The Prince of Tennis 2001
★ 8.4/10 · 148 votes TV-PG AnimationComedy 7 seasons · 178 eps Ended
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What is The Prince of Tennis?
The Prince of Tennis is an animated television series that originally aired between 2001 and 2005. The story follows Ryoma Echizen, a tennis prodigy who returns to Japan to join the elite tennis team at Seishun Academy.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 2001
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 178
- Runtime
- 22 minutes
- First aired
- Oct 10, 2001
- Last aired
- Mar 30, 2005
- Original language
- JA
- Origin
- JP
- Networks
- TV Tokyo, TV Aichi, TVQ, TV Osaka
- Genres
- Animation, Comedy
- Updated
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The Prince of Tennis is an animated television series that originally aired between 2001 and 2005. The story follows Ryoma Echizen, a tennis prodigy who returns to Japan to join the elite tennis team at Seishun Academy. Although his teammates are initially reluctant to accept him, Ryoma’s significant talent eventually convinces them to welcome him into the group. Together, the members of the Seishun Academy team work to overcome various challenges as they compete in tournaments with the ultimate goal of winning the National championship. The series features voice performances by Junko Minagawa, Mikako Takahashi, Hiroki Takahashi, Junichi Suwabe, and Kenjiro Tsuda. The production was directed by Daisuke Takashima. The show focuses on the development of the team as they refine their skills and strive for success on the court. Through their shared experiences in competitive play, the characters navigate the pressures of their sport while building their collective reputation as a tennis powerhouse.
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“A talented young tennis player joins a competitive school team to challenge the status quo.”
Reasons to watch
- focuses on athletic competition
- features a prodigy protagonist
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- limited information on series length
- no production details provided
Watch it if you enjoy stories about young athletes striving to succeed in competitive team sports.
The series focuses on tennis competition within a school setting.
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Cast
Mikako Takahashi
Sakuno Ryūzaki (voice)
Junko Minagawa
Ryōma Echizen (voice)
Hiroki Takahashi
Eiji Kikumaru (voice)
Naru Kawamoto
Takashi Kawamura (voice)
Yuki Kaida
Shūsuke Fuji (voice)
Takayuki Kondo
Shūichirō Ōishi (voice), Takaya Nomura (voice), Tatsunori Mori (voice)
Ryotaro Okiayu
Kunimitsu Tezuka (voice)
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Shizuka Okohira
Sumire Ryūzaki (voice)
Akira Nakagawa
Kachirō Katō (voice), Karupin (voice)
Kenjiro Tsuda
Sadaharu Inui (voice)
Kohei Kiyasu
Karou Kaidō (voice)
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Season 1 · 26 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Prince Appears Mytharc Oct 10, 2001
