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Tezuka has also opened two of the three doors of {{nihongo|''Muga no Kyōchi''|無我の境地||trans. "''State of Self Actualization''"}},<ref name="chapter335"/> which is a technique that can only be achieved when a tennis player reached and surpasses his limits.<ref name="chapter 311">{{cite book |title= Prince of Tennis 35 |last= Konomi |first= Takeshi |date= [[2006]]-[[09-04]] |publisher= Shueisha |language= Japanese |isbn= 4-08-874250-8 |pages= 192 |chapter = Genius 311 }}</ref>
Tezuka has also opened two of the three doors of {{nihongo|''Muga no Kyōchi''|無我の境地||trans. "''State of Self Actualization''"}},<ref name="chapter335"/> which is a technique that can only be achieved when a tennis player reached and surpasses his limits.<ref name="chapter 311">{{cite book |title= Prince of Tennis 35 |last= Konomi |first= Takeshi |date= [[2006]]-[[09-04]] |publisher= Shueisha |language= Japanese |isbn= 4-08-874250-8 |pages= 192 |chapter = Genius 311 }}</ref>


Though Tezuka has not been seen using Muga no Kyōchi by itself, he has opened ''Hyaku Ren Jitoku no Kiwami'' (''Pinnacle of Hard Work''), implying that he has indeed learned Muga no Kyōchi.<ref name="chapter 311"/> What makes Tezuka's Hyaku Ren possible is the Tezuka Zone, which allows him to focuse Hyaku Ren into his left arm. This prevents the immense loss of stamina caused by the Muga release, and gives him the ability to return balls with twice the strength, or spin, that they were hit with.<ref name="chapter272">{{cite book |title= Prince of Tennis 31 |last= Konomi |first= Takeshi |date= [[2005]]-[[12-02]] |publisher= Shueisha |language= Japanese |isbn= 4-08-873880-2 |pages= 184 |chapter = Genius 272 }}</ref>
Though Tezuka has not been seen using Muga no Kyōchi by itself, he has opened ''Hyaku Ren Jitoku no Kiwami'' (''Pinnacle of Hard Work''), implying that he has indeed learned Muga no Kyōchi.<ref name="chapter 311"/> What makes Tezuka's Hyaku Ren possible is the Tezuka Zone, which allows him to focus Hyaku Ren into his left arm. This prevents the immense loss of stamina caused by the Muga release, and gives him the ability to return balls with twice the strength, or spin, that they were hit with.<ref name="chapter272">{{cite book |title= Prince of Tennis 31 |last= Konomi |first= Takeshi |date= [[2005]]-[[12-02]] |publisher= Shueisha |language= Japanese |isbn= 4-08-873880-2 |pages= 184 |chapter = Genius 272 }}</ref>


The ''Saiki Kanpatsu no Kiwami'' (''Pinnacle of Great Wisdom'') is another one of Muga's doors. Saiki Kanpatsu no Kiwami focuses the power of Muga no Kyōchi in the mind, allowing Tezuka to be able to tell how many shots the current rally will take and who will win the point, giving him a form of foresight.<ref name="chapter335"/>
The ''Saiki Kanpatsu no Kiwami'' (''Pinnacle of Great Wisdom'') is another one of Muga's doors. Saiki Kanpatsu no Kiwami focuses the power of Muga no Kyōchi in the mind, allowing Tezuka to be able to tell how many shots the current rally will take and who will win the point, giving him a form of foresight.<ref name="chapter335"/>

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Kunimitsu Tezuka
The Prince of Tennis character
Kunimitsu Tezuka as portrayed in the anime
First appearanceManga chapter 4
Anime episode 3
Created byTakeshi Konomi
In-universe information
Class3rd year - class 1[1]
RelativesKuniharu (father)
Ayana (mother)
Kunikazu (grandfather)

Kunimitsu Tezuka (手塚 国光, Tezuka Kunimitsu) is a fictional character in The Prince of Tennis universe created by Takeshi Konomi. The series developed into a media franchise, and consists of an anime, manga, musicals, video games, soundtracks, an animated and live action movie, original video animations, a live action drama, and other merchandise or collectibles. The story revolves around a 12-year-old tennis prodigy named Ryoma Echizen, who enters Seishun Academy (青春学園, Seishun Gakuen, "Seigaku" for short), a private middle school famous for its strong tennis team.[5]

