Garden of Yukimura

Prince of Tennis fan. Yukimura Seiichi & Tezuka Kunimitsu appreciation blog. Writing in English for practice.

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I went to a collaboration café for The Prince of Tennis.The characters were wearing café staff uniforms, and they looked really coolThis collaboration featured Tezuka, Fuji, Atobe, Kabaji, Kenya, and Shiraishi.Since I really like Tezuka, I decided to visit the café.

I ordered Atobe’s afternoon tea set.The food on the bottom plate was almost tasteless without the roast beef, so I was a little disappointed.However, there’s no point in complaining because collaboration cafés usually prioritize appearance over taste.

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The otome games DOKISABA and GAKUPURI have finally gotten their release date!They will be released on July 30.These are otome games based on The Prince of Tennis.The original versions were released about 20 years ago.

Last year, Konami announced that they would remake DOKISABA and GAKUPURI, and I was really happy when I heard the news.I love The Prince of Tennis, and I also enjoy otome games.

I can’t wait to play them after they are released!

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I like both the manga version and the anime version, but I prefer the manga version.

This is because the manga is the original source of the story.The anime is based on the manga.

I usually read the manga first and then start watching the anime, so I tend to prefer the manga version.

I feel that there are fewer goods based on the manga compared to the anime.When I find manga-based goods, I try to buy them whenever I can.

Which do you prefer, the manga version or the anime version?

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I bought Rikkai-themed earphones.Rikkai is a junior high school that appears in The Prince of Tennis.These earphones were released last year, but they were still available.I really wanted them when I first saw them on the website.

The earphones include voice recordings of the Rikkai characters.The voices were specially re-recorded for these earphones!When you turn them on or off, or connect them via Bluetooth, you can hear character voices.There are about ten different voice lines for each character, and they include famous lines from the series.You can also change the voices using an app.

The earphones came in a box with Rikkai characters printed on both sides.The illustrations were specially designed for this product, and they show the characters enjoying music with the earphones.

When the earphones arrived, I listened to all the voice lines.In the end, I chose Yukimura’s voice because I love him.I really enjoy listening to music with his voice.

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I went to Animate Ikebukuro with my sister. Ikebukuro is a holy place for anime fans. I love anime and manga, but I hadn’t been to Animate before because it’s a bit far from where I live.I was surprised at how big it was. Animate occupies an entire building—it’s huge! They sell all kinds of anime goods.

I was thinking of buying a couple of things if I found something nice before I went there, but I ended up buying six items and spending 10,000 yen! I couldn’t believe it. However, I was really satisfied with my shopping.

After that, I went to Rashinban Ikebukuro Main Store, which is a secondhand shop for anime goods. You can find items that were sold in the past, so it feels like treasure hunting. If you’re lucky, you can find your favorite items. I didn’t know about this shop until my sister took me there.

There were so many anime goods, including a lot of The Prince of Tennis items. They had many things I wanted, so I carefully chose only the ones I really liked. In the end, I bought six items and spent 5,400 yen.

I realized that I have no self-control when it comes to my favorite anime.

I bought the item in the left picture at Animate Ikebukuro.

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I went to a collaboration café for Hakuouki last weekend. Hakuouki is an otome game.

The story goes like this: Yukimura Chizuru went to Kyoto (which used to be called Kyo about 200 years ago) to search for her father. One night, she saw samurai warriors who had lost their minds. They were a secret part of the Shinsengumi. The Shinsengumi was a group of samurai whose role was to maintain public order. Chizuru was caught by the Shinsengumi, but it turned out that they were also searching for her father. So, she ended up living with them.

The game is really interesting, and the story is fantastic. It gave me butterflies. If you haven’t played it yet, I strongly recommend it. I especially recommend trying to romance Hajime Saito. He is really cool. He is a man of few words, but he is very diligent.

On the other hand, there were pictures of Hakuouki characters on the walls in the collaboration café, and they looked amazing. I took a lot of pictures. There were also character-inspired food and drinks. A coaster came with each drink, and a random card came with each food item. I really wanted a Hajime Saito card, so I kept ordering food until I got one. I was so full that I couldn’t eat another bite, but I was really satisfied with my visit to the café.

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Today, I watched a DVD titled “TENIPURI Festa 2025.” I was extremely excited to watch it. It was so good that I couldn’t even put it into words. I ended up watching the whole thing in no time.

When Kei Hosogai sang “Party Night with You,” he really looked like Kimi-sama. It was amazing. He plays Kimijima Ikuto.It seems that Taiten Kusunoki must have mayonnaise all the time.🤣 He plays Sanada Genichiro.

