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	The Prince of Tennis
	; English cover of the first manga volume;
; テニスの王子様; (Tenisu no Ōjisama)
Genre	; Coming-of-age,sports
	Manga
Written by	Takeshi Konomi
Published by	Shueisha
English publisher	; NA/UK Viz Media; ;
Demographic	Shōnen
Magazine	Weekly Shōnen Jump
Original run	; July 19, 1999 – March 3, 2008;
Volumes	42 (List of volumes);
	Anime television series
Directed by	Takayuki Hamana
Written by	Atsushi Maekawa (#1-97); Masashi Sogo (#97-178);
Music by	Cher Watanabe
Studio	Trans Arts; Production I.G.;
Licensed by	; NA Viz Media;
Original network	TV Tokyo
English network	; ; SEA Animax Asia; ; ; US ; Toonami Jetstream, Cartoon Network; ; ;
Original run	; October 10, 2001 – March 30, 2005;
Episodes	178 (List of episodes);
	Original video animation
A Day on Survival Mountain
Directed by	Takayuki Hamana
Produced by	Atsuo Sugiyama; Tomoko Takahashi
Written by	Masashi Sogo
Music by	Cheru Watanabe
Studio	Production I.G
Released	2003
Runtime	35 minutes
	Original video animation
The National Tournament
Directed by	Shunsuke Tada
Written by	Atsuhiro Tomioka
Music by	Cher Watanabe
Studio	M.S.C
Released	; March 24, 2006 – January 23, 2009;
Runtime	23 minutes
Episodes	26 (List of episodes);
	Manga
The Prince of After School
Written by	Takeshi Konomi
Illustrated by	Kenichi Sakura
Published by	Shueisha
Demographic	Shōnen
Magazine	Jump Square
Original run	; November 4, 2008 – present
Volumes	5 (List of volumes);
	Manga
New Prince of Tennis
Written by	Takeshi Konomi
Published by	Shueisha
Demographic	Shōnen
Magazine	Jump Square
Original run	; March 4, 2009 – present
Volumes	25 (List of volumes);
	Anime television series
The New Prince of Tennis
Directed by	Hideyo Yamamoto
Music by	Cher Watanabe
Studio	M.S.C; Production I.G
Original network	; TV Aichi, TV Tokyo, TV Osaka;
Original run	; January 4, 2012 – March 28, 2012;
Episodes	13 (List of episodes);
	Related works
	; ; Tenimyu (The Prince of Tennis musicals); ; ; Tennis no Oujisama: Atobe Kara no Okurimono (2005 animated short film); ; ; Tennis no Ōjisama – Futari no Samurai (2005 animated film); ; ; The Prince of Tennis 2006 live action movie; ; ; The Prince of Tennis video games; ;
	; Anime and Manga portal;

The Prince of Tennis (Japanese: テニスの王子様, Hepburn: Tenisu no Ōjisama) is a Japanese manga series about a tennis prodigy written and illustrated by Takeshi Konomi. The title is often shortened to TeniPuri (テニプリ), a portmanteau of the words "Tennis Prince". The manga was first published in Japan in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump in July 1999, and ended publication on March 3, 2008. A total of 379 chapters were serialized, spanning 42 volumes. As of volume 40, the manga has sold over 40 million copies in Japan.^[3] News that a sequel to the manga series was going to be developed was announced in the December issue of the Japanese manga magazine Jump Square.^[4] The new manga series, entitled New Prince of Tennis, began serialization in the Jump Square magazine on March 4, 2009, with the story taking place several months after the end of the original manga.^[5]Viz Media acquired the license to distribute the series in English in North America.

The manga was adapted into an anime series directed by Takayuki Hamana, animated by Trans Arts and co-produced by Nihon Ad Systems and TV Tokyo. The anime aired across Japan on the anime satellite television network Animax and the terrestrial TV Tokyo network from October 10, 2001 to March 30, 2005, spanning a total of 178 episodes, as well as a theatrical movie. In April 2006, an original video animation (OVA) continuation of the anime began to be released on DVD. The beginning of the second OVA series was released on June 22, 2007, roughly 3 months after the end of the first. The second OVA ended on January 25, 2008, and the third and final OVA started on April 25, 2008.

