Tennis no Oujisama

At the request of his father, tennis prodigy Ryouma Echizen has returned from America and is ready to take the Japanese tennis scene by storm. Aiming to become the best tennis player in the country, he enrolls in Seishun Academy—home to one of the best middle school tennis teams in Japan.

After Ryouma catches the captain's eye, he finds himself playing for a spot on the starting lineup in the intra-school ranking matches despite only being a freshman. Due to his age, the rest of the Seishun Boys' Tennis Team are initially reluctant to accept him, but his skill and determination convinces them to let him in.

Armed with their new "super rookie," Seishun sets out to claim a spot in the National Tournament, hoping to take the coveted title for themselves. In order to do so, the team must qualify by playing through the Tokyo Prefectural and Kanto Regionals. Yet, the road ahead of them is shared by a plethora of strong schools, each playing tennis in unique ways for their own reasons. Ryouma and his teammates must learn to cooperate if they want to become the champions they aspire to be.

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Echizen, Ryouma Main

Minagawa, Junko Japanese

Fuji, Shuusuke Main

Kaida, Yuki Japanese

Tezuka, Kunimitsu Main

Okiayu, Ryoutarou Japanese

Kikumaru, Eiji Main

Takahashi, Hiroki Japanese

Kaidou, Kaoru Main

Kiyasu, Kouhei Japanese

Momoshiro, Takeshi Main

Onosaka, Masaya Japanese

Inui, Sadaharu Main

Tsuda, Kenjirou Japanese

Kawamura, Takashi Main

Kawamoto, Naru Japanese

Oishi, Shuichiro Main

Kondou, Takayuki Japanese

Atobe, Keigo Supporting

Suwabe, Junichi Japanese

Takahashi, Tomoko Producer

Hamana, Takayuki Director, Episode Director, Storyboard

Hiramitsu, Takuya Sound Director

Andou, Masahiro Episode Director, Storyboard

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Dec 30, 2022

Godslayer27

Recommended

This anime is an cclasic and if we talk about the genere sports in this medium we (at least me) cant skip to mention this series, now as many others animes of begginins of 90`s early 2000 i remember them with nostalgia and maybe some bias in between but leaving that aside i have seen along these years some of these animes of that era due to nostalgia wanting to relieve some of those moments and i have to say that many of them have aged so freaking well that even today i can enjoy them almost the same as before and gladly to say ... that prince of tennis wasnt an exception and even after more than 20 years since his emission still keeps being an amaizing series.

Now i want just to leave some of my thoughs about the series having watched in my middles 20 in comparation of when i was 8 years old, although i still love the series and was able to finish it from the beggining to end properly it has some things that are worthy to mention to those who havent yet and are planning to or at least interested in it.

Most of the characters if not all are kinda what we can say for today standarts something that are in a way stereotype (in a way understandably by their time) being ryouma the protagonist the most clear example but what i consider mark an huge difference is how you handle them and this case along the series the characters overall were well flesh out and charismatics which even nowdays i found out many series sins of recicling the same formula and not even doing it decently.
You end up getting attached to most of them as you advance and really far from being outstandingly complex or anything they feel really enjoyble and you care for them, each one being iconic to his way with really define personas.

The story takes out as an normal sports anime and gradually as you progress into it slowsly starts adding some more ficticious elemets in the matches and everything that revolves around tennis which to me its really nice and those smalls touches of fantasy really makes this series feel so much entertaining and adds his own flavlor to it.
There may have gone a little too much in the last arcs of the series with some techniques and fiction involved but that might depend from each one, i personaly didnt have problem with it but worth mention it.
There were what you could call fillers episodes but to me all of them removing just two or three (being some kind of chibi version of the cast) all the rest were really entertaining and really appreciate them by allowing us to see them in their daily life and knowing them more a bit more without being all the focus centered to the tennis itselft.

The camaderie and good sports its instilled in the series with even the most bad one characters (i seeing to you akutsu hehe) which i dont know if call it a message but really is present along all the series.

The soundatrack has some tracks that are dope as fuc***** being "honki modo" one of the most iconics and really memorable but also as some others that are aimed for more chills situation and works so well with an good melody, the firts op for people like me how grow up with series lke this is so nostalgic and far from being an masterpiece its an catchy song as well.

The animation was decent but had his downs though also were some good frames involved in some matches that were really good , in general was acceptable but i think that this aspect was the one in which more faltered with some really bad drawing or in-between from time to time that you could see along the episodes, in a way is comprensible by the studio at charge of the production and also this format of so many episodes being really difficult to impossible to hold an good lv of quaiity.

This was the review just for the firts 178 episodes, the series has secuels and continues (which im planning to watch also) awaiting to see what else depares to our protagonist ryouma and the team of seigaiku

RESUME

If you are wanting to see some sports anime and you still havent watched prince of tennis i reccomend it to you 100% its an really good series that has aged really well, to me is one of the most not only iconics but actual ambassadors of this genere and not for anything i think deserve at least an try by anyone into sports.

