'Shin Tennis no Ouji-sama: U-17 World Cup' TV Anime Announced for 2022

by Vindstot
Oct 10, 2021 4:12 PM | 18 Comments

The Tennis no Ouji-sama 20th anniversary event announced a new anime series titled Shin Tennis no Ouji-sama: U-17 World Cup (The Prince of Tennis II: U-17 World Cup) on Sunday, scheduled for a 2022 premiere. The official website also revealed the production staff, a teaser visual (pictured), and an announcement promo. The cast members are returning from the previous installments.

This marks the first television anime for the franchise in ten years since Shin Tennis no Ouji-sama (The Prince of Tennis II) aired in 2012. The new television anime will take place after the events in the Shin Tennis no Ouji-sama OVA vs. Genius 10 (The Prince of Tennis II OVA vs Genius10).

Cast
Ryouma Echizen: Junko Minagawa (Akatsuki no Yona)
Kunimitsu Tezuka: Ryoutarou Okiayu (Keppeki Danshi! Aoyama-kun)
Houou Byoudouin: Hiroki Yasumoto (Yuukoku no Moriarty)
Keigo Atobe: Junichi Suwabe (Shuumatsu no Walküre)
Seiichi Yukimura: Sachiko Nagai (Shin Tennis no Ouji-sama)
Kuranosuke Shiraishi: Yoshimasa Hosoya (Haikyuu!!)
Eishirou Kite: Tarusuke Shingaki (Noblesse)
Ryouga Echizen: Mamoru Miyano (Fugou Keiji: Balance:Unlimited)

Staff
Director: Keiichirou Kawaguchi (Sket Dance)
Series Composition: Mitsutaka Hirota (Chuukan Kanriroku Tonegawa)
Character Design, Chief Animation Director: Akiharu Ishii (Shin Tennis no Ouji-sama)
Color Design: Yuuko Tsumori (2.43: Seiin Koukou Danshi Volley-bu)
Art Director: Akira Itou (Lord El-Melloi II Sei no Jikenbo: Rail Zeppelin Grace Note)
Background Art: Studio Ara (Sakurako-san no Ashimoto ni wa Shitai ga Umatteiru)
Art Setting: Tomoyuki Aoki (Sayonara Watashi no Cramer)
Director of Photography: Yuuta Nakamura (Kono Bijutsubu ni wa Mondai ga Aru!)
Editing: Daisuke Hiraki (Bakuten!!)
Sound Director: Hiroki Matsuoka (Eyeshield 21)
Music: Chihiro Tamaki (Ongaku Shoujo (TV))
Sound Production: Jinnan Studio
Studio: Studio Kai, M.S.C
Production: Nihon Ad Systems

The original sports manga by Takeshi Konomi ran in Weekly Shounen Jump between 1998 and 2008. The sequel manga began in Jump SQ. the following year. Shueisha published the 34th volume on September 8.

The manga series inspired multiple anime adaptations, the latest of which, Ryouma! The Prince of Tennis Shinsei Movie: Tennis no Ouji-sama, opened in Japan on September 3. The Shin Tennis no Ouji-sama: Hyoutei vs. Rikkai - Game of Future (The New Prince of Tennis: Hyoutei vs. Rikkai - Game of Future) net anime debuted in two parts on February 13 and April 17 this year.

Announcement

Note: The video is region-locked; click here for an alternative link.

Official site: http://tenipuri.jp/series/
Official Twitter: @shintenianime

Source: animate Times

Shin Tennis no Ouji-sama: U-17 World Cup on MAL

18 Comments Recent Comments

We are getting the world cup?? This is really, realllly the continuation of New Prince Prince of Tennis?? YES! I thought TeniPuri has ended for real but thank goodness T^T Kyaaaaaaaaaaa!!! XD

Oct 18, 2021 9:12 PM by tinker3bellz1

finally this is what everyone has been waiting for so that their end would not be delayed, I had already lost the hopes when they announced the CGI movie but at the end of the tunnel there was a ray of hope

Oct 15, 2021 5:58 PM by Elias21

PoT has some of the most impressive longevity of any anime. It's honestly impressive.

Oct 14, 2021 9:08 PM by malvarez1

oh damn im so excited for this!

Oct 14, 2021 11:17 AM by SkyFullOfStars

Another installment of prince of tennis. And its not CGI. Im a fan of this anime, so im hype by it

Oct 13, 2021 1:47 AM by chriskor022

Hell yeah. Future looking bright.

Oct 12, 2021 1:37 PM by konkelo

This was one sports anime that despite airing on Toonami, I never actually sat down and watched it and now idk if I have to drive to do it despite this new season being announced

Oct 12, 2021 6:04 AM by Tokoya

Yessssssss Ryomaaaaaaaaa <333

Oct 11, 2021 10:51 PM by ALiCCexERiNNa

Great to see that the franchise is still going strong. I haven't watched/read past the OG series, but I will eventually get around to it.

Oct 11, 2021 6:50 AM by FMmatron

Ramkec said:

RobertBobert said:
Is this franchise so long because tennis matches usually last several hours?

Its just popular among da ladies.

I know it was a joke.

Oct 11, 2021 6:23 AM by RobertBobert

RobertBobert said:
Is this franchise so long because tennis matches usually last several hours?

Its just popular among da ladies.

Oct 11, 2021 6:22 AM by Ramkec

It's been years and we still get even more content?
Definetly going to watch as a long time tennis fan.
Will be cool to see what kind of over the top tennis stuff there'll be this time around.

Oct 11, 2021 3:48 AM by Necronomicon

WOOOAH! nice finally

Oct 11, 2021 1:04 AM by _uzaya

I wish baby steps gets the treatment this one is getting.

Oct 11, 2021 12:53 AM by Adampk

so excited! I can't wait

Oct 10, 2021 6:42 PM by zucchinichop

I hope this sequel is good. The Broly movie kind of sucked in my opinion.

Oct 10, 2021 6:39 PM by ya_hallo

Is this franchise so long because tennis matches usually last several hours?

Oct 10, 2021 4:47 PM by RobertBobert

Finally!!
The ending scene is such a cliff-hanger 😆
Hoping it will be animated until THAT amazing match between the captains 😍😍