The series developed into a media franchise and has had numerous other adaptations outside of the animated incarnation. Since April 2003, more than fifteen stage musicals have been produced for the series. An animated movie was released in 2005, as well as a live action movie in 2006. The franchise has also had a long-running radio show, numerous video games, well over 250 soundtracks and CDs, and other merchandise or collectibles.

Plot

The series is primarily set in Tokyo, and centers around Ryoma Echizen, a tennis prodigy who attends Seishun Academy (青春学園, Seishun Gakuen), or Seigaku (青学) for short, a school is known for its strong tennis club and talented players. Ryoma quickly defeats numerous upperclassmen shortly after entrance to secure himself a spot as one of the team's regulars. In pursuit of their ultimate goal of winning the National Middle School Tennis Championship, members of the team make new friends while learning and mastering increasingly complex techniques. Ryoma also begins to develop his own style of tennis and eventually realizes what the sport really means to him.

The New Prince of Tennis is set shortly after the end of the original manga. Ryoma returns to Japan after his trip to America as a candidate for the Japanese U-17 (under 17) High School Representatives Selection Camp, along with 50 other middle school tennis players. They begin a new adventure there.

The purported advertisement from the Jump Square issue says that everything in The Prince of Tennis up to now has been "prologue" and that "a new legend for [the main character] Ryoma and the others will begin".

Media

Manga

The Prince of Tennis is written and illustrated by Takeshi Konomi. The manga was first published in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump in Japan on July 1999, and ran until March 3, 2008, spanning a total of 379 chapters divided into 42 tankōbon. The series was put under hiatus when Konomi was injured in an accident during July 2006, but publication resumed in September 2006. As of Volume 40, the manga has sold over 40 million copies in Japan.^[3] The manga is published in North America by Viz Media.

A 4-panel manga parody, entitled the Prince of After School, began on November 4, 2008 in Jump Square.^[6]^[7]

A sequel to the manga series, entitled New Prince of Tennis, began serialization in the monthly magazine series Jump Square on March 4, 2009. The story is set several months after the end of the first manga, and features Ryoma returning to Japan after his stay in America.^[5]

Anime

The anime series, directed by Takayuki Hamana, animated by Trans Arts and co-produced by Nihon Ad Systems and TV Tokyo, aired across Japan on the anime satellite television network Animax and the terrestrial TV Tokyo network from October 10, 2001 to March 30, 2005, spanning a total of 178 episodes.

In April 2006, an original video animation (OVA) continuation of the anime began to be released over a span of seven DVDs. The beginning of the second OVA series was released on June 22, 2007, roughly 3 months after the end of the first. The second OVA finished on January 25, 2008, containing six episodes over a span of three DVDs. The third OVA started on April 25, 2008, and finished on January 23, 2009. A fourth OVA titled "Another Story" was released on May 26, 2009, which included two episodes: "Fū'un Shōnen Atobe" which showed Hyotei's current team's freshman years, and "Naniwa no Ōjisama", where Seigaku goes to Osaka for a practice match with Shitenhoji. The second DVD in "Another Story" was released on September 25, 2009.

On April 24, 2007, Viz Media released the first The Prince of Tennis box set in the United States.^[8] Viz Media has also opted to not include the Japanese opening and ending themes, instead using electric guitar music. However, the original music themes can be found in the DVD extras of disc 3.^[9] As of January 15, 2008, four box sets have been released by Viz. The four box sets contain the first 50 episodes of the series.^[10] In contrast, Japan has released a total of 45 DVD volumes for the entire 178 episodes of the anime series.

The New Prince of Tennis, a sequel anime that picks up where the previous series ended, ran from January 4, 2012 to March 28, 2012.^[11]

Musicals

Beginning in 2003, a series of Prince of Tennis musicals began. Each year sees two musicals based on the storyline come out in the summer and winter, with a 'Dream Live' performance each Spring, featuring numerous actors and past songs. Each storyline musical adapts a single arc of the manga, typically one specific match against a team. Due to the aging of the actors, all the main characters have been recast several times.

