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Kirihara Akaya

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Kirihara Akaya
Kanji 切原赤也
Kana きりはらあかや
Nicknames
Characteristics
Gender Male
Age 14
Height 168 cm
Weight 61 kg
Birthday September 25
Horoscope Libra
Shoe Size shoe size
Eyesight (Unaided) eyesight
Blood Type O
Family
  • Father
  • Mother
  • Older Sister
School
Current School Rikkai University Middle School (2nd Year)
Class 2-D
Seat 6
Former School(s) Kanagawa Second Elementary School
Tennis
Club Position Regular
Dominant Arm Right
Play Style Aggressive Baseliner
Doubles Partner(s)
Shoes Wilson DT (Dynosphere Technology)
Racket(s) Wilson Pro Staff 5.5 Stretch
Media
Manga Debut Genius 19
Anime Debut Episode 49
Seiyuu Morikubo Shoutarou
Tenimyu Actors

Kirihara Akaya (切原赤也, きりはらあかや) is a 2nd year student at Rikkai University Middle School.

Appearance

Kirihara has a mostly consistent appearance across all forms of media. In the manga and manga-style games, he has hazel eyes instead of the green in the anime. When in Angel or Devil Mode, his skin takes on a bright red hue and his hair becomes white.

His wild, curly hair has earned him the nickname "Seaweed Head." The curls are likely natural as he is shown to have a full head of curls at age 12 when his hair was much shorter. Konomi has stated that he felt like his depictions of Kirihara's hairstyle in the early series are inconsistent and that it is still hard for him to get the color of his hair right.[1]

Personality

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History

Prior to the events of the main story

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Play Style

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Fanbook X0.5 Information[3]

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Speed - 4 (5): His exceptional speed has granted him a regular spot on the two times national champion team.

Power - 3 (4.5): While his play is normally focused on technique, once he enters Devil Mode, his power increases, so that he can hurt his opponents.

Stamina - 3 (2): Once in Devil Mode, his stamina is drained faster. He needs to learn to manage his stamina better, but he's bad at pacing himself.

Mental - 2 (5): He has the bad habit of looking down on his opponents. Once he enters Devil Mode, his feeling of invincibility is a double edged sword that increases his weaknesses.

Technique - 3 (1.5): With an accurate stroke, he aims to finish his matches in record time.

Kurobe's Memo: He can't become a first class player if he doesn't learn how to control his excitement. He has to learn how to control his emotions himself instead of relying on his seniors. Once he can do that, he will be able to realize his full potential.


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Personal Information

  • Favorite Food: Yakiniku, sushi
  • Favorite Color: Primary colors
  • Favorite Motto: Time is money
  • Favorite Movie: Terminator 2
  • Favorite Book: Shonen Jump manga
  • Favorite Music: Hip hop
  • Favorite Type (of person): A cheerful person
  • Favorite Date Spot: Game center (arcade)
  • Father's Occupation: Company Employee (foreign company)
  • School Committee: None
  • Best Subject: Japanese and P.E.
  • Worst Subject: English
  • Most Visited Spot on Campus: Tennis Courts
  • Hobbies: Playing video games (fighting games)
  • Is bad with: Sanada Genichirou
  • Spends His Allowance On: Game center
  • Most Wanted Item: Wii [1], Wii U[5]
  • Skills Outside of Tennis: Can fall asleep on command, can eat a bowl of boiling hot ramen in three minutes.
  • Daily Routine: Drinks a bottle of milk everyday.
  • Random Fact: His blood pressure is 150/90.

