hajimatta koi no you ni
kagayaita asu wo miru
kakaeta kiseki shinjite
saa nuri kaeta kabe koete
kagayaita mukou gawa e
hadashi de kake nuketeku

Romaji lyrics of Birthday ~ Aruki Hajimeta Hi ~ by Aozu

Title: Birthday ~ Aruki Hajimeta Hi ~
Artiste: Aozu
Lyrics: UZA
Melody: UZA
Arrangement: Sasaki Akira
Total run time: 5 minutes 1 second

isoi demo asette mo kara mawari
yume nante awatete sagasu mon janai
hito no tame dare no tamette wake janai
tada jibun no iro de egakeba ii

motto daitan de wagamama de
aimai de kamawanai sa
kitto sekai wa hitotsu janai
bankai wa itsu ni nattatte sou dekiru!

hitotsu hitotsu omoi wo
baasudei keeki ni tomosou
itsuka ookina hikari ni natte
terashi dasusa It's your dreams
suki ni nareru koto kara
shippai wo osorezu ni yukou
aruki hajimeta sono hi no kimi e
Happy Birthday to you

zazetsu shite nayanderu hito ga ita
uwabe dake no kotoba de hagemashitatte
hontou no yasashisa wa onaji dake
kanashimi wo se owa nakya wakaranai

motto kantan de aruga mama de
donkan de kamawanai sa
kitto koukai wa saki ni konai
nandatte tsume kondatte sugu wasureru!

itsumo itsumo tanoshii koto bakari
janaku temo ii sa
koete ikanakya kawarenai koto
kanarazu kuru brand new days
muchuu ni nareru koto ga
taisetsu na mono ni natte yuku
umare kawatta sono hi no kimi e
Happy Birthday to you

kazoe kirenai hodo no deai to wakare no naka de
kuri kaesu mainichi ga kinenbi ni naru
kitto soko ni wa itsumo
sou egao ga afureteru

hitotsu hitotsu omoi wo
baasudei keeki ni tomosou
hitofuki shitara kiechau nante
mada tarinain da your dreams
suki ni nareru koto kara
shippai wo osorezu ni yukou
aruki hajimeta sono hi no kimi e
Happy Birthday to you

Romaji lyrics of "White Line" by Aozu

Title: White Line
Artiste: Aozu (Echizen, Tezuka, Fuji & Oishi)
Lyrics: UZA
Melody: UZA
Arrangement: UZA / Fujita Yoshihisa
Total run time: 3 minutes 48 seconds

donna mirai mo hajimari wa kono shunkan
koko kara hajimaru glory days

hareta sora shiroku yokogitta Line
atarashii tobira hiraita

sashi dashita te wo totte hohoemu
kasuka ni kanjita mono wa yuujou!?

sekaijuu no kotoba demo ienai you na
iro de omoi wo egakou
donna mirai mo hajimari wa kono shunkan
koko kara hajimaru glory days

seifuku wo yurashita kaze wo atsumete
poketto no naka ni shimatta

sugite yuku hibi wo hodoite mitara
ima shika mirenai koto ni kizuita

sekaijuu wo terashiteru kibou ga hora!
yuuki michibite kureru
donna mirai mo hajimari wa kono shunkan
koko kara hajimaru glory days

sekaijuu no kotoba demo ienai you na
iro de omoi wo egakou
donna mirai mo hajimari wa kono shunkan
koko kara hajimaru glory days

koko kara hajimaru glory days

Romaji lyrics of Mata Kimi to by Aozu (Bonus track from Singles Best Album)

Title: Mata Kimi to
Artiste: Aozu (Echizen, Tezuka, Fuji & Oishi)
Lyrics: TAPIKO
Melody: UZA
Arrangement: Shigehisa Yoshiaki
Total run time: 4 minutes and 52 seconds

(Tezuka)yake ni sunde mieru shizuku
ame agari wa hajimari no nioi
subete arai nagasareta wake janaitte koto wa
wakatteru yo

(Oishi)mune ni himeta negai no kazu dake
kanashimi ga fuete itte mo
mune ni egaku mirai no chizu dake
shinjite mukatte ikeru kana

(Fuji)ano hi tachi tomatta koto mo hitsuzen dato
uke tomerareru yo ima...

