10/10/2001 - 03/23/2005 Finished
Tennis no Oujisama (テニスの王子様)
Also known as: The Prince of Tennis
At the request of his father, tennis prodigy Ryouma Echizen has returned from America and is ready to take the Japanese tennis scene by storm. Aiming to become the best tennis player in the country, he enrolls in Seishun Academy—home to one of the best middle school tennis teams in Japan. After Ryouma catches the captain's eye, he finds himself playing for a spot on the starting lineup in the intra-school ranking matches despite only being a freshman. Due to his age, the rest of the Seishun Boys' Tennis Team are initially reluctant to accept him, but his skill and determination convinces them to let him in. Armed with their new "super rookie," Seishun sets out to claim a spot in the National Tournament, hoping to take the coveted title for themselves. In order to do so, the team must qualify by playing through the Tokyo Prefectural and Kanto Regionals. Yet, the road ahead of them is shared by a plethora of strong schools, each playing tennis in unique ways for their own reasons. Ryouma and his teammates must learn to cooperate if they want to become the champions they aspire to be. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
178
Total episodes
173
Canon episodes
5
Filler episodes
2.81%
% Filler
Canon episodes · 173 Filler episodes · 5
Every season
Seasons and sequels
Single Season
Currently, Tennis no Oujisama has no sequels, prequels, or registered spin-offs. This is the complete story available at the moment.
What to watch, what to skip
Watch order: filler vs canon
Tennis no Oujisama has 5 filler episodes out of 178 (2.81%), grouped into 4 runs. These are the ranges you can skip without missing anything from the main plot.
2.81% Filler
Episodes you can skip
64
1 episodes
87–88
2 episodes
115
1 episodes
165
1 episodes
The longest canon run goes from episode 1 to 63: 63 episodes in a row with no filler.
Episode by episode
Complete guide by season
178 Episodes
| # | Episodes | Aired | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Prince Appears10/10/2001 | 10/10/2001 | Canon |
| 2 | Samurai Junior10/17/2001 | 10/17/2001 | Canon |
| 3 | The Seigaku Regulars Make Their Debut!10/24/2001 | 10/24/2001 | Canon |
| 4 | The One Named Viper10/31/2001 | 10/31/2001 | Canon |
| 5 | Snake Shot11/07/2001 | 11/07/2001 | Canon |
| 6 | Nanjiro Echizen11/14/2001 | 11/14/2001 | Canon |
| 7 | The Two Ryomas11/21/2001 | 11/21/2001 | Canon |
| 8 | The Split Step11/28/2001 | 11/28/2001 | Canon |
| 9 | The Hard Day12/05/2001 | 12/05/2001 | Canon |
| 10 | Counterattack! Sasabe Again?12/12/2001 | 12/12/2001 | Canon |
| 11 | Ryoma Vs. Momoshiro12/19/2001 | 12/19/2001 | Canon |
| 12 | The Perfect Match12/26/2001 | 12/26/2001 | Canon |
| 13 | Real Men Play Doubles01/09/2002 | 01/09/2002 | Canon |
