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The story follows "Ei-chan," a punctual and earnest boy who has strived for straight As since elementary school. The 15-year-old high school boy stops by a tennis school to deal with his lack of exercise. There, he meets Natsu, a beautiful, earnest girl who only has passion for tennis. In turn, he awakens a deep passion for tennis within himself.
When the cheerful and athletic You Hazuki entered Hikawa Junior High School, she wasn’t terribly fond of volleyball. But once she fell in love with Sho Takiki, the boys’ volleyball team captain, You decided to sign up for the girls’ team against her father’s will in the hopes of becoming attacker in Japan’s national women’s volleyball team! Now, as she learns to deal with the team's brutal coach and the pressure of the ever-increasingly difficult matches, You will become closer to the boy she loves and put all of her effort into winning both his heart, and her own matches.
Meet Ryoma Echizen, the cocky prince of tennis. He comes to Japan from America where he is known as the Prince of Tennis – but that is no surprise considering he is the son of the former tennis pro, Nanjiroh Echizen, otherwise known as the Samurai! Upon transferring to the school Seishun Gakuen, he meets the regulars of the tennis club, and becomes the first freshman to become a regular; but he has a lot to learn yet about being a tennis star. Ryoma, along with the rest of his teammates, aspire to win the Nationals; but first, they must defeat the other teams which stand in their way!
Hotaru is a 16-year-old high school first-year who has always been ambivalent about love, preferring instead to have a lively life with her family and friends. So when she sees her schoolmate, Hananoi-kun, sitting in the snow after a messy, public breakup, she thinks nothing of offering to share her umbrella. But when he asks her out in the middle of her classroom the next day, she can’t help but feel that her life is about to change in a big way…
Welcome to Hijiri Academy! Completed only as of this year, freshmen are the only students who walk its halls; and now, a student body has been elected. As newly-appointed vice president, well-liked and cordial Midori Saejima knows she has her work cut out for her, in more ways than one: she’s been in love with the president, Akira Sudoh, ever since she secretly saw him care for a stray kitten one rainy night. As Midori’s feelings continue to grow, she finds herself more and more convinced that Akira has a girlfriend, much to her dismay. Will Midori come to terms with her feelings and confess, or accept that her love may be unrequited?
Middle school left Uka Ishimori with nothing but scars—to the point where she's forgotten how to laugh or cry or even say “hello.” But a chance reencounter with a boy with lemon-colored hair invigorates her, giving her hope that maybe, just maybe, life can be that much sweeter if she finally reaches out for help.
The new anime will depict previously untold stories in the three months between the stories of the first Prince of Tennis and sequel, The New Prince of Tennis. It will cover story material that was not in either manga series.
The Seigaku Tennis team has been invited to take a cruise aboard a luxury liner in exchange for playing a few exhibition matches. Onboard, the players start to notice that the ship isn’t all that it’s cracked up to be. When the team finds out that they are expected to lose their matches intentionally so that the owner of the ship can make money off of the gambling that's going on behind the scenes, they realize that there's no such thing as a free lunch. Will the players submit to the request of the owner or will he have to use force to ensure that they lose as planned?