I caught up with the New Prince of Tennis series today. I saw a listing of the players who caught a tennis ball, and I must say I'm a bit surprised.
No Yagyuu? No Shishido? Kamio without Shinji? Naturally, all of Seigaku (including Kawamura who I thought was supposed to have given up tennis) make it in. A lot of Shitenhouji people made it, too, including the VIce Captain with no Name (well, he didn't have one for the longest time). I'd have liked to have seen more Fudomine, especially Ishida, but any of the guys who were never developed would have been fun to get to know.
Ryoma's there, naturally. He's every bit as annoying as I remember. I thought the idea was that Ryoma wouldn't be the star of this series, but so far he's been the same bratty show-off. Tezuka, Atobe and Sanada practically cream their jeans wanting to talk to him.
But my real purpose for this post, dear readers, is to share this lovely picture from the third chapter. Just look at Kamio's expression. He and Tachibana are totes checking out Shinji's butt. Hell, Kamio looks like he's about to rape him. I especially love the caption, "The men who understand the joy of sex tennis more than anyone else." Folks, I couldn't make this stuff up.
In other news, watch Nodame Cantabile. Great music and tremendous fun.