| 14 | The Triple Counter01/16/2002 | 01/16/2002 | Canon |
| 15 | To Each His Own Battle01/23/2002 | 01/23/2002 | Canon |
| 16 | The Boomerang Snake01/30/2002 | 01/30/2002 | Canon |
| 17 | A Little Gesture of Triumph02/06/2002 | 02/06/2002 | Canon |
| 18 | The Love Letter02/13/2002 | 02/13/2002 | Canon |
| 19 | Battle-Scarred Ryoma02/20/2002 | 02/20/2002 | Canon |
| 20 | Time Limit02/27/2002 | 02/27/2002 | Canon |
| 21 | Is the Tennis Court Burning Up?03/03/2002 | 03/03/2002 | Canon |
| 22 | Kaoru's Troubles03/13/2002 | 03/13/2002 | Canon |
| 23 | Here Comes Inui's Deluxe Drink!01/29/2007 | 01/29/2007 | Canon |
| 24 | Ryoma's Day Off03/27/2002 | 03/27/2002 | Canon |
| 25 | Seigaku's Strongest Man, Part 104/10/2002 | 04/10/2002 | Canon |
| 26 | Seigaku's Strongest Man, Part 204/10/2002 | 04/10/2002 | Canon |
| 27 | Kalpin's Adventure04/17/2002 | 04/17/2002 | Canon |
| 28 | A New Regular Appears?!04/24/2002 | 04/24/2002 | Canon |
| 29 | Momo and Viper05/01/2002 | 05/01/2002 | Canon |
| 30 | Mizuki's Scenario05/08/2002 | 05/08/2002 | Canon |
| 31 | The Moon Volley05/15/2002 | 05/15/2002 | Canon |
| 32 | Mortal Blow: Eiji's Feigned Sleep Attack05/22/2002 | 05/22/2002 | Canon |
| 33 | The Tiebreak05/29/2002 | 05/29/2002 | Canon |
| 34 | Twist Spin Shot06/05/2002 | 06/05/2002 | Canon |
| 35 | Drive B06/12/2002 | 06/12/2002 | Canon |
| 36 | Big Brother, Shusuke Fuji06/19/2002 | 06/19/2002 | Canon |
| 37 | A Tennis Ball With Ryoma's Face06/26/2002 | 06/26/2002 | Canon |
| 38 | Penal-Tea07/03/2002 | 07/03/2002 | Canon |
| 39 | The Brown Bear07/10/2002 | 07/10/2002 | Canon |
| 40 | A Duel in the Rain07/17/2002 | 07/17/2002 | Canon |
| 41 | Trouble07/24/2002 | 07/24/2002 | Canon |
| 42 | Oishi Is Targeted07/31/2002 | 07/31/2002 | Canon |
| 43 | Lucky Sengoku08/07/2002 | 08/07/2002 | Canon |
| 44 | Jackknife08/14/2002 | 08/14/2002 | Canon |
| 45 | A Devil On the Court08/21/2002 | 08/21/2002 | Canon |
| 46 | Samurai Spirit08/28/2002 | 08/28/2002 | Canon |
| 47 | I Can't Lose09/04/2002 | 09/04/2002 | Canon |
| 48 | The Decisive Moment09/11/2002 | 09/11/2002 | Canon |
| 49 | Free Style Fighting09/18/2002 | 09/18/2002 | Canon |
| 50 | A Seigaku Tradition09/25/2002 | 09/25/2002 | Canon |
| 51 | Inui's Challenge10/02/2002 | 10/02/2002 | Canon |
| 52 | Seigaku's Biggest Crisis10/09/2002 | 10/09/2002 | Canon |
| 53 | The Momo Who's Returned10/16/2002 | 10/16/2002 | Canon |
| 54 | Kaoru's Special Training10/23/2002 | 10/23/2002 | Canon |
| 55 | Hyotei Presses Near10/30/2002 | 10/30/2002 | Canon |
| 56 | Doubles for Three11/06/2002 | 11/06/2002 | Canon |
| 57 | Scud Serve11/13/2002 | 11/13/2002 | Canon |
| 58 | The Worst Compatibility11/20/2002 | 11/20/2002 | Canon |
| 59 | The Hidden Trouble11/27/2002 | 11/27/2002 | Canon |
| 60 | Power vs. Power12/04/2002 | 12/04/2002 | Canon |
