Taka-san gets married!

It isn't exactly Taka-san who got married but rather the seiyuu who plays him i.e. Kawamoto Naru has married actress Haga Kayo on 7 August which happened to be his wife's birthday. The couple is five years apart and started dating three years ago through working on a stage play. Kawamoto reportedly proposed during a trip to Okinawa in January this year. They are expected to hold their wedding next spring.

Source: Nikkansports

Good news again from the Seigaku seiyuu camp since Tezuka-bucchou's marriage earlier this year!

I'm not doing anything related to Tenipuri of late other than occasionally rewatching old episodes of the anime or listening to the CDs when I feel like it so this explains the lack of updates here. I'm still keeping the blog active because the previous posts may have things which are of interest to Tenipuri fans. Besides, who knows if I may have anything related to Tenipuri to post in future so keeping this space for like-minded people will be good.

Tezuka bucchou gets married?!

I simply had to post this because our Tezuka bucchou has gotten married! Oh well, not exactly, it's the seiyuu who plays Tezuka that got married. Okiayu Ryotaro announced his marriage to fellow seiyuu Maeda Ai on 27 Jan through his blog while Maeda also commented on this via her Twitter. Apparently, they used to attend the same seiyuu academy (although in different years) and are both under the same agency now. There weren't any details on how long they've dated etc though. Maybe it's because they prefer to keep this as low-key as possible but hey, not many news related to seiyuu gets reported in the major entertainment papers so this shows to a certain extent how prominent Okiayu and Maeda are in this industry.

Just wondering aloud though, Bucchou's ex-wife is also a seiyuu...maybe it's easier to find someone within the same industry since the seiyuus are bound to cross paths one day and may work together for an extended period of time especially if they are doing a long-running series? Anyway, it's great news that he's finally found someone and hope that all goes well for the newlyweds!

Just another thought though, how would Tezuka look like if he gets married? ^__^

Shin Tennis no Oujisama JAPAN Jersey with surnames sewn onto it

Title: Shin Tennis no Oujisama JAPAN Jersey with surnames sewn onto it
Price: 10,800 yen (inclusive of tax)
Material: 100% polyester
Date of release: Early December 2010
You can purchase the jersey with your favourite player's surname. Choices include Echizen, Tezuka, Ooishi, Fuji, Kikumaru, Inui, Kawamura, Momoshiro, Kaidou, Yukimura, Sanada, Yanagi, Yagyuu, Niou, Marui, Kirihara, Atobe, the Oshitari cousins, Mukahi, Shishido, Ootori, Hiyoshi, Shiraishi, Chitose, Toyama, Kite, Akutsu, Tachibana and Hirakoba.
Purchase from: Mekke!

Tennis no Oujisama Kanzenban Season 1 Container Box

Title: Tennis no Oujisama Kanzenban Season 1 Container Box
Product code: 4530430156641
Price: 2,800 yen (inclusive of tax)
Characters: All of Seigaku and others
Size: H226mm×W224mm×D161mm
Purchase from: Mekke!

New single from Tezuka Kunimitsu

Title: Undecided
Artist: Tezuka Kunimitsu
Date of release: 6 October 2010
Catalog number: NECM-12166
Price: 1,200 yen (inclusive of tax)

New single from Nasu!

Title: Undecided
Artist: Nasu
Date of release: 17 November 2010
Catalog number: NECM-10147
Price: 1000 yen (inclusive of tax)

1 2 3 4 5 Ready Go! by Datsubou

Title: 1 2 3 4 5 Ready Go!
Artist: Datsubou (Echizen Ryoma, Sanada Genichirou, Shishido Ryo, Kai Yujiro & Kisarazu Ryo)
Date of release: 15 Sep 2010
Catalog number: NECM-10145
Price: 800 yen (inclusive of tax)

BIG WAVE by Fuji Shuusuke

Title: BIG WAVE
Artiste: Fuji Shuusuke
Date of release: 7 July 2010
Price: 3,000 yen (inclusive of tax)
Total number of tracks: 12
Guest List: Momoshiro Takeshi, Mizuki Hajime, Hirakoba Rin

Hoshikuzu ShowTime by Nasu

Title: Hoshikuzu ShowTime (Stardust ShowTime)
Artiste: Nasu (Fuji Shuusuke & Kawamura Takashi)
Date of release: 7 July 2010
Catalog number: NECM-10143
Price: 1,000 yen (inclusive of tax)

Fuji Shuusuke's second album in 7 years

Title: Undecided
Artiste: Fuji Shuusuke
Date of release: 7 July 2010
Catalog number: NECA-30262
Price: 3,000 yen (inclusive of tax)

Nasu's 2nd single

Title: Undecided
Artiste: Nasu (Fuji Shuusuke & Kawamura Takashi)
Date of release: 7 July 2010
Catalog number: NECM-10143
Price: 1,000 yen (inclusive of tax)

Pair Puri DVDs to be released in June 2010

Title: 1) Tennis no Oujisama TV Anime Pair Puri DVD 1 Tezuka Kunimitsu x Atobe Keigo
2) Tennis no Oujisama TV Anime Pair Puri DVD 2: Fuji Shuusuke & Fuji Yuuta

Date of release: 25 June 2010

There will be 8 volumes altogether. 2 volumes will be released in each alternate month. Next release coming up in August.

Content: Scenes of the characters' signature matches in a digest format and chibi-character anime selections

Produced by: Bandai Visual

Price: 3,990 yen (inclusive of tax)

Shin Tennis no Oujisama Official Character Guide Vol 5

Title: Shin Tennis no Oujisama Official Character Guide - Pair Puri Vol.5
Date of release: 4 March 2010
Featured characters: Echizen Ryoma & Yukimura Seiichi
Publisher: Shueisha
Price: 500 yen

Shin Tennis no Oujisama Pair-puri Vol 4

Title: Shin Tennis no Oujisama Pair-puri Vol 4
Featuring: Kikumaru Eiji & Niou Masaharu
Date of release: 4 Feb 2010
Published by: Shueisha
Price: 500 yen

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)

Hitofuji, Futataka, Minasu by Nasu (Fuji Shuusuke & Kawamura Takashi)

Title: Hitofuji, Futataka, Minasu
Artiste: Nasu (Brinjal) - Fuji Shuusuke & Kawamura Takashi
Date of release: 1 Jan 2010
Catalog number: NECM-10136
Price: 1,000 yen (inclusive of tax)

Tennis no Oujisama Tokyo vs. Osaka Senbei Comparison Set

Title: Tennis no Oujisama Tokyo vs. Osaka Senbei Comparison Set
Date of release: Mid August 2009
Price: 630 yen (inclusive of tax)
Description: 2 packs of senbei in different flavours - Tokyo (Monjayaki) & Osaka (Takoyaki)
Produced by: Movick

Tennis no Oujisama Keyholder (Seigaku & Shitenhouji versions)

Title: Tennis no Oujisama Keyholder
Total number of patterns: 2
Date of release: Mid August 2009
Price: 683 yen (inclusive of tax)
Produced by: Movick

Tennis no Oujisama Can Badge

Title: Tennis no Oujisama Can Badge
Total number of patterns: 2
Date of release: Mid August 2009
Price: 683 yen each (inclusive of tax)
Description: Each set comes with 2 badges i.e. one with a width of 50mm and the other of 30mm
Produced by: Movick

Tennis no Oujisama Aluminium Bottle

Title: Tennis no Oujisama Aluminium Bottle
Date of release: Mid August 2009
Price: 1260 yen (inclusive of tax)
Description: Can hold 500ml of water
Produced by: Movick