The Prince of Tennis: National Championship Chapter

Story: 4 Well 2nd installment of Tennis no Ouji-sama, this time it continues from the pending account that was the "National Tournament" with a great change in terms of production and study in the course of the year in which its first adaptation ended, which As for this section, it is no less since due to the low reception of chapters that the show gets, it is forced to compress too much content and really especially in the last games that were the most relevant and receive only an average of 1 chapter per match! When we were used to having between 2 or even 3in special cases which does not leave the best impression from my perspective, something similar to what happens only in the first chapter that too many important events happen very briefly in 20 minutes. So although it remains faithful, for my taste it no longer contains that solidity that it knew how to obtain in its prequel, what is more what stands out the most is the chapter on the ultra random beach but by far the most fun of the season Art: 7 / Sound: 7 As for the visual section, it has been able to strengthen due to the change of study with much more polished character designs and a more fluid animation in the movements, in addition to not constantly recycling scenes. On the musical side, it maintains the OSTs that are icons and nostalgic in the show, so it is a point in favor, but it does not look so renewed with new OSTs to implement and on the side of the openings and closings they are regular but I expected anything else Characters: 6.5 We keep the same main cast since its prequel but we have lost a lot of the secondary elements that gave more excitement to the matches such as the 2 journalists who only have one appearance but bad memories in the entire adaptation and the girls from the Ryoma fan club (Although I see these as more acceptable from the side that are not playing in the city and maybe they are too far away to suppose round trip expenses). As for the rest, it remains to the letter with their respective personalities although with some developments not so well executed due to lack of time, what did hurt me is not having more of those chapters where the characters feel so free and they make you enjoy as much as you can like the episode on the beach that was too fun. Entertainment: 6 For better and for worse, what stands out in all this adaptation is the content and the way in which it is overcome and rushed, the good thing is that the pain of seeing "TnO" in this way is relatively short because with only 13 chapters it is difficult not to continue a story that you want to see as far as it goes, even if it has declined in this way. I would have liked them to summarize more the games against the first school that were irrelevant especially when they had already won 3-0 and save those extra chapters for some games in the 4th finals would last longer. Overall: 6.1 Clearly the change of study affected the series that although it gave it a better color palette and animation, receiving a single "cour" for so many games seriously damages the entertainment that the show provides, but in the end we will continue Ryoma's journey and his friends. En Español: Historia: 4 Bueno 2° entrega de Tennis no Ouji-sama, en esta ocasión continua desde la cuenta pendiente que era el "Torneo nacional" con un gran cambio en cuanto a producción y estudio en el transcurso del año en el que finalizo su primer adaptación, que en cuanto a este apartado es no menor ya que debido a la poca recepción de capítulos que obtiene el show, se ve obligado a comprimir demasiado contenido y realmente sobretodo en los últimos partidos que eran los mas relevantes y reciben solo un promedio de 1 capitulo por partido! cuando estábamos acostumbrados a tener entre 2 o hasta 3 en casos especiales lo que no deja la mejor impresión desde mi perspectiva, algo similar a lo que pasa tan solo en el primer capitulo que suceden demasiados acontecimientos importantes muy resumidamente en 20 minutos. Por lo que si bien sigue siendo fiel, para mi gusto ya no contiene esa solidez que supo obtener en su precuela, es mas lo que mas destaco es el capitulo en la playa ultra random pero por lejos de lo mas divertido de la temporada Arte: 7 / Sonido: 7 En cuanto al apartado visual si a sabido fortalecerse debido al cambio de estudio con unos diseños de personajes mucho mas pulidos y una animacion mas fluida en los movimientos, ademas de no reciclar escenas constantemente. Por el lado musical mantiene los OST que resultan iconos y nostalgicos en el espectaculo por lo que es un punto a favor, pero no se lo ve tan renovada en con nuevos OST a implementar y por el lado de las aperturas y cierres son regulares pero esperaba algo mas Personajes: 6,5 Mantenemos el mismo elenco principal desde su precuela pero hemos perdido gran parte del los elementos secundarios que le daban mas emocion a los partidos como los 2 periodistas que solo tienen una aparición sino mal recuerdo en toda la adaptacion y las chicas del club de fans de Ryoma (aunque a estas lo veo mas aceptable desde el lado que no en ciudad se encuentran jugando y tal vez esten demasiado lejos como para suponer gastos de ida y vuelta). En cuanto a lo demás se mantiene al pie de la letra con sus respectivas personalidades aunque con algunos desarrollos no tan bien ejecutados debido a la falta de tiempo, lo que si me dolió es no tener mas de esos capítulos donde los personajes se sienten tan libres y te hacen disfrutar a mas no poder como el capitulo de la playa que fue demasiado divertido. Entretenimiento: 6 Para bien y para mal lo que destaca en toda esta adaptación es el contenido y la forma en que se sobrellevado e apresurado, lo bueno es que dolor de ver a "TnO" de esta forma es relativamente corto por que con tan solo 13 capítulos es difícil no continuar una historia que quieres ver hasta donde llega, por mas que haya decaído de esta forma. Me hubiera gustado que resumieran mas los partidos contra la primera escuela que eran irrelevantes sobretodo cuando ya habían ganado 3 a 0 y ahorrar esos capítulos extra para algunos partidos de los 4° de final duraran mas. General: 6,1 Claramente el cambio de estudio afecto a la serie que si bien le dio una mejor paleta de colores y animacion, el recibir un solo "cour" para tantos partidos perjudica gravemente el entretenimiento que proporciona el show, pero en fin seguiremos el viaje de Ryoma y sus amigos

Thanks to the reduced airing schedule, they were able to improve on the animation. And the tennis action once again reached new unbelievable heights. But what’s holding this show back fundamentally is the production decisions behind the show and its writing. Apparently only 16 teams are competing in this national tournament (it’s unclear if Seigaku was seeded) because all of a sudden the first round was the top 16. Then taking one half each of the production (6 episodes each) to do the top 16 and then the quarterfinals split down the middle by AN ACTUAL FILLER EPISODE!!! And the fact that the opening episodeessentially makes the final episodes of the TV anime obsolete and unnecessary is just such a stupid production decision. You have to imagine that there’s at least 64 teams in the National tournament; what we want is to see Seigaku fight their way through, not automatically jump to the top 16. It is these decisions that prevent Prince of Tennis from being great as this should’ve been 26 episodes long minimum and yet…