The Prince of Tennis is a long-standing sports anime franchise. However, its new 3D CG movie recently announced that it will feature a rap battle!
A rap battle in such a serious sports anime sounds shocking, but the creators have somehow fit it in.
Creators of the series are trying to experiment with a time-warp sequence as well! Ryoma will train in America just to find himself in the middle of an unseen mess.
The Ryoma! Rebirth: The Prince of Tennis Movie will premiere in Japan on 3rd September. The movie will have two different theatrical versions.
A new visual focusing on the main characters of both versions was revealed.
The first version is called “Decide”, and it will focus on the captains of Seigaku and Rikkai teams: Kunimitsu and Seiichi, respectively.
The second version is titled “Glory”, and it will focus on Keigo Atobe and Kuranosuke Shiraishi, the captains of the Hyotei and Shitenhoji teams.
Ryoma will arrive in America as the film starts, but some unusual circumstances will lead him to time-travel to the time when his father was still a tennis player. Romi Park will play a new character called Emerald. It will be interesting to see how all these diverse elements tie up in the film.
MoviTicke cards with the main visual of the film will be released. Seven metal badges featuring the main characters will be randomly distributed.
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Voice appearances: Junko Minagawa / Takashi Matsuyama / Mikako Takahashi / Ryotaro Okiayu / Junichi Suwabe / Tomokazu Sugita / Shunsuke Takeuchi / Ryota Takeuchi Released on 9/3 (Fri.)
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Meanwhile, Funimation has announced that The Prince of Tennis franchise will be added to its anime catalog.
Even the latest two-part OVA, The New Prince of Tennis: Hyotei vs. Rikkai Game of Future, can be streamed on the website.
The Game of Future OVA set will debut on 16th April on Funimation. With such awesome pieces of news, sports anime fans must be overjoyed. Now you have a whole franchise to binge-watch!
About The Prince of Tennis
The Prince of Tennis is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takeshi Konomi.
An anime television series animated by Trans Arts, co-produced by Nihon Ad Systems and directed by Takayuki Hamana, was broadcast on TV Tokyo from October 10, 2001, to March 30, 2005, spanning a total of 178 episodes.
The story centers around Ryoma Echizen, son of the legendary “Samurai Nanjiro,” who retired very early from his professional tennis career despite his undeniable talent.
At age 12, Ryoma begins attending Seishun Academy Middle School in Tokyo, Japan, and joins its boys’ tennis team.
The title of the series comes from Ryoma’s title, “The Prince of Tennis,” after winning four tournaments back in America before the events of the manga.
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