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* TheAce: Ike Souji, considered the best player in all of Japan and respected as the best player in one of the most prestigious Tennis schools in Florida.
* SuperOCD: Eiichiro.
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* TheAce: Ike Souji, considered the best player in all of Japan and respected as the best player in one of the most prestigious Tennis schools in Florida.
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* CombatPragmatist: Takagi Sakuya uses almost any tactics to win as long as it's within boundaries, including provoking and/or pissing off his opponents.
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* RelationUpgrade: [[spoiler: As of Chapter 135 for Eiichirou and Natsu.]]
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* RelationUpgrade: RelationshipUpgrade: [[spoiler: As of Chapter 135 for Eiichirou and Natsu.]]
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* RelationUpgrade: [[spoiler: As of Chapter 135 for Eiichirou and Natsu.]]
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Maybe it\'s not the first, I tend to lose track.
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* CantSpitItOut: Eiichirou towards Na-chan, as expected. [[spoiler: Interestingly, the first real time he attempted it, he only got past the first syllable but she already know what he meant to say.]]
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* HardWorkHardlyWorks: Completely subverted with Eiichiro.
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* AlmightyJanitor: While Eiichirou becomes skilled enough to compete with some of the strongest characters fairly quickly, he still remains unseeded due to being new at the sport.
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* AlmightyJanitor: While Eiichirou becomes skilled enough to compete with some of the strongest characters fairly quickly, he still remains unseeded due to being new at the sport. He grows out of it soon enough.
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Nabae Yuu and Ike Souji, to both Takuma and Eiichirou. Takuma also serves as this for Araya.
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Nabae Yuu and Ike Souji, to both Takuma and Eiichirou. Takuma also serves as this for Araya.
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** Araya can often be overly aggressive towards the protaognist, and has a tendency to look down on many characters
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* AlmightyJanitor: While Eiichirou becomes skilled enough to compete with some of the strongest characters fairly quickly, he still remains unseeded due to being new at the sport.
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** Eiichirou encounters this for a long time.
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* YankTheDogsChain: Eiichirou's match against [[spoiler: First seed Nabae Yuu; it seems like Eiichirou will make a comeback in his match, due to his newfound weapon of control. Nope, the referee calls his shot out(it wasn't) right at match point.]]
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**[[spoiler:Not anymore, he now has an above average serve that he got from mimicking Takuma, and his focus is very much in ball control.]]
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* ShipperOnDeck: Kageyama ships Eiichiro and Natsu, [[LoveDodecahedron not without his own personal motives, though.]]
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** Later on we meet Nabae Yuu, who analyzes his opponents and his own style as detailedly, if not more so, as Eiichirou himself. It turns out this is a very effective method of approaching tennis, as he is [[spoiler:the first seed of the All-Japan Junior tournament]].
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** Later on we meet Nabae Yuu, who analyzes his opponents and his own style as detailedly, if not more so, as Eiichirou himself.himself; going as far as building an extensive database in his computer. It turns out this is a very effective method of approaching tennis, as he is [[spoiler:the first seed of the All-Japan Junior tournament]].
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**Later on we meet Nabae Yuu, who analyzes his opponents and his own style as detailedly, if not more so, as Eiichirou himself. It turns out this is a very effective method of approaching tennis, as he is [[spoiler:the first seed of the All-Japan Junior tournament]].
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* LoveDodecahedron: Kageyama likes Sasaki who likes Eiichiro, who in turns likes Natsu. Seems like a simple enough love square, except Natsu is also at the same time liked by Takuma, and [spoiler:Souji].
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* LoveDodecahedron: Kageyama likes Sasaki who likes Eiichiro, who in turns likes Natsu. Seems like a simple enough love square, except Natsu is also at the same time liked by Takuma, and [spoiler:Souji].[[spoiler:Souji]].
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* LoveDodecahedron: Kageyama likes Sasaki who likes Eiichiro, who in turns likes Natsu. Seems like a simple enough love square, except Natsu is also at the same time liked by Takuma, and [spoiler:Souji].
