Tennis no Ouji-sama: Another Story II - Ano Toki no Bokura Specials

Two short specials included in both DVD Volumes of Prince of Tennis: Another Story II - Ano Toki no Bokura.

School: Seishun Gakuen Chuugakkou Grade: Year 1, Class 2 Birthday: 9/20 Height: 151cm Dominant Arm: Right Family: Older brother Junpei (21)  Horio has two years of tennis experience and he consistently and loudly brags about his knowledge of tennis. But for a guy with such a big mouth, Horio does not have the goods to back up his words: he needed Echizen Ryoma's assistance in several tight situations. He and Echizen are in the same class. Horio's two best friends are Katou Kachirou and Mizuno Katsou. They are not regulars yet, but they always cheer on Seigaku!

Satoshi Horio

Seishun Gakuen 3rd Year Class 6 (Same as Fuji) Birthday: 28th November (Sagittarius) [Born at 06:28] Height: 171cm Weight: 52kg Blood Type: A Dominant Hand: Right Play Style: Serve and Volley Shoes: WILSON (Slash DTmid) Racket: DUNLOP (REVELATION PRO TOUR SERIES 90) Special Move: Kikumaru Beam, Kikumaru Bazooka, Kikumaru Step, Acrobatic Play, Diving Volley Hobby: Brushing his teeth, Wandering around pet shops Family: Grandparents, Parents, Older brother, 2nd older brother, Older sister, 2nd older sister Father's occupation: Office worker (News reporter) Fave Subject: Japanese History Preferred type: Cheerful, and someone he can share his laughter with Often visited spot in school: Gymnasium  Favorite color: Red  Favorite food: Soft omelette, tender fried prawns, shaved ice  Favoite movie: Anime, fantasy  Favorite book: Idol magazines  Favorite music: J-Pop  Favorite Date spot: Amusement park  Most wanted item now: A new knitted hat  Daily routine: Fighting over TV channel with brothers  Dislikes/bad at: Going to the toilet at night  Special skills aside tennis: Cooking, fly-swatting, collecting bugs   Despite being a senior, perhaps Kikumaru is the most childish player in Seigaku. He likes to move around and hug everyone. Kikumaru is the other half of the Golden Pair, and because of their personality difference, Kikumaru and Oishi were able to balance their relationship as friends and teammates.

Eiji Kikumaru

Elementary School: Kanagawa Dai-san Elementary School Rikkaidai Fuzoku Chuu 3rd Year Class: 3-B #16 Birthday: 20th April (Taurus) Height: 164cm Weight: 62kg Blood Type: B Dominant Hand: Right Play Style: Serve and Volley Shoes: WILSON CROSS FIRE DST 02 (S1121X) Racket: WILSON TRY-ADD3 115 Special Move: Tightrope walking, Metal Ball hit,Temporal Difference Hell.  Favorite Food: I like all of em'! Hobby: Going to hotel buffets Family: Grandmother, Father, Mother, 2 Younger Brothers Father's occupation: Office worker (Tailor) Favorite Subject: Japanese, Music Often visited place in school: home economics room Favorite Color: Red Preferred type: People that give me thing (mostly food) &amp; girly types  Marui Bunta is Rikkai's very own volley specialist. Marui is very confident of his skills and is not at least afraid to flaunt it. Despite of his abilities, his main weakness is his lack of stamina, which he compensates by eating sweets and gums during tennis games. In Temporal difference Hell he seems to feint a smash, then catches it on his racket from behind his back instead and thus returns it differently at the last moment. Was used in the Finals match against Kikumaru and Oishi.

