Mukahi Gakuto
From Tenipuri Info
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| Kanji | 向日岳人 |
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| Kana | むかひがくと |
| Gender | Male |
| Age | 14POT 15NPOT |
| Birthday | September 12 (Virgo) |
| Height | 158 cm |
| Weight | 48 kg |
| Blood Type | B |
| Dominant Arm | Left |
| Eyesight (Unaided) | 1.5 both eyes |
| Shoe Size | 25 cm |
| Family |
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| School | Hyoutei Academy Middle School 3rd |
| Elementary School | Hyoutei Academy Elementary School |
| Class | 3-D |
| Seat | 24 |
| Committee | Exercise Committee |
| Best Subject(s) | Chemistry, English, PE |
| Worst Subject(s) | Politics/Economics |
| Club Position | Regular
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| Play Style | Serve and Volley |
| Doubles Partner(s) | |
| Shoes | K.SWISS (Preventor 2000) |
| Racket(s) | BRIDGESTONE (Wingbeam M45)[1] |
| Manga Debut | Genius 117 |
| Anime Debut | Episode 53 |
| Voice | Hoshi SouichirouJP {{{VoiceENCR}}}EN (CR) {{{VoiceENVIZ}}}EN (VIZ) |
| Tenimyu Actors |
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Mukahi Gakuto (
Appearance
Mukahi is small and jumpy. He is very short and light; his stature is commented on a few times, such as by Momoshiro Takeshi[2], usually when performing acrobatic maneuvers. He is the third shortest middle schooler in the manga, only taller than first years Tooyama Kintarou and Ryouma Echizen. In the manga his eyes are brown, in the anime they are dark blue. He has very distinctive dark red hair styled in a blunt angled bob with symmetrical angled bangs.
Personality
Mukahi is an expressive person. In classic Hyoutei fashion, he is very prideful, and this is sometimes his downfall. Although he can initially be taunting toward his opponents, he easily makes friends. He is tsun, but it's just a show, as he is easily excitable. Mukahi takes great pride in his acrobatic abilities. He has a lot of friends and enjoys spending time with them. He is shown to be very supportive of his teammates, even if they bicker sometimes (as seen most often with his friend and teammate Hiyoshi Wakashi).
History
Kantou Tournament
Mukahi first appears with the rest of the Hyoutei regulars of the time at the street courts, seemingly to taunt Momoshiro. Momoshiro challenges the Hyoutei players and Mukahi responds that he and Oshitari Yuushi would only play doubles. Echizen Ryouma arrives, a potential doubles partner, and the Hyoutei members escalate their vague insults. Having provoked Momoshiro, Mukahi leaps into a backflip over him and lands behind him, showing off his acrobatic ability. Mukahi challenges Momoshiro and Echizen to an informal match, but the challenge is declined.
Mukahi was introduced as a foil to acrobatic tennis player Kikumaru Eiji. In their doubles match as opponents (Mukahi/Oshitari vs. Kikumaru/Momoshiro) all observers note that Mukahi's acrobatics are superior, likely due to his smaller size and ludicrous jump height. However, his arrogance and low stamina prove to be his downfall. He jumps too much and loses his energy, eventually unable to play. Ultimately he and Oshitari lose.
Anime specific events
In episode 112, Mukahi plays a singles match against Momoshiro Takeshi.
National Tournament
Mukahi plays doubles 2 with Hiyoshi Wakashi.
U-17 Camp
Mukahi attends the camp with the rest of Hyoutei's regulars. He is defeated by Oshitari Yuushi in the Pair Matches, and trains on the mountain with the other losers, only to later return with a black jersey.
U-17 World Cup
Mukahi is part of the supporting cast watching the World Cup.
Hyoutei vs. Rikkai
Mukahi plays Doubles 2 with Oshitari Yuushi.
