“Prodigy Ryouma joins Seishun's tennis team aiming to surpass his legendary father and win Nationals.”
The Prince of Tennis
テニスの王子様
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Synopsis
Prodigy Ryouma joins Seishun's tennis team aiming to surpass his legendary father and win Nationals.
Seishun Academy is home to one of the best middle school tennis teams in all of Japan. Freshman tennis prodigy Ryouma Echizen enrolls in the prestigious institution with his eyes set on claiming a regular position on the Boys' Tennis Team. As the son of legendary tennis player Samurai Nanjirou, Ryouma is sick of living in his shadow and wishes to surpass him someday. He is confident in his skills and has the cocky attitude to match. His teammates, however, are reluctant to accept him into their starting lineup, as he hasn't proven himself worthy of the spot. Seishun's ultimate goal is to make it to the National Tournament by the end of the year, but they first have to make it through the Kanto Regionals to even qualify for a spot in it. With their new "super rookie" on the team, Seishun is ready to take on anything that comes their way. With a varied assortment of rivals and opponents that can threaten their chance at the title, the Seishun team needs to give it their all in order to rise to the top.Included one-shot: Volume 5: Tennis no Oujisama (pilot)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 7 sampled reviews
What 7 readers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.39 · split reception
6.2 pts
Recommenders 9.2 · others 3.0
↓ 2.00
Running avg · Sep 2008 → Feb 2023
- 10 “well, the manga is the best I've read so far, completed. the development is very great, however not much development focus on the female character. and the author to me give me a lot of enjoyment,...”
- 10 “i gave a 10/10 because i really really love the plot, characters, the artwork & everything in this series. Its really a great series & it was my 2nd best so far though im not a sporty...”
- 7 “This manga is good; not great, at least not at the end, but certainly not bad. The first 100 or so chapters are the best, when the plot is relatively small-scale, and the tennis still looks like......”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 382 × 42 ch × vol
- Total read 50h 56m approx
- Published Jul 1999 – Mar 2008
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M0047 catalog