Characters (Organized by School)
School |
Team |
Name | Img | Nicknames / Kanji / Info |
Yr |
Special Tennis Moves |
Seigaku | * |
Echizen Ryouma |
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Echizen 越前 means "to exceed what's in front of you" |
1 | Twist Serve, Super Rising, One-Footed Split Step, Drive B, Drive A, Drive C, Cool Drive, Muga no Kyouchi (State of Self-Actualization), Samurai Drive |
Location: Tokyo | *Capt | Tezuka Kunimitsu | ![]() |
Te 手 means
"hand"; zuka 塚 means "a small hill" Kunimitsu 国光 means "national glory" |
3 | Drop Shot, Tezuka-zone, Hyaku Ren Jitoku no Kiwami |
* | Fuji Syusuke | ![]() |
Fuji 不二
means "peerless; unparalleled"; Syu 周 is "circuit"; suke 助 is "help/rescue" |
3 | Triple Counter: (1) Swallow Return ~ Tsubame Gaishi (2) Bear Drop ~ Higuma Otoshi (3) White Whale ~ Hakugei Disappearing Serve Fourth Counter: Kagerou Zutsumi (Dragonfly/Mayfly Illusion) Triple Counter NEW: (1) Phoenix Return (2) Kirin Drop (3) White Dragon Fifth Counter: Gate Keeper of Hekatoncheires Sixth Counter: Hoshi Hanabi |
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* Manager |
Inui Sadaharu | ![]() |
Sadaharu 貞はる
means "to harp too long on a subject"; Inui 乾 means "dry" |
3 | Data Tennis, Waterfall | |
*Vice C | Oishi Shuuichiro | ![]() |
Oishi 大石
means "large stone"; Syuichiro 秀一郎 means "an excellent son/first child" |
3 | Moon Volley | |
* | Kikumaru Eiji | ![]() |
Kikumaru 菊丸
means "chrysanthemum of perfection" (or purity); Eiji 英二 means "second son" |
3 | Acrobatics; Kikumaru Beam; Seal Step | |
--> | Golden Pair | ![]() |
Australian Formation, Synchro | |||
* | Kawamura Takashi | ![]() |
Kawamura 河村 means "river town"; Takeshi 隆 means "noble" |
3 | Burning Attack, Burning Serve, Hadoukyu |
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* | Kaido Kaoru | ![]() |
Kaido 海棠 means aronia
(flower); Kaoru 薫 means "to smell sweet" |
2 | Snake, Boomerang Snake |
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* | Momoshiro Takeshi | ![]() |
Momo 桃 means "peach tree"; shiro 城 means "castle"; Takeshi 武 means "warrior" |
2 | Dunk Smash, Jack Knife, Bullet Serve |
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Coach | Ryuzaki Sumire | ![]() |
Ryu 竜 means "dragon" zaki 崎 means "small peninsula" スミレ Sumire |
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Arai Masashi | ![]() |
Arai 荒井 means "rude community" | 2 | |||
Ikeda Masaya | ![]() |
(Arai's buddy) Ikeda 池田 means "rice paddy pond" | 2 | |||
Nagayama Michio | ![]() |
(random club member) | 2? | |||
Mikami Kouji | 3 | |||||
Nishi Hideto | 3 | |||||
Kuwahara Naoya | 3 | |||||
Yoshimura Shun | 2 | |||||
Yoshimura Yuu | 2 | |||||
Fushimi Ayata | 2 | |||||
Hayashi Daisuke | 2 | |||||
Ninose Manabu | 2 | |||||
Nakahama Yuuya | 2 | |||||
Saeki Norifumi | 2 | |||||
Horio Satoshi | ![]() |
Hori 掘 means "dig" | 1 | |||
Kachiro Kato | ![]() |
Katou 加藤 means "to add wisteria"; Kachirou 勝郎 means "son who will prevail" |
1 | |||
Katsuo Mizuno | ![]() |
Mizu 水 means "water" | 1 | |||
Ryuzaki Sakuno | ![]() |
Ryu 竜 means "dragon" zaki 崎 means "small peninsula" Saku 桜 means "cherry blossom" no 乃 indicates " 's " |
1 | |||
Tomoka Osakada | ![]() |
Osakada 小坂 means
"a small rice paddy on a slope"; Tomoka 朋香 means "friendly perfume" |
1 | |||
Former Capt | Yamato Yuudai | ![]() |
HS | |||
Gyokurin | * | Tomoya Izumi | ![]() |
Izumi 泉 means "spring, fountain" | ||
Location: Tokyo | * | Kimiyoshi Fukawa | ![]() |
Kimi 公 means "lord" or "companion"; yoshi 葦 means "reed"; | ||
* | Suzuki | |||||
* | Inokuchi | ino 井 means "community"; kuchi 口 means "mouth" | ||||
* | Kageyama | yama 山 means "mountain" | ||||
* | Shimizu | mizu 水 means "water" | ||||
