The episodes of The Prince of Tennis (テニスの王子様 Tenisu no Ōjisama) anime series created by Takeshi Konomi are directed by Takayuki Hamana, animated by Trans Arts, and co-produced by Nihon Ad Systems, J.C.Staff, and Production I.G. The anime is an adaptation of Konomi's Prince of Tennis Japanese manga series.[1] The series revolves around a 12-year-old tennis prodigy named Ryoma Echizen, who moves back to his native Japan in order to attend his father's alma mater, Seishun Academy, a private middle school famous for its strong tennis team.
The anime series first aired on the terrestrial Japanese network TV Tokyo from October 10, 2001 to March 30, 2005, airing a total of one-hundred and seventy-eight episodes, which spanned across forty-five DVDs in Japan.[2] In April 2006, an OVA continuation of the anime began to be released on DVD, totaling thirteen episodes across seven DVDs.[3] A second OVA also began being released on DVD on June 22, 2007. It spanned a total of six episodes that are spread across three DVDs, the last of which being released on January 25, 2008.[4] The third and final installment in the National OVA series contains seven episodes spread across four DVDs released from April 25, 2008 to January 23, 2009. The OVAs are animated by Production I.G and Bandai Visual, with the latter also handling the DVD distribution of the OVAs in Japan along with Amuse Soft Entertainment.[5]
Viz Media handles the distribution of the series in North America,[6] where the episodes debuted as streaming media on Viz's and Cartoon Network's joint online broadband service called Toonami Jetstream on July 14, 2006.[7][8] It first began airing on North American television as part of Toonami's Saturday programming block on December 23, 2006.[9] However, it was removed from Toonami's schedule on June 9, 2007, and was also removed from Toonami Jetstream after episode fifty's broadcast on December 3, 2007.
As of January 15, 2008, a total of four DVD compilations, containing the first fifty episodes, have been released by Viz Media.[10] All four compilations contain three discs, each containing four episodes, save the final discs of the first two compilations, which contain five episodes.[11][12]
The 1986 J-pop song Valentine Kiss by Sayuri Kokushō was covered multiple times by multiple characters in the series. From February 2004 through February 2010, a total of nine different versions were released (seven individually, and the final two together). The first one, featuring the character Keigo Atobe (voiced by Junichi Suwabe) reached #14 on the Oricon charts.[13]
Contents |
| Ep# | Japanese title | English title | Original airdate | English airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 王子様現る | A Prince Appears | October 10, 2001 | July 14, 2006 |
| 2 | サムライ·ジュニア | Samurai Junior | October 17, 2001 | July 24, 2006 |
| 3 | 登場!青学レギュラー | The Seigaku Regulars Make Their Debut | October 24, 2001 | July 31, 2006 |
| 4 | マムシと呼ばれる男 | The One Named Viper | October 31, 2001 | August 7, 2006 |
| 5 | スネイク·ショット | Snake Shot | November 7, 2001 | August 14, 2006 |
| 6 | その男, 越前南次郎 | Nanjiroh Echizen | November 14, 2001 | August 21, 2006 |
| 7 | 二人のリョーマ | The Two Ryomas | November 21, 2001 | September 5, 2006 |
| 8 | スプリットステップ | The Split Step | November 28, 2001 | September 18, 2006 |
| 9 | ザ·ハード·デイ | The Hard Day | December 5, 2001 | October 2, 2006 |
| 10 | 逆襲!佐々部再び | Counterattack! Sasabe Again? | December 12, 2001 | October 16, 2006 |
| 11 | 越前VS桃城 | Ryoma vs. Momoshiro | December 19, 2001 | October 23, 2006 |
| 12 | ア·ウンな二人 | The Perfect Match | December 26, 2001 | October 30, 2006 |
| 13 | 男はダブルス! | Real Men Play Doubles | January 9, 2002 | November 6, 2006 |
| 14 | つばめ返し! | The Triple Counter | January 16, 2002 | November 13, 2006 |
| 15 | それぞれの戦い | To Each His Own Battle | January 23, 2002 | November 20, 2006 |
| 16 | ブーメラン·スネイク | The Boomerang Snake | January 30, 2002 | November 27, 2006 |
| 17 | 小さなガッツポーズ | A Little Gesture of Triumph | February 6, 2002 | December 4, 2006 |
| 18 | ラブレター | The Love Letter | February 13, 2002 | December 11, 2006 |
| 19 | 傷だらけのリョーマ | Battle-Scarred Ryoma | February 20, 2002 | December 18, 2006 |
| 20 | タイムリミット | Time Limit | February 27, 2002 | December 26, 2006 |
| 21 | テニスコートは燃えているか? | Is the Tennis Court Burning Up? | March 3, 2002 | January 2, 2007 |
| 22 | 薫の災難 | Kaoru's Troubles | March 13, 2002 | January 16, 2007 |
| 23 | 登場!乾汁デラックス | Here Comes Inui's Deluxe Drink! | March 20, 2002 | January 29, 2007 |
| 24 | リョーマの休日 | Ryoma's Day Off | March 27, 2002 | February 12, 2007 |
| 25 | 青学最強の男〈前編〉 | Seigaku's Strongest Man, Part 1 | April 10, 2002 | February 26, 2007 |
| 26 | 青学最強の男〈後編〉 | Seigaku's Strongest Man, Part 2 | April 10, 2002 | March 12, 2007 |
| Ep# | Japanese title | English title | Original airdate | English airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | カルピンの冒険 | Karupin's Adventure | April 17, 2002 | March 26, 2007 |
| 28 | 新レギュラー現る!? | A New Regular Appears?! | April 24, 2002 | April 9, 2007 |
| 29 | 桃とマムシ | Momo and Viper | May 1, 2002 | April 23, 2007 |
| 30 | 観月のシナリオ | Mizuki's Scenario | May 8, 2002 | April 30, 2007 |
| 31 | ムーンボレー | The Moon Volley | May 15, 2002 | May 7, 2007 |
| 32 | 必殺!英二の寝たフリ攻撃!? | Mortal Blow: Eiji's Feigned Sleep Attack | May 22, 2002 | May 14, 2007 |
| 33 | タイブレーク | The Tiebreak | May 29, 2002 | May 21, 2007 |
