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[Review] The Prince of Tennis Anime

Title: The Prince of Tennis, テニスの王子様, Tenisu no Ōjisama, Tennis no Ouji-sama

Author: Takeshi Konomi

Genre: Sports, Action, Fantasy

Synopsis:

Echizen Ryoma moved back to Japan and attended a school with the highest reputation in tennis, Seishun Gakuen, or shakily called Seigaku. He joined the tennis club and was selected to compete with other schools in the district. If he wins, he will qualify for regional and national competitions. He doesn’t just have to compete with others, he also has to compete and train himself all the time in order to escape from the shadow of his father, Echizen Nanjirou, a former professional tennis player famous.

Character:

Ryoma Echizen

Ryoma Echizen (越前 リョーマ, Echizen Ryōma) is a first year student at Seishun Academy, which he attends immediately after his arrival in Japan after formerly residing in the United States.

Although only a first year in middle school, Ryoma had already earned notoriety through winning four consecutive titles in the American Junior Tennis tournaments – all in a little over a year. Due to his nearly invincible tennis play, Ryoma has earned the label ‘prodigy’ by the age of twelve. His good looks and confidence make him highly popular with ladies, although he seems not to notice, having his focus exclusively on tennis. He is the main protagonist of the series.

The Prince of Tennis Review

It’s a fun cartoon. Win all the time, especially the scene in the field. It’s like we’ve been watching an intense tennis match on the sidelines. flowing storytelling There is a little knot, but in a few minutes the content is cleared out, easy to understand, the child is not confused. Even if we have no knowledge of tennis at all, we can see and understand because in this anime we will gradually teach us to know. The story of the fierce competition is so interesting that sometimes people like us are so intrigued that anyone is forbidden to intervene. There is a twist in almost every episode. Outsmarting the enemy and solve the field game with the skills the characters have Oh.. I don’t know how to explain.

Will tell more, I’m afraid of spoilers. I’m super excited and hype. It’s a cartoon that I love so much. Love every character because everyone has their own style that makes us remember who they are in the shortest time and what we like best, every character has their own unique tactic that gives them an edge over their opponents. In this anime, there are many emotions that make it not boring to watch. There’s a break after the competition at which point the anime itself makes us understand that some of the characters that we used to hate become in love with.

Because we will see in many angles of the characters who are not the protagonists. As for the story of opponents from other schools in the story, it is as outstanding as the hero’s side. Sometimes I feel more dominant than others. Part of the story of shooting jokes, we have some laughter and come out of laughter. It’s definitely not going to be funny every 5 minutes.

Episode 1: “A Prince Appears” – “Ōjisama Arawaru” (王子様現る)

At the request of his father, Ryoma Echizen moves back to Japan after having success at tennis in the United States, having won four consecutive American Junior Openings. On his way to a Japanese tennis tournament, he “saves” Sakuno Ryuzaki from some thugs like an absolute pro. However due to this, he misses the tournament, however, he finds an opponent in the form of one of the thugs he met on the subway. He then puts his opponent, Sasabe, in his place during the match, where he reveals his exceptional tennis capabilities.

Episode 2: “Samurai Junior” – “Samurai Junia” (サムライ·ジュニア)

Upon his arrival in Seishun Academy, “Seigaku” for short, Ryoma teaches a lesson to two juniors who are picking on the freshmen. Takeshi Momoshiro, one of the team’s regulars, puts a stop to it and decides to play Ryoma in a tennis match. Noticing that Momoshiro has a bad ankle, Ryoma decides not to play with his dominant hand. Also, Sakuno’s energetic friend, Tomoka, is introduced to Ryoma, and instantly proclaims herself to be his number one fan.

Episode 3: “The Seigaku Regulars Make Their Debut!” – “They’ve Arrived! The Seigaku Regulars // Tōjō! Seigaku Regurā” (登場!青学レギュラー)

The Seigaku regulars are introduced, while a journalist, Mamoru Inoue, and a photographer, Saori Shiba, visit Seigaku in order to report on the team’s upcoming ranking matches. Meanwhile, Ryoma defeats a second year non-regular, Arai, using an old broken tennis racket when the latter hides all three of Ryoma’s rackets. Seeing his skill, the captain of the tennis team, Kunimitsu Tezuka, enters Ryoma’s name on the roster for the intraschool ranking matches despite the fact that he is a freshman.

