The Prince of Tennis / Season 1 Season guide The Prince of Tennis: Season 1 26 episodes Premiered Oct 10, 2001 Updated Jul 19, 2026 Spoiler-safe Advertisement Season 1 Episodes Episode Guide 🛡️ SPOILER SHIELD Season 1 Progress Shield All Safe I'm Watching Caught Up Season: Season 1 Last Watched: None (Not started) Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3 Episode 4 Episode 5 Episode 6 Episode 7 Episode 8 Episode 9 Episode 10 Episode 11 Episode 12 Episode 13 Episode 14 Episode 15 Episode 16 Episode 17 Episode 18 Episode 19 Episode 20 Episode 21 Episode 22 Episode 23 Episode 24 Episode 25 Episode 26 Future titles & synopses blurred. Tap "Reveal" on any card to peek. Binge Efficiency Engine Season 1: Filler vs. Essential Canon Filter episodes by narrative weight. Focus on essential mytharc and skip standalone side quests. 12% 88% Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes Core (23): Character development & subplots Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler Show All (26) Crucial Mytharc (3) Essential Canon (26) S1·E1 Mytharc The Prince Appears Oct 10, 2001 · 22 min S1·E2 Core Samurai Junior Oct 17, 2001 · 22 min S1·E3 Core The Regular Members have Arrived Oct 24, 2001 · 22 min S1·E4 Core The Man they call 'Viper' Oct 31, 2001 · 22 min S1·E5 Core Viper?! Nov 7, 2001 · 22 min S1·E6 Core Nanjiro Echizen Nov 14, 2001 · 22 min S1·E7 Core Two Ryomas Nov 21, 2001 · 22 min S1·E8 Core Split Step Nov 28, 2001 · 22 min S1·E9 Core The Hard Day Dec 5, 2001 · 22 min S1·E10 Core Counterattack! Sasabe Once Again Dec 12, 2001 · 22 min S1·E11 Core Ryoma vs. Momo-shiro Dec 19, 2001 · 22 min S1·E12 Core The Two 'Ah-Un' Boys Dec 26, 2001 · 22 min S1·E13 Core Men Play Doubles Jan 9, 2002 · 22 min S1·E14 Core The Swallow Return Jan 16, 2002 · 22 min S1·E15 Core Their Respective Fights Jan 23, 2002 · 22 min S1·E16 Core Boomerang Snake Jan 30, 2002 · 22 min S1·E17 Core The Small Winning Pose Feb 6, 2002 · 22 min S1·E18 Core Love Letter Feb 13, 2002 · 22 min S1·E19 Core Ryoma is Injured! Feb 20, 2002 · 22 min S1·E20 Core Time Limit Feb 20, 2002 · 22 min S1·E21 Core Is the Tennis Court Heating Up? Mar 6, 2002 · 22 min S1·E22 Core Kaoru's Misfortune Mar 13, 2002 · 22 min S1·E23 Core Appeared! Inui's Juice Deluxe Mar 20, 2002 · 22 min S1·E24 Core Ryoma's Holiday Mar 27, 2002 · 22 min S1·E25 Mytharc The Strongest Man in Seigaku (1) Apr 10, 2002 · 22 min S1·E26 Mytharc The Strongest Man in Seigaku (2) Apr 10, 2002 · 22 min