- E2 Samurai Junior Core Oct 17, 2001
- E3 The Regular Members have Arrived Core Oct 24, 2001
- E4 The Man they call 'Viper' Core Oct 31, 2001
- E5 Viper?! Core Nov 7, 2001
- E6 Nanjiro Echizen Core Nov 14, 2001
- E7 Two Ryomas Core Nov 21, 2001
- E8 Split Step Core Nov 28, 2001
- E9 The Hard Day Core Dec 5, 2001
- E10 Counterattack! Sasabe Once Again Core Dec 12, 2001
- E11 Ryoma vs. Momo-shiro Core Dec 19, 2001
- E12 The Two 'Ah-Un' Boys Core Dec 26, 2001
- E13 Men Play Doubles Core Jan 9, 2002
- E14 The Swallow Return Core Jan 16, 2002
- E15 Their Respective Fights Core Jan 23, 2002
- E16 Boomerang Snake Core Jan 30, 2002
- E17 The Small Winning Pose Core Feb 6, 2002
- E18 Love Letter Core Feb 13, 2002
- E19 Ryoma is Injured! Core Feb 20, 2002
- E20 Time Limit Core Feb 20, 2002
- E21 Is the Tennis Court Heating Up? Core Mar 6, 2002
- E22 Kaoru's Misfortune Core Mar 13, 2002
- E23 Appeared! Inui's Juice Deluxe Core Mar 20, 2002
- E24 Ryoma's Holiday Core Mar 27, 2002
- E25 The Strongest Man in Seigaku (1) Mytharc Apr 10, 2002
- E26 The Strongest Man in Seigaku (2) Mytharc Apr 10, 2002
Season 2 · 27 episodes
Open the complete Season 2 guide & lore primer →- E1 Karupin's Adventure Mytharc Apr 17, 2002
- E2 A New Regular Appears! Core Apr 24, 2002
- E3 Momo & the Viper Core May 1, 2002
- E4 Mizuki's Scenario Core May 8, 2002
- E5 Moon Volley Core May 15, 2002
- E6 Super Move! Eiji's "Pretend to Sleep" Attack Core May 22, 2002
- E7 Tie-Break Core May 29, 2002
- E8 Twist Spin Shot Core Jun 5, 2002
- E9 Drive-B Core Jun 12, 2002
- E10 Fuji Syusuke, the Big Brother Core Jun 19, 2002
- E11 Tennis Ball with Ryoma's Face Core Jun 26, 2002
- E12 Penal-Tea Core Jul 3, 2002
- E13 Bear Drop Core Jul 10, 2002
- E14 A Duel in the Rain Core Jul 17, 2002
- E15 Trouble Core Jul 24, 2002
- E16 Oishi being Targeted Core Jul 31, 2002
- E17 Lucky Sengoku Core Aug 7, 2002
- E18 Jack Knife Core Aug 14, 2002
- E19 The Devil on the Court Core Aug 21, 2002
- E20 Samurai Spirit Core Aug 28, 2002
- E21 I Will Not Lose! Core Sep 4, 2002
- E22 Decisive Moment Core Sep 11, 2002
- E23 A Different Kind of Fight Core Sep 18, 2002
- E24 Segaku's Claim to Fame Core Sep 25, 2002
- E25 Inui's Challenge Core Oct 2, 2002
- E26 Seigaku's Biggest Crisis Mytharc Oct 9, 2002
- E27 Momo has Returned Mytharc Oct 16, 2002
Season 3 · 22 episodes
Open the complete Season 3 guide & lore primer →- E1 Kaoru's Special Training Mytharc Oct 23, 2002
- E2 Hyotei Presses Near Core Oct 30, 2002
- E3 Doubles for Three Core Nov 6, 2002
- E4 Scud Serve Core Nov 13, 2002
- E5 The Worst Compatibility Core Nov 20, 2002
- E6 The Hidden Trouble Core Nov 27, 2002
- E7 Power vs. Power Core Dec 4, 2002
- E8 Duel of Hadoukyuu Core Dec 11, 2002
- E9 The Disappearing Serve Core Dec 18, 2002
- E10 The Last Triple Counter Core Dec 25, 2002
- E11 Teni-Puri Core Jan 8, 2003
- E12 Become Seigaku's Pillar of Support! Core Jan 15, 2003
- E13 Rondo Towards Destruction Core Jan 22, 2003
