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List Price: $39.98Amazon.com's Price: $35.99 You Save: $3.99 (10%)Prices subject to change.
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0782009236412
Format: Animated, Box set, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Label: Viz Video
Manufacturer: Viz Video
Number Of Items: 3
Publisher: Viz Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: April 24, 2007
Running Time: 300 minutes
Sales Rank: 36912
Studio: Viz Video
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
When 12-year-old tennis prodigy Ryoma Echizen, the hero of the shonen (boys') sports series The Prince of Tennis (2001), enters Seinan Academy Middle School, the tennis coach, the members of the team, and the kids in his class are all intrigued. Many of the early episodes follow a formula: an arrogant bully challenges "the kid" to a match and Ryoma beats the shorts off him. Ryoma's response to these challenges is an intense glare; he rarely talks to his rivals--or anyone else. He hurts the well-intentioned Sakuno because he repeats fails to remember her. While a self-contained stoicism characterizes many anime heroes, Ryoma is a difficult character to know or like. Things become more interesting when his icy façade cracks, enabling him to forge an alliance with teammate Takeshi Momoshiro in a doubles match. Ryoma also has a difficult relationship with his father Nanjiro, a former tennis pro once known as "the Samurai." A goofy monk who spends his time reading girlie magazines and playing with his cat, Nanjiro refers to Ryoma as "that cocky, rotten boy of mine." Director Takayuki Hamana uses split-screen, multiple images, negative color, and manga-style drawings to enliven the inevitably repetitious scenes of tennis games. Based on the long-running manga by Takeshi Konomi, The Prince of Tennis scored a big hit in Japan: the broadcast series ran for 178 episodes and spun off two OAVs and two features, so this 13-episode set is only the beginning. (Unrated, suitable for ages 10 and older: minor violence, minor risqué humor) --Charles Solomon
Average Rating: 
Rating:  -
I found POT Volume 1 to be excellent value for a fabulous show. The subs are high quality generally. If you've heard the original voice acting by the Japanese seiyuus, the dubs are absolutely hilarious. Don't miss Tezuka and Inui in particular. If you're like me, you'll listen to part of the dubbed version and then return to the subs wiser and thankful. Make sure you see the close of Episode 5 for an outstanding moment in translation madness! Lots of eps at a reasonable price and if you like Japanese ... Read More
Rating:  -
The Prince of Tennis is an amazing series. I love it having seen it raw. This box set leaves much to be desired, including unedited episodes. Viz has recut and deleted scenes that were in the original Japanese series. They have also taken out complete episodes, some of which were among my favorite. I was very disappointed. I was also horrified and the horrible dubbing that VIZ did. Luckily they do include subtitling and the original Japanese dialog, which if you're going to watch them I would recommend. ... Read More
Rating:  -
Finding a volume with such uneven quality among the discs is not common. This is an anime that starts out pretty bad, with a main character that is way too cocky, and a series of "bad guys" that are ten times worse. On top of this, there are some aspects of the anime that were changed from the manga and that create inconsistencies. For example, before a match, Ryoma Echizen, our hero, has doubts about his ability to beat his opponent, but when the match starts, he plays with his weaker hand! By the way, this is ... Read More
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Prince of Tennis is one of my all time favorite animes, therefore I was disgusted when this English dub was released. I have never seen a company (Viz) do such a rotten, lackluster job in the voice over department. I wonder if they even watched the raw before attempting the dub. To not even be able to accurately pronounce even the main characters names... someone at Viz needs to be fired. The only thing saving this review from a one star is that you have the option to watch the original subtilted raw Japanese episodes, ... Read More
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I was so happy when Prince of Tennis came to America, but a little wary also. I watched the original Japanese episodes and I was deeply disappointed in the way the dub was created. However, I was happy that they'd be coming out in box sets. I recently bought Volume 2, because I couldn't find Volume 1 at the time, and I was disappointed. I was really looking forward to the great opening and closing music as WELL as the original openings/closings. The subtitles were great, original japanese, but the music? The music is what ... Read More
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