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, also known as "TeniPuri Musical," "Tenimyu," or "GekiPuri" (Stage Prince), is a series of live action stage musicals directed by Yukio Ueshima based on manga series ''The Prince of Tennis'' created by Takeshi Konomi and serialized by Shueisha in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump''. The first musical premièred in the Golden Week of 2003,〔(MMV Musical the Prince of Tennis Official Homepage ). Retrieved 18 January 2011〕〔Jamie Lano, 2010, (Musical 'Prince of Tennis' a smash hit ). Retrieved 19 January 2011〕 and the unexpected popularity, especially among girls,〔unknown, 2007, Seigaku yondaime regyuraajin ga hatsu omemie! Myuushikaru “Tenisu no oujisama” seisaku happyoukai (). Retrieved 18 January 2011〕 and requests for merchandise of the show encouraged Marvelous Entertainment to follow through with the series. Each new show covers an arc of the manga storyline, though adaptations to the original story were made to fit the format. Female characters were removed, and irrelevant scenes or minor arcs were cut to move the plot forward.〔 At the start of the production, tickets did not sell out and the type of production was merely an experiment. Manga-based musicals were not frequently seen, if at all.〔 But, within 5 years the musical became popular enough to demand for double casting of characters to handle the amount of performances and to allow for overseas performances in Korea and Taiwan. In addition multiple shows were live streamed into theatres all around the country to make up for the lack of enough seats in the actual venue.〔 Eventually the musical production launched the careers of many of the "hottest" idols in Japan, like Kimeru, Kazuki Kato, and Yuu Shirota. Even Europe got a taste of the production, when three of the actors (namely Ryousuke Katou, Shintarou Akiyama and Yuuichirou Hirata) hit Paris to attend the 10th edition of the Japan Expo in 2009 〔animeanime, 2009, Tenipuri Muujikaru Pari he Akiyama, Hirata, Katou (). Retrieved 19 January 2011〕〔Japan Expo Official Site, list of guests 2009 (). Retrieved 19 January 2011〕 In May 2010, after 7 years, 22 musicals, 5 main casts and about 150 different actors had passed,〔 the "first season" came to an end with the last performance of Dream Live 7th on the 23rd. Not too long after the end of the first season the start of a “second season” was announced.〔Ayachu, 2010, Season 2 of the Prince of Tennis musical coming back in 2011 (). Retrieved 19 January 2011〕 The upcoming shows feature a completely new cast and a new script, but cover the same arcs as the first season.〔 ==Story== Ryoma Echizen is a 12-year-old tennis talent. After winning the American Junior Tournament for four times in a row, he goes back to Japan to live with his Father (a former pro-tennis player). He attends Seishun Gakuen(青春学園), or Seigaku(青学) for short, a school famous for his strong tennis club and talented players, where he joins the tennis club. Soon he beats almost all his upperclassmen and secures himself a spot among the regulars, the team members that get to play during the tournaments between various schools in the country. The ultimate goal from their team is to reach the National Middle School Tennis Tournament and eventually become NO.1 of the country. On their road to glory they meet plenty of hardships, but also meet a lot of new friends and master complex tennis techniques. But who'll become the NO.1 of Japan? 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tenimyu」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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