- E14 The Last Shot Core Jan 29, 2003
- E15 The Never Ending Tie-Break Core Feb 5, 2003
- E16 Who will be a Regular? Core Feb 12, 2003
- E17 Tennis vs. Ping-Pong Core Feb 19, 2003
- E18 It's a Date Core Feb 26, 2003
- E19 Kaoru becomes Ryoma Core Mar 5, 2003
- E20 Tezuka's Decision Core Mar 12, 2003
- E21 A Message for Echizen Mytharc Mar 19, 2003
- E22 Farewell, Tezuka Kunimitsu Mytharc Mar 26, 2003
Season 4 · 26 episodes
Open the complete Season 4 guide & lore primer →- E1 Seigaku vs. Jousei Shounan Mytharc Apr 9, 2003
- E2 Fight between the Calm & the Passionate Core Apr 16, 2003
- E3 Thunder Bolt Core Apr 23, 2003
- E4 'I' Formation Core Apr 30, 2003
- E5 Style of the Pretender Core May 7, 2003
- E6 Viper vs. the Fake Viper Core May 14, 2003
- E7 Hanamura's Temptation Core May 21, 2003
- E8 The Greatest Masterpiece Core May 28, 2003
- E9 Deep Impulse Core Jun 4, 2003
- E10 Result of the Deadly Duel Core Jun 11, 2003
- E11 High on Rhythm Core Jun 18, 2003
- E12 Tennis Folktale (1) Core Jun 25, 2003
- E13 Tennis Folktale (2) Core Jun 25, 2003
- E14 Seigaku Da-Da-Dan! Core Jul 2, 2003
- E15 Cheap Housing! Beach Volleyball Core Jul 9, 2003
- E16 Rokkaku's Freshman Captain Core Jul 16, 2003
- E17 Boy with the Long Racket Core Jul 23, 2003
- E18 Dash, Hadoukyuu! Core Jul 30, 2003
- E19 The Secret Plan to Seal Kikumaru Core Aug 6, 2003
- E20 Gaeshi Tsubame - Broken Core Aug 13, 2003
- E21 Heat Up, Ryoma! Core Aug 20, 2003
- E22 Finishing Smash Core Aug 27, 2003
- E23 Prince of Billiards Core Sep 3, 2003
- E24 The Cursed Racket Core Sep 10, 2003
- E25 Captain Oishi Mytharc Sep 17, 2003
- E26 Eat Rikkaidai Mytharc Sep 24, 2003
Season 5 · 27 episodes
Open the complete Season 5 guide & lore primer →- E1 Mizuki's Whispers Mytharc Oct 1, 2003
- E2 Tossing & Turning Core Oct 8, 2003
- E3 Ryoma vs. Sanada Core Oct 15, 2003
- E4 Ryoma - Utterly Defeated Core Oct 22, 2003
- E5 Let's Go Camping Core Oct 29, 2003
- E6 The Captain Appears Core Nov 5, 2003
- E7 Surprise at Camp Core Nov 12, 2003
- E8 Tennis Biathalon Core Nov 19, 2003
- E9 Jump, Kabaji! Core Nov 26, 2003
- E10 Original Prodigy, Fuji Syuusuke Core Dec 3, 2003
- E11 Hadokyuu vs. Scud Serve Core Dec 10, 2003
- E12 Atobe the Beautiful Core Dec 17, 2003
- E13 Ryoma is Going! Core Dec 24, 2003
- E14 Baseball is a Game for Men Core Jan 7, 2004
- E15 Seigaku vs Rikkaidai: I'll be the One who'll Win! (1) Core Jan 21, 2004
- E16 Seigaku vs Rikkaidai: I'll be the One who'll Win! (2) Core Jan 21, 2004
- E17 Battle Ceremony Core Jan 28, 2004
- E18 Tight-Rope Walking Doubles Core Feb 4, 2004
- E19 Kikumaru was Read by Niou Core Feb 11, 2004
- E20 Yugyuu's Decision Core Feb 18, 2004
- E21 Inui Hollers Core Feb 25, 2004
- E22 The Conclusion of the Remembered Game Core Mar 3, 2004
- E23 Kirihara's Red Trap Core Mar 10, 2004
- E24 Angry Fuji Core Mar 17, 2004
- E25 Clash! Ryoma v. Sanada! Core Mar 24, 2004
- E26 Invisible Serve Mytharc Mar 31, 2004
- E27 Who will Win? Mytharc Apr 7, 2004
Season 6 · 37 episodes
