• 2001
  • TV-PG
The Prince of Tennis

Summary Tennis prodigy Ryoma returns to Japan, joins Seishun Academy's elite team. His talent convinces teammates to accept him despite reluctance. Together they battle through tournaments, striving for the National championship. View more details

  • 2001
  • TV-PG

The Prince of Tennis

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Jun'ichi Suwabe Liam O'Brien Yuri Lowenthal Erik Davies

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7.4

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Genres : Action Comedy Drama Animation Sport

Release date : Oct 9, 2001

Countries of origin : United States Japan

Official sites : Official Website

Language : English Spanish Japanese Portuguese

Production companies : J.C. Staff TK Works

Summary Tennis prodigy Ryoma returns to Japan, joins Seishun Academy's elite team. His talent convinces teammates to accept him despite reluctance. Together they battle through tournaments, striving for the National championship. View more details

Details

Genres : Action Comedy Drama Animation Sport

Release date : Oct 9, 2001

Countries of origin : United States Japan

Official sites : Official Website

Language : English Spanish Japanese Portuguese

Production companies : J.C. Staff TK Works

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Episodes

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Episode 1 • Oct 09, 2001
Ôjisama arawaru
Twelve-year-old tennis prodigy Ryoma Echizen takes down Sasabe the bully easily with his advanced tennis game.
Episode 2 • Oct 16, 2001
Samurai junia
Ryoma's first day at Seishun Academy, also known as "Seigaku." He rescues Horio, a seventh grader being picked on by two older tennis team members. He easily dispatches them, piquing the interest of Takeshi Momoshiro, a tennis team regular.
Episode 3 • Oct 23, 2001
Tôjô! Seigaku regyurâ
Arai tries to get his revenge on Ryoma. He hides Ryoma's rackets and challenges him to a match, forcing him to play with an old and broken racket. All the while the Seigaku team members observe Ryoma closely.
Episode 4 • Oct 30, 2001
Mamushi to yobareru otoko
Ryoma has been chosen by Captain Kunimitsu Tezuka to play for a spot on the regular team, a first for a seventh grader. His main opponent is Kaoru Kaido, infamous for his "Snake Shot" and reptilian nature.
Episode 5 • Nov 06, 2001
Suneiku shotto
Ryoma patiently plays Kaido's game while gathering information crucial to voiding his dangerous "Snake Shot." Ryoma counters effectively, amazing all who watch.
Episode 6 • Nov 14, 2001
Sono otoko, echizen nanjirô
Mr. Inoue from Monthly Pro Tennis magazine goes to interview Ryoma's quirky and lazy father Nanjiro. Rebuffing his questions, Nanjiro challenges Inoue to a game of tennis.
Episode 7 • Nov 20, 2001
Futari no ryôma
Ryoma's next opponent in the ranking matches is Sadaharu Inui, a scientific and methodical tennis player whose data never fails him.
Episode 8 • Nov 27, 2001
Supuritto suteppu
Ryoma unleashes his secret weapon, "the split step," which makes him respond to Sadaharu's attacks quicker and clouds Sadaharu's predictions of Ryoma's game.
Episode 9 • Dec 04, 2001
Za hâdo dei
Ryoma defeats Sadaharu and wins a spot on the regular team. Sadaharu isn't out of the picture though--he stays on to help train the regulars and introduce them to his special concoction: a vegetable drink guaranteed to make them stronger.
Episode 10 • Dec 11, 2001
Gyakushû! Sasabe futatabi
Sasabe has returned! Only this time it's his father who's the troublemaker, making a fun day at Kachiro's father's tennis club a nightmare. Ryoma tries to diffuse the situation slyly by asking Mr. Sasabe to teach him tennis.
Episode 11 • Dec 18, 2001
Ryôma vs. Momoshiro!
Ryoma and Momo are developing a competitive friendship. They both have their eyes on the #3 doubles spot so they decide to play each other for it. At the outdoor tennis courts they come upon a round-robin doubles game.
Episode 12 • Dec 25, 2001
A un na futari
Although they lost to Fukawa and Izumi, Ryoma and Momo decide to challenge themselves and play doubles at the district matches. Coincidentally, their opponents there are Gyokurin's Fukawa and Izumi, again.
Episode 13 • Jan 08, 2002
Otoko wa daburusu!
In the midst of their uncoordinated game with Fukawa and Izumi, Ryoma and Momo bring their game back with an interesting yet unorthodox way to synchronize their attack.
Episode 14 • Jan 15, 2002
Tsubame gaeshi!