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* CantCatchUp: Takuma to [[spoiler:[[TheAce Ike Souji]]]], which presumably led to him deciding to not even bother trying anymore, much to the coach's chagrin. [[spoiler:He then starts training seriously again when E-chan starts showing signs of growth, determined not to let him catch up]].
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* CantCatchUp: Takuma to [[spoiler:[[TheAce Ike Souji]]]], which presumably is what led to him deciding to not even bother trying anymore, much to the coach's chagrin. [[spoiler:He then starts training seriously again when E-chan starts showing signs of growth, determined not to let him catch up]].
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* [[HoistByHisOwnPetard Hoist by Her Own Petard]]: Eiichiro's mother was the one who pushed him into going to the Southern Tennis Club, and start practicing tennis, and not very kindly. [[spoiler:A move she probably came to regret when Eiichiro informed her that he wanted to try becoming a professional tennis player, a decision that she strongly disapproved of]].
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* [[HoistByHisOwnPetard Hoist by Her Own Petard]]: Eiichiro's mother was the one who pushed him into going to the Southern Tennis Club, and start practicing tennis, and not very kindly. [[spoiler:A move she probably came to regret months later, when Eiichiro informed her that he wanted to try becoming a professional tennis player, a decision that she very strongly disapproved of]].
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* AccidentalAthlete: Eiichiro. He very suddenly and unintendedly finds himself practicing tennis driven by a pushy mother, his own obsessive nature, and a crush on Natsu. Unique example in that he didn't have any apparent talents that made him fit for the sport, his own unique talents (his capacity for observation and his visual reaction speed) are discovered later on.
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* CantCatchUp: Takuma to [[spoler:[[TheAce Ike Souji]]]], which presumably led to him deciding to not even bother trying anymore, much to the coach's chagrin. [[spoiler:He then starts training seriously again when E-chan starts showing signs of growth, determined not to let him catch up]].
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* CantCatchUp: Takuma to [[spoler:[[TheAce [[spoiler:[[TheAce Ike Souji]]]], which presumably led to him deciding to not even bother trying anymore, much to the coach's chagrin. [[spoiler:He then starts training seriously again when E-chan starts showing signs of growth, determined not to let him catch up]].
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* CantCatchUp: Takuma to [[spoler:[[TheAce Ike Souji]]]], which presumably led to him deciding to not even bother trying anymore, much to the coach's chagrin. [[spoiler:He then starts training seriously again when E-chan starts showing signs of growth, determined not to let him catch up]].
* CoolOfRule: The author goes to great lengths to ensure every aspect of the sport is portrayed realistically and within the realm of physics, and NEVER skirts around or ignores the rules of the sport for the sake of plot. Even E-chan's growth is within the realm of possibility in the real world.
* CoolOfRule: The author goes to great lengths to ensure every aspect of the sport is portrayed realistically and within the realm of physics, and NEVER skirts around or ignores the rules of the sport for the sake of plot. Even E-chan's growth is within the realm of possibility in the real world.
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* RuleOfCool: Averted, hard. The author goes to great lengths to ensure every aspect of the sport is portrayed at least somewhat realistically.
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* TechnicianVersusPerformer: Eiichiro being the technician, Takuma being the performer.
* TheAce: Ike Souji, considered the best player in all of Japan and respected as the best player in one of the most prestigious Tennis schools in Florida.
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** Not so much anymore, he outgrew this after his [[spoiler:trip to Florida and his latest match with Takuma, Eiichiro has developed a very decisively offensive control oriented style of tennis, backed by a powerful serve and precise footwork made only possible by [[TrainingFromHell complete physical reconditioning]], even Miyagawa who Eiichiro defeated in their last match via a mixture of luck and determination, was quick to notice how he TookALevelInBadass and that he should probably consider him a completely different player.]] It is of course, difficult to notice the upgrade even for the reader up to that point, since the Manga does a very good job in [[ShownTheirWork presenting Eiichiro's progress very gradually, and in a very detailed and borderline realistic fashion]].
