The Prince of Tennis (2006)

Original title

テニスの王子様

Directed by

Yūichi Abe

Genre

sport film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 51m

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a sports film about young tennis players competing in tournaments. It follows their matches and personal growth as athletes.

energeticcompetitiveyouthfulfocusedupbeatdeterminedfast-pacedsportsmanlike

What happens

The Prince of Tennis (Japanese: テニスの王子様, Hepburn: Tenisu no Ōjisama) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takeshi Konomi. The manga was serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump from July 1999 to March 2008, with its chapters collected in 42 tankōbon volumes. Viz Media licensed the manga for English release in North America. A 178-episode anime television series adaptation animated by Trans Arts, co-produced by Nihon Ad Systems and TV Tokyo, was broadcast on TV Tokyo and its affiliates from October 2001 to March 2005. A sequel of three original video animation (OVA) series, totaling 26 episodes, were released from March 2006 to January 2009. In North America, the anime series was first licensed by Viz Media and later by Crunchyroll LLC. The Prince of Tennis developed into a media franchise, including a long-running radio show, numerous video games, well over 250 soundtracks and CDs, and other merchandise. Since 2003, more than fifteen stage musicals adaptations have been produced. An anime film premiered in January 2005. A live-action film premiered in May 2006. A 3DCG film premiered in September 2021. A sequel to the manga, titled The New Prince of Tennis, began serialization in Shueisha's Jump Square in March 2009, with the story taking place several months after the end of the original manga. By November 2019, The Prince of Tennis manga had over 60 million copies in circulation, making it one of the best-selling manga series. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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