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Aoi Kentarou
Kanji 葵 剣太郎
Kana あおい けんたろう
Gender Male
Age 12
Birthday December 20 (Saggitarius)
Height 165 cm[1]POT
166 cm[2]NPOT
Weight 53 -> 45 kg (Happens over a month)[1]POT
50 kg[2]NPOT
Blood Type O
Dominant Arm Right
Eyesight (Unaided) 2.0
Family
  • Grandfather
  • Grandmother
  • Father
  • Mother
  • 2 Older brothers
Nicknames
  • Rokkaku's gutsy 1st year captain
  • Rokkaku's new face captain
School
School Rokkaku Middle School 1st Year
Elementary School {{{Elementary School}}}
Class 1-A
Seat 1


Tennis
Club Position Captain


Play Style Agressive Baseliner
Doubles Partner(s)
Racket(s) Made by Ojii
Media
Manga Debut Genius 143
Anime Debut Episode 90
Voice Toshiyuki ToyonagaJP
{{{VoiceENCR}}}EN (CR)
{{{VoiceENVIZ}}}EN (VIZ)
Tenimyu Actors
  • Kawahara Kazuma[川原一馬] (1st)
  • Yoshida Daiki[吉田大輝] (2nd)
  • Yashiro Takuya [矢代卓也] (3rd)

Aoi Kentarou (葵(あおい) 剣太郎(けんたろう)) is a 1st year student at Rokkaku Middle School. He's a pressure player, but what makes him stand out the most is that he's a first year captain. He appears energetic and cheeky.

Appearance

Aoi appears to have a buzzcut and black hair. His eye color is brown in the manga and games, but in the anime it's greyish to blue. Noticeably, in the anime, Aoi is drawn much taller as opposed to his teammates than in the manga. He also appears to have more muscle definition.

Personality

Aoi seems like he can’t stay calm and gets carried away easily because of his energetic behaviour, but actually he’s a patient and hardworking guy who knows how to take responsibility for his team.

He is good at complimenting others and making friends, but secretly believes that he's the best, although this side doesn't come out often. He tends to overestimate himself, because of that hidden pride, which led to his defeat by Kaidou Kaoru eventually.

He is shown to not be ambitious or conceited but genuinely curious when it comes to wanting to beat strong opponents.

Aoi has also been called a pressure junkie [3] in reference to his tendency to let his mental pressure build up so he can concentrate better and in general perform better. This part isn't only restricted to tennis, it also shows in various other activities, like grilling yakiniku and gathering clams.

Another aspect of his personality is his longing to become popular, mostly with girls. He seems to be unsuccessful though. [4]

History

Prior to the events of the main story

When he was in his last year of Rokkaku 1st Elementary School, Ojii accidentally elected him as the next captain of Rokkaku Middle School's tennis club instead of Saeki Kojirou (implied).

Kantou Tournament

Aoi first appears intruding on Saeki's and Fuji Shuusuke's meetup right before Seigaku's match vs Rokkaku in the semi-finals of the Kantou tournament. He is seen cheering on and commenting on the matches before his, namely D1 and D2.

In singles 3, Aoi got Kaidou as an opponent. While he seems to lose at first, dropping 4 games, he quickly makes a comeback with his pressure tennis style and manages to turn the tables, before ultimately losing 7-5 after running out of stamina.

Aoi is next shown attending the award ceremony, where it's seen that Rokkaku lost to Fudoumine. It is unknown if Aoi lost his match.

Aoi later appears during Seigaku's Training camp at Chiba. In the volleyball tournament, he teams up with Echizen Ryouma and smashes his way through until the finals, which were eventually disbanded because of Inui juice zombies.

Nationals

In the nationals, he leads Rokkaku in singles 3 against Chinen Hiroshi. Despite being confident in his abilities, he ends up losing because of Chinen's arm reach and Shukuchiho. He joins his fellow members when they rush Ojii to the hospital after Kai Yuujirou's attack.

He is seen cheering on Seigaku vs Shitenhouji and Rikkai.

He also appears during the Yakiniku battle, where he disqualified early after drinking Iwashimizu.

Post Nationals

Aoi is shown sending a message in a bottle to Kurobane Harukaze and Amane Hikaru at the camp. He realizes that they probably won't arrive because the U17 camp takes place in the mountains.

