The Prince of Tennis II, known in Japan asThe New Prince of Tennis (Japanese:新テニスの王子様,Hepburn:Shin Tennis no Ōjisama), is a Japanesemanga series written and illustrated byTakeshi Konomi. It is a sequel to Konomi's manga seriesThe Prince of Tennis. It has been serialized inShueisha'sshōnen manga magazineJump Square since March 2009. A 13-episodeanime television series adaptation was broadcast onTV Tokyo from January to March 2012. A 13-episode sequel anime television series, titledThe Prince of Tennis II: U-17 World Cup, aired from July to September 2022; it was followed byThe Prince of Tennis II: U-17 World Cup Semifinal, which aired from October to December 2024. Another new sequel titledThe Prince of Tennis II: U-17 World Cup Finals Members Decisive Match is set to premiere in Q4 2026.
The New Prince of Tennis is set shortly after the end of the original manga.Ryoma Echizen returns to Japan after his trip to America as a candidate for the Japanese U-17 (under 17) High School Representatives Selection Camp, along with 50 other middle school tennis players.
The New Prince of Tennis, written and illustrated byTakeshi Konomi, was announced byShueisha'sJump Square on November 4, 2008.[2] The series began serialization in the magazine on March 4, 2009.[3][4] In June 2025, Konomi stated that he plans to end the serialization of the manga within a year.[5] Shueisha has collected its chapters into individualtankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on August 4, 2009.[6] As of January 5, 2026, 46 volumes have been released.[7]
A 13-episodeanime television series adaptation byProduction I.G and M.S.C ran from January 5 to March 29, 2012.[8][a] The episodes were collected in seven DVDs, released from April 20, 2012,[10] to April 24, 2013.[11] Each DVD included a specialoriginal video animation (OVA) episode.[10][11]Crunchyroll streamed the series.[12]
A ten-episode OVA, titledThe Prince of Tennis II OVA vs. Genius 10, was released on five DVDs from October 29, 2014,[13] to June 26, 2015.[14] The OVA has been streamed by Crunchyroll.[15]
A two-partoriginal net animation (ONA) byStudio Kai and M.S.C,[16] titledThe Prince of Tennis II: Hyotei vs. Rikkai Game of Future, was released on February 13[17] and April 17, 2021,[18] respectively.
In April 2021,Funimation announced that they licensed the entireThe Prince of Tennis anime franchise.[19] andThe Prince of Tennis II was added to their platform on August 17 of the same year.[20]
During the 20th anniversary event ofThe Prince of Tennis on October 10, 2021, it was announced that a new anime television series titledThe Prince of Tennis II: U-17 World Cup was being produced. The staff of theHyotei vs. Rikkai Game of Future ONA series, as well as the main cast members, reprised their roles.[21] It aired from July 7 to September 29, 2022, on TV Tokyo.[22][b] The opening theme song is "I Can Fly" by Yoshiki Ezaki and Bleecker Chrome, while the ending theme song is "Dear Friends" by TeniPri Artistars.[24] Crunchyroll has licensed the series, streaming it along with an English dub.[25]
In June 2023, a sequel to the series, subtitledU-17 World Cup Semifinal, was announced.[26] It aired from October 3 to December 26, 2024, on TV Tokyo.[27][28][c] The opening theme song is "Wake Up", performed by Kindella,[30] while the ending theme song is "Glanz", performed by Emblem=Adler, a unit consisting of voice actors of the anime's German team—Ryōtarō Okiayu (Kunimitsu Tezuka),Kentaro Tone (Jürgen Borisovich Volk), andMitsuki Saiga (Q.P.).[31] Crunchyroll licensed the sequel as well.[32]
In September 2025, another new sequel to the series, subtitledU-17 World Cup Finals Members Decisive Match, was announced.[33] It is set to premiere in Q4 2026.[34]
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