Bunta Marui

Shitenhouji Middle School: 3rd Year – Class 2 – Seat 14 Height: 178cm Weight: 66kg Hand: left Signature Techniques: Entaku Sho Play Style: All Rounder, Perfect Tennis Favorite Brands: Shoes - DIADORA (Speed Zone PRO); Racket - MIZUNO (Wenew 900Ti Birth date: April 14  Blood Type: B Hobbies: chess, health exercises Family: father, mother, older sister, younger sister (Yukari, 13, cat Father’s Occupation: pharmacist Allowance Spending Habits: health goods Favorite Quote: Bringing to a successful conclusion Primary School: Minami Umeda Elementary School Best Subject: Chemistry Worst Subject: None Position in Club: Captain Committee: Health Committee Favorite Place to Visit at School: infirmary Favorite Colors: bright green Favorite Foods: cheese risotto Favorite Movies: Korean movies Favorite Book: botanical books Favorite Music: trance Favorite Type: one whose hair has the scent of shampoo Favorite Date Spot: botanical garden What he wants most at the moment: a full-length mirror Daily Routine: stretching after getting out of his bath (yoga) Things he doesn’t like: girls who go out to hit on guys Skills outside of Tennis: identifying poisonous plants  Shiraishi is the Captain of Shitenhouji Chuu. He is heralded as having 'Perfect Tennis', and is referred to as 'The Bible of Shitenhouji'. His skills are so great that he was already playing at singles 1 when he was only in his second year, and his team that year gave the eventual repeat Champions Rikkai Daigaku Fuzoku their toughest match of the entire tournament, when they met in the semi-finals. He is only shown to have one special shot, which is an unnamed shot where he hits the ball which spins in a ring motion while traveling towards his opponent.  He is first introduced when the representatives of every team that will compete at the National Tournament gathered. His personality and profile are shrouded in mystery, and very little detail is available on him as of the present. The biggest reason for this is that in the previous year, he had placed himself in the Singles 1 match against Rikkai Dai, and didn't get to play when Shitenhouji was swept.  Though he's famous for having 'Perfect Tennis', Shiraishi himself believes that perfect tennis is silly. However when his team lost in the previous Nationals, Shiraishi realizes that no matter how you play, all that matters in the end is winning the match. As the captain of his team, he has to bring his team victory, even if he has to play using the skills he feels are boring.  Shiraishi is often shown sporting white bandages on his arm, for some reason unknown. There are several instances where he attempts to take them off, but never really finishes the process and winds them back up.  Shiraishi is also known to be the only person who can placate or appease Kintarou Tooyama, the youngest and wildest member of their team. It is apparent in the manga that Kintarou has a very peculiar and strong imagination, and ever since he read a manga about monsters with poison claws, he's been irrationally and childishly (albeit seriously) afraid of Shiraishi.

Kuranosuke Shiraishi

Rikkaidai Fuzoku Chuu 3rd Year Class: 3-A #20 Birthday: 19th October (Libra) Height: 177cm Weight: 64kg Blood Type: A Dominant Hand: Right Play Style: Serve and Volley Shoes: DUNLOP PRS-300DG (ADFORCE) Racket: DUNLOP ADFORCE M1 TOUR Favourite Food: Soba Hobby: Reading (Detective novels) Family: Grandather, Father, Mother, Younger Sister Father's occupation: Doctor Favourite Subject: He's good at every subject Often visited place in school: student council room Favourite Colour: Green Preferred type: Pure and innocent; ones whom study hard  Yagyuu Hiroshi is a very tenacious player, because despite of his calm and composed appearance lies a strong aim to win at any game. He is the other half of the (still undefeated) Rikkai's Doubles 1. Before the Nationals, Yagyuu also paired up with Seigaku's Kaidou Kaoru on an unofficial match against a school that specialized on collecting rival schools' data.

