Prince of Tennis impressions

[silverthunder]

Okay, so I've watched through the 10 episodes that I've been told I have to at least get through before I decide anything about Prince of Tennis. (Although I kinda skipped episode 8 after skimming ahead to see who won)

Impressions:

1. I don't like Ryoma. I suppose you could put him just above Howard on the list of "Anime Characters I Disliked Right From the Start". He's an arrogant little prat, and the only reason I want him to win games is when his opponents are even worse than he is. I really want him to get his ass handed to him, but I suspect that'll only happen if I actually get to like the little prick some day.

2. I like Ryoma's dad even less than him. The man is a first-class asshole.

3. I also dislike Sakuno. She personifies the things people don't like about anime females - she and other characters like her are the reason people have such a low opinion of girls in anime.

4. Momoshiro is awesome. He was the series' saving grace for me, so it was probably lucky he made his appearance in episode two rather than later on. The guy is EASILY my favorite character; he's cool, he's fun, he's hot... What's not to like?

5. I also have favorable impressions of the "regulars" in general. Although with Fuji and Eiji, this could be uneducated bias, since Eiji's hair reminds me of Waya and Fuji has Kurapika's voice. I didn't want Kaidoh and Inui to lose to Ryoma, either. Bleh.

6. The episode with the vegetable juice is actually episode 9. third_requiem told me it was after 10 - pleasant surprise, I think. It was amusing.

7. sailormac told me what the more popular pairings are. Withholding judgement. Especially in Momoshiro's case, because NO ONE is good enough for him. (Okay, that's a lie, he'll be slashed as soon as it's convenient)

8. I'm going to keep watching. I expect the next few episodes to tell me whether or not I want to buy DVDs.

Comments

[pichi.livejournal.com]

Yeah, Ryoma's a prat. I've never been too fond of him XD Though, like I said, he does have his moments in the series (and he DOES get his ass handed back to him at least once). Sakuno was really, really annoying to me at first, but I like her now. No promises that she'll grow on you, but when you think of her in terms of characterizing a lot of what makes teenage girls insecure, like embarrassment, being wrong, being clumsy, and being uncontrollably nervous around a major crush... I don't know. I started to really relate to and that made me like her a lot more :) I couldn't even bring myself to say hi to the boys I crushed on. I kind of admire that she's at least brave enough to face Ryoma and his repeated rejections of interest or even awareness that he knows her.

I liked Momoshiro too, and he's one of the more visible characters through the series. The veggie juice episode-- number 9-- is the reason I told you to give it ten episodes *grin* That's the episode that got me interested in more, and it starts to pick up a bit after 10, IMO.

[silverthunder]

he DOES get his ass handed back to him at least once

YES! How soon will that happen?

I thought that first, actually, about Sakuno, but I find her to be pretty well useless as a character. Why is she even in there? Does she have some purpose? Other than "token female character", I mean... It would be better not to have a girl in there at all than to have one who does absolutely nothing for the series and yet still somehow gets focus.

I look forward to future episodes, anyway. :) Who knows, maybe some of these people will grow on me.

[pichi.livejournal.com]

It's episode 25 or 26 ^^

Well, yes XD She is useless as a character. But I like her anyway :) Hopefully the less interesting characters will grow on you. They grew on me.