The Prince of Tennis is a manga about tennis that was serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump. The story of The Prince of Tennis is about the protagonist, Ryoma Echizen, who returns from America and enters Seishun Academy, a strong tennis school, with the aim of competing at the national level. There are many schools in The Prince of Tennis, and many handsome characters. So, this time, we will introduce in detail the characteristics of the regular members of Seishun Academy, where the protagonist Ryoma Echizen is.
A strong school that won the national championship!! What is Seishun Academy?
Seishun Academy is a junior high school in Tokyo. The tennis club is a strong team, and although they have not made it to the national level, they have been strong at the Kanto level. The advisor is Mr. Ryuzaki, and they have decided on the regulars through the school ranking matches. Seishun Academy is characterized by their jerseys with blue and red lines on a white background. Seishun Academy has a strong singles player, and although they have a golden pair in doubles, they are not considered to be very strong because they only have members with strong personalities.
Introducing the regular players of Seishun Gakuen
Source: The Prince of Tennis ©Takeshi Konomi/Shueisha・NAS
So far, we have introduced basic information about Seishun Gakuen. So, what kind of players are there specifically as regular players? We will introduce in detail the players who often play as regulars, including substitute members. There are many attractive characters, so you may find a player that you like.
Top player who is also attracting attention from professionals!! Tezuka Kunimitsu
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First, the first player from Seishun Academy to be introduced is Tezuka Kunimitsu. Tezuka Kunimitsu is a third-year student at Seishun Academy and also serves as the club captain. He wears glasses and has brown hair that curls outwards. He is strict with others, but even stricter with himself and has a strong sense of responsibility. He also has a calmness that is hard to believe for a junior high school student, and has excellent leadership skills. His playing style is all-rounder, and he is good at shots that don't bounce, such as the Zero Drop and Zero Serve. He can also control the rotation, known as the Tezuka Zone and Tezuka Phantom, to move the opponent's hit to a place where it is easier for him to hit. Tezuka Kunimitsu is a player with such skill that even professionals have high hopes for him, and he is famous nationwide.
The genius who can use triple counters!! Fuji Shusuke
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The next player from Seishun Academy is Fuji Shusuke. Fuji Shusuke is a third-year student at Seishun Academy. He has medium-length brown hair and is usually calm and smiling. He is also kind and considerate. Fuji Shusuke's playing style is that of a counter puncher, and he fights by using the strength of his opponents. He is so good at tennis that people around him call him a genius, and he is good at technical techniques such as the triple counter, Tsubame Gaeshi, and Kuma Otoshi. He has many very powerful techniques, such as nullifying opponents' smashes and reducing the power of their shots.
A big server who fights using data!! Inui Sadaharu
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Inui Sadaharu is a third-year student at Seishun Academy. He has spiky black hair, square-rimmed glasses, and is tall. Inui Sadaharu is a singles player who fights by analyzing his opponent's actions based on data. He is also good at the high-speed serve known as the waterfall, and is a big server. In doubles, he is often paired with his junior, Kaido, and while leading Kaido, he also helps to develop him. His hobby is making special drinks that taste bad but are good for the body, and they often appear as punishment games in the story as "Kanjiru".
Pride of personality change power!! Kawamura Takashi
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Kawamura Takashi is a third-year student at Seishun Academy. He has short brown hair and thick eyebrows, and is the son of a sushi chef. He is usually a very quiet and timid boy, but once he picks up a racket, he becomes a manly person who spouts off a stream of English words. His playing style is an aggressive baseliner, and he overwhelms opponents with his power tennis. By adding countless spins to his serves, he can hit serves that are strong enough to break an opponent's bones if they touch them. He is also skilled with powerful techniques such as the Hadoukyuu.
A doubles player with outstanding acrobatic play!! Eiji Kikumaru
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The next player from Seishun Academy is Eiji Kikumaru. Eiji Kikumaru is a third-year student at Seishun Academy. He has brown hair with curls on the outside and big eyes, and has a cheerful and innocent personality. He often plays doubles with Oishi as the golden pair, and is the only regular doubles player at Seishun Academy. He is good at acrobatic play and unpredictable attacks. He can also create an afterimage with his quick steps to make it look like there are two of them, and can also make it look like he is playing doubles alone.
The doubles player who controls the match!! Oishi Shuichiro
Source: The Prince of Tennis ©Takeshi Konomi/Shueisha・NAS
Oishi Shuichiro is a third-year student at Seishun Academy and the vice-captain. He has a distinctive hairstyle with a shaved head and long bangs. He has a calm personality and is usually calm, but he is also timid and cautious. However, he also has a strong sense of responsibility, and when Tezuka is absent, he leads the club as acting club president. He is a doubles player recognized for his skills as the golden pair with Kikumaru, and is good at game making. He is also good at the moon volley, a shot that goes over the opponent's head with control as if threading a needle. Because he has excellent combination with Kikumaru, he can use the most difficult technique in doubles, called synchronized play.
A natural sharp-witted guy!! Takeshi Momoshiro
Source: The Prince of Tennis ©Takeshi Konomi/Shueisha・NAS
The next player from Seishun Academy is Takeshi Momoshiro. Takeshi Momoshiro is a second-year student at Seishun Academy, and is characterized by his short, spiky black hair. He is usually a playful guy and a mood maker in the club, but he is quick to get into fights and tends to cause trouble. His playing style is that of an aggressive baseliner, and he specializes in powerful shots such as the dunk smash and jackknife. He also has the ability to read the weather and wind, thanks to his training spent alone in the mountains, and uses the power of nature to change the course of the ball. He is skilled at catching opponents off guard, and is also known as a shrewd player.
Persistent hard worker!! Kaoru Kaido
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Kaoru Kaido is a second-year student at Seishun Academy. He has sharp eyes and a bandana, and is usually calm and silent. However, he has a bad personality and exhales in a "fushuu" sound, which earned him the nickname "Mamushi" (Mamushi Viper). He is an extremely hard worker, and completes more than three times the training menu of the average person. His playing style is that of a counter puncher, and he frequently uses a sharply curving buggy whip shot called a snake to wear down his opponent's stamina before snatching victory. He can also use a pole spinning technique called a boomerang snake. At the national tournament, he has become able to selectively hit a fast, straight ball called a laser beam, making it impossible to tell whether he is hitting a curveball or a straight ball.
The Cheeky New Rookie!! Ryoma Echizen
Source: The Prince of Tennis ©Takeshi Konomi/Shueisha・NAS
The last player from Seishun Gakuen to be introduced is Ryoma Echizen. Ryoma Echizen is the main character of The Prince of Tennis, a boy who has just returned from America. He is characterized by his white FIRA hat, and is very unwilling to lose and has a cheeky personality. His playing style is that of an all-rounder, and he fights by aggressively going forward to earn points. He also has many decisive shots, and is adept at using the twist serve, which bounces up into the face, and is good at drive shots such as the Drive A and Drive B. He is able to enter a state of selflessness, and will be able to unconsciously use techniques he has seen before.
【The Prince of Tennis】The strong school that won the national championship!! A thorough introduction to the regulars of Seishun Academy
Source: The Prince of Tennis ©Takeshi Konomi/Shueisha・NAS
This time, we introduced the members of Seishun Academy, the school to which the main character in The Prince of Tennis belongs. All the members are unique and charming. The matches are interesting and there are many flashy techniques, so why not take a look?
