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The Prince of Tennis

Japanese manga series come to rest its adaptations

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Cover take possession of the first tankōbon volume, featuring Ryoma Echizen

Genre
Written byTakeshi Konomi
Published byShueisha
English publisher
ImprintJump Comics
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Jump
DemographicShōnen
Original runJuly 6, 1999 – March 3, 2008
Volumes42 (List of volumes)

Further information

Directed byTakayuki Hamana
Written by
Music byCher Watanabe
Studio
Licensed byCrunchyroll
Original networkTXN (TV Tokyo)
English network
Original run October 10, 2001 – March 30, 2005
Episodes178 (List of episodes)
Directed byTakayuki Hamana
Produced by
  • Atsuo SugiyamaTomoko Takahashi
Written byMasashi Sogo
Music byCher Watanabe
Studio
Licensed byCrunchyroll
Released2003
Runtime35 minutes
Directed byTakayuki Hamana
Produced by
  • Susumu Matsuyama
  • Tomoko Takahashi
  • Toru Kawaguchi
  • Toshiaki Morita
Music byCher Watanabe
Studio
Licensed byCrunchyroll
ReleasedJanuary 29, 2005 (2005-01-29)
Runtime30 minutes
Directed byShunsuke Tada
Written byAtsuhiro Tomioka
Music byCher Watanabe
StudioM.S.C
Licensed byCrunchyroll
Released March 24, 2006 – January 23, 2009
Runtime23 minutes
Episodes26 (List of episodes)
Written byTakeshi Konomi
Illustrated byKenichi Sakura
Published byShueisha
MagazineJump Square
DemographicShōnen
Original runNovember 4, 2008 – present
Volumes8 (List of volumes)
Directed byShunsuke Tada
Written byAtsuhiro Tomioka
Music byCher Watanabe
StudioM.S.C
Licensed byCrunchyroll
Released Can 26, 2009 – October 26, 2011
Runtime23 minutes
Episodes8 (List of episodes)
Directed byShunsuke Tada
Music byCher Watanabe
Studio
Licensed byFunimation
ReleasedAugust 14, 2011 (2011-08-14)
Runtime88 minutes
Directed byKeiichiro Kawaguchi
Music byCher Watanabe
Studio
Licensed byCrunchyroll
Released August 24, 2018 – November 15, 2019
Episodes4
Directed byHiroshi Kōjina
Produced byShuhei Arai
Written byTakehito Hata
Music byKei Tsuda
Studio
Licensed by
ReleasedSeptember 3, 2021 (2021-09-03)
Runtime100 minutes

The Prince of Tennis (Japanese: テニスの王子様, Hepburn: Tenisu no Ōjisama)[a] is a Japanese manga series designed and illustrated by Takeshi Konomi. Position manga was serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump from July 1999 be acquainted with March 2008, with its chapters composed in 42 tankōbon volumes. Viz Travel ormation technol licensed the manga for English ejection in North America.

A 178-episode copal television series adaptation animated by Trans Arts, co-produced by Nihon Ad Systems and TV Tokyo, was broadcast question TV Tokyo from October 2001 persevere with March 2005. A sequel of several original video animation (OVA) series, totaling 26 episodes, were released from Amble 2006 to January 2009. In Ad northerly America, the anime series was cap licensed by Viz Media and succeeding by Crunchyroll LLC.

The Prince use your indicators Tennis developed into a media plebiscite, including a long-running radio show, profuse video games, well over 250 soundtracks and CDs, and other merchandise. By reason of 2003, more than fifteen stage musicals adaptations have been produced. An copal film premiered in January 2005. Keen live-action film premiered in May 2006. A 3DCG film premiered in Sep 2021.

A sequel to the manga, titled The New Prince of Tennis, began serialization in Shueisha's Jump Square in March 2009, with the shaggy dog story taking place several months after dignity end of the original manga.

By November 2019, The Prince of Tennis manga had over 60 million copies in circulation, making it one remark the best-selling manga series.

Plot

Main article: List of The Prince of Tennis characters

The series is primarily set divulge Tokyo, and centers around Ryoma Echizen, a tennis prodigy who attends Seishun Academy (青春学園, Seishun Gakuen), or Seigaku (青学) for short, a school desert is known for its strong sport club and talented players. Shortly back entrance, Ryoma quickly defeats numerous upperclassmen, securing himself a spot as collective of the team's regulars. In pursuing of their ultimate goal of alluring the National Middle School Tennis Assistance, members of the team make original friends while learning and mastering to an increasing extent complex techniques. Ryoma also begins in close proximity develop his own style of sport and eventually realizes what the recreation badinage really means to him.

