{"rewrite":{"id":"r_496f2fc95a031af72f05de41","clusterId":"c_f108c5db1aa23f9d94f6b06a","slug":"prince-of-tennis-ii-u-17-world-cup-finals-member-decisive-match-premieres-september-30","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"Prince of Tennis II: U-17 World Cup Finals Member Decisive Match Premieres September 30","summary":"The staff for The Prince of Tennis II: U-17 World Cup Finals Members Decisive Match, the sequel anime to The Prince of Tennis II: U-17 World Cup Semifinal, unveiled a new promotional video, key visual, four additional cast members for Spain's national team, and a September 30 premiere on Friday. The anime will premiere on TV Tokyo on September 30 at 12:00 a.m. JST (effectively October 1) and will also air on TV Osaka and TV Aichi. The sequel depicts the battle to decide who will represent Japan in the finals match against Spain. The newly announced cast includes Tasuku Hatanaka as Julio Roman, Reiji Kawashima as Mars de Colón, Ryūho Nagaoka as Silva Serra Banbieri, and Megumi Han as Sedah. Film actor Yū Shirota voices Romeo Fernandez from Spain. The four-member unit Aozu, composed of Ryōma Echizen (voiced by Junko Minagawa), Kunimitsu Tezuka (voiced by Ryōtarō Okiayu), Syusuke Fuji (voiced by Yuki Kaida), and Shuichiro Ōishi (voiced by Takayuki Kondō), performs the opening theme song \"Walls And Bridges.\" Keigo Atobe (voiced by Junichi Suwabe) and Yūshi Oshitari (voiced by Hidenobu Kiuchi) perform the ending theme song \"Kinkanshoku phenomenal.\"","whyItMatters":"This is the third installment of the U-17 World Cup series, and the decision match format shifts the conflict from international team battles to an internal clash among Japan's teammates, a structural change the sources highlight in the PV's depiction of pride and passion.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe promotional video previews the opening theme song \u0026#34;Walls And Bridges\u0026#34; by Aozu. The trailer shows Japan representative team members, who fought together as teammates, clashing with pride and passion in the decision match. Coach Mifune\u0026#39;s decision is to hold a finals member decisive match for the right to compete in the final against Spain.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMegumi Han, voicing Sedah, said in a comment that it has always been her dream to become a Prince of Tennis, and spoke about the audition and her feelings toward the work. The anime will air on TV Tokyo every Wednesday at 24:00, on TV Aichi at 25:30, and on TV Osaka at 25:35.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Prince of Tennis II: U-17 World Cup premiered on TV Tokyo in July 2022 and was the first new television anime in the franchise in about a decade. The Semifinal installment debuted in October 2024 and centered on the Japan vs. Germany semifinal. Takeshi Konomi serialized the original manga in Shueisha\u0026#39;s Weekly Shonen Jump from 1999 to 2008, and launched The New Prince of Tennis sequel manga in Jump Square in 2009. Shueisha published the manga\u0026#39;s 47th compiled book volume on June 4, and Konomi announced in July 2025 that he plans to end the serialization within a year.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Megumi Han, joining the Prince of Tennis cast as Sedah, said it has always been her dream to become a Prince of Tennis. The Finals Member Decisive Match premieres September 30.","twitterPost":"The U-17 World Cup sequel pits Japan's teammates against each other in a finals member decision match, per Coach Mifune's call. New PV and Spain cast revealed. Premieres September 30 on TV Tokyo.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"The Prince of Tennis II: U-17 World Cup Finals Members Decisive Match gets a September 30 premiere date, a new PV, and four new cast members for Spain's team. The decision match arc turns Japan's allies into rivals before the finals against Spain.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-14/the-prince-of-tennis-ii-u-17-world-cup-kessho-member-ketteisen-anime-reveals-promo-video-more-cast-/.240582\",\"title\":\"The Prince of Tennis II: U-17 World Cup Kesshō Member Ketteisen Anime Reveals Promo Video, More Cast, September 30 Premiere\"},{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/2608143b\",\"title\":\"'The New Prince of Tennis U-17 WORLD CUP Finals Member Decision Match' to Start Broadcasting from September 30. 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