{"rewrite":{"id":"r_e2cd27fc3e1aed42509b1234","clusterId":"c_d8dd0f038ecf790628b03b72","slug":"the-prince-of-tennis-ii-s-seiichi-yukimura-takes-solo-anan-cover-for-issue-2518","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"The Prince Of Tennis II's Seiichi Yukimura Takes Solo anan Cover For Issue 2518","summary":"Seiichi Yukimura, the Rikkai University Affiliated Junior High tennis captain known as the \"Child of God,\" appears solo on the cover of the special edition of anan issue 2518, which Magazine House puts on sale Wednesday, November 4. The back cover carries Yukimura plus Renji Yanagi, Kuranosuke Shiraishi, and Kintaro Toyama in black suits. Placed beside the back cover of anan issue 2514, released October 7, the two halves form one gravure with eight characters, two each from Seishun Academy, Hyotei Academy, Rikkai University Affiliated, and Shitenhoji. Issue 2514 gave its solo cover to Keigo Atobe and its back cover to Ryoma Echizen, Syusuke Fuji, Keigo Atobe, and Yushi Oshitari. The 2518 special edition costs 1,100 yen including tax and sells at bookstores, convenience stores, and online bookstores. Inside, the issue runs gravures and messages from the four back-cover characters, plus interviews with voice actors Sachiko Nagai, Eiji Takemoto, Yoshimasa Hosoya, and Yu Sugimoto.","whyItMatters":"The second anan special edition in a month pairs each cover with a matching back cover, so buying both October issues is what completes the eight-character gravure.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eSachiko Nagai voices Seiichi Yukimura, Eiji Takemoto voices Renji Yanagi, Yoshimasa Hosoya voices Kuranosuke Shiraishi, and Yu Sugimoto voices Kintaro Toyama. In the cast interviews, the four discuss their thoughts on the work and the characters, the appeal of their respective schools, and memorable episodes from their activities so far.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cover run follows Keigo Atobe, who took the solo cover of issue 2514, released October 7. That issue\u0026#39;s back cover had Ryoma Echizen, Syusuke Fuji, Keigo Atobe, and Yushi Oshitari in black suits. The two back covers combine into one gravure with eight characters, two each from Seishun Academy, Hyotei Academy, Rikkai University Affiliated, and Shitenhoji.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnime Anime describes the back cover four as \u0026#34;members who cannot be missed in the doubles matches of the U-17 WORLD CUP Final Member Deciding Matches.\u0026#34; The same outlet notes the anime is in its second half and that Yukimura has \u0026#34;greatly contributed to the victories of the Japan representative team in the U-17 World Cup so far.\u0026#34; KAI-YOU reports Takeshi Konomi began serializing The Prince of Tennis in 1999, with the sequel running since 2009.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"The two anan covers are cut to pair: issue 2518's back cover sits beside issue 2514's to form one eight-character gravure, two players each from Seishun, Hyotei, Rikkai, and Shitenhoji.","twitterPost":"anan's two Prince of Tennis II covers are designed as halves: 2518's back cover lines up with 2514's to form one eight-character gravure.","threadsPost":"anan issue 2518 is built to pair with 2514: placed side by side, the two back covers form a single gravure with eight Prince of Tennis II characters, two each from Seishun Academy, Hyotei Academy, Rikkai University Affiliated, and Shitenhoji. Seiichi Yukimura holds the solo cover on the new issue.","newsletterBlurb":"The New Prince of Tennis lands its second anan special edition in a month, this time with Seiichi Yukimura solo on the cover of issue 2518. The back cover carries four characters whose image joins issue 2514's back cover into a single eight-character gravure. It hits stands November 4 for 1,100 yen.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"KAI-YOU\",\"url\":\"https://kai-you.net/article/96849\",\"title\":\"The New Prince of Tennis's \\\"Child of God\\\" Seiichi Yukimura Graces Solo Cover of anan; Rikkai Dai and Shitenhoji Members Also Appear\"},{\"source\":\"Anime Anime\",\"url\":\"https://animeanime.jp/article/2026/10/16/103862.html\",\"title\":\"The Prince of Tennis II: \\\"Child of God\\\" Seiichi Yukimura on Solo Cover \\u0026 Back Cover with Renji Yanagi, Kuranosuke Shiraishi, and Kintaro Toyama! \\\"anan\\\" on Sale November 4\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":13018,"outputTokens":1484,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1792130828,"createdAt":"2026-10-16T06:01:55.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-16T06:06:06.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-16T06:06:06.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_d8dd0f038ecf790628b03b72","canonicalTitle":"「新テニスの王子様」“神の子”幸村精市がソロ表紙\u0026バックカバーに柳蓮二、白石蔵ノ介、遠山金太郎も！「anan」11月4日発売","representativeArticleId":"a_47c507d5f9383f9d3c175593","sourceCount":2,"writtenSourceCount":2,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"The Prince of Tennis II\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"anan\"],\"studios\":[\"Magazine House\"],\"people\":[\"Seiichi Yukimura\",\"Renji Yanagi\",\"Kuranosuke Shiraishi\",\"Kintaro Toyama\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-16T03:00:04.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-16T03:00:04.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-16T06:06:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"KAI-YOU","url":"https://kai-you.net/article/96849","title":"『新テニスの王子様』の“神の子”幸村精市が『anan』ソロ表紙　立海大と四天宝寺の面々も登場"},{"source":"Anime Anime","url":"https://animeanime.jp/article/2026/10/16/103862.html","title":"「新テニスの王子様」“神の子”幸村精市がソロ表紙\u0026バックカバーに柳蓮二、白石蔵ノ介、遠山金太郎も！「anan」11月4日発売"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["The Prince of Tennis II"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["anan"],"studios":["Magazine House"],"people":["Seiichi Yukimura","Renji Yanagi","Kuranosuke Shiraishi","Kintaro Toyama"],"type":"news","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["The special edition of anan issue 2518, published by Magazine House, goes on sale Wednesday, November 4 at 1,100 yen including tax.","Seiichi Yukimura of The Prince of Tennis II appears solo on the cover of anan issue 2518, with Renji Yanagi, Kuranosuke Shiraishi, and Kintaro Toyama on the back cover.","The back cover of anan issue 2518 joins the back cover of anan issue 2514, released October 7, to form a single gravure of eight characters from four schools.","Voice actors Sachiko Nagai, Eiji Takemoto, Yoshimasa Hosoya, and Yu Sugimoto are interviewed in anan issue 2518.","The New Prince of Tennis U-17 WORLD CUP Final Member Deciding Match has aired on TV Tokyo and other stations since September 30."]}