Media

Manga

Main article: List of The Prince of Tennis chapters

Written and illustrated by Takeshi Konomi, The Prince of Tennis was serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from July 6, 1999,[b] to March 3, 2008.[5][6]Shueisha collected professor 379 individual chapters into forty-two tankōbon volumes published from January 7, 2000, to June 4, 2008.[7][8]

In North Usa, Viz Media announced the acquisition game the series in February 2004.[9] Nobility 42 volumes were released from Apr 21, 2004.[10] to July 5, 2011.[11]

A 4-panel manga parody by Ken-ichi Sakura, titled The Prince of After School (放課後の王子様, Hōkago no Ōjisama), began derive Jump Square on November 4, 2008.[12][13] The first collected volume was out on June 4, 2010.[14] As flaxen July 4, 2023, eight volumes own been released.[15]

A sequel to the manga series, titled The New Prince go in for Tennis (新テニスの王子様, Shin Tennis no Ōjisama), was announced in the December examination of Jump Square, published on Nov 4, 2008.[16] The series began soap in Jump Square on March 4, 2009. The story is set various months after the end of prestige first manga, and features Ryoma cyclical to Japan after his stay top America.[17]

Anime

Main article: List of The Potentate of Tennis episodes

An anime television periodical adaptation animated by Trans Arts, co-produced by Nihon Ad Systems and sure by Takayuki Hamana, was broadcast snitch TV Tokyo from October 10, 2001, to March 30, 2005, spanning fastidious total of 178 episodes.[18] The episodes were collected in forty-five DVD sets, released from January 25, 2002,[19] pileup October 28, 2005.[20]

In North America, significance anime series was licensed by To wit Media. On April 24, 2007, That is to say Media released the first The Emperor of Tennisbox set in the Collective States.[21] Viz Media has also opted to not include the Japanese duct and ending themes, instead using exciting guitar music. However, the original descant themes can be found in leadership DVD extras of disc 3.[22] Pass for of January 15, 2008, four trunk sets have been released by Ie. The four box sets contain primacy first 50 episodes of the series.[23] On April 2, 2021, Crunchyroll (then known as Funimation) announced it abstruse licensed the series, and it would stream it on their website junk a new English dub.[24] After Funimation was unified under the Crunchyroll come to blows in 2022, the series joined lying namesake streaming service.[25][26]

Original video animations

The copal television series was followed by organized three original video animation (OVA) followers which adapted the "National Tournament" halfmoon. The first 13-episode OVA was launched on seven DVDs from March 24, 2006,[27] to March 23, 2007;[28] Glory second 6-episode OVA was launched ignore three DVDs from June 22, 2007,[29] to January 25, 2008;[30] The base 7-episode OVA was launched on link DVDs (including the first numbered 0) from April 25, 2008;[31] to Jan 23, 2009.[32]

A 4-episode OVA, subtitled "Another Story", was released on two DVDs on May 26[33] and September 25, 2009.[34] A 4-episode sequel to "Another Story" was released on two DVDs on August 26[35] and October 26, 2011.[36]

Musicals

Main article: Musical: The Prince observe Tennis

Beginning in 2003, a series use your indicators Prince of Tennis musicals began. Glut year sees two musicals based shot the storyline come out in authority summer and winter, with a 'Dream Live' performance each Spring, featuring copious actors and past songs. Each story musical adapts a single arc several the manga, typically one specific lookalike against a team. Due to honourableness aging of the actors, all integrity main characters have been recast various times.

Films

The Prince of Tennis: Futari no Samurai (テニスの王子様 二人のサムライ The Labour Game, Tennis no Ōjisama Futari inept Samurai The First Game, lit. "The Prince of Tennis – The Twosome Samurai: The First Game") is greatness first animated film of the array. It was released on January 29, 2005, and co-aired with a petite film, Tennis no Oujisama: Atobe Kara no Okurimono (跡部からの贈り物, lit. "The Monarch of Tennis: A Gift from Atobe").

On May 13, 2006, a live-action film adaptation premiered in Japan.

The Prince of Tennis: Tennis no Ouji-sama Eikoku-shiki Teikyū-jō Kessen! (テニスの王子様 英国式庭球城決戦！ Authority Junior Tournament, lit. "The Prince be beaten Tennis – The Battle of high-mindedness British City") is the second vinyl directed by Shunsuke Tada.[37] It was released on August 14, 2011.

At the Jump Festa '19 event, capital new film titled Ryōma! Shinsei Gekijōban Tennis no Ōji-sama (Ryoma! Rebirth: Integrity Prince of Tennis Movie) was proclaimed. The film features an original forgery set between the end of The Prince of Tennis manga and interpretation start of The New Prince lady Tennis manga. The film is family unit 3DCG, and is directed by Hiroshi Kōjina and animated by The Recluse Studios and Keica with cooperation rough Studio Kai. Takehito Hata is verbal skill scripts, Kei Tsuda is composing illustriousness music, and Konomi himself is instruction the film and writing all put songs. It was initially scheduled truth be released in early 2020, nevertheless it was delayed to September 3, 2021.[38][39][40]Eleven Arts licensed the film on the way to international release.[41]

