[Review] TeniPuri manga
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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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 only 13 years old.
Actually, 263km/h is crazy insane and Ootori's serve is top 100 pro level :P In general, the TeniPuri characters are playing at pro level at around that point in the story :P And then it gets all magical :P
204: PURI IS THE JAPANESE SFX FOR ANGER. Ahhhhhhhhhh. It wasn't just a nonsensical noise, it actually meant something D:
Well actually...:P
350: Tezuka's throwing his arm away for his team again. Some call this willpower. Others, stupidity.
XDD
378: "There was never a 'Tenimuhou no Kiwami' to begin with. ... It seems you guys don't get it." <-- Nanjirou, to Seigaku.
"Ryouma-kun... looks like he's having fun." <-- Sakuno gets it.
"That Tenimuhou thing is something everyone has. When the day you first started tennis came, you get lost in the ecstasy of it all. No matter how much you played, you didn't care because it was fun. During that time, everyone is already in Tenimuhou. However, when people start playing in clubs and school tournaments, they feel like they have to win and for the sake of winning they become afraid to miss their shots. Before you know it, just about everyone has entered the world where they've forgotten about that time. No one remembers the feelings they had when they first 'met' tennis... They can't remember the tennis that was... fun." <-- Nanjirou's explanation.
So what do you think about Ten'imuhou? I really don't buy Nanjirou's explanation XD Its effects seem to be more of a 'bringing out your potential' thing, and I doubt beginners have that :/ It seems to be less about fun and more about pressure to me, but idk...it's definitely got to do with attitude, though.
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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:
I understand what Konomi means about Tenimuhou, but yea, it's sort of iffy xD; Because when you first 'meet' tennis, to be honest, you suck at it. Or, in general, most people do :x I guess I can only speak from experience though; when I first started, I could underhand serve it-- and would hit home runs xD;;;;-- but I couldn't even hit the ball in a rally or it'd go way out. Meaning, frustrating :x The potential might be there, but there's no way I'm playing god-level like Echizen did.
But, there comes a point where I'm good enough to play and it's my favorite thing in the world. I joined the tennis team in high school, but my favorite part was always before practice or after practice, when I would just rally around, and *those* were fun. Then there's actual tournaments, and that whole thing where I'm not allowed to make mistakes or play as freely as I'd like, I wouldn't play as well as I would during just a fun game, and that really just killed the sport for me ): But of course, if I played erratically during an actual match, I'd have fun, yes, but there'd also be a lot of out balls and silly mistakes in the midst of really nice natural shots >________>
In short, attitude.
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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
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