#Rokkaku Yuuta

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His slight tummy is really cute. It's so white and smooth, too. What is he, a shiratama? It probably feels really nice. No, it definitely does! I want to touch him. - 30-sai made Doutei dato Mahoutsukai ni Nareru Rashii - Episode 3

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Review #15 - Cherry Magic (Volumes 1, 2, and 3)

Japanese title: 30歳まで童貞だと魔法使いになれるらしい (30-sai made Dotei Da to Mahotsukai ni Nareru rashii)

Story and art: Yuu Toyota

English publisher: Square Enix

Number of volumes: 5 in English, 10 in Japanese (ongoing)

Apparently, life and love begin at 30.

(This review contains story spoilers.)

Going into this mini-project, I realized that “slice-of-life BL” isn’t as all-encompassing of a description of the works I’m covering as I thought it would be. One of the series I’ve already posted reviews of, Our Dreams at Dusk, doesn’t really fit into the typical BL classification, as while it has some BL elements, it’s more about the exploration of sexuality and LGBT dynamics rather than the romance. I used the “LGBT manga” tag for its reviews, and a few of the other series I’ll be covering later this month also fall into this area where they’re just “BL-adjacent” - they’re more accurately described as manga that delve into LGBT themes. I really enjoyed reading them and writing about them, so I’m more than happy to extend that “slice-of-life BL” description into works that aren’t necessarily BL.

And then there’s Cherry Magic, which breaks the convention of the other half of this project’s description - I don’t think it counts as slice-of-life at all since its central plot point involves something magical. When he turned 30, Adachi was suddenly granted the power of being able to read people’s minds whenever he comes into physical contact with them, and this turns out to be a result of him still being a virgin. Because of this power, he ends up finding out that Kurosawa, one of his workmates who’s popular in the office for his good looks and overall great personality, has a huge crush on him. The story then follows Kurosawa’s attempts to romance Adachi as well as the latter’s mostly hilarious reactions to it as someone with no past romantic experiences to work with.

Admittedly, I was initially turned off by the whole virginity aspect of the premise, as I thought this was going to be one of those stories that would ridicule Adachi for his inexperience. Thankfully that wasn’t the case, as while there were a few scenes that do touch upon this in these first three volumes - with the biggest one being a flashback - majority of the story approaches the topic by focusing on Adachi’s own insecurities rather than what other people think of him. I think that’s a great call, as it turns the story from Adachi’s journey of losing his virginity to Adachi’s journey of accepting himself for who he is, which also encompasses his views and insecurities about being in a relationship - and with another man at that.

And who he is is a really kind-hearted guy, which he himself doesn’t seem to realize. These first three volumes do a great job in showing this, with a bonus chapter even revealing that it’s this kind-heartedness that ultimately made Kurosawa fall for Adachi. But I think my favorite depiction of it is whenever it involves Rokkaku, one of the office’s newer hires. In a company trip that takes place in Volume 2, Rokkaku takes the seat next to Adachi in the bus, and he’s introduced as a life-of-the-party type of guy, which subsequently means that the closed off Adachi has a hard time getting along with him. Thanks to his power, Adachi finds out that Rokkaku is doing this to hide the fact that he’s feeling roadsick, and Adachi gives him medicine to help out.

We see another instance of this in Volume 3, when Rokkaku sleeps over with Adachi and Kurosawa in the former’s home. Adachi notices Rokkaku’s dexterity, and the younger officemate reveals that he was part of a dance club in school. When asked if he still dances, Rokkaku said that he had to let go of the hobby because of his job, but Adachi once again finds out the truth through his powers - Rokkaku hasn’t actually let go and dreams of being able to dance professionally again. Adachi doesn’t even think twice about encouraging him to pick up his hobby, which gives Rokkaku the idea to contact his old clubmates.

There are a few other reasons why I wanted to highlight these two events aside from showing Adachi’s kind-heartedness. The first is how both of these are only made possible because of Adachi’s power, which up to this point he’s mostly seen as a curse. In quite a number of instances across these three volumes, his power gives him the tools to help another person, but I think these two instances with Rokkaku do a better job in showing that there’s more to his power than just complicating his love life. But I do think that limiting these situations to just a few times per volume was a good call, as it could easily go down the route of Adachi taking advantage of this power to move up the ranks. Presenting these scenarios in between all of the times where Adachi’s power comes up because of Kurosawa’s affections is not only a nice way to give the story a breather, but it’s a more effective way of showing the reader that there’s more to Adachi’s character than this awkward and lonesome guy.

The second is how Kurosawa reacts to these interactions with Rokkaku, which is a good segueway to one other thing I wanted to talk about in this review. From the start of the story, Kurosawa is depicted as the ideal and perfect guy, as he not only has the looks, but he’s known to be the ace in the office’s sales department, and he’s also shown to be very friendly to pretty much all of his workmates. This is, of course, used as a setup for a deeper breakdown of his character, where we find some insecurity in how he thinks he’s only good for his looks and how he feels like he has to always maintain his front on being the cool and collected one. It leads to one of my favorite scenes in Volume 2, where Adachi realizes this after hearing his thoughts and internalizes that Kurosawa isn’t this perfect unreachable deity but is just as human as he is.

But Kurosawa’s humanity is made more apparent with his crush - or, rather, obsession - with Adachi. Aside from his thoughts about Adachi being quite intense, Kurosawa is shown to be the jealous type, and it’s in these two instances with Rokkaku where he makes it the most apparent. In the first, he finds a way to switch places with Rokkaku so that he can sit next to Adachi in the bus. In the second, when Adachi talks to him about Rokkaku and calls him "cute" for having such an out-there dream, Kurosawa is visibly shaken and gets very touchy with Adachi, who hears all of his jealous thoughts on the matter.

At first, I found it a bit worrying that they wanted to focus on this side of Kurosawa, but I think the story does a good job when it brings it up again in the context of Adachi thinking about Kurosawa’s confession in Volume 3. Aside from the usual hang-ups about both of them being guys, Adachi first goes through all of the things he finds alarming about Kurosawa - his jealousy, his possessiveness, his wild thoughts - and truly considers them before giving his answer. It even almost convinces him to reject Kurosawa, but he’s ultimately unable to deny that what he feels for him is much stronger than normal, and Adachi eventually figures out that he’s actually reciprocating Kurosawa’s feelings.

That’s where Volume 3 ends, and it’s a really interesting note to end on, since not only does it put them at the start of their relationship, but it also brings up several issues that both of them have to work through - not to mention the fact that Adachi has yet to tell Kurosawa about his power. While I initially had my misgivings, Cherry Magic turned out to be a great read so far, as it’s able to mix its humor with a very good character study in Adachi. His magical power might be the main draw of the story, but his character development is what sold it for me.

Random thoughts I couldn’t fit elsewhere:

My favorite chapter in these three volumes is the one where Adachi and Kurosawa are in the harbor taking photos of ships. It’s here where Kurosawa actually tells Adachi that he’s a very kind person - and it’s pretty apparent that this is the first time someone has ever said that to him - but it’s how Adachi reacts to it that really makes this scene work for me. He starts with his usual self-deprecation, even going as far as saying that he’s a “depressing person” to be around and admits that he closes off other people because of how he sees himself. But he turns that around and says that spending time with Kurosawa is what made him more confident and open around others, which of course catches Kurosawa off guard. Not only is it a great role reversal - Kurosawa is the one who’s rendered speechless by Adachi’s actions this time around - it also does a great job in contextualizing the relationship from Adachi’s point of view beyond his insecurities.

I have to bring up Fujisaki, one of Adachi and Kurosawa's officemates who does quite a bit in Volume 2. But, of course, what I want to point out is how, in Volume 3, she’s revealed to be a fujoshi who’s noticed what’s going on between Kurosawa and Adachi. I am 100% onboard having a character like this in the series as I know it’ll result in some hilarious reactions and dialogue, and I hope she finds out soon that her fantasies are closer to reality than she thinks.

These three volumes also have bonus chapters that feature Tsuge, Adachi’s friend from college who also ends up getting the mind-reading power, and Minato, a deliveryman who Tsuge ends up falling for. In the same vein as Hirano and Kagiura as well as Umino and Takenaka, I’ve ended up being just as invested in these two as I am of the main pair, as their dynamic might be simpler but is just as hilarious to watch. How they bond over the cat is really nice, and with Volume 3 setting up a connection between Minato and the main story - he was part of Rokkaku’s dance club - I can’t wait to see how their two stories intersect.

Thanks for reading! Cherry Magic is quite different from a lot of the other BL manga I’m covering for this project - and it’s not just because of it not being slice-of-life - but I appreciated it for its mix of humor and introspection so I wanted to include it. I have one more review lined up for the next two volumes, which I’ll post later this month.

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“30-sai made Doutei dato Mahoutsukai ni Nareru Rashii” The Theme Songs, Main Promo

The official website of Doutei dato Mahoutsukai ni Nareru Rashii (Cherry Magic!), the television anime adaption of Yuu Toyota's 30-sai novel The primary promotional video for the manga Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!. On January 11 at 12:00 a.m., TV Tokyo, TV Osaka, TV Aichi, and BS TV Tokyo were the planned broadcasters of the anime.

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Cherry Magic Ep 3

I thought we were gonna get the partner for Masato in episode 3, but we got him in episode 4. INSTEAD HOWEVER, in episode 3 we got some other fun characters!!

ONE OF THEM BEING VOICED BY FUCKING YUUSUKE SHIRAI!!!!

Was not expecting his high pitched whiney voice to appear OUT OF A CHARACTER LIKE THIS but also I really SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN SURPRISED. HE'S A STAPLE IN BL ANIME AND AUDIO DRAMAS. High pitched whiney is a compliment by the way because its CUTE and made Capybara have conniptions while listening cause this is his favorite VA, and also DAMN THIS DUDE HAS RANGE.

GO listen to the character Ramuda's voice from HypMic and you'll see what I'm talking about. His other characters are friggen Sasaki from Sasaki and Miyano, Nikaido from Idolish7, Usui Masumi from A3!, and basically this man can SING and has RANGE and is bread and butter in the anime idol boy world.