| 61 | Duel of Hadokyu!12/11/2002 | 12/11/2002 | Canon |
| 62 | The Disappearing Serve12/18/2002 | 12/18/2002 | Canon |
| 63 | The Last Triple Counter12/25/2002 | 12/25/2002 | Canon |
| 64 | Compilation stories TeniPuri01/08/2003 | 01/08/2003 | Filler |
| 65 | Become Seigaku's Pillar of Support01/15/2003 | 01/15/2003 | Canon |
| 66 | Rondo Towards Destruction01/22/2003 | 01/22/2003 | Canon |
| 67 | End of the ball01/29/2003 | 01/29/2003 | Canon |
| 68 | The Never Ending Tie-Break02/05/2003 | 02/05/2003 | Canon |
| 69 | Who Will be a Regular?02/12/2003 | 02/12/2003 | Canon |
| 70 | Tennis vs. Ping Pong02/19/2003 | 02/19/2003 | Canon |
| 71 | It's a date!02/26/2003 | 02/26/2003 | Canon |
| 72 | Kaoru becomes Ryoma03/05/2003 | 03/05/2003 | Canon |
| 73 | Tezuka's Decision03/12/2003 | 03/12/2003 | Canon |
| 74 | A Message for Echizen03/19/2003 | 03/19/2003 | Canon |
| 75 | Farewell, Tezuka Kunimitsu03/26/2003 | 03/26/2003 | Canon |
| 76 | Seigaku vs. Josei Shonan04/09/2003 | 04/09/2003 | Canon |
| 77 | Fight of the Calm and the Passionate04/16/2003 | 04/16/2003 | Canon |
| 78 | Thunderbolt04/23/2003 | 04/23/2003 | Canon |
| 79 | I formation04/30/2003 | 04/30/2003 | Canon |
| 80 | Style of the Pretender05/07/2003 | 05/07/2003 | Canon |
| 81 | Viper vs. Fake Viper05/14/2003 | 05/14/2003 | Canon |
| 82 | Hanamura's Temptation05/21/2003 | 05/21/2003 | Canon |
| 83 | The Best Masterpiece05/28/2003 | 05/28/2003 | Canon |
| 84 | Deep Impulse06/04/2003 | 06/04/2003 | Canon |
| 85 | The Result of the Deadly Duel06/11/2003 | 06/11/2003 | Canon |
| 86 | High on Rhythm!06/18/2003 | 06/18/2003 | Canon |
| 87 | Prince of Tennis Special!06/25/2003 | 06/25/2003 | Filler |
| 88 | Prince of Tennis Special!06/25/2003 | 06/25/2003 | Filler |
| 89 | Seigaku, Dadada Dan07/02/2003 | 07/02/2003 | Canon |
| 90 | Cheap Housing Beach Volleyball07/09/2003 | 07/09/2003 | Canon |
| 91 | Rokkaku's Freshman Captain07/16/2003 | 07/16/2003 | Canon |
| 92 | The Boy with the Long Racket07/23/2003 | 07/23/2003 | Canon |
| 93 | Dash Hadokyu07/30/2003 | 07/30/2003 | Canon |
| 94 | The Secret Plan to Seal Kikumaru08/06/2003 | 08/06/2003 | Canon |
| 95 | Tsubame Gaeshi, Broken08/13/2003 | 08/13/2003 | Canon |
| 96 | Ryoma, Get Pumped!08/20/2003 | 08/20/2003 | Canon |
| 97 | Finishing Smash08/27/2003 | 08/27/2003 | Canon |
| 98 | The Prince of Billiards09/03/2003 | 09/03/2003 | Canon |
| 99 | The Cursed Racket09/10/2003 | 09/10/2003 | Canon |
| 100 | Captain Ooishi09/17/2003 | 09/17/2003 | Canon |
| 101 | Eat Rikkaidai09/24/2003 | 09/24/2003 | Canon |
| 102 | Mizuki's Whispers10/01/2003 | 10/01/2003 | Canon |
| 103 | Sleepless Night10/08/2003 | 10/08/2003 | Canon |
| 104 | Ryoma vs. Sanada10/15/2003 | 10/15/2003 | Canon |
| 105 | Ryoma Utterly Beaten10/15/2003 | 10/15/2003 | Canon |
