The Prince of Tennis II: U-17 WORLD CUP Final Member Selection Match anime has revealed a new key visual and trailer ahead of its September 30 premiere in Japan. Four additional cast members were also announced, all voicing players from Spain’s U-17 team. M.S.C is in charge of the animation production, with Yoshinobu Tokumoto as the director.
The trailer previews the internal matches that will determine which Japanese players earn places in the lineup for the U-17 World Cup final against Spain. The newly announced Spain representatives and their voice actors are:
- Tasuku Hatanaka as Julion Roman
- Reiji Kawashima as Mares de Colón
- Ryuho Nagaoka as Silva Serra Bambieri
- Megumi Han as Seda
The new visual also features Ryoma Echizen alongside the members of Japan’s team.
The Prince of Tennis is a Japanese manga series Takeshi Konomi, which was serialized in the Weekly Shonen Jump magazine from July 1999 to March 2008. The sequel, The New Prince of Tennis or The Prince of Tennis II, began serialization in Shueisha’s Jump Square magazine in 2009 and is currently ongoing.
An anime adaptation animated by Trans Arts ran for 178 episodes from October 2001 to March 2005. Following it, 26 OVA episodes were animated by Trans Arts and Production I.G. They aired from March 2006 to January 2009.
A 13-episode anime television series adaptation of The Prince of Tennis II ran from January to March 2012. The new The Prince of Tennis II: U-17 World Cup aired from July to September 2022, and the World Cup Semifinal is the sequel to that. The upcoming anime will cover Japan’s selection matches ahead of the U-17 World Cup final against Spain, putting members of the national team against one another as they compete for spots in the decisive lineup.
Crunchyroll is streaming The Prince of Tennis II U-17 World Cup anime, describing the story:
When tennis phenom Ryoma Echizen is kicked out of Japan’s elite U-17 training camp for breaking the rules, he’s despondent. But a stroke of good luck hits when he’s able to try out for the U.S. team. Proving himself against their hardened veterans isn’t going to be easy, and if he is accepted, he’ll have to play against his former friends. Can he help his new brothers smash their way to victory?
Source: Official X
© Takeshi Konomi/ Shueisha, NAS, The New Tennis Prince Project
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