Next Prince of Tennis Movie to be Set in the United States!

Upcoming Prince of Tennis movie Ryoma! Shinsei Gekijoban Tennis no Oji-sama has revealed plot details and additional cast members!

In the new movie's completely original story, series protagonist Ryoma sets off by himself for the US in hopes of further developing his tennis abilities. After his arrival, he finds his classmate Sakuno being confronted by gang members and tries to step in by hitting a ball at them, which is intercepted by another ball from a mysterious figure in a wheelchair. Ryoma and Sakuno then find themselves in the past at a time when the former's father was famous around the world as "Samurai Nanjiro."

The newly announced cast members are Shunsuke Takeuchi as Boo, Tomokazu Sugita as Wolf, and Ryota Takeuchi as Foo. All three characters are part of a "tennis gang" in the US and will rap with lyrics by Takeshi Konomi, the manga's original creator.

Ryoma! Shinsei Gekijoban Tennis no Oji-sama is the franchise's first 3DCG installment. The story is set in the three-month gap between The Prince of Tennis and The New Prince of Tennis.

Ryoma! Shinsei Gekijoban Tennis no Oji-sama opens in Japan on September 3.

Adapted with permission from Anime!Anime!