(Echizen)mata kimi to hashiri dasu
atarashii hi yo
doko made mo doko made mo
itte miyou ka
sukoshi dake hinekureta kinou mo tsurete

(Tezuka)gooru ga bokura sagashite
michibite kureru wake janai koto
shitteru kara kono te de erabi
gyutto tsukami totte ikun da ne

(Oishi)taisetsu na mono wo nakushite
te ni haireru sonna kuri kaeshi de
sono tabi meguru hajimari no shunkan ni
kokoro wo furuwaseteru

(Echizen)toki ni nagasarete iku koto ga
fuan ni naru
kakugo ga dekitara ima...

(Together)mata kimi to hashiri dasu yume no tsuzuki yo
itsu made mo itsu made mo daite ikou ka
sukoshi dake tayori nai kinou mo tsurete

(Together)mata kimi to hashiri dasu atarashii hi yo
doko made mo doko made mo itte miyou ka
sukoshi dake hine kureta kinou mo tsurete

New groups for the new OVA, "ANOTHER STORY"

For the new OVA series, "ANOTHER STORY ~ Kako to Mirai no Message", there will be three new groups who will be singing the OP and EDs.

Echizen Ryoma, Tezuka Kunimitsu, Momoshiro Takeshi and Kaidou Kaoru gets together to form the unit, "Seishun Soda" and will be in charge of the OP. This name was given by Konomi Takeshi-sensei.

The Osaka story's ED will be sung by the unit STONES which comprises of Oishi Shuuichirou, Shiraishi Kuranosuke, Ishida Gin and Kite Eishirou. All 4 members have the pronunciation of "ishi" which means stone, in their names.

As for the Hyotei story's ED, it will be performed by Hyotei Eternity i.e. Atobe Keigo, Mukahi Gakuto, Hiyoshi Wakashi and Ootori Choutarou. This marks their first song in 2 years.

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I'm happy yet sad about this piece of news. Good thing is there are new units coming up but then I am disappointed to see the total omission of Rikkai members. Well, I must admit that on a team basis, Rikkai is my No.1 favourite so you can imagine my disappointment. However, since the OVA stories don't seem to involve them, I can understand why they are not in the lineup. And among the three groups, Hyotei Eternity is not exactly new so I was looking forward to see some new combinations from Hyotei e.g. Atobe and Oshitari forming a duo? STONES is a really interesting group...trust them to assemble those with the pronunciation "ishi" in their names. Seishun Soda doesn't offer much surprises though...

Anyway, I'll be looking forward to their new songs in the upcoming OVA so more news on that if the details for the CD releases are confirmed.

Oishi Shuuichirou to release a children's songs album!

Oishi Shuuichirou becomes the 2nd character after Kikumaru Eiji to release a children's songs album, on his birthday!

Title: Undecided
Artiste: Oishi Shuuichirou
Date of release: 30 April 2009
Catalog number: NECA-30245
Price: 2500 yen (inclusive of tax)

Tennis no Oujisama Doubles no Oujisama BOYS, BE GLORIOUS!

Title: Tennis no Oujisama Doubles no Oujisama BOYS, BE GLORIOUS
Date of release: 26 March 2009
Price: 5,250 yen (inclusive of tax)
Produced by: Konami Digital Entertainment

Under the "Doubles no Oujisama" game releases, this version allows the player to play the elder brother of two siblings who are good at tennis. The setting of this boy is a Year 3 student from Ourin Junior High. He is voiced by Naitou Rei. The aim of the game is to form a boys doubles pair with the characters and win the tournament.

