Prince Of Tennis
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Episode 50
A Seigaku Tradition
aired: Tue, Sep 24, 2002
The inter-team matches begin! As always, the first years are surprised at how ruthlessly this challenge is organized. Despite the mental strain, the regular team members progress to the next round.
Episode 49
Free Style Fighting
aired: Tue, Sep 17, 2002
The Metropolitan Matches have ended and calm has returned to Seigaku, but a new storm starts brewing! Ryoma provokes a trio of bullies from the basketball team, and Tezuka is challenged by a student who appears unexpectedly on the scene!
Episode 48
The Decisive Moment
aired: Tue, Sep 10, 2002
Ryoma is cornered by Akutsu. But he accepts this challenge head on and releases his newfound power. Each player steps closer to the next level without giving an inch, all the while throwing out his most powerful moves.
Episode 47
I Can't Lose
aired: Tue, Sep 3, 2002
Evolving with each and every play, Ryoma holds his own, and the game is even! Coach Banda of the Yamabuki Jr. High team hands Akutsu a secret strategy. With a game he cannot lose, Akutsu makes his move.
Episode 46
Samurai Spirit
aired: Tue, Sep 3, 2002
Ryoma brings out his best shots to challenge Akutsu’s raw power. In spite of the spectators’ worries, the violent battle continues to rage. Will Ryoma find the strength within to help him defeat his most challenging enemy?
Episode 45
A Devil On the Court
aired: Tue, Aug 20, 2002
Provoked by Ryoma’s taunts, Akutsu begins to take their match seriously and unleash his true strength. Akutsu’s power and speed amaze the crowd, while Ryoma counters with his special shots….
Episode 44
Jackknife
aired: Tue, Aug 13, 2002
Finally Ryoma’s match starts with Akutsu from Yamabuki Junior High. With all the trouble Ryoma encountered with Akutsu a few days ago, everyone is worried for his safety!
Episode 43
Lucky Sengoku
aired: Tue, Aug 6, 2002
Sengoku counters Momoshiro’s signature dunk smash and the match slowly starts shifting in his favor. Momoshiro perseveres but his left foot starts to spasm due to the intensity of the match.
Episode 42
Oishi Is Targeted
aired: Tue, Jul 30, 2002
Kikumaru and Oishi start their doubles match against Yamabuki Junior High’s Higashikata and Minami. Oishi confronts the same pair that he was unable to beat in last year’s match. And finally Momoshiro’s match with Sengoku starts!
Episode 41
Trouble
aired: Tue, Jul 23, 2002
The second half of the Metropolitan Matches begins! Fudomine Junior High plays badly due to circumstances beyond their control and forfeits. Ginka Junior High also forfeits and Seigaku advances to the next match to play Yamabuki Junior High!
Episode 40
A Duel in the Rain
aired: Tue, Jul 23, 2002
Ryoma and Fuji’s match continues on with ferocity and the rest of the inter-team match up starts! Tezuka counters Momoshiro’s smashes easily. Kaido’s snake threatens to overpower Kawamura, and Oishi tests Kikumaru's stamina.
Episode 39
The Brown Bear
aired: Tue, Jul 9, 2002
Inter-team practices are held before the Metropolitan Matches, and Ryoma and Fuji face off, each bringing out his most formidable moves to topple.
Episode 38
Penal-Tea
aired: Tue, Jul 2, 2002
Before Seigaku’s tennis practice starts, a rival player from Yamabuki is seen on campus asking around for Ryoma and causing trouble. Meanwhile, Inui has some very special training planned.
Episode 37
A Tennis Ball With Ryoma's Face
aired: Tue, Jun 25, 2002
It’s Ryoma’s day off, but Nanjiro tricks him into giving tennis lessons to Sakuno and Tomoka!
Episode 36
Big Brother, Shusuke Fuji
aired: Tue, Jun 18, 2002
Shusuke Fuji is up against the St. Rudolph mastermind Mizuki, but he isn’t his usual cheerful self. Will Fuji be able to fend off Mizuki’s data-driven tennis?
Episode 35
Drive B
aired: Tue, Jun 11, 2002
Ryoma sees the secret behind Yuta’s most powerful move and tells him to stop using it, as it will hurt him eventually. Ryoma then unveils his new move, the “Drive B.”
Episode 34
Twist Spin Shot
aired: Tue, Jun 4, 2002
Ryoma Echizen’s turn is finally up, and he faces Fuji’s younger brother Yuta, who will stop at nothing to surpass his older brother.