The mysterious team from Fudomine Junior High comes out of nowhere to defeat a seeded school. Shusuke Fuji and Taka Kawamura are up to play them in doubles. Everybody is amazed at Shusuke's Triple counter shot, but Mr. Inoue doubts it'll be a win for Seigaku!
Episode 15 • Jan 22, 2002
Sore zore no tatakai
Fudomine's Ishida breaks out his secret weapon--the "Wave Surge" shot--to bring the momentum back to their team. As Shusuke prepares to return the invincible flat shot meant for him, Taka steps in and intercepts it.
Episode 16 • Jan 29, 2002
Bûmeran suneiku
Eiji Kikumaru and Shuichiro Oishi win their doubles match over Fudomine, and Kaoru Kaido begins his match against Fudomine's Akira Kamio. Kaido is pushed by Akira's speedy game and is forced to use his specialty "Snake Shot," but he slips!
Episode 17 • Feb 05, 2002
Chiisana gattsu pôzu
Kaido's new move "The Boomerang Snake" ends up amazing everyone and himself! He regains his confidence and restarts his strategy--to tenaciously wear down a player and finish them off with one strike.
Episode 18 • Feb 12, 2002
Raburetâ
Ryoma starts his match with Fudomine's Shinji Ibu, and Coach Ryuzaki remembers when Ryoma's father Nanjiro was a student of hers.
Episode 19 • Feb 19, 2002
Kizu darake no ryôma
Ryoma injures his eye as he tries to bounce back from a series of shots from Shinji Ibu. Ibu's shots were strategically chosen to momentarily paralyze Ryoma. Ryoma isn't giving up despite his injury, so Captain Tezuka gives him ten minutes to in the match.
Episode 20 • Feb 26, 2002
Taimu rimitto
The Seigaku Team watches intently as Ryoma figures out a brilliant strategy--a combination of his split step and his father's "two-sword style"--to shut down Ibu's "spot."
Episode 21 • Mar 05, 2002
Tenisu kôto wa moeteiruka?
Seigaku's recent success at the district matches attracts unwanted attention and "spies" from rival schools, desperately trying to gather any sort of data they can. Two of these spies, Shunsuke and Kenzo, end up challenging Momo and Ryoma to a match.
Episode 22 • Mar 12, 2002
Kaoru no sainan
It's after practice. Kaoru goes off to train but Ryoma, Momo, Horio, Kachiro and Katsuo go shopping for supplies. On their way, they run into a purse-snatcher. Momo "borrows" a bike and chases the culprit. Momo's asking for trouble because the bike he takes is Akira Kamio's!
Episode 23 • Mar 19, 2002
Tôjô! Inui jiru derakkusu
It's nine days away from the Metropolitan Tournament! Captain Tezuka and Inui introduce a new way to train. The team members are separated based on their style of play and rally against each other. If a player loses they have to drink a new and "improved" version of Sadaharu's vegetable juice...
Episode 24 • Mar 26, 2002
Ryôma no kyûitsu
Coach Ryuzaki asks Ryoma to take Sakuno to restring her racket, but everybody else thinks he's taking her out on a date!
Episode 25 • Apr 09, 2002
Seigaku saikyô no otoko part 1
Captain Tezuka challenges Ryoma to a match because he feels Ryoma's tennis is a copy of his father's game, even though he is staking his own health. He wants to challenge Ryoma to aim higher, beyond just wanting to beat his father.
Episode 26 • Apr 09, 2002
Seigaku saikyô no otoko part 2
Shuichiro Oishi watches Tezuka and Ryoma play their game, worried that Tezuka may injure his already weakened arm. The other team members, who don't know of Tezuka's plan, grow suspicious seeing that their captain, Shuichiro, and Ryoma have missed two straight practices.
Episode 27 • Apr 16, 2002
Karupin no bôken
Ryoma accidentally packs his cat Kalpin's favorite toy in his tennis bag, and the cat follows him to school. When Ryoma finds out his cat is wandering around campus, the search is on to find Kalpin!
Episode 28 • Apr 23, 2002
Shin regyurâ arawaru!?
It's the day of the Metropolitan Tournament and Ryoma oversleeps, forcing his teammates to find a substitute for registration--Horio in a team jersey! Will the imposter be found out?
Episode 29 • Apr 30, 2002
Momo to murashi
Momo and Kaido are assigned to play doubles by Coach in the next match, but their stormy rivalry just might get in the way--or could it work to their advantage?
Episode 30 • May 07, 2002
Mizuki no shinario
The intense doubles match goes long, and Kaido finds that his snake is ineffective against the St. Rudolph duo. The pressure pushes Kaido to the brink and a new move is unleashed.
Episode 31 • May 14, 2002
Mûnborê
Next up is Seigaku's "golden pair," Kikumaru and Oishi, and the two find themselves facing some tough challengers. Ryoma notices that their opponent Akazawa's hits make the ball a blur--could this be the secret to their surprising success?
