RIKKAI LIST [a constant WIP]
THE SCHOOL/TEAM:
(General overviews)
@fudomine.org | @POT Wikia | @worldlingo | @OUJISAMA.TK
(other)
POT Character birthdays and ages
(Translations)
RIKKAI LOVE STRATEGY MANUAL
THE REGULARS:
Yukimura Seiichi; @fudomine.org, @POT Wikia, @OUJISAMA.TK
Sanada Genichirou; @fudomine.org, @POT Wikia, @OUJISAMA.TK
Yanagi Renji; @fudomine.org, @POT Wikia, @OUJISAMA.TK
Niou Masaharu; @fudomine.org, @POT Wikia, @OUJISAMA.TK
Yagyuu Hiroshi; @fudomine.org, @POT Wikia, @OUJISAMA.TK
Jackal Kuwahara; @fudomine.org, @POT Wikia, @OUJISAMA.TK
Marui Bunta; @fudomine.org, @POT Wikia, @OUJISAMA.TK
Kirihara Akaya; @fudomine.org, @POT Wikia, @OUJISAMA.TK
(Translations)
20.5 Profiles Rikkai members links (General appearance info - height, weight; favorite foods, hobbies, family, father's job, best subjects, favorite color).
40.5 Profiles Rikkai members (Committee, worst subject, often visited place in school, elementary school, uses allowance on, favorite motto, favorite types of movies, books and music; favorite date spot, daily routine, doesn't like/bad at doing, special skill aside from tennis).
Some 40.5 Rikkai commentary (Random facts about all members).
40.5 Yukimura & Niou notes
Masterlist of Fanbook translations (including POT ones; not much content yet).
OTHER/MISC:
How each Rikkai regular addresses the other regulars (incomplete)
Kanji meanings of Rikkai members names
POT Character bloodtypes
on-court/off-court behaviour in Rikkai (manga references)
on rikkai culture and MBTI analysis of Rikkai
Deeper MBTI analysis part one, part two
POT Characters Tennis Racquet Brands
Tezuka and defeating a Rikkai player pre-canon
Information/translation of Sanada's moves and episode title (Nationals Final EP)
Information/translation of Yukimura's nickname (Nationals Final EP)
Information/translations on Muga no Kyouichi and others (Nationals Final EP)
Sanada/Yukimura ship manifesto
Niou/Yagyuu ship manifesto
Yanagi/Kirihara ship manifesto
Atobe/Sanada ship manifesto
Yanagi/Inui ship manifesto
(Ship manifestos include some interesting comments and interpretations of the characters and situations).
ANIME EPISODES:
Episode List @ Wikipedia
leviosa8 Episode Recaps
prillalar Episode Recaps
(Second Year:)
- Another Story EP4 - The Trials of Rikkai [On Kirihara Akaya's first day as a freshman at Rikkai he discovers becoming number one in the tennis club isn't going to be so easy after all].
Screencaps and all Dialogue [Compiled by Me], (notes and links).
(Third Year:)
- Prince of Tennis EP49 - A Different Kind of Fight [When Rikkaidai's Akaya Kirihara accidentally stops at the wrong bus stop, he ends up visiting Seishun Academy and causing trouble for the Seigaku regulars during practice]. Screencaps and Dialogue for Kirihara's scenes [Compiled by Me].
- Prince of Tennis EP54 - Kaidoh Kaoru's Special Training [While drawings for Kantou tourney are being held, Inoue and Shiba make a visit to Rikkaidai Junior School.]
Screencaps and Dialogue for Rikkai scenes [Compiled by Me].
- Prince of Tennis EP63 - The Last Triple Counter [Rikkai show up to watch the S1 match - incredibly brief, and no lines spoken.]
[HYOTEI ARC]
- Prince of Tennis EP65 - The Pillar Of Seigaku [Singles 1, Tezuka vs. Atobe.]
Screencaps and Dialogue for Rikkai scenes [Compiled by Me].
- Prince of Tennis EP66 - Rondo Towards Destruction [During Tezuka and Atobe's match Sanada recalls last year's Senbatsu that he and Yanagi attended, and the Hametsu e no Rondo.]
Screencaps and Dialogue for Rikkai scenes [Compiled by Me].
- Prince of Tennis EP67 - End of the Ball [Tezuka vs. Atobe.]
Screencaps and Dialogue for Rikkai scenes [Compiled by Me].
- Prince of Tennis EP68 - The Never Ending Tie-Break [Tezuka vs. Atobe, Echizen vs. Hiyoshi]
Screencaps and Dialogue for Rikkai scenes [Compiled by Me].
