The Prince of Tennis II

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The Prince of Tennis II
The New Prince of Tennis vol 1.png
Cover of the first manga volume, featuring Ryoma Echizen
新テニスの王子様
(Shin Tennis no Ōjisama)
GenreSports[1]
Manga
The New Prince of Tennis
Written byTakeshi Konomi
Published byShueisha
ImprintJump Comics SQ.
MagazineJump Square
DemographicShōnen
Original runMarch 4, 2009 – present
Volumes35 (List of volumes)
Further information
Anime television series
Directed byHideyo Yamamoto
Music byCher Watanabe
Studio
Licensed byFunimation
Original networkTV Aichi, TV Tokyo, TV Osaka
Original run January 5, 2012 – March 29, 2012
Episodes13 (List of episodes)
Original video animation
The Prince of Tennis II SPECIAL
Directed byHideyo Yamamoto
Music byCher Watanabe
Studio
  • M.S.C
  • Production I.G
Licensed byFunimation
Released April 20, 2012 – April 24, 2013
Runtime23 minutes
Episodes7 (List of episodes)
Original video animation
The Prince of Tennis II OVA vs. Genius 10
Directed byHideyo Yamamoto
Music byCher Watanabe
Studio
  • M.S.C
  • Production I.G
Licensed byFunimation
Released October 28, 2014 – June 26, 2015
Runtime23 minutes
Episodes10 (List of episodes)
Original net animation
The Prince of Tennis II: Hyotei vs. Rikkai Game of Future
Directed byKeiichiro Kawaguchi
Written byMitsutaka Hirota
Music byChihiro Tamaki
Studio
Licensed byFunimation
Released February 13, 2021 – April 17, 2021
Runtime48 minutes
Episodes2 (List of episodes)
Anime television series
The Prince of Tennis II: U-17 World Cup
Directed byKeiichiro Kawaguchi
Written byMitsutaka Hirota
Music byChihiro Tamaki
Studio
  • M.S.C
  • Studio Kai
Original run 2022 – scheduled
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The Prince of Tennis II, known in Japan as The New Prince of Tennis (Japanese: 新テニスの王子様, Hepburn: Shin Tennis no Ōjisama), is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takeshi Konomi. It is a sequel to Konomi's manga series The Prince of Tennis. It has been serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Jump Square since March 2009. A 13-episode anime television series adaptation was broadcast on TV Tokyo from January to March 2012. A new anime television series titled The Prince of Tennis II: U-17 World Cup is set to premiere in 2022.

Plot[]

See also: List of The Prince of Tennis characters

The New Prince of Tennis is set shortly after the end of the original manga. Ryoma Echizen returns to Japan after his trip to America as a candidate for the Japanese U-17 (under 17) High School Representatives Selection Camp, along with 50 other middle school tennis players.

Media[]

Manga[]

See also: List of The Prince of Tennis chapters § The Prince of Tennis II

The New Prince of Tennis, written and illustrated by Takeshi Konomi, was announced by Shueisha's Jump Square on November 4, 2008.[2] The series began serialization in the magazine on March 4, 2009.[3][4] Shueisha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on August 4, 2009.[5] As of January 4, 2022, thirty-five volumes have been released.[6]

Anime[]

See also: List of The Prince of Tennis episodes § The Prince of Tennis II

A 13-episode anime television series adaptation by Production I.G and M.S.C ran from January 5 to March 29, 2012.[7][a] The episodes were collected in seven DVDs, released from April 20, 2012,[9] to April 24, 2013.[10] Each DVD included a special original video animation (OVA) episode.[9][10] Crunchyroll streamed the series.[11]

A ten-episode OVA, titled The Prince of Tennis II OVA vs. Genius 10, was released on five DVDs from October 29, 2014,[12] to June 26, 2015.[13] The OVA has been streamed by Crunchyroll.[14]

A two-part original net animation (ONA) by Studio Kai and M.S.C,[15] titled The Prince of Tennis II: Hyotei vs. Rikkai Game of Future, was released on February 13[16] and April 17, 2021,[17] respectively.

In April 2021, Funimation announced that they licensed the entire The Prince of Tennis anime franchise.[18] and The Prince of Tennis II was added to their platform on August 17 of the same year.[19]

During the 20th anniversary event of The Prince of Tennis on October 10, 2021, it was announced that a new anime television series titled The Prince of Tennis II: U-17 World Cup is being produced. The staff of the Hyotei vs. Rikkai Game of Future ONA series, as well as the main cast members, are reprising their roles. It is set to premiere in 2022.[20]

Notes[]

  1. ^ TV Tokyo listed the air dates for the series on Wednesday at 25:50, which is effectively Thursday at 1:50 a.m. JST.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ Komatsu, Mikikazu (April 4, 2018). ""The Prince of Tennis" New OVA "Tezuka vs. Atobe" Gets Theatrical Screening in August 2018". Crunchyroll. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  2. ^ Loo, Egan (October 30, 2008). "New Prince of Tennis Manga to Reportedly Start in March". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
  3. ^ 「新テニプリ」ついに始動！初回SQはファンブック付き. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 4, 2009. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  4. ^ Loo, Egan (March 6, 2009). "American Artist Assists on New Prince of Tennis Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 7, 2009.
  5. ^ 新テニスの王子様 1 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  6. ^ 新テニスの王子様 35 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  7. ^ 新 テニスの 王子様. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on September 25, 2021.
  8. ^ Loo, Egan (November 3, 2011). "The New Prince of Tennis TV Anime Slated for January 4". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  9. ^ a b 新テニスの王子様　1 (in Japanese). Bandai Namco Arts. Archived from the original on September 25, 2021. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  10. ^ a b 新テニスの王子様　7＜最終巻＞ (in Japanese). Bandai Namco Arts. Archived from the original on September 25, 2021. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  11. ^ Loo, Egan (December 30, 2011). "Crunchyroll to Stream Prince of Tennis II TV Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  12. ^ 新テニスの王子様 OVA vs Genius10　Vol.1　（特装限定版） (in Japanese). Bandai Namco Arts. Archived from the original on September 25, 2021. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  13. ^ 新テニスの王子様 OVA vs Genius10　Vol.5　（特装限定版）＜最終巻＞ (in Japanese). Bandai Namco Arts. Archived from the original on September 25, 2021. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  14. ^ Ressler, Karen (June 26, 2015). "Crunchyroll Streams The Prince of Tennis II OVA vs. Genius 10 Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  15. ^ 「新テニスの王子様」氷帝vs立海描く新作のキービジュ解禁、玉川よしお役に榎木淳弥. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 4, 2020. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  16. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (December 26, 2020). "The New Prince of Tennis: Hyōtei vs. Rikkai Anime's Promo Video Reveals February 13 Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  17. ^ Hazra, Adriana (February 16, 2021). "The New Prince of Tennis: Hyōtei vs. Rikkai Finale Debuts on April 17". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  18. ^ Loo, Egan (April 2, 2021). "Funimation Adds The Prince of Tennis Anime Franchise, Including 2021's Game of Future". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  19. ^ Hazra, Adriana (August 16, 2021). "Funimation Adds More The Prince of Tennis Anime, OVAs on August 17". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  20. ^ Loo, Egan (October 10, 2021). "The Prince of Tennis II Anime Gets U-17 World Cup TV Series in 2022". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 10, 2021.

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