New single from Rikkai Young Kan!

Title: Undecided
Artiste: Rikkai Young Kan
Date of release: 10 November 2010
Catalog number: NECM-10146
Price: 800 yen (inclusive of tax)

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

Rikkaidai Tapestry

Title: Rikkaidai Tapestry
Date of release: Mid March 2010
Price: 1575 yen (inclusive of tax)
Produced by: Movic
Distributed by: Animate

Rikkaidai Can Badge Set

Title: Rikkaidai Can Badge Set
Number of patterns: 2
A: Yukimura, Sanada, Yanagi & Kirihara / B: Yagyuu, Niou, Marui & Jackal
Price: 735 yen (inclusive of tax)
Date of release: Mid March 2010
Produced by: Movic
Distributed by: Animate

Rikkaidai Seal Mousepad

Title: Rikkaidai Seal Mousepad
Number of patterns: 3
A: Yukimura & Sanada & Yanagi / B: Niou & Yagyuu / C: Marui, Jackal & Kirihara
Price: 315 yen (inclusive of tax)
Date of release: Mid March 2010
Produced by: Movic
Distributed by: Animate

Undine by Yagyuu Hiroshi

Title: Undine
Artiste: Yagyuu Hiroshi
Date of release: 1 Jan 2010
Catalog number: NECA-18002
Price: 1,800 yen (inclusive of tax)

Yagyuu Hiroshi's new CD release

Yagyuu Hiroshi will be releasing a solo CD on New Year's Day!

Title: Undecided
Artiste: Yagyuu Hiroshi
Date of release: 1 Jan 2010
Catalog number: NECA-18002
Price: 1,800 yen (inclusive of tax)

Owaranai Ai by Rikkai Young Kan

Title: Owaranai Ai (Neverending Love)
Artiste: Rikkai Young Kan (Niou, Yagyuu, Marui and Kirihara)
Date of release: 21 October 09
Catalog number: NECM-10134
Price: 800 yen (inclusive of tax)

Tenipuri Festa '09 Goods - Yagyuu Hiroshi's spectacles

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

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.

Tennis no Oujisama On the Radio Monthly 2006 July

Title: Tennis no Oujisama On the Radio Monthly 2006 July
Artistes: Kiyasu Kohei & Tsuda Eisuke
Date of release: 24 June 2009
Catalog number: NECA-20072
Price: 2,100 yen (inclusive of tax)

Gyoka Kenran by Rikkai Young Kan achieves Oricon No.18 ranking!

The final Tenipuri CD release of the year, "Gyoka Kenran" by Rikkai Young Kan (Yagyuu, Niou, Marui and Kirihara) made it to No.18 on the Oricon weekly single ranking for the week 29 Dec 08. According to Oricon, the estimated sales figure for the first week of release is 4,833 copies. This marks a stellar ending to the Tenipuri CD franchise for 2008 and we'll wait and see if Aozu and Cap to Bin can create waves on the album chart with their New Year releases on 1 Jan 09!

業火絢爛 Gyoka Kenran by 立海ヤング漢 Rikkai Young Kan (Rikkai Young Men)

Title: Gyoka Kenran
Artiste: Rikkai Young Kan (Niou Masaharu, Yagyuu Hiroshi, Marui Bunta & Kirihara Akaya)
Date of release: 20 December 2008
Price: 800 yen
Catalog number: NECM-10117
Produced by: TY Entertainment
Distributed by: King Record

Tennis no Oujisama OVA Zenkoku Daikai Fan Disc - The Time Comes Around Remix

Title: Tennis no Oujisama OVA Zenkoku Daikai Fan Disc - The Time Comes Around Remix
Date of release: 19 December 2008
Catalog number: BCBA-3398
First press premium: Seigaku & Rikkaidai special photos
Normal version premium: Liner notes
Total run time: 60 minutes

Tenipuri Mekke Merchandise - Rikkaidai Poster

B2-size poster featuring the Rikkaidai team including Yukimura, Sanada, Yanagi, Niou, Yagyuu, Marui, Kuwahara and Kirihara!

