TV
Finished
FALL 2001
The Prince of Tennis
Score
7.50
Popularity
#36,109
Episodes
178
Duration
22 min
Synopsis
Echizen Ryoma is a young tennis prodigy who has won 4 consecutive tennis championships but who constantly lies in the shadow of his father, a former pro tennis player. He joins the Seishun Gakuen junior highschool, one of the best tennis schools in Japan, and there along with his teamates he learns to find his own type of tennis in an attempt to defeat his biggest obstacle of all: his father as well as himself.
(Source: Anime News Network)
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Episode List (178)
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Ep 1
The Prince Appears
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Ep 2
Samurai Jr.
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Ep 3
On the Scene! The Seigaku Regulars
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Ep 4
The One Named Viper
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Ep 5
Snake Shot
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Ep 6
That Man, Nanjiro Echizen
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Ep 7
Two Ryomas
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Ep 8
Split Step
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Ep 9
The Hard Day
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Ep 10
Counterattack! Sasabe Returns
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Ep 11
Ryoma vs Momoshiro!
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Ep 12
The Twin Guardians
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Ep 13
Real Men Play Doubles!
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Ep 14
Swallow Return!
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Ep 15
To Each His Own Battle
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Ep 16
Boomerang Snake
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Ep 17
A Little Gesture of Triumph
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Ep 18
The Love Letter
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Ep 19
Wounded Ryoma
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Ep 20
Time Limit
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Ep 21
Is the Tennis Court Heating Up?
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Ep 22
Kaoru's Misfortune
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Ep 23
Inui's Super Power Drink
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Ep 24
Ryoma's Day Off
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Ep 25
Seigaku's Strongest Man (Part I)
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Ep 26
Seigaku's Strongest Man (Part II)
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Ep 27
Karupin's Adventures
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Ep 28
A New Regular Appears!?
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Ep 29
Momo and Viper
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Ep 30
Mizuki's Scenario
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Ep 31
Moon Volley
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Ep 32
Mortal Blow? Eiji's Feigned Death Attack!
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Ep 33
The Tiebreaker
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Ep 34
Twist Spin Shot
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Ep 35
Drive B
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Ep 36
Big Brother Shusuke Fuji
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Ep 37
A Tennis Ball With Ryoma's Face
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Ep 38
Penal(tea)
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Ep 39
Sun Bear Drop
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Ep 40
A Duel in the Rain
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Ep 41
Trouble
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Ep 42
Oishi is Targeted
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Ep 43
Lucky Sengoku
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Ep 44
Jackknife
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Ep 45
Devil on the Court
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Ep 46
Samurai Spirit
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Ep 47
Refuse to Lose!
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Ep 48
The Decisive Moment
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Ep 49
A Different Kind of Battle
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Ep 50
Seigaku's Claim to Fame
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Ep 51
Inui’s Challenge
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Ep 52
Seigaku’s Ultimate Crisis
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Ep 53
Momo Returns
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Ep 54
Kaoru’s Special Training
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Ep 55
Hyotei Approaches
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Ep 56
Three-Man Doubles
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Ep 57
Scud Serve
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Ep 58
Totally Incompatible?!
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Ep 59
Tireless Obsession
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Ep 60
Power vs Power
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Ep 61
Hadokyu Battle!
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Ep 62
Vanishing Serve
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Ep 63
The Last of the Triple Counters
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Ep 64
Super Warriors Tenipuri 9 / Beware of Snow White?! / Leap Forth! Seigaku
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Ep 65
Become Seigaku’s Pillar
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Ep 66
Rondo to Destruction
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Ep 67
The Final Shot
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Ep 68
Endless Tiebreak
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Ep 69
Who Will Secure a Regular Position?
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Ep 70
Tennis vs Ping-Pong
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Ep 71
It's a Date!
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Ep 72
Kaoru Becomes Ryoma
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Ep 73
Tezuka’s Resolve
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Ep 74
A Message to Echizen
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Ep 75
Farewell, Kunimitsu Tezuka
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Ep 76
Seigaku vs Josei Shonan
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Ep 77
A Clash of Calm and Passion
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Ep 78
Thunderbolt
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Ep 79
I-Formation
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Ep 80
Pretender Tactics
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Ep 81
Viper vs Imitation Viper
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Ep 82
Hanamura's Temptation
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Ep 83
The Greatest Masterpiece
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Ep 84
Deep Impulse
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Ep 85
End of a Deadly Struggle
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Ep 86
High on Rhythm!
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Ep 87
Ancient Tennis Tales / The Prince of Detectives?!
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Ep 88
The Prince of Bowling
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Ep 89
Da-Da-Da-Dan at Seigaku
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Ep 90
Beach Volleyball in Boso
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Ep 91
Rokkaku's First Year Captain
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Ep 92
The Man with the Long Racket
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Ep 93
Dash Hadokyu
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Ep 94
Scheme to Shut Down Kikumaru
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Ep 95
Swallow Return, Defeated!
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Ep 96
Get Fired Up, Ryoma!
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Ep 97
The Decisive Smash
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Ep 98
Prince of Billiards
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Ep 99
The Cursed Racket
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Ep 100
Captain Oishi
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Ep 101
Devour Rikkai!
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Ep 102
Mizuki's Scheme
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Ep 103
Sleepless Night
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Ep 104
Ryoma Vs Sanada
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Ep 105
Ryoma, Utterly Defeated
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Ep 106
Off to Training Camp!
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Ep 107
The Captain Appears?!
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Ep 108
Surprise at Training Camp!