Films

Tennis no Ōjisama – Futari no Samurai (テニスの王子様二人のサムライ The First Game, lit. "The Prince of Tennis – The Two Samurai: The First Game") is the first animated film of the series. It was released in Japan on January 29, 2005, and co-aired with a short movie, Tennis no Oujisama: Atobe Kara no Okurimono (跡部からの贈り物, lit. "The Prince of Tennis: A Gift from Atobe").

The Prince of Tennis: Tennis no Ouji-sama Eikoku-shiki Teikyū-jō Kessen! (テニスの王子様英国式庭球城決戦！ The Junior Tournament, lit. "The Prince of Tennis – The Battle of the British city") is the second movie directed by Shunsuke Tada.^[12] It was released in Japan on September 3, 2011.

On May 13, 2006, the live-action adaptation film, The Prince of Tennis, was released in Japan.

Video games

The Prince of Tennis franchise has spawned many different video games. The vast majority of these are either tennis games or dating sims, and they are spread across several different video game consoles. The first of these games was released for the PlayStation console on February 20, 2002, and is the only game which holds the simple Prince of Tennis title – all of the following game titles are preceded by the "Prince of Tennis" title. This was followed by Genius Boys Academy, which was released for the Game Boy Advance on April 25, 2002. Since then, several other video games have been released for different gaming consoles, including one more PlayStation game, three Game Boy Advance games, five Nintendo DS games, and thirteen PlayStation 2 games. The latest games to be released were Nintendo DS's Girls, be gracious on March 5, 2009, followed by Boys, be glorious on March 26, 2009.

Additionally, characters from The Prince of Tennis appeared in the Shōnen Jump based video games Jump Super Stars and Jump Ultimate Stars. All of the games have so far only been released in Japan.

Dramas

There also are two Chinese dramas based on "The Prince of Tennis" story, with the titles of "The Prince of Tennis" (Mandarin: "网球王子"; Pinyin: "Wang Qiu Wang Zi") and "Go for It! The Prince of Tennis" (Mandarin: "加油! 网球王子"; Pinyin: "Jia You! Wang Qiu Wang Zi"). The first is the first season, while the second is the second season. There are some differences due to localization for names and cultural themes, including all the characters being renamed, but is still recognizable from its story and the characters' portrayal. The first season covers from when Ryoma first appears in the series up to the end of their equivalent of the Tokyo Prefecturals, while the second season picks up from the end of the first season and goes to the end of their equivalent of the Kanto Tournament. Due to being based off the anime, Josei Shonan is included.

Other media

The series has produced a half-hour weekly radio show, over 300 music CDs, and a large selection of merchandise, including a trading card game^[13] and figures.^[14] Three live events, "TeniPuri Perfect Live" in 2003, "The 100 song marathon" in 2008 and "Tenipuri Festa" in 2009, were held by the TeniPuri voice actors and Konomi Takeshi himself.

The 1986 J-pop song Valentine Kiss by Sayuri Kokushō was covered multiple times by multiple characters in the series. From February 2004 through February 2010, a total of nine different versions of the song were released (seven individually, and the final two together). The first one, featuring the character Keigo Atobe (voiced by Junichi Suwabe) reached No. 14 on the Oricon charts.^[15]

Reception

Though The Prince of Tennis has become a successful franchise, spawning several adaptations like an anime, original video animations, musicals, movies, radio shows, and video games, the series has received both positive and negative reviews. When a popular anime and manga news website, Anime News Network, reviewed the first DVD box set released by Viz Media, they commented that "Prince of Tennis is among the dregs of the genre." They go on to say that it is "boring" and "lacks the human drama necessary to get audiences to care who wins or loses."^[9] 'Anime on DVD', however, comments that the show "takes the usual themes in sports shows and applies them masterfully."^[16]DVD Talk takes more of a nonchalant view, commenting that the "series is okay but not great" and that it has some charm, which will make you not regret watching it.^[17] Active Anime also gave praise to the series, saying that it "holds some surprising twists to the regular sports drama formula", and praised the suspenseful matches and innovative techniques.^[18]

