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Kunimitsu Tezuka
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Kunimitsu Tezuka (手塚 国光) Seishun Gakuen Junior High 3rd Year Class 1 Birthday: October 7th (Libra) Height: 179cm Weight: 58kg Blood Type: O Dominant Hand: Left Play Style: All rounder Shoes: MIZUNO (WAVE DUAL LITE<6KW93009>) Racket: MIZUNO (PRO LIGHT S90) Special Move: Zero Shiki Drop Shot, Tezuka Zone, Phantom Zone Favourite Food: Grilled eel with special sauce over it Hobby: Mountain Climbing, Camping, Fishing Family: Grandfather (Kuniharu), Father (Kunikazu), Mother (Ayana) Father's occupation: Office worker (Trading) (Grandfather's a policeman and knows taekwondo) Favourite Subject: World History Favourite Colour: Green or blue Preferred type: Earnest girls, someone that tries her best. (But it's acceptable if things don't work out sometimes.) Background Three years prior to the start of the story, a young Tezuka showed up after the Junior Tennis Tournament and easily beat the tournament's runner-up, Genichiro Sanada. The tournament champion, Seiichi Yukimura, challenged Tezuka to a match, but the winner is not revealed. After entering 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 then injured Tezuka's left arm, leading to chronic problems, and his sealing of Hyaku Ren Jitoku no Kiwami, a technique which required the use of his left arm. Still, because of his skills, he was recognized by captain Yūdai Yamato, who 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, to become Seigaku's "pillar of support". This, along with the promise he made with teammate Shuichiro Oishi, in which Tezuka promised to lead Seigaku to the Nationals, encouraged him to stay in the tennis club. Shusuke Fuji later requested a match against Tezuka, and though Tezuka was defeated, Fuji was displeased with the outcome after finding out about Tezuka's injury. The two promise to play each other once again after Tezuka's arm completely heals. 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. He was invited to the Junior Senbatsu tennis training camp, but because his arm problems returned, he declined the invitation without stating his reasons to the organization. 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. He would often make the entire team run laps when they break the rules - a trait which he inherited from Yūdai Yamato. Though his arm heals to some extent, the doctor still warns Tezuka against long matches and using his signature drop shot. Tezuka, however, considers his health secondary to the team's success, and continuous to risk re-injury in his matches to ensure his team's victory, even after returning from his medical treatment. Throughout the original manga series, Tezuka is shown to never smile, though he is apparently immensely popular among the female fans of his school. 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, his always serious attitude even prevents him from showing any reaction when drinking Sadaharu Inui's famous vegetable juices, resulting in others believing he is immune to the often dreaded concoctions. However, he quickly and sternly declines an offer to drink it later on. He also picks up some character traits from his grandfather, and a running gag in the story is that Tezuka looks older than his actual age, often as his teammates' teacher, despite the fact that many characters also look older. (Most information from wikipedia) Voice Actors
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