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The Prince of Tennis ·テニスの王子様

Ryoma Echizen is a young tennis prodigy who has won 4 consecutive tennis championships but who constantly lies in the shadow of his father, a former pro tennis player. He joins the Seishun Gakuen junior highschool, one of the best tennis schools in Japan, and there along with his teamates he learns to find his own type of tennis in an attempt to defeat his biggest obstacle of all: his father as well as himself.

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Animation
Comedy
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First Aired on

Oct 10, 2001

7 seaons till Mar 30, 2005

Popularity: 41.0161
130 votes
Networks
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Production

Shueisha (JP)Production I.G (JP)J.C.STAFF (JP)NAS (JP)

Status: Ended

Show Ended

Last episode: Farewell, Prince

Seasons & episodes

Total 7 seasons, 178 episodes

Specials

Aired

54 Episodes
  • Episode 1The Band of Princes11 min

    Kunimitsu Tezuka returns to Japan from Germany following a rehabilitation stint that sidelined him from his band. Meanwhile, the members of Aozu and Cap to Bin are preparing for a joint concert, but they cannot help but feel as though something is missing. When Tezuka reunites with the other eight members, they all vow to make it the best show ever.

  • Episode 2OVA - A Day on Survival Mountain30 min

    The Seishun Academy Boys' Tennis team have gone off to the S.K.B Tennis Club for a one-day boot camp. The infamous "training from Hell" first tests the members as they run all the way up toward the mountainside club. Shortly after, they participate in specialized tennis practice that matches their specific playstyles. With the threat of Sadaharu Inui's new "Marvelous Surprise Inui Juice Excellent" awaiting any who fail to complete their daily tasks, the boys persevere through their exhaustion. A group of ill-mannered university students also arrive at the resort and demand to use the courts initially reserved for Seishun. Annoyed by their arrogance, Ryouma Echizen single-handedly challenges them to a match, with the winner claiming the right to the courts. Can the young freshman "super rookie" defeat the pompous team by himself?

  • Episode 3Atobe's Gift30 min

    Hyoutei Academy's excessively wealthy and prideful tennis captain, Keigo Atobe, decides to host a giant one-day inter-school festival in order to bring together the middle school tennis circuit. The festival exudes class and wealth, befitting its host. The extravagant occasion is filled with many attractions, with the most major event being a fierce relay race between all of the schools in attendance. However, Atobe has his own reasons for hosting this Super Tennis Festival; it seems that the special day is all for a certain someone among the festival attendees.

  • Episode 4Return of the Prince25 min

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  • Episode 5Hot & Cool25 min

    Overview not available

Crew & Team

Takayuki Hamana浜名孝行

Series Director

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