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Tenimyu 3rd 30 day Challenge - Day 9

Day 9: Actor you thought brought the most new elements to a character/ portrayed their character most differently from the other seasons that you liked in Tenimyu 3rd

I think I’m going to have to say that it is a tie between Kento and Kawakami Shouta. I feel like I might be a prisoner of the moment having just seen both of the in finals part two but I felt like both of these actors explored something new about their characters that I had not thought of or seen before.

Firstly, Kento as Shinji. I feel like prior to 3rd Season Shinji was kind of bland. He would mumble, yes, but the actors didn’t quite know how to get him to interact with other characters. I feel like Kento properly understood Shinji. He managed to have comedic elements with his character but play it deadpan as Shinji is not one to laugh. He also understood that while Shinji is quieter he is as passionate about tennis as the rest of his team and really loves his teammates. The most memorable part of his portrayal for me was at the beginning of Team Live Fudomine when he shouts out loud as Shinji as Shinji had been practicing really hard to be able to support his team in something that he is weak at, public speaking.

Similarly, to Kento, Shouta brought a more fun side to his character, Akutsu. Akutsu was allowed to be soft when with his teammates at events even if he still threatened to beat them up and I think his portrayal was helped by the fact that no one in Yamabuki really seemed to give a shit about anything he threatened. I absolutely loved his interactions in Dream Live 2016 and Undoukai and I think they show a softer side to Akutsu that he usually only shows to Dan and his mother.

[yukimuraseiichi]

Tenimyu 3rd 30-Day Challenge + Bonus Challenge! 

We’re doing it on Twitter with the tag #Tenimyu3rd30DayChallenge, but feel free to use it here as well!

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Day 6 Tenimyu 30 day challenge

Day 6:  Favourite captain of Tenimyu 3rd

How do i even choose

8th Tezuka -best tezuka

3rd Tachibana -best dad

3rd Akazawa -not bad? I think he was kind enough

3rd Minami - Cute

3rd Atobe - smol, very bocchan, much ballet

9th Tezuka - Ghost

3rd Aoi - Genki

3rd Yukimura - Ghost, Boss, Manspread

3rd Kite -awkward but cute, did his best

3rd Shiraishi - very ikemen, sharp. Idk if he was able to control Kintarou much

10th Tezuka - cute, voice so small I cant hear him sometimes when he talked. So as a captain idk how he’ll assign laps.

And the best captain goes to:

3rd Tachibana - memorable face, good acting, big dad energy, i liked his end talks.

[tateishitoshiki]

[Translation] Toshiki Tateishi Livedoor Interview (19/12/19)

I translated the interview that was posted on his birthday!

I also crossposted this to my translation blog on Wordpress.

From a firefighter to the world of entertainment――Looking back at Toshiki Tateishi’s journey to where he is now, on his 26th birthday

Celebrating Toshiki Tateishi who’s approaching his 26th birthday on December 19th with balloons and confetti! “I’m happy because it’s the first time that an article about me is getting released on my birthday!” he said, beaming from ear to ear as he did the photoshoot.

His stage debut was Musical The Prince of Tennis 3rd Season (hereinafter referred to as “Tenimyu”) in 2017. His popularity rose after he took part in Mankai Stage “A3!”, and in only a few years, he quickly became known as a popular young actor.

There is such a term as an Akita Beauty, but Tateishi surely classifies as an “Akita Adonis”.

Looks that you can’t get tired of looking at, skin that has a smooth, silk-like clearness, and an atmosphere that overflows with elegance…… It came as a shock that despite having this level of flawless beauty, he used to be a firefighter before going into the world of showbiz.

In this interview, he talked about the whole story of how he came to aspire to become a firefighter, and the encounters that brought him to reaffirm his feelings for singing.

For my birthday this year, I’d like to get myself an electric bike 

ーYou’re turning 26 on December 19th. Congratulations!

Thank you!

ーWe had a birthday-themed photoshoot today, with balloons and even confetti.

I had a lot of fun doing things I couldn’t do as a child (haha)

ーCan you tell us about your past birthday parties?

When I was young, I used to invite my friends from class to my house every year for a birthday party, but when I was in 1st or 2nd grade, my parents gave me a soccer ball. It made me so happy that I kicked it around inside the room, and it ended up landing on top of the cake, which hadn’t even been cut yet (haha)

ーHuh? Didn’t your parents get mad?

