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| In one court, Fuji is up against Hyotei's Oshitari. In the other court, Oishi is playing against Shishido. At Fuji's court, Oshitari seems to be reading Fuji's mind and just as he predicted, Fuji did a drop shot to win the game. During another rally, Fuji notices that Oshitari has a habit of taking a few steps back when hitting a backswing. But this was just a trick and instead of hitting a backswing, he hit a drop shot. Realizing that Oshitari is no ordinary player, Fuji tries a serve and volley approach but in return is countered in the same way he countered Jiroh in the perfectuals. From the sides, Inui states that Fuji's play style depends on his talent, but Oshitari plans everything ahead of time. It is 5-4 in Oshitari's favour. At this point Fuji decides to play seriously and shows his Higuma Otoshi. From then on it's a battle between their Higuma Otoshi's. At the other court, the game count goes up to 4-0 is Shishido's favour. Oishi, determined to win for Tezuka's sake, begins to catch up and ties at 4 games all. Shishido calls it quits and says that it's enough and the two laugh at each other since both are all covered in dirt. It's a no game since both players resigned. Oshitari and Fuji are showing each other their Higuma Otoshi and are tied at 5 games all. Fuji continues to smash and Oshitari counters with Higuma Otoshi. But, to Oshitari's surprise, his counter landed out of bounds. Fuji had increased the power of his smash by gripping the racket higher. Oshitari's Higuma Otoshi is now useless and Fuji wins 7-5. At the end, both Oshitari and Fuji's racket ended up with broken strings. |
Episode 112: Hadoukyuu vs Scud Serve
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| In A-Court, Otori is playing against Kawamura while in C-Court, Mukahi is playing against Momoshiro. The momentum of the ball in Otori's Scud Serve increased and Kawamura's reflexes aren't fast enough to return the serve properly. But, Kawamura returns the favour by using Hadoukyuu and keeps his service game. Still unable to return Otori's serves, Kawamura stand on one side of the court to take advantange of Scud Serves weakness (Otori twists his wrist when serving to the right side and hence lacks control). But Otori has overcome that weakness. After a couple of more serves, Kawamura has adjusted his body to the speed of the ball and is able to return the ball, but still isn't fast enough to receive the return from Otori. Feeling pressured, Kawamura decides to return the Scud Serve with his Dash Hadoukyuu, injuring his hand. Oishi and Fuji stop Kawamura from continuing on in the match and Kawamura resigns. Meanwhile, Eiji is yelling feriously at Momo for already losing one game. As Eiji watches on he gets more and more agitated. Mukahi can even return Momo's Dunk Smash with ease, leaving Momoshiro shocked. The game count stands at 4-1, with Mukahi winning. But, Momoshiro continues to use Dunk Smash despite the fact that it can be returned. Echizen, knows that Momoshiro is aiming for something. We see the result of his training show when Momo attempts another smash, using all his strength to delay the ball's bounce, ruining Mukahi's timing. Mukahi couldn't return the ball and Momo gets a point. Mukahi lobs the ball again and invites Momo to another smash in which he calls "Super Great Momoshiro Special" ^^; With that special move, Momo wins the match. Oshitari's frowns at his bad sense of naming and Otori and Shishido called it lame in unison. |
Episode 113: Atobe the Beautiful
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| [note: usually I don't double my screenshots but Atobe just looks too damn cool here... so no Ryoma XP] The final two matches begin. Kaidoh versus Jiroh and as expected, Atobe will be playing against Echizen. Atobe changes the rule and allows Echizen to serve first. Ryoma starts off with a twist serve and Atobe purposely evades it but doesn't return it. Echizen takes the first game, although Atobe hasn't done much yet. Atobe leads 2-1 after returning Ryoma's Drive B. He also begins to use his special move, Rondo Towards Destruction. Ryoma loses his grip on the racket and Atobe's second smash always gets through, earning him another game. Slowly, Echizen can return the first smash in the Rondo Towards Destruction but the ball is too heavy in the second smash and he loses his grip again. The game count at 4-1 with Atobe winning. Atobe tells Echizen that if Echizen can't beat him now, then he won't be able to defeat Rikkaidai. In return, Echizen asks him to play seriously because this isn't enough to get him going. In the other court, Kaidoh uses his Boomerang Snake to take the first game. Jiroh gets all excited because of this move that he hasn't seen before. He was sleeping through the match in the perfectuals where Kaidoh first used his Boomerang Snake. Even though he lost the game, Jiroh claims that he has already found out Boomerang Snake's weakness. Jiroh leads 4-1 and Momoshiro goes to encourage Kaidoh (which seemed more like another argument). But this led Kaidoh to use his new move, which combines Hadoukyuu with his Boomerang Snake. Even Jiroh couldn't return it with Rising. Instead, the ball bounced off his racket and smacked him in the face. Jiroh is knocked silly and the game ends with Kaidoh winning. |
Episode 114: Ryoma is Going!