Despite the reviews, the series is popular in Japan. When TV Asahi, a television network in Japan, conducted a nationwide survey for the one hundred most popular animated television series, The Prince of Tennis anime came in twenty-seventh place.^[19] They also conducted an online web poll, in which The Prince of Tennis placed eighteenth.^[20] Nearly a year later, TV Asahi once again conducted an online poll for the top one hundred anime, and this time, The Prince of Tennis anime advanced in rank and came in eighth place. They also surveyed Japanese celebrities for their favorite anime, where the series only came in sixty-eighth out of the top one hundred.^[21]

References

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^ "The Official Website for The Prince of Tennis". Viz Media. Retrieved December 11, 2017.

^ ^a^b "Shōnen Jump Japan Ends Prince of Tennis and Muhyo and Roji". March 3, 2008. Retrieved March 3, 2008.

^ "Ken-ichi Sakura Confirmed for Prince of Tennis Tribute". Anime News Network. November 3, 2008. Retrieved March 7, 2009.

^ ^a^b "American Artist Assists on New Prince of Tennis Manga". Anime News Network. March 6, 2009. Retrieved March 7, 2009.

^ Loo, Egan (November 3, 2008). "Ken-ichi Sakura Confirmed for Prince of Tennis Tribute". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 2, 2019.

^ Loo, Egan (May 30, 2014). "Prince of Tennis 4-Panel 'Tribute' Manga Gets Flash Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 2, 2019.

^ "The Prince of Tennis, Vol. 1 (DVD Box Set)". Viz Media. Archived from the original on January 20, 2008. Retrieved February 13, 2008.

^ ^a^b "Review – The Prince of Tennis DVD – DVD Box Set 1". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 13, 2008.

^ "The Prince of Tennis, Vol. 4 (DVD Box Set)". Viz Media. Archived from the original on February 19, 2008. Retrieved February 13, 2008.

^ "New Prince of Tennis Manga Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. August 22, 2011. Retrieved October 12, 2011.

^ "2011 Prince of Tennis Film Event to Be Streamed Live". Anime News Network. September 1, 2011. Retrieved October 12, 2011.

^ "Buy The Prince of Tennis Trading Card Game Booster Pack Vol. 11 – Order Now". PlayAsia. Retrieved November 2, 2008.

^ "Prince of Tennis Figure #2: A Kunimitsu". Hobby Link Japan. Retrieved October 21, 2008.

^ "バレンタイン・キッス/跡部景吾　ｗｉｔｈ　氷帝学園中" [Valentine Kiss / Keigo Atobe with Hyotei Academy Chū]. Oricon Style (in Japanese). Archived from the original on April 22, 2008.

^ "AnimeOnDVD Review – Prince of Tennis Box Set 01 (of 0)". animeondvd.com. April 4, 2007. Retrieved February 13, 2008.
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^ "DVD Talk Review – The Prince of Tennis Box Set, Vol. 1". DVD Talk. April 24, 2007. Retrieved February 13, 2008.

^ "ActiveAnime.com:: PRINCE OF TENNIS BOX SET 1 (ADVANCED REVIEW)". ActiveAnime. 2007-04-13. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
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^ "TV Asahi Top 100 Anime Part 2". Anime News Network. September 23, 2005. Retrieved February 13, 2008.

^ "TV Asahi Top 100 Anime". Anime News Network. September 23, 2005. Retrieved February 13, 2008.

^ "Japan's Favorite TV Anime". Anime News Network. October 13, 2006. Retrieved February 13, 2008.

External links

Official sites

Animax's official Prince of Tennis website (Archived) (in Japanese)

TV Tokyo's Prince of Tennis Site (in Japanese)

Shin Prince of Tennis website (in Japanese)

Official Prince of Tennis Site (in Japanese)

Viz's Shonen Jump's The Prince of Tennis Site (Archived)

Profiles

The Prince of Tennis at TV.com

The Prince of Tennis (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

The Prince of Tennis (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

The Prince of Tennis II (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

The Prince of Tennis on IMDb

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[2] "The Official Website for The Prince of Tennis". Viz Media. Retrieved December 11, 2017.

