Truly an underrated masterpiece, Princess Nine has elements of classic anime while displaying a decent animation for its year (come on, we're talking about 1998 here), great soundtrack (sometimes in more emotional episodes, the music made me tear up, and I never once skipped the opening theme) and above all, great plotline (ot has a bit of romance, but that's not the main point) and really likeable characters. If you like sports anime, don't hold back on watching this one because it's oldschool anime, I promise you it's excellent! There are too few sports anime with girl protagonists out there (which is a pity), and thisone is the good stuff.