So yea, Shirai, Yuusuke plays the annoying kouhai Yuuta Rokkaku, whose only purpose is to make Kurosawa jealous of Adachi spending time with someone and make Adachi jealous of Kurosawa's 'perfection' when Kurosawa starts showing off trying to get his attention away from Rokkaku. I also hope he becomes a Shipper On Deck with the other new character, Nozomi Fujisaki!

Koshimizu, Ami is the voice of Fujisaki sempai, who is so far just a stereotypical Japanese office lady, but having seen her in the opening we know that she is the CAPTAIN of this Ship, All Hands On Deck, and has fucking Acrylic Stands of these two that she's absolutely gonna make kiss like barbie dolls.

She also voices fricken Ryuuko fro Kill La Kill, Kallen Stadtfield from Code Geass, Sailor Jupiter from Sailer Moon Crystal, and a TON of other big name female characters!! Delightful.

LMAO if this isn't the first thing that pops up in episode 3!! I'VE TAKEN THIS MEDICINE BEFORE. It's OTC anti-hangover meds THAT FUCKING WORK. They're also really good for dealing with certain IBS symptoms. OTC Meds in Japan are Great. (*w*)b

Episode 3 is the Karaoke Episode, standard Japanese business life going drinking with your superiors to "improve moral" (This shit sucks, and I only had to deal with it the first 3 years I lived here. Bosses don't know what boundaries are, don't even know the word).

There's tons of funny faces. This episode was having so much fun.

Poor Kurosawa fails at impressing his love interest with Karaoke cause the man is too upset by how perfect he is. WHY DOES HE HAVE TO BE GOOD AT EVERYTHING. I'm waiting for the moment when that perfection is peeled back to show the person underneath.

Adachi tries to rescue his female co-worker whose being catcalled / harrased by drunk dudes not even from their company, only to get rescued himself.

Fujisaki is all of us. She knows EXACTLY WHAT'S GOING ON. Even if Adachi doesn't lmao. She doesn't need to read minds. She's got Fujoshi-Senses.

Adachi is also not subtle at ALL ABOUT TOUCHING?????? But he's also NEVER successful???????? MY BOY. THINK. USE THAT SINGULAR BRAIN CELL TO FIND A BETTER WAY.

I guess Adachi like Rokkoku enough to go to a Sauna with him? And Kurosawa is of course tags along because he gets to see Adachi naked.

This is also SUCH a Japanese thing. Someone's hobby is always something boring like "listening to music" or "watching movies" or "drinking socially" which aren't REAL hobbies, OR IT'S WEIRD RANDOM STUFF LIKE GOING TO A SAUNA.

OH LOOK HIS NIPPLES ARE GROWN IN. (This is a running joke between me and Capybara about whether a character is an adult or not)

Bless this poor simping man. Some day. Just you wait.

STEAM CONDUCTS THOUGHTS!!!!! Poor Adachi clutching his towel and running like the fair maiden heart he is after seeing all of Kuroswa's fantasies.

So capybara and my theory is that it's BODY heat that transfers the thoughts, otherwise it wouldn't work through clothing. (What happens if we get an Adachi or Kurosawa with hypothermia? Sick Fic anyone?)

But also this is the kind of stuff I feel bad for Kurosawa about. He's allowed to have fantasies damnit! They shouldn't be held against him! Unless he does something to Adachi that he doesn't want or consent to LET THE MAN LIVE DAMNIT.

But also poor Adachi for having to experience that anyways haha.

We get a rare moment here of hearing Kurosawa's inner thoughts (mostly self pity about the situation his heart has gotten him into), and it's NOT filtered through Adachi for once! So it humanizes him a bit more (not that he wasn't human before? But like people idolize him rather than villanize him... I don't know the word I'm looking for... endears us to him?) and we get to see his thoughts on the situation, the damage that's been done from being basically a "Gifted Kid" in more ways than one, fucking SA'd by a CEO Lady and also WHY he likes Adachi and damn, it took someone seeing him as something less then Ken Doll Perfect for once in his life to fall for someone of the same sex. It's definitely more than that, but like. That's so story book sweet and a little sad type romantic. I love it.

It took one man giving him a Dom Face to awaken the Inner Sub in him, and his heart was stolen, lmao. (I think this might be Capybara projecting and wanting someone to look at HIM like that tho >w>) (im gonna get murdered for that)

I hope they continue to play with tropes and don't follow the standard "One of these MALE characters is just a stand in for a FEMALE, so one is the seme/top and one is the uke/bottom and they NEVER switch."

God I hope they switch. And/Or Adachi makes the first real move. Or like, Pins / Kabe-Don's Kurosawa to the wall. That would make me so happy.

CAREFUL ADACHI. HE'S ON TO YOU. HE'S STARTING TO SUSPECT YOU'RE USING WITCH CRAFT ON HIM.

also AHHHH THIS IS SO CUTE. Kurosawa is adorable and so in love and so worried, and it's fairly realistic! I can't wait for more.

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Animate Cafe: “Moon Viewing”

Duration: September 15 to October 24, 2021 Venue: Animate Cafe Ikebukuro & Tennoji

Cup Sleeve

Price: 700 yen Size: 31 x 6 cm Types: Seigaku, Fudomine. St. Rudolph, Yamabuki, Hyotei, Rikkai, Rokkaku, Higa, Shitenhouji and U-17

Big Acrylic Stand

Price: 1600 yen Size: 15 x 9  cm Characters: Echizen, Tezuka, Atobe, Yukimura, Kite and Shiraishi

Trading Can Badge ~Moon Viewing Version~

Price: 400 yen Size: 5.6 cm Characters: Echizen, Tezuka, Fuji, Ibu, Yuuta, Sengoku, Atobe, Yukimura, Saeki, Kite, Shiraishi, Tooyama and Ryoga

Netsuke Strap

Price: 650 yen Size: 4.9 x 4.4 cm (Strap) ; 5.5 x 13.5 cm (mount) Types: Seigaku, Fudomine. St. Rudolph, Yamabuki, Hyotei, Rikkai, Rokkaku, Higa, Shitenhouji and U-17

Trading Acrylic Stand Keyholder ~Moon Viewing Version~

Price: 700 yen Size: 5 x 7  cm Characters: Echizen, Tezuka, Fuji, Ibu, Yuuta, Sengoku, Atobe, Yukimura, Saeki, Kite, Shiraishi, Tooyama and Ryoga

Trading Japanese Can Badge 

Price: 500 yen Size: 5.6 cm Characters: Echizen, Tezuka, Atobe, Yukimura, Kite and Shiraishi

Clear Photo Card 

freebie for every 2000 yen of purchase

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Work Experience Edition

OIOI MARUI COLLAB 2021

Seigaku:

ryoma shinto priest

tezuka can into space

golden pair singing sea shanties

kawamura sushi

momokai working at a zoo

fuji putting out fires

handyman inui

Rikkaidai:

Yukimura firefighter

Sanada/Kirihara Lawson

Renji handyman

Niou/Yagyuu Archery

Marui rockstar

Jackal  mechanic

Shiraishi:

Shiraishi Firefighter

Zaizen/Chitose Train Staff

Koharu Ballet

Hitouji Dancer

Kenya/Kirihara Truckers

GIn Chemist

Higa: Medical Au (idk assume but i guess they’re all doctors lol)

Fudomine:

Tachibana/Mori/Ishida   Conductors

Kamio/Shinji Patissieres

Uchimura/Sakurai  Teachers

Rokkaku: Forest Rangers? Egyptologist? Miners? Treasure Hunters? (idk lmao)

Yamabuki

Sengoku/Minami Magician

Akutsu/Dan  Takoyaki Vendors

Muromachi/Nitobe/Kita Delivery Guys

Higashikata Chemist/scientist

St. Rudolph

Mizuki Construction Worker

Yuuta Programmer(?) Digital Nomad(?)

Akazawa Potter

Kisarazu/Yanagisawa Traffic Enforcer

Kaneda/Nomura Stylists(?) Boutique Staff(?)

Can Badges are worth 440yen + tax, Acrylic Stand versions 660 yen +tax

These are sold random btw (but by school).. only max 10 pcs allowed per purchased

I want them all

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Who are all your favorites from all the teams? ^^

hi anon!! not doing any shinteni teams because i don’t keep up with it, & not doing the u17 high schoolers because i honestly don’t remember all that much about them. ANYWAY! i do really love all of the kids but i tried very hard to pick just one favourite from each team:

seigaku: fuji

hyoutei: atobe

rikkai: seiichi

shitenhouji: shiraishi (big shocker, i know)

rokkaku: saeki

higa: hirakoba

yamabuki: akutsu (sengoku if you don’t count akutsu since he left)

st. rudolph: yuuta

fudomine: kamio

honourable mentions: momo, marui, kenya, kin-chan, jirou, ann

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Prince of Tennis (2019) Characters

This list was made based on the Chinese and Japanese Wikipedia entries for Prince of Tennis (2019), and the Dramawiki for the names of most of the actors. Please let me know if you spot any mistakes/ have any more to add!

