"The New Prince of Tennis": Key Visual and PV for U-17 Final Selection Released – Four New Voice Actors for Spain

For the TV anime sequel "The New Prince of Tennis: U-17 World Cup – Final Member Selection Match" (Japanese: "Shin Tennis no Ouji-sama U-17 WORLD CUP Kesshou Member Ketteisen"), a new key visual and promotional video have been released. At the same time, the broadcast date has been set: Starting September 30, 2026, the series based on Takeshi Konomi's manga will air every Wednesday in Japan's late-night programming – on TV Tokyo at 24:00, on TV Aichi at 25:30, and on TV Osaka at 25:35.

The key visual shows the Japanese national team around protagonist Ryoma Echizen, Shusuke Fuji, and Keigo Atobe. The new PV offers glimpses into the internal duels in which the Japanese players fight for their spots in the final of the U-17 World Cup. The production is the third part of the "U-17 World Cup" anime series: After the first season in 2022 and the semifinal "SEMIFINAL," which showed Japan's victory over Germany in autumn 2024, the team now faces the final match against Spain. However, Coach Mifune has not predetermined the lineup: Since, according to his words, the strength of the Japanese selection only grows during the match, the roster will be determined in an internal tournament where the former teammates compete against each other with full passion.

For the Spanish national team, four new voice actors have been confirmed: Tasuku Hatanaka takes on the role of Julio Roman, Reiji Kawashima voices Mars de Colón, Ryuho Nagaoka lends his voice to Silva Serra Bambieri, and Megumi Han can be heard as Seda. Previously, it had been announced that actor Yu Shirota would portray the Spanish player Romeo Fernández.

The new voice actors commented on their roles in statements. Hatanaka explained that he had not expected to ever participate in "Tennis no Ouji-sama" and wants to portray Julio Roman as a character who shines like the Spanish sun. Kawashima expressed happiness to be part of the series' history with its overwhelming passion and wants to make history together with Mars de Colón. Nagaoka described Bambieri as taciturn and cool, with an inner fire whose fascination he wants to capture. Megumi Han said it had been her childhood dream to become a "Prince of Tennis"; given the escalating original, she considered the audition perhaps her last chance and is proud to now participate as Seda in the Spanish team.

For the music, character units of the series are again responsible: The opening "Walls And Bridges" is contributed by the unit Aozu (FEEL MEE UNIT), and the ending "Kinkanshoku phenomenal" is presented by Keigo Atobe and Yushi Oshitari. The animation is produced at M.S.C, directed by Yoshinobu Tokumoto; Meiji Ishii is responsible for character design and chief animation direction, and Mitsutaka Hirota for series composition. The series is produced by NAS as part of the "Shin Tennis no Ouji-sama Project."

The underlying manga "Shin Tennis no Ouji-sama" by Takeshi Konomi concluded in August 2026 with the September issue of the magazine "Jump SQ." Thus, after about 27 years, the story of the "Tennis no Ouji-sama" series, which began in 1999 in "Weekly Shonen Jump," came to an end. The new anime season now continues the plot around the U-17 tournament and the path to the final against Spain.