It was my birthday, so they couldn’t get mad at me (haha). Though I would say that they’re the type of parents that never really get mad.

ーThat’s such a charming story (haha). December 19th is pretty close to Christmas, isn’t it? Did you ever get only one present for both your birthday and Christmas? 

No, they always made it separate. I have sisters who are 5 and 7 years older than me, so as the youngest child, they were very affectionate to me. I guess I was quite spoiled (haha)

ーDo you plan on getting yourself anything for your birthday this year?

I haven’t thought about it. … But now I think I’d like to get an electric bicycle.

It’s because I went to a photoshoot by bike sometime ago, but I kept getting overtaken and it took quite some time to get there, so it was pretty tough (haha). I’ve also had people around me suggest it, saying, “You should definitely buy an electric bike,” so maybe I will buy one.

ーNow that you’re turning 26, you’ve reached the turning point of your 20s. Is there anything you’d like to do before you turn 30?

I’m not much of a planner, so… (haha)

ーHow about things like what you want to do in a job?

Thankfully, right now, I’m able to work both with music in a group and in stageplays, and I’ve just started working in film… Yeah, I would like to expand my horizons more. 

Ah, I love eating, so I would love to appear in a variety show or something that involves doing food reviews without having to stop working in music and acting.

ーI want to watch a program that shows more of your personality

Yes, please! Something like “TOshiki Tateishi’s TOwn Walk” sounds like fun! (haha)

Playing the role of Yukimura led me to grow as an actor and as a person 

ーYour birthday on December 19th is also the same day as the opening night of Musical The Prince of Tennis 3rd Season Seigaku VS Rikkai The Last Half.

That’s right!

ーYou play the role of Seiichi Yukimura of Rikkai. In a previous Livedoor interview, you talked about asking your manager to let you know if Tenimyu starts taking auditions. What made you want to be in Tenimyu in the first place?

After I quit being a firefighter, I passed an audition and started taking lessons. But, I fell into a slump and shut everything out, and there was a period when I didn’t go to my lessons and instead did nothing but watch movies.

At that time, I thought that watching films and then laughing and crying because of acting is the same as listening to music and then feeling moved. It made me think that I want to be someone like this, I want to try being an actor.

… So, the question is, why did I audition for Tenimyu, huh? (haha)

ーYes. (haha)

I heard that it was a gateway to success for young actors, so I wanted to challenge it.

ーI heard that you were in the swimming club and the baseball club when you were a student, but did you have any experience with tennis?

I didn’t. That’s why I don’t know the rules, and the first time I ever held a racket was in Tenimyu.

But I remember thinking of it this way. It took time to audition, and I got the part through that, so no matter how difficult the training is, I have no choice but to do it! Anyway, instead of thinking that it’s difficult, I desperately, frantically devoted myself to it.

ーGiven that you have a lot of co-stars, did you ever face any troubles occasionally?

I did find myself troubled with personal relationships. We had to make one production with that large number of people, so we were bound to have some conflicts, and now that I think about it, we couldn’t really make it work at first. But as we attended more rehearsals, we overcame our hardships and our bonds were formed.

ーWas there any pressure in debuting with the role of Yukimura? 

Of course there was. Rikkai is the champion school, so there was the impatience that I had to meet everyone’s expectations. I came in with no skills or anything at all, so there was still the shyness at having to act. It made me very worried.

ーSpeaking of Yukimura, being the captain of Rikkai makes him the strongest guy among all of Japan middle school tennis.

Yes. Yukimura started out with scenes wherein he was hospitalized instead of tennis scenes, so that part was difficult.

ーHow was it difficult?

I think it’s relatively easier to portray his strong “Child of God” side where he’s reigning at the summit of Rikkai. But when I had to sing in a scene where he was still hospitalized, I found it difficult to portray his frailty while also preserving the inner strength of his spirit.  

There’s a part where he sings, “Do your best, I’m praying for you,” to his friends in Rikkai, but I guess I sang it too weakly. The director told me, “Yukimura is originally a physically and mentally strong player, so express his hidden inner strength even through song,” so I had a fairly hard time dealing with that.

ーYou gain a deeper understanding of Yukimura while playing his role, but what do you think makes him attractive?