Legend: [CHN Character name] [Name in Chinese characters] (Actor): Original JPN Name Names with readings I'm not sure of are in italics

Yu Qing 育青 / Seishun Academy

Lu Xia 路夏 (Peng Yu Chang): Echizen Ryoma

Mu Siyang 穆司陽 (Xie Bin Bin): Tezuka Kunimitsu

Qiao Chen 喬晨 (Dong Li): Momoshiro Takeshi

Chi Dayong 池大勇 (Zhu Zhi Ling): Oishi Shuichiro

Zhuo Zhi 卓治 (Zhang Yi Jie): Fuji Syusuke

Tang Jiale 唐佳樂 (Xu Ke): Kikumaru Eiji

Yan Zhiming 嚴智明 (Li He): Inui Sadaharu

He Xinglong 賀興隆 (Fan Lin Feng): Kawamura Takashi

Zhang Baiyang 張百揚 (Wu Xu Dong): Kaidoh Kaoru

Qi Ying 齐瑛 (Song Yi Ren): Ryuzaki Sakuno

Peng Shang 彭湘 (Lu Jia): Osakada Tomoka

Huang Jing 黃靖 (Yu Kai Ning): Combination of Arai, Sasabe, etal

Ma Xiuwen 馬修文 (Zhang Ke Yuan)

A Mu 阿穆 (Li Jun Zheng)

Qi Na 齐娜 (He Jia Yi): Ryuzaki Sumire

Lu Xiangqian 路向前 (Wu Qi Jiang): Echizen Nanjiroh

Hao Dahe 郝大河 (Jin Yu Bo):  Yamato Yudai

Yu Hang 育航 / Gyokurin

Bu Zhongchuan 钟歩川 (Jin Hao Chen): Fukawa Kimiyoshi

Wu Quan 吴泉 (Zhang Hang [YOUNG-G]): Izumi Tomoya

Yu Feng 玉峰 / Fudoumine:

Xu Ziping 徐子平 (Chen Shang Ze): Tachibana Kippei

Yan Jiang 燕江 (Wang Yong Feng): Sakurai Masaya

Shi Tienan 旋铁男 (Yang Chen Yi): Ishida Tetsu

Sima Yiwu 司马亦武 (Kong Chui Nan): Ibu Shinji

Shen Weiming 申伟明 (Liu Cheng Lin): Kamio Akira

Chen Desen 陈德森 (Gu Yu): Mori Tatsunori

Wei Kefei 韦克飞 (Ming Peng): Uchimura Kyosuke

Xu Xingzi 徐杏子 (Sun Jia Yu): Tachibana An

Xing Yao 星耀 / Hyotei Academy

Ji Jingwu 纪景梧 (Ren Yan Kai): Atobe Keigo

Hua Chonghong 华崇宏 (Yu An): Kabaji Munehiro

Hu Liangliang 胡亮亮 (Yang Ze): Shishido Ryo

Song Ci 宋慈 (Shi Zi Xun): Akutagawa Jiroh

You Shixing 游世星 (Fan Xiao Dong): Oshitari Yuushi

Yue Yang 岳阳 (Gao Xin): Mukahi Gakuto

Ji Nuo 吉诺 (Jiang Xin Qi): Hiyoshi Wakashi

Feng Zhiyuan 冯志远 (Jin Zhong Xi): Ootori Choutaro

Coach Fu 付教錬 (Tian Jia Da): Sakaki Tarou

No. 3 (Shisan) High School 市三 / Yamabuki

Ya Jiuxin 亚久辛 (Wang Yan Yang): Akutsu Jin

Shen Qianshi 沈千石 (Lou Ming): Sengoku Kiyosumi

Nan Jianzhi 南建知 (Liu Yu Feng): Minami Kentarou

Tan Yitai 谭一泰 (Huang Xing Yuan): Dan Taichi

Fang Yadong 方亚东 (Peng Gang): Higashikata Masami

Ma Lintao 马林涛 (Zhang Yuan Kun): Muramachi Tohji

Coach Tian 田教練 (Hong Wei): Banda Mikiya

Chen Huijing 陳慧敬 (Yang Cai Ying): Akutsu Sayuri

Guo Zi 國子 / St. Rudolph

Zhuo Yu 卓宇 (Zhao Zi Qi): Fuji Yuuta

Guan Yue 关岳 (Lan Bo): Mizuki Hajime

Qiao Ze 乔泽 (Liu Ming Kai): Akazawa Yoshiro

Ling Tian 梁田 (Jerry Chang): Kaneda Ichiro

Liu Zecheng 刘泽成 (Tang Xiang En): Yanagisawa Shinya

Qin Yifei 秦一婓 (Deng Zhi Yuan): Kisarazu Atsushi

No. 6 (Di Liu) 第六 / Rokkaku

Kui Jian 奎建 (Lei Ming): Aoi Kentaro

Yu Zifeng 余子风 (Fu Yan Zhang): Kurobane Harukaze

Lin Xiyan 林希彦 (Yao Jun Zhe): Itsuki Marehiko

Tian Ye 田野 (Wang Hao Yu): Amane Hikaru

Zuo Xiaohu 左小虎 (Li Zheng Jun): Saeki Kojiro

Mu Jinliang 穆金亮 (Zhai Xu): Kisarazu Ryo

Liu Muyun/Mr. Six 劉牧雲/六爷 (Hou Tong Jiang): Oji

Hai Guang 海广 / Rikkaidai

Bai Shiting 白市廷 (Ren Yun Jie): Yukimura Seiichi

Tian Zilong 田子龙 (Xiang Yun Long): Sanada Genichiro

Ke Jie 柯杰 (Tan Xu): Jackal Kuwahara

Liu Lian 柳濂 (Wang Yi Bo): Yanagi Renji

Jin Wentai 金文太 (Cao Jun Xiang): Marui Bunta

Yuan Chi 袁驰 (Shen Qi): Kirihara Akaya

Wang Yaren 王雅人 (Xu Rui Lin): Nioh Masaharu

Lu Sheng 吕胜 (Li Shu Ren): Yagyuu Hiroshi

Ying Cai 英才 / Ginka

Xiang Jingtian 向静天 (Chen Peng Wan Li): Fukushi Michiru

Chen Dahai 陈大海 (Ma Wenchao)

Lin Ye 林叶 (An Zi Yang)

Other Characters

Sha Sha 沙莎 (Liu Yong Xi): Shiba Saori

Li Na 李娜 (Li Na) [Bookstore owner]

Jiang 姜 (Jiang Shang): Tatsugoro [Racquet repair man]

*(2020.03.11) Fixed typo on Bai Shiting's actor name. Thanks to @tsunaminh for pointing it out!

*(2020.03.16) Fixed Ji Nuo's name! Thanks to @rlkkai for pointing it out!

*(2020.04.08) Fixed typo in Lu Xiangqian's name

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Hi, there. Since we are in midst of pandemic, can we have each school (or at least, Seigaku) on how they handle the pandemic? Thankies😬

Sure!! I'll do the schools!

Seigaku: When the pandemic was announced, they were in a training camp. They can't leave. They spend their time training, playing board games, card games, go fishing. Eiji, Momo and Echizen are always asking: "Can we go back now?!" Oishi tries to calm them down, Fuji and Tezuka spend most of their free time reading, Inui is creating new juices and Kaidoh trains some more

Hyotei: Atobe picked all of his teammates and took them to a fancy mansion. They're free to do whatever they want, the only rules are: Follow the training routine and don't leave the place

Rikkai: They're taking it like champs thanks to Reiji's advices and Sanada-Yukimura convo: "Follow our rules or perish". Marui is worried about his sweets because he's eating even more but doesn't want to go outside and buy more. Kirihara is desperate but is afraid of Sanada so he just lays down and cry

Shiten: They are calm, the only problem is Kin-chan so Shiraishi has to keep more than his 2 eyes on him. Kenya and Chitose help Shiraishi. Zaizen is worried his blog is becoming kinda boring and repetitive. Koharu and Yuuji are writing new jokes. Gin is perfect, more time to train his soul!

Rokkaku: They are sad they can't go to their little beach hut, but they don't want to risk Oji

St. Rudolph: They are not allowed to visit their families so they're a little bit sad. Mizuki tries to make them forget the situation with training. Yuuta is texting his borther a lot more

Yamabuki: Jin does not believe in the virus, but if Dan tells him to take all precautions he listens to him. Sengoku wants to go out asap, he may be loosing his hair a little bit

[ydotome]

Just kidding. I train hard regularly so I'm always ready for days like these. I don't want Adachi to see me out of shape. - 30-sai made Doutei dato Mahoutsukai ni Nareru Rashii - Episode 3

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Tenipuri Party: Fuji Shuusuke profile translation

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In the absence of an official English version, this translation is intended to help those who can’t read the material in the original language. Please support Tenipuri by getting your own copy of this book - it is worth it! There are various ways of purchasing it even for those not living in or visiting Japan.

The pictures I have included in this post do not show full pages.

On the translation: I’m aiming for a more direct, “Japanese-sounding” translation to share the mood of the content more as it is. This will probably cause some sentences to appear weird in English.

On Fuji’s style of speech: he uses a lot of little additions that soften the tone, and most of them are pretty hard to include in English. In general his style of speech is a balance of casual but polite.

I’m still working on Japanese, so there might be mistakes. Please let me know if you spot any translation errors so I can fix them here!

Fuji Shuusuke

U-17 Japan representative player, middle schooler Seishun Gakuen Middle-school player

Towards the distant sky, reflected in the mind’s eye --  A noble youth, soaring like a refreshing breeze

Message

“This kind of wonderful placement… it’s rare to get to taste it. Everyone, thank you so much. I’ll have to meet those expectations. (*1) Following the guidepost that I have made myself… I swear I’ll advance to greater heights. I’ll definitely show a new scenery to you too.”

Extra prize: a surprise box decorated with memorable photos “There are even balloons attached to it. An exciting, heart-warming gift. The music box’s tune was to my liking, too.”

Profile

[DATA] Middle-school 3rd year / February 29 (Pisces) / Blood type B / 167 cm / 53 kg / Right-handed

Special techniques: Tsubame gaeshi, Higuma otoshi, Hakugei, Kagerou tsutsumi, Houou gaeshi, Kirin otoshi, Hakuryuu, Hecatoncheires no monban, Hoshi hanabi, Closed eye (*2),  Aoi fubuki, Hikari kaze 

Play style: Counter puncher

Family: Father, mother, older sister, younger brother

Father’s occupation: company employee (foreign company)

Hobbies: Collecting cacti, photography

Favourite saying: What is important is invisible to the eye 

Favourite color: Beige

Favourite foods: All spicy foods, 100% apple juice

Favourite book: Travel journals, travel photo books

Favourite music: Celtic music

Preferred type of person: A person who smells like flowers

Preferred date spot: An observatory where you can see stars clearly

Most wanted thing right now: Stimulus (*3)

Weakness: Sour things

Elementary school: Seishun Dai Daisan Elementary School

Committee: Graduation album committee

Strong subjects: Classics

Weak subjects: Science

Often-visited place in school: Photography room

Uses allowance on: Taking care of cacti

Skills beyond tennis: Winter sports, recognising constellations

His routines during tournaments: Drinking coffee from all over the world, contacting his brother

Favourite anniversary: Birthday of the person he likes

Preferred travel destination: Salar de Uyuni on a night with shooting stars

Present for a special person: A ring made of flowers

Scenes

For Fuji-senshu, who had specialised in counter tennis, a certain incident at the U-17 camp became an impetus for an awakening. (*4) Making the Critical wind ‘Aoi fubuki’ his new weapon, he changed his style greatly into offensive tennis.