Episode 33
The Tiebreak
aired: Tue, May 28, 2002
Kikumaru brilliantly revives his strength and breaks out his acrobatic moves, and the grueling doubles match with St. Rudolph goes into a tiebreak. Will Eiji be able to hold out to the end?
Episode 32
Mortal Blow: Eiji's Feigned Sleep Attack
aired: Tue, May 21, 2002
Oishi and Kikumaru try the Australian Formation to gain the upper hand over the St. Rudolph pair. But when Kikumaru’s energy starts to fade, their game is in jeopardy!
Episode 31
The Moon Volley
aired: Tue, May 14, 2002
Next up is Seigaku’s “golden pair,” Kikumaru and Oishi, and the two find themselves facing some tough challengers. Ryoma notices that their opponent Akazawa’s hits make the ball a blur—could this be the secret to their surprising success?
Episode 30
Mizuki's Scenario
aired: Tue, May 7, 2002
The intense doubles match goes long, and Kaido finds that his snake is ineffective against the St. Rudolph duo. The pressure pushes Kaido to the brink and a new move is unleashed.
Episode 29
Momo and Viper
aired: Tue, Apr 30, 2002
Momo and Kaido are assigned to play doubles by Coach in the next match, but their stormy rivalry just might get in the way—or could it work to their advantage?
Episode 28
A New Regular Appears?!
aired: Tue, Apr 23, 2002
It's the day of the Metropolitan Tournament and Ryoma oversleeps, forcing his teammates to find a substitute for registration—Horio in a team jersey! Will the imposter be found out?
Episode 27
Kalpin's Adventure
aired: Tue, Apr 16, 2002
Ryoma accidentally packs his cat Kalpin’s favorite toy in his tennis bag, and the cat follows him to school. When Ryoma finds out his cat is wandering around campus, the search is on to find Kalpin!
Episode 26
Seigaku's Strongest Man, Part 2
aired: Tue, Apr 9, 2002
Shuichiro Oishi watches Tezuka and Ryoma play their game, worried that Tezuka may injure his already weakened arm.
Episode 25
Seigaku's Strongest Man, Part 1
aired: Tue, Mar 26, 2002
Captain Tezuka challenges Ryoma to a match because he feels Ryoma’s tennis is a copy of his father’s game, even though he is staking his own health. He wants to challenge Ryoma to aim higher, beyond just wanting to beat his father.
Episode 24
Ryoma's Day Off
aired: Tue, Mar 26, 2002
Coach Ryuzaki asks Ryoma to take Sakuno to restring her racket, but everybody else thinks he’s taking her out on a date!
Episode 23
Here Comes Inui's Deluxe Drink!
aired: Tue, Mar 19, 2002
It’s nine days away from the Metropolitan Tournament! Captain Tezuka and Inui introduce a new way to train. The team members are separated based on their style of play and rally against each other...
Episode 22
Kaoru's Troubles
aired: Tue, Mar 12, 2002
It’s after practice. Kaoru goes off to train but Ryoma, Momo, Horio, Kachiro and Katsuo go shopping for supplies. On their way, they run into a purse-snatcher. Momo “borrows” a bike and chases the culprit.
Episode 21
Is the Tennis Court Burning Up?
aired: Sat, Mar 2, 2002
Seigaku’s recent success at the district matches attracts unwanted attention and “spies” from rival schools, desperately trying to gather any sort of data they can. Two of these spies, Shunsuke and Kenzo, end up challenging Momo and Ryoma to a match.
Episode 20
Time Limit
aired: Tue, Feb 26, 2002
The Seigaku Team watches intently as Ryoma figures out a brilliant strategy—a combination of his split step and his father’s “two-sword style”—to shut down Ibu’s “spot.”
Episode 19
Battle-Scarred Ryoma
aired: Tue, Feb 19, 2002
Ryoma injures his eye as he tries to bounce back from a series of shots from Shinji Ibu. Ibu’s shots were strategically chosen to momentarily paralyze Ryoma. Ryoma isn’t giving up despite his injury...
Episode 18
The Love Letter
aired: Tue, Feb 12, 2002
Ryoma starts his match with Fudomine’s Shinji Ibu, and Coach Ryuzaki remembers when Ryoma’s father Nanjiro was a student of hers.
Episode 17
A Little Gesture of Triumph
aired: Tue, Feb 5, 2002
Kaido’s new move “The Boomerang Snake” ends up amazing everyone and himself! He regains his confidence and restarts his strategy—to tenaciously wear down a player and finish them off with one strike.