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

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Sep 6, 2020

SinCrow11

Mixed Feelings

introduction to the review:

First of all I want to clarify that I am not to create reviews and especially extensive, but I consider that being a fan of the genre "Spokon" and that the adaptation of Tennis no Ouji-sama (TnO) receives a significant amount of chapter in its first series, It is up to me to make some things clear about the Anime. Before starting I clarify that I will try to omit any spoiler but maybe at some point it deserves to mention a specific scene.

History: (5.5 / 10)

As for the plot, I am not going to detail the obvious that he refers to ... in his synopsis, but I do want to emphasize some specific issues. For example:
The story revolves around sports competitions such as tournaments, which makes it somewhat cliche within the genre, but the fun thing about "TnO" is that it uses an almost totally individual discipline such as Tennis to make it a team game, in this case of schools and brings to the table many configurations of both double and individual matches that give rise to a great diversity of confrontations and take the games to be a single set, so the rhythm is almost never affected slowly. On the contrary, the great majority of parties are summaries and practically never develop a complete party.
Another aspect to highlight without a doubt are the "personal movements" that here comes into play a matter of preference of the viewer, because if you are looking for an anime that faithfully performs the sport clearly this is not the place and I would recommend much more "Baby Steps" in this aspect, since "TnO" is much more a fantasy spokon, like who says "Captain Tsubasa" and the physics and logic are applied very much when it is convenient for the show.
third and last point of this section I want to close with the topic of "filler", because although in several adaptations it is usually annoying without more, in TnO it works discreetly giving rise to really funny moments and even some chapters mixed with content " cannon "from the manga. Even so, the number of "original" chapters seemed quite high because at least 1/3 of the series is stolen, but knowing how to identify it already becomes an optional choice and I repeat it does not bring that annoying content of not contributing absolutely.

Art and Sound: (5/10) and (7/10)

To save a little space with all of the above, I choose to make a summary above the 2 points that I always take as more "superficial".
Regarding the animation, although it is understood that it is an adaptation of about 19 years ago, I expected something more fluid, the static images are a problem throughout the show because they are repeated without stopping from a serve, to a reception or personal movement They basically opted for "Cut and Paste".
As for the Sound I prefer the Seiyuus cast and the OSTs that, although they are constantly repeated, give a stamp and identity to the anime itself, for what I expected is it was from the OP / ED I think that very few of me remain in the mind at the end of the anime


Characters: (8/10)

Simply the best character of the Anime due to the great variety of personalities that we have within Seigoku and the humor they handle that is capable of making you smile easily in any scene and therefore things like the "filling" end up being the best because It is where the characters are more free and even more comfortable, than when they are seen competing and I would encourage to say that this was the point that led me to continue watching the anime until the end.


Entertainment: (6/10)

A show that from the personal went from highest to lowest.
Since while it is fun to see in the beginning how Ryoma all "Gary stu" cleans the floor with the others. Then about 3/4 of the broadcast it becomes monotonous, because it does not seem to matter who plays in front of him, even if he has the same Agassi there will always be a "dash" that helps him win no matter that he has to break all the physics and therefore sometimes that aspect of not having a balance between winning too much or losing too much (as happens in other works) begins to become somewhat tedious and repetitive. In any case, I do not consider it wasted time for anything, and there are still the other sequels to see. However, right off the bat with so much duration in between, I would easily recommend another 7 and 8 works of the spokon genre before Tennis no Ouji-sama even with much shorter duration.



En Español:


introducion a la reseña:

Primero que nada quiero aclarar que no soy de crear reseñas y sobretodo extensas, pero considero que siendo un fan del genero "Spokon" y que la adaptacion de Tennis no Ouji-sama (TnO) recibe una cantidad significativa de capitulo en su primera serie, me corresponde dejar algunas cosas claras del Anime. Antes de comenzar aclaro que tratare de omitir cualquier spoiler pero tal vez en algun momento merezca hacer mencion del alguna escena especefica.

Historia: (5,5 / 10)

