Shin Prince of Tennis Chapter 12 and 13 Discussion/Predictions

[KuwabaraTheMan]

Well, they might have been invited because they had a much better reputation. The Jimmies are famous as a top level doubles pair, even more so than the Golden Pair was, so that could be an explanation. From an in universe perspective, Nagoya definitely got the short end of the stick, though. They were one of the Top 4 teams, and only get a single member of their team invited.

[Fayte]

Nagoya definitely got the short end of the stick, though. They were one of the Top 4 teams, and only get a single member of their team invited.

Like I've said many times, Krauser was the only talented person. Everyone else had to be mediocre. Here is what we know,

-Jackal, Bunta, and Yagyuu just threw in the towel without trying.
-Kirihara put all his effort into it.
-Renji and Niou rolled kids
-Sanada sent singles home crying

So if doubles 1 and singles 1 were destroyed on Nagoya, we have to assume doubles 2 and singles 3 would have been owned if Rikkaidai didn't throw the matches away.

That leaves Krauser being the only one who can put up a real fight, therefore making it accurate to have only him in the camp.

[javimgol]

Like I've said many times, Krauser was the only talented person. Everyone else had to be mediocre. Here is what we know,

-Jackal, Bunta, and Yagyuu just threw in the towel without trying.
-Kirihara put all his effort into it.
-Renji and Niou rolled kids
-Sanada sent singles home crying

So if doubles 1 and singles 1 were destroyed on Nagoya, we have to assume doubles 2 and singles 3 would have been owned if Rikkaidai didn't throw the matches away.

That leaves Krauser being the only one who can put up a real fight, therefore making it accurate to have only him in the camp.

It's obvious that Rikkai>>>>>Nagoya.
But we don´t know if Nagoya's level is similar to Hyotei-Shitenhouji, Fudoumine-Higa or Yamabuki-Rokkaku-etc. If they reached Nationals SFs, they can not be so bad

[Avi]

What do you guys think of the opponent Ryoma was supposed to face? For someone with a "Simple Look" he's most likely top tier, neh?

[KuwabaraTheMan]

Like I've said many times, Krauser was the only talented person. Everyone else had to be mediocre. Here is what we know,

-Jackal, Bunta, and Yagyuu just threw in the towel without trying.
-Kirihara put all his effort into it.
-Renji and Niou rolled kids
-Sanada sent singles home crying

So if doubles 1 and singles 1 were destroyed on Nagoya, we have to assume doubles 2 and singles 3 would have been owned if Rikkaidai didn't throw the matches away.

That leaves Krauser being the only one who can put up a real fight, therefore making it accurate to have only him in the camp.

Did you miss the point about how a Nagoya doubles pair beat Minami and Higashitaka, though? That was the point. Why were they invited over players from Nagoya? It would make no sense for the replacement players to be weaker than the team that beat Yamabuki, so they must have a doubles pair that is better than that.

[Fayte]

Why were they invited over players from Nagoya? It would make no sense for the replacement players to be weaker than the team that beat Yamabuki, so they must have a doubles pair that is better than that.

Easy, because we have no idea who Nagoya even is. Naturally Konomi will roll with someone he has shown before.

What do you guys think of the opponent Ryoma was supposed to face? For someone with a "Simple Look" he's most likely top tier, neh?

Kazuya is from court 1, so yes.

[KuwabaraTheMan]

Easy, because we have no idea who Nagoya even is. Naturally Konomi will roll with someone he has shown before.

Well, yeah. That's the out of universe explanation. I just wonder what the reason in universe was for them snubbing a semi-finalist. I'd guess maybe it's just partly based on reputation.

[Fayte]

Well, yeah. That's the out of universe explanation. I just wonder what the reason in universe was for them snubbing a semi-finalist. I'd guess maybe it's just partly based on reputation.

I believe it was stated that Konomi actually thought of introducing Nagoya to be a new team that beats Rikkaidai, but then changed his mind and stuck with Rikkai being the finals. I'm glad he did because that would have been a load of crap. Again, which is why Rikkaidai should have WON in Kantou..

[kangclaw]

Shin POT is really good, its one of my favourite mangas. I also liked seeing Rikkaidai in the National Finals.

Whats the point in having Ryoma losing? Sure, we dont expect him to spam Teni Muhou, which supposedly the thing Nanjiroh had that kept him winning but Echizen is the main character, we won't see him lose (I hope). End of.
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I would not want to see my favourite character loosing. The main character does not have to loose for the story to be good. Echizen only lost to Tezuka, not including his dad; and the story turned out good.

Note: I am not saying that: if he looses that the story will be bad either, just that i don't want to see him loose.

We haven't really seen Echizen and Kintaro play seriously yet in the manga. I think that the mangaka may show us their current level by allowing them to play against these opponents. He is showing them together because Kintarou is his true rival. Also there are the 20 first string members. I am assuming that they are better than the second string string team, which includes this Kazuya guy?

Unless this Kazuya is temporarily in the second string team due to some reason?

I'd personally love the idea of two groups. In the "losers" there are several very interesting characters (Sanada, Nioh,Ibu, Renji, and I personally liked a lot the doubles masters Shishido and Oishi).

And if Ryoma has forfeited, and he is with the losers (maybe with Kintaroh, too), the level would be really similar:

Winners: Yukimira, Tezuka, Atobe, Fuji, Shiraishi and Chitose/Kintaroh. The others are good people like Yagyyu, Akutsu, Gin, Akaya, Kite...

Losers: Ryoma, Kintaroh/Chitose, Sanada, Nioh, Renji. Well, the rest aren´t at the level of the "middle class" of the winners, but they have the PoP boy and, IMAO, the next'll get it, Toyama Kintaroh

True Echizen and Kintaro are part of the losers because of they defaulted? LOL

I assumed that Teams were invited not individuals?

I am getting to like this Krauser guy from Nagoya, I like how his opponents end up stuck to some fence; he must be powerful.

Could it not be, that from Nagoya only one was able to come as all of them were foreign students? They could have had prior arrangements?

I can't wait for the next couple of chapters. I want to see how Echizen and Kintarou will do against their respective opponents.

[jrodrick4]

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[Sherlock Holmes]

Anyone has any idea when the spoilers should start to appear?