Like I mentioned, I guess it’s his mental strength as a person. His demeanor is fairly gentle, but I think he’s strong and likes tennis more than everyone else. He also has a ruthless side to him, he hates losing, he never wavers… he’s very cool. I respect who he is on the inside, and I think playing the role of Yukimura led me to grow as an actor and as a person.

I thought it’s amazing to have a job where you save lives 

ーI’d like to hear about the time before you entered this world, your firefighter days. Last October, Jun Utahiroba introduced your history in Mezamashi TV’s Ikemen Notebook corner.

A lot of people messaged me to say “I saw you”, and my Twitter follower count increased, haha. It even went trending on Twitter.

ー#Tateishi-kun (#立石くん) and #FirefighterDaysPic (#消防士時代の写真) did go trending on Twitter. I thought it was clever when Utahiroba said, “If he were dripping in sexiness like this, fires would go out on their own.”

He also said things like “Announcing a burning love alert!” haha. I’m very thankful. I’d like to take this opportunity to thank Utahiroba again for featuring me in his corner.

ーOkay, I’ll write that down, haha. When you were deciding on your career, you had a hard time choosing between attending university or becoming a firefighter, weren’t you?

When my mom asked me, “Why do you want to go to college? What’s your purpose for going there?”, I couldn’t answer her. So when I thought again about what I wanted to do, I decided that I wanted to aim to become a firefighter. 

ーOf all the jobs out there, why firefighting?

There was a fire prevention drill at my elementary school, and the firefighters that came to lead it were cool. Boys at that age do find things they admire at least once. After that, the film “Umizaru” became popular when I was in middle school. The term “lifesaving” left a huge impression on me, and I thought that while it may be difficult, a job that saves lives is really wonderful. I wanted to have something worth doing like that as my profession.. 

ーYour sense of justice has been very strong since you were young.

Hmm, I wonder. Is it? Haha

ーI heard that the Tokyo Fire and Disaster Management Agency is quite hard to get into. Their acceptance rate is high; did you have to work hard at studying? 

I did, haha. They had a written exam and a physical strength exam, but I started studying since first year high school, had tutorials, and I asked my upperclassmen about it.

ーIt must have been hard to build physical strength as well.

Yes. I was already doing sports, so I had a foundation to build on, but I still did a lot of muscle training and running.

I cried in frustration at the words of an old stranger, one night in Kitasenju  

ーAfter that, you passed the entrance exam in one take and moved to Tokyo.

I didn’t exactly work immediately after I was employed. I went to a fire fighting school to learn the necessary information and skills, and there I experienced living in a dorm. I was raised with two older sisters and I always went to co-ed schools, so I was overwhelmed when I entered, haha. 

ーHaha. They must have been very strict with rules.

There’s a curfew at night and the time when you’re supposed to wake up is also fixed, so it was difficult to live out our lives with all those things decided for us. When we woke up in the morning, we ran and assembled at the oval, and then we had a roll-call. They even had rules on how to fold our mattresses. If you don’t fold it properly, you’ll have to do it over again, so they had very detailed rules like that.

ーWhat left a deep impression on you in your nearly two years of working as a firefighter?

What left the biggest impression was probably the people I met. The instructor and assistant instructor in my class were very compassionate people, and I’m very glad I met them. Above all, I still keep in touch with the assistant instructor. We even went out to drink together around the end of last year, just the two of us. 

ーHe’s still concerned about you even until now.

He’s the kind of person who would talk about things straight and to the point, which is something most adults wouldn’t do. I also opened up to him and talked to him about how I wanted to pursue music. …… Ahh, that brings me back, haha. Which reminds me, I was invited by my higher-up who likes music to perform at a small bar in Kitasenju. That assistant instructor also came to watch.

ーWhat did you sing?

A song by my higher-up’s favorite, Yutaka Ozaki. I didn’t know that song too well, but I tried to copy the way Ozaki sings when I sang it. When I did that, an old man who came as a guest told me, “Is that your real voice? You don’t leave an impression at all even if you copy voices like that.”

… Those words pierced through my chest, and after the live, I cried while eating sushi in front of my assistant instructor and my higher-up, haha.

ーYou cried tears of frustration.

I haven’t cried in front of anyone ever since I became an adult…… but it somehow spilled out.

ーIs that the point when your dreams of becoming a singer were brought back to life?

I suppose so. That time was frustrating, but I’m grateful to that old man now, haha. 

