Prince of Tennis

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Prince of Tennis
by Heather Behrens Apr. 29, 2005
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Summary 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.
of Episodes 173 (ongoing) Movies Specials
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Directed by Takayuki Hamana
Original Manga by Takeshi Monomi
Character Design by Akiharu Ishii
Music by Cheru Watanabe
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Player Chart
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Player Profile Tezuka Kunimitsu
Team Captain
Specialty Moves

• Personality stern, serious, focused
• Known as one of the strongest young tennis
  players in Japan
• Rival Atobe Keigo, captain of Hyotei Tennis
  team

• Zero-shiki Drop Shot
• Tezuka-zone

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Player Profile Fuji Syusuke
Specialty Moves

• 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. Rudolphs

• Tsubame Gaeshi
• Higuma Otoshi
• Hakumei
• Disappearing Serve

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Player Profile Echizen Ryoma
Freshman Prodigy
Specialty Moves

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

• Seigakus 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

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Player Profile Oishi Shuichirou
Team Vice Captain

• Doubles 1 player, partner Kikumaru Eiji
• Personality very kind, worries about
  everyone, serious, thoughtful
• Close friend of Tezukas
• Likes to keep fish

Specialty Moves

• Moon Volley

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Player Profile Kikumaru
Eiji
Specialty Moves

• Singles 1 player, partner Oishi Shuichiro
• Personality Bright, energetic, smart
• Likes toothpaste and candy

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

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Player Profile Inui Sadaharu
Specialty Moves

• Data Tennis

• Doubles 2 player, partner Kaido Kaoru
• Fights opponents by using their data against
  them he is the teams researcher and for a
  while, their manager
• Personality smart, thorough, blunt, and
  sneaky
• Likes making Inui Juice and testing it on
  Seigakus tennis club members

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Player Profile Kaido Kaoru .
Specialty Moves

• 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

• Snake
• Boomerang Snake

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Player Profile Momoshiro Takeshi
Specialty Moves

• Doubles player, or singles
• Personality friendly, nice, loud
• Friends with Ryoma
• Likes to eat hamburgers and play tennis

• Dunk Smash
• Jack Knife
• Super Momoshiro Special

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Player Profile Kawamura Takashi
Specialty Moves

• 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

• Burning Smash
• Hadoukyuu
• Dash Hadoukyuu

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Who is Your Favorite Seigaku Tennis Team Player?
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