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(2005 animated film).The Prince of Tennis (: テニスの王子様,: Tenisu no Ōjisama) is a Japanese series about a prodigy written and illustrated. The title is often shortened to TeniPuri ( テニプリ), a of the words 'Tennis Prince'. The manga was first published in Japan in 's in July 1999, and ended publication in March 2008. A total of 379 chapters were serialized, spanning 42 volumes. As of volume 40, the manga has sold over 40 million copies in Japan.
News that a sequel to the manga series was going to be developed was announced in the December issue of the Japanese manga magazine. The new manga series, entitled New Prince of Tennis, began serialization in the Jump Square magazine in March 2009, with the story taking place several months after the end of the original manga. Acquired the license to distribute the series in English in North America.The manga was adapted into an series directed by, animated by Trans Arts and co-produced. The anime aired across Japan on the anime satellite television network and the network from October 10, 2001 to March 30, 2005, spanning a total of 178 episodes, as well as a theatrical movie. In April 2006, an (OVA) continuation of the anime began to be released on DVD.
The Prince of Tennis, Volume 1 Takeshi Konomi on Amazon.com.FREE. shipping on qualifying offers. There is a rumor going around that a twelve-year-old boy is going to enter the sixteen-year-old and under tennis group. How can someone so young ever hope to compete with kids much older and more experienced than him? This is no ordinary kid: he is none other than Ryoma Echizen.
The beginning of the second OVA series was released on June 22, 2007, roughly 3 months after the end of the first. The second OVA ended on January 25, 2008, and the third and final OVA started on April 25, 2008.The series developed into a and has had numerous other adaptations outside of the animated incarnation. Since April 2003, more than fifteen have been produced for the series. An animated movie was released in 2005, as well as a live action movie in 2006. The franchise has also had a long-running, numerous video games, well over 250 soundtracks and CDs, and other. Main article:The Prince of Tennis is written and illustrated. The manga was first published in 's in Japan on July 19, 1999, and ran until March 3, 2008, spanning a total of 379 chapters divided into 42, as of June 4, 2008.
The series was put under hiatus when Konomi was injured in an accident during July 2006, but publication resumed in September 2006. As of Volume 40, the manga has sold over 40 million copies in Japan. The manga is published in North America by.A manga parody, entitled the Prince of After School, began on November 4, 2008 in.A sequel to the manga series, entitled New Prince of Tennis, was announced in the December issue of Jump Square, published on November 4, 2008. The series began serialization in Jump Square on March 4, 2009.
The story is set several months after the end of the first manga, and features Ryoma returning to Japan after his stay in America. Main article:The anime series, directed by Takayuki Hamana, animated by Trans Arts and co-produced by and, aired across Japan on the anime satellite television network and the network from October 10, 2001 to March 30, 2005, spanning a total of 178 episodes.In April 2006, an (OVA) continuation of the anime began to be released over a span of seven DVDs. The beginning of the second OVA series was released on June 22, 2007, roughly 3 months after the end of the first. The second OVA finished on January 25, 2008, containing six episodes over a span of three DVDs. The third OVA started on April 25, 2008, and finished on January 23, 2009. A fourth OVA titled 'Another Story' was released on May 26, 2009, which included two episodes: 'Fū'un Shōnen Atobe' which showed Hyotei's current team's freshman years, and 'Naniwa no Ōjisama', where Seigaku goes to Osaka for a practice match with Shitenhoji.
The second DVD in 'Another Story' was released on September 25, 2009.On April 24, 2007, Viz Media released the first The Prince of Tennis in the United States. Viz Media has also opted to not include the Japanese opening and ending themes, instead using electric guitar music. However, the original music themes can be found in the DVD extras of disc 3. As of January 15, 2008, four box sets have been released by Viz. The four box sets contain the first 50 episodes of the series. In contrast, Japan has released a total of 45 DVD volumes for the entire 178 episodes of the anime series.The New Prince of Tennis, a sequel anime that picks up where the previous series ended, ran from January 4, 2012 to March 28, 2012.
Musicals. Main article:Beginning in 2003, a series of Prince of Tennis musicals began. Each year sees two musicals based on the storyline come out in the summer and winter, with a 'Dream Live' performance each Spring, featuring numerous actors and past songs. Each storyline musical adapts a single arc of the manga, typically one specific match against a team. Due to the aging of the actors, all the main characters have been recast several times.Films ( テニスの王子様 二人のサムライ The First Game, lit. 'The Prince of Tennis – The Two Samurai: The First Game') is the first animated film of the series. It was released in Japan on January 29, 2005, and co-aired with a short movie, Tennis no Oujisama: Atobe Kara no Okurimono ( 跡部からの贈り物, lit.
