Prince of Tennis Anime Return Hits Crunchyroll September 30

The Prince of Tennis anime return hits Crunchyroll on September 30. The new season, The Prince of Tennis II: U-17 World Cup: Final Member Selection Match, comes with a new official trailer and a confirmed English dub, according to ComicBook. It is the first new installment to premiere since the manga reached its finale this year, closing a story that began 27 years ago.

The new season picks up with Japan one step from the World Cup final against Spain. Coach Mifune decides the current lineup has not earned its place yet, so he calls a Final Member Selection Match to settle the roster, according to the official synopsis shared by Crunchyroll. Teammates who fought together all tournament now have to beat each other for the remaining spots, and the old rivalries that defined the early seasons come back with them. It is the classic Prince of Tennis setup, where nothing on the Japan team is ever settled without somebody getting challenged.

For viewers catching up, the last installment was the Semifinal season, which aired in 2024 and centered on Japan's clash with Germany, The Fandom Post reports. The season before that premiered in the summer of 2022, kicking off the U-17 World Cup arc that has carried the franchise through its latest chapters. The Final Member Selection Match continues directly from there, with the final against Spain now in sight.

The franchise started as one of Shonen Jump's longest-running sports manga before continuing in a sequel series, according to ComicBook. Over the years it grew into one of the most recognizable tennis anime ever made, keeping the sport in front of anime fans through multiple generations of viewers. With the manga finished and the anime reaching the World Cup final, this season is the payoff that long arc has been building toward.

A sharper look for the biggest matches yet

The trailer makes it clear the production is treating the finale as an event. ComicBook notes the new footage looks sharper than the previous season, which arrived two years ago. Animation studio M.S.C. is handling the new installment, according to Final Weapon's Fall season guide, and the trailer leans hard into the selection matches, the packed stadiums, and the kind of impossible shots the series is famous for.

The recent seasons kept a steady hand behind the scenes. Keiichiro Kawaguchi directed the previous installment, with Mitsutaka Hirota supervising the scripts and Akiharu Ishii handling character designs, The Fandom Post reports. The new trailer keeps the same visual identity, so longtime viewers will recognize the team right away even as the stakes climb higher.

The voice cast is back as well. Junko Minagawa returns as Ryoma Echizen, Ryotaro Okiayu as Kunimitsu Tezuka, and Mamoru Miyano as Ryoga Echizen, The Fandom Post reports, with new cast members joining the national-team lineup for the selection matches.

When and where to watch

The subtitled version premieres on Crunchyroll across North America, Central and South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, CIS, and the Indian subcontinent, according to ComicBook. The English dub is confirmed but its airdate has not been announced yet, so dub watchers should expect a short wait. ComicBook notes that Crunchyroll dubs usually land about two weeks after the subtitled premiere, which would put the English version in mid-October.

The season shares Crunchyroll's Fall slate with heavy hitters, including the return of Black Clover five years after its first season ended and the third season of The Apothecary Diaries, Anime UK News reports. Earlier Prince of Tennis seasons are already streaming on the platform, which gives new viewers a short runway to catch up before the first selection match begins. Our rundown of the full Fall 2026 lineup has everything else premiering alongside it.

Few anime finales arrive with this much of the source story resolved, and this Prince of Tennis anime return lands at exactly the right moment. The manga is finished, the World Cup final is in sight, and the only question left is who makes the team. The answer starts landing this week. Read more about the return date and trailer at ComicBook, and see The Fandom Post's rundown of the English-subtitled teaser.