| 34 | ツイストスピンショット | Twist Spin Shot | June 5, 2002 | May 29, 2007 |
| 35 | ドライブB | Drive B | June 12, 2002 | June 4, 2007 |
| 36 | 兄, 不二周助 | Big Brother, Syusuuke Fuji | June 19, 2002 | June 11, 2007 |
| 37 | リョーマ印のテニスボール | A Tennis Ball with Ryoma's Face | June 26, 2002 | June 18, 2007 |
| 38 | ペナル茶! | Penal-Tea | July 3, 2002 | June 25, 2007 |
| 39 | ヒグマ落とし! | The Brown Bear | July 10, 2002 | July 2, 2007 |
| 40 | 雨の中の決闘 | A Duel in the Rain | July 17, 2002 | July 16, 2007 |
| 41 | 波乱! | Trouble | July 24, 2002 | July 30, 2007 |
| 42 | 狙われた大石 | Oishi is Targeted | July 31, 2002 | August 13, 2007 |
| 43 | ラッキー千石 | Lucky Sengoku | August 7, 2002 | August 27, 2007 |
| 44 | ジャックナイフ | JackKnife | August 14, 2002 | September 10, 2007 |
| 45 | コートの上の悪魔 | A Devil on the Court | August 21, 2002 | September 24, 2007 |
| 46 | サムライ魂 | Samurai Spirit | August 28, 2002 | October 8, 2007 |
| 47 | 負けられない! | I Can't Lose | September 4, 2002 | October 20, 2007 |
| 48 | 決着の瞬間(とき) | The Decisive Moment | September 11, 2002 | November 5, 2007 |
| 49 | 異種核闘戦 | Free Style Fighting | September 18, 2002 | November 19, 2007 |
| 50 | 青学名物! | A Seigaku Tradition | September 25, 2002 | December 3, 2007 |
| 51 | 乾の挑戦 | Inui's Challenge | October 2, 2002 | — |
| 52 | 青学最大の危機 | Seigaku's Biggest Crisis | October 9, 2002 | — |
| Ep# | Japanese title | Transliteration | Translation | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | 帰ってきた桃 | Kaettekita Momo | The Momo Who's Returned | October 16, 2002 |
| 54 | 薫の特訓 | Kaoru no Tokkun | Kaoru's Special Training | October 23, 2002 |
| 55 | 迫りくる氷帝 | Semarikuru Hyōtei | Hyotei Presses Near | October 30, 2002 |
| 56 | 3人のダブルス | Sannin no Daburusu | Doubles for Three | November 6, 2002 |
| 57 | スッカドサーブ | Sukaddo Sābu | Scud Serve | November 13, 2002 |
| 58 | 最悪の相性!? | Saiaku no Aishō!? | The Worst Compatibility | November 20, 2002 |
| 59 | あくなきこだわり | Akunaki Kodawari | The Hidden Trouble | November 27, 2002 |
| 60 | パワーVSパワー | Pawā VS Pawā | Power vs. Power | December 4, 2002 |
| 61 | 波動球合戦! | Hadōkyū Gassen! | Duel of Hadokyu! | December 11, 2002 |
| 62 | 消えるサーブ | Kieru Sābu | The Disappearing Serve | December 18, 2002 |
| 63 | 最後のトリプルカウンター | Saigo no Toripuru Kauntā | The Last Triple Counter | December 25, 2002 |
| 64 | 番外編 てにぷり | Bangaihen Tenipuri | Compilation stories TeniPuri | January 8, 2003 |
| 65 | 青学の柱になれ | Seigaku no Hashira ni Nare | Become Seigaku's Pillar of Support | January 15, 2003 |
| 66 | 破滅への輪舞曲 | Hametsu e no Rondo | Rondo Towards Destruction | January 22, 2003 |
| 67 | 最後の一球 | Saigo no Ikkyū | The Last Shot | January 29, 2003 |
| 68 | 終わりなきタイブレーク | Owarinaki Taiburēku | The Never Ending Tie-Break | February 5, 2003 |
| 69 | レギュラーの座は誰の手に? | Regyurā no Za wa Dare no Te ni? | Who Will be a Regular? | February 12, 2003 |
| 70 | テニスVSピンポン | Tenisu VS Pinpon | Tennis vs. Ping Pong | February 19, 2003 |
| 71 | デートだ! | Dēto Da! | It's a date! | February 26, 2003 |
| 72 | 薫, リョーマになる | Kaoru, Ryōma ni Naru | Kaoru becomes Ryoma | March 5, 2003 |
| 73 | 手塚の決意 | Tezuka no Ketsui | Tezuka's Decision | March 12, 2003 |
| 74 | 越前へのメッセージ | Echizen he no Messēji | A Message for Echizen | March 19, 2003 |
| 75 | さらば, 手塚国光 | Saraba, Tezuka Kunimitsu | Farewell, Tezuka Kunimitsu | March 26, 2003 |
| 76 | 青学対城成湘南 | Seigaku tai Jyousei Shōnan | Seigaku vs. Jyousei Shounan | April 9, 2003 |
| 77 | 冷静と情熱の戦い | Reisei to Jyōnetsu no Tatakai | Fight of the Calm and the Passionate | April 16, 2003 |
| 78 | サンダーボルト | Sandāboruto | Thunderbolt | April 23, 2003 |
| Ep# | Japanese title | Transliteration | Translation | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79 | I (アイ) フォーメーション | I (Ai) Fōmēshon | I Formation | April 30, 2003 |
| 80 | プリテンダーの戦法 | Puritendā Senbō | Style of the Pretender | May 7, 2003 |
| 81 | マムシVSニセマムシ | Mamushi VS Nise Mamushi | Viper vs. Fake Viper | May 14, 2003 |
| 82 | 華村の誘惑 | Hanamura no Yūwaku | Hanamura's Temptation | May 21, 2003 |
| 83 | 最高の作品 | Saikō no Sakuhin | The Best Masterpiece | May 28, 2003 |
| 84 | ディープ·インパルス | Dīpu Inparusu | Deep Impulse | June 4, 2003 |
| 85 | 死闘の果て | Shitō no Hate | The Result of the Deadly Duel | June 11, 2003 |
| 86 | リズムにHigh! | Rizumu ni High! | High on Rhythm! | June 18, 2003 |
| 87 | テニスの王子様スペシャル! | Tenisu no Ōjisama Supersharuna! | Prince of Tennis Special! (Part I) (Prince of Bowling!) | June 25, 2003 |
| 88 | テニスの王子様スペシャル! | Tenisu no Ōjisama Supersharuna! | Prince of Tennis Special! (Part II) (Super deformed story) | June 25, 2003 |
| 89 | 青学, ダダダ壇 | Seigaku, Dadada Dan | Seigaku, Dadada Dan | July 2, 2003 |
| 90 | 房総ビーチバレー | Bōsō Bīchibarē | Cheap Housing Beach Volleyball | July 9, 2003 |
| 91 | 六角中の一年生部長 | Rokkaku Chū no Ichinensei Buchō | Rokkaku's Freshman Captain | July 16, 2003 |
| 92 | 長ラケットの男 | Naga Raketto no Otoko | The Boy with the Long Racket | July 23, 2003 |
| 93 | ダッシュ波動球 | Dasshu Hadōkyū | Dash Hadokyu | July 30, 2003 |
| 94 | 菊丸封じの秘策 | Kikumaru Fūji no Hisaku | The Secret Plan to Seal Kikumaru | August 6, 2003 |
| 95 | つばめ返し, 破れたり! | Tsubame Gaeshi, Yaburetari! | Tsubame Gaeshi, Broken! | August 13, 2003 |
| 96 | 燃えろリョーマ! | Moero Ryōma! | Ryoma, Get Pumped! | August 20, 2003 |
| 97 | 決着のスマッシュ | Ketchaku no Sumasshu | Finishing Smash | August 27, 2003 |
Episodes 98-115: Getting Ready for Rikkaidai Arc
