Name: The Prince of Tennis
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
Released: 2006-05-13
Duration: 1 h 51 min
Cast: Kanata Hongo, Yu Shirota, Hiroki Suzuki, Hiroki Aiba, Osamu Adachi

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Twelve year old tennis prodigy, Ryoma Echizen attends the distinguished school of Seishun Academy Middle School with his eyes set on being on the regulars team of the tennis club, which the school is famous for.

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Tennis
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Coming-of-Age Story
Youth Tournament
School Life
Teamwork
Energetic
Visually Dynamic
Competitive Spirit

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Directed by: Yūichi Abe
Written by: Daisuke Habara, Takeshi Konomi
Music by: Yasushi Tanaka

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Facts

May 13, 2006 · 1 h 51 min · Action, Comedy, Drama

Released: May 13, 2006
Runtime: 1 h 51 min
Genres: Action, Comedy, Drama
Original language: Japanese
Made in: Japan

Tropes

Face–Heel Turn, Double Standard, Tiger Versus Dragon +9

Face–Heel Turn
Double Standard
Tiger Versus Dragon
Canon Foreigner
Sugar-and-Ice Personality
Parental Abandonment
Girlish Pigtails
Eagleland
Stern Teacher
Generation Xerox
Battle Amongst the Flames
Heroic Resolve

12 of 187 tropes. From TV Tropes.

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6 questions, like "Is The Prince of Tennis worth watching?"

Questions about The Prince of Tennis

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Is The Prince of Tennis worth watching?

64

DecentGoodWatch score

Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 64 (IMDb 6.2).

Is The Prince of Tennis okay for kids?

Yes: the viewing guide lists it for kids.

Will The Prince of Tennis make me laugh?

A touch

Not much for a comedy: the title analysis gives its humor 1 of 4.

Will I feel good after watching The Prince of Tennis?

BleakHopeful

Yes, it's an uplifting movie: the title analysis rates it 8 of 10 for hopefulness and 5 for wholesome.

Is The Prince of Tennis in English?

Japanese

No, it was made in Japanese.

What tropes does The Prince of Tennis use?

Face–Heel TurnDouble StandardTiger Versus DragonCanon ForeignerSugar-and-Ice PersonalityParental AbandonmentGirlish PigtailsEaglelandStern TeacherGeneration XeroxBattle Amongst the FlamesHeroic Resolveand 175 more

TV Tropes lists 187 tropes for it, including Face–Heel Turn, Double Standard, and Tiger Versus Dragon.