* | Nakano | |||||
Kakinoki chuu |
*Capt | Kuki Kiichi | ![]() |
3 | ||
Fudoumine | *Capt | Tachibana Kippei | ![]() |
Tachibana 橘 is a kind of citrus fruit; Kippei 桔平 means a peaceful plant |
3 | |
Location: Tokyo | *Vice C | Ibu Shinji | ![]() |
Ibu 伊武 means
"The One Warrior" In Shinji 深司, the first kanji means "unfathomable" and the second means "rule" |
2 | Kick Serve, Spot |
* | Kamio Akira | ![]() |
Kamio 神尾 means "end of soul" | 2 | Rhythm (super speed), Sonic Bullet | |
* | Ishida Tetsu | ![]() |
Tetsu 鉄 is "iron"; Ishida 石田 is "stone rice field" | 2 | Hadoukyu | |
* | Sakurai Masaya | ![]() |
Sakurai 桜井
means "cherry town"; Masaya 雅也 means "to be refined (graceful)" |
2 | ||
* | Uchimura Kyosuke | ![]() |
Uchimura 内村 means "within a village"; Kyo 京 is "capital", suke 介 is "mediate" |
2 | ||
* | Mori Tatsunori | ![]() |
Mori 森 means "forest"; tatsu 辰 is ?; nori 徳 is "commanding respect"; |
2 | front killer | |
Tachibana An | ![]() |
Tachibana Kippei's little sister | 2 | |||
St. Rudolf | * Manager |
Mizuki Hajime | ![]() |
Mizu 観 means "outlook, appearance, condition"; ki 月 means "moon" or "month | 3 | Predictions |
Location: Tokyo | * | Yuuta Fuji | ![]() |
Yuuta 裕太 means "thick and abundant" (?) | 2 | Super Rising, Twist Spin Shot |
*Capt | Akazawa Yoshirou | ![]() |
Aka 赤 means "red"; zawa 澤 means "swamp"; Yoshirou 良郎 means "good son" | 3 | ||
* | Yanagisawa Shinya | ![]() |
Yanagisawa 柳沢
means "narrow valley"; Shinya 慎也 means "to be prudent" |
3 | ||
* | Kisarazu Atsushi | ![]() |
Twin brother is Kisarazu Ryou; Ki 木 means "tree"; sara 更 means "to grow late (to become night)"; Atsuji 津淳 means " pure harbor" | 3 | ||
* | Kaneda Ichirou | ![]() |
Kane 金 means "gold"; da 田 means "rice paddy"; ichi 一 means "one; rou 朗 | 2 | ||
* | Nomura Takuya | ![]() |
No 野 means "field"; mura 村 means "town"; Taku 拓 means "open"; Ya 也 means "to be" | 3 | ||
Ginka | * | Fukushi Michiru | ![]() |
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Location: Tokyo | * | Tashirou | ![]() |
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* | Suzuki | ![]() |
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* | Doumoto | ![]() |
Power Serve | |||
Yamabuki | * | Sengoku Kyosumi | ![]() |
Seh 千 means "thousand"; goku 石 means "stone"; Kyosumi 清純 means "purity" | 3 | Kohou |
Location: Tokyo | * | Akutsu Jin | ![]() |
A 阿 means "fawn upon, flatter"; ku 久 means "long time, old story"; tsu 津 means "haven" or "harbor"; Jin 仁 means "virtue, benevolence" | 3 | |
* | Muromachi Touji | ![]() |
2 | |||
*Capt | Minami Kentarou | ![]() |
3 | |||
* | Masami Higashikata | ![]() |
3 | |||
--> | Jimmies | ![]() |
mastered basics attack one member strategy |
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* | Inakichi Nitobe | ![]() |
3 | |||
* | Ichiuma Kita | ![]() |
2 | |||
Coach | Mikiya Banda "Banji" | ![]() |
-- | always smiles | ||
Manager | Taichi Dan | ![]() |
ta 太 means "big around"; ichi ー means "one; dan 壇 means "platform" | 1 | ||
Hyotei | *Capt | Atobe Keigo | ![]() |
Nickname "King"; Ato 跡 means "trace, tracks, sign" | 3 | Ronso to Destruction Me [Eye] |
Location: Tokyo | * | Akutagawa Jiroh | ![]() |
Akuta 芥 means "mustard, dust, trash, rubbish"; gawa 川 means "river" | 3 | Magic Volley |
* | Kabaji Munehiro | ![]() |
Kaba 樺 means "birch" | 2 | Baka-Chikara (power) | |
* | Shishido Ryo | ![]() |
shishi 宍 means "muscles, meat"; do 戸 means "door"; ryou 亮 means "clear" or "help" | 3 | Super Rising, Dash | |
* | Ohtori Choutaro | ![]() |
ta 太 means "big around" | 2 | Skud Serve | |
* | Oshitari Yuushi | ![]() |
shi 士 means "samurai" or "gentleman" | 3 | Higuma Otoshi | |
* | Mukahi Gakuto | ![]() |
