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The Prince of Tennis
Finished Airing TV PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

The Prince of Tennis

Tennis no Oujisama · 2001–2012

A prodigy joins Japan's strongest school tennis club.

StatusFinished Airing SeasonWinter 2012 StudioM.S.C, Production I.G, Trans Arts SourceManga
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Ryoma Echizen returns to Japan after winning four consecutive American junior tournaments and enrolls at Seishun Academy, whose tennis club is among the strongest in the country and does not hand starting positions to first-years regardless of reputation. Ryoma's technical ability and considerable arrogance collide with upperclassmen who have earned their positions through years of work. The series escalates its tennis into increasingly implausible techniques while keeping its focus on a team whose members each carry their own competitive obsessions. Every match escalates the techniques further past anything physically plausible.

⚠ Background — may contain spoilers
Adapted from Takeshi Konomi's manga by Trans Arts, The Prince of Tennis became an enormous commercial phenomenon in Japan, spawning musicals, films, games, and a franchise that has run in various forms for over two decades. Its escalation from plausible sports drama into physically impossible techniques is part of its enduring appeal and a frequent subject of affectionate mockery. The series is credited with driving substantial real-world interest in tennis among young Japanese audiences during its original run. Its enduring commercial reach across two decades remains genuinely remarkable.
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