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テニスの王子様

The Prince of Tennis

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. (Source: Anime News Network)

Names

Originalテニスの王子様 (japanese)
RomajiTennis no Ouji-sama
EnglishThe Prince of Tennis
Chinese網球王子 (traditional · via wikidata)

Facts

FormatTV series · 178 ep · 22 min · 65h total
Aired2001-10-10 → 2005-03-23 (Autumn 2001)
StatusFINISHED
StudioProduction I.G
SourceManga
OriginJapan (Anime)
DemographicShounen
GenresActionComedySports
ThemesTennisMale ProtagonistPrimarily Male CastSchool ClubShounenAnti-Hero
StreamingCrunchyroll

Reception

Community score7.58 / 10
Bayesian score7.59 / 10
Composite58.4
On lists36,117
Favourited792 (2.2%)
Completion64.6%
Drop rate9.7%
In backlog34.9%
Score spread σ1.62
MyAnimeList7.85 / 10

Score distribution

1742393944190558161,08472,50082,88091,725101,182

Where it places

CohortValueTierRank
Broadcast seasonAutumn 2001A2 of 40
Year2001A13 of 127
LengthEpic-runC23 of 70
StudioProduction I.GC64 of 250
EraEarly 2000sB74 of 687
GenreSportsC113 of 447
Season (all years)AutumnB335 of 1,921
DemographicShounenC375 of 1,219
GenreComedyB540 of 3,488
GenreActionB555 of 2,765
Source materialMangaB698 of 3,025
FormatTV seriesB741 of 3,322
OriginJapanB1,208 of 7,157

Key staff

DirectorTakayuki Hamana, Takuya Hiramitsu
Series compositionAtsuhiro Tomioka
Character designAkiharu Ishii
MusicCher Watanabe
Original creatorTakeshi Konomi

Franchise — テニスの王子様

D
テニスの王子様: 羽子板の王子様
Tennis no Ouji-sama: Hagiota no Ouji-sama
2002Special46.6
D
テニスの王子様 A DAY OF THE SURVIVAL MOUNTAIN ～恐怖の強化トレーニング！～
Tennis no Ouji-sama: A Day of the Survival Mountain - Kyoufu no Kyouka Training!
2004OVA (home video)47.4
C
劇場版 テニスの王子様 二人のサムライ The First Game
Tennis no Ouji-sama: Futari no Samurai - The First Game
2005Feature film49.8
D
テニスの王子様 跡部からの贈り物 ～君に捧げるテニプリ祭り～
Tennis no Ouji-sama: Atobe Kara no Okurimono - Kimi ni Sasageru Tenipuri Matsuri
2005Feature film48.6
B
テニスの王子様 全国大会篇
Tennis no Ouji-sama: Zenkoku Taikai-hen
2006OVA (home video)56.1
B
テニスの王子様 全国大会篇 Semifinal
Tennis no Ouji-sama: Zenkoku Taikai-hen Semifinal
2007OVA (home video)56.0
B
テニスの王子様 全国大会篇 Final
Tennis no Ouji-sama: Zenkoku Taikai-hen Final
2008OVA (home video)55.8
テニスの王子様 OVA 全国大会篇 Final ちびキャラフラッシュアニメ
Tennis no Ouji-sama OVA: Zenkoku Taikai-hen Final Chibi Character Flash Animation
2008Special
C
テニスの王子様　OVA ANOTHER STORY ～過去と未来のメッセージ
Tennis no Ouji-sama OVA ANOTHER STORY: Kako to Mirai no Message
2009OVA (home video)50.5
D
テニスの王子様　OVA ANOTHER STORY ～過去と未来のメッセージ
Tennis no Ouji-sama OVA ANOTHER STORY: Kako to Mirai no Message Specials
2009Special45.7
Prince of Tennis: Band of Princes
2009Music video
D
テニスの王子様TVアニメ版ペアプリDVD
Tennis no Ouji-sama: TV Anime-ban Pairpuri DVD
2010Special48.6
C
劇場版テニスの王子様 英国式庭球城決戦！
Tennis no Ouji-sama: Eikokushiki Teikyuu Shiro Kessen!
2011Feature film50.2
C
テニスの王子様 OVA ANOTHER STORYⅡ～アノトキノボクラ
Tennis no Ouji-sama OVA ANOTHER STORY II: Ano Toki no Bokura
2011OVA (home video)49.6
D
テニスの王子様 OVA ANOTHER STORYⅡ～アノトキノボクラ
Tennis no Ouji-sama OVA ANOTHER STORY II: Anotoki no Bokura Specials
2011Special47.4
C
新テニスの王子様
The Prince of Tennis II
2012TV series52.6
C
新テニスの王子様
Prince of Tennis II OVA
2012OVA (home video)52.4
C
新テニスの王子様 OVA vs Genius10
The Prince of Tennis II OVA vs Genius 10
2014OVA (home video)53.5
放課後の王子様
Houkago no Ouji-sama
2014OVA (home video)
テニスの王子様 BEST GAMES!!
Tennis no Ouji-sama: BEST GAMES!!
2018OVA (home video)
C
新テニスの王子様 氷帝vs立海 Game of Future
The Prince of Tennis II Hyotei vs. Rikkai Game of Future
2021ONA (net original)50.3
リョーマ！ The Prince of Tennis 新生劇場版テニスの王子様
Ryoma! The Prince of Tennis
2021Feature film
C
新テニスの王子様 U-17 WORLD CUP
The Prince of Tennis II U-17 World Cup
2022TV series49.2
D
新テニスの王子様 U-17 WORLD CUP SEMIFINAL
The Prince of Tennis II U-17 World Cup Semifinal
2024TV series48.8
新テニスの王子様 U-17 WORLD CUP 決勝メンバー決定戦
Shin Tennis no Ouji-sama: U-17 WORLD CUP Kesshou Member Ketteisen
2026TV series

Related

RelationYearTitle
sequel2006Tennis no Ouji-sama: Zenkoku Taikai-hen
side story2005Tennis no Ouji-sama: Atobe Kara no Okurimono - Kimi ni Sasageru Tenipuri Matsuri
side story2005Tennis no Ouji-sama: Futari no Samurai - The First Game
side story—Tennis no Ouji-sama: A Day of the Survival Mountain - Kyoufu no Kyouka Training!
side story2001Tennis no Ouji-sama: Hagiota no Ouji-sama
side story—Prince of Tennis: Band of Princes
side story2009Tennis no Ouji-sama OVA: Zenkoku Taikai-hen Final Chibi Character Flash Animation
side story2011Tennis no Ouji-sama: Eikokushiki Teikyuu Shiro Kessen!
side story2010Tennis no Ouji-sama: TV Anime-ban Pairpuri DVD
side story2014Houkago no Ouji-sama
summary2018Tennis no Ouji-sama: BEST GAMES!!

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