Oshitari Yuushi

Anime Manga
Oshitari Yuushi
Kanji	忍足侑士
Kana	おしたりゆうし
Gender	Male
Age	14POT 15NPOT
Birthday	October 15 (Libra)
Height	178 cmPOT 179 cmNPOT
Weight	64 kgPOT 62 kgNPOT
Blood Type	A
Dominant Arm	Right
Eyesight (Unaided)	2.0, both eyes
Shoe Size	27 cm
Family	Oshitari Eiji (Father, 48) Oshitari Kazumi (Mother, 45) Erina (Older Sister, 18) Oshitari Kenya (Cousin, 14)
Nicknames	Man of 1000 Techniques Hyoutei’s Genius (by Atobe Keigo)
School
School	Hyoutei Academy Middle School 3rd Year
Elementary School	Doutonbori Daini Shougakou (and 5 others)
Class	3-H
Seat	4
Committee	Overseas Cultural Exchange Committee
Best Subject(s)	Math, Science, Engineering
Worst Subject(s)	Artistic Gymnastics
Tennis
Club Position	Regular
Play Style	All Rounder
Doubles Partner(s)	Mukahi Gakuto Amane Hikaru (anime only) Kikumaru Eiji (anime only)
Shoes	MIZUNO Wave Gist
Racket(s)	BRIDGESTONE Wingbeam S65
Media
Manga Debut	Genius #117
Anime Debut	Episode #53
Voice	Kiuchi HidenobuJP {{{VoiceENCR}}}EN (CR) {{{VoiceENVIZ}}}EN (VIZ)
Tenimyu Actors	Saito Takumi (1st A) Akiyama Shintarou (1st B) Kikuchi Takuya (2nd) Isaka Ikumi (3rd)

Oshitari Yuushi (忍足侑士(おしたりゆうし)) is a 3rd year student at Hyoutei Academy Middle School and a regular on Hyoutei's tennis team. He is introduced as Hyoutei's genius (tensai) with unknown and untapped potential, comparable to Seigaku’s resident genius, Fuji Shuusuke. Although friendly, Oshitari has the ability to close off his mind/heart so nobody truly knows what he's thinking. Oshitari Yuushi ("Oshitari") is originally from Osaka, the source of his iconic Kansai dialect/accent. His cousin Oshitari Kenya ("Kenya") lives there and attends Shitenhouji Middle School.

Appearance

Oshitari has dark blue, long layered hair, fashioned in what also known as a mullet. He wears round frame glasses without a prescription, and he is fairly tall. In the manga his eyes are brown, but in the anime they are a dark purple/blue color. He is usually seen wearing his uniform jersey and polo zipped/buttoned all the way up. He plays with a wristband on his right wrist and his racket is dark green in the anime.

Personality

Best known for his glasses, his host club voice, and his love for romance, Oshitari is both genius and rascal. He frequently comments on the situations he's present for, as the voice of reason (assuming a tsukkomi role.)

History

2 Years Before Prince of Tennis

Oshitari moved to Tokyo at the beginning of middle school, entering Hyoutei Academy Middle School as a first year. He is late for his first day of school due to taking the wrong train, and complains on the phone to his cousin Oshitari Kenya that he's having a bad time in the city so far. It is then he notices a commotion in the tennis club, and he follows to check out the chaos.

He observes as Atobe Keigo defeats the entire Hyoutei tennis club, then sees him defeat Shishido Ryou and Mukahi Gakuto. Oshitari then walks onto the court and introduces himself, offering to play a match against Atobe, despite being in his school uniform. He and Atobe play a long, close match. Although ultimately Oshitari loses, Atobe deems him a worthy opponent. Oshitari remarks that Atobe is flashy. He calls Kenya once again and says perhaps Tokyo won't be so bad.

Some time before Prince of Tennis

Oshitari sets out to solve what could make Akutagawa Jirou motivated to stay awake at practice. He drags Mukahi with him after school one day to Kanagawa, where they are following Akutagawa. Despite Oshitari's efforts, he and Mukahi are not subtle at all in their spying. They witness Akutagawa's enthusiasm at the idea of playing another match against Marui Bunta and return to Hyoutei with intel.