[GETTING READY FOR RIKKADAI ARC]
- Prince of Tennis EP101 - "Eat Rikkaidai" [Everyone follows Ryoma to redeem his sushi coupon. Ann drops by with the tape from Fudomine vs. Rikkai.]
- Prince of Tennis EP103 - "Sleepless Night" [The night before the big match with Rikkaidai, the Seigaku players realize where they should really be.]
- Prince of Tennis EP104 - "Ryoma vs Sanada" [The match with Rikkaidai is suspended for a week due to the rain; nonetheless, Ryoma challenges Sanada of Rikkaidai to a match.]
- Prince of Tennis EP105 - "Ryoma Utterly Beaten" [Ryoma loses to Sanada, afterwards Akutsu teaches him a lesson.]
- Prince of Tennis EP106 - "Off To The Cottage!" [The Seigaku team goes on a training trip. Meanwhile Inoue checks on Seigaku's next opponent, Rikkaidai.]
[RIKKAI ARC]
- Prince of Tennis EPs 116-117 [Special Episode] - "Seigaku vs Champion Rikkaidai! I'll be the One who'll Win!" [After one week's postponement of their match, it's finally here! But Momoshiro and Kaidoh are missing. Rikkai visit their captain in hospital]
Screencaps and Dialogue for Rikkai scenes [Compiled by Me].
- Prince of Tennis EP118 - "Battle Ceremony" [Momoshiro and Kaidoh vs. Bunta Marui and Jackal Kuwahara.]
- Prince of Tennis EP119 - "Tightrope Walking Doubles" [Marui's move is revealed. The ball "walks"across the net.]
- Prince of Tennis EP120 - "Kikumaru Was Read By Niou" [Kikumaru is read by Niou, which angers him. The Golden Pair experiences a tension that makes the first half of the game in favor of Rikkaidai.]
- Prince of Tennis EP121 - "Yagyuu's Decision" [The Golden Pair is able to make a comeback, thanks to Oishi's patience.]
- Prince of Tennis EP122 - "Inui Hollers" [Inui faces his former doubles partner, Renji Yanagi, in a match that will determine who's stronger.]
- Prince of Tennis EP123 - "Conclusion of the Remembered" [Everybody is surprised when Inui says that he'll forget all his data, only to find out that he actually didn't. Renji is manipulated by Inui, who makes their match from before continue.]
- Prince of Tennis EP124 - "Kirihara's Red Trap" [Fuji faces Rikkaidai's Kirihara. A battle of an 'Angel' against a 'Demon'. Kirihara intentionally injures Fuji's right knee.]
- Prince of Tennis EP125 - "Angry Fuji" [Kirihara continues to injure Fuji. Tachibana arrives despite his injury (also dealt by Kirihara) and cheers Fuji on. However, when Kirihara attempts to injure Tachibana again, Fuji finally becomes angry at Kirihara's sadistic style of tennis and unleashes his potential on Kirihara.]
- Prince of Tennis EP126 - "Clash! Ryoma vs Sanada" [The deciding game.]
- Prince of Tennis EP127 - "Invisible Serve" [Rikkaidai loses the game and heads to the Nationals as runner-up. When they go to Kawamura's sushi place to celebrate, coach Ryuzaki comes with news that Rikkaidai's captain Yukimura Seiichi's surgery is successful.]
- Prince of Tennis EP136 "Junior Selection Camp, Gathered" [28 players from several of the surrounding schools have gathered at a camp to decide the 8 people who will be representing Japan against the American team. They are soon divided into three different groups.]
- Prince of Tennis EP137 "The Member Who was not Trusted" [Kamio is accused of a misdeed and sets out to find the real culprit.]
- Prince of Tennis EP138 "Ryoma vs Kirihara! Beyond Battle Rage" [The real culprit of the misdeed is revealed - it's Ann-chan! Also, Kirihara claims he has changed, but can he prove it?]
- Prince of Tennis EP139 "Sengoku Kiyosumi Reborn" [Sengoku shows us his new style of play, a sport inside of a sport, also known as boxing! Ryuzaki-sensei falls ill and must be hospitalized.]
- Prince of Tennis EP140 "Welcome Back, Tezuka Kunimitsu" [Ryuzaki-sensei got ill! Tezuka returns to Japan to be the temporary coach and is accepted by the team after he proves himself worthy. Don't miss the welcome party. Who would've thought that Atobe and company can perform like J-Pop idols?]
- Prince of Tennis EP141 "The Ultimate Showdown" [Atobe and Sanada have a match. The two were quite energetic and wanted to prove something. It's all because of Tezuka's presence.]
