The Prince of Tennis (2001)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Mikako Takahashi
Sakuno Ryūzaki (voice)
Junko Minagawa
Ryōma Echizen (voice)
Junichi Suwabe
Keigo Atobe
Erik Davies
Sadaharu Inui
Hiroki Takahashi
Eiji Kikumaru (voice)
Yuri Lowenthal
Katsuo Mizuno
Naru Kawamoto
Takashi Kawamura (voice)
Yuki Kaida
Shūsuke Fuji (voice)
Liam O'Brien
Masashi Arai
Takayuki Kondo
Shūichirō Ōishi (voice), Takaya Nomura (voice), Tatsunori Mori (voice)
Ryotaro Okiayu
Kunimitsu Tezuka (voice)
Takayuki Hamana
Series Director / Storyboard Artist / Series Director / Director
Shizuka Okohira
Sumire Ryūzaki (voice)
Sam Riegel
Shuichiro Oishi
Barbara Goodson
Sumire Ryuzaki
Akira Nakagawa
Kachirō Katō (voice), Karupin (voice)
Kenjiro Tsuda
Sadaharu Inui (voice)
Stephanie Sheh
Ann Tachibana
Kohei Kiyasu
Karou Kaidō (voice)
Kirk Thornton
Coach Kato
Ichirou Suzuki
Director
Yutaka Sugiyama
Producer
Keisuke Iwata
Producer
Yoko Matsushita
Producer
David Lodge
Sasabe
Cindy Robinson
Sakuno Ryuzaki
Cher Watanabe
Music
Kanae Komatsu
Key Animation
Fumi Morita
Key Animation
Satoshi Kubo
Animation Director
Hideki Ito
Key Animation
Etsuko Tomita
Key Animation
Media.
Details.
Release DateOctober 10, 2001
Original Nameテニスの王子様
StatusEnded
Seasons7
Episodes178
Running Time22m
Content RatingTV-PG
Genres
Wiki.
The Prince of Tennis (Japanese: テニスの王子様, Hepburn: Tenisu no Ōjisama) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takeshi Konomi. The manga was serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump from July 1999 to March 2008, with its chapters collected in 42 tankōbon volumes. Viz Media licensed the manga for English release in North America.
A 178-episode anime television series adaptation animated by Trans Arts, co-produced by Nihon Ad Systems and TV Tokyo, was broadcast on TV Tokyo from October 2001 to March 2005. A sequel of three original video animation (OVA) series, totaling 26 episodes, were released from March 2006 to January 2009. In North America, the anime series was first licensed by Viz Media and later by Funimation.
The Prince of Tennis developed into a media franchise, including a long-running radio show, numerous video games, well over 250 soundtracks and CDs, and other merchandise. Since 2003, more than fifteen stage musicals adaptations have been produced. An anime film premiered in January 2005. A live-action film premiered in May 2006. A 3DCG film premiered in September 2021.
A sequel to the manga, titled The New Prince of Tennis, began serialization in Shueisha's Jump Square in March 2009, with the story taking place several months after the end of the original manga.
By November 2019, The Prince of Tennis manga had over 60 million copies in circulation, making it one of the best-selling manga series.