![hiromi[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/EnAyNKo.jpg "hiromi[1].jpg")
How the fuck is this not more popular?
>gorgeus art and animation
>excellent direction
>well told, solid story
>fucking intense tennis action
>hiromi is the waifu of the forever
I can understand that the series proper might be a bit too repetitve and slow for some, but the movie is a masterpiece. What gives, /a/?
>>142781891
>How the fuck is this not more popular?
It's old.
Why is she holding the tennis racket with her ass?
>>142781999
Because that's how you hold them. Have you never seen a tennis match before?
>>142781891
Because /a/ thinks the 80s is already pre-history.
Isn't this a gunbuster ripoff?
>>142781891
>came out in the fucking 70's
>shoujo
>sports anime
Gee I wonder.
It was popular, but time moves on.
>>142781891
It's a sports anime, yes, but there aren't any fairy boys using DBZ moves, so it's only natural people don't like it.
Because people were still talking about Rose of Versailles for 40 years and it's amazing that this tennis story got noticed at all.
>>142782107
Yes it clearly ripped off gunbuster and evangelion. The evidence is uncanny.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8dph5zeQw8
We have this instead.
I've been wondering this for a while, but is it better to watch the series or the movie?
>shoujo
>40 years old
Gee
>>142782258
Read the manga, then watch the series and the movie, but only if you are familiar with the earlier works of 出﨑 統.
Why does it matter? Is good no matter how popular it is.
>>142782258
Watch the series.
The only people who watch it these days do it for historical reasons. That should tell you a lot.
>tfw the second season will never be subbed or have a bluray
WHY
>>142781891
>How the fuck is this not more popular?
Because sports are for faggots.
I am not a fan of sports anime, although I did watch some of it in my youth.
It's just not to my taste.
>>142782339
Where do I start with Dezaki? I don't feel like watching Joe because I've already read the manga.
>>142783331
haha fagger
>>142783331
Just watch what you want dude no one gives a shit.
>>142783331
With a series he directed you retard.
>>142783377
>>142783442
>>142783803
Sorry for trying to start an intelligent discussion.
I didn't realize I was in a shitposting thread.
>>142783961
M8 if you want a Dezaki rec thread fuck off. If you've actually watched Dezaki then you'd know how to start discussion about him and his brilliant directing style.
Speaking of Dezaki, how does the Black Jack film stack up compared to his work on the OVA?
>>142783961
You call that intelligent?
>>142784174
I didn't say I my post was intelligent. I know it wasn't.
But I was expecting intelligent responses.
>>142784383
Garbage in, garbage out
>>142781891
I haven't started it yet, but it's on my backlog
>there are posters on /a/ who can't adapt to all genres of anime
i want casuals to leave
>>142784383
Stupid questions deserve stupid answers.
Holy shit, what's going on in this thread?
To the guy that's asking, truthfully just pick one. I have no idea why you're getting these responses.
Not even the best tennis anime.
>>142785261
What's with the interlacing?
Moefags can't really keep up with old school shoujo.
Now modern shoujo, on the other hand, are mostly ass.
>>142785345
Screenshot from the DVD I own.
>>142781891
What the fuck are you on? It's immensely popular, everyone who's not a newfag knows about it.
>>142781891
Because most people only watch muh 80s OVAs and popular FotM shit like Sword Art Online or anything by Gainax/Trigger
>>142785261
Gay.
>>142781891
It is very popular though.
Is Prince of Tennis worth reading or was it just made to get fujobucks after Slam Dunk ended?
>>142785698
Gainax hasn't been FotM in like six years.
>>142788550
Normally I answer such questions with "Try it out yourself", but since I wasted way too much time on PoT for the wrong reason, I'll tell you what I think.
It's a powerlevel manga. It's barely about tennis or anything you'd like about a sports manga. You read it like a battle shonen. In fact, by the end of the original manga there's at least 2 characters that actually transform, DBZ style. The sequel introduces the real silliness though.
