Kunimitsu Tezuka

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The "Saiki Kanpatsu no Kiwami" ("Pinnacle of Great Wisdom") is another one of Muga's doors. Saiki Kanpatsu no Kiwami focuses the power of Muga no Kyōchi in the mind, allowing Tezuka to be able to tell how many shots the current rally will take and who will win the point, giving him a form of foresight.

Plot overview

Kunimitsu Tezuka is introduced as the serious and strict third year captain of Seishun Academy's tennis club, immediately having two club members run laps for having caused a disturbance during his first appearance.]

Also, in the "Prince of Tennis Character Book 40.5", though Konomi comments that Tezuka is the character who is most unlike himself, he states that Tezuka would be the character he would pick to play doubles with, as well as wanting to be able to use his signature moves: Tezuka Zone and Tezuka Phantom.cite book |title= Prince of Tennis Character Book (Vol. 40.5) |last= Konomi |first= Takeshi |year= 2007 |publisher= Shueisha | isbn= 4088741986 |language= Japanese ]

Actors

Since there have been many adaptations of "The Prince of Tennis" series, several actors have played the part of Kunimitsu Tezuka's character:
* In the anime series, Tezuka's Japanese seiyū is Okiayu Ryōtarō, while his English voice actor is Kirk Thornton.

* For the live action adaptation film of "The Prince of Tennis", Tenimyu actor Yuu Shirota portrays Tezuka. [cite web|url= http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0824406/ |title= Tennis no oujisama (2006) |publisher= IMBD |accessdate= 2008-04-25 ]

* In "The Prince of Tennis" musicals, Tezuka is portrayed by actors Eiji Takigawa (2003-2005), Kengo Ohkuchi (2004), Yuu Shirota (2005-2006), Keisuke Minami (2006-2007), and Daisuke Watanabe (2007-present).cite web|url= http://www.mmv.co.jp/special/tennis_musical/ |title= 青学（せいがく）出演者コメント |work= mmv.co.jp |accessdate= 2008-03-27 ]

Notes and references

Konomi's notes

# At the time, Konomi stated that there was no one in Seigaku that could defeat Tezuka. (Character Book 10.5)
# Konomi decided that he would not draw the match between Ryoma and Tezuka, as he believed the good scenes should be saved for later. However, the exact details of that match were never revealed. (Character Book 10.5)
# During an interview with Konomi in the fourth character book (40.5), he reveals that, in order for him to show just how strong Rikkai Dai is, he had to make either Tezuka or Fuji lose during the National final match against Rikkai Dai. In the end, he decided that since Fuji had previously lost, Tezuka would be the one to lose in his match against Sanada.