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Prince of Tennis

Prince of Tennis

Alternative Titles

Synonyms: Tennis no Ouji-sama
Japanese: テニスの王子様

Information

Type: TV
Episodes: 178
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Oct 10, 2001 to Mar 23, 2005
Duration: 22 min. per episode
Rating: G - All Ages
L represents licensing company

Statistics

Score: 8.231 (scored by 8529 users)
Ranked: #1932
Popularity: #255
Members: 16,884
Favorites: 987
1 indicates a weighted score
2 based on the top anime page.

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Popular Tags

comedy shounen sports tennis

Synopsis

Echizen Ryoma 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.
(Source: ANN)

Related Anime

Adaptation: Prince of Tennis
Side story: Prince of Tennis - Atobe's Gift, Prince of Tennis: The Two Samurai, The First Game, Prince of Tennis - A Day on Survival Mountain, Prince of Tennis: Another Story ~Messages From Past and Future~, Prince of Tennis - New Year's Special, Prince of Tennis - Band of Princes
Sequel: Prince of Tennis: The National Tournament

Characters & Voice Actors

Echizen, Ryoma
Echizen, Ryoma
Main
Minagawa, Junko
Japanese
Minagawa, Junko
O'Brien, Liam
English
O'Brien, Liam
...
Fuji, Shuusuke
Fuji, Shuusuke
Main
Bosch, Johnny Yong
English
Bosch, Johnny Yong
Kaida, Yuki
Japanese
Kaida, Yuki
Inui, Sadaharu
Inui, Sadaharu
Main
Tsuda, Kenjirou
Japanese
Tsuda, Kenjirou
Bauer, Jack
English
Bauer, Jack
...
Kaidou, Kaoru
Kaidou, Kaoru
Main
Lodge, David
English
Lodge, David
Kiyasu, Kohei
Japanese
Kiyasu, Kohei
...

Staff

Hamana, Takayuki
Director, Storyboard
Ando, Masahiro
Episode Director, Storyboard
Minagawa, Junko
Theme Song Performance
Suwabe, Junichi
Theme Song Performance


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Sep 8, 2007
vindemon64
The Prince of Tennis - a sports-driven anime that debuted back in 2001, depicts the story of Echizen Ryoma and his experiences in the world of tennis. Along with Hajime no Ippo, the Prince of Tennis helped start the rave with sports-driven anime craze, and its not really a wonder why a lot of those anime use many of the elements from the Prince of Tennis - its so good that its still being animated (in OVA form) this very day.

Normally, with sports anime, you see the rise of a certain young star from not being a very good player to being the ace read more
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May 31, 2008
KimimaroKenshin
Story - 10
The story is very original, where the protagonist comes from America to Japan as a well-developed tennis player. His father has him enroll in Seigaku Tennis Club, where he plays opponents who can challenge his skill, while the team seeks to reach the National Tournament. Although the story sounds simple, there are many episodes that get more in depth by revealing more of the characters and the storyline, which I would rather not spoil.

Art - 9
The art in this anime is spectacular! However, it is a long series, so some frames are repeated throughout games, yet it is still well done to the read more
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Recommendations

Pretty much both anime revolve around the rise of a young superstar and their path to their respective sports' ultimate championship game.
While the skills of the main characters are on opposite ends (one being pro quality and the other a beginner), both series follow the road to the top. Both series give great history on the designated sport so if you're unfamiliar with it, things will be explained throughout each episodes. Comedy is also thrown in every once in a while. Don't like sports? Don't worry, you don't have to!
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Opening Theme

#1: "Future" by Hiro-X (eps 1-26)
#2: "Driving Myself" by Hiro-X (eps 27-53)
#3: "Make You Free" by Kimeru (eps 54-75)
#4: "Long Way" by Ikuo (eps 76-101)
#5: "Fly High" by Toshihiko Matsunaga (eps 102-128)
#6: "Shining" by Yuki Shirai (eps 129-153)
#7: "Paradise" by Yuki Shirai (eps 154-165)
#8: "Dream Believer" by Osami Masaki (eps 166-178)

Ending Theme

#1: "You Got Game" by Kimeru (eps 1-26)
#2: "Keep Your Style" by Masataka Fujishige (eps 27-35, 38-39, 41-47, 49-53)
#3: "Walk On" by Masataka Fujishige (eps 36-37, 40, 48)
#4: "White Line" by Aozu (eps 54-75)
#5: "Kaze no Tabibito" by Fureai (eps 76-101)
#6: "Sakura" by Yomu Hamaguchi (eps 102-140)
#7: "Wonderful Days" by Pull Tab to Can (eps 141-165)
#8: "Little Sky" by Kentaro Fukushi (eps 166-178)

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