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Dec 2, 2009 10:19 PM
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THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE.
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I know I shouldn't takes Prince of Tennis seriously, but man! that was stupid.
May 22, 2010 2:48 AM
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Yeah. Having TWO Eijis in the same court VS ONE Kai just goes against PoT's sportsmanship spirit somehow. This sort of trick belongs better in a magic-themed Anime.

They could have at least attributed it to some optical illusion or Eiji being so fleet of foot that he looked like he was in two places at once.

P.S. Did anyone notice Kaidoh looking kinda spastic (like his eyes weren't drawn properly or something)?
May 22, 2010 3:08 AM
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cmon man...it wasnt that bad......
May 22, 2010 3:34 AM
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Well, it wasn't 'bad'. Just kinda unnatural for PoT. Then again, even though they make everything seem logical and realistic enough, not much is actually possible there.
May 22, 2010 4:07 AM
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Cmon . . . . Ha ha . Its just shonen . . Such things happen in shonen . . Wait till you watch the finals . You have no idea whats in store for you . Ha ha .
Dec 4, 2011 12:25 PM
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well said
Jan 29, 2012 2:46 PM
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I'm sorry, but that was really stupid. And I'm a diehard fan of Prince of Tennis too, seeing that I've loved it since I was little. But seriously, just no explanations and totally unbelievable.
It was still sweet though I guess xD.
Feb 19, 2012 11:48 AM
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Eneeli said:

P.S. Did anyone notice Kaidoh looking kinda spastic (like his eyes weren't drawn properly or something)?

Yeah...just rewatching it and it looks like crap. And for the Double-Eiji-Thing...i could totally live with it if there was some kind of explanation, but that was really weird.
Apr 16, 2012 9:51 PM
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Lol, I never thought that I'd be complaining that PoT made no sense, yet here I am. I think that all they had to do was some sort of explanation and I would have been happy. 90% illogical I'm cool with, 100% illogical I'm maybe not.
“Money can't buy dere”
Jul 29, 2012 9:11 PM

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It's just like Eiji said: just the heat. Or it could be that the authors ran out of inspiration. But most likely it's what PoT does all the time: do the impossible & see the invisible.

Btw, Higa middle school in japanese sounds just like Pikachu when they cheer. Pi-ka-chu! Pi-ka-chu!
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Jul 1, 2014 3:48 PM

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I'm actually quite happy with the pacing, since usually they made a game last two episodes.

Going back to this particular ep however....
I don't even know what to say

I mean I already knew eiji had that bunshin technique when I started watching tenipuri but the ball crawling up the net at the end ????

I don't even know what to say
Aug 7, 2014 7:26 PM

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LMAO. What is going on anymore........Eiji is cute and all, but wtf

LOAD said:
I'm actually quite happy with the pacing, since usually they made a game last two episodes.

Yeah, pacing is definitely much easier to watch.
Aug 28, 2014 7:52 AM

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cmon man...it wasnt that bad......


It really was.
Aug 29, 2014 8:39 AM
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Not to mention at the end when the ball defied gravity...
Jul 16, 2015 6:51 PM

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What the hell was this.
Stop the sequels high-ranking stupidity.
Group franchises in Top Anime page.
Because Gintama is just "one" anime and not 5.
Jul 27, 2016 7:29 PM
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WHAT THE
WHAT
?!

I mean, it is kinda funny that Eiji wanted to play doubles with Oishi so badly that he made a copy of himself so he could play doubles... but... WTF ?!?!?!
(Although, I have to say, I liked Eiji's character growth over the course of the series, how he went from wanting to be a singles player to playing doubles, now playing singles, and finally realizing he likes doubles more.)

I'm still mourning the loss of the Golden Pair... T_T But it looks like there's a chance Oishi will come back..?
Jul 4, 2019 10:12 AM

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lolwut? Prince of Tennis finally crossed the line of what I'm willing to accept. This is just lazy writing.
Jan 18, 2020 7:24 PM

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Doppelganger of Tennis. Holy smokes, this goes well beyond the realm of superpower sports. Even KuroBas never left me feeling such a sense of disbelief. The only explanation I can think of is that Eiji has become so agile that his afterimage makes it seem like he's in two places at once. I guess thematically it's nice, but I just wish it had been a bit more tied into some sort of technique as opposed to just landing a wrecking ball on reality.
Feb 10, 2020 6:19 AM

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It was interesting to see Eiji play in an official singles match, but how kagebunshin is possible in this anime? And the ball in the end ._.

Anyway, I still enjoyed the entire episode. Eiji is one of my fave characters in the series.




May 5, 2020 10:48 AM

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Before it was Dragon Ball and now it's Naruto XD and why won't they explain the clone thing every time Inui or Inoue would explain but now they are quiet lol
Mar 20, 2021 2:01 PM
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Btw, Higa middle school in japanese sounds just like Pikachu when they cheer. Pi-ka-chu! Pi-ka-chu![/quote]

Thought the same thing ahhahah

And that last ball, going up and not falling... Lol
Jun 25, 2021 4:12 PM

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Well that was odd, they just stuck with the fact that there were 2 Eiji's, even the referee thought there were 2 players ...
And to top it off, the ball climbing up the net lol.

Can't say I hate it but this was odd even for PoT standards.
Dec 28, 2022 2:09 PM

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I don't care about the impossibilities but Eiji should've at least lost like what.

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