When anxiety and fear turned into “fun”. I found a turning point in Mankai Stage

ーAfter experiencing your debut at Tenimyu in 2017, you gained a sudden rise in popularity by appearing as Itaru Chigasaki in the 2018 production of Mankai Stage “A3!”. Do you remember the time when you got accepted for your role in Mankai Stage?

I went into Mankai Stage after experiencing two musicals in Tenimyu, but at the time, I was still afraid of standing on stage and felt embarrassed to act, so I was very anxious. On top of that, he’s an extremely popular character, and he’s really attractive, so I didn’t know what to do.

That’s why I consulted my co-actors a lot, like Yamato (Furuya) who plays Citron and Ray Fujita who plays Sakyo Furuichi. I stood on stage carrying all my unease at the start, but around the closing night, I felt like I finally had a grasp on Itaru’s character.

ーReally?

Itaru places distance between his colleagues in the Spring troupe and himself at the beginning, so in our first musical, I deliberately made a wall between the cast and myself.

ーWere you pulled in by your role?

It did have quite an effect at the time. I couldn’t really switch between work and private life, so I could only face them wholly. But now, of course, even if a role like that comes up again, I won’t be pulled in by my role, haha. 

ーThere’s a scene in the play where Itaru starts to find theatre fun. Has your own feelings ever overlapped with Itaru’s?

There was. The first performances in Tokyo ended in July, and the Tokyo return shows weren’t until 3 months after, so there was a lot of time in between. I was very frantic at first and it was just a lot, but by the Tokyo return shows, I found it fun.

ーHow did you feel on stage before the Tokyo return shows?

I didn’t know what to do, and I was pretty much just scared. I didn’t get to stand on stage all that much as Yukimura in Tenimyu, so I wasn’t used to the stage yet. I was a lot more nervous as Itaru than as Yukimura, haha. It almost felt like I was making my first stage appearance. From there, the Tokyo return shows passed and I grew accustomed to it little by little.

Apart from that, the Autumn & Winter 2019 performance which ran from January until March was also a turning point for me. Itaru appeared in it to support the Autumn troupe and the Winter troupe, but everyone’s acting made me want to do better too, and I was really impressed.

ーDuring the Osaka run, you also did things like go to Universal Studios Japan with the Winter troupe.

That’s right. We really got along well, and every time we ate during the provincial tour, it was like, the Winter troupe plus me, haha. Ryo Kitamura and Makki (Yoshihiko Aramaki), Kandai Ueda, Ue-chan (Keisuke Ueda), Ryosei Tanaka, would go, “Let’s grab some food,” and invite me. It was a very nice, comfortable place.

ーAnd, you mentioned before that during the the rehearsals for the Spring solo performance in April this year that the words of Director Fumiya Matsuzaki gave you confidence.

Yes. During the break, Director Matsuzaki told me, “The fact that you’re having fun while acting is showing in your performance this time,” and I felt really happy that he went out of his way just to tell me that. That gave me confidence. I really owe Director Matsuzaki a lot as my teacher.  

ーDid you welcome the Spring solo performance with that feeling?

It was the best! 

There were a lot of scenes where Itaru drags the stage, so I really felt like I had control of the stage, and while that came with a lot of responsibility, it was extremely fun. I felt the sense that I was creating the play along with everyone in the Spring troupe.

ー2019 was the year of development for you, wasn’t it?

I was. But Mankai Stage actually started the year before, even though I feel like it’s been three years, haha. I guess, with that, 2019 was quite a fruitful year.

Toshiki Tateishi takes on the “Would You Rather?” challenge!

ーQuestion 1: If you were to have only one friend for a lifetime, would you rather have... A. A friend who always cancels on you at the last minute B. A friend who always gets jealous easily

Will I ever get to meet my friend even if they always cancel at the last minute?

ーYou will meet them, but they will frequently message to say, “I can’t go today,” even if you’re already at your arranged meeting spot.

Then I guess it’s better to have a jealous friend.

ーHow come?

Isn’t it nice, though? You’re very much loved, haha. 

ーThey’ll keep nagging you with questions like, “Who were you with yesterday?”, though.

Isn’t that cute? Haha

If they ask, it would be fine to just answer and say, “I was with ___.” Even if they easily get jealous, I’m sure that if we hang out together, they’ll cheer up about it. Sudden cancellations just ruin plans, so that’s worse, haha.

