__Height:__ 173 cm  
__Dominant Hand:__ Right  
__Play Style:__ Counter-puncher  
__Special Moves:__ Snake Shot, Boomerang Snake  

Kaidou is a counterpuncher, noted by his stamina and retrieving most of the opponent's shot, using his physique to tire out his opponent first. While his playstyle becomes more aggressive as the series progresses, his original style is still evident in his matches.   ~!Kaidou is mostly known for his "Snake Shot" (derived from the "Buggy Whip Shot"), a curving forehand that keeps his opponents running. He later develops the "Boomerang Snake," which is a shot that swerves out of bounds, around the net pole, and back in bounds. He developed the shot under mentor Sadaharu Inui's advice and by working with him in doubles. He usually plays the Singles 3 position, though he is most often placed in one of the Doubles slots. In Genius 379, in the last chapter of the manga, Kaidou is seen as a third-year and the new captain of Seigaku, with Momoshiro as his sub-captain. Their rivalry has, apparently, somewhat mellowed with time.!~ As a kid, he cried a lot. When he was in kindergarten, he was often mistaken for a girl, called Kaoru-chan, and forced to wear a skirt.   

Echizen Ryoma is a young tennis prodigy who has won 4 consecutive tennis championships but who constantly lies in the shadow of his father, a former pro tennis player. He joins the Seishun Gakuen junior highschool, one of the best tennis schools in Japan, and there along with his teamates he learns to find his own type of tennis in an attempt to defeat his biggest obstacle of all: his father as well as himself.
 
(Source: Anime News Network)

"He has recently left Viz Media due to low pay, and Kenpachi was subsequently recast."

**Graduated:** Hiroshima University
**Major:** Art

__Kouhei Kiyasu__ is a Japanese voice actor, seiyuu and singer, who also does script/screenwriting and series composition for anime. He is a member of the theater troupe [Nylon 100℃](http://www.sillywalk.com/nylon/) alongside Inuyama Inuko, Ookura Kouji and Shintani Mayumi. He is also the chairman of his own troupe called _Bull Docking Headlock_ (ブルドッキングヘッドロック).

Vagner Abiate Fagundes is a Brazilian actor, voice actor and dubbing director. Dubbing since the 90s, Vagner has become one of the greatest Brazilian voice actors working with several anime. Among his highlights are Son Gohan (teen and adult) from the Dragon Ball series, Touya Kinomoto in Card Captor Sakura, Zim in Invader Zim, Monkey D. Luffy in One Piece, Shikamaru Nara in Naruto, and Shun Kazami in the Bakugan series. In 2007, Vagner won the Yamato Award for best voice actor of the year, alongside Marco Antônio Costa, for lending his voice to Luffy. He is the official voice actor for actor Elijah Wood in São Paulo. He is the older brother of the voice actor [Vinícius Fagundes](https://anilist.co/staff/188407/).

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Rafael Meira Barioni is a Brazilian actor, former voice actor, director, writer, and presenter. He is the older brother of the late voice actor Thiago Barioni.

__Non-Anime Roles:__
~!- Manic the Hedgehog (2nd dub; Sonic Underground)
- Sidney "Sid" (Hey Arnold!)
- Casper, the Friendly Ghost (Casper: A Spirited Beginnnig)
- Morris "Mud" Himmel (Camp Nowhere)
- Dennis Brooks (Camp Cucamonga)
!~

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Ryoma Echizen just joined the Seishun Academy's tennis team, which is known for being one of the most competitive teams in Japan. Its members are incredibly talented, gifted, and athletic. With rigorous and extremely intense practices, the upperclassmen of the team expect the very best from themselves and they expect even more from the new members of the team. While most of the freshmen are on pins and needles hoping they won't get cut from the team, Ryoma Echizen is confident, cool, and collected. Some might even say he's cocky, but at least he's got the skills to back up his attitude. With his virtually unreturnable "twist serve," Ryoma is sure to make the starting team. Join Ryoma and the other first years, as they train hard, make friends, and try to find a place for themselves on the team. And meet Ryoma's cute but chronically shy classmate Sakuno Ryuzaki. She's got a big crush on Ryoma, but will he ever notice her? Ryoma Echizen is the Prince of Tennis. He may be ready for the Seishun Academy tennis team, but are THEY ready for HIM?
 