Events
| Events in Mukahi's Life | ||
|---|---|---|
| Age 0 | September 12 | Born |
| Age 5 | Stops during his travel and bites into a hard apple | |
| Age 12 | March | Graduates from Hyoutei
Elementary |
| April | Enters Hyoutei Middle School | |
| June | Runs away to Oshitari's house for the first time | |
| Age 13 | November | Has a dream that he becomes a bird and opposes the yakitori booth at the cultural festival |
| March | Advances to his second year | |
| Age 14 | October | Oshitari isn't home so he runs away to Hiyoshi's home |
| April | Advances to his third year | |
| July | Competes in the Kantou Tournament | |
| Wakes up 1 hour earlier each morning to train | ||
| August | Competes in the National Tournament | |
| Yakiniku Battle | ||
| Age 15 | November | Participates in the U17 boarding camp |
| During the secret training on the mountain he and Kurobane gather fruits and nuts from the trees | ||
| December | Becomes a part of the supporting group in Australia | |
| Attempts a somersault technique | ||
Personal Information
Profile
- Hobbies: Bungee jumping
- Dislikes: Ghost stories, especially the book Hiyoshi left in his room. [3]
- Spends His Allowance On: Hanging out with friends
- Most Wanted Item/Thing: Height (formerly, wings on his back)
- Skills Beyond Tennis: Skateboarding, street dancing, parkour
- Father's Occupation: Electronics shop (family business)
- Things he's bad with: His father, ghost stories
- Random Fact: Sends over 120 messages a day
Preferences
- Food(s): Fried Chicken (Karaage), Nattou
- Color(s): Red
- Motto(s): "A jump a day!" (He made it up when he was young)
- Movie(s): Spiderman
- Book(s): Sports Manga
- Music: Hip Hop
- Type of Person: High-spirited
- Date Spot: Amusement Park
- Most Visited Spot on Campus: The Roof
Bag Contents
Hiyoshi Wakashi performs Mukahi's bag check.
Mukahi: You'll see cool stuff! Ahaha!
Hiyoshi: Oh... I'm looking forward to it.
- Bird Feathers
- He picks these ups, sterilizes them, and turns them into accessories.
- Purse for small change with bird picture
- He brings small change to school because big wallets are bulky. There is a picture of a weather vane on the purse.
- Feather accessory
- One of his many feather accessories. He bought it from a stall at the park on his way home from school a few days ago.
- Half-sized note book
- He likes to use half-sized things because he likes to carry less weight. His classmate says it seems like he uses this note book for all the subjects. Sometimes he leaves his textbooks in school rather than bring them home.
- Net pencil case
- He chooses the lightest even when selecting pencil case. Inside there's a mechanical pencil, an eraser and 1-2 pens and when he needs anything else he borrows from classmates.[4]
Hiyoshi: Surprisingly ordinary.
Mukahi: Dammit, the young one's being cheeky!
Relationships
- Oshitari Yuushi
- Oshitari is Mukahi's primary doubles partner and good friend. When Mukahi runs away from home, he stays over at Oshitari's house, once as frequently as 7 times in one month[5]. The two are spotted hanging out by other characters in the series.[6] They appear in Prince of After School together frequently. They refer to each other by their given names. This is uncommon in Oshitari's case, but Mukahi is commonly referred to by his friends as "Gakuto". At the U-17 Camp, they play each other to decide who will stay at the camp. Before the match they agree to no hard feelings but Mukahi suffers a devastating loss of 6-0, and definitely retains bitterness as he leaves the camp. Their friendship does not suffer any permanent damage. During a flashback, it is shown that Oshitari is initially very resistant to Mukahi's friendship, but he has a change of heart.[7] During Hyoutei vs. Rikkai it appears they have improved their doubles partnership since the Kantou Tournament. Even if Mukahi is irrational in his wish to defeat Tamagawa Yoshio's lobs over winning their match, Oshitari is supportive of him, despite the risk of losing the match. Oshitari also rushes to catch Mukahi when he collapses from exhaustion after their win, implying that he looks out for Mukahi's well being.
