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Ryoma Echizen

Ryoma Echizen is a fictional character and the protagonist of the manga and anime series The Prince of Tennis created by Takeshi Konomi. In the series, Ryoma is portrayed as a twelve-year-old tennis prodigy who won four consecutive Junior Tennis Tournaments in America. Wikipedia

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Ryoma Echizen
First Appearance: Original Genius 1 “Ryoma Echizen”
Anime: Episode 1 “The Prince Appears”
Author: Takeshi Konomi
Performance: Kanata Hongo (live-action film)
Voice: Junko Minagawa
Sex: Man
Family: Nanjiro Echizen (Father), Rinko Echizen (Mother), relatives Nanako (cousin)
Country of Citizenship: JapaneseSchool: Seishun Gakuen Middle School
Grade: 1st grade 2nd class 3rd
Affiliation Committee: Library Committee
Birthday: December 24th
Constellation: Capricorn
Family composition: father, mother, cousin, cat (Calpin)
Blood type: O type
Height: 151cm→152.5cm
Weight: 50kg (according to the author, it was actually 40kg because it was measured with the power wrist attached [ citation needed ] ) → 47kg
Foot size: 24cm
Visual acuity: left and right 1.5
Dominant arm: left
Racket: BRIDGESTONE (DYNABEAM GRANDEA)
Shoes: FILA ( Mark Philliposis Mid)
Playstyle: All-rounder

Ryoma Echizen (越前リョーマ)

Ryoma Echizen is a fictional character appearing in the manga series ” The Prince of Tennis” and “The New Prince of Tennis” created by Takeshi Konomi and the anime based on it. is the main character of She is voiced by Junko Minagawa in the anime version. The actor in the live-action film version is Kanata Hongo. See Musical Prince of Tennis / 2nd Season / 3rd Season / 4th Season / Musical / New Prince of Tennis for musical version actors.

His favorite phrase is “not yet.” Although she is Japanese, she was originally from the United States, and after winning four consecutive junior championships in the United States, she returned to Japan and was a celebrity among people involved in tennis in Japan.  Because of his ability, he is attracting attention as a rookie of Seigaku. He has a sharp look in his eyes and speaks straight without being afraid of anything, so he is the type that tends to be seen as impertinent. At first glance, he looks cool and cold, but he has a hot side inside.

Compared to the original, the anime has a richer emotional expression as a whole, while retaining a cool side. Basically, he often doesn’t call the other person by their name, especially other students, he calls them “you” and takes a provocative attitude. Kintaro Toyama of Shitenhoji, who is set as his rival in this work, was not called by name at first, but was often called “he”, but after returning to the Japanese national team in “New-“. began calling him “Kintaro” by name.

His outstanding tennis sense is a result of his father, who was called “Samurai Nanjiro,” played every day. His habits and play style are similar to his father’s, and Tezuka says he is a copy of Samurai Nanjiro. Official matches are mainly played in singles. Doubles is unsuitable by nature, and the cooperation and rules are like amateurs, and since teaming up with Momoshiro in the first match of the district tournament, he has not participated in the official match (However, in the pre-World Cup of “New Prince of Tennis” described later) with Oliver). When Tezuka was asked why he was selected as a substitute in the first match against Hyotei in the Kanto tournament, he replied, “Echizen can’t play doubles, that’s all.”

At first, he was playing tennis only to beat his father, but after seeing that after the district tournament, Tezuka worried, “What will remain after achieving the goal?” At that time, he was told to “become a pillar of Seigaku” and his fighting spirit burned.

In the official game, Seigaku has won the team match undefeated from the regional tournament to the national tournament and decided all the championships in his own game. In the official match, he is the only regular member who has not lost.

He often imitates the techniques of other players (Buggy Whip Shot, Super Rising, Type 0 Drop Shot, etc.). You can use the “split step” on one leg. Hold the racquet with your right hand when you’re trying to find out, take it easy, or when you’re giving a twist serve to a right-handed player. He is also good at psychological warfare, exploiting the opponent’s weaknesses, and preventing them from demonstrating their strengths.

Just before the final of the national tournament, he suffered temporary memory loss due to the effects of training but regained his memory after playing a match with his veteran rivals on the day of the final. After that, in the match between Rikkai and Yukimura, he awakened to the “extremity of perfection” and won with “Samurai Drive”. Three days after the end of the national tournament, he went to the United States again.

He came to Japan again on the day of the third-year graduation ceremony and asked Tezuka for a rematch, which was readily accepted. After that, he left Japan again and is in the United States at the time of the final episode (spring of the second year of junior high school).

In the anime version, a story is added in which he is defeated in a field game against Sanada before the finals of the Kanto tournament. In honor of his achievements in the Kanto tournament and the Japan-US friendly match, he is invited to the US Open as the youngest in Japan, but he temporarily declines due to Tezuka’s words “Become a pillar of Seigaku” and “Before the national tournament”. .

He was admonished by Tezuka and decided to participate. However, after that, he received a report from Momoshiro that “Manager Tezuka won against Fuji-senpai,” and returned to Japan temporarily. He challenged Tezuka to a match under the overpass and won. At that time, he thanked the Seigaku regulars and showed off everyone’s special moves.

In “New-“, while traveling to the United States after the national tournament, he was invited to the U-17 Japan national team training camp and returned to Japan in the fall of the same year. In the tie-break match where he bet on dropping out, he was scheduled to play against Minami, but he went to find a toilet with Kintaro and did not come back and lost the battle. In the midst of this, he challenged Tokugawa, who was practicing, to a match, but was completely defeated.