Muka 向 means "confront"; Hi 日 means "sun" | 3 | Moon Salute | |
* | Wakashi Hiyoshi | ![]() |
Hi 日 means "sun" | 2 | ||
Taki Hanigosuke | ![]() |
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Coach | Sakaki | ![]() |
Sakaki 榊 is a sacred Shinto tree | -- | ||
Rokkaku | * | Amane Hikaru | ![]() |
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(Chiba Prefecture) | *Capt | Aoi Kentarou | ![]() |
1 | ||
(third seed) | * | Shudou Satoshi | ![]() |
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* | Itsuki Marehiko | ![]() |
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*Vice C | Saeki Kojirou | ![]() |
3 | |||
* | Kurobane Harukazu | ![]() |
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* | Kisarazu Ryou | ![]() |
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Coach | Ojii | ![]() |
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Jyousei | *Capt | Kajimoto Takahisa | ![]() |
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* | Shinjyou Reiji | ![]() |
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* | Wakato Hiroshi | ![]() |
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* | Ota Shou | ![]() |
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* | Kiriyama Daichi | ![]() |
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* | Tanaka Kouhei | ![]() |
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* | Tanaka Youhei | ![]() |
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Coach | Hanamura Aoi | ![]() |
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Midoriyama Jr. High | * | Tsuta Akane | ![]() |
2 | ||
* | Kongawa Junpei | ![]() |
2 | |||
* | Kiraku Yasuyuki | ![]() |
2 | |||
* | Minamoto Takuma | ![]() |
2 | |||
* | Habu Itto | ![]() |
2 | |||
* | Takase Masato | ![]() |
2 | |||
* | Kitamura Wataru | ![]() |
2 | |||
Coach | Kiraku Taizou | ![]() |
Kiraku Yasuyuki's father | -- | ||
Rikkaidai Fuzoku Jr. High | *Vice C | Sanada Genichirou | ![]() |
Nickname "The Emperor" | 3 | Fuu Rin Ka Zan, Muga no Kyouchi (State of Self-Actualization) |
(prior champions) | * | Yanagi Renji | ![]() |
Nickname "The Master" | 3 | |
Location: Kanagawa | * | Kirihara Akaya | ![]() |
2 | ||
*Capt | Yukimura Seiichi | ![]() |
Nickname "The Child of God"; has Guillain-Barre Syndrome (maybe - Konomi had to change it due to inaccuracies) | 3 | Muga no Kyouchi (State of Self-Actualization) | |
* | Kuwahara Jackal | ![]() |
3 | Nezumi Hana-Beat (Dark Grey Fireworks Beat) | ||
* | Marui Bunta | ![]() |
3 | Tecchu Ate (Iron Pole Hit), Tsuna Watari (Tightrope Walking), Jikansa Jigoku (Temporal Difference Hell) | ||
* | Niou Masaharu | ![]() |
Nickname "The Trickster" | 3 | ||
* | Yagyuu Hiroshi | ![]() |
Nickname "The Gentleman" | 3 | ||
Urayama Shiita | ![]() |
Name based on 'urayamashii' which means, 'to be jealous' | 1 | |||
U.S. Junior Senbatsu Team | *Capt | Kevin Smith | ![]() |
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* | Billy Cassidy | ![]() |
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* | Terry Griffy | ![]() |
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* | Tom Griffy | ![]() |
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* | Michael Lee | ![]() |
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* | Bobby Max | ![]() |
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* | Arnold Igunishof | ![]() |
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Coach | Richard Baker | ![]() |
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Higa Jr. High | * | Tanishi Kei | ![]() |
3 | Carioca Step, Big Bang | |
Location: Okinawa | *Capt | Kite Eishirou | ![]() |
Nickname "The Hitman" | Shuku-Chihou (Land Reduction Technique), Big Bang | |
* | Hirakoba Rin | ![]() |
