Takayuki Hamana
Director
The Prince of Tennis (2001)
Specials
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.
Released Oct. 10, 2001
Episode 22 min
10+
Genres: Action, Animation, Anime, Anime: School, Anime: Shounen, Anime: Sports, Comedy
Keywords: tmdb.sports, tmdb.tennis, tmdb.anime, imdb.multiple-english-dubs, imdb.tennis-sport, imdb.based-on-manga, imdb.tennis + 36 more, imdb.teenager, imdb.based-on-comic, imdb.anime-animation, imdb.coming-of-age, imdb.school-life, imdb.school-club, imdb.12-year-old, imdb.male-protagonist, imdb.coming-of-age-drama, imdb.middle-school-tennis, imdb.championship, imdb.shounen, imdb.shonen-anime-animation, imdb.sports-prodigy, imdb.school, imdb.middle-school, imdb.12-year-old-boy, imdb.bullying, imdb.anti-hero, imdb.foreign, imdb.antihero, imdb.primarily-male-cast, imdb.primarily-child-cast, imdb.cocky, imdb.cocky-protagonist, imdb.tennis-team, imdb.middle-school-student, imdb.cocky-male, imdb.tokyo, imdb.tokyo-japan, imdb.tennis-club, imdb.friendship, imdb.racket-sport, tmdb.based-on-manga, tmdb.bukatsu, mdblist.anime-dub
Watch Providers: Crunchyroll, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel
Production Companies: Shueisha, Production I.G, J.C.Staff, Nihon Ad Systems
Network: TV Tokyo
S0E4 - Return of the Prince
March 24, 2006, midnight
S0E5 - Hot & Cool
May 26, 2006, midnight
S0E6 - The Fourth Counter
May 26, 2006, midnight
S0E7 - Kikumaru Alone
July 28, 2006, midnight
S0E8 - The Longest Summer
July 28, 2006, midnight
S0E9 - The Man Called Killer
Sept. 22, 2006, midnight
S0E10 - The Prince of Volleyball
Sept. 22, 2006, midnight
S0E11 - The Calm before the Storm
Nov. 24, 2006, midnight
S0E12 - Unbreakable Spirit
Nov. 24, 2006, midnight
S0E13 - Quick Battle
Jan. 26, 2007, midnight
S0E14 - Tezuka Kunimitsu
Jan. 26, 2007, midnight
S0E15 - Two of Us
March 23, 2007, midnight
S0E16 - Deathmatch / Emperor vs. Prince
March 23, 2007, midnight
S0E17 - Fudoumine vs. Shitenhouji Battle
June 22, 2007, midnight
S0E18 - Roar
June 22, 2007, midnight
S0E19 - The Horror Of The Amusing Tennis
Sept. 25, 2007, midnight
S0E20 - Seigaku's Baggage
Sept. 25, 2007, midnight
S0E21 - Two doors
Jan. 25, 2008, midnight
S0E22 - One Ball Match!
Jan. 25, 2008, midnight
S0E23 - The Prince of Barbecue
April 25, 2008, midnight
S0E24 - Showdown at the Top!
Singles 3 - Tezuka Kunimitsu vs. Sanada Genichirou
July 25, 2008, midnight
S0E25 - Our Way of Doing Things
Doubles 2 - Inui-Kaidou vs. Yanagi-Kirihara
July 25, 2008, midnight
S0E26 - Can You See Stars In Broad Daylight!?
Singles 2 - Fuji Syuusuke versus Niou Masaharu
Oct. 24, 2008, midnight
S0E27 - With Hearts As One
Doubles 1 - Ooishi-Kikumaru vs. Bunta-Jackal
Oct. 24, 2008, midnight
S0E28 - Final Decisive Battle! The Prince vs. The Demigod
Singles 1 - Echizen Ryoma vs. Yukimura Seiichi, 1 of 2
Jan. 23, 2009, midnight
S0E29 - Dear Prince ~To The Princes of Tennis~
Singles 1 - Echizen Ryoma vs. Yukimura Seiichi, 2 of 2 (end)
Jan. 23, 2009, midnight
S0E30 - The Prince of Tennis New Year Special
The New Year has finally arrived for the Seishun Academy Boys' Tennis Team. As part of the festivities, Ryouma Echizen and his fellow first-year club members—Satoshi Horio, Kachirou Katou, and Katsuo Mizuno—celebrate by reminiscing about the past year. As the freshmen revel in nostalgia, it seems as if a strange hanetsuki tournament has begun among the rest of the team.
March 7, 2003, midnight
S0E2 - OVA - A Day on Survival Mountain
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?
Feb. 25, 2004, midnight
S0E3 - Atobe's Gift
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.
Jan. 29, 2005, midnight
S0E37 - Mini Theater 1
Seishun Academy faces off against Rikkai University-Affiliated Middle School in an unofficial rematch. Instead of playing tennis, the players end up getting distracted by a game of Acchi Muite Poi and a battle between whose data is superior.
Sept. 25, 2009, midnight
S0E38 - Mini Theater 2
Mysterious love letters are appearing in shoe lockers at Seishun Academy. Sadaharu Inui sees this as a perfect opportunity to observe the regulars' response to receiving a love letter addressed to them.
Dec. 22, 2009, midnight
S0E39 - Mini Theater 3
Seiichi Yukimura asks his vice captain, Genichirou Sanada, to be the model for his next painting. Unfortunately, Sanada's reluctance doesn't seem to be doing anything for Yukimura's creativity.