- Hiyoshi Wakashi
- Hiyoshi and Mukahi play doubles together during Nationals against Seigaku. After Hiyoshi insults Oshitari's performance in the previous match, Mukahi remarks, "This is why I hate playing doubles with this guy."[8] They perform with very good teamwork in their match, but they are shown to bicker outside of tennis[9]. Despite this, they are also shown to be fairly close friends. When Oshitari wasn't home and Mukahi had run away, he went to Hiyoshi's house[6]. They are shown to play pranks on each other as well: Mukahi puts a fake ghost in Hiyoshi's room, and Hiyoshi responds by leaving a ghost story in Mukahi's room– his weakness, Hiyoshi knows.[3]
- Kikumaru Eiji
- Kikumaru and Mukahi operate as rivals in Acrobatic Tennis. Eventually, after their match, they grow to have a degree of respect towards each other, at least for their acrobatic abilities.
- Shishido Ryou
- Mukahi and Shishido, along with Akutagawa Jirou, have been friends since early childhood. On one occasion at age 7, Shishido attacked other kids that made Mukahi and Akutagawa cry.[10] As middle school first years they are shown to be quite close, Mukahi calling Shishido by his given name, although he stops calling him this by third year[11]. On their way up the mountain at U-17, they argue frequently, though this is likely exacerbated by their frustration with leaving the camp.[12] Shishido and Mukahi go clothes shopping together because they both like denim.[6]
- Akutagawa Jirou
- As part of the "Childhood Trio" with Shishido Ryou, as mentioned above, Akutagawa and Mukahi have been close since childhood. Mukahi's father's electronic shop and Akutagawa's family dry cleaners are side by side.[13] Mukahi brings Akutagawa food many evenings, as they live close by.[14] Akutagawa's fear is the stairs in Mukahi's house. Although it is unknown why he fears them, it is at least clear that Akutagawa spends a good amount of time in Mukahi's home. At U-17, they are both roommates with Marui Bunta in Room 204.[12]
Tennis
Playstyle
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Mukahi's play involves a lot of jumping, which allows for shots at rare angles and overwhelms his opponents. His Acrobatic Tennis also allows him make seemingly impossible returns, as he can get to almost anywhere in the air. The Moonsault is his greatest weapon, a seemingly impossible flip return from high in the air that hits the court straight down and is difficult to return. He is shown to have surprising strength for his size when he is able to return a Dunk Smash from mid air.
He is best suited for short matches. His frequent use of high jumps and acrobatic maneuvers drains his stamina faster than the average player, and long matches have proven to be his weakness for two out of his three matches in the series. Because of the airborne nature of his play, Mukahi is best suited for doubles. His singles ability is held back because of the time he spends in the air– in doubles, his partner can return a shot while he is still trying to land, but in singles, he can't necessarily make it back to the ground and in place in enough time.
Stats
| Mukahi Gakuto | |
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| Speed | 4 |
| Power | 2 |
| Stamina | 2 |
| Mental | 2 |
| Technique | 4 |
Match History
| Tournament | Players | Score |
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Trivia
- He repaired Kamio Akira's broken headphones at camp.
- If he were to have a part-time job, he would clean high up windows for very tall buildings.[15]
- When he hangs out with Shishido and Akutagawa, his true, more mischievous side comes out.[15]
- He recently started competing in a trampoline contest so that he can jump high, his will to jump higher than anyone else grows.[15]
Quotes
- "What I have is cooler than Oshitari's." (on getting his bag contents checked.)
- "Motto tonde miso!" ("You should jump more!")
- "There's always someone above you."
