The BEST episodes of The Prince of Tennis season 3

Every episode of The Prince of Tennis season 3, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Prince of Tennis season 3!

Ryoma Echizen, a young tennis prodigy with many tennis championship wins, lies under his father's, Nanjiro Echizen a former pro tennis player, shadow. He joins the Seigaku Jr. High School Tennis Team, one of the best teams in Japan, who's goal is to become national champions. On the team, Ryoma, with help from his teammates, hopes to develop his own tennis style so he can defeat his father.

Last Updated: 9/3/2024Network: TV TokyoStatus: Ended
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Become Seigaku's Pillar of Support!
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9.67
36 votes

#1 - Become Seigaku's Pillar of Support!

Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/15/2003

Kunimitsu Tezuka, Seigaku's captain, faces off against Atobe, while Oishi reminisces about his promise to Tezuka: they would take Seigaku to the Nationals; and how Tezuka's arm was injured when they were first years.

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The Last Triple Counter
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9.58
36 votes

#2 - The Last Triple Counter

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/25/2002

Fuji shows the last of his Triple Counter, Hakugei, and defeats Jirou.

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Doubles for Three
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9.57
35 votes

#3 - Doubles for Three

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/6/2002

Due Oishi's absence, Momoshiro ends up playing doubles with Eiji Kikumaru, but the latter is unable to play to his fullest. However, once Eiji gets used to Momoshiro's presence, he begins to play in his normal play style. Oishi later shows up to cheer for them on the sidelines, encouraging the two to play to their fullest.

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Hyotei Presses Near
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9.56
36 votes

#4 - Hyotei Presses Near

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/30/2002

Seigaku arrives at the tennis court for their upcoming match, but Shuichiro Oishi, who bumps into a pregnant lady on his way to the match, ends up going to the hospital to take care of her. Takeshi Momoshiro runs over to take Oishi's place at the hospital, only to find out that Oishi himself is also injured, so the latter encourages Momoshiro to take his place.

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Scud Serve
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9.56
36 votes

#5 - Scud Serve

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/13/2002

After Momoshiro and Eiji beat their opponents, Sadaharu Inui and Kaoru Kaido play against Ryou Shishido and Choutarou Ohtori pair. To start off the match, Ohtori shows them his Scud Serve, a super fast serve verging on 200 km/h. Since the serve was not in Inui's data, the pair has difficulty in trying to return it.

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The Disappearing Serve
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9.56
36 votes

#6 - The Disappearing Serve

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/18/2002

Shusuke Fuji wants to pay Jirou Akutagawa back for defeating Yuta, and he also wants to win for Kawamura, who was injured along with Kabaji. Fuji thus reveals a very special serve.

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The Hidden Trouble
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9.53
36 votes

#7 - The Hidden Trouble

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/27/2002

As Inui reveals that he only needs data on Shishido and Ohtori because he has completed all the others, his past of how he took interest in Data Tennis is revealed. After Inui gathers the required data, Inui and Kaido finally make a comeback. However, even after Kaido reveals he has mastered his Boomerang Snake technique, the other team still proves formidable as they are able to return it.

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Power vs. Power
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9.51
35 votes

#8 - Power vs. Power

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/5/2002

Munehiro Kabaji and Takashi Kawamura battle it out with a power duel.

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Duel of Hadoukyuu!
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9.51
35 votes

#9 - Duel of Hadoukyuu!

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/11/2002

Kawamura uses the one and two-handed Hadokyu, but Kabaji copies it. It then becomes a duel of whose arm will last longest.

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Rondo Towards Destruction
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9.51
35 votes

#10 - Rondo Towards Destruction

Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/22/2003

Atobe shows his special two-part smash, the Rondo Towards Destruction.

Kaoru's Special Training
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9.49
35 votes

#11 - Kaoru's Special Training

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/23/2002

During the tournament combination drawings, Seigaku learns of their next opponent, Hyotei Academy. Meanwhile, in preparation for Seigaku's next match, Kaido trains especially hard in order to perfect his Boomerang Snake, in which Inui decides to help him with for a price: to become his doubles' partner. Also, Hyotei's rigorous regular selection process is revealed.

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The Worst Compatibility
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9.47
34 votes

#12 - The Worst Compatibility

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/20/2002

Neither Inui nor Kaido can react fast enough to Ohtori's Scud Serve, even after Kaido removes his weighted wrist bands; which grants him more speed, but still not enough to return the Scud Serve. As the Seigaku pair struggle, Keigo Atobe, Hyotei's captain, reflects back on how hard Shishido and Ohtori trained for this.

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End of the Ball
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9.46
37 votes

#13 - End of the Ball

Season 3 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/29/2003

Tezuka continues to use his left hand, even though he is aware of the injuries he may further sustain.

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Compilation Stories TeniPuri
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9.43
37 votes

#14 - Compilation Stories TeniPuri

Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/8/2003

Short stories involving super deformed versions of the characters; includes "Super Soldier", "Beware of Snow White?!", and "Jump out! Seigaku".

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9.42
40 votes

#15 - It's a Date!

Season 3 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/26/2003

n Tachibana asks Momoshiro and Ryoma for a tennis date, but the others see it differently.

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The Never Ending Tie-Break
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9.38
37 votes

#16 - The Never Ending Tie-Break

Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/5/2003

Atobe and Tezuka continue the match, and enters a long tie-break, until Atobe finally wins. Ryoma then plays the last match against Wakashi Hiyoshi, and wins with his Drive B.

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9.38
37 votes

#17 - Farewell, Tezuka Kunimitsu

Season 3 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/26/2003

Ryoma finally breaks the Tezuka Zone, but still loses in the end. Tezuka leaves for Germany.

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9.28
36 votes

#18 - Kaoru Becomes Ryoma

Season 3 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/5/2003

Kaido is forced to impersonate Ryoma due to a mistake in a tennis magazine by Shiba, a reporter, and ends up playing a match with Momoshiro.

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9.27
37 votes

#19 - Tezuka's Decision

Season 3 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/12/2003

Oishi tells everyone to come at midnight for a surprise trip to the mountains. Tezuka later reveals his decision to leave for Germany.

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9.27
37 votes

#20 - A Message for Echizen

Season 3 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/19/2003

Tezuka challenges Ryoma to another match using his right hand, and successfully uses the right-handed Tezuka Zone against him.

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Tennis vs. Ping Pong
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9.22
36 votes

#21 - Tennis vs. Ping Pong

Season 3 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/19/2003

During Seigaku's club day, Ryoma participates in ping pong, while other members of the team participate in various sports as well.

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Who Will be a Regular?
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9.20
35 votes

#22 - Who Will be a Regular?

Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/12/2003

Kachiro Kato, a Seigaku freshman, gets upset with Masashi Arai and his friends for being insensitive to the regulars who have injuries. They battle it out on the courts, and whoever loses has to quit the tennis club.

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