- Prince of Tennis EP142 "The Boy who Came from America" [The arrival of the American team's Kevin Smith has shown up looking for Ryoma. Unable to find him, he challenges other Jr. Highs, leaving a message for Ryoma. Meanwhile, at the camp, Tezuka puts Shishido and Oishi against Ootori and Kikumaru in a doubles match.]
- Prince of Tennis EP143 "Tezuka's Choice" [Tezuka has been thinking about his choice for the Invitational Team and has come to a rather difficult decision.]
- Prince of Tennis EP144 "Formation! A Dream Team" [Finally! The Team composed of the best players selected!]
- Prince of Tennis EP145 "Ryoma and Kevin" [After being stopped by Tezuka from having a match with Kevin, Ryoma tries to find Kevin the next day.]
- Prince of Tennis EP146 "The American Team's Ambition" [The U.S. team introduce themselves in public!]
[AMERICAN TEAM ARC] - where Sanada and Kirihara are on the team there are likely to be clips of them in every episode of this arc.
- Prince of Tennis EP147 "The Most Powerful! Atobe and Sanada" [Atobe and Sanada are paired as doubles and show the U.S. team their power.
- Prince of Tennis EP148 "Baker's Scenario"[Cassidy and Lee of the U.S. team are able to make a comeback! Atobe and Sanada must do something!
- Prince of Tennis EP149 "Tango Towards Destruction" [Atobe and Sanada finally play as a doubles pair.
- Prince of Tennis EP150 "Gorgeous Guys' Duo" [Kikumaru and Oshitari Vs. the Griffey Brothers! Their match must follow what Mr. Baker wants.
- Prince of Tennis EP151 "Sorrowful Marionettes" [Mr. Baker told the Griffey Brothers to lose their match, but because they saw how Kikumaru and Oshitari played they couldn't just do it.
- Prince of Tennis EP152 "Bobby Max The Beast" [A very powerful tennis player of the U.S. team! Sengoku must do something!
- Prince of Tennis EP153 "A Battle to the Limits" [A battle of endurance. Who will win?
- Prince of Tennis EP154 "The Prodigy vs. The Tennis Machine" [Arnold - someone who could accurately hit the ball at the places he wanted.]
- Prince of Tennis EP155 "1 mm Battle" [A very close battle between Fuji and Arnold! Fuji secures another win with Tsubame Gaeshi and Higuma Otoshi.
- Prince of Tennis EP156 "Who Will Play?" [Kirihara vs Kevin Smith. Kirihara has developed the Phantom Ball, which is to be used against left handers. The first games are dominated by Kirihara until he crashes into the net pole after hitting another Phantom Ball.
- Prince of Tennis EP157 "The Phantom Ball that Vanished" [Kirihara's shoulder injury prevents him from hitting many Phantom Balls, and it finally becomes too much for him to keep on playing. Ryoma takes his place and continues playing from the current score.
- Prince of Tennis EP158 "The Long Awaited Confrontation - Ryoma vs. Kevin" [Ryoma takes Kirihara's place on the court. After discovering that Kevin copied most of his techniques, Ryoma uses the Cyclone Smash, which Kevin did not have a chance to copy, and reverses the score.]
- Prince of Tennis EP159 "Illusion" [Kevin debuts his original move, Illusion, and the game goes into tie-break. However, Ryoma manages to counter it by watching the shadow of the ball.
- Prince of Tennis EP160 "Game and Match" [A very nice match between the two rivals! A match that touches the hearts of the audience: the rivalry between Kevin and Ryoma turns into friendship.
[NATIONALS ARC] - Rikkai spectate a few matches at Nationals, have to define which exactly.
01 "Return of the Prince" - First match of All-Japan National Tournament: Rokkaku vs. Higa. Ojii explains the Shukuchi Method, and Ryoma comes back from America!
02 "Hot and Cool" - Seigaku's first round's matches start with Higa Middle School. Ryoma faces Kei Tanishi, and shows his souvenir from America - the Cool Drive, as well as Drive C, a less powerful version of the Cool Drive!
03 "The Fourth Counter" - Fuji and Kawamura play together in the Doubles 2 match. During the match, Higa's coach signals his player to attack Ryuzaki-sensei with the ball. Fuji and Kawamura get angry at this and start playing at full force. However, it's not that easy because of the Shukuchi Method. Fuji uses his Fourth Counter: Kagerou Zutsumi, a.k.a. Dragonfly Illusion.