Kantou Tournament

Anime specific events

He played a match against Fuji (Episode 111).

Personal Information

Profile

• Hobbies: Seeing movies
• Dislikes: Caterpillars, Nattou
• Spends His Allowance On: Movies, Theatre Performances
• Most Wanted Item/Thing: It’s a secret ^20.5, Nothing ^23.5
• Skills Beyond Tennis: Slicing a fish into 3 pieces
• Father's Occupation: Doctor at University Hospital
• Daily Routine: Reading on the train
• Most Visited Spot on Campus: Salon, for reading
• Routine During Tournaments: Reading
• Random Fact: Collects many pairs of the same glasses and names them all.

Preferences

• Favorite Foods: Kasujiru, Soused mackerel
• Favorite Color: Green-Brown
• Favorite Quote: "Fortune is unpredictable and changeable" (人間万事塞翁が馬)
• Favorite Movies: Japanese Romance
• Favorite Books: Romance Novels
• Favorite Music: Showa-era Pop Music
• Favorite Type of person: Someone with beautiful legs
• Favorite Date Spot: a peaceful park

Tennis Bag Contents

Oshitari's bag check is performed by Atobe Keigo.

Atobe: This is what Hyoutei's genius has in his bag!

Oshitari: Don't be so loud.

Romance Novel

His recent favorites are agonizing love stories by female authors. He reads during breaks and on the train to and from school.

Movie magazine

He keeps up to date with new movies in cinemas. He often goes to the movies on Wednesdays when there isn't tennis practice, usually with someone.

Glasses Wipes

He currently prefers the scented type for relaxing effects.

Mobile phone

The slim, folding kind. Atobe has gotten mad when he's used it during practice. He uses it for mostly calls, but messaging as well.

Totem-pole Pencils

He carves these in class using a cutter. Oshitari claims that it increases his concentration, but the true purpose is a mystery.

Atobe: Why do you use pencils? Ahn~?

Oshitari: Don't ask.

Daily School Life

• 06:45AM - Gets out of bed
• 07:30AM - After breakfast, heads to school and morning practice. Only hits serves.
• 09:00AM - 1st period, Japanese II Classics
• 10:00AM - 2nd period, English III English conversation
• 10:50AM - Recess. Borrows 3 romance novels from the library.
• 11:00AM - 3rd period, Fine arts
• 12:00PM - 4th period, PE I Artistic gymnastics
• 12:50PM - Lunch break. Orders a Japanese-style meal, eats in the cafeteria.
• 01:20PM - 5th period, Engineering. Builds a infrared sensor.
• 02:20PM - 6th period, Math I Algebra
• 03:20PM - Overseas culture exchange committee meeting. Organizes information from sister school.
• 04:00PM - Club activities. Feeds balls to kouhai. Only hits volleys.
• 07:00PM - Gets sleepy reading a novel on the train
• 07:30PM - Arrives home
• 08:00PM - Showers and helps out with dinner right after
• 09:00PM - Reads after dinner listening to Showa songs in the background
• 10:30PM - Goes to bed

Relationships

Oshitari Kenya

Oshitari's cousin who lives in Osaka and attends Shitenhouji. They are close enough that they talk on the phone every few days. They are seen being combative toward each other in Prince of After School and in fanbooks, but they appear to have a good relationship underneath their bickering.

Mukahi Gakuto

Oshitari's best friend at Hyoutei and doubles partner. They became friends early in their first year of middle school, first talking on top of the water tower at school. Oshitari is initially resistant to Mukahi's friendship, until Mukahi remarks about wanting to reach higher heights, which apparently interested Oshitari. In addition, Mukahi runs away from home to Oshitari's house when getting in fights with his dad. They are often seen together in Prince of After School, fillers/movies, and across various fanbooks. Mukahi knows many of Oshitari's secrets, such as that he names all of his glasses, although he doesn't necessarily keep these secrets well.

Atobe Keigo

Atobe and Oshitari first met when Atobe took over the tennis club in their first year of middle school. Oshitari was the only one present who was able to be of significant challenge to Atobe. They have a respect for each other and one another's skill. They are in frequent communication, as Oshitari is very invested in Hyoutei tennis club matters. Although Hyoutei has no vice captain, Oshitari sometimes falls into place as Atobe's right hand man.