I read it for the smug shota and I was seriously disappointed. I should have stuck with Case Closed. I guess fujoshi might get something out of it. I didn't really pay attention to that angle.
>>142783331
You can start with these movies if you want to get a quick feel of his style.
>Cobra >Black jack >Golgo 13 movie + OAV
His most important series :
> Cobra : it has better animation than half of 2016 lineup. Based MC.
> Ashita no Joe : the anime is superior thanks to his epic direction and Sugino's designs. You can jump the 2nd series if you're familiar with the story. It's shorter and better animated.
> Black jack OAV
> Rose of Versailles
Stay away from his 00' works.
>>142791167
>> Cobra : it has better animation than half of 2016 lineup. Based MC.
Why would you advertise something by saying it has passable animation?
>epic
Fuck off.
>>142791167
>spoon feeding
Faggot. How's the Black Jack film? or the last two episodes of the OVA made in 2010?
>>142791267
Watch a random episode. It has exceptional animation for a tv work.
Some newfags think traditional animation evolves with technology without knowing what they're talking about.
Saying that a show from 1983 didn't age and is better animated than most shit that come out today, says a lot, and should put things in perspective for people like you.
>>142791361
Faggot.
Movie : I enjoyed Dezaki's prime mise en scene, but wasn't impressed by the scenario, it didn't add up. I gave it 6/10. and OAV 8/10
10' : haven't seen em yet.
>>142791167
* jump "to" the 2nd series
>>142791167
>Stay away from his 00' works
Are you high or something? His Genji Monogatari anime is fucking great.
>>142791884
Well the last two episodes were made after he died, and I hear online they get a really bad rap compared to his original OVA. I can understand why, the original OVA series is brilliant.
>>142792152
>Gaynji
- It is not a milestone of his bodywork that should be recommended to someone who wants to discover him
- Animation was very limited and harmony cels don't work well in digital (easy one)
- Gisaburo's 1987 movie is a masterpiece and already made any other adaptation of Genji irrelevant.
![pQYaVqp[1].gif](https://i.imgur.com/KYMxlJU.gif "pQYaVqp[1].gif")
>>142783561
>by Ootsuka Reika
I didn't know it existed, but I'll give it a try. Tennis series with a cute girl as the mc, hell, a sports series with girls, it's all I need to know.
Isn't it not entirely translated?
>>142781891
did you get to watch Shin AwN and AwN OAV ? can't find subs.
![[Johnny-englishsubs]_Aim_for_the_ace!_2_01_[010AE82E].mkv_snapshot_17.56_[2016.02.16_11.25.17].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/Dj6cR9W.jpg "[Johnny-englishsubs]_Aim_for_the_ace!_2_01_[010AE82E].mkv_snapshot_17.56_[2016.02.16_11.25.17].jpg")
>>142793521
>>142793566
First TV series and the movie are completely subbed and the first OVA series is getting translated bit by bit.
I've had some awareness of it for a long time, but never felt a need to watch it, and will probably have to wait for a bit longer before I get to it, but the picture looks nice.
>>142793585
Thx. which group did the OVA ?
>>142793028
Whenever I see this gif, I wish I had a full length movie of somebody furiously polishing various surfaces.
>>142781891
it was you just missed the boat by about 30 years
>>142781891
I'd watch it.
Best OP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvv4nqYDFkY
>>142781999
Because that's how you hold them. Have you never read infinite jest before?
>>142781891
>all characters look like males
probably that one
![[BlueFixer]_Aim_for_the_Ace!_-_26_[B80D97E3].mkv_snapshot_18.34_[2013.06.25_10.37.34].png](https://i.imgur.com/XWoo0vW.png "[BlueFixer]_Aim_for_the_Ace!_-_26_[B80D97E3].mkv_snapshot_18.34_[2013.06.25_10.37.34].png")
It only got fully subbed like 4 years ago.
>>142782230
The fuck is going on.
>>142794297
Is this vaporwave?
>>142792653
>Gisaburo
You're right, though.