Daily School Life

  • 6:40 Sleeps in late, rushes out of the house while biting into some bread
  • 7:00 Just barely makes it to school for the start of morning practice
  • 8:30 1st Period: History - The Warring States Period
  • 9:30 2nd Period: Mathematics (secretly texts)
  • 10:20 Gets Jackal to look over his English homework during the 20-minute break
  • 10:40 3rd Period: English (fast asleep)
  • 11:40 4th Period: Industrial Arts - Woodworking
  • 12:30 Lunch Break: Buys bread in Room 3-A
  • 13:00 Plays soccer with classmates in the schoolyard
  • 13:30 5th Period: Japanese - Kanji Literature
  • 14:30 6th Period: Health and Physical Education
  • 15:30 Cleaning Duty: Plays baseball with a broom and breaks a flower vase
  • 15:50 Club Activities: Doubles practice
  • 18:30 Drops by a raman shop along the way, finishes eating in 3 minutes
  • 19:00 Studies match styles at a certain tennis club
  • 20:00 Returns homes, bathes, dinner
  • 21:00 Hand-to-hand fighting game
  • 22:00 Sent on an errand to the convenience store by his older sister, takes the opportunity to stand and read
  • 22:30 Goes to bed without turning off the TV or lights

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Trivia

  • He still believes in Santa Claus.[1]
  • He will be the next captain of Rikkai University Middle School following Yukimura.[1]
  • Kirihara got his first name because because Konomi wanted to use the character "red" in his name. He considered other names such as Akasuke, Akato, and Akao, but settled on Akaya. The surname Kirihara came from one of his high school tennis club seniors, though it is written differently. [1]
  • Devil Mode was inspired by the way babies' entire bodies turn red when they cry. Konomi was trying to find a way to evolve from bloodshot eyes and that was what he came up with. He thinks he may have gone too far with Angel Mode and that it should be a considered a special technique that comes from pairing in doubles with Shiraishi Kuranosuke who is gifted at giving praise.[1]
  • When asked what part of the character design he is fixated on, Konomi said he focuses most on Kirihara's "seaweed hair." He feels he has not grasped the color balance of his hair and that the early drawings of his hairstyle were inconsistent.[1]
  • Konomi believes Kirihara's appeal is in his temper so in the future he wants to show him growing beyond Devil Mode and become more offensive.[1]
  • Konomi stated that if he switched places with Kirihara for a day, he would quit Rikkai University Middle School and transfer to Shitenhouji Middle School because there are nice upperclassmen there. That, and let Shiraishi Kuranosuke know where his hair salon is located.[1]
  • Following his doubles match with Shiraishi Kuranosuke, Kirihara gives him the business card for his salon, Hair Salon Angel.
  • Rikkai dressed Urayama Shiita as Kirihara for the match against Kakinoki Middle School, so Kuki Kiichi has a win against Kirihara, though he actually played Urayama.[6]
  • He calls Liliadent Krauser "Uza Uza."

Common Questionnaire

When you become a third year, what kind of club do you want to make?
I'll make Rikkai number one once again. But, before that, I have to beat our Top Three!
What do you like to be called?
Akaya is fine! Ah, Second Year Ace is also good. What if you call me Seaweed head? How about I crush you?
What was your Christmas present last year?
Even though I asked for Wimbledon tickets last year, I didn't get them~. I wonder if Santa-san got mixed up?
If you could only bring one item with you on a deserted island?
It has to be a video game after all. I'd have too much spare time on a deserted island~. Of course, a fighting game would be good! Since I bought a new title recently.


