#konomi really fought to keep tenipuri going

Even if it’s a promise as small as a grain of sand,
It’s our duty
to fulfill it.
Tell those adults
who don’t understand
the meaning of “thanks”
We won’t ever lose to them.

This is a verse from the song Love Festival that Jigoku no Misawa was curious about. He talked about it with Konomi in a recent interview.

Jigoku no Misawa: Did you have an argument with someone??
Konomi: Yes, I did.
Jigoku no Misawa: You had an argument with adults?
Konomi:When I wrote this song, it didn’t initially have this verse. At the time… I don’t know if it’s actually okay to talk about this…
Jigoku no Misawa: Just say it.
Konomi: Alright then. I was asking them to air the anime on TV but they told me an OVA would be better since it’s less risky. However, I wanted all sorts of people to be able to watch it. I didn’t want to release an OVA that would require people to buy it to see it. So we were discussing how I wanted it to be broadcast on TV where anyone could watch it.
Konomi: Then, they went and asserted, “If you don’t agree to make it an OVA, we won’t agree to another TeniFes.”
Konomi:That pissed me off. I was like, “What the hell.” That’s what led to the “They don’t understand the meaning of "thanks”/being grateful" part. (Referring to Love Festival’s lyrics.)
Konomi: This is actually the first time I’m talking about this.
Jigoku no Misawa: We could tell that you were angry from this verse though.

Konomi cursed Shueisha (Tenipuri’s publisher) and added that verse to the song out of spite.

Love Festival was released in December 2010, and a Tenifes was held on 2011. The anime they were talking about might have been about the Shinteni anime which eventually aired on 2012. To think we almost didn’t get another Tenifes at the time…