The Prince of Tennis II is stepping back onto the court soon, and this one is all about deciding who gets to carry Japan into the final showdown.
The staff behind Shin Tennis no Ōji-sama U-17 World Cup Kesshō Member Ketteisen — officially framed as The Prince of Tennis II: U-17 World Cup Finals Members Decisive Match — has revealed a new promotional video, key visual, additional cast for Spain’s national team, and a September 30 premiere date.
The newly announced Spain-side cast includes Tasuku Hatanaka, Reiji Kawashima, Ryūho Nagaoka, and Megumi Han. On top of that, film actor Yū Shirota is voicing Romeo Fernandez, a character from Spain. Long-time fans may recognise Shirota from his earlier connection to the franchise: he played Kunimitsu Tezuka in The Prince of Tennis live-action film.
Story-wise, this sequel moves past the Japan vs. Germany semifinal arc and focuses on the internal battle to determine which players will represent Japan in the finals match against Spain. Basically, before the big international clash, Japan still has to settle its own lineup — very sports-anime, very dramatic, very Prince of Tennis.
The new trailer also previews the opening theme, “Walls And Bridges,” performed by Aozu. The unit features Ryōma Echizen, Kunimitsu Tezuka, Syusuke Fuji, and Shuichiro Ōishi, performed by their respective voice actors Junko Minagawa, Ryōtarō Okiayu, Yuki Kaida, and Takayuki Kondō.
For the ending theme, Keigo Atobe and Yūshi Oshitari — voiced by Junichi Suwabe and Hidenobu Kiuchi — are performing “Kinkanshoku phenomenal,” also rendered as “Annular Eclipse phenomenal.” Honestly, bringing character-unit songs into a franchise this old-school is exactly the kind of fan-service that still works when the cast has this much history.
For context, The Prince of Tennis II: U-17 World Cup aired on TV Tokyo in July 2022, with Crunchyroll streaming it as it aired in Japan and also offering an English dub. That series was a pretty major comeback, since it marked the franchise’s first new TV anime in around 10 years. Its follow-up, The Prince of Tennis II: U-17 World Cup Semifinal, premiered in October 2024 and focused on the Japan vs. Germany semifinal.
The wider Prince of Tennis legacy is massive. Takeshi Konomi’s original manga ran in Weekly Shonen Jump from 1999 to 2008, following Ryōma Echizen as he challenged rival players on the road to the national tournament. Since then, the series has spawned a 2001–2005 TV anime, anime films, a theatrical short, video anime projects, a live-action film, a Chinese live-action TV series, and the long-running stage musical side of the franchise.
Konomi later launched The New Prince of Tennis in Jump Square in 2009. Shueisha released the manga’s 47th compiled volume on June 4, and Konomi announced in July 2025 that he plans to end The New Prince of Tennis serialization within a year.
Analysis / why it matters for Malaysia and SEA fans: The Prince of Tennis is one of those franchises that quietly built a huge anime-era legacy here, especially among fans who grew up on sports anime before the current Haikyuu!! boom. This new arc matters because it is not just another nostalgia project — it is pushing the U-17 World Cup storyline closer to its finals stage while the manga itself is approaching its planned ending window. For SEA anime fans who still follow long-running shonen properties, this is one to keep on the radar.