The Prince of Tennis - Match! Tennis Juniors

Overall I somewhat enjoyed this series, but...

This is a 16 episode comedy/drama done in 40 episodes. I've seldom seen such a long, drawn-out, repetitive show.

Some of the characters are semi-engaging, but remain 2-D throughout. This isn't exactly a one-joke show, but it's a dozen sub-themes repeated every episode. The story theme was so extremely repetitive that by the 20th episode I wasn't sure if I wanted to continue watching this. By the 30th I was absolutely sure of it, but by then I had vested so much time in it I had to see how it ended.

The humor is droll. In the entire 40 episodes I think they got 3 laughs out of me (and I enjoy comedy). Even tennis fans will likely be put off by this highly-fictionalized representation of tennis . By the end, some viewers will probably not care whether the team wins the Nationals or not. Just get it over with! (I got sooooo tired of "boomerang snake" moves.)

Had this been 12 to 16 episodes long with the story properly compacted to keep the viewer engaged, this might have been tolerable. But at 40 episodes it just drags on. Okay we get it: personal relationships and one's viewpoint of life is important. Never quitting is important. We know, we know... especially by the 40th episode... we get the point.

Decidedly NOT "binge-worthy"; about halfway through many will wish they'd never started watching. The series overall doesn't disappoint as far as overall story line goes... it just takes a very long time to get there. Can't put this is on my top-ten list of Asian series. There's just too much plot repetition to make it a truly enjoyable watch.

If I were more sports minded, I bet I would have loved this drama. It details a team's rise in the national league championship. It stars Peng Yu Chang as Lu Xia, a 10th grader tennis genius who was able to be a main player in his school's tennis team. Initially a loner, he learns to be part of a team. Aside from his struggles, both personally and sports-wise, the drama also delves deeper into the lives of his teammates and key players of opposing teams.

It's well-made and the matches are exciting. However, I mostly watch dramas for romance which is not the main offering of this drama. If this were shorter, I would have watched to the end to find out what happens between Lu Xia and his love interest Qi Ying (Ireine Song). But 42 episodes that mostly deal with tennis techniques and matches are too much for me. I'm dropping off at episode 17 but still giving this a fairly high mark since what I've watched so far have been impressive, just not my type.

This is the story of a young man, learning life and tennis. He experiences lots of life's lessons, through the good advice of many coaches, teammates, and his Dad, who is an ex pro tennis champion. Even though he is young, Lu Xia is a high-quality powerful tennis player for his high school team! His progression as a tennis player and a person is good to see. All the players on his team are good guys, who care about each other, playing their best, supporting each other, and bringing a victory! Most of the side characters were stiff, boring, annoying or unnecessary. Especially the female lead who added nothing to the drama. Her weird stalking was awkward, Lu Xia ignored her, and asked her numerous times,"why are you here?" Felt that! All the opposing players were equally interesting people and powerful tennis players. Didn't understand all the bullying and injuries to Lu Xia's team by those opposing players that went unpunished, that was weird. The tennis games with all the powerful moves may have been a little exaggerated, but it was entertainingIng! Overall, it's a good show, (didn't mind how many episodes), stayed interested and enjoyed The Prince of Tennis-Match! Tennis Juniors-

I don´t play tennis but I watch a lot of tennis. I don´t watch any manga show. I love the serie and it´s very good. The show have it all and it´s quite fun with many funny moments. I love Lu Xia one of the main cast. He doesn´t say much but some how he expression in how he plays in good. After watching this I look at the original serie and the cast here is all good. I don´t know how to put this but I want all the cast to be in the second show. I wanted more.

I quite like the show. It follows the same story as the anime for which it was based off of. For someone who watch the anime when they was younger I feel like this show did it justice. It has the same quirks and appeals that the enemy had. So if you are a fan of the anime or just looking for a comedic dramatic sport series then I would highly recommend watching this.