He uses a similar catchphrase as Ryoma and Nanjiro-while theirs is 'Mada mada dane,' his is 'Mada mada daze.' He, too, is cocky and arrogant, but overcomes it by his dedication to tennis. Ryoga has similar personality traits like Ryoma.

Ryoga was also brought into the manga by creator Konomi Takeshi in the sequel series New Prince of Tennis. In the fourth OVA, Another Story, Ryoga makes another appearance and finally after surprisingly large popularity and then despite never appearing in the manga. When he left the Echizen's home, he gave Ryoma an orange with a message written on it saying that they'll meet again once they have become stronger.Īs shown in The Prince of Tennis - The Two Samurai: The First Game, he was hired by the billionaire Sakurafubuki Hikomaro to play tennis for him in his gambling schemes. Therefore, he no longer was allowed to live with the Echizens. It was revealed that Nanjirou lost custody over Ryogo to Ryoga's aunt (on his mother side presumably). In the flashbacks, it showed that he was rather close to Ryoma. It was shown that Ryoga's skills were far superior, but as Ryoma continued to improve, Ryoga began spending more time with him. Ryoga's techniques are copies from Nanjirō Echizen, like Ryoma in the beginning of the series, but his Twist Serve, which he learned from Nanjirō also, has the opposite spin so instead of bouncing to the opponent's head it bounces away.Īt first he said that Ryoma's tennis was awful (which was true when he was about five or so). Nanjirō Echizen brought Ryoga into the Echizen household in America because Ryoga's real mother died of an unknown cause. Ryoga Echizen (越前リョーガ, Echizen Ryoga) is a high school tennis player not mentioned in The Prince of Tennis, first appearing in The Prince of Tennis - The Two Samurai: The First Game (テニスの王子様二人のサムライ The First Game, Tenisu no Ōji-sama Futari no Samurai The First Game) and later appearing in an OVA in New York in which Ryoma spots him training. He has the same surname as the middle school 1st Year Echizen. The Prince of Tennis - The Two Samurai: The First GameĬoncerning himself, he has a silent and cool personality. No.4 of All Japan Representative (former)

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