In the boys version, the following characters are featured i.e. you can form a pair with this character:

1) Echizen Ryoma
2) Atobe Keigo
3) Tachibana Kippei
4) Saeki Kojiro
5) Sanada Genichirou
6) Oishi Shuuichirou
7) Fuji Shuusuke
8) Fuji Yuuta

Other characters will also appear in the form as rival pairs.

Besides training for the tournament, there are also activities to build up the relationship between the partners. If both versions are linked, there are special events available for selection.

For those who purchase both versions, you can use the coupon in the game package to redeem for an original CD titled "On The Radio" which features 6 seiyuus e.g. Minagawa Junko, Okiayu Ryotarou, Suwabe Junichi, Nagai Sachiko, Aragaki Tarusuke and Hosoya Yoshimasa. The redemption is valid till 10 May but all delivery fees for the CD is borne by the buyer of the games. Please note that redemption is only for addresses within Japan.

OVA Final Memorial - Re-release of all OVA theme songs

Under the OVA Final Memorial campaign, all past OVA OPs and EDs' CDs will be released again on 21 Jan 09!

1) Title: Flower - Sakuranka
Artiste: GIGS (Echizen, Tezuka, Atobe & Sanada)
Catalog number: NECM-10039
Price: 780 yen (inclusive of tax)

2) Title: Hello & Goodbye
Artiste: Kondo Kaoru
Catalog number: NECM-10040
Price: 780 yen (inclusive of tax)

3) Title: Kakaeta Kiseki
Artiste: Aozu (Echizen, Tezuka, Oishi, Fuji)
Catalog number: NECM-10059
Price: 780 yen (inclusive of tax)

4) Title: Fujori
Artiste: Hyotei Eternity (Atobe, Mukahi, Ootori, Wakahi)
Catalog number: NECM-10060
Price: 780 yen (inclusive of tax)

5) Title: Thank you!!
Artiste: Cap to Bin (Kikumaru, Kawamura, Inui, Kaidou & Momoshiro)
Artiste: NECM-10071
Price: 780 yen (inclusive of tax)

6) Title: Koi no Geki Dasa Ecstacy!
Artiste: by Tachikiri-tai (Fuji, Chitose, Shishido & Shiraishi)
Catalog number: NECM-10084
Price: 780 yen (inclusive of tax)

7) Title: Dear Prince ~ Tennis no Oujisama e ~
Artiste: Ikemen Samurai
Catalog number: NECM-10101
Price: 1000 yen (inclusive of tax)

8) Title: Yakiniku
Artiste: Tong-tai (Kabaji, Tanishi & Chinen)
Catalog number: NECM-10104
Artiste: 800 yen (inclusive of tax)

9) Title: Across My Line
Artiste: Echizen Ryoma
Catalog number: NECM-10110
Price: 780 yen (inclusive of tax)

New Aozu and Cap to Bin albums to kick off 2009

Title: Aozu Singles Best
Artiste: Aozu (Echizen, Tezuka, Fuji and Oishi)
Date of release: 1 Jan 09 (Thursday)
Catalog number: NECA-20065
Price: 2,300 yen (inclusive of tax)







Title: Cap to Bin Singles Best
Artiste: Cap to Bin (Kikumaru, Inui, Kawamura, Momoshiro and Kaidou)
Date of release: 1 Jan 09 (Thursday)
Catalog number: NECA-20066
Price: 2,300 yen (inclusive of tax)

New Year 2009 releases

Aozu and Cap to Bin will kick off 2009 with brand new releases!

Title: Undecided
Artiste: Aozu (Echizen, Tezuka, Fuji and Oishi)
Date of release: 1 Jan 2009
Catalog number: NECA-20065
Price: 2300 yen (inclusive of tax)

Title: Undecided
Artiste: Cap to Bin (Kikumaru, Momoshiro, Inui, Kawamura and Kaidou
Date of release: 1 Jan 2009
Catalog number: NECA-20066
Price: 2,300 yen (inclusive of tax)