Otanjoubi Omedetou, Taka-san!

Today's the birthday of Taka-san, Mr. Burning of Seigaku! Normally, Taka-san looks very gentle and kind but whenever he holds his racket, he will become a different person. He has a special preference to say English expressions with "Burning" being his catchphrase. And when he plays tennis, he can get really aggressive which suits his play style, aggressive baseliner. Being a person with 2 entirely different personalities, Taka-san provides much comical relief especially when he goes into burning mode. In addition, he's also someone who thinks a lot about his teammates and is prepared to go to extremes for Seigaku's victory. Just look at how he was prepared to sacrifice his arm when he was playing Kabaji during the Kantou tournament. There are a number of times when Taka-san was on reserve e.g. the Rikkai arc and he usually plays doubles with Fuji. Singles-wise, I think the Kabaji match was one of the few when he played alone. The only exception for the doubles match was his pairing with Momo during the Rokkaku arc when they played Davide and Bane-san. His friendship with Akutsu is also something worth noting as one is so gentle while the other is so aggressive yet they can become good pals. Taka-san is someone who can get along with everyone and I don't even remember him flaring up at anyone. It must be fun to have a senior like him around but I certainly do not want to antagonise him while he's in burning mode. ^__^