The Prince of Tennis
Also known as テニスの王子様 | Tennis no Ouji-sama
TVFall 2001Source MangaPG-13 - Teens 13 or older
ActionComedySports
7.5/10
Community score
#1046
Rank
198.4K
Members
3.1K
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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.
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Production Notes
On April 24, 2007, Viz Media released the first DVD box set in the United States. An additional three box sets have been released since January 15, 2008. However, these four sets only contain 50 of the 178 episodes. On April 2, 2021, Funimation obtained licensing rights to the series and announced a new dub was in the works.
Theme Songs
Openings
1: "Future" by Hiro-X (eps 1-26)
2: "Driving Myself" by Hiro-X (eps 27-53)
3: "Make You Free" by Kimeru (male version), hisoca (female version) (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)
Endings
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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Quick Facts
FormatTV
Episodes178
Duration22 min per ep
SourceManga
RatingPG-13 - Teens 13 or older
SeasonFall 2001
AiredOct 10, 2001 to Mar 23, 2005
StatusFinished Airing
Recommended
Monetizing Content
Ranking And Reach
Popularity#1423
Scored by88.8K
BroadcastWednesdays at 19:00 (JST)
ApprovedYes
Title Variants
English title
The Prince of Tennis
Romaji title
Tennis no Ouji-sama
Japanese title
テニスの王子様
Synonyms
TeniPuri, PoT, Tennis no Oujisama
Production Team
Main studio
Production I.G
Producers
Production I.G, TV Tokyo, Nihon Ad Systems
Licensors
Funimation, VIZ Media
Japanese title
テニスの王子様
Themes And Audience
SchoolShounen