| # | Title | Original airdate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98 | "The Prince of Billiards" | September 3, 2003 | ||||
| Fuji exacts his revenge for the previous bowling outing by introducing the team to billiards, only for Ryoma to foil his victory. | ||||||
| 99 | "The Cursed Racket" | September 10, 2003 | ||||
| Ryoma finds a mysterious racket lying in front of his house and because of it strange misfortunes happen in Seigaku. | ||||||
| 100 | "Captain Oishi" | September 17, 2003 | ||||
| In the absence of Tezuka, a tense Oishi puts the team through its paces. | ||||||
| 101 | "Eat Rikkaidai" | September 24, 2003 | ||||
| Lunch at Kawamura's sushi place; the team watches Fudomine's defeat by Rikkaidai, witnessing Akaya's play that injured Tachibana in the game. The team vows to exact revenge and win. | ||||||
| 102 | "Mizuki's Whispers" | October 1, 2003 | ||||
| Momoshiro and Kaido get tricked into playing a doubles match with Mizuki from St. Rudolph and Kajimoto from Josei Shonan. They were forced to set aside their differences to win or else they would have to leave Seigaku. | ||||||
| 103 | "Sleepless Night" | October 8, 2003 | ||||
| The night before the big match with Rikkaidai, the Seigaku players realize where they should really be. | ||||||
| 104 | "Ryoma vs Sanada" | October 15, 2003 | ||||
| The match with Rikkaidai is suspended for a week due to the rain; nonetheless, Ryoma challenges Genichirō Sanada of Rikkaidai to a match. | ||||||
| 105 | "Ryoma Utterly Beaten" | October 22, 2003 | ||||
| Ryoma lost to Sanada, afterwards Akutsu teaches him a lesson | ||||||
| 106 | "Off To The Cottage!" | October 29, 2003 | ||||
| The Seigaku team goes on a training trip. Meanwhile Inoue checks on Seigaku's next opponent, Rikkaidai. | ||||||
| 107 | "The Captain Appears!" | November 5, 2003 | ||||
| Yamato Yūdai, the previous Captain of Seigaku, shows up for the training camp. He teaches a skeptical Ryoma some valuable lessons about tennis. | ||||||
| 108 | "Surprise at Camp" | November 12, 2003 | ||||
| A "bear" intrudes upon the training camp, and it's up to the regulars to defeat it and save the hostages. After using a combination of their moves, the "bear" is revealed to be a burglar who has been breaking into the areas' homes. | ||||||
| 109 | "Tennis Biathlon" | November 19, 2003 | ||||
| A special training session awaits. | ||||||
| 110 | "Jump, Kabaji!" | November 26, 2003 | ||||
| The Hyotei Academy tennis team shows up for an intensive session with Seigaku. Kikumaru faces off with the genius copycat player Kabaji Munehiro, while Inui faces Hiyoshi Wakashi. Kikumaru eventually wins as Kabaji tires, unable to sustain the copying of Kikumaru's acrobatic play. Inui has tied with Hiyoshi at 6 to 6 games. Hiyoshi thinking he would have won anyways finds Inui tied with him wearing 20 lbs of weight training gear. | ||||||
| 111 | "Original Prodigy: Fuji Shūsuke" | December 3, 2003 | ||||
| The genius players, Yūshi Oshitari of Hyotei and Shusuke Fuji of Seigaku, face off while Ryō Shishido faces Oishi. The match between Fuji and Oshitari evolves into a battle of Higuma Otoshi and ends with Fuji overcoming Oshitari's Higuma Otoshi and gaining victory. The second matchs ends as a tie forcing both players to retire from the game. | ||||||
| 112 | "Hadōkyū vs Scud Serve" | December 10, 2003 | ||||
| Mukahi Gakuto plays Momoshiro while Ootori Chotarou faces Kawamura. | ||||||
| 113 | "Atobe the Beautiful" | December 17, 2003 | ||||
| Kaidoh faces Akutagawa Jirou, while Ryoma faces Keigo Atobe. Kaidoh eventually uses the Hadōkyū to hit a Boomerang Snake, which knocks out Jirou. | ||||||
| 114 | "Ryoma is Going!" | December 24, 2003 | ||||
| Atobe sees Ryoma's limitless potential. During this game, Ryoma starts to develop his new move, and he practices it with Oishi after his practice game with Hyotei. | ||||||
| 115 | "Baseball Game Filled With Men" | January 7, 2004 | ||||
| A chibi episode where the characters play a game of baseball, followed by a Western shootout comedy. | ||||||
Episodes 116-128: Vs. Rikkaidai Arc
| # | Title | Original airdate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 116-117 [Special Episode] | "Seigaku vs Champion Rikkaidai! I'll be the One who'll Win!" | January 21, 2004 | ||||
| This is it! After one week's postponement of their match, it's finally here! But Momoshiro and Kaidoh are missing! | ||||||
| 118 | "Battle Ceremony" | January 28, 2004 | ||||
| Momoshiro and Kaidoh vs. Bunta Marui and Jackal Kuwahara. | ||||||
| 119 | "Tightrope Walking Doubles" | February 4, 2004 | ||||
| Marui's move is revealed. The ball "walks" across the net. | ||||||
| 120 | "Kikumaru Was Read By Niou" | February 11, 2004 | ||||
| Kikumaru is read by Niou, which angers him. The Golden Pair experiences a tension that makes the first half of the game in favor of Rikkaidai. | ||||||
| 121 | "Yagyuu's Decision" | February 18, 2004 | ||||
| The Golden Pair is able to make a comeback, thanks to Oishi's patience. | ||||||
| 122 | "Inui Hollers" | February 25, 2004 | ||||
| Inui faces his former doubles partner, Renji Yanagi, in a match that will determine who's stronger. | ||||||
| 123 | "Conclusion of the Remembered" | March 3, 2004 | ||||
| Everybody is surprised when Inui says that he'll forget all his data, only to find out that he actually didn't. Renji is manipulated by Inui, who makes their match from before continue. | ||||||
