Otanjoubi Omedetou, Kirihara Akaya!

Today's the birthday of Kirihara Akaya, the "baby" from Rikkaidai who has changed his ways to become a better player in terms of his ethics on the court. Actually, Akaya appeared as a relatively harmless guy in the beginning but his sudden change on the court to someone who's ruthless enough to do anything so as to secure victory did make it hard for me to like him. Now that he has changed his ways partly due to the "trashing" by Fuji during the Kantou finals, Akaya has become a more likeable guy and I must say that the change should have helped to salvage his image and reputation among the fans. Then again, his frizzy locks, kawaii looks and tendency for his eyes to turn red when provoked makes him stand out among the huge bunch of handsome guys we see in the series so even if he didn't change his ways, I'm sure there would have been fans who like him for the "evil" streak in Akaya.

Name: Kirihara Akaya
School: Rikkaidai Fuuzokuchuu Year 2
Date of birth: 25 Sep
Zodiac sign: Libra
Height: 168cm
Weight: 61 kg
Blood group: O
Play style: Right-handed Aggressive baseliner
Favourite shoes: DT WILSON DYNOSPHERE Technology
Favourite racket: PRO STAFF 5.5 WILSON STRETCH
Specialty technique: Knuckle Serve
Favourite food: yakiniku and sushi
Hobbies: Playing games especially fighting types
Family: Parents and elder sister
Father's occupation: Employee of an MNC
Subjects good at: Japanese and sports (worst at English)
Favourite colour: original colour
Favourite type of girl: Cheerful