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** Not so much anymore, he outgrew this after his [[spoiler:trip to Florida and his latest match with Takuma, Eiichiro has developed a very decisively offensive control oriented style of tennis, backed by a powerful serve and precise footwork made only possible by [[TrainingFromHell complete physical reconditioning]], reconditioning]] to strengthen his muscles and increase his stamina, even Miyagawa who Eiichiro defeated in their last match via a mixture of luck and determination, was quick to notice how he TookALevelInBadass and that he should probably consider him a completely different player.]] It is of course, difficult to notice the upgrade even for the reader up to that point, since the Manga does a very good job in [[ShownTheirWork presenting Eiichiro's progress very gradually, and in a very detailed and borderline realistic fashion]].
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**[[spoiler: Later Eiichiro delivers one himself during the Kanagawa Prefecture Junior Tennis Competition, to Nishimura, in spite or perhaps even BECAUSE of the fact that Nishimura himself gathered information about him from one of Eiichirou's past rivals in order to gain an edge over him.]]
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* ShownTheirWork: This manga is rare among sports manga not only in that it avoids the exaggeration of the characters skills in super human and charicaturistic levels, but in that it painstakingly details EVERY aspect of the sport in a realistic fashion. From the very basic techniques and training methods of tennis, to common occurences among those who practice it, such as injuries or slumps and their psychological impact.
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**Not so much anymore, he outgrew this after his [[spoiler:trip to Florida and his latest match with Takuma, Eiichiro has developed a very decisively offensive control oriented style of tennis, backed by a powerful serve and precise footwork made only possible by [[TrainingFromHell complete physical reconditioning]], even Miyagawa who Eiichiro defeated in their last match via a mixture of luck and determination, was quick to notice how he TookALevelInBadass and that he should probably consider him a completely different player.]] It is of course, difficult to notice the upgrade even for the reader up to that point, since the Manga does a very good job in [[ShownTheirWork presenting Eiichiro's progress very gradually, and in a very detailed and borderline realistic fashion]].
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--> "Baby steps turn into giant strides"
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The title is really weird to me. The manga finally title dropped it this week.
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* TitleDrop: When Eiichirou returned from Florida.
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* BewareTheNiceOnes: Not a physically violent example but Eeichirou didn't take too kindly to Ike joking about Natsu being his fiance. It was lampshaded by another student.
* CurbStompBattle: [[spoiler: Matches with Ike turn into this for Eeichirou - the latter is the loser, of course]]
* CurbStompBattle: [[spoiler: Matches with Ike turn into this for Eeichirou - the latter is the loser, of course]]
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* BewareTheNiceOnes: Not a physically violent example but Eeichirou Eiichirou didn't take too kindly to Ike joking about Natsu being his fiance. It was lampshaded by another student.
* CurbStompBattle: [[spoiler: Matches with Ike turn into this forEeichirou Eiichirou - the latter is the loser, of course]]
* CurbStompBattle: [[spoiler: Matches with Ike turn into this for
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* BewareTheNiceOnes: Not a physically violent example but Eeichirou didn't take too kindly to Ike joking about Natsu being his fiance. It was lampshaded by another student.
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* UnsoundEffect: After his first grueling day of tennis training, E-chan's inability to stand up from his desk was denoted by "shivering" sound effects.
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* UnsoundEffect: After his first grueling day of tennis training, E-chan's inability to stand up from his desk was denoted by "shivering" sound effects.effects.
* WeakButSkilled: Eiichirou's playing style has no real power behind it, lacking any decisive shots or powerful returns. That being said, he can mentally divide the opponent's court area up into 64 squares and accurately put the ball into any of those squares at will.
* WeakButSkilled: Eiichirou's playing style has no real power behind it, lacking any decisive shots or powerful returns. That being said, he can mentally divide the opponent's court area up into 64 squares and accurately put the ball into any of those squares at will.
