By Tachikiri Tai

by Tachikiri Tai (by断ち切り隊(たちきりたい)) is a group comprised of Chitose Senri, Fuji Shuusuke, Shiraishi Kuranosuke, and Shishido Ryou whose debut single Koi no Gekidasa Ecstasy! was used as the opening song for the Tennis no Oujisama OVA Zenkoku Taikai-hen Semifinal.

Konomi Takeshi gave the group their name, where he adapted one of Fuji's catchphrases 断ち切る(たちきる) (tachikiru, lit. to sever/to cut off [an attack]) and ばい (bai, a sentence ending word in Kumamoto dialect that is used for emphasizing the statement) that is frequently said by Chitose.

While there is no official statement on the meaning of the name itself, it has been speculated that the name is a pun. The last character 隊(たい) (tai) is written using the kanji for "team" or "unit" - however, the word can also be read as 断ち切りたい(たちきりたい) (tachikiritai) which would mean "to want to sever/cut off [an attack]."

Members

• Chitose Senri
• Fuji Shuusuke
• Shiraishi Kuranosuke
• Shishido Ryou

Discography

Singles

• Koi no Gekidasa Ecstasy! (2007)
• Aozora STAGE (2011)
• Party Time (2015)

Compilations

• Tennis no Oujisama Memorial Best 2001-2008 (2008)
• THE PRINCE OF TENNIS 2009.9.6 HOLY GROUND in ARIAKE COLOSSEUM (2010)
• THE PRINCE OF TENNIS Ⅱ MEMORIAL BEST-PARADE PARADE- (2014)
• Tenipuri Song 1/800 Kyoku! (Happyaku Bun no Only One)-Take(Tick)- (2016)
• Tenipuri Song 1/800 Kyoku! (Happyaku Bun no Only One)-Take(Tick)-「San」 (2017)