Prince of

Tennis

by:

Heather Behrens

Apr. 29, 2005

Show InformationSummary: Echizen Ryoma is a young tennis prodigy who has won 4 consecutive tennis championships in America but constantly lies in the shadow of his father, a former pro tennis player. He joins Seishun Gakuen junior high school, one of the best tennis schools in Japan, and there along with his teammates he learns to find his own type of tennis in an attempt to defeat his biggest obstacle of all: his father as well as himself.

Original Manga by: Takeshi Monomi

Directed by: Takayuki Hamana

Music by: Cheru Watanabe

Character Design by: Akiharu Ishii

# of Episodes: 173+ (ongoing)

Movies & Specials: 2

Player Chart

Seigaku Team Members

Singles Players Doubles Players Substitutes

Doubles 1 Doubles 2

Oishi Shuichiro

Kikumaru Eiji

Inui Sadaharu

Kaido Kaoru

Momoshiro TakeshiTezuka Kunimitsu

Fuji Syusuke

Echizen Ryoma

Kawamura Takashi

Player Profile: Tezuka Kunimitsu

• Zero-shiki Drop Shot• Tezuka-zone

• Personality: stern, serious, focused

• Known as one of the strongest young tennis players in Japan

• Rival: Atobe Keigo, captain of Hyotei Tennis team

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Player Profile: Fuji Syusuke

• Tsubame Gaeshi• Higuma Otoshi• Hakumei• Disappearing Serve

• Tennis prodigy (tensai)

• #2 singles player at Seigaku

• Personality: mischievious, kind, wry sense of humor, always smiling

• Likes photography and cacti

• Younger brother, Yuuta, plays tennis as well – at St. Rudolph’s

Player Profile: Echizen Ryoma

• Twist Serve• Drive A, B• Split Step• Cyclone Smash• Zero-shiki Drop

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• Seigaku’s only freshman player

• Personality: blunt, rude, easily bored, naïve, focused on tennis above all else

• Likes to play tennis, sleep, & Ponta

• Has a cat, Karupin

• Seeks to beat all strong players, including his father, Nanjiroh, a former tennis professional

Player Profile: Oishi Shuichirou

• Doubles 1 player, partner: Kikumaru Eiji

• Personality: very kind, worries about everyone, serious, thoughtful

• Close friend of Tezuka’s

• Likes to keep fish

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• Moon Volley

Player Profile: Kikumaru Eiji

• Kikumaru Beam• ‘Pretend-to-Sleep’ Attack• Split Image

• Singles 1 player, partner: Oishi Shuichiro

• Personality: Bright, energetic, smart

• Likes toothpaste and candy

Player Profile: Inui Sadaharu

• ‘Data’ Tennis

• Doubles 2 player, partner: Kaido Kaoru

• Fights opponents by using their ‘data’ against them – he is the team’s researcher and for a while, their manager

• Personality: smart, thorough, blunt, and sneaky

• Likes making ‘Inui Juice’ and testing it on Seigaku’s tennis club members

Player Profile: Kaido Kaoru .

• Snake• Boomerang

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• Doubles 2 player, partner: Inui Sadaharu or Momoshiro Takeshi

• Also, plays singles 3

• Personality: angry, rude, serious, shy – easily embarrassed

• Likes to run; likes cats and puppies

Player Profile: Momoshiro Takeshi

• Dunk Smash• Jack Knife• Super Momoshiro Special

• Doubles player, or singles

• Personality: friendly, nice, loud

• Friends with Ryoma

• Likes to eat hamburgers and play tennis

Player Profile: Kawamura Takashi

• Burning Smash• Hadoukyuu• Dash Hadoukyuu

• Doubles or singles player

• Has dual personality: one, kind and very shy; the other, loud and fired-up

• Power player

• Wants to become a sushi chef

“Who is Your Favorite Seigaku Tennis Team Player?”

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Seigaku Player # of Votes

Tezuka Kunimitsu 96

Fuji Syusuke 84

Inui Sadaharu 57

Kawamura Takashi 35

Oishi Shuichiro 46

Kikumaru Eiji 53

Momoshiro Takeshi 15

Kaido Kaoru 22

Echizen Ryoma 92

Total Surveyed 500

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