Takashi Kawamura
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Takashi Kawamura (河村 隆 Kawamura Takashi) is a fictional character in the anime and manga The Prince of Tennis
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[edit] History
Kawamura is a third year student at Seishun Academy Middle School (Seigaku). A soft-spoken person off the court, he becomes extremely aggressive once he grabs his racket. This change in his personality is marked by him shouting "Burning!!!" His style of play is aggressive baseliner and in the original Japanese, he often punctuates his play with English expressions (In the English adaptations, everything said is in English). He works at his father's sushi shop, and intends to quit tennis after middle school to concentrate on his future career as a sushi chef. His goal is to own the #1 Sushi store in Japan.
Often referred to as "Taka-san", Kawamura specializes in power tennis. He has been paired with Syusuke Fuji and Takeshi Momoshiro in doubles. He's also an old friend of Yamabuki player Jin Akutsu, whom he met in a karate dojo before he started playing tennis; when Akutsu retires from tennis after Yamabuki's loss to Seigaku, he makes Kawamura promise that he'll work hard in tennis from then on.
Prior to Seigaku beginning the Nationals, Kawamura makes a vow to become the #1 Power Player at the National Level. Although he hasn't accomplished this yet, he is scheduled to play against Shitenhouji's Gin Ishida, who appears to currently be the #1 Power Player. Kawamura's top shot is the Hadokyuu, which he originally learned after seeing it performed by Fudomine's Tetsu Ishida, the younger brother of Gin.
[edit] Techniques
[edit] Hadoukyuu (ハドウキュウ)
A very powerful maneuver that uses 120% of an arm's strength or power. Originally from Tetsu Ishida of Fudomine Jr. High, Kawamura began using Hadoukyuu after being on its receiving end in a match between Seigaku and Fudomine. This fantasy move is based on the nonexistent principle that if given time to prepare, a player can charge the strength of his shot to give it more power. The technique is very fatal and dangerous to the arms of both the user and receiver. The move itself and its name is very similar to Street Fighter's Hadouken.
[edit] Two-Handed Hadoukyuu (両手ハドウキュウ)
Similar to the original and one-handed Hadoukyuu but with both arms. This doesn't only lower the risk of arm injuries caused by the original Hadoukyuu by balancing the arm strength but also adds extra power to the shot.
[edit] Dash Hadoukyuu (ツイスト サーブ)
Similar to the original Hadoukyuu but performed while running or dashing towards the net. This adds extra power to the shot. Can be performed using the original or two-handed Hadoukyuu.
[edit] Jumping Hadoukyuu (ツイスト サーブ)
Similar to the original Hadoukyuu but performed while jumping for a smash (tennis). This makes the shot extremely difficult to return.. Can be performed using the original or two-handed Hadoukyuu.
[edit] Trivia
- Taka-san's trademark quote is "Burning!", but others used often are "Great-o!", "Come on, baby!", "Shocking!", and even "Oh my God!"
- After Junior High, Taka-san plans to quit tennis and focus on becoming a sushi chef.
- Taka-san lives with his father, mother, and younger sister.
- He met Akutsu Jin at a karate dojo and seems to be quite good friends with Akutsu's mother, Yuuki.
[edit] Actors
- In the Anime series, Taka-san's seiyū (or voice actor) is Naru Kawamoto.
- For the live-action adaptation film of The Prince of Tennis, actor Yoshikazu Kotani portrays Taka-san.
- In The Prince of Tennis Musicals, Taka-san is portrayed by actors Yoshitsugu Abe (2003-2004), Morimoto Ryoji (2003), Eiki Kitamura (2004), Yoshikazu Kotani (2005-2006) and Kouji Watanabe (2006-current).
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| Tennis team members: | Ryoma Echizen | Kunimitsu Tezuka | Shuichiro Oishi | Shusuke Fuji | Eiji Kikumaru | Takashi Kawamura | Sadaharu Inui | Takeshi Momoshiro | Kaoru Kaidoh |
| Schools: | Seishun Academy Middle School | Fudomine Middle School | St. Rudolph Gakuen | Yamabuki | Hyotei Gakuen | Midoriyama | Jyosei Shonan | Rikkai Daigaku Fuzoku |
| Supporting characters: | Sumire Ryuzaki | Nanjiro Echizen | Masashi Arai | Satoshi Horio | Kachiro Kato | Katsuo Mizuno | Sakuno Ryuzaki | Tomoka Osakada |
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| List of Prince of Tennis episodes | Tennis no Ojisama - Futari no Samurai | The Prince of Tennis (film) | The Prince of Tennis Musicals | Takeshi Konomi | |
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