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Prince of Tennis by: Heather Behrens Apr. 29, 2005 Show Information
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Prince of Tennis by: Heather Behrens Apr. 29, 2005
Show Information 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: 2 Directed by: Takayuki Hamana Original Manga by: Takeshi Monomi Character Design by: Akiharu Ishii Music by: Cheru Watanabe
Player Profile: Tezuka Kunimitsu • Zero-shiki Drop Shot • Tezuka-zone 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
Player Profile: Fuji Syusuke • Tsubame Gaeshi • Higuma Otoshi • Hakumei • Disappearing Serve 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. Rudolph’s
Player Profile: Echizen Ryoma Freshman Prodigy • Twist Serve • Drive A, B • Split Step • Cyclone Smash • Zero-shiki Drop Shot Specialty Moves: • 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 Team Vice Captain • Doubles 1 player, partner: Kikumaru Eiji • Personality: very kind, worries about everyone, serious, thoughtful • Close friend of Tezuka’s • Likes to keep fish Specialty Moves: • Moon Volley
Player Profile: Kikumaru Eiji • Kikumaru Beam • ‘Pretend-to-Sleep’ Attack • Split Image Specialty Moves: • Singles 1 player, partner: Oishi Shuichiro • Personality: Bright, energetic, smart • Likes toothpaste and candy
Player Profile: Inui Sadaharu • ‘Data’ Tennis Specialty Moves: • 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 Snake 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
Player Profile: Momoshiro Takeshi • Dunk Smash • Jack Knife • Super Momoshiro Special Specialty Moves: • 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 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
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