The Prince of Tennis U-17 anime revealed introduced the members of the German team and their voice cast in a new trailer. The anime is set to begin airing in July 2022 and is a sequel set a few months after the events in the original Prince of Tennis manga/anime.
The members of the German team in the upcoming Prince of Tennis: U-17 anime are:
- JJürgen Valicevic Volk (CV: Kentaro Tone)
- QP (CV: Mitsuki Saiga)
- Michael Bismarck (CV: Yohei Azakami)
- Elmer Siegfried (CV: Chiharu Sawashiro)
- A. Frankensteiner (CV: Ryunosuke Watanuki)
Junko Minagawa (Ryouma), Takayuki Kondo (Kiko Valentin), Kenjiro Tsuda (Dodo Obando), and Junichi Suwabe (Keigo Atobe) are returning to voice the main cast.
Prince of Tennis is a Japanese manga series written by Takeshi Konomi. It started serialization in Weekly Shonen Jump magazine in July 1999., The manga ended in March 2008, after a total of 42 volumes. The TV anime adaptation by Trans Arts aired from 2001 to 2005. A 26-episode OVA sequel aired between 2006 and 2009. A 3DCGI movie came out last year. Konomi is writing a manga sequel titled The New Prince of Tennis, which has been serialized in Jump Square magazine since 2009. Prince of Tennis U-17 is adapting The New Prince of Tennis manga.
Viz Media licensed The Prince of Tennis manga in English and describes the plot as:
There is a rumor going around that a twelve-year-old boy is going to enter the sixteen-year-old and under tennis group. How can someone so young ever hope to compete with kids much older and more experienced than him? This is no ordinary kid: he is none other than Ryoma Echizen, the Prince of Tennis! Ryoma’s father was destined for greatness until he injured himself during a match, ending his career forever. His talent was passed on to his son, who is determined to be the best tennis player in the world. Can the prince gain the respect of his fellow teammates despite his small size and young age? Find out in this intense sports manga!
Source: Official Twitter
© Takeshi Konomi/ Shueisha, NAS, The New Tennis Prince Project
