Favourite Characters:
No.1 Tezuka Kunimitsu (Seigaku) and Sanada Genichirou (Rikkaidai)
I don't know who to place first so I'm putting them in the same position.
The rest are listed not in order of preference since it's really hard to rank them:-
The rest of Seigaku i.e. Fuji, Echizen, Momo, Oishi, Eiji, Taka-san, Inui, Kaidou.
From Hyotei - Atobe Keigo (who can resist this Ore-sama no bigi? ^__^), Oshitari Yuushi (Kansai-ben rocks!), Ootori Choutarou (such a sweet guy who's scared of frogs), Shishido Ryo (his determination impresses me and he does look good with shorter hair) and Akutagawa Jiro (Suge kawaii!!!)
From Fudoumine - Tachibana Kiipei (a strong player yet to display his full potential), Kamio Akira (for his constant squabbles with Momo), Ibu Shinji (for his mumbling)
From Yamabuki - Sengoku Kiyosumi (he's so cute and funny! Zero resistance when it comes to girls and he was simply fantastic against that Bobby Max during Singles 3)
From Rokkaku - Amane Hikaru aka Dabide (Lame jokes/dajare which make you wonder whether to laugh at the joke or him), Saeki Koujiro (good looking and he's a strong player to be able to see through Eiji. Looks good with Fuji too although not in the yaoi sense.)
From Jousei Shonan - only Kajimoto Takahisa (he's good in terms of skills and looks. His team must be the one I dislike the most so far.)
From Rikkaidai - Kirihara Akaya (cute yet like a devil on the courts), Yanagi Renji (his match with Inui was simply fabulous although his eyes remain closed 100% of the time unlike Fuji), Yukimura Seiichi (yasashii na buuchou...bishonen-type).
Favourite Matches:
1) Tezuka vs Atobe (Kantou First Round)
2) Inui vs Yanagi (Kantou Finals)
3) Momo/Kaidou vs Marui/Kuwahara (Kantou Finals)
4) Echizen vs Akutsu (Tokyo Finals)
5) Momo vs Sengoku (Tokyo Finals)
6) Fuji vs Akutagawa (Kantou First Round)
7) Echizen vs Sanada (Kantou Finals)
8) Fuji vs Kirihara (Kantou Finals)
9) Inui/Kaidou vs Shishido/Ootori (Kantou First Round)
10) Kikumaru/Momo vs Oshitari/Mukahi (Kantou First Round)
11) Kawamura vs Kabaji (Kantou First Round)
12) Echizen vs Ibu (District Finals)
13) Kaidou vs Kamio (District Finals)
日曜日, 10月 03, 2004
日曜日, 9月 12, 2004
Prince of Tennis - Buddies (Part 1)
Actually, among all the various characters in Tenipuri, there are many buddy combinations which are worth discussing. Suddenly, I have the urge to talk about my thoughts about some of these groupings...
Tezuka and Oishi
Other than the fact that they knew each other since Year 1 and that Oishi knows about Tezuka's injury, I don't seem to see a lot of closeness between these two guys outside of the courts and school like Momo and Echizen going for hamburgers together. Somehow, what binds them is the common belief that they can make it to the Nationals before they graduate and that seems to be the basis of their friendship. I'm not sure how to put it but SHINNEN seems to be the core ingredient in this pairing. I think since Tezuka is not one who expresses his emotions freely, Oishi becomes the bridge between him and the other members who may not understand him as well. Honestly speaking, I'm quite touched by their friendship especially when Tezuka had to leave for Germany to treat his shoulder and Oishi promised to make it to the Nationals for Tezuka to join the team in their quest. It's just that in the few recent episodes, there seems to be minimal interaction between them.
Sanada and Yukimura (Rikkaidai)
Well, there is very little mention of Yukimura other than the fact that we know there's something wrong with his body which stops him from playing tennis. I don't even know where the problem lies since the anime didn't mention. What we can see is that Sanada and Yukimura share a strong bond with each other which seems to be somewhat similar to what Tezuka and Oishi have. I like this combination quite a bit since there's the stern Sanada with the smiley face Yukimura which is the exact opposite of Tezuka and Oishi (captain is stern, vice captain is nice). Since Yukimura's operation is already successful, maybe we will get to see how his skills are and if possible, know more about his history with Sanada.