Kunimitsu Tezuka is the captain of Seigaku's tennis team, and is considered to be a National-level tennis player. As the captain, he is very serious, and is strict when enforcing order within his team.[6] He encourages Ryoma to develop his own style of tennis, leading Ryoma to consider him to be both a mentor and a rival.[7] Throughout the series, Tezuka constantly struggles with the pain in his left arm, which was caused by an injury inflicted upon him by an upperclassman two years prior.[8] However, he is often willing to sacrifice his arm in order to defeat his opponent and lead his team to the Nationals.[9]

In every Shonen Jump character popularity poll of series, Tezuka has remained in the top five most popular characters.[10][11] In addition, he has remained in the top 10 in the annual Valentine Chocolate Recipient rankings Takeshi Konomi releases in the manga.[12] He has also been featured in several of the anime's soundtracks;[13] some even featuring only himself.[14]

Profile

Background

The earliest mention of Kunimitsu Tezuka's life was of three years prior to the current storyline of the series when Tezuka was just an elementary school student. At the time, the Junior Tennis Tournament had just finished, which is when a young Tezuka showed up and easily beat the tournament's runner-up, Genichirou Sanada. The tournament champion, Seiichi Yukimura, had also challenged Tezuka to a match, and though the winner was not revealed, Sanada mentions that he was on par with Yukimura, or may have even been better.[15]

As a first-year student at Seishun Academy, Tezuka was seen as overconfident and arrogant by the upperclassmen at Seigaku due to his talents and seriousness, especially when they discovered that he was left-handed even though he played with his right. A jealous teammate who was defeated by Tezuka then injured Tezuka's left arm, leading to chronic problems.[8] Shortly after, he sealed Hyaku Ren Jitoku no Kiwami, a technique which required the use of his left arm.[16]

Still, because of his skills, he was recognized by Yūdai Yamato, who was a third-year student and the captain of the tennis team at the time.[17] He convinced Tezuka, who had decided to leave the club because he did not want to be on the same team as people who hurt others with their racquets,[8] to become Seigaku's "pillar of support".[17] This, along with the promise he made with teammate Shuichiro Oishi, in which Tezuka promised to lead Seigaku to the Nationals,[8] encouraged him to stay in the tennis club.[17]

Shusuke Fuji, another first year in the tennis club, later requested a match against Tezuka. Though the match ended with Tezuka's complete defeat,[18] Fuji was displeased with the outcome after finding out Tezuka did not play in his best form due to his arm injury. They then promised to play each other once again after Tezuka's arm completely heals.[19]

After a while, Tezuka became a team regular despite being a freshman. By his second year, he became the team's vice-captain, and defeated Hyotei Academy's captain in the Tokyo Prefectural Tournament.[20] He was then invited to the Junior Senbatsu tennis training camp, where only the elite of middle school tennis players are invited to. However, because his arm problems returned, he declined the invitation, though he did not state his reasons to the organization.[17] Eventually, Tezuka became the captain of the Seigaku tennis team,[21] as well as becoming president of the Student Council.[1]

Personality

As the captain of the tennis team, Tezuka is serious about everything he does, and is very strict; one of his trademark phrases is "Don't let your guard down" ("Yudan sezu ni ikō"). Still, he is fair and sticks to his word; if the rules are broken, he punishes everyone, including the regulars.[6] He would often make the entire team run laps when they break the rules - a trait which he inherited from Yūdai Yamato.[17]

Though his arm heals to some extent,[17] the doctor still warns Tezuka against long matches and using his drop shot. Tezuka, however, considers his health secondary to the team's success.[9] In order to convince Ryoma that he needs to become more than just a clone of his father, Tezuka risks re-injuring his arm in a match against Ryoma, whom Tezuka hopes will succeed him as Seigaku's pillar of support.[7] Later, he even re-injures his arm in a grueling tie-break against Hyotei's captain Keigo Atobe during the Kantō Regional Tournament.[22] Even after returning from his medical treatment in Kyūshū, he continues to risk re-injury to his arm during his matches in order to ensure his team's victory.[23][24]

Throughout the series, Tezuka is shown to never smile, though he is apparently immensely popular among the female fans of his school.[25] It is only until his team becomes the National champions at the end of the series that he shows a smile, though he instantly reverts back when Fuji points out the fact. Still, the fact that Tezuka never smiles and always look so serious has been made into a running joke in the series.