ーQuestion 2: If you were to get married, would you rather be married to... A. A girl who doesn’t talk at all B. A girl who will talk your ears off for as long as you’re together

There are a lot of things you can’t communicate without talking, so it’s better to be with a girl who talks than a girl who doesn’t. I’d rather not be told something later on like, “The truth is, it was like this, but…”

ーThere are a lot of stories where someone doesn’t want to say something but wants their partner to notice on their own.

True. That’s why I’d be happier if they would just say it.

ーBut if you come home from work all tired, and they’ll keep talking and talking...

Then I’ll make them be quiet. I can’t just let them talk for 24 hours, haha.

ーQuestion 3: If you were to go on an overseas trip, would you rather... A. Be left behind in a jungle B. Be left behind in a desert

Aaaagh… both of those are really scary. There would probably be water and food in the jungle, but there would also be crocodiles and snakes and bears and insects, and there are a lot of dangers. On the other hand, it’s hot in the desert, and there would be nothing to drink, and even in the desert, there would still be snakes and scorpions.

(grimaces) Yikes...

ーIt’s “Would You Rather”, so you’ll have to make do... 

For the desert, it also depends on how long it would take for me to get to a town.

ーPerhaps you might find an oasis along the way.

If I’m allowed to wear proper, durable clothes, I’ll go for the desert. Even if I suddenly get attacked by a scorpion hidden in the sand, my clothes will be strong enough to defend me, haha.

ーQuestion 4: If you were to be reborn, would you rather be... A. A guy B. A girl

Huh, I’ve never thought of that before.

ーIs it because you have sisters? So you don’t have any curiosity towards what it’s like to be a girl.

That’s probably it. I’ve had friends who only have brothers tell me, “Must be nice to have sisters,” but I’d tell them, “Not really,” haha. 

Ahh, what do I do. I think I’d like to be a dolphin or a bird.

ーThat’s a good answer, haha.

Ah, but I don’t want to see the sea at night; it gets scary. Guess I’d rather turn into a bird after all, haha.

ーQuestion 5: What kind of 2020 would you rather have? A. A calm year where nothing good and nothing bad happens B. A turbulent year where you experience the best and worst moments of your life

I wonder how bad the worst moment could be, haha. I’m sure there are people who prefer to live a safe life with no gains and no losses, but that’s scary. … But, yeah, I guess I’d definitely go for a year with the best and worst moments.  

ーYou prefer the turbulent year?

It isn’t time for me to rest yet, I guess. It would be nice to spend my days peacefully someday, but for now, I want to experience a lot of things and grow more. So bring it on, turbulent 2020.

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Tenimyu 3rd 30 day Challenge - Day 10

Day 10: Favourite main story performance from Tenimyu 3rd

After long deliberation I have decided that my favourite is Seigaku vs St. Rudolph. Though this might seem quite obvious to others, due to my love for Seiru, but I was really thinking about it compared to vs Hyoutei regionals, vs Hyoutei nationals and vs Shitenhoji which I thought were all superb shows but due to the fact that I despise Tezuka matches as they always make me fall asleep and vs St. Rudolph is the only one without a Tezuka match it wins.

St. Rudolph has my favourite opening to any show in Tenimyu which I will get to on day 13. As well as sparking my love for St. Rudolph. All the NomuTaku moments are really adorable and I love this show so much. It also has my favourite Eiji song, Oishi’s only solo, three Tenimyu ballads I like out of about five (not including graduating songs), and amazing stage direction. I love the doubles matches when shown on the moving platforms, it might be one of my favourite moments from 3rd season in terms of direction.

Also, it has 8th cast which is always a win for me.

Everything about this show was great and I actually have 0 complaints about anything in the show, barring the fact that there should be more NomuTaku

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Tenimyu 3rd 30 day Challenge - Day 11

Day 11: Favourite Team/Dream live from Tenimyu 3rd

Dream Live 2016. Partly because I am not a fan of 9th cast and so far, every other Dream Live has included them. Seigaku, Fudomine and Hyoutei team lives came close but 2016 just won because it is longer and has the vice-captain corner which I utterly enjoy.