| 124 | "Kirihara's Red Trap" | March 10, 2004 | ||||
| The genius of Seigaku, Shūsuke Fuji, faces Rikkaidai's Akaya Kirihara. A battle of an 'Angel' against a 'Demon'. Kirihara intentionally injures Fuji's right knee. | ||||||
| 125 | "Angry Fuji" | March 17, 2004 | ||||
| Kirihara continues to injure Fuji. Tachibana arrives despite his injury (also dealt by Kirihara) and cheers Fuji on. However, when Kirihara attempts to injure Tachibana again, Fuji finally becomes angry at Kirihara's sadistic style of tennis and unleashes his potential on Kirihara and tells him that "tennis must not be used as a tool to breed hatred." Though being told he should go to the hospital, Fuji insists on staying for the next match to support his teammate. | ||||||
| 126 | "Clash! Ryoma vs Sanada" | March 24, 2004 | ||||
| The deciding game!! Sanada's invisible swing initially pushed back Ryoma, putting him at a disadvantage. Ryoma hasn't won in 3 games, but he gains advantage by using a new move called "Cyclone Smash", holding Sanada back. | ||||||
| 127 | "Invisible Serve" | March 31, 2004 | ||||
| Having all his moves sealed, Ryoma can only use his "Cyclone Smash". However, having used it repeatedly while enduring Sanada's serves caused him to tire out and his eyes to hurt, so he continued the match with his eyes closed. Pushed by the need to fight for Yukimura (Rikkaidai’s captain), Sanada uses his “Invisible Serve”, a move that effectively hides his swing and the path of the ball. | ||||||
| 128 | "Conclusion ~ Which One will Win?" | April 7, 2004 | ||||
| Ryoma, after temporarily losing his morale due to not being able to return the “Invisible serve”, eventually starts to feel the pressure from his peers and challengers. This, along with his desire not to lose, pushes him to go into the State of Self-Actualization and uses the techniques of other players. Rikkaidai loses the game and heads to the Nationals as runner-up. When they go to Kawamura's sushi place to celebrate, coach Ryuzaki comes with news that Rikkaidai's captain Yukimura Seiichi's surgery is successful. | ||||||
Opening & Ending Music
| Season | OP/ED | Song Title | Artist | Episode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 5 | OP | Long Way | Ikuo | 98 - 101 |
| Season 5 | OP | Fly High | Toshihiko Matsunaga | 102 - 128 |
| Season 5 | ED | Wind Traveler ("Kaze no Tabibito" (風の旅人)) | Fureai | 98 - 101 |
| Season 5 | ED | Sakura | Yomu Hamaguchi | 102 - 128 |
Episodes 129-135: Recreation II Arc
| # | Title | Original airdate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 129 | "The Samurai's Ballad" | April 14, 2004 | ||||
| The story of Nanjiro Echizen and how he met his wife, Rinko Takeuchi. We see a bit of story behind why he retires abruptly from tennis. | ||||||
| 130 | "We Want To See Tezuka!" | April 21, 2004 | ||||
| The team visits Tezuka in Germany. Tezuka brings them around the city; however, some of them got split up. Ryoma ends up playing a match with a lady that turns out to be Tezuka's trainer. | ||||||
| 131 | "Never Give Up" | April 28, 2004 | ||||
| Thanks to Ryoma's persistence in playing, the lady, Hannah Essenheimer, found her will to return to professional tennis. | ||||||
| 132 | "The Zany Teni-Puri Family" | May 5, 2004 | ||||
| A chibi Tenipuri Family episode where Ryoma is featured as the eldest son, Momoshiro as the younger daughter (Momoko) and Kaidoh as the youngest son. Also includes Oishi as the mother (Shuko), Inui as the father, Fuji and Tezuka as Grandmother and Grandfather and Kikumaru as the Family Cat. | ||||||
| 133 | "The Best Sushi Chef in Japan" | May 12, 2004 | ||||
| Kawamura's father, the sushi chef, was injured, and Kawamura has to do his part in the shop along with a troubled man named Gen. | ||||||
| 134 | "My Prince" | May 19, 2004 | ||||
| Kurumi, a young and insecure girl who has lost her will to pursue her dream, becomes infatuated with Fuji and gets a date from him. Meanwhile, Momoshiro, Ryoma and Kikumaru befriend the person who unwittingly crushed little Kurumi's illusions... her own older sister Narumi. | ||||||
| 135 | "Kikumaru's Summer Vacation" | May 26, 2004 | ||||
| Kikumaru won a contest to have his popular idols, the Chocolates J-Pop idol group, visit his house. The problem is, his teammates keep showing up. | ||||||
Episodes 136-146: Junior Selection Camp Arc
| # | Title | Original airdate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 136 | "Junior Selection Camp, Gathered" | June 2, 2004 | ||||
| 28 players from several of the surrounding schools have gathered at a camp to decide the 8 people who will be representing Japan against the American team. They are soon divided into three different groups. | ||||||
| 137 | "The Member Who was not Trusted" | June 9, 2004 | ||||
| Kamio is accused of a misdeed and sets out to find the real culprit. | ||||||
| 138 | "Ryoma vs Kirihara! Beyond Battle Rage" | June 16, 2004 | ||||
| The real culprit of the misdeed is revealed - it's Ann-chan! Also, Kirihara claims he has changed, but can he prove it? | ||||||
| 139 | "Sengoku Kiyosumi Reborn" | June 23, 2004 | ||||
| Sengoku shows us his new style of play, a sport inside of a sport, also known as boxing! Ryuzaki-sensei falls ill and must be hospitalized. | ||||||
