__Height:__ 175 cm 
__Dominant Hand:__ Left 
__Play Style:__ All rounder 

Niou is known as the Trickster of Rikkai dai, thus making him a very difficult opponent. Aside from being a skillful doubles player (alongside Yagyuu), Niou is also a strong singles player. He is the only player in Rikkai dai who has enough guts to go against Sanada's strict orders.He is able to completely copy the techniques and play style of other players, creating the illusion his opponent is facing another person. It isn't completely perfect, as there are moves that he cannot copy and he is limited by his own physical abilities. He often copies his doubles partner, Yagyuu, to confuse their opponents. He can predict the moves of his opponents up to ten steps ahead.

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)

**Height:** 171cm

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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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Carlos Eduardo Rocha, better known as Kadu Rocha, is a Brazilian actor, voice actor and audio technician.

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)

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

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.

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 new anime will tell an original story, featuring a match between the Hyoutei Academy Secondary Department led by Keigo Atobe and Rikkai University-Affiliated Middle School led by Seiichi Yukimura. The story was previously not depicted in the manga, it takes place after the U-17 World Cup.

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Luciano Monteiro Soares is a Brazilian actor, voice actor, singer and dubbing director. He is also the older brother of voice actor [Pedro Soares](https://anilist.co/staff/244222/).

__Non-Anime Roles:__
~!- Finn Mertens, the Human (Adventure Time)
- Freddie Benson (iCarly)
- Zack Martin and Cody Martin (Zack & Cody)
- Baljeet Tjinder (Phineas and Ferb)
- Spidermonkey (Ben 10 franchise)
- Adam Lyon (My Gym Partner's a Monkey)
- Kevin Whitney (Krypto the Superdog)
- Lewis Robinson (Meet the Robinsons)
- Firestorm (Justice League Action)
!~

These chibi character flash animation specials were released with the Fan Disc "The Time Comes Around Remix". 
 
Episode 1: Seigaku VS Rikkai Mou Hitotsu no Tatakai!? (青学ＶＳ立海 もうひとつの戦い!?) 
Episode 2: Inui no Kansatsu Nikki (乾の観察日記) 
Episode 3: Aruhi no Sanada (或る日の真田)

Masaharu Niou