Kantou Tournament - Hyoutei Arc

Hyoutei vs. Seigaku
Kantou Tournament 1st Round
Anime
Start	Episode 54
End	Episode 68
Manga
Start	Genius 122
End	Genius 159
Previous Arc
Preparing for the Kantou Tournament Arc
Next Arc
Kantou Tournament - Midoriyama Arc/Josei Shounan Arc

The Kantou Tournament - Hyoutei Arc is the 8th arc in The Prince of Tennis, and the 1st arc of the Kantou Regional Tournament. It covers episodes 55-68 of the anime and chapters 122-159 of the manga. Seigaku faces Hyoutei in the Kantou Regional Tournament's first round.

Synopsis

Doubles 2

Ooishi Shuuichirou is unable to play due to a sudden injury and Momoshiro Takeshi takes his place to play with Kikumaru Eiji. They began the match and are seemingly outmatched by Hyoutei's Oshitari Yuushi and Mukahi Gakuto, an established doubles pair. Oshitari is a trickster to rival Momoshiro and Mukahi's Acrobatic Tennis is a level above Kikumaru's. The games are in Hyoutei's favor as the match reaches 4 - 0. However, Mukahi tires out from jumping so much, and Kikumaru takes over Oishi's usual role as support, letting Momoshiro jump. Oishi then appears to cheer them on. The tides turn suddenly and Kikumaru and Momoshiro achieve victory in the first match.

Doubles 1

Following Seigaku's victory, Shishido Ryou calls for the Hyoutei Cheer again, changing the atmosphere. He has come back from his defeat and expulsion from Hyoutei's regulars to play doubles with Ootori Choutarou. Meanwhile, Inui Sadaharu and Kaidou Kaoru are also a new doubles pair, formed by Inui's suggestion so that Kaidou can use his Boomerang Snake, which at the time he could only land in the doubles court.

Inui and Kaidou are immediately overwhelmed by Ootori's Scud Serve, a super fast serve they are unable to process, much less return. Later in the match they manage to take advantage of Ootori's control problems with his serve, but despite Inui's data gathering and Kaidou's sheer determination, Shishido and Ootori take the victory. This is in part because Inui informs the referee that he has made an incorrect call (in Seigaku's favor), restarting the point. Although it is not match point, it could have extended the match and given Inui more time to use the data he gathers in the first half of the match.

Differences between the anime and manga

Out of all the anime's Kantou Tournament arcs, Hyoutei vs. Seigaku is by far the most loyal to the manga. In the anime, Rikkaidai players Sanada Genichirou, Yanagi Renji, and Kirihara Akaya are shown wearing red uniforms as opposed to yellow. This is because at the time this part of the anime was being made, color pictures of Rikkaidai uniforms had yet to appear.

Match Results

Tournament=Kantou Tournament Position=D2 Team 1=Hyoutei Player(s) 1=Mukahi/Oshitari Team 2=Seigaku Player(s) 2=Kikumaru/Momoshiro Winner=Kikumaru/Momoshiro Score=4 - 6 Episode=55-56 Chapter=Genius 123-128 Tournament=Kantou Tournament Position=D1 Team 1=Hyoutei Player(s) 1=Ootori/Shishido Team 2=Seigaku Player(s) 2=Inui/Kaidou Winner=Ootori/Shishido Score=6 - 3 Episode=57-59 Chapter=Genius 128-133 Tournament=Kantou Tournament Position=S3 Team 1=Hyoutei Player(s) 1=Kabaji Team 2=Seigaku Player(s) 2=Kawamura Score=(2-2) Winner=No Game Episode=60-61 Chapter=Genius 134-138 Tournament=Kantou Tournament Position=S2 Team 1=Hyoutei Player(s) 1=Akutagawa Team 2=Seigaku Player(s) 2=Fuji S. Winner=Fuji S. Score=1 - 6 Episode=62-63 Chapter=Genius 139-143 Tournament=Kantou Tournament Position=S1 Team 1=Hyoutei Player(s) 1=Atobe Team 2=Seigaku Player(s) 2=Tezuka Winner=Atobe Score=7 - 6 (37 - 35) Episode=65-68 Chapter=Genius 144-153 Tournament=Kantou Tournament Position=R Team 1=Hyoutei Player(s) 1=Hiyoshi Team 2=Seigaku Player(s) 2=Echizen Winner=Echizen Score=4 - 6 Episode=68 Chapter=Genius 153-157