Dec. 22, 2009, midnight
S0E40 - Message in a Bottle
The Rikkai University-Affiliated Middle School's Boys' Tennis Team stumbles upon a strange bottle. Inside, a cryptic message asks for the recipient to add another item to the bottle and toss it back into the river. Having broken the container to read the note, the team puts it back together with tape and includes a few extra items before sending it on the long journey back to its owner. However, the bottle ends up washing ashore elsewhere, and the tennis team from Seishun Academy finds it instead.
Aug. 26, 2011, midnight
S0E41 - Pairpuri 1
Fudomine Middle School's tennis captain, Kippei Tachibana, asks rival school captains Kunimitsu Tezuka, Keigo Atobe, and Kuranosuke Shiraishi to assist him with his team's practice. Shiraishi's teammate, Koharu Konjiki, decides to tag along in hopes of being able to see his crush. Instead, Konjiki ends up becoming infatuated with both Tezuka and Atobe and struggles to pick between the two.
Aug. 26, 2011, midnight
S0E42 - Pairpuri 2
Seishun's Shuusuke Fuji asks his younger brother Yuuta to go shopping with him to pick out a present for their older sister's birthday. As they proceed with their plans, Yuuta's teammates from the St. Rudolph Academy tennis team catch a glimpse of the two brothers and initially think nothing of it. However, St. Rudolph's manager, Hajime Mizuki, misinterprets the situation and believes Shuusuke is trying to get Yuuta to transfer back to Seishun. In an effort to stop his plans, Hajime forces the team to secretly follow the brothers around.
Oct. 26, 2011, midnight
S0E43 - Pairpuri 3
Rikkai University-Affiliated Middle School's Akaya Kirihara always seems to get himself into sticky situations. Out on a shopping trip with Bunta Marui and Jackal Kuwahara, Kirihara bumps into Seishun's Takashi Kawamura, causing a stuffed toy Kawamura was carrying to go flying into a nearby dog's mouth. The two begin to chase the dog in order to get the toy back. Kawamura later recounts the story to Yamabuki Middle School's Jin Akutsu, who seems less than enthused about the ordeal.
Oct. 26, 2011, midnight
S0E44 - Pairpuri 4
Seishun's Eiji Kikumaru shows up to morning tennis practice tired after staying up late at night to play Kai☆Para, a new online game. Vice-captain Shuichirou Oishi seems perplexed by the concept of an online game, which shocks his teammates. Eiji convinces his doubles partner to log onto the game later that night but fails to tell him the full name of the game, causing Oishi to play a different game instead that uses the same moniker.
Sept. 17, 2010, midnight
S0E45 - Pairpuri 5
Rokkaku Middle School's tennis captain, Kentarou Aoi, is jealous of his teammate Kojirou Saeki and Yamabuki's Kiyosumi Sengoku, both of whom can effortlessly attract women. Overhearing his troubles, Shitenhouji's Konjiki decides to tell him the secrets to winning over a woman's heart.
Oct. 15, 2010, midnight
S0E46 - Pairpuri 6
After coming to afternoon practice late, Hyoutei Academy's Choutarou Ootori accidentally overhears the team's third years discussing who will become the captain once they graduate. Ootori's doubles partner, Ryou Shishido, states that between him and Wakashi Hiyoshi, he would choose Hiyoshi to lead Hyoutei. This upsets Ootori greatly and the two end up fighting during practice. In an effort to cool down, Shishido sets out to train on his own but runs into Seishun's Kaoru Kaidou, who offers his two cents on his situation.
Nov. 12, 2010, midnight
S0E47 - Pairpuri 7
After knocking over a display stand, Higa Middle School's Yuujirou Kai bumps into Hyoutei's Hiyoshi, knocking his contact right out of his eye. As Hiyoshi searches for his missing contact, his teammate Yuushi Oshitari and Seishun's Sadaharu Inui begin to argue over what type of glasses would best suit him.
Dec. 3, 2010, midnight
S0E48 - Pairpuri 8
Seishun's Ryouma Echizen and Takeshi Momoshiro are invited by Rikkai's Genichirou Sanada to their school's Ocean Festival. The tennis team is putting on a "Cinderella" play for the festival with Kirihara playing the main role, though the second-year ace is reluctant to be wearing a frilly pink dress for the part.
Dec. 25, 2010, midnight
S0E1 - The Band of Princes
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.
Dec. 21, 2003, midnight
S0E31 - The Prince of Naniwa, Part 1
May 26, 2009, midnight
S0E32 - Atobe, the Turbulent Youth
May 26, 2009, midnight
S0E33 - The Prince of Naniwa, Part 2
Sept. 25, 2009, midnight
S0E34 - The Trials of Rikkai: A Rebel Takes On the Emperor
Sept. 25, 2009, midnight
S0E49 - The New Captain, Shiraishi Kuranosuke!
Aug. 26, 2011, midnight
S0E50 - The Seven Mysteries of Seishun Gakuen
Aug. 26, 2011, midnight
S0E51 - The Two Wings of Kyushu
Oct. 26, 2011, midnight
S0E52 - Jirou's Awakening
Oct. 26, 2011, midnight
S0E35 - Oshitari on a Certain Day
Sept. 25, 2009, midnight
S0E36 - Oshitari on a Certain Day 2
Sept. 25, 2009, midnight
S0E53 - Upload Spirit
Oct. 26, 2011, midnight
S0E54 - Bunta's Awakening
Oct. 26, 2011, midnight
Network: TV Tokyo
Episode Runtime: 22 min.
Season Runtime: 3916 min.
Released: Oct. 10, 2001
Last Air Date: March 30, 2005, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-PG / 10+
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