Dream Live 2016, I feel, was quite different to the previous Dream Lives. It had more of a variety show feel which I loved, especially the section between Charge Up and Lucky Sengoku which was like a tv program. It introduced the new Dream Live song, Dream, which I haven’t really liked as much in the other shows as I prefer the original composition of the song. Again, the vice-captain corner being hilarious with the three boring vice-captains and Kamio being too flashy and it was obvious the actors were having a blast doing it.

The graduation at the end absolutely kills me. The bit that gets to me the most in Miyagi Koudai, Mizuki, stepping back after finishing his speech and having his mic turned off but you can still hear him sobbing in Kenya’s mic. That got to me and I started crying too. One of the things I love about Japanese theatre so much, especially 2.5d, is how much the actors love the shows they are in and how much their roles mean to them and I think the graduation at the end of Dream Live 2016 was just beautiful.

Let’s look forward to tears for Dream Live 2020.

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Tenimyu 3rd 30 day Challenge - Day 3

Day 4: Best singer (or top 3) from Tenimyu 3rd

I’m going to do a top three and I think this will be slightly controversial but:

3rd – Tateishi Toshiki.

I love Toshiki’s voice and I think he is an amazing singer but I think the songs in Nationals part 2 let him down slightly as I think he voice sounded much better before this show. I did see the show three times and I had a similar experience each night. That is the only reason he isn’t 2nd. (1st was never in doubt for me). Despite, vs Rikkai part 2. I still love his voice and his earlier solos mostly make up for it so he comes in 3rd.

2nd – Akutsu Nichika.

This was honestly a very big surprise for me and I think you won’t understand unless you have seen vs Rikkai part 2 because Nichika has like 6 solos there. And he killed every single one.

I could listen to him sing his final solo for hours. It is especially surprising since I thought he was a very weak singer at first but I think that makes me love him more. His voice has grown so much and I think he is an amazing singer now and I’m very proud of his progress.

1st – Futaba Kaname.

This is possibly the most controversial, especially as it means I’m not including Miura Hiroki in my top 3, but I LOVE Kaname’s voice. Kaname’s ‘kiken na game’ is just so good and is possibly my favourite solo in third season in terms of how well it is sung. I wish he had got more to sing in this show and other shows he has been in but I hope one day he will be in a musical that I want to see where he sings a lot.

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Tenimyu 3rd 30 day Challenge - Day 1

Day 1: Favourite actor (or top 3) from Tenimyu 3rd

Honda Reo, Hiramatsu Raima and Tamura Shogo were my immediate thoughts for this question but the more I thought about it the more I think that while I do love all of them, they are not all my favourite actors from 3rd season.

The more I thought about it, the more I realised that Ishida Shun is my favourite actor from Tenimyu 3rd which was quite honestly a surprise until I thought about it. For me Shun is the perfect Tenimyu actor and is what a Tenimyu actor should be. Imperfect at the beginning but grew a lot, a good friend to the cast members, able to act a range of emotions, able to respect how past actors acted the character but also able to bring something new to the performance. I love everything about Ishida Shun and honestly, I get a little bit teary eyed every time I watch him now. He transformed Oishi from a character I only cared about in the Golden Pair to my favourite member of Seigaku. The difference in Shun’s voice from ‘Shinsen no saki no onaji yume’ to ‘Yume wo tsunage’ is incredible and his and Reo’s ‘Yume wo tsunage’ will never not make me cry.

Thank you Shun for being your ridiculous self. I will never forget you.

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Tenimyu 3rd 30 day challenge

I just went to 3rd season Seigaku vs Rikkai Nationals part 2 today and cried my eyes out and wanted to make a 30 day challenge to look back at the season (yes, I know we still have Dream live 2020 to go)

If you want to do it now or do it after seeing Rikkai nationals part 2 or even Dream live 2020 that’s fine, I just thought it would be interesting to see everyone’s answers.

I’m tagging @waterlinkedgirl @atobeinspace @nuisancehelicopter @a-kuma @allthekokeshis @chloe-noir @honhonpoutine @stuck-in-the-tezuka-zone and anyone else who wants to do this. I’m very interested to see your answers.

