Tennis no Oujisama: Zenkoku Taikai-hen - Semifinal

The National Tournament continues for Ryouma Echizen and the Seishun Academy Boys' Tennis Team as they face off against last year's semifinalist, Shitenhouji Middle School. As winners of the Kansai Regionals, Shitenhouji is one of the top contenders to win this year's tournament. What's more, each member of the Shitenhouji team has skills that are said to surpass their Seishun counterparts. Shitenhouji also has Kintarou Tooyama, another "super rookie" who rivals Ryouma in strength and technique. Seishun will have to push the limits of their abilities to stand a chance at defeating the Kansai champions in this East versus West matchup.

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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

Tada, Shunsuke Director, Episode Director

Hamana, Takayuki Storyboard

Tsuda, Kenjirou Theme Song Performance

Hosoya, Yoshimasa Theme Song Performance

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Oct 10, 2012

Carex

Recommended

" Mada Mada Dane "

One of my favorite arc for POT...

Story: Perfectly done. Although this is just the Semi Finals and an OVA it really compels the story and one of the important match you should not miss, that leads to Fuji's perfection.
Score: 7

Art: As good as ever but not perfect. For a sports anime though? It's more than enough...
Score: 8

... Sound: It really captures the emotion of every characters as well as their matches. Dubbing, OP and ED is brilliant as well but nothing out of the ordinary.
Score: 7

Character: I loved the characters in this arc, Shitenhouji to be specific is one awesome team. And of course Seishun Gakuen.
Score: 7

Enjoyment: Out of all the POT OVA I think a lot will enjoy this most aside from the Finals itself that concludes POT Season 1..

Total Score: 7

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Sep 14, 2020

SinCrow11

Mixed Feelings

Overall Review: 4.8 out of 10

Story: 3

First of all, let me clarify that in this section there will be a majority of "SPOILERS" regarding these OVAs, because I want to exemplify the reason for my discharge. Now with this explained let's get started.
In previous reviews I have always chosen to defend this title, its history and above all the fantasy that carries over it, because there is more of this, there was always an "extra" that caused you not to notice so much in the amount of inconsistencies and situations outside of physics they were happening so it was fun. Unfortunately at this point there ... is nothing of the kind, The matches are ultra summarized to the point that even some last less than 1 chapter, in which they are only based on showing their "special movements" without any credible context, the rivals they are quickly discarded without developing, without comedy (although well, the parties are already a joke) and the worst thing is that we are not in a first stage, where nobody is interested in the parties or members! are the national semifinals !!!! And it is lived more like a comedy, than in a true context and settings. Also in another sense the idea of ​​balls that become invisible, characters flying 5 rows over the stands, balls that split in the middle and so on. It seems too out of context to me considering that they are characters who are 16 years old at most and what will they do when they are older? Throw planets by the elbows ?. To finish I reiterate the same as in the beginning, I have tried to turn it around in a thousand ways and see the positive side, but it seems to me everything has a limit in that sense. Tennis no Ouji-sama overflowed the glass

Art: 5 / Sound: 7.5

Just as in the previous season I mentioned that the study change was an improvement in terms of animation, in this sequel it really declines again, many times the situation of static movements is repeated and even scenes out of context, as in a rally exchange that You only show how it ends and the best example is in the case of Kawamura flying into the stands without showing how it turned out there.
In the sense of Sound I feel more comfortable than in its prequels, the Opening shows more personality than the series required and the cast remains together with the OST, perhaps in this case it was the only section that showed an improvement


Characters: 4.5

Another downturn in these OVAs, undoubtedly falls a lot on the characters, looking far below what they knew how to give in their first adaptation and being much more superficial in this context and added to the lack of development and use of rivals, more like Mention the lack of extras like the reporters or the Ryoma girls club that gave the show a certain color, Not to mention the improvement in their movements of the Seigaku players at critical moments with only a few 1 minute flashbacks, all very basic and conformist


Entertainment: 4

If I said in its first installment that there were easily 7 or 8 spokons that far exceeded it and with a much shorter duration, imagine my thinking today with a few chapters above the account, and with the bad review that I had to give it .
The truth is there is nothing to highlight and the entertainment is very basic. Now, if you are looking for something for a small child to get excited, surely enjoy the show for the number of colors, striking movements, charismatic characters in the beginning and others like who says Captain Tsubasa for the relationship in the style of Spokon, but if you already want a I work something better work and that it is so basic I do not recommend this anime at least you are a fan of Spokon as in my case I continue here



