The Best Tennis Anime: A Look at Prince of Tennis and Baby Steps

The world of animation has always given a lot of itself and there are some genres that have produced dozens of quality anime. In that sense, the spoke, that is, sports productions, have always had a special place in a large audience. Unfortunately, not all disciplines are equally popular. While it is very easy to find very outstanding titles in football, baseball or basketball, for example, things change when you travel to another sport. This is why talking about the best tennis anime is not so simple..

However, it is also true that there are two very outstanding series. One of them stands out above any other, and this is Prince of Tennis. Without a doubt, there is no better example and exponent when we talk about anime series based on this sport. The other great representative is Baby Steps, although it has much less travel. Today, at MARCA Gaming, we want to talk to you about these two series, as well as other options that have managed to attract attention

Prince of Tennis

Prince of Tennis, also known in Spain and Latin America as The Prince of Tennis, It is one of the sports series with the longest run in the Japanese animation industry. For those who do not know it, we are talking about a true cultural milestone that broke borders and conquered thousands, thousands and thousands of viewers throughout 178 episodes. And that was just the first series, because there’s actually more.

The original work, the manga, was published between 1999 and 2008, accumulating a total of 42 compilation volumes before returning to the stage with a first series spin-off of 7 volumes and a sequel, The New Prince of Tennis, which is still in serialization today after having published 41 volumes. Much of this content has been adapted for the small and big screen through the already mentioned and first 178 episodes (from 2001 to 2005), a movie (The Prince of Tennis The Two Samurai: The first game, 2005) and 15 episodes divided between two OVAs (El príncipe del Tenis Zenkoku Taikai Hen Semifinal, El príncipe del Tenis Zenkoku Taikai Hen Final).

So, if you are looking for a series to which you can dedicate many hours of your life, and you are passionate about tennis, you will surely like this one. Broadly speaking, it narrates the progression of Ryoma Echizen, a young and talented tennis player, son of one of the best tennis players that the country of the Rising Sun has produced. After playing for several years in the United States, he returns to his country of origin, joining one of the most powerful school clubs in the country.

There he joins various teammates in search of the national championship, discovering many different talents… and special techniques. And although it is a relatively realistic series, Much of the excitement lies in the fact that all of the characters have special moves. which would be quite useless (or unrepeatable) in the real world. Despite this, they have hooks and are very striking, so they end up leaving you wanting more.

Baby Steps

Baby Steps is not as famous as Prince of Tennis and, in fact, the manga had to end earlier than its author would have liked because it was not popular enough. Despite this, For me it is one of the best tennis anime… even though it only has two seasons which only addresses the first arcs of the original work. Despite this, I think it is very interesting, since it presents it from a perspective that is quite unusual in the world of sports anime.

Its protagonist is a young man named Eiichir Maruo. The funny thing is that he is a very methodical person who has obtained great grades due to his perseverance and his ability to design calendars and schedules that he respects to the maximum. One day he decides to include sport in his routine, because he believes that this will help him in his daily life, this being a very correct attitude. The “problem” is that before she realizes it she falls in love with tennis, dedicating more time to it, adjusting his schedule to the limit so she can dedicate more time to it.

Maruo, without knowing it, has a tremendous virtue: perseverance. Furthermore, he is a very intelligent player with very good vision, traits that many tennis players value. However, he has never played sports, so he progresses very little by little… Until he is able to put together everything he learns until he defines his own style. Hence the name: Baby Steps. Or what is the same, This is the story of a young man who was able to become a real tennis player by going step by step.little by little, understanding its limits like no one else and being constant until the very end.

Other tennis series

If I’m honest, there are few series that measure up to these two, although there are others that have caught the attention of many users. The fact is that I can’t tell you about them properly because I haven’t seen them, but portals like MyAnimeList normally stand out. Softenni, Teekyuu y Ace wo Nerae!a series that is usually considered a classic.

2024-04-14 09:38:02
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