Momoshiro and Kaidou
These two are essentially rivals who provocate each other at the slightest opportunity. However, that match with Rikkaidai made me very touched besides it being really exciting. That's because these rivals put aside their differences for the sake of their sole aim to win the match. Actually, what they were fighting over so far were really small issues like not wanting to lose out to each other but the fact that they decided to get along with each other for once as compared to the St Rudolph match where they were doing their own thing, means a lot in this match since it's the Kantou finals. They tried to create chances for each other to perform his best tricks which speaks of the great coordination they can create from the sparks in their relationship. And when Kaidou was beaten psychologically by Jackal with his impersonation of Boomerang Snake, Momo tried to cover for him until he recovered from the shock. As Inui and Fuji put it correctly, being rivals helped them to know each other's strengths and weaknesses in addition to knowing how it feels to be in that sort of situation when you start to question your ability. Momo had this problem before when his Dunk Smash was blocked so he knows best how Kaidou is feeling. Hopefully, they can appear more in Doubles since I see that they can click pretty well just like what Kaidou and Inui did during the Hyotei match.
Tezuka and Fuji
Something strange about them...Fuji seems to be able to read Tezuka's mind and constantly teases him about various things while Tezuka is able to speak his mind in front of Fuji besides Oishi. The thing binding them would probably be coined as understanding of each other. The story didn't really say how close they were in the early years but seems like Fuji is a good listening ear for Tezuka when the need arises. Fuji has never beaten Tezuka before (in fact no one has managed to do so in the whole of Seigaku) so I'm wondering if Fuji does regard defeating Tezuka as a goal to achieve in addition to treating him as a buddy. Rivals or friends? It's this ambiguous mix of emotions that makes this relationship hard to define...
Tezuka and Oishi
Other than the fact that they knew each other since Year 1 and that Oishi knows about Tezuka's injury, I don't seem to see a lot of closeness between these two guys outside of the courts and school like Momo and Echizen going for hamburgers together. Somehow, what binds them is the common belief that they can make it to the Nationals before they graduate and that seems to be the basis of their friendship. I'm not sure how to put it but SHINNEN seems to be the core ingredient in this pairing. I think since Tezuka is not one who expresses his emotions freely, Oishi becomes the bridge between him and the other members who may not understand him as well. Honestly speaking, I'm quite touched by their friendship especially when Tezuka had to leave for Germany to treat his shoulder and Oishi promised to make it to the Nationals for Tezuka to join the team in their quest. It's just that in the few recent episodes, there seems to be minimal interaction between them.
Sanada and Yukimura (Rikkaidai)
Well, there is very little mention of Yukimura other than the fact that we know there's something wrong with his body which stops him from playing tennis. I don't even know where the problem lies since the anime didn't mention. What we can see is that Sanada and Yukimura share a strong bond with each other which seems to be somewhat similar to what Tezuka and Oishi have. I like this combination quite a bit since there's the stern Sanada with the smiley face Yukimura which is the exact opposite of Tezuka and Oishi (captain is stern, vice captain is nice). Since Yukimura's operation is already successful, maybe we will get to see how his skills are and if possible, know more about his history with Sanada.
Momoshiro and Kaidou
These two are essentially rivals who provocate each other at the slightest opportunity. However, that match with Rikkaidai made me very touched besides it being really exciting. That's because these rivals put aside their differences for the sake of their sole aim to win the match. Actually, what they were fighting over so far were really small issues like not wanting to lose out to each other but the fact that they decided to get along with each other for once as compared to the St Rudolph match where they were doing their own thing, means a lot in this match since it's the Kantou finals. They tried to create chances for each other to perform his best tricks which speaks of the great coordination they can create from the sparks in their relationship. And when Kaidou was beaten psychologically by Jackal with his impersonation of Boomerang Snake, Momo tried to cover for him until he recovered from the shock. As Inui and Fuji put it correctly, being rivals helped them to know each other's strengths and weaknesses in addition to knowing how it feels to be in that sort of situation when you start to question your ability. Momo had this problem before when his Dunk Smash was blocked so he knows best how Kaidou is feeling. Hopefully, they can appear more in Doubles since I see that they can click pretty well just like what Kaidou and Inui did during the Hyotei match.
Tezuka and Fuji
Something strange about them...Fuji seems to be able to read Tezuka's mind and constantly teases him about various things while Tezuka is able to speak his mind in front of Fuji besides Oishi. The thing binding them would probably be coined as understanding of each other. The story didn't really say how close they were in the early years but seems like Fuji is a good listening ear for Tezuka when the need arises. Fuji has never beaten Tezuka before (in fact no one has managed to do so in the whole of Seigaku) so I'm wondering if Fuji does regard defeating Tezuka as a goal to achieve in addition to treating him as a buddy. Rivals or friends? It's this ambiguous mix of emotions that makes this relationship hard to define...
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