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Reseña general: 4,8 de 10

Historia: 3

Primero que nada déjenme aclarar que en este apartado habrá mayoría de "SPOILERS" respecto a estas OVA, debido que quiero ejemplificar el por que de mi descargo. Ahora con esto explicado comencemos.
En anteriores reseñas siempre eh optado por defender a este titulo, su historia y sobretodo la fantasía que carga sobre ella, por que mas haya de esto, siempre hubo un "extra" que ocasionaba que no te fijaras tanto en la cantidad de Incoherencias y situaciones fuera de la física que sucedían por lo que era divertido. Desgraciadamente a este punto ya no hay nada de ello, Los partidos son ultra resumidos al punto de que inclusive algunos duran menos de 1 capitulo, en el cual solo se basan en mostrar sus "movimientos especiales" sin ningún tipo de contexto creíble, los rivales son descartados rápidamente sin dar desarrollos, sin comedia (aunque bueno, los partidos ya de por si son un chiste) y lo peor es que no estamos en una primera etapa, donde a nadie le interesa los partidos o integrantes! son las semifinales nacionales!!!! Y se vive mas como una comedia, que en un contexto e ambientaciones verídicas. Ademas en otro sentido la idea pelotas que se vuelven invisibles, personajes volando 5 filas sobre las gradas, pelotas que se parten al medio y demás. Me parece demasiado fuera de contexto teniendo en cuenta que son personajes que tienen 16 años a lo sumo y ¿que harán cuando sean mayores? ¿tirar planetas por los codos?. Para finalizar reitero lo mismo que en el comienzo, eh buscado de darle la vuelta de mil formas y verle así el lado positivo, pero me parece todo tiene un limite en ese sentido Tennis no Ouji-sama rebalso el vaso

Arte: 5 / Sonido: 7,5

Así como en la anterior temporada mencione que el cambio de estudio fue una mejoría en cuanto a la animación en esta secuela realmente decae nuevamente, muchas veces se repite la situación de movimientos estáticos y hasta escenas fueras de contexto, como en un intercambio de peloteo que solo muestras como finaliza y el mejor ejemplo es en el caso de Kawamura volando hacia las gradas sin mostrar como resulto alli .
En el sentido del Sonido me siento mas a gusto que en sus precuelas el Opening muestra mas personalidad que requeria la serie y el cast se mantiene junto al OST, tal vez en este caso fuese único apartado que demostró una mejoría


Personajes: 4,5

Otro bajón de estas OVA, sin dudas recae bastante en los personajes, viéndose muy por debajo de lo que supieron dar en su primer adaptación y siendo mucho mas superficial en este contexto y sumado a la falta de desarrollo e utilización de los rivales, mas como mencione el faltante de extras como los reporteros o el club de chicas de Ryoma que le daba un cierto color al show, Ni hablar de la mejoría de sus movimientos de los jugadores de Seigaku en momentos críticos con solo unos flashbacks de 1 minutos, todo muy básico y conformista


Entretenimiento: 4

Si dije en su primer entrega que facilmente habia 7 u 8 spokons que le superaban ampliamente y con una duración mucho menor, imaginen mi pensamiento a día de hoy con unos cuantos capítulos mas arriba de la cuenta, y con la mala reseña que me toco darle.
La verdad no hay nada que destacar y el entretenimiento es muy básico. Ahora, si buscas algo para un niño pequeño se emocione seguramente disfrute del espectáculo por la cantidad de colores, movimientos llamativos, personajes carismáticos en el comienzo y demás como quien dice Captain Tsubasa por el parentesco en el estilo de Spokon, pero si ya quieres un trabajo algo mejor trabajo y que sea tan básico no recomiendo este anime al menos seas un fan del Spokon como en mi caso que continuo aquí

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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Sep 25, 2024

ajw215799

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This rushed mess is weighed down by how much it has to get through in the short amount of time as well as bizarre writing. Not only is this super rookie new rival a brain damaged shonen hero (if you’re going to be someone’s rival, at least get their damn name right and don’t try and throw a tantrum when you don’t get your way) but what are these umpires doing when someone plays tennis violently enough to cover a child and the court in blood!?

The Prince of Tennis on a larger whole has suffered from the fact that people are allowed to brutally ... injure others with tennis and not suffer any consequences.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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