this has been sitting in my drafts for god knows how long, and given that i have a hetamyu url i should be posting about it more. Anyway! As the local hetamyu and tenimyu lover, it's time for:
HETAMYU CAST MEMBERS IN TENIMYU PROPAGANDA
for the unfamiliar, Prince of Tennis is a classic sports manga from the early '00s that chronicles middle school tennis prodigy Echizen Ryoma and his tennis club's journey to win the national tournament. it spawned a hugely successful series of musicals that launched the careers of countless 2.5D and tokusatsu actors, including half the actors in the Hetamyu cast!
Tenimyu has to date ran 4 seasons: the 1st premiered in 2003 and the 4th season is currently running! All seasons cover the same storylines, but the actors and and some of the songs and/or the instrumental/vocal arrangements for the songs change with every season. Most of the Hetamyu cast who were alumni appeared in the Tenimyu 1st and 2nd.
From 1st season, we have:
Juri
Juri, who plays France in Hetamyu, plays the aggressive but talented delinquent Akutsu Jin in Tenimyu! He originated the role in 1st season during the run of Side Yamabuki feat. St. Rudolph Gakuen in 2005 when he was 24, and continued to appear as a guest in succeeding 1st season myus.
I can't find a clip of his solo song on youtube, so here's Yuki vs Ijii (Courage vs Will), the song that accompanies his character's match against Ryoma. Forgive the crusty video quality, the 00s were a hard time.
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Here's a mirror link on the Wayback Machine, because Marvelous Inc (Tenimyu's production company) hates fun and has been copyright striking Tenimyu 1st clips left and right for the past month, so I have no idea how long the videos I embed will stay up lol
Isogai Ryuko
Ryuko, our myu America, portrayed the genius player Chitose Senri! He was first actor to do the role as part of the Shitenhouji A cast, and he debuted in the Treasure Match Shitenhouji feat. Hyotei Gakuen musical in 2007 when he was 20. He doesn't have a solo song, but he has a duet with Tezuka, one of the principal characters: Hyakuren Jitoku no Kiwami vs Saiki Kampatsu no Kiwami (Pinnacle of Hard Work vs Pinnacle of Great Wisdom).
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Yamaoki Yuuki
Okki played Yanagi Renji, one of Rikkai's best players, in Tenimyu. He was the second actor to play the role in 1st, replacing Ono Kento, and he debuted in the Final Match Rikkai Part 1 when he was 18 years old. Here's him singing Sago e no Canon, his character duet with his doubles partner Kirihara Akaya, from Final Match Rikkai:
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From 2nd season:
Ueda Yusuke
Yusuke played Tachibana Kippei, Fudomine's dependable captain, in Tenimyu 2nd! He debuted in Seigaku vs Fudomine in 2011 when he was 20 years old. Unfortunately I can no longer upload any clips from Tenimyu 2nd to youtube because of copyright blocking me right out of the gate, so I've linked to a clip of Kejime, his solo from Seigaku vs Shitenhouji (aka the song that should've bagged him the role of Germany from the very beginning):
Hirose Daisuke
Daichan played the twins Ryou and Atsushi Kisarazu! He first appeared in Seigaku vs St. Rudolph~Yamabuki in 2011 as Atsushi Kisarazu when he was 20, and then debuted as Ryou in Seigaku vs Rokkaku in 2012. Unfortunately neither of the twins are major characters, but they do have parts in their team songs! I've linked Rokkaku's team song, Court de Aou (warning for flashing lights):
ROU (Kikuchi Takuya)
ROU played Hyotei's aloof genius player with an iconic deep voice, Oshitari Yuushi (my fav)! He debuted in Seigaku vs Hyotei in 2011 when he was 20. Even back then, he was an incredible singer, and the production certainly knew it; here's him singing an acoustic solo version of Hyotei's theme song, Koori no Emperor, in Dream Live 2011
Sugie Taishi
Taishi, our myu China, played Hitouji Yuuji, a player from Shitenhouji known for his vocal impressions and one half of a *canon* gay couple! He debuted in Seigaku vs Shitenhouji in 2013. Here's him singing his duet with Konjiki Koharu, his character's doubles partner and boyfriend, Geijutsu teki na Tennis:
Honorable mention: The first actor who played Germany in Hetamyu, Omi Yoichiro, was also in Tenimyu 2nd as Mori Tatsunori, one of Tachibana's (Yusuke) teammates!
And that's it! I'm sure there are Hetamyu fans here who are curious about what other musicals the cast members have been in, so I hope this helps XD And if your interest in Tenimyu was piqued..... I have a guide here
Hetamyu cast and staff celebrate the announcement of Hetalia: The Glorious World!
Hello, everyone! As of recently, there has been news for a brand new Hetamyu, Hetalia: The Glorious World! Information about it has been posted recently, in which you can view here through my recent post.
As a result, the cast and staff have come together to share their thoughts and comments regarding the new musical! Including comments from Japan and China, who will sadly not be featured for the next musical. This post will feature all the tweets so far regarding the announcement and will be updating with anymore!
As such, I will be using a translator for these tweets, as I cannot speak Japanese. So please keep in mind that the translation may not be 100% accurate. Apologies for any inconveniences or errors!
That being said, scroll down below to see all the celebration messages!
"I'm going to have fun with Yusuke, even for Kesuke's sake. I will definitely find you."
The tweet that has been quoted is from Keisuke Ueda, Japan's act, who talks about how Japan will not be appearing in the new musical and will instead be watching from the audience. Full tweet to appear further down the post.
