[New January 2012] New Prince of Tennis

Japanese title: 新テニスの王子様
Info: http://myanimelist.net/anime/11371/New_Prince_of_Tennis
Watch online: http://www.crunchyroll.com/the-prince-of-tennis-ii
Genres: Sports
I've watched: 1 episode

Summary: Prince of tennis is back!

First impression score: 82 - Ridiculous as ever

Personal comments: OMG, the prince of tennis is back! I can't believe they are actually making more Prince of Tennis. As far as sports anime that based on over-the-top skills that no human could possibly possess in this world, Prince of Tennis is probably one of the best one I've ever seen. This new series seems to be an reunion of all of Seishun junior high school's past opponents. If they have kept up with the standards with the original series, I think it'd still be an interesting series to watch.

Prince of Tennis Final OVA: Ridiculous!

I don't even know where should I start, the fact this is one of the most ridiculous thing I've seen lately, or this anime completely destroys the image of tennis as a sport.

After 6 long years, we finally get to see the end of this sports saga. Sometimes I can't believe that I'm actually watching this.

Ok, that's it, I'm done talking about this anime. I'm going to bury it deeply in my memory and try to pretend that I've never seen such an anime.

Random Thoughts: Princes Of Tennis ~ Final

I have to say, this is one anime series I am a little ashamed to admit that I'm actively watching. It's not bad as far as anime concern. What is bad is the extreme exaggeration of the tennis play in this anime. As a 3.5~4.0 tennis player myself, I could not bear to watch some of the scenes because they are just pure ridicule. Yet, I managed to finish not only the 178 episode TV series, but also the two OVA series of 18 episodes total (not including this Final OVA).

So you wonder, if I think it's so ridiculous, how could I have managed to watch it. Well, if you have followed my blog long enough, you'd know that I rate animes fairly heavily on the character depth and variety. And Prince of Tennis series are good at both. It is so good that it makes me even forget all about how terrible they have portrayed tennis as a sport.

All and all, Prince of Tennis is still a sports anime. And to me, all sports animes are mediocre at best. Prince of Tennis is probably as good of a sports anime as I'll ever seen.