In the anime, Tezuka is one of two people, the other being Shusuke Fuji, who are immune to Sadaharu Inui's famous vegetable juices. Though he seems to dislike it, he outwardly shows no reaction due to his always serious attitude.[26] However, he quickly and sternly declines an offer to drink it later on.[27]

He also picks up some character traits from his grandfather, who is a former police officer and is currently teaching judo at a police academy. Also, a running gag in the story is that Tezuka looks older than his actual age, despite the fact that many characters also look older.[28] There are many instances where he is mistaken for an adult, often as his teammates' teacher.[29]

Tennis style and techniques

Tezuka is an all-rounder tennis player, otherwise known as an all-court player, meaning he has aspects of every tennis style; he can use techniques from different tennis styles, depending on his current needs.[30] His dominant hand is his left hand, though in some parts of the story, he is shown to be capable of executing his techniques with his right hand as well.[31][32]

One of the reasons Tezuka is acknowledged as a National-level tennis player is his infamous Zero-Shiki (Degree) Drop Shot. Tezuka has accomplished this drop shot to such a level that he only needs to drop his racket head 3.2 mm in order to pull it off, thus the opponent is deceived into thinking that it will be a normal return. However, once hit, the ball then floats over to the other side and drops a foot away from the base of the net, where it then rolls backwards, preventing the other player from returning it.[33] Tezuka later develops a variation of this technique in the form of a serve, the Zero-Shiki Serve, which does not even give the opponent a chance to touch the ball.[34]

Another one of Tezuka's signature techniques is the Tezuka Zone (手塚ゾーン, Tezuka Zōn). Usually staying at the center of the baseline, he pivots around one foot without lifting it from the ground, and with every shot, Tezuka puts a specific rotation on the ball, forcing nearly all returns to be "sucked" into his hit zone.[33]

Tezuka is also able to use the Tezuka Zone in the opposite way, which is later dubbed the Tezuka Phantom, so that the returned ball will go out instead of being sucked into his hit zone.[35] However, in order to do this, Tezuka must create a spin six times that of the normal hit done for the Tezuka Zone. Also, consecutive uses of this technique may result in Tezuka re-injuring his arm or being permanently sidelined.[24]

Tezuka activating Muga no Kyōchi's first door, Hyaku Ren Jitoku no Kiwami.

Tezuka has also opened two of the three doors of Muga no Kyōchi (無我の境地, trans. "State of Self Actualization"),[34] which is a technique that can only be achieved when a tennis player reached and surpasses his limits.[36]

Though Tezuka has not been seen using Muga no Kyōchi by itself, he has opened Hyaku Ren Jitoku no Kiwami (Pinnacle of Hard Work), implying that he has indeed learned Muga no Kyōchi.[36] What makes Tezuka's Hyaku Ren possible is the Tezuka Zone, which allows him to focus Hyaku Ren into his left arm. This prevents the immense loss of stamina caused by the Muga release, and gives him the ability to return balls with twice the strength, or spin, that they were hit with.[16]

The Saiki Kanpatsu no Kiwami (Pinnacle of Great Wisdom) is another one of Muga's doors. Saiki Kanpatsu no Kiwami focuses the power of Muga no Kyōchi in the mind, allowing Tezuka to be able to tell how many shots the current rally will take and who will win the point, giving him a form of foresight.[34]

Plot overview

Kunimitsu Tezuka is introduced as the serious and strict third year captain of Seishun Academy's tennis club, immediately having two club members run laps for having caused a disturbance during his first appearance.[21] Later, after witnessing Ryoma Echizen beat an upperclassman, he gives Ryoma a chance to become a regular by allowing him to participate in the Intraschool Rankings Tournament, though he still has the entire team run laps as punishment for the two's actions.[6]

Despite being known as Seigaku's "strongest man",[33][a] he initially remains on the sidelines during tournaments, as another teammate would sometimes play in his usual position of singles 1 or his team usually defeats their opponents in straight sets.[37][38] Though he secretly challenges and defeats Ryoma in an unofficial match,[7][b] his true skills are first shown during an Intraschool Ranking match against Inui.[33]

The first official tournament match he plays is against Hyotei's captain, Atobe. Though Tezuka's injury eventually causes him to collapse in pain,[22] he refuses to give up. After a tedious tie-breaker going into the thirties, the game ends with Atobe victorious, marking Tezuka's first loss in an official singles match.[39]

Tezuka then decides to go to Kyūshū in order to receive medical treatment for his injuries at a health clinic near Seishun University.[40] In Kyūshū, Tezuka overcomes his fear of feeling the pain in his shoulder,[41] and despite the long distance, he continues to support his team, sometimes discussing the team's lineup for upcoming matches with coach Ryuzaki. He then returns right before the beginning of the National Tournament.[42]

