[Review] TeniPuri manga

[oriaon]

Well, it took me two weeks to get through the entire manga, but I've done it \o/ And I'm so glad I did, you know, not only to refresh myself on characterization and plot, but to relive the entire experience again. And what an experience it was :'D Refueling old loves, not only the series as a whole, but characters I had forgotten how much I used to

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[sencha_kt]

Ahh this brings back so many memories and reminds me of why I fell in love with TeniPuri all over again ♥ There's so much I want to say but I don't want to bore you so....

100: Unrelated to the chapter, but I just wanted to take the time to say just how much I appreciate the manga. Tennis boys playing *tennis*. Boys being *boys*.
^ THIS. I started reading this series because it was a series about tennis and the thing I'll always enjoy most about the manga is the tennis even when it gets all implausible and silly.

113: ...Singles tennis gets the spotlight, but don't forget doubles exists too D:
^ THIS TOO :D The doubles pairs are my favourites ♥ It takes a wider set of skills, almost, to play doubles, although the area you cover is smaller.

129: 124.28 mph (200 km/h) Ootori's service. The fastest recorded tennis serve is held by Samuel Groth at 163.4 mph (263 km/h); Ootori is still growing and developing as a player, so this service isn't ridiculously fast compared to adult service, but is still very impressive for someone who is

[oriaon]

Hahaha, I'm so used to hearing the joke "This is a series about tennis." that I wanted to fit it somewhere in my analysis... and then I realized that it *is* a actually series about tennis. None of those silly filler arcs and forced gags and stuff; fanbooks are fine for those side notes, but the manga itself is Tennis *_______*

Doubles are some of my favorite matches to watch~
'It takes a wider set of skills, almost, to play doubles, although the area you cover is smaller.' <-- I can attest to that xD As well as I can play singles, I am horrid at doubles simply because it is so much harder. You've got to watch out for three other people for goodness sake DD

[sencha_kt]

Exactly! I have so much fun comparing TeniPuri tennis to rl!tennis :)

Even in actual tennis, doubles is way underrated. Wheelchair tennis, too :/ It would be awesome to see Konomi explore that a little, especially since the best wheelchair tennis player is undoubtedly Kunieda and he's Japanese, obviously :P

Yeah, I hate playing competitively, to be honest, and I feel that you get a lot of ideas when you're playing for fun. If you're in a pinch and you can free yourself of external pressures, or 'play for fun', as Konomi calls it, I guess you'd be able to make changes to your game which you wouldn't otherwise be able to think of (eg rl!pros are always thinking of more effective tactics during games). But I think it's got more to do with ridding yourself of pressure than it is 'fun' as such :/ I mean, especially after seeing how Tezuka activated it :P

[link621]

I just have to say that the reason why I love Atobe as much as I do now is because I re-read the manga and re-watched the original anime (side note: deliberately skipping Jyousei and the last fifteen or so episodes). He really is introduced as a jerkass, as you said, and I would argue he is one of the few characters who actually goes through real, meaningful character growth by the end of the series. He, like Sengoku or Inui, is a hard-working person who earns his success by putting out the effort needed to accomplish his goals. The trouble is, he's put into this position where he is at the top of a rich, pretentious school where he will probably be eaten alive if he is not a glorious queen king. Thus, narcissism, show-boating, etc

[oriaon]

If I hadn't reviewed the series and just read through it that one time, my top 5 character lineup would have been: Kirihara, Niou, Sanada, Marui, Jirou. A.k.a. Rikkai dominated because they're the "main focus" towards the latter half of the series. Hiyoshi comes up in a subsequent round, but Atobe's the one that made the largest leap for me, from the very very bottom to the very top, and all at once too

[link621]

Atobe did the same thing to me. He is sneaky like that. :|

I think he didn't actually "lose" to Atobe, and that's the whole point of that match. Atobe ultimately wins according to the scoreboard, but he lost the battle of the wills which was what was more important to him. But, really, don't let me start on that match because I will ramble for thousands of words. He does lose to Sanada, but that was a developmentally important match for Sanada as well. And then we see him turn around and defeat Yamato who says that Tezuka's potential is limitless, which is what I think REALLY makes him the "Tezuka-tier" player. But, yeah, it makes me really look up to Tezuka as well. :3

Dooooo eeeeet. Then let me read it. :3

[oriaon]

Sanada wasn't very happy with his 'win' either; he had to give up his head to head challenge. I was very happy that Tezuka was finally freed from the responsibility of leading a team in Shin Tenipuri and that he was able to play for himself instead. But then he leaves and it's going to be like the original series all over again where he's never there

[sac527]

*___________________________*

I love you, Ori.

And whoa I love all these small notes, because I definitely glossed over them the first time I read the manga!!!

[oriaon]

<3

I can't believe how much I missed too! This is only the third time I've read all the way to the end anyways xD; All the others I've only gotten to the first Hyoutei arc :'D

[ryuzaki_desu]

*gasp* someone speed-read rokkaku... I could almost hear "tanoshiku tame no tenisu!".

on number 69 *puts inui glasses on* Yuuta is know as a lefty-killer for a reason. But, when Fuji asks saeki if he did it on purpose, saeki replies something like "you got me!", and mentions he's worried about yuuta. So it's not exactly an overwhelming victory.

[oriaon]

I was going to ask how you knew, and then I looked back up and saw this hole chunk of chapters missing :x The same thing happened with Higa, sort of. Does my bias show that much? >________>;

Oh! I had forgotten that Saeki was a lefty D: There's a disproportionate amount of them in the series! ...Okay, I'm humbled, I need to go research Rokkaku xD;;

[ryuzaki_desu]

Two words: ii data.

It *is* disproportionate, but let me tell you that it makes all the tennis strategy the more interesting in the... *actual* tennis games. I think it's awesome just because of that.

Ori: Check. The rest of the fandom to go.

It's interesting, though. Someday I should just read the whole series in one sit. Heck, I own the whole collection anyway.
Except, Shinpuri doesn't sit well with me. It just doesn't have the artwork of the first series...