Hiroshi Yagyuu

Hyoutei Gakuen 3rd Year Birthday: May 5 Zodiac: Taurus Height: 160cm Weight: 49kg Blood Type: AB Dominant Hand: Right Play Style: Serve and Volley Shoes: WILSON (SURGE DST 02 Mid (S1234W)) Racket: WILSON (HYPER PRO STAFF 7.6 with ROLLERS) Special Move: Magic Volley Favorite foods: Mutton, Mouse Pokey Hobby: Manga, Sleeping Family: Father, Mother, Older Brother, Younger Sister Father's occupation: Self-employed (Laundry) Favorite Subject: Design and Technology, Physical Education Favourite Colour: Orange Preferred type: Cheerful Girls Committee: off-school activities Worst school subject:Classics, Chinese Most frequented spot in school: courtyard, backyard, infirmary Graduated from: Hyoutei's elementary school division Spends his allowance on: new types of Pocky Motto: æžœå ±ã�¯å¯�ã�¦å¾…ã�¦ (all things come to those who wait) Movie: "Everything makes him sleepy" Book: shounen manga Music: "Everything makes me sleepy" Favorite date spot: manga tea house (cafes where you usually pay an hourly rate and you can read all the manga there and have self-serviced drinks) Most desired/needed item: a big sofa for his room Daily routine: changing the pillow cover  Dislikes: tomatoes Special non-tennis skill: he can recite all the "stands" in "JoJo." "stand" being a special ability featured in the manga series "Jojo's Bizzare Adventures"  Akutagawa Jirou is known as the person who sleeps a lot, and is often carried around by Kabaji. He defeated St. Rudolph's Fuji Yuuta within 10-15 minutes. He is a cheerful person and he gets really excited when he plays with a very strong person. He is a huge fan of Rikkai dai's Marui Bunta.

Jirou Akutagawa

1st Year Student Nicknames: Prince of Tennis, Samurai Jr., Super Rookie of the East, Super Freshman, Seigaku's Pillar of Support, Ochibi (by Kikumaru Eiji), Chibisuke (Ryoga Echizen), Brat (by Akutsu Jin), Koshimae (KintarÅ� TÅ�yama), Tennis No Oujisama (by Keigo Atobe), Seishonen (by NanjirÅ� Echizen), Samurai (by Ken) Birthdate: December 24 Zodiac: Capricorn Class: 1-2 Relatives: Father- Echizen Nanjiroh; Mother- Echizen Rinko; Halfbrother- Echizen Ryoga; Cousin- Meino Nanako; Cat- Karupin Playstyle: All-rounder Dominant Hand: Left, Ambidextrous Height: 151cm Blood Type: O Special Moves: Twist Serve, Twist Smash, Drive A, Drive B, Drive C, Drive D, Cool Drive, Cyclone Smash (anime only), Samurai Drive, One-Footed Split Step, Muga no Kyouchi Hat: Fila Shirt: Fila Favorite Shoes: Fila (Marks Philippoussis Mid) Favorite Racket: YonexBRIDGESTONE (DYNABEAM GRANDEA) Favorite Subject: Science, English Worst Subject: Japanese. Committee: Library Committee  Favorite Color: Silver Favorite Food: Egg sandwiches, Chawanmushi, Fried Fish, Japanese Hobby: Trying new hot spring bath salts in his bath Father's Occupation: Helps run the temple nearby Seiyuu: Minagawa Junko  Ryoma Echizen (è¶Šå‰� ãƒªãƒ§ãƒ¼ãƒž, Echizen RyÅ�ma) is the protagonist of the Prince of Tennis series. He is the son of Echizen NanjirÅ� and Takeuchi-Echizen Rinko. He first appears in chapter 1 when he criticized a high school student for the lesser knowledge of grips. As the main character, he is one of the most popular characters in the series.  Background  Ryoma is a first year student at Seishun Academy ('Seigaku' for short), which he attends immediately after his arrival in Japan after formerly residing in the United States. Although only a first year in middle school, Ryoma had already earned notoriety through winning four consecutive titles in the American Junior Tennis tournaments – all in a little over a year. Due to his nearly invincible tennis play, Ryoma has earned the label 'prodigy' by the age of twelve. His looks and confidence make him highly popular with ladies, although he seems not to notice, having his focus exclusively on tennis.  He is an all-court tennis player with many special shots and abilities. One of Ryoma's greatest talents is his ability to learn new techniques after only seeing them performed a few times. He also has an amazing amount of stamina and does not sweat as much as the other players. Along with fellow Seigaku regular Eiji Kikumaru, Ryoma is known to have an exceptional talent for seeing moving objects. He does not go easy on himself and pushes himself more, rather than letting himself rest. He is specifically a singles player, though he did try doubles once with teammate Momoshiro Takeshi. After seeing how bad he was at doubles, Coach RyÅ«zaki usually placed him in the S3 (Singles 3) or S2 (Singles 2) position. When captain Tezuka Kunimitsu goes away for rehabilitation for his arm, Ryoma and teammate Fuji ShÅ«suke take turns for the S1 (Singles 1) position. In the Nationals, Ryoma often found himself placed in the S1 position nearly every match.  His catchphrase (and favorite phrase) in the Japanese anime is "Mada Mada Dane," literally meaning "No, not yet" or "Not good enough," although the literal translation in Japanese is "You still have lots more to work on." In the American version, it is translated as "You still have a ways to go."  In the Prince of Tennis movie Tennis no ÅŒjisama - Futari no Samurai, Ryoma supposedly has an older brother named RyÅ�ga Echizen, but the latter is later revealed to simply be a child that NanjirÅ� took in a few years ago.  In the manga, Ryoma goes with his team to the Nationals. In the anime, he is chosen as a wildcard for the U.S. Open and goes to it, eventually beating Lleyton Hewitt in the finals. He comes back in the OVA, and although he says he wouldn't participate with Seigaku, vice captain Oishi ShÅ«ichiro goads him into a match to take over his spot as a regular, which Echizen does. Re-earning his spot, Ryoma leads the team to their first national victory. He returns to America afterwards, and returns in time for the U-17 Selection Camp. There, he learns that there are still more powerful people out there, and strives to become even stronger to defeat the likes of Tokugawa Kazuya.  Source: Kuryujiru LJ and Prince of Tennis Wikia

