Shin Tennis no Oujisama vs. Genius 10

After a month abroad, the Foreign Expedition Team has returned to the Japan U-17 training camp. The group consists of 20 players, each with strength and technique that far surpasses those who occupy the camp's top court. In anticipation of the team's arrival, the coaches announce that 20 of the best players would be selected for further training. Tension begins to rise when only high school students are chosen to participate, but the middle school students challenge the players who possess the 11th to 20th positions to steal their places.

With the delayed appearance of the "Genius 10," the middle school students begin scheming among themselves to claim those spots as well. Unlikely pairings start to work together, combining their efforts to defeat the top 10 players of the country. It is a battle of wits, deception, and skill—all for the privilege of representing Japan at the U-17 World Cup.

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Echizen, Ryouma Main

Minagawa, Junko Japanese

Fuji, Shuusuke Main

Kaida, Yuki 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

Tezuka, Kunimitsu Supporting

Okiayu, Ryoutarou Japanese

Atobe, Keigo Supporting

Suwabe, Junichi Japanese

Yamamoto, Hideyo Director

Tada, Shunsuke Episode Director

Matsuzawa, Kenichi Episode Director

Tsuda, Kenjirou Theme Song Performance

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Jul 12, 2015

Ochiibi

Recommended

Warning: This is not tennis.

If you've watched the original Prince of Tennis, you'll definitely see how crappy the New PoT is.

Prince of Tennis is one of the best franchise in Japan. The reason why this series got a lot of adoptions is because of how high their sells are. Even I cannot believe how many the tenipuri fans are. As long as the anime sells, they'll make a new adoption. Not concerned if it 's good or not. And in our case, it is not.

In this series, tennis isn't even tennis anymore. They introduced a lot of violent techniques. A glowing shot that ... damages the court and can tear a water tank down. There was even a fight where you can see a pirate like wtf isn't this supposed to be tennis? Most of the matches aren't even thrilling. I hate how the producers skipped and altered a lot of scenes/chapters from the manga. The supposed to be fun part aren't in the anime. What the hell are the producers thinking?!

And the most disappointing part is that how come the Pinnacle of Perfection is being achieved by many. Isn't Teni Muhō supposed to be the top of the top? In the ORIGINAL PoT, Ryoma did achieve the Teni Muhō and his skills were unbelievable. The ball cannot be seen and the opponent can't even score a single point. But in the New Prince of Tennis, this is not the case. Teni Muhō is now just an achievement you'll attain when you enjoy tennis. I'll give them the credit if they made the matches more interesting but no. The matches is the New PoT are boring. It doesn't matter if you enter Teni Muhō or not. What matter in this series is how you'll survive in the match. What an unbelievable tennis.

Since this is an OVA, and judging how disappointing its prequel is, I did not expect anything from it. But let me just say that this series... is definitely better than its prequel. However, the story is very misleading. There are many scenes in the manga that the anime didn't adopt. Which lead to bad pacing, ridiculous opinions, and bad character development. Tenipuri has a lot of characters and 10 episodes can't possibly give significance to even at least ten characters.

The art is expected. Production I.G did a good job. They raised a lot of beautiful bishounens (especially Fuji damn he looked so hot). I thank you for that. I love the sound as well. The opening was okay but I find the ending song cute and adorable. I even pre ordered the "Party Time" album cause the characters are so cute!

Nevertheless, I really enjoyed watching this anime. I'm a solid PoT fan, you see. And I love watching them go cray with their matching oozing sex appeals. Fan service isn't bad once in a while, he. Tenipuri fans will definitely enjoy this OVA but as for the others... I don't know. It will depend on your taste if you'll give it a try or not. In the end, I still enjoyed watching how the characters fight for their death. This anime still has a lot of interesting stuff and I love the manga. I just hope the sequel will be more interesting than the first season.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Jul 11, 2015

