List of The Prince of Tennis episodes

This article is a list of episodes of nihongo|"The Prince of Tennis"|テニスの王子様|Tenisu no Ōjisama anime series created by Takeshi Konomi. The episodes are directed by Takayuki Hamana, animated by Trans Arts, and co-produced by Nihon Ad Systems, J.C.Staff, and Production I.G.cite web|url= http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=876 |title= The Prince of Tennis (TV) |publisher= Anime News Network |accessdate= 2008-02-04] The anime is an adaptation of Konomi's "Prince of Tennis" Japanese manga series. [cite web|url= http://www.viz.com/products/products.php?&series_id=187&section=profiles |title= Viz Profiles - Takeshi Konomi |publisher= Viz Media |accessdate= 2008-02-06] The series revolves around a 12-year-old tennis prodigy named Ryoma Echizen, who moves back to his native Japan in order to attend his father's alma mater, Seishun Academy, a private middle school famous for its strong tennis team.

The anime series first aired on the terrestrial Japanese network TV Tokyo from October 10, 2001 to March 30, 2005, airing a total of one-hundred and seventy-eight episodes, which spanned across forty-five DVDs in Japan. [cite web|url= http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E3%83%86%E3%83%8B%E3%82%B9%E3%81%AE%E7%8E%8B%E5%AD%90%E6%A7%98-Vol-45-%E7%9A%86%E5%B7%9D%E7%B4%94%E5%AD%90/dp/B000B63EKQ |title= テニスの王子様 Vol.45 |work= Amazon.com |accessdate= 2008-03-31 ] After airing the final episode of Prince of Tennis, another sporting anime Eyeshield 21 took over its timeslot. In April 2006, an OVA continuation of the anime began to be released on DVD, and spanned a total of thirteen episodes.cite web|url= http://www.tenipuri.jp/dvd02/07.html |title= テニスの王子様 Original Video Animation 全国大会篇 |publisher= tenipuri.jp |accessdate= 2008-03-27 ] [cite web|url= http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6249 |title= The Prince of Tennis: The National Tournament (OAV) |publisher= Anime News Network |accessdate= 2008-03-27 ] A second OVA also began being released on DVD on June 22, 2007. It spanned a total of six episodes, ending on January 25, 2008.cite web|url= http://www.tenipuri.jp/dvd01/03.html |title= テニスの王子様 Original Video Animation 全国大会篇 semifinal |work= tenipuri.jp |accessdate= 2008-03-27 ] [cite web|url= http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7952 |title= Tennis no Ouji-sama: Zenkoku Taikai-hen Semifinal (OAV) |publisher= Anime News Network |accessdate= 2008-03-27 ] A third OVA series has been announced, and is expected to start its release on April 25, 2008.

The OVAs are animated by Production I.G and Bandai Visual, with the latter also handling the DVD distribution of the OVAs in Japan along with Amuse Soft Entertainment. [cite web|url= http://www.tenipuri.jp/link/index.html |title= リンク (Link directory) |work= tenipuri.jp |accessdate= 2008-03-27 ] A total of ten DVDs have been released; seven for the first OVA series, and three for the second.

Viz Media handles the distribution of the series in North America, [cite web|url= http://www.viz.com/products/products.php?series_id=735 |title= Viz Products - The Prince of Tennis |publisher= Viz Media |accessdate= 2008-02-05] where the episodes debuted as streaming media on Viz's and Cartoon Network's joint online broadband service called Toonami Jetstream on July 14, 2006.cite web|url= http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2006-04-25/cartoon-network-viz-launch-free-broadband-service |title= Cartoon Network, Viz Launch Free Broadband Service |publisher= Anime News Network |accessdate= 2008-02-05] [cite web|url= http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2006-07-14/toonami-rides-jetstream-to-early-arrival |title= Toonami Rides Jetstream to Early Arrival |publisher= Anime News Network |accessdate= 2008-02-05] It first began airing on North American television as part of Toonami's Saturday programming block on December 23, 2006.cite web|url= http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2006-12-05/prince-of-tennis-mar-coming-to-toonami |title= Prince of Tennis, MÄR Coming to Toonami |publisher= Anime News Network |accessdate= 2008-02-05] However, it was removed from Toonami's schedule on June 9, 2007, and was also removed from Toonami Jetstream after episode fifty's broadcast on December 3, 2007.

As of January 15, 2008, a total of four DVD compilations, containing the first fifty episodes, have been released by Viz Media.cite web|url= http://www.viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=6749 |title= The Prince of Tennis, Vol. 4 (DVD Box Set) |publisher= Viz Media |accessdate= 2008-02-06] All four compilations contain three discs, each containing four episodes, save the final discs of the first two compilations, which contain five episodes.cite web|url= http://www.viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=6677 |title= The Prince of Tennis, Vol. 1 (DVD Box Set) |publisher= Viz Media |accessdate= 2008-02-06] [cite web|url= http://www.viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=6701 |title= The Prince of Tennis, Vol. 2 (DVD Box Set) |publisher= Viz Media |accessdate= 2008-02-06]

Anime series

;Notes concerning English titles and airdates
*The English titles for the first fifty episodes are of the officially released titles by Viz Media. The remaining English titles are unofficial translations of the original Japanese titles.
*The English airdates are of the Toonami Jetstream premieres, which came before Toonami's television broadcasts of the episodes.

Seasons 1-2: 10/2001 - 10/2002

eason 6: 4/2004 - 12/2004

"Episodes 129-135: Recreation II Arc"

"Episodes 161-165: Recreation III Arc"

OVAs

A Day on Survival Mountain

OVA Special Episode

National Tournament

"OVA series Episodes 1-13: The Nationals Arc"

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ShortSummary= Doubles 2 of the finals: Inui-Kaidoh pair vs Yanagi-Kirihara pair. Inui's best data and Kaidoh's Tornado Snake are ineffective against Rikkaidai's pair. Inui seems ready to give up, but Kaidoh uses Yagyuu's Laser Beam. Kirihara transforms into a demon, purposely aiming at Inui and injuring him severely. Kaidoh turns into a demon himself, but was stopped by Inui. Soon after that, Inui collapses, Seigaku forfeits the match, and Inui is rushed to the hospital. This is the episode when they also find out that Ryoma lost his memory while he was still back in Karuizawa with his father, Echizen Nanjiroh. But while they were training for the National Finals something happened to cause Ryoma to lose all his memory about tennis.

References

;General
*cite web |url= http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/tennipri/story.html |title= TV Tokyo's "Prince of Tennis" website |publisher= TV Tokyo |accessdate= 2008-02-04 |language= Japanese - Official list of original Japanese episode titles.

;Specific

External links

* [http://www.tenipuri.com/main.html Official "Prince of Tennis" website] ja
* [http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/tennipri/ TV Tokyo's "Prince of Tennis" website] ja
* [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=876 Anime News Network's "The Prince of Tennis" (TV) profile] en
* [http://www.ochibi.webs.com Unofficial English Prince of Tennis Site]