The Prince of Tennis II Heads To Jump Festa '24 Super Stage Red
Tokyo, Japan (December 7, 2023) - Shueisha, Inc. has announced details of the The Prince of Tennis II (also known as The New Prince of Tennis) stage on Super Stage RED happening at the annual event JUMP FESTA. JUMP FESTA '24 will be held December 16-17, 2023 (JST) at Makuhari Messe. JUMP Super Stage RED will feature 10 popular hit titles and will be livestreamed on the official YouTube channel “JUMP Channel” so that overseas fans can enjoy JUMP FESTA as well. JUMP Super Stage RED will be livestreamed outside of Japan with simultaneous English interpretation.
The Prince of Tennis II, the second series of The Prince of Tennis which has been serialized in JUMP SQ. since 2009-after its first series which was serialized from 1999 to 2008 in Weekly Shonen Jump-is a popular work with a cumulative circulation of over 60 million copies for both series. The Prince of Tennis II, which depicts junior high school students aiming for greater heights in the world of tennis, continues to fascinate fans through various media such as TV animation, radio, games, and musicals.
On the day of the event, four popular voice actors who appear in The Prince of Tennis II will take to the stage in Makuhari Messe. In addition to the customary live reading, the new anime The Prince of Tennis II: U-17 World Cup Semifinal will be discussed, and there will be plenty of behind-the-scenes stories that can only be heard at this stage about the original manga currently being serialized in Jump SQ.! Furthermore for the stage finale, music combined with the latest AR technology will be presented!
The Prince of Tennis II Overview:
Saturday, December 16 15:30~16:10 JST
Voice Cast Appearances
Junko Minagawa as Ryoma Echizen
Ryōtarō Okiayu as Kunimitsu Tezuka
Junichi Suwabe as Keigo Atobe
Sachiko Nagai as Seiichi Yukimura
JUMP FESTA '24 Overview:
Date & Time: December 16-17, 2023 9:00~17:00 JST *Select stage programs are available after 17:00.
Venue: Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Hall Exhibition Halls 1-8
Admission: Free admission *All visitors over elementary school age will need an admission ticket (electronic ticket) from the Jump NAVI app.
Sponsor: Shueisha, Inc.
Number of people invited: 45,000 people each day, 90,000 people total for 2 days
Official website: https://www.jumpfesta.com/
JUMP Super Stage RED English edition: https://www.jumpfesta.com/stagered/en/
Official X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/jumpfesta
“JUMP Channel” Official YouTube Channel: https://www.YouTube.com/c/jumpchannel
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About The Prince of Tennis Series:
Created by Takeshi Konomi, The Prince of Tennis began serialization in Weekly Shonen Jump in 1999 and quickly gained overwhelming support. The serialization in Weekly Shonen Jump was completed in 2008. In the following year 2009, the series moved to Jump Square and the sequel The Prince of Tennis II (also known as The New Prince of Tennis) began. The series will celebrate its 25th anniversary in 2024, and the cumulative circulation has exceeded 60 million copies.
In 2001, the TV anime adaptation began broadcasting, and in 2003, the musical adaptation "The Prince of Tennis" began its run, and more than 900 character songs have been released including the character song event "TeniPuri Festa" and the 3DCG anime film "Ryoma! The Prince of Tennis".
In The Prince of Tennis, Ryoma Echizen is a tennis prodigy who became a regular in his first year at middle school and won a national championship with the Seigaku Tennis Club. Ryoma, who has traveled to the United States, receives a notification that he will be summoned to the Japan U-17 World Cup training camp, and together with his former teammates and high school students with unknown abilities, he aims to conquer the world of tennis.
About JUMP FESTA:
JUMP FESTA features content across several of Shueisha's Jump magazines, including “Weekly Shonen Jump”, “Shonen Jump+”, “V Jump”, “Jump SQ.”, and “Saikyō Jump.” The annual event welcomes fans to participate in a wide range of activities and stages packed with Jump content. Since its inception in 1999, countless fans of the Jump titles have attended the event.
About Shueisha, Inc.:
Shueisha is a publishing company headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. Since its founding in 1926, Shueisha has led the Japanese publishing industry in a variety of fields including: manga magazines, fashion magazines, literary books, paperbacks, art books, photo books, dictionaries and encyclopedias. In recent years, the company has expanded beyond countries and regions through multifaceted development including digital distribution, visualization, events, and product sales.
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