Questions under the cut

Day 1: Favourite actor (or top 3) from Tenimyu 3rd

Day 2: Favourite team (including 8th, 9th and 10th as separate options) from Tenimyu 3rd

Day 3: Favourite Seigaku cast from Tenimyu 3rd

Day 4: Best singer (or top 3) from Tenimyu 3rd

Day 5:  Favourite character introduced in Tenimyu 3rd

Day 6:  Favourite captain of Tenimyu 3rd

Day 7:  Favourite vice-captain of Tenimyu 3rd

Day 8:  Most memorable portrayal of a character in Tenimyu 3rd

Day 9: Actor you thought brought the most new elements to a character/ portrayed their character most differently from the other seasons that you liked in Tenimyu 3rd

Day 10: Favourite main story performance from Tenimyu 3rd

Day 11: Favourite Team/Dream live from Tenimyu 3rd

Day 12: Favourite ad-lib/higawari (or top 3) from Tenimyu 3rd

Day 13: Favourite opening to a show in Tenimyu 3rd

Day 14: Most memorable moment (or top 3) from Tenimyu 3rd

Day 15: Funniest moment (or top 3) from Tenimyu 3rd

Day 16: Saddest moment (or top 3) from Tenimyu 3rd

Day 17: Favourite backstage moment/variety smash moment (or top 3) from Tenimyu 3rd – If you don’t watch backstage you can mention any Undoukai moment or any other moment you want to give more love to

Day 18: Favourite new song from Tenimyu 3rd

Day 19: Favourite new version of an old song from Tenimyu 3rd (e.g Yudan Sezu ni Ikou 2016, Katsun wa Hyoutei 2016)

Day 20: Favourite solo (or top 3) from Tenimyu 3rd

Day 21: Favourite duet (or top 3) from Tenimyu 3rd

Day 22: Favourite team song (or top 3) from Tenimyu 3rd

Day 23: Favourite trio song (or top 3) from Tenimyu 3rd

Day 24: Favourite full cast song (or top 3) from Tenimyu 3rd (e.g Curtain call, endless rally) – This can include old songs as there aren’t a whole lot of new full cast songs

Day 25: Favourite encore song (or top 3) from Tenimyu 3rd

Day 26: Favourite song (or top 3) from Tenimyu 3rd (Any that might not be covered in the categories above or a song you want to give more love to)

Day 27: Only negative question – Biggest disappointment in Tenimyu 3rd

Day 28: Biggest happy surprise in Tenimyu 3rd

Day 29: Hopes for the future of Tenimyu

Day 30: Message for Tenimyu 3rd

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Tenimyu 3rd 30 day Challenge - Day 8

Day 8: Most memorable portrayal of a character in Tenimyu 3rd

This was really hard and so many came to mind for me some for good reasons and some for less good reasons but I finally ended up on Maeda Ryutaro as Akaya.

This was a bit of a surprise as there are many characters, actors and teams I like better than Maeda, Akaya and Rikkai in 3rd Season but thinking back to all the performances I have seen live, Maeda is the one who I remember most distinctly from every performance that I have seen which included him. His maniacal demon laugh is one of the most memorable things and it amazed me in finals part two when he did the laugh without a layer put onto his voice and heard how much of it was not actually the sound effect but was actually just Maeda. I also remember him being adorable in the vs Rikkai regionals performances I went to, with him getting so caught up in waving that he forgot to bow or didn’t realise the curtain was going down and had to be pulled back. I think he really showed how Akaya can be both adorable and evil and I will forever love his interpretation of Akaya.

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Tenimyu 3rd 30 day Challenge - Day 7

Day 7: Favourite vice-captain of Tenimyu 3rd

No question it is Ishida Shun. He is the only one who really felt like the vice-captain of a cast to me. Like I kinda feel like a captain should take charge of their team on and offstage. A vice-captain of a cast should kinda lift the spirits of a cast whilst also being a very dependable person.

Shun as the oldest in the cast, despite how weird he was, was someone everyone in the cast seemed to depend on but he also made them laugh constantly by being very weird and so I think he was the perfect vice-captain.

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Tenimyu 3rd 30 day Challenge - Day 6

Day 6: Favourite captain of Tenimyu 3rd

This one is kinda hard. I think it actually comes down to Aoki Soramu (Tachibana) and Aoki Ryo (10th Tezuka) for me. People are welcome to interpret this question however they like but for me a captain is someone who takes charge of their team on and offstage.

So, for example, while I think Kenya is very good as Akazawa, he cannot control Seiru at all. Miura and Mashiko are too young to kinda completely control their teams, also Hyoutei is too Kansai to be controlled.  