Open the complete Season 6 guide & lore primer →- E1 Samurai's Song Mytharc Apr 14, 2004
- E2 We Miss Tezuka Core Apr 21, 2004
- E3 Never Give Up Core Apr 28, 2004
- E4 The Zany Teni-Puri Family Core May 5, 2004
- E5 The Best Sushi Chef in Japan Core May 12, 2004
- E6 My Prince Core May 19, 2004
- E7 Kikumaru's Summer Vacation Core May 26, 2004
- E8 Junior Selection Camp, Gathered Core Jun 2, 2004
- E9 The Member who Wasn't Trusted Core Jun 9, 2004
- E10 Ryoma vs. Kirihara, Beyond Battle Rage! Core Jun 16, 2004
- E11 Sengoku Kiyosumi, Reborn! Core Jun 23, 2004
- E12 Welcome Back, Tezuka Kunimitsu! Core Jun 30, 2004
- E13 Atobe vs. Sanada! The Ultimate Showdown Core Jun 30, 2004
- E14 The Boy who Came from America Core Jul 7, 2004
- E15 "Tezuka's Choice" Core Jul 14, 2004
- E16 Formation! A Dream Team Core Jul 21, 2004
- E17 Ryoma and Kevin Core Jul 28, 2004
- E18 The American Team's Ambition Core Aug 4, 2004
- E19 The Strongest! Atobe and Sanada Core Aug 18, 2004
- E20 Baker's Scenario Core Aug 25, 2004
- E21 Tango Towards Destruction Core Sep 1, 2004
- E22 Gorgeous Guys' Duo Core Sep 8, 2004
- E23 Sorrowful Marionettes Core Sep 15, 2004
- E24 Bobby Max The Beast Core Sep 22, 2004
- E25 A Battle to the Limits Core Sep 29, 2004
- E26 The Prodigy Vs Tennis Machine Core Oct 6, 2004
- E27 1 mm Battle Core Oct 6, 2004
- E28 Who Will Play? Core Oct 13, 2004
- E29 The Phantom Ball that Vanished Core Oct 20, 2004
- E30 The Long Awaited Confrontation - Ryoma vs. Kevin Core Oct 27, 2004
- E31 Illusion Core Nov 3, 2004
- E32 Game and Match Core Nov 10, 2004
- E33 Run, Momo! Core Nov 17, 2004
- E34 The Golden Pair's Memories Core Dec 1, 2004
- E35 Kaidoh's Unknown World Core Dec 8, 2004
- E36 Seigaku's Secret Plan Mytharc Dec 15, 2004
- E37 The Teni Puri Household goes to Hawaii! Mytharc Dec 22, 2004
Season 7 · 13 episodes
Open the complete Season 7 guide & lore primer →- E1 Seigaku in the Spotlight, Once Again Mytharc Jan 12, 2005
- E2 Eternal Rivals! Momoshiro vs. Kaidoh Core Jan 19, 2004
- E3 Ryoma's Decision Core Jan 26, 2005
- E4 Wavering Thoughts Core Jan 26, 2005
- E5 Burn, Echizen! Core Feb 2, 2005
- E6 To my Dear Friend... Core Feb 9, 2005
- E7 Goodbye, Seigaku! Core Feb 16, 2005
- E8 Samurai New York Core Feb 23, 2005
- E9 Tezuka Kunimitsu vs. Fuji Syusuke Core Mar 2, 2005
- E10 Third Year's True Heart Core Mar 9, 2005
- E11 Climax Core Mar 16, 2005
- E12 Unforgettable Promise Mytharc Mar 30, 2005
- E13 Farewell, Prince Mytharc Mar 30, 2005
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the main character?
The main character is a tennis prodigy named Ryoma Echizen.
Where does the story take place?
The story is set at the Seishun Academy.
What is the premise of the show?
The show follows Ryoma Echizen as he enters a tennis powerhouse and joins the team.
Is this a sports series?
Yes, the series centers on tennis and team competition.
What is the goal of the protagonist?
The protagonist aims to join the tennis team at his new school.
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