Shuichiro Oishi
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Shuichiro Oishi (大石 秀一郎 Ōishi Shūichirō?) is a fictional character in the anime and manga The Prince of Tennis. His name is spelled Shuichiro Oishi in the English manga, and it is spelled as Syuichirou Oishi in Roman characters in the Japanese version of the TV show. It is spelled "Syuitiroh" in some artwork, probably because the "chi" hiragana technically belongs to the "t" row.
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[edit] History
Oishi is a third year student at Seishun Academy (Seigaku) and the co-captain of the tennis club. Along with Eiji Kikumaru he is part of Seigaku's "Golden Pair," a doubles team that made it to Nationals the year before the series takes place. His special shots include the "Moon Volley." This shot is a topspin lob that travels very high and lands just inbounds. Oishi is calm and rational in a match, and while he is not the greatest of singles players, as a doubles partner he is the perfect complement for the acrobatic Eiji.
Oishi is known as the mother of Seigaku, because he constantly worries and frets for the team's well-being. This doesn't mean that he cannot crack or even be mean, though; he can be as spiteful as the others, as proved when Eiji went too far with his teasing during a training session prior to the Hyoutei matches and Oishi ended up knocking Eiji to the ground in front of everyone.
He is also notable for his strange hairstyle (which changes every year) and his pet fish. In the absence of the team's captain, Kunimitsu Tezuka, Oishi reluctantly takes on the position of captain.
Oishi and Tezuka initialy became friends in their first year in the club. Oishi had proposed to Tezuka that they take Seigaku to the Kantou Tournament during their time at the school, but Tezuka responded that they should go to the Nationals.
At one point, when Kikumaru was still a flashy singles player, Oishi played him and defeated him 6-4. From that point on, Kikumaru decided to play Doubles with Oishi until he could surpass him. Prior to the Kantou Tournament, Oishi's wrist is injured during an incident where he saves a pregnant woman from falling. His injury forces Takeshi Momoshiro to play doubles with Eiji Kikumaru. The match that ensues is remarked upon by Hyotei captain Keigo Atobe to be played not with just Momoshiro and Kikumaru, but with Oishi, as well - a doubles game with three.
Oishi returns for the match against Rikkai Daigaku Fuzoku, and he and Kikumaru play once more. During this match, the pregnant woman he helped shows up with her husband and newborn baby to watch him. However, they suffer a loss to Masaharu Niou and Hiroshi Yagyuu.
In the manga, when Tezuka returns from rehabilitation, Oishi sacrifices his wrist (injured during the incident involving the pregnant woman that led to the formation of the Momoshiro-Kikumaru doubles pair) in a match with Tezuka, thereby offering Tezuka his place on the regulars instead of going through a ranking match.
In the Anime OVA, the above event occurs somewhat differently. As the anime had already had Tezuka return, he instead plays a match with Ryoma Echizen, who had left the team at the end of the TV series, and returned in the first episode of the OVA. The end result is the same, with Oishi giving up his place and reinjuring his wrist.
Although Oishi remains an observer during the match between Seigaku and Higa Chuu, when he observes Tezuka's match against Hyoutei Gakuen, he desires to make a comeback. Oishi re-registers to play with Kikumaru in Doubles 1, where the two are matched up against Ryo Shishido and Choutarou Ootori. The two doubles pairs go all the way to a tiebreak, and Oishi and Kikumaru achieve a new state called Synchro, where they move in perfect unison with one another. However, Kikumaru stops when he realizes the damage that will be done to Oishi's wrist and forfeits, allowing Shishido and Ootori to win.
[edit] Techniques
[edit] Moon Volley
A topspin-lob hit high into the air and landing directly on the baseline (or anywhere else that is unprotected at the time).
[edit] Australian Formation
A speciality formation Oishi and his double's partner Eiji Kikumaru perform. It involves standing directly on the center line and confusing the opponents as to which way each player will move when the ball is placed into the opposing court. It requires extreme knowledge of one's double's partner.
[edit] Oishi Territory
This formation has the defense expert Oishi go to the net, while attacker Kikumaru stays in the back. Using this, Oishi combines his game making abilities with Kikumaru's Seal Step in order to control the flow of the game.
[edit] Actors
- In the Anime series, Oishi's seiyū (or voice actor) is Takayuki Kondou.
- For the live-action adaptation film of The Prince of Tennis, actor Hiroki Suzuki portrays Oishi.
- In The Prince of Tennis Musicals, Oishi is portrayed by actors Yuichi Tsuchiya (2003-2004), Hiroki Suzuki (2005-2006) and Yukihiro Takiguchi (2006-current).
[edit] Trivia
- Oishi lives with his father, mother, younger sister, and uncle Akitaka. His uncle is the doctor who took care of Tezuka after his arm was injured.
- Oishi is often called the 'Mother of Seigaku' for his nurturing and caring disposition for other members of the team. This has also been mentioned by Inui in episode 71. This is parodied in the chibi episodes, where Oishi is portrayed as the mother of the TeniPuri family.
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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 | Rokkaku Chuu |
| 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 | |