'The Prince of Tennis: A Gift from Atobe').The Prince of Tennis: Tennis no Ouji-sama Eikoku-shiki Teikyū-jō Kessen! ( テニスの王子様 英国式庭球城決戦! The Junior Tournament, lit. 'The Prince of Tennis – The Battle of the British city') is the second movie directed by Shunsuke Tada.
It was released in Japan on September 3, 2011.On May 13, 2006, the live-action adaptation film, was released in Japan.Video games. Main article:The Prince of Tennis franchise has spawned many different video games. The vast majority of these are either tennis games or, and they are spread across several different. The first of these games was released for the console on February 20, 2002, and is the only game which holds the simple Prince of Tennis title – all of the following game titles are preceded by the ' Prince of Tennis' title. This was followed by Genius Boys Academy, which was released for the on April 25, 2002.
Since then, several other video games have been released for different gaming consoles, including one more PlayStation game, three Game Boy Advance games, five games, and thirteen games. The latest games to be released were Nintendo DS's Girls, be gracious on March 5, 2009, followed by Boys, be glorious on March 26, 2009.Additionally, characters from The Prince of Tennis appeared in the Shōnen Jump based video games. All of the games have so far only been released in Japan.Dramas There also are two Chinese dramas based on 'The Prince of Tennis' story, with the titles of 'The Prince of Tennis' (Mandarin: '网球王子'; Pinyin: 'Wang Qiu Wang Zi') and 'Go for It! The Prince of Tennis' (Mandarin: '加油! 网球王子'; Pinyin: 'Jia You! Wang Qiu Wang Zi'). The first is the first season, while the second is the second season.
There are some differences due to localization for names and cultural themes, including all the characters being renamed, but is still recognizable from its story and the characters' portrayal. The first season covers from when Ryoma first appears in the series up to the end of their equivalent of the Tokyo Prefecturals, while the second season picks up from the end of the first season and goes to the end of their equivalent of the Kanto Tournament.
Due to being based off the anime, Josei Shonan is included. In addition, hints of the live-action movie is present.Other media The series has produced a half-hour weekly radio show, over 300 music CDs, and a large selection of merchandise, including a trading card game and figures. Three live events, 'TeniPuri Perfect Live' in 2003, 'The 100 song marathon' in 2008 and 'Tenipuri Festa' in 2009, were held by the TeniPuri voice actors and himself.The 1986 song by was multiple times by multiple characters in the series. From February 2004 through February 2010, a total of nine different versions of the song were released (seven individually, and the final two together). The first one, featuring the character (voiced by ) reached No. 14 on the charts.
Reception Though The Prince of Tennis has become a successful franchise, spawning several adaptations like an anime, movies, and video games, the series has received both positive and negative reviews. When a popular anime and manga news website, reviewed the first DVD box set released by, they commented that ' Prince of Tennis is among the dregs of the genre.' They go on to say that it is 'boring' and 'lacks the human drama necessary to get audiences to care who wins or loses.' 'Anime on DVD', however, comments that the show 'takes the usual themes in sports shows and applies them masterfully.' Takes more of a nonchalant view, commenting that the 'series is okay but not great' and that it has some charm, which will make you not regret watching it.
Active Anime also gave praise to the series, saying that it 'holds some surprising twists to the regular sports drama formula', and praised the suspenseful matches and innovative techniques.Despite the reviews, the series is popular in Japan. When, a television network in Japan, conducted a nationwide for the one hundred most popular animated television series, The Prince of Tennis anime came in twenty-seventh place. They also conducted an, in which The Prince of Tennis placed eighteenth. Nearly a year later, TV Asahi once again conducted an online poll for the top one hundred anime, and this time, The Prince of Tennis anime advanced in rank and came in eighth place. They also surveyed Japanese celebrities for their favorite anime, where the series only came in sixty-eighth out of the top one hundred. References. April 26, 2006.
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Takeshi Konomi exploded onto the manga scene with the incredible The Prince of Tennis. His refined art style and sleek character designs proved popular with Weekly Shonen Jump readers, and The Prince of Tennis became the number one sports manga in Japan almost overnight.
Its cast of fascinating male tennis players attracted legions of female readers even though it was originally intended to be a boys’ comic. The manga continues to be a success in Japan and has inspired a hit anime series, as well as several video games and mountains of merchandise.
There is a rumor going around that a twelve-year-old boy is going to enter the sixteen-year-old and under tennis group. How can someone so young ever hope to compete with kids much older and more experienced than him? This is no ordinary kid: he is none other than Ryoma Echizen, the Prince of Tennis!
Ryoma's father was destined for greatness until he injured himself during a match, ending his career forever. His talent was passed on to his son, who is determined to be the best tennis player in the world. Can the prince gain the respect of his fellow teammates despite his small size and young age? Find out in this intense sports manga!