- "Kuso Kuso!" (cursing)
Others about Mukahi
- "Aah, his acrobatics are amazing C~ The way he gets points with that spinny volley is also super cool!!" - Akutagawa Jirou
- "Occasionally, I wish he would stop going wherever he wants. Oh well, that’s his favorite spot though." - Oshitari Yuushi[1]
- “‘There’s a ghost in my house!’ you claimed, so I went to check it out, but… the only thing I saw was just some piece of clothing draped in the shape of a person. Siiiigh. As my retaliation, I secretly left a horror novel somewhere in your house.” - Hiyoshi Wakashi[3]
Mukahi about others
- About Oshitari Yuushi: "I’m relying on you Yuushi. Ah, but he still hasn’t given something in return for the juice money !!"[16]
- About Oshitari Yuushi: "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!"[17]
- About Ootori Choutarou: "He’s very tall, so I always get the feeling I’m being looked down upon. That doesn’t feel very good."[18]
- About Atobe Keigo: "That Atobe, he changed his cell phone again right!? Shit, I want the newest model too!"[19]
- About Shiraishi Kuranosuke: "Shit, Shiraishi, telling me that 'karaage is bad for my health!' It's my freedom to eat whatever I want!"[20]
- About Kikumaru Eiji: "We didn't play each other in Nationals. As I thought, Kikumaru, you ran away because you're scared of my acrobatics!"[21]
- About Akutagawa Jirou and Marui Bunta: "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!"
- About Shishido Ryou: “He gets all of his spending money through doing chores around the house. He told me that if he washes the dishes he gets 50 yen; if he takes out the garbage he gets 100 yen. And then, he spends all the money he earns on spoiling his kouhai. He’s a really good guy.”[3]
Music
- A・O・P ～Satoshi sameru senshi～ feat. Oshitari Yuushi
- Da Da Da
- Da Da Da (Kikumaru mix) feat. Kikumaru Eiji
- Get Out the Way with HYOTEI SUPERSTARS II
- Passion feat. Oshitari Yuushi
- Spiral feat. Oshitari Yuushi
Gallery
Manga
From Prince of After School.
From Nationals.
Color Manga
Mukahi skateboards while Hiyoshi watches his sick moves.
A small Mukahi pouts while eating an apple.
Anime
Mukahi's first appearance (Episode 53).
Mukahi executing a Moonsault.
Acrobatic Tennis
Mukahi pouts when Oshitari drags him to spy on Akutagawa.
Mukahi saying his signature phrase for the first time, "Motto tonde miso!"
Hyoutei vs. Rikkai, playing doubles 2 with Oshitari Yuushi.
Mukahi in England.
Mukahi returns Tamagawa's lob.
Mukahi returns a shot with joy.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 20.5 Player profile: Mukahi Gakuto p. 22-23 translated by Holy.
- ↑ Prince of Tennis Episode 53
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Official Fanbook Volume 23.5 - MangaHelpers translated by various contributors.
- ↑ HYOUTEI BAG CHECKS (p.60-61, 104-105, 138-139, 224) translated by yuki-scorpio.
- ↑ Prince of Tennis Fanbook 40.5 - Mukahi Gakuto Profile
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Tenipuri Party
- ↑ Hyoutei vs. Rikkai - Game of Future
- ↑ Chapter #
- ↑ Houkago no Oujisama
- ↑ PairPuri 10
- ↑ Another Story OVA - Kako to Mirai no Message Episode 2
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 New Prince of Tennis anime
- ↑ PairPuri 3
- ↑ PairPuri 4
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 Hyotei Backstage ~One Question, One Answer with Konomi Takeshi~ from fanbook CALL, translated by aviseun.
- ↑ 20.5: Player profile: Oshitari Yuushi p. 20-21 translated by Holy.
- ↑ PairPuri Vol 3 Yuushi x Kenya Words for the Two pg.3-50 translated by lucathia.
- ↑ 20.5 Player profile: Ootori Choutarou p. 30-31 translated by Holy.
- ↑ PairPuri Vol 1 Atobe x Sanada Words for the Two pg.3-50 translated by lucathia.
- ↑ PairPuri Vol 2 Tezuka x Shiraishi Words for the two pg.3-50 translated by lucathia.
- ↑ PairPuri Vol 4 Kikumaru x Niou Words for the Two pg.3-50 translated by lucathia.