(Quotes on pictures:) “Tensai Fuji Shuusuke.” “Now, shall we go one more time…” “Was there this kind of an tensai sleeping in Seigaku?” “This team reaching the nationals championship, that’s my wish!” “Game and set… won by Fuji Shuusuke…” “Critical wind ‘Aoi fubuki’” “One of the Critical winds, ‘Hikari kaze’” “I’ve already stopped playing just defensive tennis.”

Sparked by a certain oath, I began to aim for my own guidepost

Currently, both among fans and people involved, Fuji-senshu’s change to offensive tennis has become a topic of discussion. Was there some impetus for this?

An impetus? Well… I exchanged private oaths with a certain person - is all I think I’ll say here. Fufu.

An oath...? Please give us at least a hint!

Well, just a little, then… Before, I used to draw out the opponent’s strongest skills, felt the thrill of defeating them with a counter, and enjoyed myself like that. But in the end, that depended on the opponent. The guideposts you need to traverse on mountains, you have to find by yourself - that is what I understood.

About Fuji-senshu’s new technique, “Hikari kaze”. How are you able to react like that?

By ascertaining the opponent’s muscle movements and breathing, the moment that information is intracerebrally linked as an image, it’s as if time stops and all noises and the scenery of your surroundings disappear - only the trajectory of the shot the opponent has hit emerges as an signpost of light. So, from now on too, I will follow the guidepost I’ve found by myself, and am aiming to go beyond my limits.

Then, to finish, your objective from here on out is… eh, you already talked about that just now, didn't you?

Yes. I determined the next question before it was asked, and responded to it.

As expected of the prodigy Fuji. You got me there.

Message for Fuji Shuusuke

I thought you seem like you’d be popular with the girls. Alles gute! (Bismarck)

Congratulatiooons! By the way, show me your homework for the report next week ☆ (Kikumaru)

I made a lot of wasabi sushi as congratulations, so please eat them. (Kawamura)

I need to update my data. Congratulations. (Inui)

As expected, Fuji. Next time, let’s play until we are satisfied. (Tezuka)

It’s not something anyone can do. My respects. (Kaidou)

Congratulations Fuji-senpai! I won’t lose next time! (Momoshiro)

Not bad. But, please be prepared that I’ll snatch that from you one of these days. (Echizen)

Hooray! Should we take a memorial photo with everyone! (Ooishi)

I’m amazed. I feel like I’ve caught a glimpse of your hidden inner strength. (Duke)

Congratulations, you are the pride of Japan. (Noa)

Party talk

Q: What was your family’s reaction to the placement this time? A: I think my sister said ‘as expected of my little brother’. Yuuta… He was here, so I’ll ask right now. Hey, Yuuta --!

Q: Th-that bright red food…? A: I wanted to taste even more wonderful, stimulating foods. What about you?

Q: The singing performance just now was lovely! A: Being the first to go on the stage… it was thrilling and fun. (*5)

Q: Who have you talked with, and what was the topic? A: Member of staff, Oliver-san taught me about places near the tournament venue where you can see the starry sky well.

Q: During the sideshow, you took a picture of the audience, didn’t you. A: Because it’s rare to see Tezuka making that kind of an expression.

Q: Is there anything that has piqued your interest in the venue? A: That flower stand with cacti, I wonder which country it’s from… Tube?

History

Age 0 February 29 Birth

Age 4 After napping with Yuuta, is frightened by Yuuta who saw a bad dream and tears up

Age 8 Goes out sea bathing with Yuuta and Saeki

Age 9 Gets a camera from grandfather, starts taking pictures Is deeply impressed by the form of a swallow (tsubame) found in an aquarium

Age 12 March Graduates from Seishun Dai Daisan Elementary School

April Enters Seishun Gakuen Middle School Division Plays against Tezuka, is not satisfied

August Goes to Kawamura's house for the first time, wasabi sushi is made for him

December After Yuuta ran away from home, searches for him all through the night in the snow

Age 13 March The extremely spicy food he makes at gratitude-party is unpopular

April Proceeds to second year in middle school

June During the athletic festival cavalry battle, has a showdown against Tezuka (unsettled)

July Is scouted at his older sister's commemorative publication autograph signing party

February Succeeds(?) in a triple spin jump at the neighbourhood skating rink

Age 14 April Proceeds to third year in middle school Kikumaru, now in the same class, comes over to play for one consecutive week

May Start of the Tokyo Prefectural District Preliminaries Plays against Gyokurin in the quarterfinals, wins against Nakano in S1 Advances to the Semi-Finals November Plays against Mizunofuchi in the semifinals, wins against Egawa, Yamanishi pair in D2 Plays against Fudomine in the finals, defeated by Ishida-Sakurai pair in D2 by forfeit Wins the Tokyo Prefectural District Preliminaries championship, has a celebration at "Kawamura Sushi"

June Start of the Tokyo Prefectural Tournament Plays against Kamata in the Third Round, wins against Ishizaki in S3 Plays against Akiyama Third in the Fourth Round, wins against Morishima-Nishikawa pair in D2 Plays against St. Rudolph in the quarterfinals, wins against Mizuki in S2 Plays games with Yuuta who came to stay at home, loses Plays against Yamabuki in the Finals, defeated by Nitobe-Kita pair in D2 Wins the Tokyo Prefectural Tournament championship

July Start of the Kantou Tournament Plays against Hyoutei in the first round, wins against Akutagawa in S2 Bowling tournament with the Regulars Plays against Rokkaku in the semifinals, wins against Saeki-Itsuki pair in D1

July 27 Plays against Rikkai in the finals, wins against Kirihara in S2 Wins the Kantou Tournament championship Beach volleyball tournament during the joint training camp with Rokkaku

August 11 During a practice match with Tachibana, his Triple Counters are broken

August 17 Start of the National Tournament Plays against Higa in the second round, wins against Hirakoba-Chinen pair in D2

August 19 Plays against Shitenhouji in the semifinals, defeated by Shiraishi in S3 Participates in the yakiniku battle, drinks Aozu and drops out

August 23 Plays against Rikkai in the finals, wins against Niou in S2 Wins the National Tournament championship Is inspired when visiting a hollyhock gallery with Kawamura

October Is invited to an amusement park by a student whom he saved from groping, but declines

November Participates in the U-17 training camp Wins against Yuuta in the “friendly fire” matches The restaurant’s tabasco runs out, a restriction for use is put in place Plays against Tezuka who is leaving Japan, swears three things

December On the overseas training camp right before the U-17 world cup, faints from eating Akuto meshi at the pick-up tournament In Australia, enjoys coffees from all countries with Jackal U-17 pre-world cup begins Plays against Germany in the first match, wins against Bismarck-Siegfried pair U-17 world cup begins Plays against Australia on the second round of the qualifying league, wins against Mac-Milky pair in D1 Japan is qualified to play in the championship tournament

What I most want to photograph now is Australia’s starry night sky

During the camp and on off days, what do you do for a change of pace?

I guess the main one would be taking pictures. Especially on an overseas trip like this, taking a lot of pictures of sights I don’t usually see arouses my creativity.

Since coming to Australia, what kind of pictures have you taken?

When you go a bit outwards, there’s a desert, so I’ve taken a lot of pictures of cacti. But though you may say “cacti” in one word, there are tall ones, types that have a form that is round like a tennis ball, and so on - there are many different kinds. Besides that, I took pictures of koalas. Tanegashima-san recommended a good place to me… I could even hold them in my arms, so I had fun. What I’m thinking I most want to photograph next is the starry sky. Since it’s the Southern hemisphere, the scenery of the night sky totally differs from the sky in Japan. The Southern Cross, or capturing the Milky Way - I’d really like to take such pictures.

Do you show the pictures you take to someone?

I often send them to family and friends. I sent a lot of pictures of the koalas to my brother Yuuta, fufufu. It seems my sister likes cacti of weird shapes.

I think the fans also really want to see Fuji-san’s pictures.

I brought many with me today, so sure. I’d be happy if people would like them.

Photo

In Australia When I find the time within the U-17 tournament, I take pictures little by little. Don’t you think this koala looks like Yuuta?

Cacti We often go for walks together. Even if it’s a familiar scenery, it becomes fun when cacti are around. 

Family trip A camera is a magical tool that can cut out a scene that will not happen again. I can’t miss doing that when I’m traveling.

Fashion

Fuji really likes knits! Are you wearing the hat with ears that I gave you? (Kikumaru)

I’m not that interested, but protection against cold is important. It’s good to warm your body properly with a stole. (Ochi)

“I guess I wear a lot of clothes in white or beige. Especially in winter, I choose clothes that don’t clash with the snowy scenery.”

“After all, the feel when wearing something is important. Clothes with natural, smooth feeling materials are to my liking.”

Before, he used to wear things like shorts a lot, but it seems that’s not the case anymore. (Saeki)

Room

I’m aiming for a room with a Nordic taste Since around autumn, when I’ve had the time I’ve been changing the design little by little. I found an antique lamp, and I think I want to establish unity by using Nordic furniture. Next to my cacti, plants I got from Yukimura and Shiraishi have joined the group.

TN:

*1 Or “respond to those feelings.”

*2 Furigana says “closed eye”, but the kanji is actually for “kokoro no hitomi”, mind’s eye.

