Shin Tennis no Ouji-sama

The sequel to The Prince of Tennis where an all-star group of the Japanese middle school tennis players are brought to an Under-17 training camp to prepare for the U-17 World Tennis Cup.

As a long-time The Prince of Tennis fan I have to say this very clearly.

This is not worth reading.

I think Takeshi Konomi has either gone off the deep-end or spent too much time listening to his own song; this sequel series takes everything over-the-top about The Prince of Tennis and multiplies them 10-fold.

Endless 2-page spreads of various characters posing instead of playing tennis? CHECK

A slew of new characters who never look like their actually under 17? CHECK & CHECK

Every character using special moves that defy physics while literally going super-saiyan? CHECK & MATE

Shit is ridiculous and not in a good way. It’s kinda sad to see the series downfall.

Go read the original and pretend this doesn’t exist.

~dakazu