"I will be performing in the musical "Hetalia - The glorious world"! I'm looking forward to seeing everyone again! I'm looking forward to seeing you all again! #Hetamusic"
"Don't worry, we'll make it together, including Kesuke!"
Ueda is quote retweeting Ryoki's tweet in regards to Keisuke's disappearance for the next musical.
"For the first time, I got to see Hetamu in the audience. Of course, our hearts are one. Mr. Hetamu Japan is resting in his kotatsu. I'm looking forward to it with the greatest pleasure."
"I'll see you all again there! LOL! Welcome back Okie!"
Ryuko is quote retweeting Takamoto Gaku, Russia's actor. Gaku's tweet is about how we'll get to see him again, and Ryuko is just adding onto that. Full tweet to appear further down the post.
"I will be playing the role of Prussia in the musical "Hetalia - The glorious world"!
I will be carrying the thoughts and feelings of the members who are not here this time, and we will bring you the best stage performance with this group!
We have finally gotten more information about this December’s new Hetamyu production during the livestream over on LINE Live yesterday! And I’m so excited to see that the old cast has returned! So here’s a quick rundown of everyone including the new (!!) cast member!
Italy: Nagae Ryoki
Japan: Ueda Keisuke
America: Isogai Ryuko
England: Hirose Daisuke
France: Juri
Russia: Yamaoki Yuki
China: Sugie Taishi
Austria: ROU
Spain: Yamada James Takeshi
Prussia: Takamoto Gaku
And introducing the brand new cast member...
Romano! His actor will be Higuchi Yuta and I’m extremely excited to see how he does in this role!
Now, for those that may be wondering, though I do have an ask related to this that I’ll be posting soon, there is still a Germany role that has been decided and the actor will once again be Ueda Yusuke! However, for this particular performance, he will not be in attendance to due being on a break right now. But since they mentioned that he is still taking on the Germany role, that means we can assume there will be more Hetamyu productions going into 2022!
I really have no self-control but then again I'm not really complaining at this time. Lol. XD
what a nice little surprise! Was able to get a copy of Sugie Taishi's first photo book and it was autograph and came with a bromide! Was so happy about it!
Managed to snag a copy of the amnesia musical DVD as well as some oldie goods from the D Boys!
This will occur on April 7th (this Sunday), Tokyo in the United Cinema Aqua City Odaiba!
The first performance will take place at around 10:00 AM JST (with cast on stage after the performance).
The second performance will take place around 2:20 AM JST (with cast on stage before the performance.)
The screening will include a bonus video featuring cast commons made after filming. A bonus Bromide will also be distributed.
Isogai Ryuko (America), Juri (France), Taishi Sugie (China), and Manabu Takamoto (Prussia) will all be present for the screening!
All seats will be reserved and it costs about ¥3,500 yen ($23.09 USD) + tax included.
You can learn more through the official Hetamyu website.
[ANNOUNCEMENT] SAKIYAMA TSUBASA WILL BE THE MAIN CHARACTER IN “LOOSER” STAGE PLAY!
It was announced today Sakiyama Tsubasa will be the main character for “LOOSER” ~Ushinai Tsuzukete Shimau Album~ stage play.
“With a feud between Shinsengumi and the Choshu Domain at the end of the Edo period, only 5 actors portrayed the story that describes the cause of those who didn’t remain in History. Sakiyama plays the main character named Shige, who has travelled back in time because of a medicine he was given and he becomes a member of the Shinsengumi as well as a retainer of the Choshu Domain.”
This work was first performed by the theatrical group TEAM NACS in Tokyo, 2004.
CAST
Sakiyama Tsubasa as Shige
Shige is a young man living in the present time. Even though he struggles everyday, he continues searching for what he can do and makes a decision to carry out his great will.
Suzuki Hiroki (1983) as Hijikata Toshizo
He was the Vice-Commander of the Shinsengumi. He was called “Demon Vice-Commander” and was feared among soldiers. He was always calm and thinking about the future of the Shinsengumi as an assistant of Commander Kondo.
Isogai Ryuko as Kondo Isami
He was the Commander of the Shinsengumi. He was a serious character. Because of his seriousness, he thought more than anyone else about what it means to carry out their “truth” (Makoto), leading the Shinsengumi even though his own hesitance.
Kinomoto Minehiro as Okita Souji
He was the strongest man in the Shinsengumi. He was the most feared by the Choshu Domain and sometimes he wasn’t able to see his surroundings because of his own desires. He had a chronic disease so he always seemed to live in a hurry.
Kabumoto Hideaki as Serizawa Kamo
He was first Commander of the Shinsengumi. He caused several problems because of his rough and lively personality, but his thoughts about the future of the country were stronger than anyone else. Behind his actions, he hid a great kindness.
Director: Fukushima Saburo
Screenplay: Morizaki Hiroyuki
SCHEDULE
TOKYO
June 6th (Thursday) ~ June 9th (Sunday) Stellar Ball, Shinagawa Prince Hotel.
OSAKA
June 16th (Sunday) Morinomiya Piloti Hall.
OFFICIAL SITE
OFFICIAL TWITTER
Sakiyama Tsubasa Official Site Presale Reception Schedule
Presale: 7,800 yen (all seats reserved, tax included)
Reception Period: April 13 (Saturday) 12:00 to April 17 (Wednesday) 23:59
Result Announcement: April 19 (Friday) 13:00
Payment Period: April 19 (Friday) 13:00 to April 21 (Sunday) 21:00
More information HERE.
England is ready to unveil a secret weapon and the other allies mistake it for a...what? And then they get a package from a tomato fairy? What to do next!?
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