*3 "Shigeki": stimulus, impetus, incentive, encouragement, motivation, provocation, excitement, thrill.

*4 Literally enlightenment, spiritual awakening, opening one’s eyes to the truth.

*5 It’s not clear whether he is talking about himself, and I haven’t read the overall story yet, so this is my assumption.

[kiriharas]

New Prince of Tennis Birthday list

I haven’t seen a birthday list that’s been updated with the world cup players so I wanted to show them some love and put one together! Please note that this is manga only.

Most recent update: 04/04/2021 [CONTAINS HYOUTEI/RIKKAI FANBOOK SPOILERS] (A character’s bday changed, added Sakurai’s old bday, red highlights senpai has a name now, fixed a typo)

January

2 - Dan Taichi (Yamabuki) 3 - Kabaji Munehiro (Hyoutei) 3 - Mouri Jusaburou (Japanese U-17) 5 - Suzuki Shun (Japanese U-17) 14 - Ryuzaki Sakuno (Seigaku) 15 - Shiranui Tomoya (Higa) 18 - Leon Wakefield (English U-17) 23 - Dodo Obando (American U-17) 25 - Ishida Gin (Shitenhouji) 28 - Richard Sakata (St. Icarus) 31 - Hermes Kounellis (Greek U-17)

February

1 - Duke Watanabe (Japanese U-17) 3 - Koishikawa Kenjirou (Shitenhouji) 5 - Kaji Kazena (Japanese U-17) 7 - Liliadent Krauser (Nagoya Seitoku) 8 - Fuwa Tetsuhito (Japanese U-17) 9 -  Murata Hiramasa (Japanese U-17) 13 - Noah Dorgias (Australian U-17) 14 - Ootori Choutarou (Hyoutei) 16 - Apollon Stephanopoulos (Greek U-17) 17 - Habu Itto (Midoriyama) 18 - Fuji Yuuta (St. Rudolph) 19 - Suzuki Yasuharu (Ginka) 22 - Ralph Rhinehart (American U-17) 24 - Jonathan St. Georges (French U-17) 28 - Nomura Takuya (St. Rudolph) 29 - Fuji Shusuke (Seigaku)

March

2 - Katou Kachiro (Seigaku) 3 - Hirakoba Rin (Higa) 4 - QP (German U-17) 5 - Yukimura Seiichi (Rikkaidai) 6 - Watanabe Osamu (Shitenhouji’s Coach) 7 - Kimijima Ikuto (Japanese U-17) 10 - Karupin (Ryouma’s Cat) 14 - Sakaki Tarou (Previously May 24th, since 23.5) (Hyoutei’s Coach) 16 - Kurobe Yukio (Japanese U-17′s Coach) 17 - Oshitari Kenya (Shitenhouji) 19 - A. Frankensteiner (German U-17) 21 - Tachibana An (she may have another birthday stated in a game? citation needed lol) (Fudomine) 25 - Kadowaki Satoru (Makinofuji) 26 - Matsudaira Chikao (Japanese U-17) 29 - Arai Masashi (Seigaku) 31 - Matsudaira Chikahiko (Japanese U-17)

April

1 - Tooyama Kintaro (Shitenhouji) 2 - Akutsu Jin (Yamabuki) 3 - Peter Lambiel (Swiss U-17) 4 - Tamagawa Yoshio (Previously September 23 in Tenipuri Party, updated in Rikkai Club Guide STRENGTH) (Rikkaidai)  7 - Mizuno Katsuo (Seigaku) 9 - Oliver Philips (American U-17) 10 - Tashiro Masahiro (Ginka) 11 - Hirari Tonpei (Japanese U-17) 12 - Zeus Iliopoulos (Greek U-17) 14 - Shiraishi Kuranosuke (Shitenhouji) 15 - Shudo Satoshi (Rokkaku) 16 - Clive Miller (American U-17) 17 - Osakada Tomoka (Seigaku) 18 - Mouri Tatsunori (Fudomine) 20 - Marui Bunta (Rikkaidai) 23 - M. Nobuteru (Tube Republic U-17) 25 - Don Pacino (American U-17) 27 - Toono Atsukyo (Japanese U-17) 29 - Edgard Delacroix (French U-17) 30 - Oishi Shuichiro (Seigaku)

May

5 - Akutagawa Jirou (Hyoutei) 5 - Todoroki Goro (Japanese U-17) 11 - Kaidou Karou (Seigaku) 14 - Orion Stephanopoulos (Greek U-17) 15 - Takei Toshio (Japanese U-17) 15 - Ushida Tetsuo (Murigaoka) 21 - Sanada Genichirou (Rikkaidai) 21 - Aragaki Kouichi (Higa) 25 - Alexander Amadeus (Swiss U-17) 27 - Mizuki Hajime (St. Rudolph) 28 - Minamoto Takuma (Midoriyama) 29 - Tanegashima Shuuji (Japanese U-17)

June

1 - Red highlights senpai a.k.a. Yuuki Kazuki (Hyoutei)   3 - Inui Sadaharu (Seigaku) 4 - Yanagi Renji (Rikkaidai) 7 - Albert Federer (Swiss U-17) 10 - Tsuta Akane (Midoriyama) 13 - Prince Ludovic Chardard (French U-17) 15 - Fukushi Michiru (Ginka) 19 - Leopold Camus de Charpentier (French U-17) 20 - Milky Millman (Australian U-17) 24 - Mutsu Yuuma (Japanese U-17) 25 - Mutsu Yuuho (Japanese U-17) 26 - Konomi Takeshi (Mangaka) 28 - Miyako Shinobu (Japanese U-17) 29 - Chinen Hiroshi (Higa)

July

1 - Timothée Moreau (French U-17) 2 - Kiko Balentien (American U-17) 3 - Minami Kentarou (Yamabuki) 3 - Urayama Shiita (Rikkaidai) 4 - Byoudouin Houou (Japanese U-17) 6 - Banda Mikiya (Yamabuki’s Coach) 6 - Rocky Meredith (American U-17) 14 - Nakagauchi Sotomichi (Japanese U-17) 15 - Charlie Palmer (English U-17) 17 - Mifune Nyuudou (Japanese U-17′s Coach) 18 - Ikeda Masaya (Seigaku) 18 - Sakurai Masaya (Previously July 1 in 20.5, updated in 40.5) (Fudomine) 19 - Ban Rikiya (Japanese U-17) 20 - Zaizen Hikaru (Shitenhouji) 20 - Taira Yoshiyuki (Japanese U-17) 23 - Momoshiro Takeshi (Seigaku) 24 - Kitamura Wataru (Midoriyama) 25 - Chitose Miyuki (Shitenhouji) 26 - Kita Ichiuma (Yamabuki) 27 - Tokugawa Kazuya (Japanese U-17) 28 - Michael Bismarck (German U-17) 29 - J. J. Dorgias (Australian U-17) 30 - Daimaru Daikichi (Shishigaku)

August

3 - Akazawa Yoshirou (St. Rudolph) 3 - Date Danji (Japanese U-17) 4 - Migihashi Itarou (Japanese U-17) 6 - Hakamada Izou (Japanese U-17) 7 - Tsuuge Ryuuji (Japanese U-17′s Coach) 8 - Ryuuzaki Sumire (Seigaku’s Coach) 8 - Nitobe Inakichi (Yamabuki) 9 - Thalatta Heracles (Greek U-17) 10 - Jürgen Borisovic Volk (German U-17) 13 - Tenjin Kousuke (Japanese U-17) 15 - Tachibana Kippei (Fudomine) 15 - Ochi Tsukimitsu (Japanese U-17) 24 - Tristan Bardot (French U-17) 25 - Vulcan Lartius (Greek U-17) 26 - Kamio Akira (Fudomine) 27 - Yujirou Kai (Higa) 28 - Kirajou Jirei (Uekawa Uni Golf) 31 - Itsuki Marehiko (Rokkaku)

September

1 - Doumoto Gouki (Ginka) 1 - Oswal Delon (French U-17) 3 - Jean Fitzgerald (Australian U-17) 4 - Saitou Itaro (Japanese U-17′s Coach) 6 - Bill Hewitt (American U-17) 7 - Randy Pug (Swiss U-17) 10 - Higashikata Masami (Yamabuki) 11 - Hitoji Yuuji (Shitenhouji) 11 - Takase Masato (Midoriyama) 12 - Mukahi Gakuto (Hyoutei) 14 - Saotome Harumi (Higa’s Coach) 21 - Kuki Kiichi (Kakinoki) 22 - Dankmar Schneider (German U-17) 25 - Kirihara Akaya (Rikkaidai) 25 - Horio Satoshi (Seigaku) 29 - Shishido Ryou (Hyoutei) 29 - Kurobane Harukaze (Rokkaku)

October

1 - Saeki Kojirou (Rokkaku) 3 - Akiba Kouyou (Japanese U-17) 4 - Atobe Keigo (Hyoutei) 7 - Tezuka Kunimitsu (Seigaku) 12 - Mac McGregor (Australian U-17) 13 - Eric Paddington (English U-17) 15 - Oshitari Yuushi (Hyoutei) 19 - Yagyuu Hiroshi (Rikkaidai) 21 - Henri Nouvel III (Swiss U-17) 23 - Tanishi Kei (Higa) 26 - Oni Juujirou (Japanese U-17) 27 - Oomagari Ryuuji (Japanese U-17) 28 - Uchimura Kyosuke (Fudomine) 29 - Taki Haginosuke (Hyoutei) 29 - Ramon Crawford (Australian U-17) 31 - Muromachi Touji (Yamabuki)

