He has a bold way of thinking. However, If you dare to tread upon his concrete morals within himself, you will see his indignation.
Background
Omagari Ryuji is is first shown as the 6th All-Japan Junior Representative and a member of the 1st Stringers.
Appearance
Omagari is a tall and slim young man with long shoulder length brown hair. Like Kaido Kaoru, Omagari wears a bandana.
Personality
Omagari has a similar arrogance towards the middle schoolers like the rest of the High Schoolers and also towards any player that isn't a member of the 1st Stringers. As upon seeing Sanada Genichiro and Echizen Ryoma, he asks the Head U-17 Camp Coach whether or not they were "Running a Day Care".
History
U-17 Camp
U-17 Camp Revolution
Omagari is introduced as the No.6 of the All-Japan Juniors. He is first seen arriving at the U-17 camp along with the rest of the 1st Stringers (excluding Tanegashima Shuuji who stayed behind at the camp due to his hate of airplanes travel). Along with the other members of the Top-10, he makes his way to the main courts to meet the rest of the camp (in preparation for the Foreign Expedition Group Challenge).
As they are waiting for No. 11-20 of the 1st Stringers to join them, he and No.1 Representative Hōō Byōdōin question Coach Saitō on why there are middle schoolers in the camp. Soon though, to their great surprise, the rest of the top 20 do not return, having been defeated by a number of Middle Schoolers (Seiichi Yukimura members of the Revolutionary Brigade). Only former No. 20 was defeated by a High Schooler, Kanata Irie. They are the ones who join them on the main courts.
Byoudouin and the rest of the Top 10 agree with fellow Top 10 member Kimijima Ikuto on his plan to create a roster that will allow the Middle schoolers to challenge members of the Top 10 (whereas previously only 2nd string high schoolers were selected to challenge the Top 10).
Genius 10 Challenge
After four matches between the Middle Schoolers and the Top 10, Omagari and Tanegashima prepare for their match against Sanada Genichiro and Jin Akutsu. The match kicks off with an extremely fast and heated pace with Sanada bringing out his special attacks and Akutsu going on the attack however the High Schoolers stun them as Tanegashima effortlessly returns all of Sanada's moves and hits back Rai which startles Sanada and further showing Tanegashima's amazing skill.
Tanegashima then shows his troublesome side by handing his racket over to Omagari Ryuji and sits down whilst Omagari handles both Akutsu and Sanada at the same time with Tanegashima sitting casually on the ground no longer playing. However this doesn't last for too long as Sanada reveals he has perfected his Black Aura and forces Tanegashima to rejoin the match. Tanegashima then snatches his racket back from Omagari and nullifies Sanada's Black Aura shot all in one play.
Prior to the U-17 World Cup
Omagari along with the High School and Middle School First String went to the beach with the head coach. He tasks the tennis players to pick up girls. Those who failed had to try Mitsuya's Inui-Juice filled Rice Balls. Omagari managed to picked up two, therefore avoiding Mitsuya's Inui Juice.
Group League
He is pitted against Peter Ranbiell and Henri Nobel III in doubles 2 alongside Eishirō Kite. They eventually lose the match.
Prior to the U-17 World Cup Finals
After Japan's victory in the semi-finals round of the World Cup, the team initiated an intra-ranking tournament to determine which players would play against Spain in the finals. With this, each representative are obliged to chose a particular spot for the finals and play for its position. Omagari first tried to pair up with Tanegashima, however, Tanegashima wanted to play doubles with Shiraishi. Omagari then also approached Kite to be his doubles partner, however the latter said that he still cannot currently decide as many of their teammates asks him to be a partner. Later on, Kite partners up with Marui. With this, Shiraishi eventually asked Omagari to pair up with Kintaro, whom Shiraishi originally wanted to pair up with before he was approached by Tanegashima. Despite Omagari's hate of negotiations, he was later seen on the court playing doubles with Kintaro. They faced Yukimura and Yanagi's pair first for the Doubles 2 spot, to which they managed to defeat in a close match with the help of Kintaro's Pinnacle of Perfection and Omagari's assisting Kintaro in a doubles match. They are pitted to face Tanegashima/Shiraishi pair in the finals of the tournament.
Tennis Record
U-17 Camp Results
Type of Match | Partner | Opponent(s) | Score |
U-17 Representatives VS. 2nd Stringers Player Shuffle (3 Set Game) | Shūji Tanegashima | Genichiro Sanada/Jin Akutsu | Won (6-0) (6-0) |
Group League | Eishirō Kite | Peter Ranbiell/Henri Nobel III | Lost (3-6) |
Japan U-17 Intra-Ranking Tournament | Kintarō Tōyama | Seiichi Yukimura/Yanagi Renji | Won (7-5) |
Japan U-17 Intra-Ranking Tournament | Kintarō Tōyama | Shūji Tanegashima/Kuranosuke Shiraishi | TBA |
Playing Style and Techniques
Ryuji plays an extremely advanced version of this technique. He has the ability to play with a racket in each hand which is supplied by his partner in doubles tennis. This allows him to confuse his opponents on the timing of his shots by quickly switching which racket he is gonna hit with. Given that he was able to dominate both Sanada and Akutsu and the trust Shuji gives him by giving up his racket, shows just how skilled when using this Double Racket Style. Chapter 105 of New Prince of Tennis is called "Nitoryu Omagari Ryuji".
There are three techniques that are named in the Official Fanbook Volume 23.5
U-17 Stats[1]
Speed - 5: From the net, the movements of Nitouryuu are completely those of a sword dance. The secret behind such elegant movements is in the martial arts based footwork.
Power - 5: The power he puts on the ball is medium, but the arm strength with which he handles his racket is considerable. He is able to handle doing pull-ups at Coach Tsuge's instruction all day long.
Stamina - 7: He boasts being the No. 1 in Stamina amongst all of the 1st String. Because he competes in various things like Triathlons. He is very boastful of the limits of his stamina can be pushed to.
Mental - 3: Because he has such absolute confidence in himself, he tends to accept challenges and proposals from his opponents readily. As he really looks down on lower ranked opponents, his weakness is that he sometimes overestimates his own abilities.
Technique - 6: Being able to manipulate 2 rackets at the same time is no easy task. Nitouryuu is his own personal surefire way to win. It's impossible for anyone to imitate it.
Kurobe Memo: His drastic move called Nitouryuu requires precise racket manipulation and exquisite control. Combined with his tenacious stamina, it's quite the serviceable technique. He had come up with this style on his own while in the camp. His persistence and fighting spirit that he used to crawl up the rankings to the 1st string is quite admirable.
Trivia
Character Trivia
- He likes spicy foods.[1]
- He is unexpectedly polite. If you don't return a book to it's proper place, he'll get mad and such because he's fussy about manners. He's the kind of guy who will always give up his seat to the elderly.[1]
Other Trivia
- Ryuji is the first character in the series to use two-rackets at once.
- He is also the first high schooler who can play with both hands.
Personal Information[1]
- Hobbies: Reading (Including Manga)
- Committee: Physical Education Committee
- Favorite Color: Blue
- Favorite Food: Tan Tan Men, Taiyaki
- Tan Tan Men is the Japanese way of saying a Dan Dan Mian. Which is a Szechuan noodle dish that is covered with a sauce that comprises of sesame paste and chili oil.
- Taiyaki is a type of sweet red bean stuffed pastry usually in the shape of a fish
- Thing he wants most: Headband
- Thing you're bad at: People who take something from somewhere and don't put it *back where it is supposed to go.
- Specialty outside of tennis: Speed Reading