# List of The Prince of Tennis episodes
**The Prince of Tennis** (テニスの王子様, *Tenisu no Ōjisama*) is a Japanese sports anime adapted from Takeshi Konomi's manga, and its episode list spans a 178-episode television series broadcast from October 2001, a National Tournament OVA trilogy, side-story OVAs, and the continuing *The New Prince of Tennis* (新テニスの王子様) series covering the U-17 World Cup arc.[1](https://tenipuri.jp/25th/index.html) • [2](https://tenipuri.jp/series/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Original TV series | 178 episodes, broadcast from October 2001 on the TV Tokyo network[1](https://tenipuri.jp/25th/index.html) |
| Early broadcast | The first 53 episodes aired on TV Tokyo from October 10, 2001 to October 2002[3](https://www.inwhatorder.com/prince-of-tennis) |
| National Tournament OVAs | 13 episodes (2006), 6 Semifinal episodes (2007), and 7 Final episodes (2008), 26 in total[2](https://tenipuri.jp/series/) • [1](https://tenipuri.jp/25th/index.html) |
| Side-story OVAs | ANOTHER STORY ~Messages from Past and Future~ (2009) and ANOTHER STORY II ~Ano Toki no Bokura (2011), 4 episodes each[1](https://tenipuri.jp/25th/index.html) |
| New Prince of Tennis | 13 TV episodes (2012), a 7-episode OVA (2014), and the 10-episode OVA vs Genius 10 (2014)[4](https://www.adkem.jp/works-en/the-prince-of-tennis-series/) |
| U-17 World Cup era | U-17 WORLD CUP (2022, 13 episodes), U-17 WORLD CUP SEMIFINAL (2024, 13 episodes), with the Final Member Selection Match announced for autumn 2026[1](https://tenipuri.jp/25th/index.html) |
| Films | Two 2005 theatrical releases (64-minute *Futari no Samurai* and the 29-minute *Atobe Kara no Okurimono*) and the 84-minute *Eikokushiki Teikyūjō Kessen!!* (2011)[4](https://www.adkem.jp/works-en/the-prince-of-tennis-series/) |
## Original series (2001–2005)
The television anime began on the [TV Tokyo](https://www.edgepedia.org/tv-tokyo) network in October 2001 and ran for 178 episodes.[1](https://tenipuri.jp/25th/index.html) The first 53 episodes, covering the regional competition stretch of the story, aired between October 10, 2001 and October 2002.[3](https://www.inwhatorder.com/prince-of-tennis) Each episode runs about 24 minutes.[4](https://www.adkem.jp/works-en/the-prince-of-tennis-series/) The series ended with the story at the start of the National Tournament, and the remainder of that tournament was animated later as direct-to-video releases rather than television broadcasts.[5](https://www.lifehaki.com/watch-order/the-prince-of-tennis)
## National Tournament OVAs (2006–2008)
The National Tournament arc was released as three OVA series: **Zenkokutaikai-hen** (全国大会篇) with 13 episodes in 2006, **Semifinal** with 6 episodes in 2007, and **Final** with 7 episodes in 2008.[1](https://tenipuri.jp/25th/index.html) Counted together, ADK Emotions, the series' rights-management company, lists the 2006 Prince of Tennis OVA output as 34 episodes of 24 minutes each, a figure that spans the National Tournament releases and related OVA material.[4](https://www.adkem.jp/works-en/the-prince-of-tennis-series/)
## Side-story OVAs and specials
Two side-story OVA sets sit alongside the main plot: **ANOTHER STORY ~Messages from Past and Future~** (過去と未来のメッセージ, 4 episodes, 2009) and **ANOTHER STORY II ~Ano Toki no Bokura** (アノトキノボクラ, 4 episodes, 2011).[1](https://tenipuri.jp/25th/index.html) Watch-order guides group these with other specials, such as the Mini Theater shorts and *Pair Prince*, as side stories that fill in character moments without advancing the main tournament plot.[5](https://www.lifehaki.com/watch-order/the-prince-of-tennis)
## The New Prince of Tennis (2012 onward)
The sequel television series, **The Prince of Tennis II** (新テニスの王子様), ran 13 episodes in 2012.[4](https://www.adkem.jp/works-en/the-prince-of-tennis-series/) It was followed by a 7-episode OVA in 2014 and the 10-episode OVA **vs Genius 10** in 2014.[4](https://www.adkem.jp/works-en/the-prince-of-tennis-series/) The official franchise site counts 20 combined TV/OVA episodes for the *New Prince of Tennis* line, reflecting the 2012 series and its OVA material taken together.[2](https://tenipuri.jp/series/)
Later releases include **BEST GAMES!!** (2018), listed by the official site as 4 episodes and by ADK Emotions as 3 episodes of 46 minutes each, and the two-episode streaming release **Hyōtei vs Rikkai Game of Future** (2021).[2](https://tenipuri.jp/series/) • [4](https://www.adkem.jp/works-en/the-prince-of-tennis-series/)
## U-17 World Cup era (2022–present)
The modern run adapts the U-17 World Cup arc of the ongoing manga, serialized by Takeshi Konomi in Shueisha's *Jump SQ.*.[2](https://tenipuri.jp/series/) **The Prince of Tennis II U-17 WORLD CUP** aired 13 episodes in 2022, and **U-17 WORLD CUP SEMIFINAL** aired 13 episodes beginning October 2024 on TV Tokyo and affiliated channels.[1](https://tenipuri.jp/25th/index.html) • [2](https://tenipuri.jp/series/) A further season, **U-17 WORLD CUP Final Member Selection Match** (決勝メンバー決定戦), is scheduled for autumn 2026, the year the anime franchise marks its 25th anniversary.[1](https://tenipuri.jp/25th/index.html)
## Films
Three theatrical releases belong to the episode count of the franchise: the 64-minute *The Prince of Tennis Movie: Futari no Samurai* and the 29-minute short *Atobe Kara no Okurimono*, both from 2005, and the 84-minute *The Prince of Tennis: Eikokushiki Teikyūjō Kessen!!* from 2011.[4](https://www.adkem.jp/works-en/the-prince-of-tennis-series/) A 2021 theatrical film, *Ryoma! The Prince of Tennis*, is positioned as its own retelling of the manga's beginning rather than a sequel within the U-17 World Cup storyline.[5](https://www.lifehaki.com/watch-order/the-prince-of-tennis)
## References
1. [アニメ『テニスの王子様』シリーズ 25周年特設サイト (25th Anniversary special site), Official The New Prince of Tennis website](https://tenipuri.jp/25th/index.html)
2. [Series page, 新テニスの王子様 公式ウェブサイト](https://tenipuri.jp/series/)
3. [The Prince of Tennis Release Order, InWhatOrder](https://www.inwhatorder.com/prince-of-tennis)
4. [WORKS Detail: The Prince of Tennis series, ADK Emotions Inc.](https://www.adkem.jp/works-en/the-prince-of-tennis-series/)
5. [The Prince of Tennis Watch Order: Every Season, Movie, and OVA, LifeHaki](https://www.lifehaki.com/watch-order/the-prince-of-tennis)
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