Momoshiro Takeshi

Oshitari has played Momoshiro in two official matches, both in the Kantou Tournament in doubles 2 and in singles 3 at the National Tournament. During Nationals, he remarks that Momoshiro has brought his passion out of him, making his hands shake with excitement. Oshitari's teammates express how strange it is to see Oshitari play with so much passion. In New Prince of Tennis, Oshitari saves Momoshiro from Aramenoma's chant.

Tennis

Play Style

Oshitari is known as "The Man of 1000 Techniques". Among these techniques are the Higuma Otoshi, his acronym moves, and frequent drop shots. He has the ability to close off his heart and mind, becoming completely unreadable to even mental assassin Ochi Tsukimitsu. Those who read their opponent will have no luck in a match against Oshitari, who likes to read his opponents as well. His style is not spontaneous, but calculated and planned. As his doubles partner Mukahi Gakuto noted during their match against Kikumaru and Momoshiro, "It's not like [Yuushi] to get serious during a match."^{ep. 55}

Stats

Oshitari Yuushi
Speed	3
Power	3
Stamina	3
Mental	4
Technique	5

Speed: He doesn’t let his opponent predict him. To be able to have a play style that betrays the opponent’s prediction requires a degree of leg strength.

Power: A hit from his tall stature is surprisingly strong. However, he’s not good at power matches and covers with his technique.

Stamina: Since he’s slender you might think he lacks physical strength, but he surprisingly has stamina. He’s not bad at endurance matches.

Mental: A favourable evaluation is that he has a poker face and calm judgment that doesn’t allow opponent’s to read his expressions. He also sometimes gets fired up.

Technique: The fact that he can easily do any technique he thinks of is due to his genius abilities.

Kurobe's Memo:

He has shown his hidden fighting spirit before, but I wish he could keep his poker face while playing. Oshitari’s strong point is not allowing his opponent to read his moves, after all.

Match History

Tournament	Players	Score

Trivia

• His glasses are fake, he wears them to look cool.
• He let Kenya's iguana escape.
• He is good with children, according to Kenya.

Quotes

• "You think you're funny huh?"^20.5

Others about Oshitari

• "I have completely seen through you, Oshitari. Your true self is nothing like what you show, a~n?" — Atobe Keigo
• "Well, he’s a genius. But if you always have a poor endgame, you can’t stand at the top." — Atobe Keigo
• "23 more minutes! That's how much longer Kenya and his cousin will continue bragging about their own schools!" — Chitose Senri
• "Your techniques, they're all copies of other people's. Hm? What? Why are you looking at me like I'm not allowed to say that?" — Echizen Ryouma
• "Hyoutei's tensai...I'm honored that you have used my skills. *chuckles*" — Fuji Shuusuke
• "Oshitari-san also does "Higuma Otoshi"!? But truthfully, when compared with Aniki's, I can't deny that his loses out." — Fuji Yuuta
• "Oshitari-san, he has that much potential yet he doesn't aim for the top. I can't understand that." — Hiyoshi Wakashi
• "The glasses-wearing guy from Hyoutei, his hair is long and annoying, and he talks so much...somehow, he annoys me." — Ibu Shinji
• "Those glasses, they aren't prescribed, are they? That's why we can see your eyes through the lenses." — Inui Sadaharu
• "The fact that you like sagoshiki zushi, Yuushi-kun, means that you have not forgotten how to enjoy the simple tastes of Kansai." — Ishida Gin
• "Yuushi uses a knife to prepare fish? I feel that using my bare hands works better." — Jackal Kuwahara
• "Fake and drop...(the technique name is too long and too hard to understand) I can't pronounce it anymore..." — Kabaji Munehiro
• "Oshitari-san, you sure had a tenacious match with Momoshiro...I'm not envious or anything!" — Kaidou Kaoru
• "Hyoutei's Oshitari, he's good with tsukkomi. I like that kind of Kansai feeling, nya!" — Kikumaru Eiji
• "Megane-san, you're on the overseas exchange committee~? Please, exchange with me for sure!" — Liliadent Krauser
• "Ah~ ah, you can't get so worked up during a match! Your tensai points will drop like that!" -Marui Bunta
• "Oshitari-san is actually a passionate person. To be acknowledged by such a person makes me pretty happy." — Momoshiro Takeshi
• "That Yuushi, whenever things don't go his way, he closes himself off! Cut that out and give me back the juice money I lent you!" — Mukahi Gakuto
• "I’m relying on you Yuushi. Ah, but he still hasn’t given something in return for the juice money!!" — Mukahi Gakuto
• "Oshitari-senpai, those glasses look broken, yet you're still wearing them. I wonder why..." — Ootori Choutarou
• "Oshitari, I know you still aren't satisfied with your own tennis. Aim even higher! Itteyoshi!" — Coach Sakaki Tarou
• "Hyoutei's Oshitari...he has the skill but he let his racket get blown away. That shows that his grip is weak! How embarrassing!!" — Sanada Genichirou
• "With all that fuss over being a tensai, you shouldn't be losing in doubles! That is totally uncool!" — Shishido Ryou
• "That glasses guy and Atobe both come to the street tennis courts at times. It's frustrating, but they're both really good." — Tachibana An
• "Your glasses don't have a prescription!? Glasses are not for deceiving people, and they're definitely not fashion tools!" — Tezuka Kunimitsu
• "Kenya's cousin, when he takes off his glasses, he transforms into a super hero!? Shiraishi told me that!" — Tooyama Kintarou
• "They say that wearing fake glasses is an expression of having a complex. Me? These are for practical use." — Yagyuu Hiroshi
• "In the past, it's been said that 'glasses raise a man's charm by thirty percent,' but in the case of fake glasses, that's only a temporary thing." — Yanagi Renji

