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'Takuma Egawju (江川 逞 Egawa Takuma) is a senior of Eiichiro and Natsu at their school and in STC who becomes a professional tennis player where he is known to be one of the best servers after graduating in high school,

Appearance[]

Takuma has a relatively tall height of 190 cm which enables him to perform powerful fast serves. He has a black spiky sea urchin hairstyle, as well as a pair of thick eyebrows. His eyebrows and his sharp eyes create a fearsome image for his opponents.

Personality[]

Takuma is initially shown to be a bold young man who feels confident about his abilities. However, as time progresses, he becomes more mature where he slowly acknowledges other tennis players. He has a ruthless attitude when playing tennis.

Plot[]

Ever since Takuma's lost against Soji Ike, Takuma has lost his motivation to play tennis and has been in a slump. He regained his passion after watching Eiichiro play.

Introduction to the Tennis World Arc[]

Second Kanagawa Junior Tennis Circuit Arc[]

Return to Japan Arc[]

Kanto Junior Tennis Tournament Arc[]

In the anime, as Yukichi Fukazawa and Eiichirō Maruo are having a conversation on how to deal with Yu Nabae's attacks, Takuma passes by at the lobby. Eiichiro learns from Takuma about Nabae's short temper when he was still a child. [1]

All-Japan Championship Preliminaries Arc[]

All-Japan Championship Arc[]

Takuma is seeded 8th for the All-Japan Championship and his first opponent is Eiichirō Maruo. During their match, a lot of people are struck with awe due to fast and powerful serves he delivers, with 241 kph being the fastest throughout the match (and most likely, throughout the tournament). After an intense close match in the three-match set, Eiichiro emerges as the winner, which surprises the audience as Takuma is known to be one of the contenders in the tournament. He encourages Eiichiro to go pro during the post match handshake. While he lost in the tournament, a lot of people are still proud of him and cheer him for an awesome match.

Skills[]

Takuma is a very skilled player. He is one of the top ranked players and lost to Yu Nabae in the finals of All Japan Junior Tournament. After he becomes a pro, his ranking steadily rises up.

Serve and Volley[]

Takuma specializes in serve and volley plays and his technique combined with his fast serve make him a very dangerous opponent.

Fast Serve[]

Takuma's fast serve is nearly 170 km/h and it forms a deadly combination with his special serve and volley play. A lot of his serves in All-Japan Championship reach 200s km/h, with 241 km/h as his fastest serve.[2]

Delicate ball control[]

Takuma drop shots are recognized by many to be delicate and impressive.

Tennis Matches[]

Relationships[]

Natsu Takasaki[]

It is shown that Takuma gets irritated when Natsu shows more attention to Eiichiro. Takuma has a thing for Natsu, but has never plucked up the courage to tell her, hence the reason he gets irritated with Eiichiro. He becomes depressed when he learns that Natsu also has the feeling for Eiichiro but she does not have the courage to tell him yet. [3][4]

Eiichirō Maruo[]

When Takuma met Eiichiro for the first time, he didn't like him at all. He sees him as a threat, not on the tennis court but in the fight for Natsu Takasaki's heart. It ended up border line hate when Natsu gave Eiichiro more attention. The first indication he got that Natsu had feelings for Eiichiro is in episode 3 (season 1), she was watching Eiichiro hit balls against the wall, and he tried to deflect her attention by saying "Aren't you paying too much attention to him. What if he gets the wrong idea?". The lack of reply from this question was a good indication to him. Later he begins to admire Eiichiro for his fortitude, his "never give up" attitude, which he lacked after being annihilated by Soji Ike.

Etymology[]

  • The name Takuma means "sturdy, brawny, bold" (逞).
  • Takuma's surname Egawa means "bay, inlet" (江) (e) and "river, stream" (川) (kawa/gawa).

Trivia[]

  • Takuma has two pet hamsters named Chako (チャコ) and Shiro (シロ) [5][4].
  • Takuma likes spicy food and games [5] while he dislikes squid and nata de coco [5].

References[]

  1. Baby Steps Anime: Season 2 Episode 22
  2. Baby Steps manga Chapter 330
  3. Baby Steps manga Chapter 315
  4. 4.0 4.1 Baby Steps anime Episode 5 (S2)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Baby Steps Guidebook

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