The Tennis no Oujisama 20th anniversary event announced a new anime series titled Shin Tennis no Oujisama: U-17 World Cup (The Prince of Tennis II: U-17 World Cup) on Sunday, scheduled for a 2022 premiere. The official website also revealed the production staff, a teaser visual (pictured), and an announcement promo. The cast members are returning from the previous installments.
This marks the first television anime for the franchise in ten years since Shin Tennis no Oujisama (The Prince of Tennis II) aired in 2012. The new television anime will take place after the events in the Shin Tennis no Oujisama OVA vs. Genius 10 (The Prince of Tennis II OVA vs Genius10).
Cast
Ryouma Echizen: Junko Minagawa (Akatsuki no Yona)
Kunimitsu Tezuka: Ryoutarou Okiayu (Keppeki Danshi! Aoyama-kun)
Houou Byoudouin: Hiroki Yasumoto (Yuukoku no Moriarty)
Keigo Atobe: Junichi Suwabe (Shuumatsu no Walküre)
Seiichi Yukimura: Sachiko Nagai (Shin Tennis no Oujisama)
Kuranosuke Shiraishi: Yoshimasa Hosoya (Haikyuu!!)
Eishirou Kite: Tarusuke Shingaki (Noblesse)
Ryouga Echizen: Mamoru Miyano (Fugou Keiji: Balance:Unlimited)
Staff
Director: Keiichirou Kawaguchi (Sket Dance)
Series Composition: Mitsutaka Hirota (Chuukan Kanriroku Tonegawa)
Character Design, Chief Animation Director: Akiharu Ishii (Shin Tennis no Oujisama)
Color Design: Yuuko Tsumori (2.43: Seiin Koukou Danshi Volley-bu)
Art Director: Akira Itou (Lord El-Melloi II Sei no Jikenbo: Rail Zeppelin Grace Note)
Background Art: Studio Ara (Sakurako-san no Ashimoto ni wa Shitai ga Umatteiru)
Art Setting: Tomoyuki Aoki (Sayonara Watashi no Cramer)
Director of Photography: Yuuta Nakamura (Kono Bijutsubu ni wa Mondai ga Aru!)
Editing: Daisuke Hiraki (Bakuten!!)
Sound Director: Hiroki Matsuoka (Eyeshield 21)
Music: Chihiro Tamaki (Ongaku Shoujo (TV))
Sound Production: Jinnan Studio
Studio: Studio Kai, M.S.C
Production: Nihon Ad Systems
The original sports manga by Takeshi Konomi ran in Weekly Shounen Jump between 1998 and 2008. The sequel manga began in Jump SQ. the following year. Shueisha published the 34th volume on September 8.
The manga series inspired multiple anime adaptations, the latest of which, Ryouma! The Prince of Tennis Shinsei Movie: Tennis no Oujisama, opened in Japan on September 3. The Shin Tennis no Oujisama: Hyoutei vs. Rikkai - Game of Future (The New Prince of Tennis: Hyoutei vs. Rikkai - Game of Future) net anime debuted in two parts on February 13 and April 17 this year.
Announcement
Note: The video is region-locked; click here for an alternative link.
Official site: http://tenipuri.jp/series/
Official Twitter: @shintenianime
Source: animate Times
Shin Tennis no Oujisama: U-17 World Cup on MAL
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