[sold-3] "Shōnen Jump Japan Ends Prince of Tennis and Muhyo and Roji". March 3, 2008. Retrieved March 3, 2008.

[4] "Ken-ichi Sakura Confirmed for Prince of Tennis Tribute". Anime News Network. November 3, 2008. Retrieved March 7, 2009.

[NewPrince-5] "American Artist Assists on New Prince of Tennis Manga". Anime News Network. March 6, 2009. Retrieved March 7, 2009.

[6] Loo, Egan (November 3, 2008). "Ken-ichi Sakura Confirmed for Prince of Tennis Tribute". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 2, 2019.

[7] Loo, Egan (May 30, 2014). "Prince of Tennis 4-Panel 'Tribute' Manga Gets Flash Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 2, 2019.

[8] "The Prince of Tennis, Vol. 1 (DVD Box Set)". Viz Media. Archived from the original on January 20, 2008. Retrieved February 13, 2008.

[ANNreview-9] "Review – The Prince of Tennis DVD – DVD Box Set 1". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 13, 2008.

[10] "The Prince of Tennis, Vol. 4 (DVD Box Set)". Viz Media. Archived from the original on February 19, 2008. Retrieved February 13, 2008.

[New_Prince_of_Tennis_anime-11] "New Prince of Tennis Manga Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. August 22, 2011. Retrieved October 12, 2011.

[12] "2011 Prince of Tennis Film Event to Be Streamed Live". Anime News Network. September 1, 2011. Retrieved October 12, 2011.

[13] "Buy The Prince of Tennis Trading Card Game Booster Pack Vol. 11 – Order Now". PlayAsia. Retrieved November 2, 2008.

[14] "Prince of Tennis Figure #2: A Kunimitsu". Hobby Link Japan. Retrieved October 21, 2008.

[oricon-tennis-15] "バレンタイン・キッス/跡部景吾　ｗｉｔｈ　氷帝学園中" [Valentine Kiss / Keigo Atobe with Hyotei Academy Chū]. Oricon Style (in Japanese). Archived from the original on April 22, 2008.

[16] "AnimeOnDVD Review – Prince of Tennis Box Set 01 (of 0)". animeondvd.com. April 4, 2007. Retrieved February 13, 2008.
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[17] "DVD Talk Review – The Prince of Tennis Box Set, Vol. 1". DVD Talk. April 24, 2007. Retrieved February 13, 2008.

[18] "ActiveAnime.com:: PRINCE OF TENNIS BOX SET 1 (ADVANCED REVIEW)". ActiveAnime. 2007-04-13. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
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[19] "TV Asahi Top 100 Anime Part 2". Anime News Network. September 23, 2005. Retrieved February 13, 2008.

[20] "TV Asahi Top 100 Anime". Anime News Network. September 23, 2005. Retrieved February 13, 2008.

[Japan100-21] "Japan's Favorite TV Anime". Anime News Network. October 13, 2006. Retrieved February 13, 2008.

v t e Weekly Shōnen Jump: 1990–1999
1990	Hana no Keiji Shin Jungle King Tar-chan Slam Dunk Yu Yu Hakusho
1992	Diamond Is Unbreakable Kyūkyoku!! Hentai Kamen
1993	Ninku Tottemo! Luckyman DNA² Hell Teacher Nūbē
1994	Bomber Girl Captain Tsubasa: World Youth Rurouni Kenshin Midori no Makibaō
1995	Karakurizōshi Ayatsuri Sakon Shadow Lady Level E Sexy Commando Gaiden: Sugoi yo!! Masaru-san Golden Wind
1996	Hoshin Engi Yu-Gi-Oh!
1997	Butsu Zone I"s Seikimatsu Leader den Takeshi! One Piece Cowa!
1998	Rookies Whistle! Hunter × Hunter Shaman King Kajika
1999	Hikaru no Go The Prince of Tennis Zombiepowder. Naruto

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