Episode 32 • May 21, 2002
Hissatsu! Eiji no neta furi kôgeki!?
Oishi and Kikumaru try the Australian Formation to gain the upper hand over the St. Rudolph pair. But when Kikumaru's energy starts to fade, their game is in jeopardy!
Episode 33 • May 28, 2002
Taiburêku
Kikumaru brilliantly revives his strength and breaks out his acrobatic moves, and the grueling doubles match with St. Rudolph goes into a tiebreak. Will Eiji be able to hold out to the end?
Episode 34 • Jun 04, 2002
Tsuisuto supin shotto
Ryoma Echizen's turn is finally up, and he faces Fuji's younger brother Yuta, who will stop at nothing to surpass his older brother.
Episode 35 • Jun 11, 2002
Doraibu B
Ryoma sees the secret behind Yuta's most powerful move and tells him to stop using it, as it will hurt him eventually. Ryoma then unveils his new move, the "Drive B."
Episode 36 • Jun 18, 2002
Ani, Fuji Syûsuke
Shusuke Fuji is up against the St. Rudolph mastermind Mizuki, but he isn't his usual cheerful self. Will Fuji be able to fend off Mizuki's data-driven tennis?
Episode 37 • Jun 25, 2002
Ryôma jirushi no tenisu bôru
It's Ryoma's day off, but Nanjiro tricks him into giving tennis lessons to Sakuno and Tomoka!
Episode 38 • Jul 02, 2002
Penaruteî!
Before Seigaku's tennis practice starts, a rival player from Yamabuki is seen on campus asking around for Ryoma and causing trouble. Meanwhile, Inui has some very special training planned.
Episode 39 • Jul 09, 2002
Higuma otoshi!
Inter-team practices are held before the Metropolitan Matches, and Ryoma and Fuji face off, each bringing out his most formidable moves to topple.
Episode 40 • Jul 16, 2002
Ame no naka no kettô
Ryoma and Fuji's match continues on with ferocity and the rest of the inter-team match up starts! Tezuka counters Momoshiro's smashes easily. Kaido's snake threatens to overpower Kawamura, and Oishi tests Kikumaru's stamina.
Episode 41 • Jul 23, 2002
Haran!
The second half of the Metropolitan Matches begins! Fudomine Junior High plays badly due to circumstances beyond their control and forfeits. Ginka Junior High also forfeits and Seigaku advances to the next match to play Yamabuki Junior High!
Episode 42 • Jul 30, 2002
Nerawareta ôishi
Kikumaru and Oishi start their doubles match against Yamabuki Junior High's Higashikata and Minami. Oishi confronts the same pair that he was unable to beat in last year's match. And finally Momoshiro's match with Sengoku starts!
Episode 43 • Aug 06, 2002
Rakkî sengoku
Sengoku counters Momoshiro's signature dunk smash and the match slowly starts shifting in his favor. Momoshiro perseveres but his left foot starts to spasm due to the intensity of the match.
Episode 44 • Aug 13, 2002
Jakku naifu
Finally Ryoma's match starts with Akutsu from Yamabuki Junior High. With all the trouble Ryoma encountered with Akutsu a few days ago, everyone is worried for his safety!
Episode 45 • Aug 20, 2002
Kôto no ue no akuma
Provoked by Ryoma's taunts, Akutsu begins to take their match seriously and unleash his true strength. Akutsu's power and speed amaze the crowd, while Ryoma counters with his special shots....
Episode 46 • Aug 27, 2002
Samurai tamashii
Ryoma brings out his best shots to challenge Akutsu's raw power. In spite of the spectators' worries, the violent battle continues to rage. Will Ryoma find the strength within to help him defeat his most challenging enemy?
Episode 47 • Sep 03, 2002
Makerarenai!
Evolving with each and every play, Ryoma holds his own, and the game is even! Coach Banda of the Yamabuki Jr. High team hands Akutsu a secret strategy. With a game he cannot lose, Akutsu makes his move.
Episode 48 • Sep 10, 2002
Kecchaku no toki
Ryoma is cornered by Akutsu. But he accepts this challenge head on and releases his newfound power. Each player steps closer to the next level without giving an inch, all the while throwing out his most powerful moves.
Episode 49 • Sep 17, 2002
Ishu kakutô sen
The Metropolitan Matches have ended and calm has returned to Seigaku, but a new storm starts brewing! Ryoma provokes a trio of bullies from the basketball team, and Tezuka is challenged by a student who appears unexpectedly on the scene!
Episode 50 • Sep 24, 2002
Seigaku meibutsu!
The inter-team matches begin! As always, the first years are surprised at how ruthlessly this challenge is organized. Despite the mental strain, the regular team members progress to the next round. But an unexpected player who has been waiting in the wings appears to face off with the block's biggest challenge, Tezuka!
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