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I've been a fan of Prince of Tennis anime (season 1)....
I didn't have the chance to watch the on going season right now of Prince of Tennis...
I watched some few episodes of Prince Tennis chibi on TV way back then, i can't recall what year it was...
(well' anyways...it was now listed in my MUST watch list since the Prince of tennis chibi is too cute to be ignored....)
here are the chibi version pics... so kawaii.... (*-*)
www.fanpop.com
Watching the Live action of Prince Tennis is merely the effect of My Stallion pocketbooks reading marathon momentum because I've been hooked up in the character of Cloud Montanez which is inspired from the face of Yuu Shirota in real life and being so much interested in him; searching his name in Google makes me discover that he played the role in the Japanese version (live action of Prince of Tennis); the team captain as Kunimitsu Tezuka and make me watch the Prince of Tennis live action as well.... ^-^
Before anything else let me introduce Yuu Shirota (since I had my eye on him and he is one of my newest Asian celeb crush ^-^)
Shirota was born on December 26, 1985 to a Japanese father (城田光男) and a Spanish mother.[citation needed] Shirota lived in Barcelona, Spain from when he was three to about seven years. He returned to Japan for elementary school and can still speak Spanish in ordinary conversation. He attended high school at Horikoshi High along with NEWS member Yamashita Tomohisa, WaT'sTeppei Koike, Japanese actor Ikuta Toma and KAT-TUN's Akanishi Jin and Tanaka Koki.
According to Shirota, when he was little, his family liked to sing songs, so he would borrow his older sister's keyboard, while his mother taught him piano. Thus spawned Shirota's love for composing. He composed his first piece when he was in the fourth grade, titled "The Tear".[2]
source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yu_Shirota
I just came across this blog and I' am not sure if this is his real blog but it was quiet really like his blog since it has no new entry at all and he stop blogging since September 2009 but still just want to share it with you...
Yuu Shirota Blog: http://shirotayu.skyrock.com/1.html
Anyways I'am glad to know he is a Capricorn same sign as I'am.... ^-^
well in my opinion since he is an actor from Japan (the home of anime); when i first saw him the greatest face in in my mind that he can cos-play or give a role is Cloud (Final Fantasy the Advent Children) if it will be film as a live action movie, he is perfect for the role ( i guess').... =)
Ok, going back
in the live action Prince of Tennis (Japanese version). The live action movie
since it has only limited time it cannot covers the whole story line of Prince
of Tennis since being a tennis player here is like Shaolin soccer where a
player has a super amazing power to magnet the ball in their hands and to make
an incredible shots that can make the fans go "woah"....
Even it is hard
to cover and emphasize the story in the live action movie but still they do
showcase the ability and power of each player of the Seigaku Highschool as a
tennis player in the movie; there are also some "special effects"
when a player hit the tennis ball because the shot was too powerful .... ^-^
Ryoma Echizen:
The series protagonist and the only first year on the Seigaku tennis team. His
play style is all rounder and his signature serve is the "Twist
serve", a variation on the standard topspin serve where the ball is hit
with a combination of both topspin and sidespin, allowing the ball to bounce
high and curve toward the receiver's face. His arsenal of skills also include
the Drive A, B, and C, and the Cool Drive. His strengths include his ability to
analyze his opponents' abilities during the match, and adapt his own play
accordingly to take advantage of their weaknesses. He is left-handed, but often
starts matches playing right-handed.
Captain Tezuka:
Tezuka is the national-level captain of the Seigaku tennis team. Like Ryoma he
is an all-rounder and his special shots include the "Tezuka Zone",
which, using his exceptional racket control to put spin on the ball, allows all
shots to return to Tezuka no matter where the opponent tries to hit; and the
"Zero-Shiki (Degree) Drop Shot", which is a drop shot with a heavy
backspin, which can make the ball roll towards the net rather than bouncing towards
the opposing player. He was later able to adapt his Drop Shot into a serve.
Shuichiro
Oishi: is the vice-captain of the club.
Oishi and Kikumaru Eiji make up Seigaku's national level doubles team, known as
the "Golden Pair". Oishi is known as the 'Mother Hen of Seigaku',
because he constantly worries and frets for the team's well-being. He remains
calm and rational in a match allowing him to form strategies quickly. He uses
theMoon Volley, a topspin lob that travels very high over the court and lands
just in bounds. He can also use the "Drop Volley", a feint hit with
the power of a drop shot, making the trajectory much closer to the net.
Eiji
Kikumaru: is part of Seigaku's
"Golden Pair" along with Oishi. He uses "Acrobatic Play", which
takes advantage of his flexible body. Eiji is also known to have the sharpest
vision on the team, with an exceptional talent for seeing moving objects.
Takashi
Kawamura: Kawamura mainly relies on the Hadoukyuu (ハドウキュウ?), a very powerful
maneuver that uses 120% of an arm's strength, buts puts a lot of strain on his
arm. He copies it from Fudomine's Tetsu Ishida, who learned it from his
brother, Gin. Kawamura lowers the risk of the shot by using a Two-Handed
Hadoukyuu (両手ハドウキュウ?),
which decreases the power. He can use either while jumping to make the Jump
Hadoukyuu (ジャンプ ハドウキュウ?),
which is hard to return. He later develops the Dash Hadoukyuu (ダッシュ ハドウキュウ?),
which is a regular Hadoukyuu performed during an extremely fast dash. It
strengthens the shot by focusing all the momentum on the wrist, but can break
the wrist if overused. During his final match against Gin, he puts all of his
feelings into a "Final Hadoukyuu" that is stronger than Gin's
strongest technique and breaks Gin's wrist.
Takeshi
Momoshiro: Momoshiro's signature move is the Dunk Smash, a very powerful
response to lobs as he leaps several feet into the air, which he likes to
finish off saying, "Don," upon landing. He often fakes out opponents
with a Dunk Volley. He later develops the Jack Knife, a strong backhand shot
that is usually only used by professionals. In the anime, he develops the Super
Dunk, a Dunk Smash that spins for a long time on the court before bouncing,
thus confusing the opponent as to when it will bounce up. Momoshiro is good at
"faking out" his opponents, and can be extremely sly and tricky on
the courts. His ability to read the opponent's movements and to observe their
viewpoints and expression allows Momoshiro to guess where the ball will go and
use shots that will confuse his opponents. He later improves upon this ability
while training in the mountains, which allows him to be related with nature,
and use it to his advantage, such as the position of the sun to blind the
opponent, the direction of the wind to manipulate the ball, and stray stones to
deflect serves.
Kaoru Kaidoh:
His signature move is the Snake Shot, derived from the "Buggy Whip
Shot", which is a curving forehand that keeps his opponents running. He
later develops the Boomerang Snake, where the ball swerves around the net pole
back in bounds. He develops the shot under Inui's advice and by working with
him in doubles. He also develops the Short Snake, which goes directly behind
the net player, the Reverse Snake, which is used to keep opponents guessing,
and the Tornado Snake, which is a fast straight shot with a spin that cuts air
resistance. He can also use Hiroshi Yagyuu's "Laser Beam", calling
his version the Gyro Laser, which is an extremely fast shot with the same spin
as the Tornado Snake, allowing him to confuse opponents. He also develops
theHadoukyuu Boomerang in the anime, which is developed from the Hadoukyuu that
has much more strength behind a regular Boomerang shot.
Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Prince_of_Tennis_characters
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