| Introduction |
| Tatsumasa Oda | |
|---|---|
| |
| Name | |
| Japanese | 小田 竜政 |
| Characteristics | |
| Gender |  Male
|
| Birthday | November 10 |
| Height | 185 cm (6' 1") |
| Weight | 76 kg (168lbs) |
| Hair Color | Dark Brown |
| Eye Color | Black |
| Professional Status | |
| Occupation | Basketball player |
| Team | Takezono High School |
| Year | 1st year |
| Position | Center |
| Jersey Number | #9 |
| Personal Status | |
| First Appearance | |
| Manga Debut | mentioned |
| Anime Debut | Episode 47 |
| Game Debut | From TV Animation Slam Dunk: Kyougou Makkou Taiketsu! |
| Voices | |
| Japanese Voice | Hideo Ishikawa (Anime)
Hirotaka Suzuoki (Movie) |
| English Voice | Francis Ibanez (GMA Dub) |
| [v · t · e] | |
Tatsumasa Oda (小田 竜政 Oda Tatsūmasa ) is the center of Takezono Basketball Team. He is a 1st year in highschool. He used to go to the same middle school as Sakuragi Hanamichi.
Appearance[]
Oda has short dark brown hair with fringes in each sides and brown eyes.
In his initial appearance in the anime, he wears a casual outfit while he is having fun with his girlfriend Yoko Shimamura at the beach.
During basketball training, Oda wears a black t-shirt with his white wristband and blue short, Jordan VIII Aqua's and short white socks.
Second outfit from basketball training and also injuring his right ankle, Oda wears a teal short sleeve shirt tucked into his white basketball shorts, Jordan VIII Aqua's and short white socks.
During flashbacks and the end of the first movie, Oda wears a standard Takezono winter school uniform; a red formal suit jacket with a white long sleeve button shirt with light purple tie on the collar, khaki school pants and brown dress shoes. His summer school uniform is also seen after they lost to Kainan wearing a white short sleeve button shirt with a single left pocket and a light purple tie on the collar and his khaki school pants and brown shoes from his winter school uniform.
His overall jersey uniform is cyan and blue with a white trim and he also wearing his white wristband, while his alternate color seen in the first movie is white with light blue trims.
Plot[]
He is mentionned the first time when Hanamichi got rejected in middle school by the 50th girl Yoko Shimamura who had a crush on Oda. He is later seen during a practice game, which pits his high school against Shohoku. At first, he considers Sakuragi not serious enough to play basketball. But after their defeat, the latter earned his respect and recognized his potential. This newfound rivalry gives Oda the strength to give his best.
However he injured his right ankle during practice before their match against Kainan. The match will determine who will enter the Final 4 of the Kanagawa district. The predicted outcome simply favors Kainan because they are considered as the "Kings of Kanagawa", as they always enter the Interhigh for 16 years. This fact made him even more determined to win and have another opportunity to face Hanamichi. Despite his girlfriend, Yoko's concern, he pressed on to play the match.
After Takezono is defeated, he reveals to Yoko about his actions, their dreams and he also apologizes to his girlfriend for making her worry. Hanamichi also ended their rivalry and tells him to get over his injury as Yoko tells him and his gang that he and Oda will support them much to his disappointment. Oda is last seen with Yoko and his teammates watching the battle between Shohoku and Ryonan for the last slot towards the Interhigh.
Etymology[]
- The name Tatsumasa means "dragon" (竜) (tatsu) and "government" (政) (masa).
- Tatsumasa's surname Oda means "small" (小) (o) and "field, rice paddy" (田) (ta/da).
Trivia[]
- Interestingly, his name was mentioned by Yoko who appeared in the first chapter of the manga. despite that, Oda does not physically appear in this original run.