Akutagawa Jirou

Anime Manga
Akutagawa Jirou
Kanji	芥川慈郎
Kana	あくたがわじろう
Nicknames	Sleeping Beauty
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Age	15
Height	160 cm
Weight	49 kg (PoT) 51 kg (NPoT)
Birthday	May 5
Horoscope	Taurus
Shoe Size	26 cm
Eyesight (Unaided)	1.5, both eyes
Blood Type	AB
Family	Father Mother Older brother Younger sister
School
Current School	Hyoutei Academy Middle School (3rd year)
Class	3-C
Seat	2
Former School(s)	Hyoutei Elementary Division
Tennis
Club Position	Regular
Dominant Arm	Right
Play Style	Serve and Volley
Doubles Partner(s)	--
Shoes	Wilson (SURGE DST 02 mid)
Racket(s)	Wilson (HYPER PRO STAFF 7.6 with rollers)
Media
Manga Debut	Genius #
Anime Debut	Episode #
Seiyuu	Ueda Yūji
Tenimyu Actors	Yabuki Takuya (1st) Naitou Taiki (1st) Akazawa Tomoru (2nd) Tamura Shougo (3rd)

Akutagawa Jirou (芥川慈郎(あくたがわじろう)) is a 3rd year student at Hyoutei Academy Middle School. Jirou is an incredibly talented serve-and-volleyer, his biggest asset being his "magic wrists". His extraordinary wrist flexibility allows him to return a shot from any position. He spends almost all of his time asleep, which is tolerated by the tennis club because of his talent. When he is awake, he is positive and bursting with excited energy.

Words for the Two

Others about Akutagawa

• "I'm in the same room as Jirou and Marui. But when they start their volley talks, you just can't stop them, even until late into the night!" - Mukahi Gakuto
• "Akutagawa-senpai? ...can you please stop calling me "HiyoC~" for a change?" - Hiyoshi Wakashi
• "I have no doubt that he has a natural gift for volleys. Your moods are too unstable, Jirou." - Atobe Keigo
• "Jirou is really cheerful, it's great, isn't it. His smile can somehow... make you feel cleansed." - Oshitari Yuushi
• "Jirou...... senpai...... please............. be awake.................................. during practice." - Kabaji Munehiro
• "The other day when I went to the shops, I saw him minding the shop at a dry cleaners! Though, he was sleeping, of course!" - Kamio Akira
• "It seems like Akutagawa-kun is wide awake when it comes to Marui-kun's matches, doesn't it? He is asleep for everything else though..." - Kite Eishirou
• "Just when I thought Akutagawa was mumbling, it was Stand names from "JoJo". I thought it was a some kind of rap!" - Oshitari Kenya
• "That Jirou guy, why is he always that sleepy? Seriously unbelievable." - Zaizen Hikaru
• "Stop it with the 'It [that shot] will be returned cleanly...... by Shishido, that is!' at least when you pair up with me in doubles!" - Shishido Ryou
• "Akutagawa-kun is someone who is the epitome of the word 'innocence'. It's great to be honest with your own feelings." - Shiraishi Kuranosuke
• "Jirou is our mood-maker, I believe. Although he's usually just asleep, he's noisy when awake." - Taki Haginosuke
• "The match at the Kantou District Tournament was fun. I want to play against your volleys again at this training camp." - Fuji Shuusuke
• "Nfufu... I know now, Akutagawa-kun. That sleepy face... it's due to your late-night secret training, isn't it?" - Mizuki Hajime
• "I lost during the Prefectural Tournament, but next time I will win against you with my Double Twist Spin Shot!" - Fuji Yuuta
• "When I see Jirou-san having so much fun with tennis, I become even happier" - Ootori Choutarou
• "His volleys are genius-like, but he’s also whimiscal. That does trip some people up." - Hiyoshi Wakashi
• "Jirou is surprisingly good with kids. When his sister was little, he used to give her piggyback rides and take her to go play at the park. He always seems sleepy, but strangely enough the kids seem to just love him." - Shishido Ryou ^23.5

Akutagawa about others

• About Kabaji Munehiro: "Hm…? Ah, Kabaji? Thanks for always waking me…ZZZZZZ."
• About Mukahi Gakuto: "Aah, his acrobatics are amazing C~ The way he gets points with that spinny volley is also super cool!!"

Music

• Daydream
• Against Wind
• BRAND NEW DAY with. Guava Trio

Gallery

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  Jirou and his teammates

Quotes

• "That was so awesome did you guys see that?"
• "Amazing!"