During his National Tournament match against Higa Middle School's captain, Eishirou Kite, Tezuka unseals his Hyaku Ren Jitoku no Kiwami, and defeats Kite.[16] Later, Tezuka plays against Hyotei's Munehiro Kabaji, who is able to copy all of Tezuka's techniques, even the Hyaku Ren Jitoku.[43] Though the sudden rain once again endangers Tezuka's previously injured arm, he keeps on playing, and because Kabaji starts to hit the ball out of bounds, Tezuka eventually wins.[23]

In the semi-finals of the National Tournament, Tezuka plays doubles with Inui, and is pitted against Shitenhōji's Senri Chitose and Hikaru Zaizen. However, Inui and Zaizen step aside in order for Tezuka and Chitose to play with their full power.[44] Chitose is able to seal all of Tezuka's previous techniques by using Saiki Kanpatsu no Kiwami,[45], however, the unveiling of his new Zero-Shiki Serve, as well as revealing that he too has opened Saiki Kanpatsu,[34] results in Tezuka's win.[46]

Before the final match of the National Tournament against Rikkai Daigaku Fuzoku, Tezuka tells Oishi that this tournament may be the last one he plays in Japan, as he plans to go to Germany in order to become a professional tennis player.[47]

Later, during his match against Genichirou Sanada, Tezuka unveils his Tezuka Phantom.[35] However, his new technique combined with the continuous use of the Zero-Shiki Serve damages Tezuka's arm, creating a weakness which Sanada soon uses to his advantage.[48] After both players are damaged to the point where neither can no longer stand, a cord ball by Tezuka drops from the net to his side, resulting in Sanada's victory.[49][c]

However, in the end, after Ryoma's win against Rikkai's captain Seiichi Yukimura, Tezuka finally achieves his goal of turning Seishun Academy into the National champions, and smiles for the first time.

Tournament record

The following is of Tezuka's known official matches:

Tournament matches
Year Tournament Position Partner Opposing school Opponent(s) Score
2007 Tokyo Prefectural Quarter-finals Singles — Yamabuki Kiyosumi Sengoku[50] n/ax
2007 Tokyo Prefectural Finals Singles — Hyotei Team captain[20] n/ax
2008 Kantō Regional Round One Singles 1 — Hyotei Keigo Atobe 6-7[39]
2008 National Round Two Singles 1 — Higa Eishirō Kite 6-4[16]
2008 National Quarter-finals Singles 2 — Hyotei Munehiro Kabaji 7-6[23]
2008 National Semi-finals Doubles 1S Sadaharu Inui Shitenhōji Senri Chitose / Hikaru Zaizen 6-1[44]
2008 National Finals Singles 3 — Rikkai Dai Genichirou Sanada 5-7[49]

Appearances in other media

Yuu Shirota as Tezuka in the live action movie.

In addition to his original appearance in the manga, Tezuka has appeared in all of the series' adaptations and other media, including the anime, movies, radio shows, musicals, video games, and many others. In the anime series, though the story does not initially stray from the original manga, the timeline of certain events within the anime sometimes differ from the manga, as well as the places mentioned; in the anime, Tezuka goes to Germany for medical treatment rather than to Kyūshū.[53] In addition, there are original events included in the anime, like Tezuka attending the Junior Senbatsu tennis training camp as a coach,[54] and him winning an Intraschool Ranking match against Fuji, which is considered to be the rematch they promised each other.[32]

In the OVA, A Day on Survival Mountain, when the Seigaku team travels to a tennis resort and encounters cocky, college tennis players who have taken over the tennis courts, Tezuka ends up defeating the team's arrogant coach in a match.[55][56]

In The Prince of Tennis musicals, also known as Tenimyu, the events of the series are reenacted via various musical performances. In these performances, the characters' traits are often parodied; at one point in the musical, where Tezuka has to impersonate someone in a competition, he actually smiles, which Atobe quickly points out; also, the actor, in character, often has to point out in mid-performance that he is, in fact, only fourteen years of age (which refers to how Tezuka looks older than his actual age). In the musicals, he has been portrayed by actors such as Eiji Takigawa, Yuu Shirota, and Keisuke Minami.[57]

