Ryouma Echizen

Ryouma Echizen, also known as Prince of Tennis, Samurai, Samurai Jr., Super Rookie of the East, Super Freshman, Seigaku's Pillar of Support, Ochibi, Chibisuke, Brat, Koshimae, Heralded Newcomer, Seishounen and Our Baby Boy, is the main protagonist from The Prince of Tennis series.
== Charactah Account ==
The child of Nanjiroh Echizen (former star of Seigaku, now a somewhat perverted and always cheerful monk who retired from tennis to further his child's career) and Rinko Takeuchi (a sweet-tempered, calm attorney who used to be quite the tomboy in her younger years). Bratty, cocky, somewhat dense in anything not related to tennis, sometimes bordering on jerkass due to some of his actions — still, he's got some kind of charm that attracts almost everyone in his surroundings. Liking him or not might depend on the canon you're watching, though.
Ryouma does not go easy on himself and pushes himself more, rather than letting himself rest. He is specifically a singles player, though he did try doubles once with teammate Momoshiro Takeshi. After seeing how bad he was at doubles, Coach Ryuuzaki usually placed him in the S3 (Singles 3) or S2 (Singles 2) position. When captain Tezuka Kunimitsu goes away for rehabilitation for his arm, Ryouma and teammate Fuji Shūsuke take turns for the S1 (Singles 1) position. In the Nationals, Ryouma often found himself placed in the S1 position nearly every match.
Ryouma has a habit of forgetting people that he finds insignificant or met for a brief moment. The first person he forgets is Sakuno which saddens her. Another person he forgets is Sasabe and his father. He also forgot Sengoku as they met just briefly. Whether he does this on purpose is as of yet unknown.
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* New Prince of Tennis
* New Prince of Tennis Specials
* New Prince of Tennis vs. Genius 10
* New Prince of Tennis: U-17 World Cup
* Ryouma! The Prince of Tennis New Movie: Prince of Tennis
* The Prince of After School
* The Prince of Tennis
* The Prince of Tennis Movie 1: The Two Samurai, The First Game
* The Prince of Tennis Movie 2: English-Style Tennis Castle Decisive Battle!
* The Prince of Tennis: A Day of the Survival Mountain
* The Prince of Tennis: A Gift From Atobe - Tenipuri Festival Dedicated To You
* The Prince of Tennis: Another Story - Messages From Past and Future
* The Prince of Tennis: Another Story - Messages From Past and Future Specials
* The Prince of Tennis: Another Story II - Ano Toki no Bokura
* The Prince of Tennis: Another Story II - Ano Toki no Bokura Specials
* The Prince of Tennis: Message in a Bottle
* The Prince of Tennis: Mini Theater
* The Prince of Tennis: National Championship Chapter
* The Prince of Tennis: National Championship Chapter Semifinals
* The Prince of Tennis: New Year's Special
* The Prince of Tennis: Pair Prince
* The Prince of Tennis: The Band of Princes Film Kick the Future
* The Prince of Tennis: The National Tournament Finals
=== Manga ===
* New Prince of Tennis
* Onidere
* The Prince of After School
* The Prince of Tennis
=== Video Games ===
* Jump Super Stars
* Jump Ultimate Stars
* JUMPUTI Heroes
* Minna no Ouji-sama: The Prince of Everyone
* The Prince of Tennis
* The Prince of Tennis 2005: Crystal Drive
* The Prince of Tennis Driving Smash - Side Genius
* The Prince of Tennis Driving Smash - Side King
* The Prince of Tennis II & Tennis Puzzle
* The Prince of Tennis II: Go to the Top
* The Prince of Tennis II: Rising Beat
* The Prince of Tennis: 2003 Cool Blue
* The Prince of Tennis: 2003 Passion Red
* The Prince of Tennis: 2004 Glorious Gold
* The Prince of Tennis: 2004 Stylish Silver
* The Prince of Tennis: Aim at the Victory!
* The Prince of Tennis: Card Hunter
* The Prince of Tennis: Doki Doki Survival - Sanroku no Mystic
* The Prince of Tennis: Doki Doki Survival - Umibe no Secret
* The Prince of Tennis: Doubles no Oujisama - Boys, Be Glorious!
* The Prince of Tennis: Doubles no Oujisama - Girls, Be Gracious!
* The Prince of Tennis: Form the Strongest Team
* The Prince of Tennis: Gakuensai no Oujisama
* The Prince of Tennis: Genius Boys Academy
* The Prince of Tennis: Gyutto! Doki Doki Survival Umi To Yama No Love Passion
* The Prince of Tennis: Kiss of Prince - Flame Version
* The Prince of Tennis: Kiss of Prince - Ice Version
* The Prince of Tennis: Love of Prince - Bitter
* The Prince of Tennis: Love of Prince - Sweet
* The Prince of Tennis: Motto Gakuensai no Oujisama - More Sweet Edition
* The Prince of Tennis: Rush and Dream
* The Prince of Tennis: Smash Hit
* The Prince of Tennis: Smash Hit 2
* The Prince of Tennis: Sweat & Tears
* The Prince of Tennis: Sweat & Tears 2
== Trivia ==
* Ryouma and Kenya Oshitari are apparently flexible enough to perform axe kicks (Anime Only).
* Ryouma has only ever played volleyball once, although he has been shown playing in the anime multiple times. The only time he has played volleyball was during the Oji's Beach Volleyball Tournament, which was held during the joint training camp with Rokkaku Chuu.
* Ryouma had never played Old Maid prior to the first night of the Rokkaku and Seigaku joint training camp.
* Ryouma puts bathing salts into his bath. He did the same thing even in America.
* Ryouma's second best sport is soccer.
* He asked his mother to send him pictures of Karupin to his cell phone daily.
* He immediately made friends with a dog that happened to live near the camp.
* Ryouma gave Tezuka the idea and inspiration for the creation of the Tezuka Phantom.
* Ryouma came joint first with Fuji in the 1st New Prince of Tennis popularity poll.
* In the manga, he is shown wearing Fila shoes, cap, wristband and shirt, although in the anime, the Fila logo is censored out and the "F" sign on Ryouma's hat, which represents Fila, it is replaced with an "R" instead, to symbolize his first letter of his name, Ryouma.
* In the U-17 Camp, Ryouma is almost never seen without Kintaro.
* Ryouma makes a cameo appearance in chapter 136 of Satou Yousuke's, Onidere manga.
* Throughout the (original series) entire run, in both the anime and manga, Ryouma has lost matches to less than five people.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Ryoma Echizen at Prince of Tennis Wiki
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