jimothyyoong

Recommended

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This is my first review and what would be more perfect than reviewing the continuation of one of my favourite sports anime of all time? There won't be any major spoilers in this review.
~Story~
Comparing to the bare bones storyline of New Prince of Tennis, this story is slightly better but still quite boring. They're still in the training camp doing training camp things but they have a shuffle match against the first strings (basically all of them are overpowered as hell) who have just returned and that's it. Literally it. Still lacking but good enough i guess. 5/10
~Art~
Looks good. People move ok enough although ... I still think that sometimes the overhead shots of rallies lack power and simply look like weak. That's an issue i've had with the animation of this series for quite a while, the balls lack what looks like momentum, they lack punch. It's been a minor annoyance with me since the beginning of the series but hey, it's pretty good nonetheless. 7/10
~Sound~
Well it's pretty good. Though literally everything was taken from the previous series. The sound effects sound great and somewhat makeup for the lack of power mentioned previously. Overall pretty nice, it works, doesn't particularly excel at anything but still doesn't lack anything. 7/10
~Character~
Now here's an issue that plagues the series in general. The issue with the series is that it tends to focus on too many characters so many characters lack development severely well in this case that's addressed quite well. Many characters both lack development and screentime but the ones that get screen time tend to have subtle changes done to them. But in the end character interactions are still pretty entertaining. 7/10
~Enjoyment~
It was fun to watch. It was just like the other series in the way it was just fun to watch, there's no real way to explain it but it was just a good solid fun watch from beginning to end and sets up a real nice dynamic by the end of the series that will be expanded on (hopefully) when there is enough chapters to make a new OVA series on. 8/10
~OVERALL~
It was pretty nice. Yeah it wasn't the greatest thing i've seen, and it was pretty insane at some points i mean come on, ripping a hole in space by swinging is pretty stupid. But that's what this series as whole really is, it's stupid fun. You know it's exaggerated and almost impossible to do 90% of the moves done in the series but it's still a fun watch so I recommend any fans of the series in general to watch this, and any one who somehow stumbled onto this without prior knowledge to watch the original series or read the original manga then watch the National Tournament OVAs, The New Prince of Tennis then this. 7/10

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Sep 22, 2020

SinCrow11

Mixed Feelings

Story: 4

This time we return to the U-17 training camp where the last season of "Shin PoT" was left, for now if we adapt the final part referring to "Genius 10". The reality is that something similar to the previous season happened to me that seemed to start its first chapters on the right foot, but little by little it was distorted with an abrupt rhythm of the story that led to all the characters of "Genius 10" see as a blank page within the show, with a very summarized development and being that they play a preponderant role as representatives of Japan. But I ... don't want to go around the bush, going back to history in general we once again have our dose of "daily tennis matches"? If you can say that! The truth is that the average of games is high for this season (compared to its prequel) with good games but most of these do not receive more than 20 minutes in length. But the funniest and most anecdotal is the example compared to the 1st season. The games there lasted 2 to 3 chapters on average and I only played one set, now they literally play 3 sets in 20 minutes. They have their meme there.
Now, Mas there are of these problems of the program (which are not minor) the show manages to give rise to a decent ending so to speak, and with good aspirations to give a possible continuation, so it is to rescue.


Art: 8.5 / Sound 7


The visual section continues to be the source of life for "New PoT", thanks to the work that Produccion I.G contributes, leaving great moments and designs, just as I had already mentioned in the previous season. While on the Sound side it has improved thanks to the fact that they gave it an OP much more in line with the type of show and the ED does not feel so bad, although it could be better and to end the OST it fulfills its mission without having too much new repertoire. has shown above


Characters: 3

Again one of the sections that receives the greatest damage to the program along with the story for obtaining a decreased number of chapters are the characters, which although we have a large number from last season with all the known opponents of Seigaku and those already known from the field training, now the appearance of the main Japan high school team "Genius 10" is added, plus the introduction of an unknown character who gains strength towards the end of the show. But unfortunately it all comes down to this NUMBERS !, since in reality the content we receive from each one is lousy, with introductions of these very brief and that do not stand out too much.
The reality is that it hurts to see how one of the bases that supported the program as the main characters of Seigaku from its first season, they were disappearing but literally. Nothing is the same, neither the comedy, nor the parties or the attractiveness they propose.



Entertainment: 4

This season has shown not many more than the previous one, but with some ambitions more than its prequel and already showing a line at the end pointing to the U-17 World Cup, it is satisfactory at the end of the day, but everything else would be a summary of all the points and the problems that the show suffers, especially in the characters that the inflection point by which the viewer is attracted and was always the engine of the Anime, but since all the secondary schools joined and began to defragment the developments of each one and became unrecognizable to the point that you never find out where you have to really pay attention since it transmits it seems irrelevant.