Soramu and Aoki Ryo I think do a really good job of being silly and messing around but also being able to control their team when they’re being too silly. They also have very strong captain presences and good dynamics with every member of their cast.

I think Aoki Ryo just edges it for me because he has had more time with his cast and therefore more chances to see him acting as a captain.

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Tenimyu 3rd 30 day Challenge - Day 4

Day 5: Favourite character introduced in Tenimyu 3rd

Koishi- Just kidding it’s obviously my boy NomuTaku.

NomuTaku was so funny and is just so different to every other character in Tenimyu in my opinion. He’s just so weird and Daiki gives him this strange voice and it is just so funny.

He also shows a different side to the members of St Rudolph. For example, while Yuuta is polite to everyone else he kinda fights with NomuTaku, who keeps calling him little brother, and I think it showed a whole new side to him.

From his first entrance, bending over and pushing his glasses up his nose and saying ‘I’m Nomura Takuya and this is my first appearance,’ I have loved my strange boy.

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Tenimyu 3rd 30 day Challenge - Day 3

Day 3: Favourite Seigaku cast from Tenimyu 3rd

Absolutely no competition 8th. While 10th had many actors that I enjoy, it also has actors that I don’t enjoy whereas 8th does not so 8th edged them out.

8th Seigaku was in the first show I ever saw in Japan. Seigaku vs Fudomine. More than any other Seigaku cast, they truly felt like a team to me, rather than a lot of individuals together. They really had a we’re all in this together vibe and I loved them.

Also, the cast has my favourite actors for Eiji and Oishi and I judge every cast primarily by their Golden Pair.

Also, Zaiki is my favourite Tezuka, Ryousei is my favourite Inui and Koudai is my favourite Taka-san.

Like people have their childhood book, their doctor (from doctor who) 8th is my Seigaku cast. While I might like other portrayals better in the future if they do beyond 3rd season, I don’t think any cast will ever replace 8th’s place in my heart.

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Tenimyu 3rd 30 day Challenge - Day 2

These are not going be every day because I am inconsistent and cannot follow through with things. But anyway

Day 2: Favourite team (including 8th, 9th and 10th as separate options) from Tenimyu 3rd

I think everyone who knows me in any way knows my answer. St. Rudolph.

St. Rudolph and Higa were actually my two least favourite teams before Tenimyu 3rd. I wasn’t interested in any of the actors or any of the characters. I thought their songs were not very interesting and I don’t think I ever watched a St. Rudolph show more than once.

Then Tenimyu 3rd happened. Somehow just with the addition of Nomura Takuya St. Rudolph just clicked for me. I think it brought a whole new dynamic to the team and gave the characters more varied dynamics. However, that isn’t to say that I think it would have made me love St. Rudolph with the actors of 1st or 2nd season. Miyagi (Mizuki), Kenya (Akazawa), Riku (Yanagisawa), Yugo (Atsushi), Daiki (NomuTaku) and Kaiki (Yuuta) are all actors I have fallen for and I love them with all my heart. I think they are all incredible actors and brought a certain amount of stage presence, seriousness and comedy that personally I think was lacking before. The dynamic offstage as well only made me love them more.

Which leads me to my only slight problem with the cast. You will have noticed I did not mention Kaisei (Kaneda) before. At first, I really liked him and so I had no problems with the cast at all until I watched some backstage stuff and listened to news about Kaisei and how he acted to the other members of the cast. He did seem to bully the rest of the cast quite a bit, most noticeably Kenya who he made fun of at Kenya’s own birthday event which I did not go to but I read some fans saying that Kenya looked very sad and it made them feel uncomfortable. While no other cast has had this problem to my knowledge, I do still love St. Rudolph and it saddens me to have to have issue with the cast I love so much.

Anyway, to end on a positive note. I also love all the new St. Rudolph songs. While I am sad still only Mizuki and Yuuta got their own songs, Yuuta’s solo and their two team songs are amazing and perfectly incapsulate the characters and I congratulate the writers a lot.

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Day 7 - Tenimyu 30 day Challenge

Day 7:  Favourite vice-captain of Tenimyu 3rd

I’ve been trying to think about this since last night and the only one I can think of is 3rd Higashikata.

was about to answer ‘Oshitari’ but then Hyotei’s doesnt have a vice captain iirc

3rd Saeki was good too.