3 | Shuku-Chihou (Land Reduction Technique), Habu, Oo Habu (Giant Habu) | ||
* | Chinen Hiroshi | ![]() |
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* | Kai Yuujirou | ![]() |
Shuku-Chihou (Land Reduction Technique), Viking Horn | |||
* | Shiranui | |||||
Coach | Saotome Harumi | ![]() |
41 yrs old | |||
* | Kadouki | ![]() |
someone Atobe seems to know (but thinks little of) | |||
St. Icarus | * | Sakata Richard | ![]() |
The Shooting Star of Michinoku | ||
Shitenhouji Jr. High | * | Tooyama Kintarou | ![]() |
1 | ||
Location: Osaka | * | Oshitari Kenya | ![]() |
Oshitari Yuushi's cousin | 3 | Naniwa's speed star |
*Capt | Shiraishi Kuranosuke | ![]() |
3 | Bible | ||
* | Hitouji Yuuji | ![]() |
3 | Impressions | ||
* | Konjiki Koharu | ![]() |
3 | 200 IQ | ||
* | Chitose Senri | ![]() |
3 | Muga no Kyouchi (State of Self-Actualization), The Pinnacle of Great Wisdom, Kami Kakushi | ||
* | Ishida Gin | ![]() |
3 | 108 Styles of Hadoukyuu | ||
* | Zaizen Hikaru | ![]() |
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Coach | Watanabe Osamu | ![]() |
27 yrs old | -- | ||
Nagoya Seitoku Middle School | * | Liliaden Krauser | ![]() |
1 | ||
Location: Aichi | * | ![]() |
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U-17 Selection | Hirari Tonpei | ![]() |
Candidate: No. 16 Court | HS 2 | ||
Tenjin Kousuke | ![]() |
Candidate: No. 16 Court | HS 2 | |||
Murata Hiromasa | ![]() |
Candidate: No. 13 Court | HS 2 | |||
Todoroki Gorou | ![]() |
Candidate: No. 13 Court | HS 2 | |||
Sasabe Junichi | ![]() |
Candidate: No. 12 Court | HS 2 | |||
Matsudaira Chikao | ![]() |
Candidate: No. 11 Court | HS 2 | Magnum serve | ||
Oni Juujirou | ![]() |
Candidate: No. 5 Court; called the Guardian of Hell | HS 3 | Black jack knife | ||
Irie Kanata | ![]() |
Candidate: No. 3 Court | HS 3 | |||
Tokugawa Kazuya | ![]() |
Candidate: No. 1 Court | ||||
Korube Yukio | ![]() |
Strategic Coach (37) | ||||
Saitou Itaru | ![]() |
Mental Coach (43) | ||||
Non-students | Former Seigaku Regular | Echizen Nanjiro | ![]() |
Ryouma's dad, nicknamed "nanoji" Nan 南 means "south"; ji 次 means "order; sequence; next; subsequent"; ro 郎 means "son" |
-- | former pro; Samurai |
Echizen Rinko | ![]() |
Ryouma's mother | -- | |||
Echizen Ryouga | ![]() |
Echizen's older brother, possibly adopted. | -- | |||
Karupin | ![]() |
Ryouma's cat | -- | |||
Nanako | ![]() |
Ryouma's cousin | -- | |||
Inoue Mamoru | ![]() |
Reporter: Mamo 守 means "to protect, to obey, to abide by the rules"; ino 井 means "community" | -- | |||
Shiba Saori | ![]() |
Reporter: Shiba 芝 means "lawn"; | -- | |||
Tezuka Kunikazu | ![]() |
Tezuka's grandfather (72), judo instructor at a police academy | -- | |||
Tezuka Kuniharu | ![]() |
Tezuka's father (48), regular salary man | -- | |||
Tezuka Ayana | ![]() |
Tezuka's mother (45) | --- | |||
Yumiko Fuji | ![]() |
Fuji's older sister (24) | -- | |||
Yoshiko Fuji | ![]() |
Fuji's mother (49) | -- | |||
Kaidou Hazue | ![]() |
Kaido's little brother | -- | |||
Kaido Shibuki | ![]() |
Kaido's father (37) | -- | |||
Kaido Hozumi | ![]() |
Kaido's mother (40) | -- | |||
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Kawamura's father | -- | ||||
Kumano Daigorou | ![]() |
Eiji's teddy bear | -- | |||
Akutsu Yuuki | ![]() |
Akutsu's mother | -- | |||
Sasabe | ![]() |
16 yr old tennis player | -- | Bullet Serve | ||
Kentaroh | ![]() |
Momoshiro's neighbor | -- | |||
Hiroshi | ![]() |
Kentaroh's friend, a fan of Echizen Ryouma | -- | |||
Horio Junpei | ![]() |
21 yr old biker, Horio Satoshi's cousin | -- | |||
Chitose Miyuki | ![]() |
Chitose's little sister | -- | |||
Konomi Takeshi | ![]() |
brilliant mangaka | -- | |||