Ichitaro

26-year-old Shogo Washio sense danger from the expansion of Asian superpower nation Ouran. Shogo Washio teams up with Kenzo Nakagishi and establishes a new political party. He loses in the elections to gain a seat in the house of representatives. A few years later Japan is now invaded by the country of Ouran and falls under the military occupation of that country. Basic freedoms like speech and religion are lost, while protestors are killed. In this environment, Shogo Washio joins the underground resistance organization ROLE.

This recording captures the performances held at the Tokyo Yupoto Simple Insurance Hall from December 30, 2003, to January 1, 2004. The second instalment of the musical Prince of Tennis, it is set during the regional qualifiers, and depicts a nail-biting match against Fudomine Junior High School, led by Kippei Tachibana.

"Tsubaki Sanjuro" is a remake of Sanjuro (1962) by Akira Kurosawa. Sanjuro returns with sharper, faster, subtler sword, talking and perception. He uses them to settle the trouble and uses them good!

News comes out that several people found 1 kg of solid gold in their mail boxes. Maya Yamabuki moves back to her hometown and surprises the movers by the amount of money she gives them.

This recording captures the additional performances of the musical The Prince of Tennis, held at the Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre’s Middle Hall from April 30 to May 5, 2003. Ryoma and the rest of the Seigaku team, along with Ryoma’s father, Nanjiro, step onto the stage, stepping right out of the manga and TV screens!