The Prince of Tennis

Name: The Prince of Tennis
Director: Hiroshi Yamazaki
Genre: Comedy, Animation
Released: 2001-10-10
Rating: 8.4
Cast: Mikako Takahashi, Junko Minagawa, Hiroki Takahashi, Naru Kawamoto, Yuki Kaida

テニスの王子様

AnimeJapanese anime

Year: 2001
Country: JP
Language: ja
Genre: Comedy, Animation
Runtime: 22 min
Rating: 8.4/10
Status: Ended
Seasons: 7
Episodes: 178
Specials: 54
Director: Hiroshi Yamazaki

Plot Overview

Tennis prodigiy Ryoma Echizen enters the tennis powerhouse Seishun Academy. Once he fights his way onto the team, the game will never be the same.

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Director

Hiroshi Yamazaki

Cast & Key Characters

Mikako Takahashi in The Prince of Tennis

Mikako TakahashiSakuno Ryūzaki (voice)

Junko MinagawaRyōma Echizen (voice)

Hiroki Takahashi in The Prince of Tennis

Hiroki TakahashiEiji Kikumaru (voice)

Naru KawamotoTakashi Kawamura (voice)

Yuki KaidaShūsuke Fuji (voice)

Takayuki KondoShūichirō Ōishi (voice), Takaya Nomura (voice), Tatsunori Mori (voice)

Ryotaro OkiayuKunimitsu Tezuka (voice)SOShizuka OkohiraSumire Ryūzaki (voice)

Akira NakagawaKachirō Katō (voice), Karupin (voice)

Kenjiro TsudaSadaharu Inui (voice)

Kohei KiyasuKarou Kaidō (voice)

Writers

AMAtsushi Maekawa MSMasashi Sogo NTNatsuko Takahashi

Takeshi Konomi

Fumihiko ShimoTTTakashi Tokimura

Production

Shueisha Production I.G J.C.STAFF NAS TV Tokyo TV Aichi TVQ

Season & Episode Breakdown

Specials 54 episodes

1 The Band of Princes 2003-12-21
2 OVA - A Day on Survival Mountain 2004-02-25
3 Atobe's Gift 2005-01-29
4 Return of the Prince 2006-03-24
5 Hot & Cool 2006-05-26
6 The Fourth Counter 2006-05-26
7 Kikumaru Alone 2006-07-28
8 The Longest Summer 2006-07-28
9 The Man Called Killer 2006-09-22
10 The Prince of Volleyball 2006-09-22
11 The Calm before the Storm 2006-11-24
12 Unbreakable Spirit 2006-11-24
13 Quick Battle 2007-01-26
14 Tezuka Kunimitsu 2007-01-26
15 Two of Us 2007-03-23
16 Deathmatch / Emperor vs. Prince 2007-03-23
17 Fudoumine vs. Shitenhouji Battle 2007-06-22
18 Roar 2007-06-22
19 The Horror Of The Amusing Tennis 2007-09-25
20 Seigaku's Baggage 2007-09-25
21 Two doors 2008-01-25
22 One Ball Match! 2008-01-25
23 The Prince of Barbecue 2008-04-25
24 Showdown at the Top! 2008-07-25
25 Our Way of Doing Things 2008-07-25
26 Can You See Stars In Broad Daylight!? 2008-10-24
27 With Hearts As One 2008-10-24
28 Final Decisive Battle! The Prince vs. The Demigod 2009-01-23
29 Dear Prince ~To The Princes of Tennis~ 2009-01-23
30 The Prince of Tennis New Year Special 2003-03-07
31 The Prince of Naniwa, Part 1 2009-05-26
32 Atobe, the Turbulent Youth 2009-05-26
33 The Prince of Naniwa, Part 2 2009-09-25
34 The Trials of Rikkai: A Rebel Takes On the Emperor 2009-09-25
35 Oshitari on a Certain Day 2009-09-25
36 Oshitari on a Certain Day 2 2009-09-25
37 Mini Theater 1 2009-09-25
38 Mini Theater 2 2009-12-22
39 Mini Theater 3 2009-12-22
40 Message in a Bottle 2011-08-26
41 Pairpuri 1 2011-08-26
42 Pairpuri 2 2011-10-26
43 Pairpuri 3 2011-10-26
44 Pairpuri 4 2010-09-17
45 Pairpuri 5 2010-10-15
46 Pairpuri 6 2010-11-12
47 Pairpuri 7 2010-12-03
48 Pairpuri 8 2010-12-25
49 The New Captain, Shiraishi Kuranosuke! 2011-08-26
50 The Seven Mysteries of Seishun Gakuen 2011-08-26
51 The Two Wings of Kyushu 2011-10-26
52 Jirou's Awakening 2011-10-26
53 Upload Spirit 2011-10-26
54 Bunta's Awakening 2011-10-26

