ABEMA To celebrate the decision to produce a new series of “The New Prince of Tennis,” the official free “Prince of Tennis” channel will be launched for the first time on “ABEMA”!

【ABEMA】 To celebrate the decision to produce a new series of “The New Prince of Tennis,” the official free “The Prince of Tennis” channel will be launched for the first time on “ABEMA”! ​
ABEMA Press release: October 24, 2025 To Members of the Press To celebrate the decision to produce a new “New Prince of Tennis” series, the official “Prince of Tennis” free channel has launched for the first time on “ABEMA”! A total of 268 episodes of the “Prince of Tennis” and “New Prince of Tennis” series, including the OVA, will be broadcast free of charge every day starting Monday, October 27th!
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ABEMA, the new television of the future, will launch the first official “Prince of Tennis” free channel for a limited time starting Monday, October 27, 2025, to commemorate the decision to produce a new series based on the popular anime “Prince of Tennis,” “New Prince of Tennis U-17 WORLD CUP Final Member Deciding Match.” “The Prince of Tennis” is based on the popular manga by Takeshi Konomi and began serialization in Weekly Shonen Jump (Shueisha) in 1999. Centered around the theme of “youth and tennis,” the story follows the genius junior high school student Ryoma Echizen as he joins the Seishun Academy tennis club and engages in heated matches with his unique teammates and rivals, creating a coming-of-age drama that sometimes mixes in comedy. It was adapted into a TV anime series in 2001, with a total of 178 episodes broadcast, and a sequel, “The New Prince of Tennis,” began airing in 2012, with the production of a new series, “The New Prince of Tennis U-17 WORLD CUP Final Member Deciding Match,” also scheduled. With its superhuman skills, spectacular production, and unique character interactions, it has been a beloved work for over 20 years as a representative sports anime. The official “Prince of Tennis” free channel, which has been decided to be launched for the first time on “ABEMA,” will broadcast a total of 268 episodes of the “Prince of Tennis” series, the “New Prince of Tennis” series, and even the OVA, free of charge every day starting from 6:00 PM on Monday, October 27, 2025. Episodes can be enjoyed free of charge for one week after broadcast. Enjoy the world of “Prince of Tennis,” beloved for over 20 years, for free every day on “ABEMA.” ■ABEMA “The Prince of Tennis” Official Free Channel Overview
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/64643/2148/64643-2148-ead48c9720de35230598fb13577abb9e-1920×1080.jpg (C) Go Konbi TK WORKS / Shueisha, TV Tokyo, NAS (C) Takeshi Konomi / Shueisha, NAS, New Prince of Tennis Project Channel Opening Date and Time: Monday, October 27, 2025, 6:00 PM – Friday, November 21, 2025 Channel URL:https://abema.tv/now-on-air/tenipuri (The URL will be released at the same time as the channel opens) *You can enjoy it for free for one week after the broadcast. 【Broadcast Program Lineup】 ▼”The Prince of Tennis” series: 268 episodes in total “The Prince of Tennis” (178 episodes) “The Prince of Tennis OVA National Tournament Arc” (13 episodes) “The Prince of Tennis OVA National Tournament Arc Semifinal” (6 episodes) “The Prince of Tennis OVA National Tournament Arc Final” (7 episodes) “The Prince of Tennis OVA ANOTHER STORY ~Message of the Past and Future~” (4 episodes) “The Prince of Tennis OVA ANOTHER STORY II ~Ano Toki no Bokura~” (4 episodes) “The New Prince of Tennis” (13 episodes) “The New Prince of Tennis OVA” (7 episodes) “The New Prince of Tennis OVA vs Genius10” (10 episodes) “The New Prince of Tennis U-17 WORLD CUP” (13 episodes) “The New Prince of Tennis U-17 WORLD CUP SEMIFINAL” (13 episodes)
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/64643/2148/64643-2148-17386059795b304c408bbe94a848d4d2-1920×1080.jpg (C) Takeshi Konomi TK WORKS/Shueisha, TV Tokyo, NAS
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/64643/2148/64643-2148-9cd9c5a36a3689c6bd385891651dbfe3-1920×1080.jpg (C) Takeshi Konomi / Shueisha, NAS, New Prince of Tennis Project Series URL: https://abema.tv/video/title/203-15 ■ “The Prince of Tennis” work overview [Story] Ryoma Echizen, who has enrolled at Seishun Academy Junior High School, a prestigious tennis school, is the son of legendary tennis player Nanjiro Echizen. He is a prodigy with a history of winning four consecutive junior championships in various states across the United States. Shortly after joining the tennis club, his cool and cocky attitude is misunderstood and he is challenged to a match by the seniors, but he wins with his
overwhelming tennis sense. The story follows the growth of Ryoma and other characters as they compete against their rivals, including the tricky internal ranking matches against Seigaku regulars and fierce battles against strong schools in the regional tournament. [Cast] Ryoma Echizen: Junko Minagawa Tezuka Kunimitsu: Ryutaro Okiayu Oishi Shuichiro: Takayuki Kondo Fuji Shusuke: Yuki Kaida Inui Sadaharu: Kenjiro Tsuda Kikumaru Eiji: Hiroki Takahashi Kawamura Takashi: Shige Kawamoto Momoshiro Takeshi: Masaya Onosaka Kaoru Kaido: Kohei Kiyasu Others ■About “ABEMA” “ABEMA” is a video streaming service aiming to innovate television and is being developed as “the new television of the future.” No registration is required, and the service broadcasts approximately 25 channels across a wide variety of genres, including a 24-hour news channel, original dramas, romance shows, anime, and sports, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. In addition, we boast the largest number of original episodes among domestic video services in Japan (※), and offer a wide range of content, including notable new movies, popular dramas from Japan and abroad, and trending anime, as well as a variety of music and live stage performances. You can enjoy content anytime, regardless of time, via TV or on-demand, and you can watch programs that fit your lifestyle, regardless of location, on your smartphone, PC, tablet, or TV device. In addition, by subscribing to “ABEMA Premium” for a monthly fee of 1,080 yen (tax included), you can watch exclusive content and enjoy exclusive features such as catch-up playback and download functionality. Additionally, with “ABEMA Premium with Ads” for a monthly fee of 580 yen (tax included), you can watch “ABEMA Premium” exclusive content with ads. (*) As of October 2024, according to our own research