| 140 | "Welcome Back, Tezuka Kunimitsu (NB. 140 and 141 were originally aired as a 1 hour special)" | June 30, 2004 | ||||
| Ryuzaki-sensei got ill! Tezuka returns to Japan to be the temporary coach and is accepted by the team after he proves himself worthy. Atobe and company sang the song "Wonderful Days". | ||||||
| 141 | "The Ultimate Showdown" | June 30, 2004 | ||||
| Atobe and Sanada have a match. The two were quite energetic and wanted to prove something. It's all because of Tezuka's presence. | ||||||
| 142 | "The Boy who Came from America" | July 7, 2004 | ||||
| The arrival of the American team's Kevin Smith has shown up looking for Ryoma. Unable to find him, he challenges other Jr. Highs, leaving a message, for Ryoma, behind each school he passes. Meanwhile, at camp, Tezuka puts Shishido and Oishi against Ootori and Kikumaru in a doubles match. | ||||||
| 143 | "Tezuka's Choice" | July 14, 2004 | ||||
| Tezuka has been thinking about his choice for the Invitational Team and has come to a rather very difficult decision. | ||||||
| 144 | "Formation! A Dream Team" | July 21, 2004 | ||||
| Finally! The Team composed of the best players are selected! While this is happening, Akutsu and Kevin are having a battle. | ||||||
| 145 | "Ryoma and Kevin" | July 28, 2004 | ||||
| After being ceased by Tezuka from having a match with Kevin, Ryoma tries to find Kevin the next day. | ||||||
| 146 | "The American Team's Ambition" | August 4, 2004 | ||||
| The U.S. team introduces themselves in public! | ||||||
Episodes 147-160: Vs. American West Coast Team Arc
| # | Title | Original airdate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 147 | "The Strongest! Atobe and Sanada" | August 18, 2004 | ||||
| Atobe and Sanada are paired as doubles and show the U.S. team their power. | ||||||
| 148 | "Baker's Scenario" | August 25, 2004 | ||||
| Cassidy and Lee of the U.S. team are able to make a comeback! Atobe and Sanada must do something! | ||||||
| 149 | "Tango Towards Destruction" | September 1, 2004 | ||||
| Atobe and Sanada finally plays as a doubles pair. | ||||||
| 150 | "Gorgeous Guys' Duo" | September 8, 2004 | ||||
| Kikumaru and Oshitari Vs. the Griffey Brothers! Their match must follow what Mr. Baker wants. | ||||||
| 151 | "Sorrowful Marionettes" | September 15, 2004 | ||||
| Mr. Baker told the Griffey Brothers (Tom Griffey and Terry Griffey) to lose their match, but because they saw how Kikumaru and Oshitari played they just couldn't do it. | ||||||
| 152 | "Bobby Max The Beast" | September 22, 2004 | ||||
| A very powerful tennis player of the U.S. team shows up! Sengoku must do something! | ||||||
| 153 | "A Battle to the Limits" | September 29, 2004 | ||||
| A battle of endurance. Who will win the match? | ||||||
| 154 | "The Prodigy Vs Tennis Machine (NB. 154 & 155 were originally aired as a 1 hour special)" | October 6, 2004 | ||||
| Fuji vs the U.S. team's "Tennis Machine" Arnold - someone who could accurately hit the ball at the places he wanted. | ||||||
| 155 | "1 mm Battle" | October 6, 2004 | ||||
| A very close battle between Fuji and Arnold! Fuji secures another win with Tsubame Gaeshi and Higuma Otoshi. | ||||||
| 156 | "Who Will Play?" | October 13, 2004 | ||||
| Akaya vs Kevin Smith. Akaya has developed the Phantom Ball, which is to be used against left handers. The first games are dominated by Akaya until he crashes into the net pole after hitting another Phantom Ball. | ||||||
| 157 | "The Phantom Ball that Vanished" | October 20, 2004 | ||||
| Akaya's shoulder injury prevents him from hitting many Phantom Balls, and it finally becomes too much for him to keep on playing. Ryoma takes his place and continues playing from the current score. | ||||||
| 158 | "The Long Awaited Confrontation - Ryoma vs. Kevin" | October 27, 2004 | ||||
| Ryoma takes Kirihara's place on the court. After discovering that Kevin copied most of his techniques, Ryoma uses the Cyclone Smash, which Kevin did not have a chance to copy, and reverses the score. | ||||||
| 159 | "Illusion" | November 3, 2004 | ||||
| Kevin debuts his original move, Illusion, and the game goes into tie-break. However, Ryoma manages to counter it by watching the shadow of the tennis ball. | ||||||
| 160 | "Game and Match" | November 10, 2004 | ||||
| A very nice match between the two rivals! A match that touches the hearts of the audience: the rivalry between Kevin and Ryoma turns into friendship. | ||||||
Episodes 161-165: Recreation III Arc
| # | Title | Original airdate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 161 | "Run, Momo!" | November 17, 2004 | ||||
| Momoshiro treated Ryoma for lunch, but something happened that he must pay 10,000 yen before the time limit ends! He leaves Ryoma at the store to insure that he will come back to finish off the payment or Momo and Ryoma's chance at the national tournament is being threatened with a call to the cops for them not paying for the food. | ||||||
| 162 | "The Golden Pair's Memories" | December 1, 2004 | ||||
| The Golden pair's memories on how they became friends and eventually became a doubles pair. | ||||||
| 163 | "Kaidoh's Unknown World" | December 8, 2004 | ||||
| Kaidoh loses his memory by trying to save Ryoma from a certain head and face injury. Ryoma and Momoshiro try to get his memory back by playing a match against Kaidoh and Yuuta that sparks a really good side of him, and he gains back his memory in the end! | ||||||