Ryouma Echizen

3rd Year Student[/b] Birthdate: February 29 Zodiac: Pisces Class: 3-6 (same as Eiji) Relatives: Younger Brother- Fuji Yuuta; Mother- Fuji Yoshiko; Father; Older Sister- Fuji Yumiko Play Style: Counter Puncher Dominant Hand: Right Special Moves: Tsubame Gaeshi, Higuma Otoshi, Hakugei (Triple Counter) Height: 167cm Blood Type: B Favorite Shoes: Nike (Nike Ready Air Biscayne Mid III) Favorite Racket: Prince (Michael Chang Titanium) and Prince (Triple Threat Rip) Favorite Subject: Classical Literature Favorite Color: Beige Favorite Food: Apples, Cajun food, Spicy Ramen, Wasabi Sushi Hobby: Photography, collecting cactus Preferred Type Elegant girls with pretty fingers Father's Occupation: Office worker (Overseas work) Seiyuu: Kaida Yuki  ShÅ«suke Fuji is one of the Prince of Tennis characters. His name is romanized as Syusuke Fuji in the Japanese anime, and ShÅ«suke Fuji in all the English versions. He is voiced by Yuki Kaida in the original version of the anime, and voiced by Adam Lawson in the English dubbed version until episode 31, where he is replaced by Johnny Yong Bosch.  Background  ShÅ«suke Fuji is a third year student at Seishun Academy. He is given the title "tensai", or genius, due to his tactical skill on the tennis court. He is in the same class as Eiji Kikumaru, and is Eiji's good friend. Fuji is a leap year baby (his birthday is on February 29), and thus he can only properly celebrate his birthday once every four years. Fuji is cheerful and easygoing, with a penchant for playfully teasing those around him.  He is the middle child of the Fuji family. His unnamed father is a foreign-based employee, and is never seen in the series. His mother, 49-year-old Yoshiko, who also has perpetually-closed eyes, is seen in the manga as a kind and dedicated Japanese housewife. His younger brother, YÅ«ta, is a tennis player at St. Rudolph Middle School. Fuji's older sister, 24-year-old Yumiko, is considered very attractive and is popular among both Fuji and YÅ«ta's friends.  He grew up in Chiba, where he became friends with KojirÅ� Saeki, the current vice-captain of Rokkaku Middle School Tennis Club. Later on, he moved to Tokyo and entered Seigaku.  Fuji usually takes the position of S2 (Singles 2), although sometimes he is paired with Kawamura Takashi or Kikumaru Eiji in Doubles (with Kikumaru, they are called the "Dream Pair"). Also, he and Echizen Ryoma temporarily take turns for the position of S1 (Singles 1) when captain Tezuka Kunimitsu is in rehabilitation. (Sources: Kuryujiru Live Journal, Prince of Tennis Wikia)

Shuusuke Fuji