Overall: 5.3

We reached the end of the trip and it left me with a more bitter taste than I expected, but despite this he wants to hope that the film that will come out in 2021 is the point to reactivate the program, being that this last adaptation was in 2015 and it can be reissued, but beware, with different nuances and with a studio that is responsible for giving it the time and the chapters it needs to once again demonstrate what Prince of Tennis used to be at its best.



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Historia: 4

En esta ocasión regresamos al campo de entrenamiento del U-17 donde quedo la ultima temporada de "Shin PoT", para ahora si adaptar la parte final referida al "Genius 10". La realidad es que me sucedió algo similar a la temporada anterior que parecía comenzar con el pie derecho sus primeros capítulos, pero poco a poco se fue desvirtuando con un ritmo abrupto de la historia que conllevo a que todos los personajes del "Genius 10" se vean como una hoja en blanco dentro del espectáculo, con unos desarrollo muy resumidos y siendo que estos cumplen un papel preponderante como representantes de Japón. Pero no me quiero ir por las ramas, volviendo a la historia en general volvemos a tener nuestra dosis de ¿"partidos de tenis diario"?, si se puede decir así!. La verdad es que el promedio de partidos es elevado para esta temporada (a comparación de su precuela) con buenos encuentro pero la mayoría de estos no recibe mas de 20 minutos de duración. Pero lo mas gracioso e anecdótico es el ejemplo comparación con la 1° temporada. Los partidos allí duraban de 2 a 3 capítulos promedio y solo jugaba a un set, ahora juegan literalmente 3 set en 20 minutos. Allí tienen su meme.
Ahora, Mas haya de estos problemas del programa (que no son menores) el espectáculo consigue dar pie a un final decente por así decirlo, y con buenas aspiraciones a dar una posible continuación, por lo que es para rescatar.


Arte: 8,5 / Sonido 7


El apartado visual sigue siendo la fuente de vida para "New PoT", gracias al trabajo que aporta Produccion I.G dejando grandes momentos y diseños, tal cual ya había mencionado en la temporada anterior. Mientras que por el lado del Sonido a mejorado gracias a que le dieron un OP mucho mas acorde al tipo de espectáculo y al ED no le sienta tan mal, aunque pudo ser mejor y para finalizar el OST cumple su cometido sin tener demasiado repertorio nuevo mas haya del mostrado anteriormente


Personajes: 3

Nuevamente unas de los apartados que recibe mayor daño al programa junto a la historia por obtener un numero disminuido de capítulos son los personajes, que si bien tenemos una gran cantidad desde la temporada pasado con todos los oponentes conocidos de Seigaku y los ya conocidos del campo de entrenamiento, ahora se le suma la aparición el equipo principal de preparatoria de Japón el "Genius 10", mas la introducción de un personaje desconocido que toma fuerza hacia el final del espectáculo. Pero desgraciadamente todo se resume a esto NUMEROS!, ya que en realidad el contenido que recibimos de cada uno es pésimo, con introducciones de estos muy breves y que no destacan demasiado.
La realidad es que duele ver como una de las bases que sustentaba el programa como los personajes principales de Seigaku desde su primer temporada, fueron desapareciendo pero literalmente. Ya nada es lo mismo ni la comedia, ni los partidos o el atractivo que proponen.



Entretenimiento: 4

Esta temporada a demostrado no muchas mas que la anterior, pero con algunas ambiciones mas que su precuela y ya mostrando una linea al final apuntando al mundial Sub-17 lo resulta satisfactorio al final del día, pero todo lo demás vendría siendo un resumen de todos los puntos y los problemas que el show aqueja, sobre todo en lo personajes que el punto de inflexión por que cual el espectador se ve atraido y siempre fue el motor del Anime, pero desde que se sumaron todos las escuelas secundarias e comenzaron a desfragmentar los desarrollos de cada uno y se volvió irreconocible al punto que nunca te enteras donde hay que poner verdaderamente atención ya que lo transmite parece irrelevante.


General : 5,3

Llegamos hasta el final de viaje y me dejo con un sabor mas amargo del que esperaba, pero a pesar de esto quiere tener esperanza en que la película que saldrá en 2021 sea el punto para reactivar el programa, siendo que esta ultima adaptación fue en 2015 y pueda volver a emitirse, pero ojo, con matices diferente y con un estudio que se haga responsable de darle el tiempo y los capítulos que necesite para que vuelva a demostrar lo que supo ser Prince of Tennis en su mejor momento.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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