The Prince Of Tennis II's Seiichi Yukimura Takes Solo anan Cover For Issue 2518
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.
Key Facts
- 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.
Reporting from 2 sources: KAI-YOU, Anime Anime.
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.
Sachiko 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.
The cover run follows Keigo Atobe, who took the solo cover of issue 2514, released October 7. That issue'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.
Anime Anime describes the back cover four as "members who cannot be missed in the doubles matches of the U-17 WORLD CUP Final Member Deciding Matches." The same outlet notes the anime is in its second half and that Yukimura has "greatly contributed to the victories of the Japan representative team in the U-17 World Cup so far." KAI-YOU reports Takeshi Konomi began serializing The Prince of Tennis in 1999, with the sequel running since 2009.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.