The Prince of Tennis: Futari no Samurai
The Prince of Tennis: Futari no Samurai is a 2005 Japanese anime film based on the manga series The Prince of Tennis by Takeshi Konomi. It was produced by Nihon Ad Systems and Production I.G., and directed by Takayuki Hamana. The film premiere aired after another short film spun off from the series titled Tennis no Oujisama: Atobe Kara no Okurimono . Funimation licensed the film.
Japanese theatrical release poster
The Prince of Tennis is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takeshi Konomi. The manga was serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump from July 1999 to March 2008, with its chapters collected in 42 tankōbon volumes. Viz Media licensed the manga for English release in North America.
Cover of the first tankōbon volume, featuring Ryoma Echizen