The voice actors who play Rikkai characters are known for getting along well with each other.They are also known for being very free-spirited.Rikkai fans really love their chaotic talk. Their talk is even called “the Rikkai zoo”.😅

In the Rikkai MC part of the festa, it was definitely chaotic. It made me burst into laughter. I also love their chaotic talk. Of course, I’d like to see their serious talk too, but more than that, I want to see their chaotic side. In the MC part, they didn’t provide any information at all.🤣

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Today, a DVD titled “TENIPURI Festa 2025” finally arrived.It was released on March 25, but it didn’t arrive on the release date even though I pre-ordered it.I think I placed my order just before the pre-order deadline.

I’m really excited to watch it!I’ll definitely watch it this weekend.

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やれ！Do it

The song is so chaotic and makes no sense, but it somehow gives me energy.

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I think my taste started with Saito Hajime from Hakuoki.

I really like characters who are strict and reserved, but show their true feelings only to someone special.

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Last Sunday night, there was a radio program called “Rajipuri,” which features voice actors who play characters from The Prince of Tennis.It was a special episode because there were five Sundays this month.Usually, there are only four Sundays in a month.

When there are five Sundays, they hold a special festival on the program.During the festival, the voice actors sing character songs from The Prince of Tennis.This month, one of the personalities was the voice actress who plays Yukimura.I was really excited when I heard about the festival because I love Yukimura.I really enjoyed the festival, but I felt it was too short.I wanted it to be longer.

There is also a campaign where if you buy a character song CD, you get a card signed by the voice actor.Of course, I bought it.

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The SunLights finally arrived today.I had been looking forward to their arrival.I bought SunLights for Yukimura and Sanada.

They shine when I switch them on.They are very quiet.Both the acrylic stands and the SunLights look very nice when displayed together.So I regret not buying a SunLight for Tezuka.

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Today, I read a book titled PairPuri Vol. 5.It is a character guide from The Prince of Tennis that focuses on Echizen and Yukimura.There are many kinds of content in the book.For example, it includes original short manga stories, interviews, and character commentary.I was very happy to read it.

By the way, the book was released 15 years ago, but I was able to buy a new copy on Amazon.I was really lucky.The book also came with a postcard as a bonus.I got it, and I was happy because the postcard features new artwork drawn by the author.I learned some new information about The Prince of Tennis.

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Today, I reserved acrylic stands of Yukimura, Sanada, Yanagi, and Tezuka wearing army-style costumes.Yukimura, Sanada, and Yanagi are known as the “Three Strongest” of Rikkai.I like this trio, so I wanted to get their set.

The designs of these acrylic stands look like illustrations from a picture book.When I saw them, they reminded me of the romantic atmosphere of the Taisho period.

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Yesterday, I bought some The Prince of Tennis anime goods at Animate, a shop that sells a lot of anime goods.I bought ¥4,400 worth of goods.So I got two special bonuses from the White Day fair.I got Sanada and Nioh.I was happy because I love Sanada.

I also bought three seals.They were random.I got Hirakoba, Sanada, and Yukimura.I was really excited to see the results because Yukimura and Sanada are my favorite characters.When you get your favorite characters from a random item, it’s really exciting, isn’t it?

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Today I bought a comic book titled The Prince of Tennis: Yukimura.This comic book is a character book that focuses only on Yukimura.A character book explains the settings of each character created by the author.

This book follows Yukimura’s thoughts and heart through the scenes in The Prince of Tennis.It shows many aspects of Yukimura’s charm.For example, Yukimura is known as the captain of Rikkai and he has overwhelming strength.

There are also comments from the author explaining how Yukimura felt or what he was thinking in those scenes.While reading this book, I felt Yukimura’s passion for tennis.

However, Yukimura did not enjoy playing tennis because he was only focused on winning.He even forgot the joy he felt when he first started playing tennis.In the story, a player who truly enjoys tennis can reach the state called “the Pinnacle of Perfection.”This is considered the ultimate form of tennis in the manga.

Yukimura did not reach that state, but he eventually found his own answer.Because of his illness, he could not play tennis for several months.Even after returning, he still struggled to truly enjoy playing tennis.

After reading this book, I liked Yukimura even more.

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A White Day fair is being held at Animate, a shop that sells many anime goods, from March 7 to March 29.

If you buy goods from The Prince of Tennis for over ¥2,200, you get a special bonus for every ¥2,200 you spend.

I wanted Yukimura, Sanada, or Tezuka.

But as a result, I got Ryoma, Mukahi, and Mori.

I was a little disappointed because I didn’t get my favorite characters.

However, there was no point in complaining since the bonuses were given at random.