| 106 | Off To The Cottage!10/29/2003 | 10/29/2003 | Canon |
| 107 | The Captain Appears!11/05/2003 | 11/05/2003 | Canon |
| 108 | Surprise at Camp11/12/2003 | 11/12/2003 | Canon |
| 109 | Tennis Biathlon11/19/2003 | 11/19/2003 | Canon |
| 110 | Jump, Kabaji!11/26/2003 | 11/26/2003 | Canon |
| 111 | Original Prodigy: Fuji Shuusuke12/03/2003 | 12/03/2003 | Canon |
| 112 | Hadoukyuu vs. Scud Serve12/10/2003 | 12/10/2003 | Canon |
| 113 | Atobe the Beautiful12/17/2003 | 12/17/2003 | Canon |
| 114 | Ryoma is Going!12/24/2003 | 12/24/2003 | Canon |
| 115 | Baseball Game Filled With Men01/07/2004 | 01/07/2004 | Filler |
| 116 | Seigaku vs. Champion Rikkaidai! I'll be the One who'll Win!01/21/2004 | 01/21/2004 | Canon |
| 117 | Seigaku vs. Champion Rikkaidai! I'll be the One who'll Win!01/21/2004 | 01/21/2004 | Canon |
| 118 | Battle Ceremony01/28/2004 | 01/28/2004 | Canon |
| 119 | Tightrope Walking Doubles02/28/2004 | 02/28/2004 | Canon |
| 120 | Kikumaru Was Read By Niou02/11/2004 | 02/11/2004 | Canon |
| 121 | Yagyuu's Decision02/18/2004 | 02/18/2004 | Canon |
| 122 | Inui Hollers02/25/2004 | 02/25/2004 | Canon |
| 123 | Conclusion of the Remembered03/03/2004 | 03/03/2004 | Canon |
| 124 | Kirihara's Red Trap03/10/2004 | 03/10/2004 | Canon |
| 125 | Angry Fuji03/17/2004 | 03/17/2004 | Canon |
| 126 | Clash! Ryoma vs. Sanada03/24/2004 | 03/24/2004 | Canon |
| 127 | Invisible Serve03/31/2004 | 03/31/2004 | Canon |
| 128 | Conclusion ~ Which One will Win?04/07/2004 | 04/07/2004 | Canon |
| 129 | The Samurai's Ballad04/14/2004 | 04/14/2004 | Canon |
| 130 | We Want To See Tezuka!04/21/2004 | 04/21/2004 | Canon |
| 131 | Never Give Up04/28/2004 | 04/28/2004 | Canon |
| 132 | The Zany Teni-Puri Family05/05/2004 | 05/05/2004 | Canon |
| 133 | The Best Sushi Chef in Japan05/12/2004 | 05/12/2004 | Canon |
| 134 | My Prince05/19/2004 | 05/19/2004 | Canon |
| 135 | Kikumaru's Summer Vacation05/26/2004 | 05/26/2004 | Canon |
| 136 | Junior Selection Camp, Gathered06/02/2004 | 06/02/2004 | Canon |
| 137 | The Member Who was not Trusted06/09/2004 | 06/09/2004 | Canon |
| 138 | Ryoma vs. Kirihara! Beyond Battle Rage06/16/2004 | 06/16/2004 | Canon |
| 139 | Sengoku Kiyosumi Reborn06/23/2004 | 06/23/2004 | Canon |
| 140 | Welcome Back, Tezuka Kunimitsu06/30/2004 | 06/30/2004 | Canon |
| 141 | The Ultimate Showdown06/30/2004 | 06/30/2004 | Canon |
| 142 | The Boy who Came from America07/07/2004 | 07/07/2004 | Canon |
| 143 | Tezuka's Choice07/14/2004 | 07/14/2004 | Canon |
| 144 | Formation! A Dream Team07/21/2004 | 07/21/2004 | Canon |
| 145 | Ryoma and Kevin07/28/2004 | 07/28/2004 | Canon |
| 146 | The American Team's Ambition08/04/2004 | 08/04/2004 | Canon |
| 147 | The Strongest! Atobe and Sanada08/18/2004 | 08/18/2004 | Canon |
| 148 | Baker's Scenario08/25/2004 | 08/25/2004 | Canon |
