Richard Sakata

Anime Manga
Richard Sakata
Kanji	リチャード・坂田
Kana	リチャード・さかた
Gender	Male
Age	14
Birthday	January 28 (Aquarius)
Height	168 cmPOT 169 cmNPOT
Weight	51 kgPOT 53 kgNPOT
Blood Type	AB
Dominant Arm	Right
Eyesight (Unaided)	0.7 both eyes
Family	Grandmother Father Mother Older Sister
Nicknames	Shooting Star of Michinoku
School
School	St. Icarus 3rd Year
Class	3-4
Seat	30
Committee	None
Tennis
Club Position	Captain Regular
Play Style	Counter Puncher
Shoes	NIKE VAPOR S2
Racket(s)	WIMBLEDON (Tour Merit)
Media
Manga Debut	Genius 249
Anime Debut	Episode 1 of Nationals OVA
Voice	Okiayu Ryoutarou (OVA) Tsuda Eisuke (NPOT)JP {{{VoiceENCR}}}EN (CR) {{{VoiceENVIZ}}}EN (VIZ)

Richard Sakata (リチャード・坂田(リチャード・さかた)) is a 3rd year student at St. Icarus. He is the captain of his team and is known for his speed. He is British-Japanese and entered St. Icarus as an exchange student from a sister school. He decided he liked Japan and so he officially entered the school this year.

Richard Sakata

Appearance

Richard has a black afro, brown eyes, and dark skin. He wears red glasses with rectangle frames that slant in the middle and lenses that transition to orange.

Personality

Richard is cheerful and charismatic, but also plays dirty tricks like tripping people over. He often laughs loudly.

Personal

• Hobbies: Going clubbing
• Dislikes/Weaknesses: Kanji
• Most Wanted Item/Thing: CD
• Skills Beyond Tennis: Beatboxing
• Routine During Tournament: Contacting his family in Yamagata, Counting shooting stars

Preferences

• Food(s): Cherry, Tarako onigiri (cod roe rice balls)
• Color(s): Yellow
• Motto(s): Good fortune will come to the homes of those who smile.
• Type of Person: A girl with pigtails

Biography

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Relationships

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Character

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Anime specific events

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Tennis

Play Style

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Trivia

• He likes to run with his grandmother's greyhound.
• Same as Oshitari Kenya and Kamio Akira, he is fast enough to run on water.

Messages From and To Others

Richard about others

• About Oshitari Kenya: "AHAHAHAHA--- I don’t care whether you are Naniwa's Speed Star or not, my speed is definitely better than yours!!"
• About Liliadent Krauser: "AHAHAHAHA!! I merely let my guard down back then. I won't lose next time."

Gallery

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  Richard playing against Sengoku Kiyosumi

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  Richard tripping over Liliadent Krauser

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  Richard attempting to trip over Tezuka Kunimitsu

Quotes

• "No one can keep up with my speed. AHAHAHAHA!"