The Prince of Tennis
Lua error in Module:Unicode_data at line 468: attempt to index field 'scripts' (a boolean value). is a Japanese manga series created by Takeshi Konomi. The manga was first published in Japan in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump in July 1999. The publication ended on March 3, 2008. A total of 379 chapters were published into 42 volumes. As of volume 40, the manga has sold over 40 million copies in Japan.[3] The new manga series, called New Prince of Tennis, began publication in the Jump Square magazine on March 4, 2009. The story in the new manga series takes place some months after the end of the original manga.[4] Viz Media got the license to distribute the series in English in North America.
| The Prince of Tennis | |
| テニスの王子様 (<span title="Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Language/data/ISO 639 override' not found. transliteration" class="Unicode" style="white-space:normal; text-decoration: none">Tenisu no Ōjisama) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Coming-of-age,[1] sports[2] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Takeshi Konomi |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| English publisher | |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Jump |
| Original run | July 19, 1999 – March 3, 2008 |
| Volumes | 42 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Takayuki Hamana |
| Written by | Atsushi Maekawa (#1-97) Masashi Sogo (#97-178) |
| Music by | Cher Watanabe |
| Studio | Trans Arts, Production I.G. |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | TV Tokyo |
| English network | |
| Original run | October 10, 2001 – March 30, 2005 |
| Episodes | 178 |
| Original video animation | |
| A Day on Survival Mountain | |
| Directed by | Takayuki Hamana |
| Produced by | Atsuo Sugiyama Tomoko Takahashi |
| Written by | Masashi Sogo |
| Music by | Cheru Watanabe |
| Studio | Production I.G |
| Released | 2003 |
| Runtime | 35 minutes |
| Original video animation | |
| The National Tournament | |
| Directed by | Shunsuke Tada |
| Written by | Atsuhiro Tomioka |
| Music by | Cher Watanabe |
| Studio | M.S.C |
| Released | March 24, 2006 – January 23, 2009 |
| Runtime | 23 minutes |
| Episodes | 26 |
| Manga | |
| The Prince of After School | |
| Written by | Takeshi Konomi |
| Illustrated by | Kenichi Sakura |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Magazine | Jump Square |
| Original run | November 2008 – present |
| Volumes | 5 |
| Manga | |
| New Prince of Tennis | |
| Written by | Takeshi Konomi |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Magazine | Jump Square |
| Original run | March 4, 2009 – present |
| Volumes | 39 |
| Anime television series | |
| The New Prince of Tennis | |
| Directed by | Hideyo Yamamoto |
| Music by | Cher Watanabe |
| Studio | M.S.C, Production I.G |
| Original network | TV Aichi, TV Tokyo, TV Osaka |
| Original run | January 4, 2012 – March 28, 2012 |
| Episodes | 13 |
| Related works | |
| |
There is an anime series based on this manga. It was directed by Takayuki Hamana and animated by Trans Arts. It was co-produced by Nihon Ad Systems & TV Tokyo. The anime aired across Japan on Animax and TV Tokyo network from October 10, 2001 to March 30, 2005. It had a total of 178 episodes, as well as a movie. In April 2006, an original video animation (OVA) began to be released on DVD. The beginning of the second OVA series was released on June 22, 2007. It was released almost 3 months after the end of the first. The second OVA ended on January 25, 2008. The third and final OVA started on April 25, 2008.
The Prince of Tennis anime came in twenty-seventh place in a survey done by TV Asahi.[5] They also conducted an online web poll, in which The Prince of Tennis placed eighteenth.[6] Almost a year later, in another online poll conducted by TV Asahi the anime came in eighth place.[7]
References
- ↑ "Cartoon Network and VIZ Media Announce Broadband Joint Venture, Toonami Jetstream". Anime News Network. April 26, 2006. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
- ↑ "The Official Website for The Prince of Tennis". Viz Media. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
- ↑ "Shōnen Jump Japan Ends Prince of Tennis and Muhyo and Roji". March 3, 2008. Retrieved March 3, 2008.
- ↑ "American Artist Assists on New Prince of Tennis Manga". Anime News Network. March 6, 2009. Retrieved March 7, 2009.
- ↑ "TV Asahi Top 100 Anime Part 2". Anime News Network. September 23, 2005. Retrieved February 13, 2008.
- ↑ "TV Asahi Top 100 Anime". Anime News Network. September 23, 2005. Retrieved February 13, 2008.
- ↑ "Japan's Favorite TV Anime". Anime News Network. October 13, 2006. Retrieved February 13, 2008.