| 149 | Tango Towards Destruction09/01/2004 | 09/01/2004 | Canon |
| 150 | Gorgeous Guys' Duo09/08/2004 | 09/08/2004 | Canon |
| 151 | Sorrowful Marionettes09/15/2004 | 09/15/2004 | Canon |
| 152 | Bobby Max The Beast09/22/2004 | 09/22/2004 | Canon |
| 153 | A Battle to the Limits09/29/2004 | 09/29/2004 | Canon |
| 154 | The Prodigy Vs. Tennis Machine10/06/2004 | 10/06/2004 | Canon |
| 155 | 1 mm Battle10/06/2004 | 10/06/2004 | Canon |
| 156 | Who Will Play?10/13/2004 | 10/13/2004 | Canon |
| 157 | The Phantom Ball that Vanished10/20/2004 | 10/20/2004 | Canon |
| 158 | The Long Awaited Confrontation – Ryoma vs. Kevin10/27/2004 | 10/27/2004 | Canon |
| 159 | Illusion11/03/2004 | 11/03/2004 | Canon |
| 160 | Game and Match11/10/2004 | 11/10/2004 | Canon |
| 161 | Run, Momo!11/17/2004 | 11/17/2004 | Canon |
| 162 | The Golden Pair's Memories12/01/2004 | 12/01/2004 | Canon |
| 163 | Kaido's Unknown World12/08/2004 | 12/08/2004 | Canon |
| 164 | Seigaku's Shocking Secret Plans12/15/2004 | 12/15/2004 | Canon |
| 165 | The Tenipuri Family Goes to Hawaii?! – Christmas at the Tenipuri Family12/22/2004 | 12/22/2004 | Filler |
| 166 | Seigaku's Specialty, again01/12/2005 | 01/12/2005 | Canon |
| 167 | Eternal Rivals, Momoshiro Vs. Kaido01/19/2005 | 01/19/2005 | Canon |
| 168 | Ryoma's Decision01/26/2005 | 01/26/2005 | Canon |
| 169 | Wavering Feelings01/26/2005 | 01/26/2005 | Canon |
| 170 | Be Passionate, Echizen!02/02/2005 | 02/02/2005 | Canon |
| 171 | To my Dear Friend02/09/2005 | 02/09/2005 | Canon |
| 172 | Goodbye Seigaku02/16/2005 | 02/16/2005 | Canon |
| 173 | Samurai in New York02/23/2005 | 02/23/2005 | Canon |
| 174 | Tezuka Kunimitsu Vs. Fuji Syusuke03/02/2005 | 03/02/2005 | Canon |
| 175 | Seriousness in the Third Year03/09/2005 | 03/09/2005 | Canon |
| 176 | Climax03/16/2005 | 03/16/2005 | Canon |
| 177 | Unforgettable Promise03/23/2005 | 03/23/2005 | Canon |
| 178 | Goodbye, Prince03/30/2005 | 03/30/2005 | Canon |
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How many seasons does Tennis no Oujisama have?
Tennis no Oujisama has a total of 1 season. The series is completed. Each season is divided into multiple episodes with stories that advance the main plot of the anime.
How many episodes does Tennis no Oujisama have?
In total, Tennis no Oujisama has 178 episodes in its only season. You can consult the complete episodes table to see the breakdown by season.
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How much filler does Tennis no Oujisama have?
Yes, Tennis no Oujisama has 5 filler episodes, which represents 2.81% of its 178 episodes. We have created a complete guide that indicates which episodes are canon (original from the manga) and which are filler. Check our "Watch Order" section for more details.
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