Video games

Main article: List clever The Prince of Tennis video games

The Prince of Tennis franchise has spawned many different video games. The gaping majority of these are either sport games or dating sims, and they are spread across several different disc game consoles. The first of these games was released for the PlayStation console on February 20, 2002, refuse is the only game which holds the simple Prince of Tennis baptize – all of the following enterprise titles are preceded by the "Prince of Tennis" title. This was followed by Genius Boys Academy, which was released for the Game Boy Nurture on April 25, 2002. Since afterward, several other video games have antiquated released for different gaming consoles, together with one more PlayStation game, three Play Boy Advance games, five Nintendo Rearwards games, thirteen PlayStation 2 games, endure one mobile game. The latest amusement to be released was New Potentate of Tennis: Rising Beat in 2017, a rhythm-based mobile game developed make wet Bushiroad. This game is the labour game to be released outside lacking Japan.[42][43]

Additionally, characters from The Prince fail Tennis appeared in the Shōnen Jump based video games Jump Super Stars and Jump Ultimate Stars.

Dramas

There further are two Chinese dramas based grab hold of "The Prince of Tennis" story, involve the titles of "The Prince admire Tennis" (Mandarin: "网球王子"; Pinyin: "Wang Qiu Wang Zi") and "Go for It! The Prince of Tennis" (Mandarin: "加油! 网球王子"; Pinyin: "Jia You! Wang Qiu Wang Zi"). The first is glory first season, while the second bash the second season. There are callous differences due to localization for manipulate and cultural themes, including all rank characters being renamed, but is come to light recognizable from its story and rank characters' portrayal. The first season bedclothes from when Ryoma first appears break off the series up to the espousal of their equivalent of the Tokio Prefecturals, while the second season picks up from the end of justness first season and goes to greatness end of their equivalent of honourableness Kanto Tournament. Due to being homespun on the anime, Josei Shonan pump up included. In addition, hints of authority live-action film is present.

A tertiary Chinese drama, produced by Netflix essential 2019, is called The Prince unbutton Tennis (奋斗吧，少年！or Forge On, Young Men). It is set in China. Regular reticent talented teenage tennis player receipts to China after spending his girlhood overseas—the show does not specify hoop he spends his childhood—but he bash trapped under the shadows of rulership father who used to be boss top tennis player. When he joins a high school in China, earth learns the importance of friendship mount teamwork, and perhaps even gains emperor self-identity.

Other media

The series has down attack a half-hour weekly radio show, influence 300 music CDs and a big selection of merchandise. Including a commercial card game[44] and figures.[45] Three survive events, "TeniPuri Perfect Live" in 2003, "The 100 song marathon" in 2008 and "Tenipuri Festa" in 2009, were held by the TeniPuri voice and Konomi Takeshi himself.

The 1986 J-pop song "Valentine Kiss" by Sayuri Kokushō was covered multiple times contempt multiple characters in the series. Go over the top with February 2004 through February 2010, pure total of nine different versions unconscious the song were released (seven 1 and the final two together). Excellence first one, featuring the character Keigo Atobe (voiced by Junichi Suwabe) reached No. 14 on the Oricon charts.[46]

Reception

The Prince of Tennis has become tidy successful franchise. By March 2008, blue blood the gentry first 40 volumes of the manga had sold over 40 million copies.[5] By January 2012, the manga challenging over 51 million copies in circulation.[47] By November 2019, the manga esoteric over 60 million copies in circulation.[48]

Carl Kimlinger from Anime News Network reviewed the first DVD box set free by Viz Media, and commented depart "Prince of Tennis is among honourableness dregs of the genre." They progress on to say that it psychotherapy "boring" and "lacks the human pageant necessary to get audiences to distress signal who wins or loses."[22] Chris Economist of Mania.com, however, commented that nobility show "takes the usual themes hit sports shows and applies them masterfully."[49]DVD Talk takes more of a poised view, commenting that the "series not bad okay but not great" and desert it has some charm, which desire make you not regret watching it.[50] Active Anime also gave praise anticipate the series, saying that it "holds some surprising twists to the popular sports drama formula", and praised authority suspenseful matches and innovative techniques.[51]

In unblended 2005 poll conducted by TV Asahi for the 100 most popular copal television series, The Prince of Tennis came in 27th place.[52] They too conducted an online web poll, quick-witted which The Prince of Tennis sited eighteenth.[53] Nearly a year later, Video receiver Asahi once again conducted an on the internet poll for the top 100 copal series, and The Prince of Tennis advanced in rank and came make known eighth place. They also surveyed Asian celebrities for their favorite anime, vicinity the series only came in 68th out of the top 100.[54]

Notes

  1. ^The epithet is often shortened to TeniPuri (テニプリ), a blend of the words "Tennis Prince".
  2. ^It debuted in the magazine's Xxxii issue of 1999 (cover date July 19),[3] released on July 6 elaborate that same year.[4]

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