Words for the Two

Others about Name

  • "Even though I went through the trouble of looking over your homework, don't doze off! If your grades drop, I'm going to be hit by Sanada!" - Kuwahara Jackal
  • "It seems that you've come to have control over your mental side as well. I'll take that as a report that you've decreased how often you go into Red Eyes mode." - Yagyuu Hiroshi
  • "Both of you have some damn good daring eyes. If you're prepared to die, I can be your opponent." - Akutsu Jin
  • "The fact that pure, angel wings would spring from your back was completely obvious to me!" - Atobe Keigo
  • "Devil Mode made me quake in my boots! ...Like an angel, Kirihara was enjoying himself...pfft." - Amane Hikaru The play on words is Debiru/Bibiru and Tenshi/High Tension
  • "Akaya-kun is truly impressive. He's the pride of this tennis school. We'll be cheering for him." - Uchida???
  • "Kirihara-kun, your eyes are completely red! If it's fine with you, please use my eye drops. It's effective with bloodshot eyes." - Ootori Choutarou
  • "Kirihara and Shiraishi's doubles was beyond my imagination. They're making the flame in my soul burn stronger and stronger..." - Oni Juujirou
  • "The frank battle spirit Kirihara Akaya possesses is something that transfers over to the spirit of our Okinawan martial arts." -Kite Eishirou
  • "Viper? Seaweed? What, neither sounds yummy~! Eh? They're not food?" - Tooyama Kintarou
  • "Thanks for the practice match. Heh, you weren't weak. I was just too strong!!" - Kuki Kiichi
  • "My name is not "Uza Uza"! I will soon "Kill You"! (Crauza)
  • "If we were to combine Kirihara Akaya's two sets of data...it seems I need to analyze this more." - Kurobe Yukio
  • "Even though they're the same year as me, they're so childish. Whatever, next year Shitenhouji will be the ones to claim the championship." - Zaizen Hikaru
  • "Akaya! In this training camp, you're going to wake up together with me at 4 every morning! I'm going to take this opportunity to fix your bad habit of oversleeping!" - Sanada Genichirou
  • "Akaya-sempai is sometimes very scary, but he's super cool in a match~" - Urayama Shiita
  • "Oi, Kirihara! If you're a man, don't make such a fuss over one or two hairstyles! That's shameful!" - Shishido Ryou
  • "Akaya, if it's you, you'll be able to lead Rikkai. Good luck. You'll return my 100 yen before graduation, won't you?" - Kuwahara Jackal
  • "I can't decide if I want to get a nice perm like Kirihara-kun's. What do you think?" - Shiraishi Kuranosuke
  • "Heh, Kirihara likes shounen manga too~? If you brought any to the training camp, I want to see~!" - Akutagawa Jirou
  • "Kaidou-kun, look, you need to smile more, smile more! Kirihara-kun, if you hit things like that, your luck will run out~!" - Sengoku Kiyosumi
  • "Compared to the time at the Kantou tournament, Kirihara has grown in both strength and mind. You should be thankful to your upperclassmen." - Tachibana Kippei
  • "Kirihara-kun should study English just a bit more. You'll be troubled once you become a pro." - Chitose Senri
  • "You're a fun guy to mess around with. Let me be straight, the one who came up with "seaweed head" was Yagyuu." - Niou Masaharu
  • "We played a match during the practice matches between middle and high schoolers. You were quite the second year. You make me look forward to the future." - Nishiki?????
  • "I've been wondering since our match. Your curly hair, can I touch it?" - Matsudaira Chikahiko
  • "Heeey, Akaya. I totally saw that you snuck in candy with you! Let me have some too." - Marui Bunta
  • "Even though you turned into a devil, you still managed to keep your senses...it seems that I somewhat underestimated you. Sorry, sorry." - Miyako Shinobu
  • "With his courteousness, Kaidou-kun leaves a favorable impression. It's something our Kirihara-kun should learn." - Yagyuu Hiroshi
  • "I, Yanagi Renji, am glad to have entrusted the representation of us at this training camp to you. I look forward to a rematch once you have reached the top." - Yanagi Renji
  • "To think you were evenly matched with that older brother of mine. But now, my older brother is super strong, so you better be prepared!" - Fuji Yuuta
  • "Akaya, you have truly become much stronger since the time we first had a match. I leave Rikkai's tennis club in your care." - Yukimura Seiichi

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Pair Puri Volume 6
  2. ↑ Cite specific chapters or episodes at your discretion
  3. ↑ (New) Prince of Tennis Fanbook 10.5, pg 000, translated by [1]
  4. ↑ Hi! I'm a reference
  5. ↑ New Prince of Tennis Fanbook Volume 10.5
  6. ↑ Perfect Edition Volume 7
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