(Source: Viz Media)
 
Note: Includes one extra chapter.

Middle school students fought fiercely against one another in a national tournament. Now, 50 chosen representatives return to fight again as high school students! 
The stage is the U-17 (Under Seventeen) Japanese Representative Training Camp. Middle school students have been invited for the first time to a camp known to produce the best Japanese tennis players. National champions from Seigaku, Hyotei, Rikkai, Shitenhoji... With all the rivals from the national tournament attending, everyone eagerly awaits their reunion. 
At first, the middle schoolers do not expect much from their high school opponents. However, the training camp is not so easy! Athletes with skills incomparable to those they previously faced and their mysterious coach appear before them. Faced with numerous demanding challenges, can the middle schoolers survive in this meritocratic training camp? 
(Source: Crunchyroll)

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Michael Morais Rodrígues, better known as Mike Morais, is a Brazilian actor, voice actor, dubbing director, audio engineer, record producer and singer.

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Sequel to Shin Tennis no Ouji-sama OVA vs. Genius 10. 
Middle school students fought fiercely against one another in a national tournament. Now, 50 chosen representatives return to fight again as high school students! 

The stage is the U-17 (Under Seventeen) Japanese Representative Training Camp. Middle school students have been invited for the first time to a camp known to produce the best Japanese tennis players. National champions from Seigaku, Hyotei, Rikkai, Shitenhoji... With all the rivals from the national tournament attending, everyone eagerly awaits their reunion. 

 At first, the middle schoolers do not expect much from their high school opponents. However, the training camp is not so easy! Athletes with skills incomparable to those they previously faced and their mysterious coach appear before them. Faced with numerous demanding challenges, can the middle schoolers survive in this meritocratic training camp? The new chapter of "Prince of Tennis" begins here! The curtain rises on a new stage-- 
(Source: Crunchyroll)

The story of the OVA series tells the continuation of the 13-episode TV anime in 2012, setting in the Japanese U-17 (under 17) High School Representatives Selection Camp.

Seigaku continues through the Nation tournament. Now they are up against the strongest team in the tournament, Rikkaidai.

The National Tournament continues for Ryouma Echizen and the Seishun Academy Boys' Tennis Team as they face off against last year's semifinalist, Shitenhouji Middle School. As winners of the Kansai Regionals, Shitenhouji is one of the top contenders to win this year's tournament. What's more, each member of the Shitenhouji team has skills that are said to surpass their Seishun counterparts. Shitenhouji also has Kintarou Tooyama, another "super rookie" who rivals Ryouma in strength and technique. Seishun will have to push the limits of their abilities to stand a chance at defeating the Kansai champions in this East versus West matchup.

In Japan an "All Star Team" is being formed, containing the 50 best tennis players from the entire country.

Seigaku continues their road to winning the National Championship, but only the best schools remain as they'll have to go toe-to-toe with old rivals and new foes in the National Tournament.
 
(Source: Anime News Network)

The sequel to Shin Tennis no Ouji-sama: U-17 WORLD CUP. 

Things heat up on the tennis court as Ryoma gets ready for the semifinals! 

(Source: Crunchyroll News)

Short Special releases with the DVDs that takes place before the events of the U-17.

The regular players from Seigaku participates in an exhibition game aboard a cruise ship. However, they discover that the event is being run by a corrupt millionaire heavily involved in illegal gambling and betting, who demands that they lose the match on purpose. To add to the confusion, one of the players on the rival team introduces himself as Ryoma's brother.
 
(Source: Anime News Network)

Kaoru Kaidou