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The Prince of Tennis

テニスの王子様

TV · Fall 2001 · 178 episodes · 22 min · Finished · Production I.G

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Echizen Ryoma is a young tennis prodigy who has won 4 consecutive tennis championships but who constantly lies in the shadow of his father, a former pro tennis player. He joins the Seishun Gakuen junior highschool, one of the best tennis schools in Japan, and there along with his teamates he learns to find his own type of tennis in an attempt to defeat his biggest obstacle of all: his father as well as himself. (Source: Anime News Network)

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Seasons and episodes

1
The Prince Appears
Oct 9, 2001 · 22 min
Twelve-year-old tennis prodigy Ryoma Echizen takes down Sasabe, the bully, easily with his advanced tennis game.
2
Samurai Jr.
Oct 16, 2001 · 22 min
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.
3
On the Scene! The Seigaku Regulars
Oct 23, 2001 · 22 min
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.
4
The One Named Viper
Oct 30, 2001 · 22 min
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.
5
Snake Shot
Nov 6, 2001 · 22 min
Ryoma patiently plays Kaido’s game while gathering information crucial to voiding his dangerous “Snake Shot.” Ryoma counters effectively, amazing all who watch.
6
That Man, Nanjiro Echizen
Nov 13, 2001 · 22 min
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.
7
Two Ryomas
Nov 20, 2001 · 22 min
Ryoma’s next opponent in the ranking matches is Sadaharu Inui, a scientific and methodical tennis player whose data never fails him.
8
Split Step
Nov 27, 2001 · 22 min
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.
9
The Hard Day
Dec 4, 2001 · 22 min
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.
10
Counterattack! Sasabe Returns
Dec 11, 2001 · 22 min
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.
11
Ryoma vs Momoshiro!
Dec 18, 2001 · 22 min
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.
12
The Twin Guardians
Dec 25, 2001 · 22 min
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.
13
Real Men Play Doubles!
Jan 1, 2002 · 22 min
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.
14
Swallow Return!
Jan 8, 2002 · 22 min
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.
15
To Each His Own Battle
Jan 15, 2002 · 22 min
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.
16
Boomerang Snake
Jan 22, 2002 · 22 min
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!
17
A Little Gesture of Triumph
Jan 29, 2002 · 22 min
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.
18
The Love Letter
Feb 5, 2002 · 22 min
Ryoma starts his match with Fudomine’s Shinji Ibu, and Coach Ryuzaki remembers when Ryoma’s father Nanjiro was a student of hers.
19
Wounded Ryoma
Feb 12, 2002 · 22 min
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...
20
Time Limit
Feb 19, 2002 · 22 min
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.”
21
Is the Tennis Court Heating Up?
Feb 26, 2002 · 22 min
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.
22
Kaoru's Misfortune
Mar 5, 2002 · 22 min
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.
23
Inui's Super Power Drink
Mar 12, 2002 · 22 min
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...
24
Ryoma's Day Off
Mar 19, 2002 · 22 min
Coach Ryuzaki asks Ryoma to take Sakuno to restring her racket, but everybody else thinks he’s taking her out on a date!
25
Seigaku's Strongest Man (Part I)
Apr 9, 2002 · 22 min
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.
26
Seigaku's Strongest Man (Part II)
Apr 9, 2002 · 22 min
Shuichiro Oishi watches Tezuka and Ryoma play their game, worried that Tezuka may injure his already weakened arm.
27
Karupin's Adventures
Apr 16, 2002 · 22 min
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!
28
A New Regular Appears!?
Apr 23, 2002 · 22 min
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?
29
Momo and Viper
Apr 30, 2002 · 22 min
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?
30
Mizuki's Scenario
May 7, 2002 · 22 min
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.