Episode 16
The Boomerang Snake
aired: Tue, Jan 29, 2002
Eiji Kikumaru and Shuichiro Oishi win their doubles match over Fudomine, and Kaoru Kaido begins his match against Fudomine’s Akira Kamio. Kaido is pushed by Akira’s speedy game and is forced to use his specialty “Snake Shot,” but he slips!
Episode 15
To Each His Own Battle
aired: Wed, Jan 23, 2002
Fudomine’s Ishida breaks out his secret weapon—the “Wave Surge” shot—to bring the momentum back to their team. As Shusuke prepares to return the invincible flat shot meant for him, Taka steps in and intercepts it.
Episode 14
The Triple Counter
aired: Tue, Jan 16, 2001
The mysterious team from Fudomine Junior High comes out of nowhere to defeat a seeded school. Shusuke Fuji and Taka Kawamura are up to play them in doubles.
Episode 13
Real Men Play Doubles
aired: Tue, Jan 9, 2001
In the midst of their uncoordinated game with Fukawa and Izumi, Ryoma and Momo bring their game back with an interesting yet unorthodox way to synchronize their attack.
Episode 12
The Perfect Match
aired: Wed, Dec 26, 2001
Although they lost to Fukawa and Izumi, Ryoma and Momo decide to challenge themselves and play doubles at the district matches. Coincidentally, their opponents there are Gyokurin’s Fukawa and Izumi, again.
Episode 11
Ryoma Vs. Momoshiro
aired: Wed, Dec 19, 2001
Ryoma and Momo are developing a competitive friendship. They both have their eyes on the #3 doubles spot so they decide to play each other for it. At the outdoor tennis courts they come upon a round-robin doubles game.
Episode 10
Counterattack! Sasabe Again?
aired: Wed, Dec 12, 2001
Sasabe has returned! Only this time it’s his father who’s the troublemaker, making a fun day at Kachiro’s father’s tennis club a nightmare. Ryoma tries to diffuse the situation slyly by asking Mr. Sasabe to teach him tennis.
Episode 9
The Hard Day
aired: Wed, Dec 5, 2001
Ryoma defeats Sadaharu and wins a spot on the regular team. Sadaharu isn’t out of the picture though—he stays on to help train the regulars and introduce them to his special concoction: a vegetable drink guaranteed to make them stronger.
Episode 8
The Split Step
aired: Wed, Nov 28, 2001
Ryoma unleashes his secret weapon, “the split step,” which makes him respond to Sadaharu’s attacks quicker and clouds Sadaharu’s predictions of Ryoma’s game.
Episode 7
The Two Ryomas
aired: Wed, Nov 21, 2001
Ryoma’s next opponent in the ranking matches is Sadaharu Inui, a scientific and methodical tennis player whose data never fails him.
Episode 6
Nanjiro Echizen
aired: Wed, Nov 14, 2001
Mr. Inoue from Monthly Pro Tennis magazine goes to interview Ryoma’s quirky and lazy father Nanjiro. Rebuffing his questions, Nanjiro challenges Inoue to a game of tennis.
Episode 5
The Snake Shot
aired: Wed, Nov 7, 2001
Ryoma patiently plays Kaido’s game while gathering information crucial to voiding his dangerous “Snake Shot.” Ryoma counters effectively, amazing all who watch.
Episode 4
The One Named Viper
aired: Wed, Oct 31, 2001
Ryoma has been chosen by Captain Kunimitsu Tezuka to play for a spot on the regular team, a first for a seventh grader. His main opponent is Kaoru Kaido, infamous for his “Snake Shot” and reptilian nature.
Episode 3
The Seigaku Regulars Make Their Debut!
aired: Wed, Oct 24, 2001
Arai tries to get his revenge on Ryoma. He hides Ryoma’s rackets and challenges him to a match, forcing him to play with an old and broken racket. All the while the Seigaku team members observe Ryoma closely.
Episode 2
Samurai Jr.
aired: Wed, Oct 17, 2001
Ryoma’s first day at Seishun Academy, also known as “Seigaku.” He rescues Horio, a seventh grader being picked on by two older tennis team members. He easily dispatches them, piquing the interest of Takeshi Momoshiro, a tennis team regular.
Episode 1
The Prince Appears
aired: Wed, Oct 10, 2001
Twelve-year-old tennis prodigy Ryoma Echizen takes down Sasabe, the bully, easily with his advanced tennis game.
