The Prince of Tennis
Tennis no Ouji-samaSummary
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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Details
- Format
- TV series
- Number of Episodes
- 178
- Episode length
- 22 min
- Estimated total length
- ≈ 65 h 16 min (178 × 22 min)
- Season
- Fall 2001
- Start date
- October 10, 2001
- End date
- March 23, 2005
- Status
- Finished
- Source
- Manga
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Studios
- Production I.G
- Romaji title
- Tennis no Ouji-sama
- English title
- The Prince of Tennis
- Native title
- テニスの王子様
Relations
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PrequelTennis no Ouji-sama: Futari no Samurai - The First Game
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PrequelTennis no Ouji-sama: Hagiota no Ouji-sama
PrequelPrince of Tennis: Band of Princes
PrequelTennis no Ouji-sama: Eikokushiki Teikyuu Shiro Kessen!
PrequelTennis no Ouji-sama: TV Anime-ban Pairpuri DVD
PrequelHoukago no Ouji-sama
PrequelTennis no Ouji-sama: BEST GAMES!!
SequelTennis no Ouji-sama: Zenkoku Taikai-hen
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Side storyTennis no Ouji-sama OVA: Zenkoku Taikai-hen Final Chibi Character Flash Animation
Characters 25
Main characters
- Shuusuke Fuji不二周助Main
- Ryoma Echizen越前リョーマMain
- Eiji Kikumaru菊丸英二Main
- Takeshi Momoshiro桃城武Main
- Kunimitsu Tezuka手塚国光Main
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- Hajime Mizuki観月はじめSupporting
- Takahisa Kajimoto梶本貴久Supporting
- Gakuto Mukahi向日岳人Supporting
- Kachirou Katou加藤勝郎Supporting
- Bunta Marui丸井ブン太Supporting
- Youhei Tanaka田中洋平Supporting
- Jirou Akutagawa芥川慈郎Supporting
- Ryou Kisarazu木更津亮Supporting
- Choutarou Ohtori鳳長太郎Supporting
- Keigo Atobe跡部景吾Supporting
- Kiyosumi Sengoku千石清純Supporting
- Sakuno Ryuuzaki竜崎桜乃Supporting
- Akira Kamio神尾アキラSupporting
- Yuushi Oshitari忍足侑士Supporting
- Ichiuma Kita喜多一馬Supporting
- Akaya Kirihara切原赤也Supporting
- Tarou Sakaki榊太郎Supporting
- Jackal Kuwaharaジャッカル桑原Supporting
- Kyousuke Uchimura内村京介Supporting
- Jin Akutsu阿久津仁Supporting
Staff and studios
Studios
Key staff
- Takayuki HamanaDirector
- Takeshi KonomiOriginal creator
- Atsuhiro TomiokaSeries composition
- Akiharu IshiiCharacter design
- Cher WatanabeMusic
- Akiharu IshiiChief animation director
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- Junko MinagawaTheme Song Performance (ED, eps 54-75, with Aozu)
- Junichi SuwabeTheme Song Performance (ED7)
- Ryoutarou OkiayuTheme Song Performance (ED3)
- Yuki KaidaTheme Song Performance (ED3)
- KimeruTheme Song Performance
- Natsuko TakahashiScript
- Akiharu IshiiAnimation Director (ep 25, 112, 174, 178)
- Tetsuya TakeuchiKey Animation
- Masahiro AndouStoryboard (OP7)
- Masahiro AndouEpisode Director (OP7)
- Takashi WatanabeStoryboard
- Takayuki HamanaStoryboard
- Fumiko MatsumotoKey Animation
- Fumihiko ShimoScript
- Kenji IrieAnimation Director (ep 3, 8, 14, 20, 26, 33, 39, 48)
- Yuriko IshiiKey Animation
- Hidetoshi OomoriAnimation Director (ep 6)
- Masashi SogoSeries Composition (ep 1 - 75)
- Naoyoshi ShiotaniKey Animation