Product Code: 4530430122042

Price: 500 yen

Size: B2 (H514mm x W728mm)

Where to get it: Mekke!

Otanjoubi Omedetou, Yagyuu Hiroshi!

Name: Yagyuu Hiroshi
School: Rikkaidai Fuzoku Chuu Year 3
Date of Birth: 19 Oct
Zodiac Sign: Libra
Height: 177 cm
Weight: 64 kg
Blood Type: A
Play-style: Right-handed, Serve-and-volley
Favourite shoes: DUNLOP PRS-300DG (ADFORCE)
Favourite racket: DUNLOP ADFORCE M1 TOUR
Favourite food: Tokoro-ten
Hobbies: Reading mystery novels
Family members: Grandfather, parents and younger sister
Father's occupation: Doctor
Subjects good at: All subjects
Favourite colour: Moss green
Favourite type of girl: Innocent and pure

Rajipuri July 2006 Ep 171

The hosts for July's Rajipuri will be Kiyasu Kohei and Tsuda Eiyuu who play Kaidou Kaoru and Yagyuu Hiroshi respectively. For the 171st episode, Kawamoto Naru who plays Kawamura Takashi will be their guest. As for the Rajipuri themes, the OP will be Flower-Sakuranka- sung by IKUO instead of GIGS and the ED is Kaze ni Nokkatte by Kondou Kaoru. For those who are interested in writing to the radio programme, you may send your emails to tenipuri@joqr.net .

Otanjoubi Omedetou, Yagyuu Hiroshi!

Since it's rather difficult to find a solo picture of Yagyuu, I have decided to use the DVD cover for this post. Yagyuu is the personification of a gentleman and takes pride in his refined mannerisms. In fact, the way he speaks makes him stand out from the rest since he usually uses "watashi" instead of "boku" or "ore" for guys. Just like Inui, we can't see his eyes too since the spectacles he wears are opaque. Although it's obvious from the rest of his facial features that he should be a handsome guy, it's a pity that we don't get to see his eyes.

The first time when I saw him should be before the actual Kantou final. That was a rainy day so the match was postponed to the next week. Since Yagyuu didn't appear for a long time and I can't even remember whether he spoke, it did not leave a deep impression on me. Only when he made his first official debut in the Doubles 1 match against Oishi and Eiji, it made me take notice of him for the first time.

During that match, he seemed very calm initially where the attacks were led by his partner, Niou. It was only when the odds were starting to go against them, Yagyuu then finally showed that he can also be passionate and heated up to ensure victory for his side.

Yagyuu's entry into the tennis team was actually due to an invitation from Niou when he was still in Rikkai's golf team. Can you imagine having a junior high golf team?! Anyway, Niou felt that Yagyuu was more suitable for tennis instead of golf and sort of got him into the team by saying that he should be able to use his talent to excel in tennis like what he did in golf. And that's how he became partners with Niou who even feels that Yagyuu is better than him even though Niou started to play tennis earlier than him. The interaction between the two of them is quite unlike those displayed in partnerships like Shishido-Ootori, Oishi-Kikumaru or even Jackal-Marui where they have friendship as a basis and know that their partner can cover up for them and vice versa when they make mistakes. In Yagyuu and Niou, they don't seem to rely on each other and feels more like a combination where individualism is the keyword. However, this can also be explained as they know each other so well that there's no need to look out for each other. That was also what Fuji and Eiji did when they paired up for the semi-final against Rokkaku.

In the manga, Yagyuu and Niou actually exchanged identities so as to fool Oishi and Eiji but this wasn't done in the anime. Subsequently, before the Nationals began, Yagyuu actually did this again with Kaidou when they met some people who were mocking at Rikkai and Seigaku. This was because they didn't see the need to let those people see their real skills and they actually managed to copy each other's skills to fool those idiots. I was surprised to see them together in this side story of the manga since they didn't play together before so it was unexpected to see them pairing up for their teams' interests.