Takeshi Konomi, the creator of The New Prince of Tennis manga, has confirmed that the series will end after six more chapters. The release date for the final chapter is currently unknown.
Konomi initially started serializing The New Prince of Tennis in 2009. The 46th compiled book volume released on January 5, 2026. It serves as the sequel series to Konomi’s other manga, The Prince of Tennis, which released from 1999 to 2008. The manga inspired several anime, films, video games, and more. Most of the anime adaptations of The Prince of Tennis are available to watch on Crunchyroll.
The service describes one of the adaptations, The Prince of Tennis II, as follows:
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–
