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

[third-requiem.livejournal.com]

1. I think he'll grow on you :o Maybe? I didn't quite like him at first but he does grow on you.

2. As does Nanjiroh. Dude. Just WAIT until he and Momo get into a muscle contest XD Classic.

3. We all dislike anime!Sakuno. However, after RPing in match_point with missitar, I have to say that I don't mind her much. I'll still throw licorice at her when she comes on screen though.

4. Momo is the awesomest character. He's so lovable and frienly and I don't know why he doesn't get more love in the fandom.

5. Fuji is like...hidden evil :O but he's awesome. I think you'll really like it when Yuuta, Fuji's younger brother, makes his entrance ^_^ They're so cute together. OHHH!!! Specially the Date episode. But that's around 74 and you have to WATCH the previous eps to get some of the jokes.

6. Oops. The juice gets better and better ^_^

7. Bah I say to popular pairings <.< The great thing is that while there are more fandom loved pairings, nearly anything is acceptable. Mmmmm...beware most of the TezuFuji fans. And non-fans. That's the most lethal pairing in the fandom. (Momo and Ryoma!! MOMORYO!!!XD It eats your brain! Ep 27 *nods* Ryoma actually gets teary-eyed at Momo)

8. :/ I wouldn't buy the DVDs probably. At least, if you do, don't buy the entire set. Not worth it. Only really worth it up to 79 or so and then the Rokkaku eps. Other than those, it's just kinda...blah.

[silverthunder]

1. I'll bet he doesn't lose now when I want him to, either. He probably loses after I decide I like him. XD It always happens that way.

2. I saw the muscle contest. I still don't like him. But I LOVE Momo! <3333333

3. I don't think I will grow to like Sakuno. At all.

4. Momo is so the awesomest! XD He doesn't get enough love in fandom? oO Why NOT?

5. Fuji has Kurapika's voice. Heeeeee. Does he ever open his eyes?

6. There's more with the juice? :D I like this anime more and more...

7. *shrug* Well, I'm not necessarily going for the popular pairings... I was just curious, since I tend to end up going for the most obvious ones and those are usually - not always! - the popular ones. I don't know if I like the idea of TezuFuji. Tezuka seems a little on the scary side so far. ^^;

8. The DVDs are $7.50 each and I get 13 episodes on each one. It's not THAT much money. And if I was going to buy them, I wouldn't buy them all at once anyway... I'd buy 6 DVDs so I could get a 7th for free, and take the first thirteen eps of Tsubasa as the free one. That'd get me 84 episodes of PoT. Then if I really wanted to, I'd buy more later on.

[third-requiem.livejournal.com]

1. Hmmmmm....I'll keep silent on this one :o

2. Awwww. I don't like Nanjiroh as a dad, but he's a hilarious character.

3. Doesn't surprise me XD

4. He does get love, just not as much as other characters :/ I dunno. My guess is either because he's not as pretty as some of the other regulars (I mean, poor Taka gets NO love T_T) or because *shrugs* they'd rather pair other people together instead of with Momo.

5. When he opens his eyes, he's scary :O It's when he's his most serious. So, ya know....

6. There is definitely more with the juice XD It's almost THE running TeniPuri gag.

7. I kinda agree with this. Usually, I end up with pairings I think are the most obvious but get next to no attention in the fandom (ie. KenOmi, MomoRyo) Personally, I don't like TezuFuji for a few reasons. The main one being I'm just sick and tired of it. I don't really see them as a pairing in the anime and get tired of how some of the fans are just so "OMG! their luv is so tru! how can't you see it!? look at how they look at each other!!" and I'm just like...what do you mean? I don't see Tezuka changing around Fuji or acting different and with Fuji, it just seems like he likes messing around with Tezuka. But, I don't get into it because that part of the fandom is scary and scathing.

8. Ahhhh...I see. I'll hold my opinion about Tsubasa :/ I'm not happy with the anime and that's all I'll say.