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The Prince of Tennis (Tenisu no Ōjisama?) is a popular manga and anime series. The manga is written by Takeshi Konomi, who has also written a manga called Cool. The manga is published in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump in Japan, and is published in English in North America by VIZ Media. The series was put under hiatus when the author was injured in an accident during the Summer of 2006, but publication resumed in September 2006, after a hiatus of slightly over two months.
The anime series, produced by Trans Arts Co., J.C. Staff, Production I.G, premiered across Japan on the anime satellite television network Animax and the terrestrial TV Tokyo network, airing between October 10, 2001 and March 30, 2005, spanning a total of 178 episodes. Beginning in April, 2006 an OVA continuation of the anime began to be released on DVD.
The series has produced a half-hour weekly radio show, over 100 music CDs, several games, movies, multiple live-action musicals and a large selection of merchandise. On 13 May 2006 the live-action adaptation film, The Prince of Tennis, was released in Japan.
The Prince of Tennis anime has been announced to be a part of Cartoon Network's new online broadband service called Toonami Jetstream. It began streaming July 14, 2006. The anime began airing on Toonami's Saturday night block on December 23rd.
The show is currently airing on Saturday as stated, but the episodes are not being aired in complete order. Saturday the 13th had episode 6, and the 20th is airing episode 9. The same thing, but with greater skips, is happening with MAR (Märchen Awakens Romance), which started at the same time.
In the Japanese, German, and English versions of the manga, the chapters are identified as "Genius" (Genius 1, Genius 2, etc).
The anime series, produced by Trans Arts Co., J.C. Staff, Production I.G, premiered across Japan on the anime satellite television network Animax and the terrestrial TV Tokyo network, airing between October 10, 2001 and March 30, 2005, spanning a total of 178 episodes. Beginning in April, 2006 an OVA continuation of the anime began to be released on DVD.
The series has produced a half-hour weekly radio show, over 100 music CDs, several games, movies, multiple live-action musicals and a large selection of merchandise. On 13 May 2006 the live-action adaptation film, The Prince of Tennis, was released in Japan.
The Prince of Tennis anime has been announced to be a part of Cartoon Network's new online broadband service called Toonami Jetstream. It began streaming July 14, 2006. The anime began airing on Toonami's Saturday night block on December 23rd.
The show is currently airing on Saturday as stated, but the episodes are not being aired in complete order. Saturday the 13th had episode 6, and the 20th is airing episode 9. The same thing, but with greater skips, is happening with MAR (Märchen Awakens Romance), which started at the same time.
In the Japanese, German, and English versions of the manga, the chapters are identified as "Genius" (Genius 1, Genius 2, etc).
Story:
The manga is primarily set in Tokyo. Ryoma Echizen, a tennis prodigy, attends Seishun Gakuen(青春学園 Seishun Gakuen), or Seigaku for short, a school famous for its strong tennis club and talented players. Ryoma quickly defeats numerous upperclassmen shortly after entrance to secure himself a spot on the regulars team. In pursuit of their ultimate goal of winning the all-Japan junior high tennis championship, members of the team make new friends while learning and mastering increasingly complex techniques.
Character:
Ryoma Echizen ( Echizen Ryoma)
Kunimitsu Tezuka (Tezuka Kunimitsu0
Shuichiro Oishi (Ōishi Shūichirō)
Shusuke Fuji ( Fuji Shūsuke)
Eiji Kikumaru ( Kikumaru Eiji)
Takashi Kawamura (Kawamura Takashi)
Sadaharu Inui (Inui Sadaharu)
Takeshi Momoshiro ( Momoshiro Takeshi)
Kaoru Kaidoh (Kaidō Kaoru)
Kunimitsu Tezuka (Tezuka Kunimitsu0
Shuichiro Oishi (Ōishi Shūichirō)
Shusuke Fuji ( Fuji Shūsuke)
Eiji Kikumaru ( Kikumaru Eiji)
Takashi Kawamura (Kawamura Takashi)
Sadaharu Inui (Inui Sadaharu)
Takeshi Momoshiro ( Momoshiro Takeshi)
Kaoru Kaidoh (Kaidō Kaoru)
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