The Prince of Tennis is a sports manga about tennis that was serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump. As of 2018, the story continues after The Prince of Tennis, called The New Prince of Tennis. In this article, we will introduce the members of Fudomine Junior High School who fought against Seishun Gakuen in the regional qualifiers.
Fudoumine Junior High School
Fudoumine Junior High School is a junior high school in Tokyo that appeared in The Prince of Tennis. The uniforms and jerseys are mainly black. Originally, it was not even a club activity, as it was oppressed by unmotivated third-year students, but with the arrival of Tachibana, it has begun to operate as a new tennis club. Therefore, all members except Tachibana are second-year students, making them unique members.
Tachibana Kippei
Tachibana Kippei is a third-year student who belongs to the tennis club at Fudomine Junior High School. He serves as both the club president and the coach, and is very trusted by those around him because he created and led the tennis club. He currently has a shaved black hair and a mole on his forehead, but previously he had casual blonde hair and was nicknamed "Lion Buddha". He has a very calm personality, but is also manly and has leadership skills. Kippei Tachibana is the ace of Shishigaku Junior High School, with a record of making it to the top four in the country, and is so skilled that he is also known as the "Kyushu Two Wings." However, he once quit tennis, regretting that he injured his fellow Shishigaku member Chitose Chisato. However, after learning that Chitose had returned, he started playing tennis in Tokyo. His playing style is very wild, and he uses a technique called Abare Shishi, where you can see the ball over and over again.
Ibu Shinji
Ibu Shinji is a second-year student in the tennis club at Fudomine Junior High School. He has long black hair and narrow eyes. He has a very cool and nervous personality, and is often jealous and envious of his opponents. As a result, he often complains during matches and in normal times, which puts others off. He is merciless in matches, thoroughly attacking his opponents' weaknesses. His catchphrase is "summason." Ibuki Shinji is one of the aces at Fudomine Junior High. He often plays singles, and despite being a second-year student, he has very high skills. It is said that his tennis sense alone is not inferior to that of the genius Fuji Shusuke, and Tachibana has high expectations of him. His playing style is counter puncher, and he is good at a technique called "spot," which paralyzes the opponent's arm by repeatedly hitting topspin and slices.
Akira Kamio
Akira Kamio is a second-year student who belongs to the tennis club at Fudomine Junior High School. His distinctive feature is that he hides one eye with his reddish hair, and his catchphrase is "Let's get into the rhythm♪".
He is interested in Tachibana's younger sister, Anzu Tachibana, and secretly has a crush on her. He has a belligerent personality, such as provoking his opponents, and also has a competitive side. Akira Kamio is one of the aces of the tennis club at Fudomine Junior High School. He mainly plays singles, and his playing style is an aggressive baseliner. He is very fast and can catch up with most balls. He can also hit a super-fast slice called a sonic bullet. As a result, he beats Sengoku from Yamabuki Junior High School.
Ishida Tetsu
Ishida Tetsu is a second-year student who belongs to the tennis club at Fudomine Junior High School. He has a shaved head with a towel wrapped around it and is very large. He has a calm personality, but a strong sense of responsibility, and will do anything to win a match. His specialty is the wave ball, which he hits with a powerful flat shot. He is also the younger brother of Ishida Gin of Shitenhoji Junior High School.
Sakurai Masaya
Sakurai Masaya is a second-year student who belongs to the tennis club at Fudomine Junior High School. He has brown hair slicked back. He mainly plays doubles and has the flexibility to team up with anyone. He hits powerful topspin balls in matches, but doesn't have any outstanding skills.
Tatsunori Mori
Tatsunori Mori is a second-year student who belongs to the tennis club at Fudomine Junior High School. He has spiky black hair. He is also Kyosuke Uchimura's doubles partner and is a regular doubles player at Fudomine Junior High School. There are almost no depictions of matches in the story, so his special skills and playing style are unknown, and he is a rather unassuming character.
Kyousuke Uchimura
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Kyousuke Uchimura is a second-year student who belongs to the tennis club at Fudomine Junior High School. He is known as the avant-garde killer because he wears a black hat pulled down over his eyes. Although he is silent, he is very aggressive and tries to hit the opponent's avant-garde player. He lost to the Golden Pair in the regional tournament.