Tezuka also appears in both the animated and live action movies. In the animated movie, Tennis no Ōjisama - Futari no Samurai, his team is invited to a free, yet suspicious, cruise trip, where they are forced to play in rigged tennis matches. Initially, Tezuka was supposed to play against Ryoga Echizen in singles one, but chose to play in singles two, which he wins, in order to let Ryoma play against Ryoga.[58] In The Prince of Tennis live action film, the story follows the same events of that in the manga, leading to the Hyotei match, where Tezuka, portrayed by his Tenimyu star Yuu Shirota, re-injures his arm in his match against Atobe.[59]

Reception and influence

In every Shonen Jump character popularity poll of series, Tezuka has remained in the top five most popular characters; besides the first poll, where he came in fifth place,[10] he has remained in the fourth spot since the second poll in 2002.[60][61][11]

In addition, in the annual Valentine Chocolate Recipient rankings Takeshi Konomi releases in the manga, Tezuka received the second largest amount of chocolates in the 2001 rankings. However, since then, his rank has continued to decline; in the following year, he takes the fifth spot;[12] in 2004, he slips down a rank in sixth; and in 2005, his rank slips to eighth place.

As a member of the central tennis team [Seigaku] in the series, Tezuka is featured in several of the anime's soundtracks,[13][62] as well as spawning a few character CDs featuring only his character.[14][63][64] Since he is one of the few characters in the series who wear glasses, he, along with Sadaharu Inui and Yuushi Oshitari, is part of the "Megane's" (眼鏡, lit. glasses); character CDs focusing solely on the trio have been released.[65][66]

Also, in the "Prince of Tennis Character Book 40.5", though Konomi comments that Tezuka is the character who is most unlike himself, he states that Tezuka would be the character he would pick to play doubles with, as well as wanting to be able to use his signature moves: Tezuka Zone and Tezuka Phantom.[1]

Actors

Since there have been many adaptations of The Prince of Tennis series, several actors have played the part of Kunimitsu Tezuka's character:

Notes and references

  1. ^ a b c Konomi, Takeshi (2007). Prince of Tennis Character Book (Vol. 40.5) (in Japanese). Shueisha. ISBN 4088741986.
  2. ^ a b "Ryotaro OKIAYU". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2008-03-08.
  3. ^ a b "Kirk THORNTON". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2008-03-08.
  4. ^ a b Konomi, Takeshi (2003). The Prince of Tennis Character Book (Vol. 20.5) (in Japanese). Shueisha. ISBN 978-4-08-873549-8.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  5. ^ Konomi, Takeshi (2004-05-19). "Genius 1". The Prince of Tennis, Vol. 1 (in English). Viz Media. p. 192. ISBN 1-59116-435-4. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  6. ^ a b c Konomi, Takeshi (2004-05-19). "Genius 6". The Prince of Tennis, Vol. 1. Viz Media. p. 192. ISBN 1-59116-435-4. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. ^ a b c Konomi, Takeshi (2004-03-01). "Genius 43". The Prince of Tennis, Vol. 6. Viz Media. p. 192. ISBN 1-59116-440-0. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
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  9. ^ a b Konomi, Takeshi (2007-01-02). "Genius 149". The Prince of Tennis, Vol. 17. Viz Media. p. 192. ISBN 1-4215-0670-X. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  10. ^ a b Konomi, Takeshi (2001-09-04). "Genius 83". Prince of Tennis (テニスの王子様) 10 (in Japanese). Shueisha. p. 184. ISBN 4-08-873162-X. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  11. ^ a b Konomi, Takeshi (2007-06-04). "Genius 333". Prince of Tennis 38 (in Japanese). Shueisha. p. 192. ISBN 978-4-08-874353-0. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
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  13. ^ a b "約束/SEIGAKU NINE PLAYERS We Love SEIGAKU ありがとうを込めて (Single) (Limited Edition) (Maxi)". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
  14. ^ a b "Never Surrender (Maxi)". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
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Konomi's notes

  1. ^ At the time, Konomi stated that there was no one in Seigaku that could defeat Tezuka. (Character Book 10.5)
  2. ^ Konomi decided that he would not draw the match between Ryoma and Tezuka, as he believed the good scenes should be saved for later. However, the exact details of that match were never revealed. (Character Book 10.5)
  3. ^ During an interview with Konomi in the fourth character book (40.5), he reveals that, in order for him to show just how strong Rikkai Dai is, he had to make either Tezuka or Fuji lose during the National final match against Rikkai Dai. In the end, he decided that since Fuji had previously lost, Tezuka would be the one to lose in his match against Sanada.
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