November

1 - Hayashi Daisuke (Seigaku) 3 - Ibu Shinji (Fudomine) 3 - Kuwahara Jackal (Rikkaidai) 4 - Yamato Yuudai (Japanese U-17) 5 - M. Haruhata (Tube Republic U-17) 7 - Ojii (Rokkaku’s Coach) 8 - Alan Hopkins (American U-17) 8 - Kitazono Kotoha (Tsubakikawa) 9 - Kite Eishirou (Higa) 9 - Konjiki Koharu (Shitenhouji) 16 - Sasabe Junichi (Japanese U-17) 18 - Kawamura Takashi (Seigaku) 20 - Kisarazu Atsushi (St. Rudolph) 20 - Kisarazu Ryou (Rokkaku) 21 - Kiraku Yasuyuki (Midoriyama) 22 - Amane Hikaru (Rokkaku) 22 - Kongawa Junpei (Midoriyama) 25 - Sengoku Kiyosumi (Yamabuki) 28 - Kikumaru Eiji (Seigaku) 30 - Ishida Tetsu (Fudomine)

December

1 - Mitsuya Akuto (Japanese U-17) 2 - E. Siegfried (German U-17) 3 - Evangelos Papadopoulos (Greek U-17) 4 - Niou Masaharu (Rikkaidai) 5 - Hiyoshi Wakashi (Hyoutei) 7 - Irie Kanata (Japanese U-17) 9 - Yanagisawa Shinya (St. Rudolph) 9 - Washio Issa (Japanese U-17) 11 - Geisel Jackson (American U-17) 20 - Aoi Kentarou (Rokkaku) 23 - Echizen Ryouga (Spain U-17) 24 - Echizen Ryouma (Seigaku) 28 - Nishikiori Tsubasa (Yamabuki) 28 - Chris Hopman (Australian U-17) 29 - Hara Tetsuya (Japanese U-17) 30 - Bertie Borisovich Volk (German U-17) 31 - Kaneda Ichirou (St. Rudolph) 31 - Chitose Senri (Shitenhouji)

[fymyu]

Undoukai 2019 Actors

Red Team: 🔴   White Team: ⚪️   MC: ⚫️    Ouen: 🔵

Seigaku:

Echizen Ryoma: 🔴 - Akutsu Nichika 

Tezuka Kunimitsu: ⚪️ - Aoki Ryo

Oishi Shuichiro: 🔴 - Ezoe Takanori

Fuji Shushuke: ⚪️ - Minaki Ibu

Kikumaru Eiji: 🔴 - Taguchi Tsukasa

Inui Sadaharu: ⚪️ - Takenouchi Daisuke

Kawamura Takashi: 🔴 - Iwata Tomoki

Momoshiro Takeshi: 🔴 - Ookubo Tatsuki

Kaidoh Kaoru: ⚪️ - Nakajima Takuto 

Horio Satoshi:  🔵 - Ryuga

Kato Kachiro: 🔵 - Nakamigawa Toshiki

Mizuno Katsuo: 🔵 - Okuda Yumeto

Fudoumine:

Tachibana: ⚪️ - Aoki Soramu

Ibu Shinji: 🔴 - Kento

Kamio Akira: 🔴 - Izaki Ryuujiro

Ishida Tetsu: 🔴 - Nakamura Taro 

Uchimura Kyosuke: ⚪️ - Takane Masakai 

Mori Tatsunori: ⚪️ - Kobayashi Tatsuya 

St. Rudolph:

Mizuki Hajime: 🔴 - Miyagi Koudai

Fuji Yuuta: 🔴 (Only October 8th, 2019) - Ohara Kaiki 

Akazawa Yoshirou: ⚪️ - Nakao Kenya

Yanagisawa Shinya: ⚪️ - Ozeki Riku 

Kisarazu Atsushi: ⚪️ - Sato Yugo 

Nomura Takuya: 🔴 - Sagawa Daiki 

Yamabuki:

Sengoku Kiyosumi: 🔴 - Morita Touya

Akutsu Jin: ⚪️ - Kawakami Shota

Minami Kentarou: 🔴 - Kitagawa Naoya

Kita Ichiuma: ⚪️ - Aoki Jin

Nitobe Inakichi: ⚪️ - Tonoshirou Yuuma

Dan Taiichi: 🔵 - Sano Mashiro

Hyoutei:

Atobe Keigo: 🔴 - Miura Hiroki

Kabaji Munehiro: 🔴 - Yamaki Takanori

Oshitari Yuushi: 🔴 - Isaki Ikumi

Mukahi Gakuto: ⚪️ - Kitano Satsuki

Shishido Ryoh: ⚪️ - Kobayakawa Shunsuke 

Akutagawa Jirou: ⚪️ - Tamura Shougo

Hiyoshi Wakashi: ⚪️ - Utsumi Akiyoshi 

Taki Haginosuke: 🔴 - Yamazaki Shougo

Rikkai:

Yukimura Seiichi: ⚪️ - Tateishi Toshiki 

Sanada Genichirou: 🔴 - Tazuru Shogo

Yanagi Renji: ⚪️ - Isawa Takuma 

Niou Masaharu: 🔴 - Goto Dai 

Yagyuu Hiroshi: 🔴 - Osumi Yuta 

Kirihara Akaya: ⚪️ - Maeda Ryotaro

Marui Bunta: 🔴 - Oyabu Taka 

Kuwahara Jackal: ⚪️ - Kawasaki Yusaku 

Rokkaku:

Kentaro Aoi: 🔴 - Yashiro Takuya

Saeki Kojirou: ⚪️ - Futaba Kaname

Kisarazu Ryoh: ⚪️ - Sato Yugo

Amane Hikaru: 🔴 (Only October 8th, 2019) - Sakagaki Reiji 

Kurobane Harukaze: 🔴 - Hinata Kento 

Itsuki Marehiko: ⚪️ - Takagi Shinnosuke 

Shudou Satoshi: 🔴 - Chiba Kouta

Higa:

Kite Eishirou: ⚪️ - Kento Muto

Chinen Hiroshi: 🔴 - Raita

Kai Yuujirou: ⚪️ - Tsubasa Yoshizawa

Hirakoba Rin: 🔴 - Iwashiro Naoya

Tanishi Kei: ⚪️ - Makoto Takada

Shiranui Tomoya: 🔴 - Masashi Sonomura

Koichi Aragaki: 🔴 - Hiroaki Matsui

Shitenhouji:

Shiraishi Kuranosuke: 🔴 - Atsuki Mashiko

Tooyama Kintaro: ⚪️ - Raima Hiramatsu

Chitose Senri: ⚪️ - Koki Emoto

Oshitari Kenya: ⚪️ - Kouhei Chida

Zaizen Hikaru: ⚪️ - Ryouta Hirono

Ishida Gin: ⚪️ - Ippei Mori

Konjiki Koharu: 🔴 - Rikito Morita

Hitoji Yuuji: 🔴 - Tsubasa Yatsu

Kenjirou Koishikawa: 🔴 - Shutaro Ando

Watanabe Osamu: ⚫️ - Sato Masaki

[tenipurigoods]

Hyotei vs Rikkai Game of Future POP SHOP @ OIOI -Dash & Work Experience-

Duration: January 29 to February 8, 2021 | February 12 to 21, 2021 Venue: Ikebukuro OIOI | Hakata OIOI Online Preorder: January 29, 2021 Release Date: April 2021

Trading Can Badge -DASH- (Hyotei)

Price: 440 yen  Size: 57 mm Characters: Atobe, Oshitari, Shishido, Mukahi, Jirou, Kabaji, Ootori, Hiyoshi and Taki

Trading Can Badge -DASH- (Rikkai)

Price: 440 yen Size: 57 mm Characters: Yukimura, Sanada, Yanagi, Niou, Yagyuu, Marui, Jackal, Kirihara and Tamagawa

Trading Acrylic Keyholder -DASH- (Hyotei)

Price: 660 yen Size: 60 mm Characters: Atobe, Oshitari, Shishido, Mukahi, Jirou, Kabaji, Ootori, Hiyoshi and Taki

Trading Acrylic Keyholder -DASH- (Rikkai)

Price: 660 yen Size: 60 mm Characters: Yukimura, Sanada, Yanagi, Niou, Yagyuu, Marui, Jackal, Kirihara and Tamagawa

Acrylic Stand -DASH- (Hyotei)

Price: 1320 yen Size: 100 x 140 mm Characters: Atobe, Oshitari, Shishido, Mukahi, Jirou, Kabaji, Ootori, Hiyoshi and Taki

Acrylic Stand -DASH- (Rikkai)

Price: 1320 yen Size: 100 x 140 mm Characters: Yukimura, Sanada, Yanagi, Niou, Yagyuu, Marui, Jackal, Kirihara and Tamagawa

Clear File-DASH- 

Price: 440 yen Size: A4 Lineup: Hyotei, Rikkai

Linking Acrylic Charm

Price: 550 yen Size: 6 x 4 cm Characters: Atobe, Oshitari, Mukahi, Kabaji, Yukimura, Sanada, Yanagi, Marui and Jackal

Mask Case Set

Price: 1100 yen Size: 10.5 cm x 20 cm

Tennis Ball Sable with Diecut Magnet (Hyotei)

Price: 935 yen Size: 11.5 cm x 16.3 cm x 3 cm Characters: Atobe, Oshitari, Shishido, Mukahi, Jirou, Kabaji, Ootori, Hiyoshi and Taki Contents: 4 pcs chocolate sables, 1 random diecut magnet

Tennis Ball Sable with Diecut Magnet (Rikkai)

Price: 935 yen Size: 11.5 cm x 16.3 cm x 3 cm Characters: Yukimura, Sanada, Yanagi, Niou, Yagyuu, Marui, Jackal, Kirihara and Tamagawa Contents: 4 pcs chocolate sables, 1 random diecut magnet

Meat Senbei (Hyotei)

Price: 1080 yen Size: 22.3 cm x 13.2 cm x 4 cm Characters: Atobe, Oshitari, Shishido, Mukahi, Jirou, Kabaji, Ootori, Hiyoshi and Taki Contents: 1 bag meat crackers, 1 random big sticker

Meat Senbei (Rikkai)

Price: 1080 yen Size: 22.3 cm x 13.2 cm x 4 cm Characters: Yukimura, Sanada, Yanagi, Niou, Yagyuu, Marui, Jackal, Kirihara and Tamagawa Contents: 1 bag meat crackers, 1 random big sticker

Trading Can Badge -Work Experience- (Seigaku)

