The Prince of Tennis is a tennis-themed manga that was serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump. The story of The Prince of Tennis is about the protagonist, Echizen Ryoma, who returns from America and enrolls in Seishun Academy, a powerhouse tennis school, with the aim of competing at the national level. There are many different schools in The Prince of Tennis, and many handsome characters. Here, we will take a closer look at the characteristics of the regular members of Rikkaidai Junior High School, a rival high school that has a deep relationship with Seishun Academy, where the protagonist Echizen Ryoma attends.
A strong school that always strives to win!! What is Rikkaidai Junior High School?
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Rikkaidai Junior High School is one of the junior high schools in Kanagawa Prefecture that appears in The Prince of Tennis. The school has a strong tennis club and is always participating in the national tournament, winning the previous year, but in this work it lost to Seishun Gakuen in the final of the national tournament. It is characterized by its golden yellow jerseys and uniforms, and has a large number of members. The theme is "always winning," and the team is made up of strong players from all over the country.
A strong school that aims to always win!! Introducing the regular players of Rikkaidai Junior High School
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So far, we have introduced basic information about Rikkaidai Junior High School. So, what kind of players are the regular players? We will introduce in detail the players who often play as regulars, including substitutes. There are many attractive characters, so you may find a player you like.
Absolute Champion!! Yukimura Seiichi
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Seiichi Yukimura is a third-year student who belongs to the tennis club at Rikkaidai Junior High School and serves as the club's captain. He has purple wavy hair and a headband, and has a very calm and collected personality. However, he is also dignified and leads the team with confidence, which makes him well-liked by the other team members. During the Kanto Tournament in the story, he is hospitalized for surgery due to an incurable disease, but he survives the surgery and returns to club activities. His tennis skills are among the best in the country, and he can calmly return any ball. Furthermore, because he returns every ball perfectly, the extreme pressure puts his opponents under, causing them to suffer from the yips and lose all five senses. In the story, he plays against Echizen Ryoma, and is the one who causes Echizen the most trouble, but Echizen Ryoma, who has reached the pinnacle of his perfection, ends up losing the match.
The stubborn guy who leads the club!! Genichiro Sanada
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Genichiro Sanada is a third-year student who belongs to the tennis club at Rikkaidai Junior High School and serves as vice-captain. He is characterized by his black hat, strong eyebrows and eyes, and has a strong and stubborn personality. While he is strict with others, he is even stricter with himself and is dedicated to practice. He speaks like a warrior and has a presence that is hard to believe for a junior high school student. Sanada Genichiro's motto is to fight in a style that matches his opponent's style, known as Furinkazan, and he aims to defeat his opponents head-on. He has also further evolved Furinkazan, and with Furinkakagezanrai, he can move at high speeds and hit balls that can burn through the strings without giving his opponents a second thought.
A calm man playing data tennis!! Renji Yanagi
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Renji Yanagi is a third-year student who belongs to the tennis club at Rikkaidai Junior High School. He has narrow eyes that look like they are closed and black bob hair, and he is both meticulous and calm. He is good at data tennis and is also the person who taught data tennis to Inui of Seishun Academy. Although he is good at singles, he is more effective in doubles, and is able to control and manipulate Kirihara Akaya when he turns into a devil. He is also one of the three known as the Big Three, and is the third most skilled player at Rikkaidai Junior High School, which is full of strong opponents. He knows a lot about his opponents through data tennis, and can predict what they will say next based on how they hit the ball. In matches, his specialty is the super slice ball known as the Kamaitachi.
Volley Specialist!! Marui Bunta
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Marui Bunta is a third-year student who belongs to the tennis club at Rikkaidai Junior High School. He has red hair and big eyes, and is always eating bubble gum. He is a perfect doubles player, and is a skilled player who only takes action when he has the chance and scores points with confidence. He is usually paired with Jackal Kuwabara, and Marui is in charge of the front line. He is skilled in tricks such as hitting iron poles and tightrope walking, and can toy with his opponents. He also has a playful side, and has a little brother-like temperament, as he pushes everything onto his partner Kuwabara.
A man with endless physical strength!! Jackal Kuwabara
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Jackal Kuwabara is a third-year student who belongs to the tennis club at Rikkaidai Junior High School. He is half Brazilian and half Japanese, and is characterized by his dark skin and shaved head. He has a quiet personality and is also the one who mediates between the other members. Jackal Kuwabara is primarily good at doubles, and his playing style involves connecting passes to drain the opponent's stamina. He also creates opportunities by connecting passes, allowing his partner Marui to score. He has limitless physical strength and is nicknamed the man with four lungs. He can also spin a pole, similar to Seishun Gakuen's Kaido, using a technique called the Boomerang Snake.
The trickster on the court!! Niou Masaharu
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Niou Masaharu is a third-year student who belongs to the tennis club at Rikkaidai Junior High School. He has a distinctive, spiky head of white hair and narrow eyes, and has a playful but tricky personality, earning him the nickname of the trickster on the court. He is good at deceiving his opponents, and it is natural for him to play in disguise, and he also places great importance on deceiving his opponents through his play. He also has the special skill Illusion, which allows him to look like people he knows. This allows him to become anyone, such as Tezuka from Seishun Gakuen, and use the Tezuka Zone and Tezuka Phantom to fight while considering the matchups with his opponent.
Yagyu Hiroshi, the gentleman who controls laser beams
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Yagyu Hiroshi is a third-year student who belongs to the tennis club at Rikkaidai Junior High School. He has light brown hair parted in the middle of the night and glasses, and is a gentleman with a very quiet and disciplined personality. He is very smart and has excellent analytical skills. He can also hit lightning-fast balls known as laser beams, which can send opponents soaring through the air. He is nicknamed the Gentleman for his gentlemanly demeanor, but perhaps influenced by Nioh, he is also skilled at deceiving opponents, and when he was forced to pair up with Kaido, they impersonated each other in matches to prevent the other from stealing information.
The Ferocious Red-Eyed Devil!! Kirihara Akaya
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Kirihara Akaya is a third-year student who belongs to the tennis club at Rikkaidai Junior High School. He is characterized by his curly black hair and is usually a joker. However, once he gets serious in a match, he becomes violent and starts to play rough, such as hitting his opponent with the ball. Also, when he gets angry, his eyes turn bloodshot red, which increases the power and speed of his ball. Furthermore, when he gets even angrier and his anger reaches its peak, his hair turns white and his body turns red, a state known as devilization. In his devilized state, he becomes even more ferocious, pinning his opponents to the fence. He is the only second-year regular on the tennis team at Rikkaidai Junior High School, which is full of strong players, and his goal is to beat the Big 3.
[The Prince of Tennis] A strong school that always strives to win!! A thorough introduction to the regulars of Rikkaidai Junior High School!! Summary
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This time, we introduced the regulars of Rikkaidai Junior High School, one of the strong schools that appears in The Prince of Tennis. In the story, Rikkaidai Junior High School plays against Seishun Gakuen in the Kanto Tournament finals and the National Tournament finals. That's how much of a rivalry there is with Seishun Gakuen, and they're like the final boss. That's why there are so many popular characters. There are also many cool quotes and great matches, so why not check them out?