Season 1 26 episodes

1 The Prince Appears 2001-10-10
2 Samurai Junior 2001-10-17
3 The Regular Members have Arrived 2001-10-24
4 The Man they call 'Viper' 2001-10-31
5 Viper?! 2001-11-07
6 Nanjiro Echizen 2001-11-14
7 Two Ryomas 2001-11-21
8 Split Step 2001-11-28
9 The Hard Day 2001-12-05
10 Counterattack! Sasabe Once Again 2001-12-12
11 Ryoma vs. Momo-shiro 2001-12-19
12 The Two 'Ah-Un' Boys 2001-12-26
13 Men Play Doubles 2002-01-09
14 The Swallow Return 2002-01-16
15 Their Respective Fights 2002-01-23
16 Boomerang Snake 2002-01-30
17 The Small Winning Pose 2002-02-06
18 Love Letter 2002-02-13
19 Ryoma is Injured! 2002-02-20
20 Time Limit 2002-02-20
21 Is the Tennis Court Heating Up? 2002-03-06
22 Kaoru's Misfortune 2002-03-13
23 Appeared! Inui's Juice Deluxe 2002-03-20
24 Ryoma's Holiday 2002-03-27
25 The Strongest Man in Seigaku (1) 2002-04-10
26 The Strongest Man in Seigaku (2) 2002-04-10

Season 2 27 episodes

1 Karupin's Adventure 2002-04-17
2 A New Regular Appears! 2002-04-24
3 Momo & the Viper 2002-05-01
4 Mizuki's Scenario 2002-05-08
5 Moon Volley 2002-05-15
6 Super Move! Eiji's "Pretend to Sleep" Attack 2002-05-22
7 Tie-Break 2002-05-29
8 Twist Spin Shot 2002-06-05
9 Drive-B 2002-06-12
10 Fuji Syusuke, the Big Brother 2002-06-19
11 Tennis Ball with Ryoma's Face 2002-06-26
12 Penal-Tea 2002-07-03
13 Bear Drop 2002-07-10
14 A Duel in the Rain 2002-07-17
15 Trouble 2002-07-24
16 Oishi being Targeted 2002-07-31
17 Lucky Sengoku 2002-08-07
18 Jack Knife 2002-08-14
19 The Devil on the Court 2002-08-21
20 Samurai Spirit 2002-08-28
21 I Will Not Lose! 2002-09-04
22 Decisive Moment 2002-09-11
23 A Different Kind of Fight 2002-09-18
24 Segaku's Claim to Fame 2002-09-25
25 Inui's Challenge 2002-10-02
26 Seigaku's Biggest Crisis 2002-10-09
27 Momo has Returned 2002-10-16

Season 3 22 episodes

1 Kaoru's Special Training 2002-10-23
2 Hyotei Presses Near 2002-10-30
3 Doubles for Three 2002-11-06
4 Scud Serve 2002-11-13
5 The Worst Compatibility 2002-11-20
6 The Hidden Trouble 2002-11-27
7 Power vs. Power 2002-12-04
8 Duel of Hadoukyuu 2002-12-11
9 The Disappearing Serve 2002-12-18
10 The Last Triple Counter 2002-12-25
11 Teni-Puri 2003-01-08
12 Become Seigaku's Pillar of Support! 2003-01-15
13 Rondo Towards Destruction 2003-01-22
14 The Last Shot 2003-01-29
15 The Never Ending Tie-Break 2003-02-05
16 Who will be a Regular? 2003-02-12
17 Tennis vs. Ping-Pong 2003-02-19
18 It's a Date 2003-02-26
19 Kaoru becomes Ryoma 2003-03-05
20 Tezuka's Decision 2003-03-12
21 A Message for Echizen 2003-03-19
22 Farewell, Tezuka Kunimitsu 2003-03-26

Season 4 26 episodes

1 Seigaku vs. Jousei Shounan 2003-04-09
2 Fight between the Calm & the Passionate 2003-04-16
3 Thunder Bolt 2003-04-23
4 'I' Formation 2003-04-30
5 Style of the Pretender 2003-05-07
6 Viper vs. the Fake Viper 2003-05-14
7 Hanamura's Temptation 2003-05-21
8 The Greatest Masterpiece 2003-05-28
9 Deep Impulse 2003-06-04
10 Result of the Deadly Duel 2003-06-11
11 High on Rhythm 2003-06-18
12 Tennis Folktale (1) 2003-06-25
13 Tennis Folktale (2) 2003-06-25
14 Seigaku Da-Da-Dan! 2003-07-02
15 Cheap Housing! Beach Volleyball 2003-07-09
16 Rokkaku's Freshman Captain 2003-07-16
17 Boy with the Long Racket 2003-07-23
18 Dash, Hadoukyuu! 2003-07-30
19 The Secret Plan to Seal Kikumaru 2003-08-06
20 Gaeshi Tsubame - Broken 2003-08-13
21 Heat Up, Ryoma! 2003-08-20
22 Finishing Smash 2003-08-27
23 Prince of Billiards 2003-09-03
24 The Cursed Racket 2003-09-10
25 Captain Oishi 2003-09-17
26 Eat Rikkaidai 2003-09-24