En cuanto a la trama no voy a detallar lo obvio que refiere en su sinopsis pero si quiero hacer incapie en alguno temas puntuales. Por ejemplo:
La historia gira entorno a las competencias deportivas como lo son los torneos lo que lo vuelve algo cliche dentro el genero, pero lo divertido de "TnO" es que utiliza una disciplina casi totalitariamente individual como el Tennis para volverla un juego de equipos, en este caso de escuelas y trae a la mesa muchas configuraciones de partidos tanto dobles como inviduales que dan lugar a gran diversidad de enfrentamientos y llevando los juego a ser de 1 solo set, por lo que el ritmo casi nunca se ve afectado de forma lenta. Al contario, la gran mayoria de partidos son resumenes y practicamente nunca desarrollan un partido al completo.
Otro aspecto a resaltar sin dudas son los "movimientos personales" que aqui entra en juego una cuestion de preferencia del espectador, por que si buscas un anime que realice fielmente el deporte claramente este no es el lugar y recomendaria mucho mas "Baby Steps" en este aspecto, ya que "TnO" es mucho mas un spokon de fantasia, como quien dice "Captain Tsubasa" y la fisica e logica se aplican muy debes en cuando le resulte conveniente para el show.
tercer y ultimo punto de este apartado quiero cerrar con el tema del "relleno", por que si bien en varias adaptaciones suele ser molesto sin mas, en TnO funciona de forma discreta dando lugar a momentos realmente divertidos e inclusive algunos capitulo mezclados con contenido "cannon" del manga. Aun asi me parecio bastante elevado el numero de capitulos "originales" por que se roba al menos 1/3 de la serie, pero sabiendo identificarlo ya pasa a ser una eleccion opcional y repito no trae ese contenido molesto de no aportar absolutamente.

Arte y Sonido: (5 / 10) y (7 / 10)

Para ahorrar un poco de espacio con todo lo anterior opto por hacer un resumen por encima de los 2 puntos que siempre tomo como mas "superficiales".
Respecto a la animacion si bien se entiende que es una adaptacion de unos 19 años atras, me esperaba algo mas fluido las imagenes estaticas son un problema a lo largo del show por que se repiten sin parar desde un saque, hasta una recepcion o movimiento personales, basicamente optaron por "Cortar y Pegar".
En cuanto al Sonido me quedo mas que nada con el cast de Seiyuus y los OST que aunque se repiten constantemente le dan un sello e identidad al anime propio, por lo que me esperaba es fue de los OP / ED me parece que muy pocos me quedan en la mente al final del anime


Personajes: (8 / 10)

Sencillamente la mejor caracterista del Anime debido a la gran variedad de personalidades que tenemos dentro de Seigoku y el humor que manejan que es capaz de sacarte una sonrisa facilmente en cualquier escena y por ello cosas como el "relleno" terminan siendo de lo mejor por que es donde mas libres se los ve a los personajes y inclusive hasta mas comodos, que cuando se los ve compitiendo y animaria a decir que fue este el punto que me llevo a continuar viendo el anime hasta el final.


Entretenimiento: (6 / 10)

Un espectaculo que desde lo personal fue de mayor a menor.
Ya que si bien es divertido ver en el comienzo como Ryoma todo "Gary stu" limpia el piso con los demas. Ya luego hacia 3/4 de la emision se vuelve monotono, por que no parece importar contra quien juegue enfrente, aun si tenga al mismisimo Agassi siempre saldra un "guionazo" que lo ayude a ganar no importa que tenga que romper toda la fisica y por lo tanto a veces ese aspecto de no tener un balance entre ganar demasiado o perder demasiado (como pasa en otras obras) comienza a volverse algo tedioso e repetitivo. De cualquier manera no considero que fuese tiempo desperdiciado para nada, y aun quedan las demas secuelas por ver. Sin embargo de buenas a primeras con tanta duracion de por mediorecomendaria facilmente otras 7 y 8 obras del genero spokon antes que Tennis no Ouji-sama hasta con mucha menor duracion

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Oct 23, 2016

CrookedPanther

Not Recommended

I am probably one of the few people who did not enjoy this anime at all. I honestly found it horrible and not because of the old animation, i mean when you watch an old anime you really cant have high expectations for animation. First of all the story, it s the classic sports story where the protagonist aims to be the best. But in this case the protagonist is just too strong, he has no real opponent, you barely even see him train at all, even when he struggles vs an opponent he suddenly overcomes the difficulty for no reason at all (kind of ... like how ichigo defeats his opponents in bleach, he s losing the whole fight then KA-BOOM super power time and beats them).
Second of all the characters, i found them simply boring, besides the protagonist who has some kind of arrogant attitude the rest of them have no special characteristics whatsoever. For that reason to give them something special they have different speech patterns for example one of them says the same sentence twice and another one always says pshhh or something. The leader of the tennis club has to be the most plain character i ever saw, all he says is one single sentence every time he has some screen time (which is not very much). But what annoyed me the most is the lack of character development in the series so many episodes yet the characters remain as they were in season 1.
To conclude, the matches. At first glance the matches seem interesting but after awhile they become very repetitive and i found my self just skipping 15 mins out of the 20 of every single episode. As the story progresses, they seem to have run out of simple ideas for the matches so it ends up a super power match. (small spoiler here) There is one match where the opponent makes a tornado just by spinning around then the protagonist slices the ball in half with his racket, i was confused it felt more like dragon ball than a sports anime. I believe when u have a sports anime you either have some kind of powers like Kuroko no basket, or go the normal road as diamond no ace or Haikyuu! but prince of tennis took the super powers to a whole new level of what the hell am i watching!
I do not recommend this anime at all too many episodes and it only gets worse.
P.S. i actually enjoyed the fillers more than the actual episodes. (which is sad)

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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