| 164 | "Seigaku's Shocking Secret Plans" | December 15, 2004 | ||||
| Ryuzaki-sensei will be out of the hospital soon. The Seigaku tennis club wants to surprise her when she comes back. Also, another very surprising thing happens. | ||||||
| 165 | "The Tenipuri Family Goes to Hawaii?! - Christmas at the Tenipuri Family" | December 22, 2004 | ||||
| A cute chibi episode of the Seigaku family having their Christmas vacation. | ||||||
Opening & Ending Music
| Season | OP/ED | Song Title | Artist | Episode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 6 | OP | Shining | Yuki Shirai | 129 - 153 |
| Season 6 | OP | Paradise | Yuki Shirai | 154 - 165 |
| Season 6 | ED | Sakura | Yomu Hamaguchi | 129 - 140 |
| Season 6 | ED | Wonderful Days | Pull Tab to Can | 142 - 165 [From www.beepthegeek.net] |
Episodes 166-176: Intraschool Ranking Arc III
| # | Title | Original airdate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 166 | "Seigaku's Specialty, again" | January 12, 2005 | ||||
| Kawamura vs. Oishi showdown. | ||||||
| 167 | "Eternal Rivals, Momoshiro Vs. Kaidoh" | January 19, 2005 | ||||
| Intraschool ranking match again! It's getting tense because Ryoma, Momoshiro and Kaidoh all belong to the same block. It's Momoshiro Vs Kaidoh as the highlight of the afternoon match. | ||||||
| 168 | "Ryoma's Decision (NB. 168 & 169 were originally aired as a 1 hour special)" | January 26, 2005 | ||||
| Ryoma confronts his father about his invitation to the US Open. Also, Kikumaru vs. Inui! Inui's eyes are revealed for the first time! (Well, technically, it's just one eye...) | ||||||
| 169 | "Wavering Feelings" | January 26, 2005 | ||||
| Ryoma couldn't think well because of the US Open, and the Nationals are coming near. What will he do? | ||||||
| 170 | "Be Passionate, Echizen!" | February 2, 2005 | ||||
| Still about the US Open. Ryoma is about to decide. Ryoma and Momo are having a match and Momo is already full-going from the start. | ||||||
| 171 | "To my Dear Friend" | February 9, 2005 | ||||
| Momoshiro is still angry with Ryoma. Meanwhile, Ryoma is moping and having conflicting feelings about going to the U.S. Open. Eventually, the two make up and play a friendly match. Even though Ryoma wins, Momoshiro technically wins for the block. However, Momoshiro urges Ryoma to take the opportunity and go to the U.S. Open. Finally having made up his mind, Ryoma decides to accept the offer. | ||||||
| 172 | "Goodbye Seigaku" | February 16, 2005 | ||||
| Ryoma is about to leave Japan for the US Open. Everybody is doing something for Ryoma. | ||||||
| 173 | "Samurai in New York" | February 23, 2005 | ||||
| Ryoma Echizen at New York at last! He's adjusting to the place and he even met with Kevin Smith there and played tennis with him. | ||||||
| 174 | "Tezuka Kunimitsu Vs. Fuji Syusuke" | March 2, 2005 | ||||
| Tezuka and Fuji have a match to determine Seigaku's number one in the intraschool ranking. This match, which lasts until episode 176, truly awakens Fuji's full potential as a tennis player. Flashbacks reveal a match between the two when they were first years, their subsequent friendship, and the implications of Tezuka's injury. Fuji takes an early lead, but the match is far from over. | ||||||
| 175 | "Seriousness in the Third Year" | March 9, 2005 | ||||
| Tezuka and Fuji's match intensifies as they each gradually begin to reveal their best moves (Tezuka's Zero-Shiki Drop/Tezuka Zone and Fuji's Triple Counters). Tezuka slowly begins to surpass Fuji. As he begins to struggle, Fuji reminisces about their first year match (which included the promise of a rematch) and their developing friendship. He then realizes that he is afraid of finding out the results of both of them playing to their full potential and that this is quite possibly the last match they will ever have against each other, and he concludes that if he doesn't play his hardest, he will regret it. His hits suddenly get sharper, and Tezuka comments that the true Fuji has awakened. | ||||||
| 176 | "Climax" | March 16, 2005 | ||||
| Once Fuji starts playing his hardest, Tezuka starts to get pushed back. With heart and soul completely in the match, the two battle at their hardest. Tezuka wins by using Zero-Shiki Drop Shot with his right hand while in mid-air, surprising Fuji and everyone else. | ||||||
Episodes 177-178: Start of Nationals Arc
| # | Title | Original airdate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 177 | "Unforgettable Promise (NB. 177 & 178 were originally aired as a 1 hour special)" | March 23, 2005 | ||||
| Ryoma goes back to Japan to play a game with Tezuka because he wants to put an end to the rivalry that he left so he can mentally move on to the US Open. | ||||||
| 178 | "Goodbye, Prince" | March 30, 2005 | ||||
| Last episode of the series, which shows how Ryoma defeated Tezuka and the world's number one seed, Lleyton Hewitt. The Opening Rites of The All-Japan Nationals are also shown. | ||||||
Opening & Ending Music
| Season | OP/ED | Song Title | Artist | Episode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 7 | OP | Dream Believer | Osami Masaki | 166 - 178 |
| Season 7 | ED | Little Sky | Kentaro Fukushi | 166 - 178 |
An OVA and Special Episode.