Price: 440 yen Size: 57 mm Characters: Echizen, Tezuka, Oishi, Fuji, Inui, Kikumaru, Kawamura, Momoshiro and Kaidoh

Trading Can Badge -Work Experience- (Hyotei)

Price: 440 yen Size: 57 mm Characters: Atobe, Oshitari, Shishido, Mukahi, Jirou, Kabaji, Ootori and Hiyoshi

Trading Can Badge -Work Experience- (Rikkai)

Price: 440 yen Size: 57 mm Characters: Yukimura, Sanada, Yanagi, Niou, Yagyuu, Marui, Jackal and Kirihara

Trading Can Badge -Work Experience- (Higa)

Price: 440 yen Size: 57 mm Characters: Kite, Kai, Hirakoba, Chinen, Tanishi, Shiranui and Aragaki

Trading Can Badge -Work Experience- (Shitenhouji)

Price: 440 yen Size: 57 mm Characters: Shiraishi, Chitose, Konjiki, Hitouji, Kenya, Ishida, Zaizen and Tooyama

Trading Can Badge -Work Experience- (Fudomine)

Price: 440 yen Size: 57 mm Characters: Tachibana, Kamio, Ibu, Tetsu, Sakurai, Uchimura and Mori

Trading Can Badge -Work Experience- (Rokkaku)

Price: 440 yen Size: 57 mm Characters: Aoi, Saeki, Amane, Kurobane, Itsuki, Kisarazu and Shudo

Trading Can Badge -Work Experience- (Yamabuki)

Price: 440 yen Size: 57 mm Characters: Sengoku, Akutsu, Minami, Higashikata, Dan, Muromachi, Kita and Nitobe

Trading Can Badge -Work Experience- (St. Rudolph)

Price: 440 yen Size: 57 mm Characters: Mizuki, Yuuta, Akazawa, Atsushi, Yanagisawa, Kaneda and Nomura

Trading Acrylic Stand -Work Experience- (Seigaku)

Price: 660 yen Size: 60 x 80 mm Characters: Echizen, Tezuka, Oishi, Fuji, Inui, Kikumaru, Kawamura, Momoshiro and Kaidoh

Trading Acrylic Stand -Work Experience- (Hyotei)

Price: 660 yen Size: 60 x 80 mm Characters: Atobe, Oshitari, Shishido, Mukahi, Jirou, Kabaji, Ootori and Hiyoshi

Trading Acrylic Stand -Work Experience- (Rikkai)

Price: 660 yen Size: 60 x 80 mm Characters: Yukimura, Sanada, Yanagi, Niou, Yagyuu, Marui, Jackal and Kirihara

Trading Acrylic Stand -Work Experience- (Higa)

Price: 660 yen Size: 60 x 80 mm Characters: Kite, Kai, Hirakoba, Chinen, Tanishi, Shiranui and Aragaki

Trading Acrylic Stand -Work Experience- (Rikkai)

Price: 660 yen Size: 60 x 80 mm Characters: Shiraishi, Chitose, Konjiki, Hitouji, Kenya, Ishida, Zaizen and Tooyama

Trading Acrylic Stand -Work Experience- (Fudomine)

Price: 660 yen Size: 60 x 80 mm Characters: Tachibana, Kamio, Ibu, Tetsu, Sakurai, Uchimura and Mori

Trading Acrylic Stand -Work Experience- (St. Rudolph)

Price: 660 yen Size: 60 x 80 mm Characters: Mizuki, Yuuta, Akazawa, Atsushi, Yanagisawa, Kaneda and Nomura

Trading Acrylic Stand -Work Experience- (Rokkaku)

Price: 660 yen Size: 60 x 80 mm Characters: Aoi, Saeki, Amane, Kurobane, Itsuki, Kisarazu and Shudo

Trading Acrylic Stand -Work Experience- (Fudomine)

Price: 660 yen Size: 60 x 80 mm Characters: Sengoku, Akutsu, Minami, Higashikata, Dan, Muromachi, Kita and Nitobe

[nuisancehelicopter]

since im steeped in baseball hell anyway this is how i imagine the tenipuri boys as a baseball team

im gonna have to combine the teams to complete the 20-man roster needed for japanese highschool baseball.

okay i know this is supposed to be higa + st. rudolph BUT I LACKED TOO MANY PEOPLE so hyotei will now play baseball

TEAM 1 seigaku + fudomine

TEAM 2 rikkaidai + rokkaku

TEAM 3 shitenhouji + yamabuki

TEAM 4 HIGA + ST. RUDOLPH + HYOTEI

DEFENSE

Pitcher - Atobe, Kai, Yuuta, Choutaro

Catcher - Kite, Kaneda

1st Base - Kabaji, Oshitari

2nd Base - Hirakoba, Gakuto

3rd Base -   Yanagisawa, Shiranui

Shortstop - Atsushi, Shishido

Left Field - Hiyoshi, Atsushi

Center Field - Tanishi Kei, Akazawa

Right Field - Chinen, Jirou

Scout / Practice Pitcher: Mizuki

OFFENSE (Batting Order)

1 - Kite

2 - Hirakoba

3 - Hiyoshi

4 - Kabaji

5 - Tanishi Kei

6 - Atobe

7 - Atushi

8 - Yanagisawa

9 - Chinen

Pitchers:

Ace: Atobe, he just owns the mound and calls himself KING. Pitches 4 FB, crossfire FB, curveball, changeup. Decent strike zone control. Is intelligent on the mound and will remember and find every batter’s weakness. Works best with Kite since they both want to destroy morale of the opponent. Btw he’s not supposed to play baseball but he made a promise to his family to play baseball only until highschool. He sponsored a lot of improvements to their facilites.

Kai: pitches curveballs, sinkers, sliders, with nasty trajectories. Can’t throw a straight fastball to save is life.

Yuuta: Pitches 4FB, splitter, knuckleball

Choutaro: BLAZING 140+  KPH FASTBALLS 4 LYF. Doesn’t have control though so he’s mostly used for the surprise factor.

Captain: Kite, he’s aggressive, intelligent and will readily share his knowledge with anyone. He watches over his team’s health and is a guiding light as the captain. His Kamikakushi technique allows him to steal bases with ease

Vice Captain: Akazawa and Oshitari

Catcher: Kite, leans on aggressive game calling, good arm.

Kabaji: Cleanup, scary batter

Mizuki: He doesn’t make the team but he provides the vital info on other schools (ishida akira also voices DnA’S Nabe-chan)

 compression shirts color: mauve/royal violet/imperial violet

[seigaku9th-blog]

july 15th to july 23rd 2017 ➜ tenimyu’s seigaku VS rikkai

after years of dreaming, i finally had the chance to watch tenimyu in person. I saw VS rikkai 5 times within 1 week, and it still wasn’t enough! read on to hear my thoughts, my interactions with the actors & various other reports.

THE SHOW.

where to start. probably with how i started tearing up just from hearing the classic tennis ball sounds as the room is pitch black opening sequence.

the show started off with a rikkai number. they are. wonderful. i’m a HUUUGE fan of rikkai 2nd--they are my favorite rival team along with higa 2nd--so my expectations were set very high... but rikkai 3rd managed to reach them--and some of them completely surpassed my expectations. not even 5 minutes in, i was already blown away by their powerful singing voices.

seigaku’s opening number is a new song: and hikaru sings the second!! line!! In it, and god. GOD. each time he sang it, even after seeing the show 5 times, my hand would instinctively go up to my chest, i was just overwhelmed with emotion... the VOICE this boy has. mindblowing. i cannot wait for the DVD & OST of this show so i can add his new lines to my compilation of his singing. one of my friends, when we met during intermission of the first VS rikkai show she saw, the first thing she said was; SINCE WHEN CAN KAIDOH SING!?!??!? hehehe.

the ryoma VS kirihara match was amazing to watch. i feel like ryu is 50% genki & 50% motohisa, so i think everyone will be able to love him! he has the perfect attitude, demeanor and behavior down. his face is also very interesting to watch!! but what mostly amazed me about this match were nichika’s stunts during it. i had to go rewatch dori & yuuki’s performances to make sure i wasn’t exaggerating just how cool nichika was. i wasn’t. the way he knocks off his feet and falls each time kirihara hits his ankle is so believable and intense! it’s honestly scary! he did his stunts as intensely throughout the whole week. i’m really amazed by this kid. i really love kirihara+marui+jackal’s new song too, ruby eyes. it’s so catchy! it’s been 6 weeks and i could probably sing it off the top of my head still~

the hospital scene… i love how niou would touch yukimura’s shoulder or hair or fix his clothes when he walked in hehe. yukimura’s slow solo song following this scene was much longer than the one in previous seasons. and amazing. toshiki’s singing voice is incredibly powerful, heartfelt and beautiful. this was the only solo that consistently got an applause at the shows i went to. i’m really excited for everyone to get to hear his singing... his musical voice is MUCH better than his idol band thing voice. XD

rokkaku were always there to lighten the moood and make the crowd laugh. the banedabi higawari were especially funny... the best one was when bane-san turned into jijii... and i loved saeki’s solo!! kaname’s singing is sooo wonderful, it makes me especially excited to hear him sing The Best Song ever in VS higa.

