Anime Watch Time
How Long Does It Take to Watch The Prince of Tennis?
Romaji: Tennis no Ouji-sama · Native: テニスの王子様
The Prince of Tennis takes about 65.3 hours (65 hours 16 minutes) to watch in full, across 178 episodes. Use the watch time calculator for an estimate based on your own pace and playback speed.
About The Prince of Tennis
Echizen Ryoma is a young tennis prodigy who has won 4 consecutive tennis championships but who constantly lies in the shadow of his father, a former pro tennis player. He joins the Seishun Gakuen junior highschool, one of the best tennis schools in Japan, and there along with his teamates he learns to find his own type of tennis in an attempt to defeat his biggest obstacle of all: his father as well as himself.
Series Context
Score
7.50
Year
2001
Format
TV
Source
Manga
Status
Finished Airing
Prequels, Sequels & Related Entries
The Prince of Tennis connects to 11 other entries — useful to know if you want the full watch time for the whole story, not just this one.
Side Story · Special
Tennis no Ouji-sama: Hagiota no Ouji-sama
2002 · Finished Airing
Side Story · OVA
Tennis no Ouji-sama: A Day of the Survival Mountain - Kyoufu no Kyouka Training!
2004 · Finished Airing
Side Story · Movie
Tennis no Ouji-sama: Atobe Kara no Okurimono - Kimi ni Sasageru Tenipuri Matsuri
2005 · Finished Airing
Side Story · Movie
Tennis no Ouji-sama: Futari no Samurai - The First Game
2005 · Finished Airing
Side Story · Special
Tennis no Ouji-sama OVA: Zenkoku Taikai-hen Final Chibi Character Flash Animation
2008 · Finished Airing
Side Story · Music
Prince of Tennis: Band of Princes
2009 · Finished Airing
Side Story · Special
Tennis no Ouji-sama: TV Anime-ban Pairpuri DVD
2010 · Finished Airing
Side Story · Movie
Tennis no Ouji-sama: Eikokushiki Teikyuu Shiro Kessen!
2011 · Finished Airing
Side Story · OVA
Houkago no Ouji-sama
2014 · Finished Airing
Sequel · OVA
Tennis no Ouji-sama: Zenkoku Taikai-hen
2006 · Finished Airing
Recap / Summary · OVA
Tennis no Ouji-sama: BEST GAMES!!
2018 · Finished Airing
Franchise Guide
Watching the full The Prince of Tennis franchise?
The franchise page groups the connected seasons, movies, and specials into one watch-order guide, with a combined total watch time.
Episode Count and Watch Time
The Prince of Tennis Episode Count and Total Watch Time
Episodes
178
Episode length
22 min
Total watch time
65 hours 16 minutes
Status
Finished Airing
This is a long-runner — worth planning for as a multi-week or multi-month watch rather than a quick binge.
Binge Watching Schedule
Simple Watch Schedule for The Prince of Tennis
Based on average episode length and normal playback speed.
| Episodes per day | Days to finish |
|---|---|
| 2 | 89 days |
| 5 | 35.6 days |
| 10 | 17.8 days |
Quick Answers About The Prince of Tennis
Does The Prince of Tennis have filler episodes?+
No — The Prince of Tennis has no filler episodes, so the full watch time already reflects the main story only.
What changes if you skip intros and outros?+
Skipping roughly 3 minutes per episode lowers the total watch time to about 56.4 hours, versus 65.3 hours with intros and outros included.
Is The Prince of Tennis worth binge-watching?+
This is a long-runner — worth planning for as a multi-week or multi-month watch rather than a quick binge.