OVA series Episodes 1-13: The Nationals Arc
| # | Title | Original Release Date | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | "Return of the Prince" | March 24, 2006 | ||||
| First match of All-Japan National Tournament: Rokkaku vs. Higa. Ojii explains the Shukuchi Method, and Ryoma comes back from America! | ||||||
| 02 | "Hot and Cool" | May 26, 2006 | ||||
| Seigaku's first round's matches start with Higa Middle School. Ryoma faces Kei Tanishi, and shows his souvenir from America - the Cool Drive, as well as Drive C, a less powerful version of the Cool Drive! | ||||||
| 03 | "The Fourth Counter" | May 26, 2006 | ||||
| Fuji and Kawamura play together in the Doubles 2 match. During the match, Higa's coach signals his player to attack Ryuzaki-sensei with the ball. Fuji and Kawamura get angry at this and start playing at full force. However, it's not that easy because of the Shukuchi Method. Fuji uses his Fourth Counter: Kagerou Zutsumi, a.k.a. Dragonfly Illusion. | ||||||
| 04 | "Kikumaru All Alone" | July 28, 2006 | ||||
| Kikumaru plays Singles 2 against Kai from Higa. During the game, it is shown how hard Kikumaru had trained to raise his stamina. His lateral movement has improved so much that it looks like there are two Kikumarus. This motion is called Seal Step, and it looks as if he has a doppleganger. | ||||||
| 05 | "The Longest Summer" | July 28, 2006 | ||||
| Rikkai Dai's Yagyuu meets Kaidoh and asks him what he would do without his Snake. Kaido then asks Inui to let him play Doubles by himself and see how far he could go without his signature move. | ||||||
| 06 | "The Man Called Killer" | September 22, 2006 | ||||
| Tezuka plays against Higa Chuu's Captain, Eishirou Kite. Kite shows that he would do anything to win, even throwing small pebbles at Tezuka. Tezuka shows everyone his true form using Hyaku Ren Jitoku no Kiwami - The Pinnacle of Hard Work. | ||||||
| 07 | "The Prince of Beach-Volleyball?!" | September 22, 2006 | ||||
| In between matches: Seigaku is now a beach-volleyball team and plays with Rokkaku before training for the next match. | ||||||
| 08 | "Premonition Before the Storm" | November 24, 2006 | ||||
| Hyotei reminisces about their loss at the Kantou tournament and strive to win the quarterfinals against Seigaku. | ||||||
| 09 | "Heart Not Giving In" | November 24, 2006 | ||||
| The first match in the quarterfinals is Oshitari vs Momoshiro! Momoshiro in the Singles 3 Spot shows off his new style of play, but eventually loses because of an injury. | ||||||
| 10 | "Short-lived Match" | January 26, 2007 | ||||
| Doubles 2, the second match of the quarterfinals: Inui-Kaido pair vs Mukahi-Hiyoshi pair. In a try for a short match against Inui and Kaido, Mukahi and Hiyoshi play with all they've got from the beginning. Inui reveals a new move at the start. When Mukahi and Hiyoshi are at match point, Kaido shows a new move! | ||||||
| 11 | "Tezuka Kunimitsu" | January 26, 2007 | ||||
| Tezuka vs Kabaji in Singles 2 of the quarterfinals. An untold history about Tezuka in the Kyûshu Region before his rehabilitation is shown. In the present time, can Tezuka stand up to Kabaji's imitation of himself? | ||||||
| 12 | "Two Of Us" | March 23, 2007 | ||||
| A duel of the Golden Pairs: Kikumaru-Oishi vs Shishido-Ootori. Ootori's improved Neo Scud Serve & the Pile-Mirage formation puts Seigaku's Golden Pair to the test! But the Golden Pair achieves a new state: Synchro! However, the win goes to Hyotei as Kikumaru "prevents" Oishi from hitting the ball further and causing more injury to his wrist. | ||||||
| 13 | "Deathmatch · King vs Prince" | March 23, 2007 | ||||
| In Singles 1, Ryoma faces Atobe to see who advances to the semi-finals of the national tournament. Ryoma uses the State of Self-Actualization, but it is useless against Atobe and his new move, "Koori no Sekai". But Ryoma counters Koori no Sekai with an incomplete version of his father's "Zone" technique, which is the same as the "Tezuka Zone". Eventually, the two go into what seems like a never-ending tie-break. | ||||||
OVA series Episodes 14-19: The Nationals Semifinal Arc
| # | Title | Original Release Date | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | "Fudoumine vs. Shitenhouji Battle" | June 22, 2007 | ||||
| End of Singles 1 match between Hyotei and Seigaku. Shintenhouji faces Fudoumine to see who advances to the semi-finals, and Ryoma meets face-to-face with his new rival. | ||||||
| 15 | "Roar" | June 22, 2007 | ||||
| The Singles 3 match between Fuji and Shiraishi is played. Fuji's Triple Counters fail against Shiraishi's perfect "Bible" tennis, and everything seems to go downhill for Seigaku. As the match moves on, Fuji evolves the Triple Counters and also produces a new final counter called Hecatoncheires no Monban (Gate Keeper of Hecatonchires), which prevents the returned ball from going over the net. However, in the end, Shiraishi's cunning mind finds a way to hit the ball over the net, bringing the game to a tie break. Things go evenly until Fuji lobs the ball out of desperation. Despite all the effort of both players, the point is decided by a centimeter. It is noted in the following episode when Kawamura says he has never seen Fuji in such a state before. | ||||||
| 16 | "The Horror of Amusing Tennis" | September 28, 2007 | ||||
| Doubles 2 with the Momo-Kaido pair. The game favors Shitenhouji thanks to the Amusing tennis style of the Koharu-Hitouji pair, provoking stress on Seigaku's pair. However, Momo comes up with a clever strategy that surpasses the pair, giving Seigaku the win. | ||||||
| 17 | "Seigaku's Dead Weight" | September 28, 2007 | ||||
| Kawamura plays against Gin, the original creator of the Hadoukyuu, from Shitenhōji. Gin has 108 levels of Hadoukyuu. Kawamura is not able to return even one shot and loses 0-5 games and 0-40 points. After Akutsu awakens him, Kawamura realizes that he must give his all even if he knows he will lose. He then continues and puts his heart and soul into his final shot, what he calls the 'Final Hadoukyuu', which is stronger than Gin's 108 Hadoukyuu styles. Attempting to return Kawamura's shot, Gin injures his wrist severely. Kawamura wins the match by default and he reaches his dream of being the Number One power player of the Nationals! | ||||||
| 18 | "The Two Doors" | January 25, 2008 | ||||
| Doubles 1 turns into a singles match when Tezuka and Chitose decide to duke it out. Inui and Zaizen step aside for their respective captains (Tezuka and Chitose). After Chitose takes the first game with his "Saiki Kanpatsu no Kiwami," Tezuka decides to show Chitose his true power, revealing that he has opened the 2nd door of Muga No Kyōchi. In the end, Tezuka wins with a victory of 6-1. Meanwhile Rikkaidai has a few problems with their opponent Nagoya, and Akaya Kirihara, drenched in blood, has been hit all the way back to fence, making a huge dent... | ||||||
| 19 | "One-Point Match" | January 25, 2008 | ||||
| Seigaku wins the match with Shintenhouji and moves on to the finals. Meanwhile, Rikkaidai's Akaya Kirihara transforms into a demon as they turn around from there to win and face Seigaku in the finals--it is revealed by Rikkaidai's members that they lost the first two matches on purpose to prove Akaya's true potential. Kintarō, unwilling to wait one year to be able to challenge Ryoma again--or Koshimae, as Kintarō calls him--asks Ryoma for a one-point match. In the end the ball splits into half, each half on one side of the court, turning the over-40 minutes match into a draw.. | ||||||