D2: kaidoh+momo VS marui+jackal. this has always been one of my favorite matches in the anime, and i loved ikeoka & kamitsuru’s version of it as well!! i don’t think hikaru & jonathan have exactly as much chemistry as their 6th cast counterparts did, but their individual performances as kaidoh & momo are incomparable. kaidoh’s solo changed a little, with similar lyrics but a different rhythm & melody. i think they’re really adapting their musicals to let hikaru’s singing skills shine, which, god bless them. yusaku is an ADORABLE jackal, and his marui feels(tm) are exactly what i like to see. as for taka, i think he impressed everyone, marui fans or not. his performance is just SO much FUN!! he has amazing stage presence! marui has a solo song now... with backup vocals by jackal... i do wish it were a legit duet, but the song is just AMAZING, so i can live with it. take~ it~ easy~ take it take it easy~

D1: golden pair VS illusion pair! i was so happy to finally see sei-chan and yu play doubles together! they were so cute. yu is an angel. i really loved his performance throughout this whole show... and i can tell sei-chan is getting better by the minute! it’ll be fun to see him play singles soon. but i especially LOOOVED yuuta and dai’s performance. they are so fun to watch together, and amazing performers and singers. i’d normally be disappointed that they changed the petenshi song, as iconic as it was, but the new one is SO. MUCH. FUN!! they perform so many magic tricks/illusions during the song, and there’s some i still haven’t deciphered. it’ll probably look even cooler and even more convincing on DVD! and... ahem. excuse me for a second. *puts on I♥YAGYUU headband & rips off jacket to reveal I♥YUUTA shirt*. Yuuta Is. My Dream Yagyuu. ok that’s it thanks

S3: inui VS yanagi. data pair’s match was possibly my favorite part of the show. isawa really impressed me considering he was the member i was the most wary about when the cast was first announced... but he looks WONDERFUL in his yanagi costume and makeup, and his singing is beautiful. but sho... sho. oh man. i LOVE this guy. since we didn’t get to see much of him in VS rokkaku, i was really looking forward to seeing what he was capable of. and he certainly did not disappoint. i’m a very big fan of inui actors and inui himself has always been one of my top 3 favorite characters, so i always expect a lot. and sho did everything right. he is exactly what i want to see in an inui. i’ll be straight up: sho’s inui is my favorite inui. i feel like he combines every previous inui’s best traits: inagaki’s appearance, arai’s smile, teruma’s singing voice, ryosei’s charisma, basshi’s weird, arayan’s extra. and their cumulative love for kaidoh, tezuka, momo and ryoma. and cumulative sexy--*i am suddenly run over and cannot write anymore*

but seriously! sho has 2.5 solo songs during this match, and he performs all of them so well. his singing voice is LOVELY, and i feel like he is constantly improving. i also think he’s the best dancer in seigaku after yuu, which should make no sense considering his size? he emotes and acts so well, and i think he really understands the balance of calculating weirdo creep and impossibly kind, loving and emotionally perceptive goof that inui is made of.

also, as an OT4 shipper, i must mention that ryoma gets really intense cheering during this match, yelling DO YOUR BEST INUI SENPAI!!, that momo has the cutest reaction and hugest smile, legit fangirling, when a tired inui leans on his shoulder after the match, and...!! tenimyu finally included this scene from the anime, where kaidoh hands inui a towel and they smile at each other huhuhu... well, sho’s hand didn’t touch hikaru’s like how they do in the anime, but. close enough, right!!

S2: fuji VS kirihara!! fuuma was sooo pretty and threatening and soft-looking but scary-acting... i really enjoyed his solo. you have to give it to fuuma for being such a good actor and by that i mean convincing us that fuji is still in love with tezuka even if fuuma seems to be unable to stand yuuya LOL... the part where fuji loses his vision is also so much more convincing and heart tugging than it has ever been before. as mentioned earlier, ryu’s kirihara is a gem. i’m looking forward to seeing his performance at senshuraku on the DVD, since i could feel him improving with each show! at first, i wanted him to be a bit crazier/shriek more ((since that’s my favorite thing about anime kirihara & motohisa’s kirihara, beautiful crazy shrieking child)), but by the last show i saw, he had it down so well.

i couldn’t believe they hadn’t changed mou mayoi wa nai, sanayuki’s duet... i’m always conflicted between laughing or crying when it comes on... i was expecting an update with a modern tune with more romantic lyrics, but by the end, i learned to love it... because of toshiki and shogo’s singing, of course. they’re both amazingly talented. and look amazing together. and sound amazing. and have great chemistry. however, i think shogo was having a hard time adjusting to the deeper voice he’s been using as sanada, because he sounded very rough and sore by the 23rd? which led to toshiki singing even more powerfully during their duet on that day... it was wonderful.

S1: ryoma VS sanada! nichika has been growing, both physically and has a performer, so fast. he was a lot of fun to watch during this match... the best moment is when he does this 360 spin and his sweat forms a misty halo around him. that sounds very bad when written down doesn’t it. anyways. shogo is so intimidating and scary and manly as sanada!! it really surprised me since he’s so beautiful and cute out of costume!! i really love him. well, i love both actors, i love both characters, and i ship this pair, but god, isn’t this match always a little too long, be it manga, anime or musical? i found myself watching the benches a bit too often XD. until samurai comes on, of course! it was impossibly difficult to stay still each time it came on!! i had to sing & dance to it at the karaoke to get my love for this song out of my system between the shows i saw.

3rd season has been amazing from the beginning, and VS rikkai was no exception. i have nothing but positive thoughts, and am proud of every single actor. (but especially toshiki and sho, who’re my personal MVPs of the show. also hikaru’s legs)

THE ENCORE.

the encore is always SO much fun! I’m actually rather happy that they changed it to in my heart in time for me to go see tenimyu, because i can’t even do the bunbun moves properly in my living room... i don’t remember all the calls we got during the shows i went to, aside from yuuta’s laserbeam and shogo’s tarundoru. i was definitely shouting way too loudly during them... i was just so happy...

15th: i got WAAAY too lucky. during my first first FIRST ever show, i got a high touch from sho. I’ve always liked him, but the way his smile got so much wider, and his handsome face, and his kind eyes... i’m totally gone now... bye... that was honest to god my favorite and most heartfelt interaction with any actor after ikkei-san, sorry to all the other inuis and tezukas who actually held my hands and talked to me

right after sho high touched us, chiba ran by and had to jump to reach our hands and high touch us! It was so cute!! also yuuya ran by and i physically reeled away in fear

19th: when i was on the balcony for once, and had an alley seat, yuuta was slowly going thru the alley and looking, waving and thanking each of us, one by one. It was so sweet and so gentlemanly. he’s my favorite member of rikkai and i’m a huge fan of yagyuu, so i was super excited and happy. I think i yelled I LOVE YOU in my daze... i probably need to be banned from tenimyu

23rd: i got ANOTHER!! high touch from sho!! I was so happy!! and then!! yuuya too!! I saw this show with a friend who’s a big fan of tezuka, so we were both so excited ;_;

funnily enough, i didn’t get any high touches or interactions when i was in the 5th row, nor in the alley seat of the 3rd row... XD

THE AUDIENCE.

one particular aspect i didn’t expect to be so weirdly excited/traumatized about was the graduates sitting in the audience to watch the show. as we all know thanks to blog posts and selfies, there are past cast members who go see the tenimyu performances in tokyo almost every day. what i didn’t expect was to be so cursedly lucky about who would show up on the days i went...

15th: satsuki, akki, kohei, ogaken & kaminaga attended the matinée show. i wish i had noticed ogaken & kaminaga earlier since i’m a fan, but i couldn’t see them too well from my seat! but i did see satsuki and akki being SUPER into in my heart and being very dedicated to doing all the moves. so cute!

19th: hideya, ryosei, miura, ikumin & mikata attended this show. now. as you may or may not know. hideya is my #1 favorite actor ever. and i was very, very sad that i wouldn’t have any chance to see him during this trip. Well. imagine my reaction when he shows up on the one and only day where my seat was in balcony 1 rather than arena, in the row of seats right next to the one where the graduates always sit. actually i didn’t really have any visible reaction bcuz i was trying very hard to respect their privacy and not stare too much bUT!!! AH!! seeing ryosei again 3 days after meeting him was kinda funny. oh, miura is sooo cute and sooo pretty. he was sitting next to the other guest seats and was super friendly and chatty with those family members. at some point he leaned over the railing and looked so cute and childish… he also leaned over ikumin to whisper in ryosei’s ear which i thought was hilarious. poor ikumin. so unloved. but the funniest was how mikata kept talking and no one reacted or replied to him... hideya and ryosei were talking together pretty much the whole time, which made me VERY happy since i’m such a fan of the both of them, and also because inutezu. I also loved how they got the biggest reaction from the audience XD everyone is always polite and respectful and doesn’t bother the guests, but you could see everyone in the arena turning around to look at them and people whispering OMG HIDEYA OMG MIURA all around me wwww

20th: aibacchi attended this show! i didn’t know it was him until the blog posted pictures of him because he was wearing a face mask, hat and very plain clothes. i just figured it was a 1st season dude since even famous 2nd & 3rd actors rarely bother hiding their faces.

23rd: sana and masa attended this show!! oh my god. i was in the last row of the arena so they were right behind me. I was feeling very conflicted about how i had just paid 130$ to see sana from the 21st row of a theater, only for him to sit right behind me... masa & him NEVER stopped talking, it was kinda funny. classic sana becoming buds with everyone because he has no notion of respect or seniority. i actually thought masa was a 3rd season guy i wasn’t recognizing due to how friendly they were with each other!!!!! but now that i think about it, they were probably just gushing about how much they love yagyuu. me too, guys. during the encore, sana’s face was like (THIS) the entire time. so cute. yuuya went up to the two of them to bow & say thank you.

MISC.

just walking around TDC was so... emotional... walking around places i’ve seen in backstage videos for years... i felt silly because all my friends have been tenimyu veterans for years while i was freaking out so badly over everything that i couldn’t even finish my bowl of ramen okay actually i’ll blame that one on sho’s high touch a few minutes before

it was also really fun to go to all the shows with friends. back home, i only have one tenimyu buddy, and i feel like in general, a lot of fans are more fixated on 1st and/or 2nd season, so being able to talk about the actors and the shows with people who love tenimyu 3rd just as much as i do was so much fun!! thank you for the emotional support, hot gossip, gifts, restaurant visits & good times sam, emma, josie, tina, jillian, vivi & keiko 😭💕

CONCLUSION.

i’ll keep it simple. seeing VS rikkai 5 times wasn’t enough, and i’m already dying to see it again. oh, and i bought my plane tickets to go see VS higa in february already. so, yes, i guess that i did enjoy seeing tenimyu in person. ((it was the most wonderful experience of my entire life, even as an avid theater & concert goer. nothing could ever quite compare.))