Episode 4: “The One Named Viper” – “The Man Called Viper // Mamushi to Yobareru Otoko” (マムシと呼ばれる男)

The Seigaku ranking matches has begun, and Ryoma and the Seigaku regulars continue to win their matches early on in the tournament. Ryoma then gets pitted against regular Kaoru Kaido in the third round, where the latter reveals his special move, the Snake Shot. This throws Ryoma off guard, so he decides to switch to his dominant hand.

Episode 5: “Snake Shot” – “Suneiku Shotto” (スネイク·ショット)

Kaido attempts to use his Snake shot to wear off Ryoma’s stamina, and though Ryoma initially shows signs of sweating and fatigue, he surprises both Kaido and the spectators when his speed and power does not decrease. Near the end, it is revealed that Ryoma had been implementing a plan: he had been specifically hitting shots that Kaido had to bend his knees in order to return, thus Kaido would lose stamina far faster than Ryoma. His plan works, earning him the win.

Episode 6: “Nanjiro Echizen” – “That Man, Echizen Nanjirō // Sono Otoko, Echizen Nanjirō” (その男, 越前南次郎)

Inoue plays a match with Nanjiro Echizen, the former “Samurai Nanjiro”, a legendary tennis professional, to get answers about why he retired. Though Nanjiro appears to not be taking it seriously, his skills show otherwise, and he easily beats Inoue with both his eyes closed. However, Inoue finds out that Nanjiro is now focusing on developing the skills of his son, Ryoma. Meanwhile, Sakuno looks for Ryoma to learn more about him and tennis.

Episode 7: “The Two Ryomas” – “Futari no Ryōma” (二人のリョーマ)

In Ryoma’s next ranking match, he plays against Inui Sadaharu, who uses Data Tennis to counter Ryoma’s play style. Using the data he gathered from Ryoma’s previous match, Inui is able to dominate the match by accurately predicting and countering Ryoma’s moves. Though irritated, Ryoma refuses to give up and reveals that he is glad to have transferred into Seigaku because he can now play against different types of players, like Inui.

Episode 8: “The Split Step” – “Supurittosuteppu” (スプリットステップ)

In order to counter Inui’s data, Ryoma uses a new technique he had practiced when playing against his father, the One-footed Split Step. This requires him to continuously hop in place so he can react faster to the ball, as well as be able to move to another part of the court more quickly. Using this technique, Ryoma gains enough agility and speed to return Inui’s calculated shots. This, along with the Twist Serve, surpasses Inui’s data and turns the game into Ryoma’s favor.

Episode 9: “The Hard Day” – “Za Hādo Dei” (ザ·ハード·デイ)

Inui continues to be unable to return Ryoma’s Twist Serve, resulting in his eventual loss. Ryoma then wins his next games, and finally becomes a regular. Meanwhile, Inui plays against his next opponent, Kaido, who also surpasses Inui’s data and takes a spot in the regulars as well. With eight spots taken, Inui loses his place as a regular, however, Seigaku’s coach, Sumire Ryuzaki, asks him to help in the regulars’ training instead. During training, he introduces his special and dreaded vegetable juice, which most of the regulars fall victim to.

Episode 10: “Counterattack! Sasabe Again?” – “Counter Attack! Sasabe Once Again // Gyakushuu! Sasabe Futatabi” (逆襲!佐々部再び)

Ryoma and the rest of the freshmen go to where Kachiro’s father works as a tennis coach. However, they find trouble with Sasabe again, but this time, Sasabe’s father is the bigger problem. In order to teach him a lesson, Ryoma asks the father to teach him tennis. Though Sasabe warns his father not to, the latter is more than willing to do so. In their practice match, the father ends up pulling a muscle after Ryoma shows him just how much he should have listened to Kachiro’s father’s advice about warming up first.

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