Prince of Tennis: The National Tournament

Seigaku continues their road to winning the National Championship, but only the best schools remain as they'll have to go toe-to-toe with old rivals and new foes in the National Tournament. 
(Source: ANN)

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

3rd Year Student Birthdate: June 3rd Zodiac: Gemini Class: 3-11 Relatives: Mother; Father Play Style: Data Tennis, Serve and Volley Dominant Hand: Right Special Moves: Data Tennis, Quick serve Height: 184cm or about 6"1' Blood Type: AB Favorite Shoes: Puma (SEQUENCE PTO636 0067) Favorite Racket: Prince (GRAPHITE CHALLENGE) Favorite Subject: Physics Favorite Color: Black Favorite Food: Durian according to Momoshiro, Italian soup noodles according to Eiji Hobby: Gathering data, making juices, making his glasses reflect light Preferred Type: Someone calm. Someone that is older. Father's Occupation: Office worker Seiyuu: Tsuda Kenjirou  Sadaharu Inui is a 3rd-year student and regular member of the Seigaku tennis team. He is an intelligent player and is best known for collecting player data, which he incorporates into a unique playing style known as "Data Tennis".  Four years prior to the start of the series, Inui and Yanagi Renji were an unstoppable Elementary School Doubles Pairing. Despite Inui wanting to continue their close partnership, their doubles pairing was ended when Yanagi suddenly moved to the Kanagawa Prefecture and joined [[|Rikkai Dagaku Fuzoku |Rikkaidai]].  Before Echizen Ryoma's arrival at Seigaku, Inui was recognised as the third-strongest player on the team, next to Fuji ShÅ«suke and Tezuka Kunimitsu. Inui has an intense rivalry with Tezuka, having played at least 30 matches against him and losing every single one of them. In response to Tezuka's superiority, Inui began developing his style of Data Tennis specifically to defeat Tezuka.  Despite being in the regular lineup for six months, Inui was beaten by Ryoma in the intra-school ranking tournament, and then lost to KaidÅ� Kaoru (who had also been beaten earlier by Echizen and was determined not to lose his spot) at the beginning of the series. He later became the team's manager. He uses his data to create exercise programs for the team.  Eventually, Inui is able to make it back as a regular by using the data he obtained over the time he was manager, defeating Momohsiro Takeshi to regain his spot in the regulars. Despite his guaranteed spot, he played a tough match against the undefeated Tezuka and again lost to his captain. Nonetheless, Inui is enthusiastic about regaining his spot on the team, and is eager to practice with his teammates and resume his data-gathering.  While he is a very good singles player, Inui usually plays doubles with various partners, most notably his protegé KaidÅ� Kaoru. His doubling with KaidÅ� helped Seigaku overcome their problems with their lack of strong doubles teams, with the exception of the Golden Pair. (Source: Kuryujiru LJ and Prince of Tennis Wikia)

Sadaharu Inui

2nd Year Student Birthdate: May 11 Zodiac: Taurus Class: 2-7 Relatives: Mother- Kaidoh Hozumi (40); Father-Kaidoh Shibuki (37); Younger Brother- Kaidoh Hazue (11) Play Style: Counter-puncher Dominant Hand: Right Special Moves: Snake Shot, Boomerang Snake Height: 173cm Blood Type: B Favorite Shoes: Puma (Cell Factor PTO634) Favorite Racket: Head (TI.S7) Favorite Subject: English Favorite Color: Blue Favorite Music: Rock Favorite Food: Yogurt, (Yaki)Soba, 100% pure juice Hobby: Running Marathons, collecting bandanas Preferred Type: Someone that knows how to appreciate good food and shows it Father's Occupation: Office worker (Bank) Seiyuu: Kiyasu Kohei  KaidÅ� is a counterpuncher, noted by his stamina and retrieving most of the opponent's shot, using his physique to tire out his opponent first. While his play style becomes more aggressive as the series progresses, his original style is still evident in his matches.  Background  KaidÅ� is mostly known for his "Snake Shot" (derived from the "Buggy Whip Shot"), a curving forehand that keeps his opponents running. He later develops the "Boomerang Snake," which is a shot that swerves out of bounds, around the net pole, and back in bounds. He developed the shot under mentor Sadaharu Inui's advice and by working with him in doubles. He usually plays the Singles 3 position, though he is most often placed in one of the Doubles slots.  In Genius 379, the last chapter of the manga, KaidÅ� is seen as a third year and the new captain of Seigaku, with Momoshiro as his sub-captain. Their rivalry has, apparently, somewhat mellowed with time. As akid he cried a lot. When he was in kindergarten, he was often mistaken for a girl, called Kaoru-chan, and forced to wear a skirt.  (Source: Kuryujiru LJ and Prince of Tennis Wikia)

Kaoru Kaidou

Seishun Gakuen 3rd Year Class 4 Birthday: 18th November (Scorpio) Height: 180cm Weight: 65kg Blood Type: A Dominant Hand: Right Play Style: Aggressive Baseliner Shoes: ASICS (GELSTROKE) Racket: DUNLOP (RIMBREED XL) Special Move: Burning Serve, Power Tennis Favourite food: Mushitake mushroom soup, fish roe rice bowl Hobby: Playing Monopoly, Sharpening knives (Still training) Family: Father, Mother, Younger sister Father's occupation: Self-employed (Sushi shop) Favourite Subject: Mathematics Favourite Colour: Light Blue Preferred type: Girls with good figure (The slim type)  Kawamura is a modest student and a very hardworking son. However, he changes everytime he holds his tennis racquet (or anything, for that matter) from a meek, quiet student into a loud, bold and agressive person. He also talks in Engrish most of the time. His power tennis surpasses those of other Seigaku members although he tends to be careless when making decisions.