Oshitari about others

• About Akutagawa Jirou: "Jirou is really cheerful, it's great, isn't it. His smile can somehow... make you feel cleansed."
• About Atobe Keigo "Honestly, I don’t understand anything about what Atobe is thinking. Oh well, as long as he’s winning matches, there’s no big deal about it."
• About Mukahi Gakuto: "Occasionally, I wish he would stop going wherever he wants. Oh well, that’s his favorite spot though."
• About Shiraishi Kuranosuke: "I heard from Kenya that Shiraishi's sense of humor is not that great. And that's what makes him a suitable captain for them."

Music

• A Kimochi
• A・O・P～Satoshi sameru senshi～ with Mukahi Gakuto
• Ashita no Jibun e
• Catharsis
• CRAFTY
• DNA〜Nishi he higashi he〜 with Oshitari Kenya
• Eien nante nai
• Genius
• Get out the way with THE PRINCE OF TENNIS II HYOTEI SUPER STARS
• Gin no Ken
• Hide & Seek
• Hitomi wo Tojite
• Itsuni Soro Kahori Soba de
• Jasumin no Kahori
• Kira★Kira
• Kokoro ni ha (yaiba)
• KOKORO NI YAIBA
• Kusemono
• Mebachiko
• Megane Talk
• Megane wo Hazusu Yoru
• Megane wo Hazusu Yoru ~Meganes Version~ with The Meganes
• Megane☆Seven with Megane☆Seven
• Niji no Shoutai
• Passion with Mukahi Gakuto
• Place of my heart
• Secret Moon
• Seductive Summer
• Semete
• Shourisha Interview
• SHUT HEART
• Spiral with Mukahi Gakuto
• Talk Time ~Oshitari Yuushi on the Radio~
• Talk Time ~Oshitari Yuushi on the Radio~ with The Meganes
• Te~Tsunago
• Tsukikagami
• Tsukiyo no Shita de
• Valentine Kiss
• Yappa VIRTUAL na koi bakkari shi tottemo akan to omou nen

Gallery

Manga

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  Oshitari with his teammates.

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  From Prince of After School.

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  Oshitari on the cover of New Prince of Tennis volume 23, with Momoshiro Takeshi.

Anime

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  Hyoutei vs. Rikkai, playing doubles 2 with Mukahi Gakuto.

Official Art

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  Album cover from YOU SEE?, 2015.