A third teaser visual, main theme songs, and an additional cast member have been unveiled for the upcoming The Prince of Tennis II: U-17 World Cup Kessho Member Ketteisen anime. The sequel to The Prince of Tennis II: U-17 World Cup Semifinal was first announced in September 2025 and will premiere in Japan in Fall 2026.
The sequel anime’s opening theme is “Walls And Bridges,” performed by four-member music unit Aozu, which is comprised of voice cast members Junko Minagawa (who voices Ryoma Echizen), Ryotaro Okiayu (who voices Kunimitsu Tezuka), Yuki Kaida (who voices Syusuke Fuji), and Takayuki Kondo (who voices Shuichiro Oishi).
Meanwhile, the ending theme is “Kinkanshoku phenomenal” by Junichi Suwabe (who voices Keigo Atobe) and Hidenobu Kiuchi (who voices Yushi Oshitari).
It was also announced that Japanese actor Yu Shirota will be voicing Romeo Fernández — a tennis player from Spain. Shirota, who is half-Spanish, previously portrayed Kunimitsu Tezuka in the live-action The Prince of Tennis stage musicals.
The Prince of Tennis II: U-17 World Cup Semifinal was first released in October 2024 and served as a continuation to the 2022 TV anime The Prince of Tennis II: U-17 World Cup. The latter marked the first The Prince of Tennis II TV anime since 2012.
The Prince of Tennis began as a manga series by Takeshi Konomi on July 6, 1999 and ended serialization in Weekly Shonen Jump on March 3, 2008, with 42 total tankobon volumes being released in Japan. VIZ Media releases the manga in English.
It was followed by the sequel series, The Prince of Tennis II (known as The New Prince of Tennis in Japan), which debuted in Shueisha’s Jump Square magazine on March 4, 2009. Forty-seven tankobon volumes have been released in Japan as of June 2026, with a 48th volume set to be published on September 4, 2026.
Crunchyroll is streaming The Prince of Tennis II: U-17 World Cup in select countries and territories worldwide. It describes the main synopsis as:
When tennis phenom Ryoma Echizen is kicked out of Japan’s elite U-17 training camp for breaking the rules, he’s despondent. But a stroke of good luck hits when he’s able to try out for the U.S. team. Proving himself against their hardened veterans isn’t going to be easy, and if he is accepted, he’ll have to play against his former friends. Can he help his new brothers smash their way to victory?
Sources: The Prince of Tennis Anime Official X/Twitter (2) Anime News Network
