That's literally "Real men play tennis!" :) It's been a while since I got myself into moving drawing again; and this time, the word "SUGOI" was evident on 98% of the episodes. (2% for the moments without tennis play. wihihi)
Prince of Tennis (Tenisu no Oujisama), in reality is an EXAGGERATED TENNIS PLAY. Hehe ung mga taong walang alam sa tennis (BOTH HANDS UP! pang badminton lang ako) eh magrereklamong "impossible yang skill na yan". I've read some PoT reviews of persons with tennis experience and according to them, reading and watching were a big disappointment. Hihi I feel their agony lalo na kung passion nila ung sport. Hahaha. Others say the lead is invincible, as he never lost to a single game. (I agree! True! >_<). Isa pa, they don't even resemble junior high students...they are more like of college studs! (Indeed indeed! :P) So inokray ko na kagad para puro +++ points na. ;))
Ayun, looking at the brighter side of exaggeration. From my pov, exaggeration is the spice of the series. Kahit saan naman sigurong maaksyong palabas di ba?!? Imagine it wasn't presented that way. Sa tingin ko inde tatagal yun for years. Hehe. And about Echizen's invincible tennis skills made PoT unconventional from other stories which started from the characters being unseeded at first and then strived to become strong. Unique presentation has always pros and cons. Ganun talaga tanggapin na lang. :P
So what is Prince of Tennis? It is a story of a young (totoy na totoy literal) tennis prodigy who came back from the US to study in a junior high school known for it's strong tennis players and also where his father attended studies way back years. His goal, at first, is to beat his own father in the same sport but changed later to helping his team towards the national tournament. The original TV series run on 178 episodes for almost 4 years from 2001-2005, and the OVAs which started on 2006 is currently ongoing. (Kyaa~ <3 kaso ang tagal inip na inip na ko >_<)
And what about Prince of Tennis? Kaartehan muna dahil babae ako... BISHOUNEN, MANY BISHOUNEN, FULL OF BISHOUNEN! todo! ;)) Haha going back, PoT's next in storyline is something you'll look forward at the end of each episode. Namarathon ko series + movie + 3 ovas in 2 weeks >_< The impossible skill sets were a success. Kahit may "IMPOSIBLE!" sa umpisa, masusundan pa rin "ANG GALING PUCHA!" At masaya sia! Lahat ng matches di mawawalan ng kulit moments; and I really like the way how the staff create fillers. Nakakatawa talaga. I especially recommend Episode 115's Prince of Wilderness. Di pa rin ako makaget over sa kakatawa pag naalala ko sia. =)) Hmmm, basta story wise maayos na maayos sia. Patas lang wins and loses of the lead characters excluding Echizen of course. The skills were distributed evenly to the characters matching to their unique personalities. Kahit rival players maappreciate mo :x:x Tapos, the selection of theme songs were outstanding. And also the 3 OSTs. pang tennis talaga amp. bangis O_O Fureai's Kaze no Tabibito is the best theme for me and Michi no Chikara for the OST. :3:3
Drilling down to the players. Seigaku muna which is the lead school in the story. Nakaladder sila. hahah bias. :P
1. GOOD
a. Taka-san - one of the POWERhouses of the regulars. It's sushi time and "BURNING! GREAT-O ORA C'MON BABY!" :))
b. Kaidoh - Fsuuuuu. Scary face yet kawaii when he blushes. Kaidoh's the fashion guru among them. Gusto gusto ko get up nia parati
c. Inui - Mas gusto kong siang "SEIGAKU'S PILLAR OF SUPPORT" than echizen because he can device training menus for all of them! :P His exotic juices and data gathering skills are superb!
d. Fuji - his counters are the most impossible pero WOAH talaga.
e. Echizen - ok talaga si echizen kaso CHE! super sungit tas inde natatalo badtrip! hahah bitter. His room of improvement is to only defeat persons who he thinks are better than him. CHE! >_<
2. BETTER
a. Eiji - His happy-go-lucky aura is what I appreciate in him. Minsan naisip ko, I wanted to be glomped by Eiji, kahit once lang. hahahha. And for me he is the cutest if the characters are on TENIPURI mode as well as Kaidoh pala!
b. Momo - i will thank his seiyuu for the excellent voice acting skills hahha. The way he says "DON" and "word-ne-na! word-ne-yo (eg. shikata ne na! shikata ne yo)" is really something. Boyfriend material si Momo! hahhaa
c. Oishi - without oishi-mama, ewan na lang hihi. I love Oishi's calmness, his care for the regulars, "the mediator", and... lahat na nakay Oishi although he's not the greatest among the regulars. Mas bf material sia! nyahaha. And he's the best character in TENIPURI family for me->the violent shuuko-mama. I love it! :D
3. BEST
a. Tezuka - the buchou is always the buchou! Aside from having the best skills among ALL the characters, winner si tezuka because on his willingness to sacrifice even his own personal stuffs for seigaku's lifeline. Kaya niang mahugot hidden skills ng mga tao without thinking na "Baka pag ginawa ko yun eh mahigitan nia ko." Not even a percent of selfishness was shown. <3<3<3<3 Kung ngumingiti lang sana sia mas panalo pa sana sia. hahaha.
How about the Rival Players? As i've said earlier, even the rival teams are impressive. sa 9-10 teams na nakalaban nila, may bet ako parati. Yet Atobe, Oshitari, Shishido, Sengoku, and Sanada are on top 5. :D Sa una ang aangas pero may ipagaangas naman talaga. nyahahaha.
On Tennis itself. PoT is like Tennis Idiot's Guide. hahah wala talaga akong alam but then i knew the game and match rules, HOW-TO-PLAYs, scoring system at kung anu anung basic and terminologies. hahaha. And I'm into DOUBLES compared sa SINGLES. hihi mas amazing for me especially Atobe-Sanada pair! :x Siguro gawa na lang ako ng next entry for my favorite double plays in the series.
Learnings from PoT. Out of the tennis box, I like Seigaku's "WE DO NOT TAKE BRAGGING OF ONESELF, OR BOASTFULNESS, AND THE LIKE A BIG DEAL. THAT DOESN'T EVEN RESIDE IN OUR DICTIONARY." hmm pano ba, sa society kasi natin pag may magaling na tao tas masyado siang flashy, yamot na yamot na tayo sa kanya. Well it's not that way in Seigaku. Hehe pag may taong ganun, they treat them as a stepping stone to further harness. Ni walang bahid ng pagkayamot. Super supportive sila sa lahat ng magaling sa team nila. So instead na hilaan sila pababa dahil sa inggit, hilaan sila pataas dahil nagagalingan sila sa isa't isa. Wee sana lahat ng tao sa mundo parang Seigaku! <3<3<3
More on PoT. Hundreds of merchandise. First anime ko to na makasaksi ng Hundreds of music cds of the characters. since 2002 naglalabas sila ng singles at albums ng mga characters. nakakaloka ang discography. mabuti at mahusay ang seiyuus talaga. Cap to Bin is my most favored group while Departures and Gather are most favored character songs.
Last na! Nood na! Tennis and Entertainment made into one. Prince of Tennis is one of the best sports animation in Japan's history. And from the manga up to the musicals, i can say... THE ART BECAME THE ECONOMY.
Makre's Rating: 5/5 ^____^
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