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| Atobe and Echizen start getting serious. Atobe uses Rondo to Destruction again and this time, Echizen lowers his racket to hit the ball and is able to return the second smash, although it ends up out of bounds. Atobe takes yet another game and it score is 5-1. From Atobe's Insight, he sees that Echizen's left wrist is his weak point after attempting to return his Rondo to Destruction. The game contiunes on and Atobe continues to use his Rondo to Destruction. However, now, Echizen is able to return his smashs and get the points. Atobe, instead of finishing him off and taking the game, decides to push Echizen's wrist to the limit, allowing Echizen to catch up to 5-5. Atobe sees that Echizen's wrist should be at its limit now and uses Rondo to Destruction. This time, the racket is knocked out of Echizen's hand and Atobe's second smash is able to land again. When Atobe wins the game, he tells Oishi, the ref, to call it quits because if he doesn't, Echizen's wrist will get hurt. However, Echizen is not thrilled with the idea and wants to see the game to the end. Since Echizen was insisting, Atobe continues on with the game. Echizen makes a comeback and suddenly Atobe feels that the balls Echizen are hitting got heavier. His Insight was wrong, and Echizen's wrist was fine. The game ends up in a tie. [note: Atobe >_< How can you lose?!] Oishi goes to Echizen and asks him if his wrist is alright but Echizen said that the training paid off and his wrist is completely fine. Atobe finds it amusing that it was actually his wrist that was at its limits. Later on, Seigaku sees Hyotei off and Echizen asks Oishi to practice with him in the courts. The others are waiting in the dining room and discussing Echizen's match. Most were unhappy about the fact that Atobe tried to hurt Echizen's wrist just before the game with Rikkai but Ryuzaki-sensei explains that it was actually Tezuka who had set up the matches with Atobe so Atobe was training Echizen and trying to bring out his full potential. People noticed that Echizen and Oishi are gone and the group heads over to the tennis courts. They come just in time to see a new move Echizen has. |
Episode 115: Baseball Game Filled With Men & Prince of Wilderness
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| This episode contains two mini stories featuring the characters in chibi form again. The first story is about baseball, Seigaku versus the all star team. People from the all star team include Sengoku, Akutsu, Amane, Itsuki, Kamio and Kabaji. For the first pitch, Atobe makes a flashy appearance, causing the whole crowd to cheer for him. After waiting for Atobe to leave, The all star team is up at bat and get 30 home runs. Seigaku gets 29 home runs and the team is waiting for Tezuka to come back and join them. But he gets striked out because of his hurting arm. Atobe appears once again and uses bombs as balls instead. Each team has 104 home runs before the bombs activate and blow up the planet, eliminating the third planet from the solar system. ^^; As for the second story, it's set in America and the story is based on cowboys. Kaidoh and Momoshiro facing off but they can't seem to shoot each other. Later, "Don Atobe" drops by, riding on a horse (Kabaji XD). The cast ends up in the saloon, when Oshitari rushing in, telling Atobe that a very good gunman has entered town. Atobe puts a bounty on this stranger and wants him captured. Kawamura, the sheriff, talks about a legendary gunman who carries 2 pistols. Just as Kawamura finishes off his sentence, a beautiful lady (Fuji ^^;). "She" asks if anyone has seen the legendary gunman. Atobe decides to use Fuji as a hostage to lure the gunman out. Later, Echizen drops by. Everyone thinks that he is the legendary gunman. Oshitari challenges him, with Fuji's life on the line but two claim to not know each other. Everyone waits for the actual legendary gunman. The real one finally arrives. And it is... Tezuka. Echizen steps up the challenge him immediately. However, Tezuka does the "matrix" and avoids Echizen's bullets. Fuji calls this the Gunman's Zone XD Atobe gets irritated by the fact that Tezuka isn't pulling his gun out and asks him why he isn't doing it. Tezuka shows everyone that he wasn't carrying any guns XD Atobe, losing control again, takes out another bomb and chucks it, blowing up the third planet in the solar system again. |