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Tezuka is the captain of the tennis club and a third year student at Seishun Academy, or Seigaku (full name Seishun Gakuen). He is an incredibly talented player and went to Nationals the year before the series took place. Tezuka is serious about everything he does, and he is very strict - one of his trademark phrases is "Don't let your guard down" ("Yudan sezu ni ikō" - this phrase is often parodied in the chibi series). As a captain, he is fair and sticks to his word. If the rules are broken, he punishes everyone, including the regulars.
As a first-year student, 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. It healed to some extent, but the doctor still warns Tezuka against long matches and using his drop shot (Tezuka's arm injury is also parodied in the chibi series, where he will grasp his arm in pain when reacting to injuries on his finger or elsewhere). Tezuka, however, considers his health secondary to the team's success, and he re-injures his arm in a grueling tie-break match against Keigo Atobe of Hyotei Gakuen. In the manga, he is sent to a health clinic in Kyūshū, but in the anime, he is sent to a health clinic in Germany, where he hopes to recuperate in order to play at the Nationals.
Tezuka shows a strong interest in Ryoma Echizen, possibly because Ryoma reminds him of himself as a first-year. He plays against Ryoma using his full strength, despite the risk of re-injuring his arm, in order to convince him that he needs to become more than a clone of his father. He hopes that Ryoma will succeed him as Seigaku's pillar of support.
In the manga, before the National Finals against Rikkai Daigaku Fuzoku, it appears that Tezuka told Shuichiro Oishi, Seigaku's vice-captain, that his match against Genichirou Sanada may be his last game as captain, and that the tournament may be the last one he plays in Japan. Tezuka continues on to say that he plans to go to Germany, in order to become a professional tennis player.
Although Tezuka never smiles, he appears to be immensely popular among the female fans of his school. However, the fact that Tezuka never smiles and always look so serious has also been made into a running joke. At one point in the musical where Tezuka has to impersonate someone in a competition, he actually smiles, which Atobe quickly points out.
In the anime, Tezuka is one of two people (the other being Shusuke Fuji) who are immune to Inui's famous vegetable juices. However, he is shown to dislike it on two occasions: once when he accidentally drinks it during practice (though he outwardly shows no reaction), and another when he is asked by Fuji if he wants to drink it, which he sternly declines (at that time, a drop of sweat was shown on the side of his face).
Tezuka is an only child and lives with his grandfather Kunikazu (72), father Kuniharu (48), and mother Ayana (45). While his parents are more laid-back, his grandfather, who was a former police officer and is currently teaching judo at a police academy, is remarkably alert for his old age and Tezuka seems to have picked up lots of his character traits from him. A running gag of the story is that Tezuka looks older than his actual age of 14-15, despite the fact that many characters also look older. There are many instances when he was mistaken for a grown-up. For example, on the plane to Kyūshū and in Kawamura's father's restaurant, people mistook him as his teammates' teacher. Variations of this joke can also be seen in the Prince of Tennis Radio shows, musicals, songs (where Tezuka will often point out suddenly in a song that he is only 14), and it is even mentioned constantly by the voice actor. Ironically, in the TeniPuri Family chibi episodes, Tezuka is portrayed as the grandfather and is often paired up with Shusuke Fuji, who portrays the grandmother.
As a first-year student, 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. It healed to some extent, but the doctor still warns Tezuka against long matches and using his drop shot (Tezuka's arm injury is also parodied in the chibi series, where he will grasp his arm in pain when reacting to injuries on his finger or elsewhere). Tezuka, however, considers his health secondary to the team's success, and he re-injures his arm in a grueling tie-break match against Keigo Atobe of Hyotei Gakuen. In the manga, he is sent to a health clinic in Kyūshū, but in the anime, he is sent to a health clinic in Germany, where he hopes to recuperate in order to play at the Nationals.
Tezuka shows a strong interest in Ryoma Echizen, possibly because Ryoma reminds him of himself as a first-year. He plays against Ryoma using his full strength, despite the risk of re-injuring his arm, in order to convince him that he needs to become more than a clone of his father. He hopes that Ryoma will succeed him as Seigaku's pillar of support.
In the manga, before the National Finals against Rikkai Daigaku Fuzoku, it appears that Tezuka told Shuichiro Oishi, Seigaku's vice-captain, that his match against Genichirou Sanada may be his last game as captain, and that the tournament may be the last one he plays in Japan. Tezuka continues on to say that he plans to go to Germany, in order to become a professional tennis player.
Although Tezuka never smiles, he appears to be immensely popular among the female fans of his school. However, the fact that Tezuka never smiles and always look so serious has also been made into a running joke. At one point in the musical where Tezuka has to impersonate someone in a competition, he actually smiles, which Atobe quickly points out.
In the anime, Tezuka is one of two people (the other being Shusuke Fuji) who are immune to Inui's famous vegetable juices. However, he is shown to dislike it on two occasions: once when he accidentally drinks it during practice (though he outwardly shows no reaction), and another when he is asked by Fuji if he wants to drink it, which he sternly declines (at that time, a drop of sweat was shown on the side of his face).
Tezuka is an only child and lives with his grandfather Kunikazu (72), father Kuniharu (48), and mother Ayana (45). While his parents are more laid-back, his grandfather, who was a former police officer and is currently teaching judo at a police academy, is remarkably alert for his old age and Tezuka seems to have picked up lots of his character traits from him. A running gag of the story is that Tezuka looks older than his actual age of 14-15, despite the fact that many characters also look older. There are many instances when he was mistaken for a grown-up. For example, on the plane to Kyūshū and in Kawamura's father's restaurant, people mistook him as his teammates' teacher. Variations of this joke can also be seen in the Prince of Tennis Radio shows, musicals, songs (where Tezuka will often point out suddenly in a song that he is only 14), and it is even mentioned constantly by the voice actor. Ironically, in the TeniPuri Family chibi episodes, Tezuka is portrayed as the grandfather and is often paired up with Shusuke Fuji, who portrays the grandmother.
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tezuka is the best!!!! i mean with the injury and all he is still able to be a great tennis palyer.. how much more if tehre is no injury??!!!
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Hes the best
Better than Ryoma
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Better than Ryoma
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