Prince of Tennis is finally wrapping up (at least one hope), and the last couple of matches actually have the series ending in a high note. I've compiled a list of weird things in Prince of Tennis in anticipation of the ending.
Ryuma's ever lowering standards - Ryuma, the main character, has never lost an official match. Yet every match he manages to set the bar for success even lower than the one before. When he confronted Sanada, the Emperor, it was 'just score one point'. Now going against Yukimura, the Son of God, the bar has somehow set even lower where knocking Yukimura's cloak constitutes as victory (Ryuma lost the point). This is almost an exact opposite of Hikaru, who continues to raise the bar by finding creative ways to lose.
Fuji and Tezuka - When Fuji was playing against the fake Tezuka, he was down 4-5 with fake Tezuka serving. Everyone noted that if the fake one just used the Zero Serve, a serve that does not bounce after it hits the ground and is therefore unreturnable (in theory), Fuji would have lost. Thankfully the fake does not have the same powers of the original and Fuji eventually rallied to win. Immediately after this game, he said he'd like to play the real Tezuka to see who is better. Well, the answer is rather obvious. The real Tezuka would've probably finished him off 6-0 if the fake one, starting at 0-3, caught up to 5-4. The strange thing is that Fuji is aware that the fake one cannot use the Zero Serve, Tezuka Phantom, Talent Limit, and Experience Limit, but for some reason he thinks he's actually a match for the real one.
Sanada's moves - Sanada, the Emperor, has moves named after the Sun Tzu's Art of War. Amongst these are Wind (speed) and Fire (power). However, he also has a move called Thunder, where he starts moving at the speed of light, and imparts the speed of light velocity to the tennis ball. Although its exact power is never specified it is probably strong enough to kill someone if it lands a direct hit (not that you can hit it, because it's at the speed of light). It is also stated that the power output of Thunder is strictly higher than Fire (Thunder can break the Tezuka Zone, while Fire can only disturb it). Yet according to him, Thunder is just as useful as Wind or Fire. Is he not very bright, or is this the side effect of violating the laws of physics?
Also, Sanada's Forest move basically negates every special property imparted on a tennis ball, including his. However he uses Forest and Thunder at the same time, but the result of the return is a normal hit (Forest nullifies the light speed nature of Thunder). So he's running around at light speed for... absolutely nothing. No wonder this guy is only the 2nd best tennis player in Japan despite having 'exceeded human limitations', as the manga puts it regarding his speed and power.
Gin, the hadoball master - Gin, the creator of the hadoball, says his hadoball power level can vary from level 1 to level 108. However, Newton's 3rd Law of Motion is observed in Prince of Tennis. To impart a force of X, the attacker must be able to withstand the same force. From his match, it can be inferred that level 50 is about the limit where the counter force would be too strong and cause his arm to snap. So what is the reason for the existence of the hadoball level 51 through 108? You'd use it, break your arm, and then be forced to forfeit. The best you can hope for is the ball would hit the other guy, possibly breaking his arm and/or killing the guy outright, but even then it'd still be a draw (if both players cannot continue playing, it is a draw in PoT, even if the other guy is dead).
Ryuma's ever lowering standards - Ryuma, the main character, has never lost an official match. Yet every match he manages to set the bar for success even lower than the one before. When he confronted Sanada, the Emperor, it was 'just score one point'. Now going against Yukimura, the Son of God, the bar has somehow set even lower where knocking Yukimura's cloak constitutes as victory (Ryuma lost the point). This is almost an exact opposite of Hikaru, who continues to raise the bar by finding creative ways to lose.
Fuji and Tezuka - When Fuji was playing against the fake Tezuka, he was down 4-5 with fake Tezuka serving. Everyone noted that if the fake one just used the Zero Serve, a serve that does not bounce after it hits the ground and is therefore unreturnable (in theory), Fuji would have lost. Thankfully the fake does not have the same powers of the original and Fuji eventually rallied to win. Immediately after this game, he said he'd like to play the real Tezuka to see who is better. Well, the answer is rather obvious. The real Tezuka would've probably finished him off 6-0 if the fake one, starting at 0-3, caught up to 5-4. The strange thing is that Fuji is aware that the fake one cannot use the Zero Serve, Tezuka Phantom, Talent Limit, and Experience Limit, but for some reason he thinks he's actually a match for the real one.
Sanada's moves - Sanada, the Emperor, has moves named after the Sun Tzu's Art of War. Amongst these are Wind (speed) and Fire (power). However, he also has a move called Thunder, where he starts moving at the speed of light, and imparts the speed of light velocity to the tennis ball. Although its exact power is never specified it is probably strong enough to kill someone if it lands a direct hit (not that you can hit it, because it's at the speed of light). It is also stated that the power output of Thunder is strictly higher than Fire (Thunder can break the Tezuka Zone, while Fire can only disturb it). Yet according to him, Thunder is just as useful as Wind or Fire. Is he not very bright, or is this the side effect of violating the laws of physics?
Also, Sanada's Forest move basically negates every special property imparted on a tennis ball, including his. However he uses Forest and Thunder at the same time, but the result of the return is a normal hit (Forest nullifies the light speed nature of Thunder). So he's running around at light speed for... absolutely nothing. No wonder this guy is only the 2nd best tennis player in Japan despite having 'exceeded human limitations', as the manga puts it regarding his speed and power.
Gin, the hadoball master - Gin, the creator of the hadoball, says his hadoball power level can vary from level 1 to level 108. However, Newton's 3rd Law of Motion is observed in Prince of Tennis. To impart a force of X, the attacker must be able to withstand the same force. From his match, it can be inferred that level 50 is about the limit where the counter force would be too strong and cause his arm to snap. So what is the reason for the existence of the hadoball level 51 through 108? You'd use it, break your arm, and then be forced to forfeit. The best you can hope for is the ball would hit the other guy, possibly breaking his arm and/or killing the guy outright, but even then it'd still be a draw (if both players cannot continue playing, it is a draw in PoT, even if the other guy is dead).
