another break from lit'rature~ to watch tenimyu!

No, seriously, read it even if you don't care about anime/manga/otakuism. It's fun.

I just finished watching the first Tenipuri musical with (well, at the same time, in our respective corners of the world) Ayu-chan (the infamous datenshi_blue). Now, for anyone who doesn't know what Tenipuri (Prince of Tennis) is, here's the basic outline: Tennis prodigy Echizen Ryoma gets a regular spot on the team of one of the most prestigious tennissing schools (as in, schools that play tennis) in the Kantou region, Seishun Gakuen (Seigaku). Almost entirely male cast. Much male-male innuendo and slashiness ensues; each character is slashable with about 3+ others (and it's all canon). It is, as Ayu-chan's said before, a "crack series", and the fangirls (myself included) love it.

I've only watched the first season and some odd episodes, but that's enough to be able to watch the first musical, which just outlines Ryoma's rise to Seigaku regularity. Included are pictures of the crowd at the end of the musical. I've counted all the men in the enormous crowd. Eight.

( onto the pictures~ )

And seriously, since Claire (heh, got you to read this part, didn't I?) looks so unfavorably upon finding anime characters attractive (well, hello? they're drawn to be perfect! psh, girl... *flicks wrist metrosexually*), I've also taken a happy screencap of Takigawa Eiji, the actor who plays Tezuka.

( Tezuka-buchou~ )

"Makoto ni, makoto ni, makoto ni arigatou gozaimasu!" (augh, Suwabe-sama~) to Ayu-chan, my Tenipuri senpai and resident Tenipuri maniac at Conclave and Shinsen. Without her past (and future, if I can help it :D) guidance, I would never have encountered the pure fangirl joy that is Tenipuri.