Takashi Kawamura

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

Seishun Gakuen 2nd Year Class 8 Birthday: July 23 Height: 170 cm Weight: 58 kg Blood type: O Dominant hand: right Play style: Aggressive Baseliner Shoes: PUMA (ASPIRATION PT0631 0020) Racket: MIZUNO (PROLIGHT P10 Ti Hyper) Special move: Dunk Smash, Jack Knife, Super Great Momoshiro Special Favorite food: fried prawn burger, strawberry coco sundae Hobby: listening to music, playing shooting games Family: father, mother, younger brother, younger sister Favorite subject: Mathematics Worst subject: English Favorite colour: red Preferred type: active girls who like sports  Momoshiro is aggressive but nice to a lot of people, there's no question why freshmen are close to him and he also has friends from other rival tennis clubs. He tends to be hasty when it comes to his emotions and perceptions, but he tries to make up to it afterwards.  At the start of the series, Momoshiro sees himself as a Singles player and gets into a slight bicker with Echizen to see who would gain Singles Three; however, to his surprise, he finds himself the partner of Echizen hence they create the 'ah-un' strategy. Momoshiro then starts functioning more as a doubles player especially when he had to play as a replacement for Oishi in the Hyotei-Seigaku match against Oshitari and Gakuto. The last seen Singles match he had in the anime was the match between him and Oshitari in which he lost after getting clobbered by a pole. Momoshiro, despite his brash thinking, is actually what one of the players noted during the Nationals Tournament as the Trickster of Seigaku. He had advanced his play so well that he subconsciously created his own version of Insight although not at par with Atobe's yet.   At the end of the series and the manga, Momoshiro is seen as the new vice captain while Kaidoh functions as the captain.

Takeshi Momoshiro

Seishun Gakuen 3rd Year Class 2 Birthday: 30th April (Taurus) Height: 175cm Weight: 55kg Blood Type: O Dominant Hand: Right Play Style: Counter-puncher Shoes: NIKE(NIKE READY AIR ZOOM STERLING) Racket: WIMBLEDON(Tour Merit) Special Move: Moon Volley Favorite food: Shish Kebabs, Clam Soup, Pears Hobbies: keeping fish, swimming Family: father, mother, younger sister Father's occupation: Tax officer Favorite subject: English Favorite color: White Preferred type: Girls who look good with glasses  Oishi is the vice-captain of Seigaku Tennis team. He is a worry-wart and is much concerned with other people's welfare, thus erning the nickname "Seigaku's mom." He plays doubles with Eiji Kikumaru and their tandem is called the Golden Pair.

Shuichiro Oishi

Return of the Prince

First match of All-Japan National Tournament: Rokkaku vs. Higa. Ojii explains the Shukuchi Method, and Ryoma comes back from America!

A Man Called Hitman

Tennis no Ouji-sama: Zenkoku Taikai-hen - Semifinal

Prince of Tennis

The world of tennis is harsh and highly competitive. Numerous schools from Japan battle it out to determine the best of the best. 
Seishin Gakuen Junior High School, more commonly known as Seigaku, is one of the most prominent contestants in this battle of the finest. Their team line-up gets even stronger with the sudden arrival of a young prodigy from the West, Ryouma Echizen, who is determined to prove himself and escape the towering shadow of his legendary father. This fine addition changes the team forever.Prince of Tennis follows the heartwarming and inspirational story of Ryouma on his quest to become one of the best tennis players the country has ever seen. He pushes himself hard so that he can one day surpass his father’s name and his own personal expectations. Alongside the rest of the Seigaku team, Ryouma fights to make his and his teammate's dreams come true.

Tennis no Ouji-sama

Ryoma Echizen just joined the Seishun Academy's tennis team, which is known for being one of the most competitive teams in Japan. Its members are incredibly talented, gifted, and athletic. With rigorous and extremely intense practices, the upperclassmen of the team expect the very best from themselves and they expect even more from the new members of the team. While most of the freshmen are on pins and needles hoping they won't get cut from the team, Ryoma Echizen is confident, cool, and collected. Some might even say he's cocky, but at least he's got the skills to back up his attitude. With his virtually unreturnable "twist serve," Ryoma is sure to make the starting team. Join Ryoma and the other first years, as they train hard, make friends, and try to find a place for themselves on the team. And meet Ryoma's cute but chronically shy classmate Sakuno Ryuzaki. She's got a big crush on Ryoma, but will he ever notice her? Ryoma Echizen is the Prince of Tennis. He may be ready for the Seishun Academy tennis team, but are THEY ready for HIM? 
(Source: Viz)Note: The total chapter count includes 379 chapters for the original manga and 1 chapter entitled "Chapter 0."  This totals 380.  Please do not change the chapter count.

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