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Ep 109
Tennis Biathlon
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Ep 110
Fly! Kabaji
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Ep 111
Shusuke Fuji, the Original Genius
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Ep 112
Hadokyu vs Scud Serve
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Ep 113
The Exquisite Atobe
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Ep 114
Ryoma Moves Ahead!
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Ep 115
A Baseball Tournament Full of Men / The Prince of the Wild Lands
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Ep 116
Sanada and Yukimura
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Ep 117
The Finals Begin
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Ep 118
Battle Ritual
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Ep 119
Tightrope Walk Doubles
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Ep 120
Kikumaru, Seen Through by Nio
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Ep 121
Yagyu's Resolution
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Ep 122
Inui Roars!!
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Ep 123
Conclusion of Memories
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Ep 124
Kirihara's Crimson Trap
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Ep 125
Fuji’s Wrath
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Ep 126
Clash! Ryoma vs Sanada
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Ep 127
Secret Technique! The Invisible Serve
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Ep 128
Conclusion! Who Will Be the Victor?
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Ep 129
Ballad of the Samurai
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Ep 130
We Miss Tezuka
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Ep 131
Never Give Up
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Ep 132
The Tenipuri Bunch
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Ep 133
The Best Sushi Chef in Japan
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Ep 134
My Prince
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Ep 135
Kikumaru's Summer Vacation
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Ep 136
Assembling for the Junior Selection
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Ep 137
Comrade Under Suspicion
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Ep 138
Ryoma vs Kirihara! Beyond Fierce Competition
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Ep 139
Kiyosumi Sengoku Reborn
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Ep 140
Welcome Back, Kunimitsu Tezuka
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Ep 141
Atobe and Sanada: The Ultimate Showdown
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Ep 142
The Boy from the USA
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Ep 143
Tezuka's Choice
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Ep 144
Forming the Dream Team!
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Ep 145
Ryoma and Kevin
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Ep 146
The US Team's Ambition
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Ep 147
The Best of the Best! Atobe and Sanada
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Ep 148
Baker's Script
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Ep 149
Tango to Destruction
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Ep 150
Handsome Doubles
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Ep 151
Sorrowful Marionettes
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Ep 152
The Wild Beast, Bobby Max
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Ep 153
Pushing to the Limit
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Ep 154
Genius vs Tennis Machine
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Ep 155
The One Millimeter Battle
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Ep 156
Who Will Play?!
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Ep 157
The Elusive Phantom Ball
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Ep 158
A Long-Awaited Showdown: Ryoma vs Kevin
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Ep 159
Illusion
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Ep 160
Game and Match
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Ep 161
Run, Momo!
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Ep 162
The Golden Pair's Memories
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Ep 163
Kaido in an Unknown World
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Ep 164
Top-Secret Op: Seigaku Surprise
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Ep 165
Tenipuri Family Goes to Hawaii?! / Tenipuri Family's Christmas
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Ep 166
Return of a Seigaku Tradition
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Ep 167
Eternal Rivals: Momoshiro vs Kaido
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Ep 168
Echizen’s Choice
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Ep 169
Wavering Feelings
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Ep 170
Get Fired Up, Echizen!
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Ep 171
To My Dear Friend
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Ep 172
Goodbye, Seigaku
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Ep 173
Samurai New York
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Ep 174
Kunimitsu Tezuka vs Shusuke Fuji
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Ep 175
Serious in the Third Year
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Ep 176
Climax
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Ep 177
Unforgettable Promise
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Ep 178
So Long, Prince
✓ AiredCharacters & Voice Actors (Seiyuu)
Ryoma Echizen
Main
Junko Minagawa
Japanese
Kunimitsu Tezuka
Main
Ryoutarou Okiayu
Japanese
Shuichiro Oishi
Main
Takayuki Kondou
Japanese
Shuusuke Fuji
Main
Yuki Kaida
Japanese
Eiji Kikumaru
Main
Hiroki Takahashi
Japanese
Takashi Kawamura
Main
Naru Kawamoto
Japanese
Sadaharu Inui
Main
Kenjirou Tsuda
Japanese
Takeshi Momoshiro
Main
Masaya Onosaka
Japanese
Kaoru Kaidou
Main
Kouhei Kiyasu
Japanese
Keigo Atobe
Supporting
Junichi Suwabe
Japanese
Yuushi Oshitari
Supporting
Hidenobu Kiuchi
Japanese
Akaya Kirihara
Supporting
Shoutarou Morikubo
Japanese
Akira Kamio
Supporting
Chihiro Suzuki
Japanese
Kiyosumi Sengoku
Supporting
Kousuke Toriumi
Japanese
Bunta Marui
Supporting
Naozumi Takahashi
Japanese
Kippei Tachibana
Supporting
Yoshihisa Kawahara
Japanese
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Production Staff
22
Takashi Watanabe
Storyboard
Fumihiko Shimo
Script
Takuya Hiramitsu
Sound Director
Tetsuya Takeuchi
Key Animation
Natsuko Takahashi
Script
Atsuhiro Tomioka
Series Composition
Shigeki Kimoto
2nd Key Animation
Hideyo Yamamoto
Episode Director
Cher Watanabe
Music
Hideki Itou
Animation Director
Yuriko Ishii
Key Animation
Yukiko Nojiri
Editing
Kenichi Tajiri
Background Art
Akiharu Ishii
Chief Animation Director
Naoyoshi Shiotani
Key Animation
Yukio Takahashi
Storyboard
Takayuki Hamana
Storyboard
Takeshi Konomi
Original Creator
Fumiko Matsumoto
Key Animation
Aya Nakanishi
In-Between Animation
Kimeru
Theme Song Performance
Shintarou Inoue
Background Art