He joined the players who dropped out and received special training under Coach Mifune. After that, he was reinstated on the court as the “Revolutionary Army” and transferred to the second court.

After the announcement of the 1st army replacement battle, he practiced 10-ball random hits with Tokugawa, and after hearing Tokugawa’s past, he was attacked by Byodo-in Temple, but was helped by Ryoga. Ryoga called him “Chibisuke”, and after being told that he was his brother, he learned the tricks of “shining ball” from him on another court during the 1st army replacement battle. After that, he was ordered to leave the training camp because he intervened in the match between Tokugawa and Byodo-in to help the dying Tokugawa, but he was selected as a member of the Japanese junior high school selection team.

In the pre-World Cup, when his friends are trapped in the shower room in the Republic of Tsube, he pairs up with Oliver and buys time alone. After the victory over Tube Republic, he attended the Japan vs. Germany match. He yelled at Tokugawa and said, “Current Japan cannot beat the United States.” After that, while watching the Japanese games in the World Cup group qualifiers, he asked himself, “Do you really want to beat Byodoin Temple?” I am not worthy of being on the US national team.” With the encouragement, she left the US national team and returned to the Japanese national team, where she should be.

In the World Cup final league, he was selected as a member of the second-round match against France, and played against Prince Ludovic Chardar. Playing horseback tennis before the match ends in a draw. In S3, he lost the first set 0-6, but in the second set, he made full use of the “shining ball” and won 6-0. wake up and go to the verge of abstaining. He then got up and restarted the match to win the third set 7-6.

The model is Takahiro Ichifuji, a male professional tennis player.

Skill

• One leg split step

Split step on one leg. Landing on one foot allows you to jump a step and a half faster than normal. A technique that can only be achieved with a natural sense of hitting.

• Twist serve

A serve in which the ball bounces sharply to the right if hit with the right hand, and to the left if hit with the left hand. Professional players such as Roger Federer and Andy Roddick often use it.

• Twist smash

A smash that applies a twist serve. Like the twist serve, the ball bounces at a steep angle in the direction of the dominant arm.

• Drive A

A volley aimed at the face from close range. Shown in the match against Akutsu.

• Drive B

A drive volley that uses the power of sliding and jumping. The name comes from the fact that the ball falls sharply against the strength of the hit, and its trajectory resembles a “B” when viewed from the side.

• Drive C

After landing, it bounces irregularly, and the ball rolls without bouncing.

• COOL drive

Run up the referee stand and jump, and apply more than twice the rotation of Drive C. Like Drive C, it does not bounce after landing, and even if you catch it with a racket, the ball will not leave and will run up your body.

• Drive D

A technique that hits Drive B in succession (Double).

• Cyclone Smash (anime only)

A smash with enough power to knock off the opponent’s racket. Its power was so great that even Sanada, who was affiliated with Rikkai University, could not stand against it. He also defeated Tezuka Zone with his powerful rotation.

• Samurai zone

A technique in which the ball hit by the opponent returns to you by applying a special spin. The technique is based on the same principle as Tezuka Zone, and is an imitation of his father Nanjiro. However, Ryoma’s is incomplete, so only a few are returned.

• Samurai drive

Split the super-spinning ball in half with the wire part of the net.

• Imitation

Echizen often imitates the special moves he has played in the opponents he has played against or in the matches he has watched. I’ve already done it since I haven’t awakened to the state of selflessness, and imitated super rising and zero type drop shot.

• Realm of selflessness

Based on the memories of past matches, the body unconsciously reacts, and it is possible to copy and unleash the techniques of tennis that have been experienced. It can copy far more techniques than normal imitation, but it consumes a lot of physical strength because the body reacts unconsciously. At the time of the national convention, he activated and controlled it on his own will.

• Extreme self-sufficiency

Collecting unselfish power in one arm, doubles the opponent’s pitch, rotation, power, and pitching power, and minimizes physical fatigue. According to Yukimura, in exchange for the effect on the left, other things will be neglected, so it can be handled perfectly if the zone is created, but unlike Tezuka, the zone is not completed, so it is inferior to Tezuka. Echizen compensated for this weakness by temporarily transferring the aura to the legs when moving and achieving instantaneous high footwork.

• Extreme brilliance

By simulating the future in the brain, you can see how many balls will be decided. In battles between talented wielders, the predictions of the side that outperforms in strength will hit the mark.

• The ultimate in the seamlessness

In a situation where all five senses are robbed, he has overwhelming selfless power from the desire to enjoy tennis. According to Nanjiro, he has the potential to open his eyes to anyone if he can keep the innocent feeling of enjoyment that he had when he learned to play tennis. In Inui’s view, it’s an evolved version of ‘Hyakuren Jitoku no Kiwami’.

• Glowing ball (Hope)

A hit ball that boasts a different dimension of strength that is determined by the “super sweet spot”. If you eat directly on the body, the damage will come to the internal organs after being eaten. In the World Cup quarterfinal match against France, he sublimated it into a “shining ball (Hope)” that broke through only the gut, which is different from that of Byodo-in Temple.

Reference:
“Official Fan Book Prince of Tennis 10.5”, “Official Fan Book Prince of Tennis 20.5”, and “Official Fan Book Prince of Tennis 40.5” respectively.
“The New Prince of Tennis” Volume 10.5.
Original episode 1