Prince of Tennis
It continues to be a bit of a rocky road to revival for Prince of Tennis in terms of gaining overseas fans, though it does try and try. The property, based off of the manga by Takeshi Konomi, had a 2012 series that picked up where things left off from the previous lengthy series, though it didn’t exactly enamor new fans into really trying it or sticking with it since there was so much history and so few introductions. But now we’re getting the sequel series to that done as a run of OVAs that deals more with the training camp side of things. The OVAs are set for a 2014 release but no firm dates have opened up for it yet.
Crunchyroll simulcast the 2012 series and Daisuki has it as well as the specials that were released.
Series concept: Middle school students fought fiercely against one another in a national tournament. Now, 50 chosen representatives return to fight again as high school students! The stage is the U-17 (Under Seventeen) Japanese Representative Training Camp. Middle school students have been invited for the first time to a camp known to produce the best Japanese tennis players. National champions from Seigaku, Hyotei, Rikkai, Shitenhoji… With all the rivals from the national tournament attending, everyone eagerly awaits their reunion. At first, the middle schoolers do not expect much from their high school opponents. However, the training camp is not so easy! Athletes with skills incomparable to those they previously faced and their mysterious coach appear before them. Faced with numerous demanding challenges, can the middle schoolers survive in this meritocratic training camp? The new chapter of “Prince of Tennis” begins here! The curtain rises on a new stage.