04 "Kikumaru All Alone" - Kikumaru plays Singles 2 against Kai from Higa. During the game, it is shown how hard Kikumaru had trained to raise his stamina. His lateral movement has improved so much that it looks like there are two Kikumarus. This motion is called Seal Step, and it looks as if he has a doppleganger.
05 "The Longest Summer" - Rikkai Dai's Yagyuu meets Kaidoh and asks him what he would do without his Snake. Kaido then asks Inui to let him play Doubles by himself and see how far he could go without his signature move.
06 "The Man Called Killer" - Tezuka plays against Higa Chuu's Captain, Eishirou Kite. Kite shows that he would do anything to win, even throwing small pebbles at Tezuka. Tezuka shows everyone his true form using Hyaku Ren Jitoku no Kiwami - The Pinnacle of Hard Work.
08 "Premonition Before the Storm" - Hyotei reminisces about their loss at the Kantou tournament and strive to win the quarterfinals against Seigaku.
09 "Heart Not Giving In" - The first match in the quarterfinals is Oshitari vs Momoshiro! Momoshiro in the Singles 3 Spot shows off his new style of play, but eventually loses because of an injury.
10 "Short-lived Match" - Doubles 2, the second match of the quarterfinals: Inui-Kaido pair vs Mukahi-Hiyoshi pair. In a try for a short match against Inui and Kaido, Mukahi and Hiyoshi play with all they've got from the beginning. When Mukahi and Hiyoshi is at match point, Kaido and Inui show two new moves!
11 "Tezuka Kunimitsu" - Tezuka vs Kabaji in Singles 2 of the quarterfinals. An untold history about Tezuka in the Kyûshu Region before his rehabilitation is shown. In the present time, can Tezuka stand up to Kabaji's imitation of himself?
12 "Two Of Us" - A duel of the Golden Pairs: Kikumaru-Oishi vs Shishido-Ootori. Ootori's improved Neo Scud Serve & the Pile-Mirage formation puts Seigaku's Golden Pair to the test! But the Golden Pair achieves a new state: Synchro! However, the win goes to Hyotei as Kikumaru "prevents" Oishi from hitting the ball further and causing more injury to his wrist.
13 "Deathmatch · King vs Prince" - In Singles 1, Ryoma faces Atobe to see who advances to the semi-finals of the national tournament. (Sanada and Yukimura watch this).
[NATIONALS SEMI-FINALS ARC]
18 "The Two Doors" - Meanwhile Rikkaidai has a few problems with their opponent Nagoya, and Akaya Kirihara, drenched in blood, has been hit all the way back to fence, making a huge dent...
19 "One-Point Match" - Seigaku wins the match with Shintenhouji and moves on to the finals. Meanwhile, Rikkaidai's Akaya Kirihara transforms into a demon as they turn around from there to win and face Seigaku in the finals--it is revealed by Rikkaidai's members that they lost the first two matches on purpose to prove Akaya's true potential.
[NATIONALS FINALS ARC]
21 "Summit Showdown!" July 25, 2008 (2008-07-25)
Singles 3 of the finals: Tezuka vs Sanada.
22 "The Way We Play" July 25, 2008 (2008-07-25)
Doubles 2 of the finals: Inui-Kaidoh pair vs Yanagi-Kirihara pair.
23 "Can you see the Stars in Broad Daylight!?" October 24, 2008 (2008-10-24)
During the Singles 2 match between Fuji and Niou, the latter uses an illusory movement to transform into Tezuka.
24 "The Only One in my Heart" October 24, 2008 (2008-10-24)
As the Golden Pair plays against Marui and Jackal in the Doubles 1 slot, players whom Ryoma had beaten before help him to recover his memory.
25 "The Prince vs The Child of God" January 23, 2009 (2009-01-23)
After Ryoma recovers his memories, he returns to the field court for his final match against Yukimura, just to find a completely crushed Kintarou, whom Ryoma had a hard time against. How far do Yukimura's abilities extend to?!
26 "Dear Prince~ To the Princes of Tennis." January 23, 2009 (2009-01-23)
After many hardships and suffering, Ryoma unlocks the final Muga gate, Teni Muhō No Kiwami (Pinnacle of Perfection), and defeats Yukimura with incredible moves. Seigaku wins the Nationals!
MANGA CHAPTERS:
Annotated list of all Rikkai’s appearances in the manga.
- Kirihara was the first rival player to appear in the manga (Chapter 19), when he fell asleep on the bus and ended up in Seigaku. He was mentioned (and briefly shown) in Chapter 15, by reporters Inoue and Shiba.
TBC