Anime only arcs

Aoi appear first after he mistook Echizen helping Ojii for bullying an old man. When the mistake was cleared up, he invited them to go to Rokkaku's school grounds, where they fraternized.

While Aoi's position remains the same as singles 3, he instead plays Echizen instead of Kaidou. His playstyle is changed to the point that he can hit accurately at one corner, and his racket has hexagonal strings which gives him more power. Nevertheless, he still lost. In the anime he is shown to be a very loud person, as Echizen remarked.

Playstyle

Aoi is an aggressive baseliner, whose tactic relies on losing the first points on purpose, so he can make a comeback under the pressure. His pressure playstyle allows him to draw upon his 'hidden strength'. Due to his shortness, he's bad at the net, as was focused on in 'Higa vs Rokkaku'.

Cord Ball

Aoi's signature move is the cordball, which he can hit when he's under extreme pressure. He hits it from the baseline and as it skims the net, it usually drops before the opponent can react.

Personal Information

  • Favorite Food: Yakiniku
  • Hobby: Playing at the beach (Swimming), Researching/Spying on how Saeki can be so popular
  • Father's Occupation:　Company worker (construction company)
  • Best School Subject: Japanese, ethics, sociology
  • Favorite Color: Blue
  • Type of person he's interested in: Whatever girl he comes to like is his type (A girl who likes him), A girl who sees him for what he truly is
  • Committee (at school): Broadcasting company
  • Worst School Subject: English
  • Spot where he is frequently seen at school: He often goes over to class B　（Chatting with classmates)
  • Spends his money on: Buying food
  • Favorite saying: "Finding a needle in a haystack"
  • Favorite movie: Sentai movies
  • Favorite book: Fashion magazines
  • Favorite music: The opening theme of the sentai show he watches every week
  • Place he wants to go on a date: A theme park
  • What he wants most: A cute girlfriend
  • Daily routine: Checking the latest fashion information
  • Doesn't like: Peppers
  • Specialty outside of tennis: Building plastic models[5]

Relationships

Ojii
Aoi seems to be protective of Ojii across all media, and admires him greatly. Ojii had appointed him as captain, made him a racket and allows him to come over and play at his home. When Ojii was hit with a ball, Aoi accompanied him to the hospital without hesitation.
Saeki Kojirou
Aoi seems to admire Saeki to a certain extent, mostly because the latter is very popular with girls (and boys alike). Saeki sees him as a trustworthy captain, as does Aoi see him as a trustworthy vice-captain.

Trivia

  • Aoi has expressed his wish to become taller. This was for the sake of 1: Becoming an All rounder and 2: Becoming popular with girls.
  • He frequently fights with his two older brothers for ownership of the tv remote.
  • Aoi can play even with Amane.
  • His birth flower is the Alstroemeria.

Words for the Two

  • About Aoi: “With that pressure strategy of his, whether it’s clam gathering or a timed skin diving contest, Kentarou comes out top. He’s an interesting kid.” - Kurobane
  • About Aoi: “He doesn’t think too hard about the consequences or circumstances, he’s innocent and naïve, and just a little bit cocky… I guess I’d say. You never get tired of being around him.” - Saeki
  • About Aoi: “I’ll compliment you for not rising to my provocation. Maybe if you grow a little bit taller, you can be my opponent!” - Chinen[6]

Music

Gallery

  • Full body anime appearance

  • Aoi gets disqualified from the Yakiniku battle

  • Showcasing his pressure playstyle

Quotes

  • “Alright, I’ll go for a cord ball with the next shot too! If I can’t hit it in, I’ll only be able to date ugly girls for three whole years… Never!!"
  • "How am I this awesome! And… it’ll fall directly on top of the line-!!”
  • “You shouldn’t judge a book by it’s cover”
  • “Interesting!! If they can overturn that, it’d be awesome!!”[7]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Prince of Tennis Fanbook Volume 40.5
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 The New Prince of Tennis Fanbook Volume 23.5
  3. ↑ Houkago no Oujisama
  4. ↑ http://notapillowfight.tumblr.com/post/105658376851/205-and-405-profile-translation-for-aoi-Kentarou
  5. ↑ https://notphil.livejournal.com/6267.html
  6. ↑ http://notapillowfight.tumblr.com/post/105658376851/205-and-405-profile-translation-for-aoi-Kentarou
  7. ↑ http://notapillowfight.tumblr.com/post/105658376851/205-and-405-profile-translation-for-aoi-Kentarou
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