Season 5 27 episodes

1 Mizuki's Whispers 2003-10-01
2 Tossing & Turning 2003-10-08
3 Ryoma vs. Sanada 2003-10-15
4 Ryoma - Utterly Defeated 2003-10-22
5 Let's Go Camping 2003-10-29
6 The Captain Appears 2003-11-05
7 Surprise at Camp 2003-11-12
8 Tennis Biathalon 2003-11-19
9 Jump, Kabaji! 2003-11-26
10 Original Prodigy, Fuji Syuusuke 2003-12-03
11 Hadokyuu vs. Scud Serve 2003-12-10
12 Atobe the Beautiful 2003-12-17
13 Ryoma is Going! 2003-12-24
14 Baseball is a Game for Men 2004-01-07
15 Seigaku vs Rikkaidai: I'll be the One who'll Win! (1) 2004-01-21
16 Seigaku vs Rikkaidai: I'll be the One who'll Win! (2) 2004-01-21
17 Battle Ceremony 2004-01-28
18 Tight-Rope Walking Doubles 2004-02-04
19 Kikumaru was Read by Niou 2004-02-11
20 Yugyuu's Decision 2004-02-18
21 Inui Hollers 2004-02-25
22 The Conclusion of the Remembered Game 2004-03-03
23 Kirihara's Red Trap 2004-03-10
24 Angry Fuji 2004-03-17
25 Clash! Ryoma v. Sanada! 2004-03-24
26 Invisible Serve 2004-03-31
27 Who will Win? 2004-04-07

Season 6 37 episodes

1 Samurai's Song 2004-04-14
2 We Miss Tezuka 2004-04-21
3 Never Give Up 2004-04-28
4 The Zany Teni-Puri Family 2004-05-05
5 The Best Sushi Chef in Japan 2004-05-12
6 My Prince 2004-05-19
7 Kikumaru's Summer Vacation 2004-05-26
8 Junior Selection Camp, Gathered 2004-06-02
9 The Member who Wasn't Trusted 2004-06-09
10 Ryoma vs. Kirihara, Beyond Battle Rage! 2004-06-16
11 Sengoku Kiyosumi, Reborn! 2004-06-23
12 Welcome Back, Tezuka Kunimitsu! 2004-06-30
13 Atobe vs. Sanada! The Ultimate Showdown 2004-06-30
14 The Boy who Came from America 2004-07-07
15 "Tezuka's Choice" 2004-07-14
16 Formation! A Dream Team 2004-07-21
17 Ryoma and Kevin 2004-07-28
18 The American Team's Ambition 2004-08-04
19 The Strongest! Atobe and Sanada 2004-08-18
20 Baker's Scenario 2004-08-25
21 Tango Towards Destruction 2004-09-01
22 Gorgeous Guys' Duo 2004-09-08
23 Sorrowful Marionettes 2004-09-15
24 Bobby Max The Beast 2004-09-22
25 A Battle to the Limits 2004-09-29
26 The Prodigy Vs Tennis Machine 2004-10-06
27 1 mm Battle 2004-10-06
28 Who Will Play? 2004-10-13
29 The Phantom Ball that Vanished 2004-10-20
30 The Long Awaited Confrontation - Ryoma vs. Kevin 2004-10-27
31 Illusion 2004-11-03
32 Game and Match 2004-11-10
33 Run, Momo! 2004-11-17
34 The Golden Pair's Memories 2004-12-01
35 Kaidoh's Unknown World 2004-12-08
36 Seigaku's Secret Plan 2004-12-15
37 The Teni Puri Household goes to Hawaii! 2004-12-22

Season 7 13 episodes

1 Seigaku in the Spotlight, Once Again 2005-01-12
2 Eternal Rivals! Momoshiro vs. Kaidoh 2004-01-19
3 Ryoma's Decision 2005-01-26
4 Wavering Thoughts 2005-01-26
5 Burn, Echizen! 2005-02-02
6 To my Dear Friend... 2005-02-09
7 Goodbye, Seigaku! 2005-02-16
8 Samurai New York 2005-02-23
9 Tezuka Kunimitsu vs. Fuji Syusuke 2005-03-02
10 Third Year's True Heart 2005-03-09
11 Climax 2005-03-16
12 Unforgettable Promise 2005-03-30
13 Farewell, Prince 2005-03-30

Critical Reception & Ratings

The Prince of Tennis is rated 8.4 out of 10 by viewers — 151 votes.