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Prince of Tennis - Tachibana Kippei |
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| Name: TACHIBANA KIPPEI |
| Birthday: 8/15 |
| Height: 179cm |
| Weight: 67kg |
| Dominant Arm: Right |
| Play Style: All-Rounder |
| Level: National (Singles) |
| Family: Great-grandmother, grandmother, parents, younger sister An, Boston terrier Gokutora |
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| Education |
Elementary School: Kumamoto Daiichi (Kyuushuu)
Middle School: Shishigaku > Fudoumine Year 3, Class 6 #11 |
| School Tennis |
Year 2: Shishigaku Team Regular > (Autumn 2007) Fudoumine Team Captain + Bench Coach
Year 3: Fudoumine Team Captain + Bench Coach; U-17 Selection Camp |
| First Appearance |
Volume 3, Chapter 35 |
| Mini-Bio |
Known as the Two Wings of Kyuushuu, last year, Tachibana and his close friend Chitose Senri dominated their region and powered Shishigaku to a semifinal appearance at the Nationals. Their bright future hit an unexpected setback after Tachibana's Abare Dama injured Chitose's right eye, forcing the latter to quit the team. As an atonement, Tachibana gave up tennis. A month later, Mr. Tachibana transfered the family to Tokyo, where Tachibana enrolled at Fudoumine. After learning that Chitose has picked up tennis again in Osaka, Tachibana returned to the sport. He became sympathetic to the woes of the first-years on the Fudoumine tennis club and led them on a mutiny, gaining the wrath of the senpai. When the coach faulted them for being attacked by the senpai, Tachibana jumped the coach. Although they were barred from the Newcomer Tournament, Tachibana and the first-years had gained control of the club. During the Kantou semifinals, Kirihara Akaya completely dominated Tachibana. The lopsided score resulted because Tachibana had not used his full power. He released the dormant monster within when he collided with Chitose at the Nationals. Tachibana knew that Chitose lied about recovering his right eyesight and thus did not hit a single ball to Chitose's left side. |
| Technique |
Abare Jishi - A violent style of tennis. |
| Moujuu Aura - A condition that is similar to Muga no Kyouchi. |
| Super Rising - Tachibana returns the ball before it bounces to the highest point. As a result, his opponents have less time to react. |
| Abare Dama - By hitting the ball with the throat of the racket, it creates the illusions of multiple balls flying off in random directions. |
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| Character Popularity Poll |
| Round 1 |
Round 2 |
Round 3 |
Round 4 |
| 21st (291 Votes) |
26th (728 Votes) |
43rd (816 Votes) |
39th (459 Votes) |
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| Official Record |
| YEAR |
DISTRICT PRELIM. |
PREFECTURAL |
REGIONAL |
NATIONAL |
| Singles |
Doubles |
Singles |
Doubles |
Singles |
Doubles |
Singles |
Doubles |
| 2008 |
2-0 |
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2-0 |
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2-1 |
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2-1 |
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| Unofficial Singles Matches |
| DATE |
W/L |
OPPONENT |
| 8/2008 |
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Fuji Shuusuke |
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