OVA series Episode 20-26: The National Tournament Finals Arc
| # | Title | Original Release Date | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | "The Prince of Yakiniku" | April 25, 2008 | ||||
| Hyoutei, Shitenhouji, Higa, Seigaku and Rokkaku decide to take a break before the finals, and decide to eat Yakiniku. Here, Eiji jumps to host a Yakiniku eating along with Oshitari Yuushi from Hyotei. Along with the comedies of Inui's pants getting pulled off by Tezuka and heaps of bodies of players from said schools, the players end the night with a ¥1,274,960 bill, along with a ¥63,748 tax. | ||||||
| 21 | "Summit Showdown!" | July 25, 2008 | ||||
| Three years ago, after finishing runner up to Yukimura in the Japanese junior tournament, a new player emerged, beating Sanada 6-0, 6-1, only to play evenly with Yukimura. Three years later, the rematch between Tezuka Kunimitsu and Genichiro Sanada. Just as Tezuka sealed doors one and two of the Muga no Kyochi, Sanada sealed the "Lightning" and "Shadow" until he faced Tezuka. Having no answer, Tezuka risked his future, and arm, with the Tezuka Phantom, reversing the spin and forcing the balls out instead of towards him. Tezuka's arm begins to feel the effects as well as Sanada's legs from constantly hitting the Lightning. Yukimura forces Sanada to change his strategy for the sake of three championships for Rikkaidai, using the Lightning and Forest techniques against the Phantom. Tezuka has no choice but to hit the Phantom, wearing his arm out until Sanada gains match point. With one final lightning, instead of phantoming it, Tezuka used the Tezuka Zone to bring it towards him. It blew the raquet out of his hand, but the ball flew high into the air and landed on the net cord, teetering on the edge. With everyone watching, Sanada screamed for it to fall on Tezuka's side, which it did, resulting in Rikkaidai's win. Sanada shook hands with Tezuka, saying he'll never play him again. | ||||||
| 22 | "The Way We Play" | July 25, 2008 | ||||
| Doubles 2 of the finals: Inui-Kaidoh pair vs Yanagi-Kirihara pair. Inui's best data and Kaidoh's Tornado Snake are ineffective against Rikkaidai's pair. Inui seems ready to give up, but Kaidoh uses Yagyuu's Laser Beam. Kirihara transforms into a demon, purposely aiming at Inui and injuring him severely. Kaidoh turns into a demon himself, but was stopped by Inui. Soon after that, Inui collapses, Seigaku forfeits the match, and Inui is rushed to the hospital. This is the episode when they also find out that Ryoma lost his memory while he was still back in Karuizawa with his father, Echizen Nanjiroh. But while they were training for the National Finals something happened to cause Ryoma to lose all his memory about tennis. | ||||||
| 23 | "Can you see the Stars in Broad Daylight!?" | October 24, 2008 | ||||
| During the Singles 2 match between Fuji and Niou, Niou uses an illusory movement to transform into Tezuka. Aside from the appearance, he also has the ability to copy his signature techniques and playstyle. While Fuji is able to get out of the illusion, Niou creates yet another one, this time being Shiraishi the copied. It was a very close match,7-5, Fuji wins the match with his new technique, Hoshi Hanabi. | ||||||
| 24 | "The Only One in my Heart" | October 24, 2008 | ||||
| As the Golden Pair plays against Marui and Jackal in the Doubles 1 slot, players whom Ryoma had beaten before help him to recover his memory. It is also revealed how Ryoma lost his memories. In the meantime, Tooyama Kintarou challenges Rikkaidai's captain, Seiichi Yukimura, to a single-balled match just to make time for Ryoma to return. But finally, the Golden Pair wins the game for Seigaku, and all hope of winning is directed to Ryoma's match. | ||||||
| 25 | "The Prince vs The Child of God" | January 23, 2009 | ||||
| After Ryoma recovers his memories, he returns to the field court for his final match against Yukimura, just to find a completely crushed Kintarou, whom Ryoma had a hard time against. How far do Yukimura's abilities extend to?! | ||||||
| 26 | "Dear Prince~ To the Princes of Tennis." | January 23, 2009 | ||||
| After many hardships and suffering, Ryoma unlocks the final Muga gate, Teni Muhō No Kiwami (Pinnacle of Perfection), and defeats Yukimura with incredible moves. Seigaku wins the Nationals! In the end, we see the Freshmen Trio (now Juniors) along with Momoshiro being the new vice captain and Kaidoh being the new captain. Tezuka plans to go to Germany to become better. Sakuno is carrying a red tennis racket and saying that cherry trees are blooming. We then see Ryoma in America about to beat another pair of tennis gangsters. | ||||||
OVA series Episode 1-4: ~Messages from Past and Future~
| # | Title | Original Release Date | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Prince of Naniwa" | May 26, 2009 | ||||
| After the Nationals, Seigaku goes on a trip to Osaka for the purpose of training with Shitenhouji. Meanwhile, back in America, Ryoma re-encounters with Ryoga, whom he sees training in a slum. | ||||||
| 2 | "Turbulence, The Young Atobe" | May 26, 2009 | ||||
| The story of Hyoutei's Third year regulars when they first entered middle school. | ||||||
| 3 | "The Prince of Naniwa, The Second Act" | May 27, 2009 | ||||
| When Momoshiro and Kaidoh lose their cool while training the first and second years and Ryoma returns from America to Osaka. | ||||||
| 4 | "The Trials of Rikkai, A Rebel who Challenges an Emperor" | October 25, 2009 | ||||
| A flashback to when Kirihara first joins Rikkadai and challenges the last years winning regulars of the national tournament so that he can become number one. He loses to Rikkai's Big Three, but he vows to beat them. | ||||||
OVA series Episode 5-?: ~The Times We Shared~
| # | Title | Original Release Date | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Tanjou! Buchou Shiraishi Kuranosuke" | August 26, 2011 | ||||
| Shiraishi becomes the captain of Shitenhoji Tennis Club. In order to maintain the club, the members have to invite a new member. They try to attract Zaizen's attention by showing him jokes but Zaizen passes them off. | ||||||
| 2 | "Seishun Gakuen Nanafushigi" | August 26, 2011 | ||||
| The first years are told Seigaku's seven ghost stories by Momoshiro. They are quite common stories but the third year members leave the club room in a hurry. Fuji says "It's time to confide this to you" and he begins to tell what he experienced two years ago. | ||||||
| 3 | "Kyuushuu ni Tsubasa" | October 26, 2011 | ||||
| The history of the kings of Kyūshū (Kippei Tachibana and Senri Chitose). | ||||||
| 4 | "Jirou no Mezame" | October 26, 2011 | ||||
| A history involving Jirou Akutagawa and Bunta Marui. | ||||||
There is a new season called "The New Prince of Tennis." I don't know how to make a table so I'm just writing this straight forward. This first episode (aired Jan 04, 2011) is called "The Return of the Prince" and it is about Seigaku and other schools that they competed with being invited to the U-17 selection camp. Ryoma also comes back from America.
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