Ok, show of hands: who here remembers Kuki Kiichi? From Kakinoki Chuu, he’s the guy Fudoumine’s Shinji utterly pwned in like episode 10 or something. Since then, he has had absolutely NO plot relevance, and I don’t think he’s even showed up once since then.
He released a single back in 2006, Kiichi no Hayakuchi Kotoba, which featured him pwning all these tongue-twisters but not being able to say his own name (“Kakinoki Chuu no Kuki Kiichi”). Yeah, it was funny, but you know, a one time thing.
Someone please explain to me why he’s releasing two more singles on November 19th.
タイトル：未定（初回生産完全限定盤）
アーティスト：九鬼貴一
発売日：２００８年１１月１９日（水）
品番：ＮＥＣＭ－１０１１６
ＮＥＣＭ－１０１１７
価格：各￥７７７（税込）
Title: TBA (limited release)
Artist: Kuki Kiichi
Release date: 2008.11.19 (Wednesday)
Code: NECM-10116
Code: NECM-10117
Price: 777 yen each
Why Kuki of all characters? How about Seigaku players that actually, you know, matter? Eiji hasn’t had a single since 2004, only an album in 2005 and that’s it. Momo has only had 2 singles, like, EVER- his Best of Seigaku Players series single in 2002, and his radio show theme series single in 2004. I think he’s the only Seigaku member to not have an album.
Or how about a Rikkai player, seeing as they’re Seigaku’s opponents right now in the anime? I don’t know. Someone that actually has plot relevance! XD
CD Japan lists the two singles as “Kiichi no Hayakuchi Kotoba 2″ and “Kiichi no Hayakuchi Kotoba 3″. Oh come ON, this is unnecessary. Then again, what else would he do? There’s no way he’d have a serious song…XD
Well, here’s hoping they announce more CDs soon…as far as I know, all that we know about right now is these two singles, the Atobe birthday single + album, and the 3rd Tezuka/Sanada duet single that hasn’t been officially announced but will probably be released in early October.
I kinda feel like things are slowing down, but actually 2008 has had more singles than 2007, so…o_o
September 14, 2008 at 4:44 pm
Kuki… kuki… WAIT, WTF? Wasn’t he that guy that guy that was Fuji and Tezuka’s friend a long time ago? Wait, wtf.
I have no idea what we’re even talking about anymore. I don’t even get why he got an album. He’s one of the very few characters with names that I end up forgetting…
wow. This is rare for me. I’m a little shocked. o_o;;
September 14, 2008 at 5:31 pm
He only appeared in chapter 25 of the manga, episode 13 of the anime. I don’t think he’s appeared since, so I have no idea why he’s getting two more singles. D:
September 15, 2008 at 8:40 pm
Ohohoh. *One day later*
I’m totally addicted to “Kiichi no Hayakuchi Kotoba”, haha. I actually kinda wanna hear the other ones. in the tenipuri live, when a bunch of characters where singing songs and stuff, he did the tonge twisters as kiichi instead of a song as yanagi, right? or maybe both… haha. YAY FOR TAKEMOTO!
(His voice actor is Takemoto Eiji and if you look on the cover of his album, doesn’t he look like Renji Yanagi with his eyes open?
Well well well, you might be right in one respect.
Takemoto Eiji is the voice actor for both Kiichi and Yanagi. How awesome, right? I mean, don’t you just love Yanagi’s singing? XDD haha, you probably already knew this, but yeah.)
HURRAY FOR TAKEMOTO AND HIS TONGE-TWISTER TALENT. Yayyy. XD
September 15, 2008 at 9:01 pm
Hahaha, it’s not a bad song. Pretty amusing, yeah. I just don’t really think it’s necessary to give such an unimportant character two new singles when some important characters have kinda been ignored…but hey, whatever. XD If it’s crack, I’m all for it.
Yeah, he sang as both characters. I didn’t even realize it was the same guy until recently, even though I did watch the live concert (and loved it! XD).
I do like Renji’s singing, even though he’s not one of my favorite characters. :D
For the record, I don’t think I could do most of those tongue-twisters. XDD I suck at those…