Top Tennis Anime Recommendations

Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru.

Also known as My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU.

Studio: Brain's Base
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

This romantic comedy revolves around an antisocial high school student named Hikigaya Hachiman with a distorted view on life and no friends or girlfriend. When he sees his classmates talking excitedly about living their adolescent lives, he mutters: "They're a bunch of liars." When he is asked about his future dreams, he responds: "Not working." A teacher gets Hachiman to join the 'Volunteer Service' club, which happens to have the school's prettiest girl: Yukinoshita Yukino.



Tags: School , School Club , Primarily Teen Cast , Male Protagonist , Philosophy , Anti-Hero , Heterosexual , Love Triangle , Kuudere , Hikikomori , Meta , Satire , Tsundere , Bullying , Femboy , Rehabilitation , Female Harem , Episodic , Chuunibyou , Mixed Gender Harem , Boys' Love , Tennis , Bisexual

SPY×FAMILY Part 2

Also known as SPY x FAMILY Cour 2.

Studio: WIT STUDIO , CloverWorks
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Slice of Life , Supernatural

With Anya Forger successfully enrolled at the renowned Eden Academy, Operation Strix advances to its second phase. To investigate Ostanian politician Donovan Desmond, Anya must either befriend his son Damian or collect eight Stella Stars to become an Imperial Scholar. Fortunately, Anya has already acquired her first star. In celebration, her adoptive father, Loid, decides to fulfill her wish to adopt a dog.

During their canine search, Loid receives new orders from his superiors, who have found that a band of Berlint University students is plotting to assassinate Westalis' Minister Brantz using bombs worn by trained dogs. While Loid tries to stop their plans, Anya stumbles upon the terrorists' base of operations. There, she befriends a kindhearted, clairvoyant dog who the family later names Bond.

Although the Forgers continue to lead their individual lives in secrecy, the family—with a new fluffy addition—remains united through all of the unusual obstacles thrown their way.



Tags: Family Life , Episodic , Found Family , Espionage , Urban , Ensemble Cast , Urban Fantasy , Assassins , Foreign , Adoption , Female Protagonist , School , Male Protagonist , Super Power , Politics , Martial Arts , Fake Relationship , Parenthood , Shounen , Parody , Unrequited Love , Slapstick , Heterosexual , Cohabitation , Love Triangle , Orphan , Surreal Comedy , Animals , Tsundere , Crossdressing , Kuudere , Tennis , Yandere , Female Harem , Ojou-sama

Grand Blue

Also known as Grand Blue Dreaming.

Studio: Zero-G
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life , Sports

A new life begins for Kitahara Iori as he begins his college career near the ocean in Izu city, full of excitement for his new life. He will be moving into his Uncle's diving store "Grand Blue." There he finds the beautiful ocean, beautiful women, and men that love diving and alcohol. Will Iori be able to live his dream college life?

Tags: School Club , Coastal , Slapstick , Nudity , College , Primarily Adult Cast , Seinen , Male Protagonist , Surreal Comedy , Female Protagonist , Scuba Diving , Ensemble Cast , Episodic , Outdoor Activities , Tsundere , Otaku Culture , Incest , Bar , Bisexual , Crossdressing , Educational , Yandere , Tennis , Cosplay , Idol

Yojouhan Shinwa Taikei

Also known as The Tatami Galaxy.

Studio: MADHOUSE
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Mystery , Psychological , Romance

When a college dropout stops for a late night bite at a mysterious ramen stand, he crosses paths with a self-proclaimed deity of matrimony. This bizarre meeting sends the young man hurtling through a horrifying flashback to his not-so-glorious college days when the influence of a cruel new friend turned him from a hopeless romantic into a mischievous “black cupid.”



Tags: Coming of Age , College , Surreal Comedy , Time Loop , Philosophy , Male Protagonist , Alternate Universe , Primarily Adult Cast , Episodic , School Club , Hikikomori , Time Manipulation , Achronological Order , Meta , Cult , Mixed Media , Heterosexual , Satire , Ensemble Cast , Mythology , Proxy Battle , Cowboys , Cycling , Tennis , Gods , LGBTQ+ Themes

Yuragi-sou no Yuuna-san

Also known as Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs.

Studio: Xebec
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Ecchi , Romance , Supernatural

Kogarashi Fuyuzora is a "hands on" psychic. Ever since the day he got possessed by an evil ghost, he has been burdened with debt. Needing a cheap room to rent, he winds up at a haunted hot springs inn, Yuragi Inn, where only incredibly beautiful girls reside. Amongst the residents is a ghost, Yuuna, who cannot move on to the spirit world. Despite the resistance from the current tenants that are all girls, Kogarashi manages to start his new life at Yuragi Inn.



Tags: Ghost , Female Harem , Primarily Female Cast , Nudity , Youkai , Exorcism , Slapstick , Male Protagonist , Heterosexual , Shapeshifting , Kemonomimi , Inn , Ninja , Nekomimi , Shounen , School , Rural , Henshin , Tentacles , Tennis

Hoshiai no Sora

Also known as Stars Align.

Studio: 8-bit
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life , Sports

Due to the apparent incompetence of its members and lack of results, the boy's soft tennis team is on the verge of being shut down. Toma Shinjou, captain and seemingly only motivated member, seeks the help of newly transferred, and old friend, Maki Katsuragi to improve the club's track record but soon it becomes apparent that what is holding the boys back are problems that run far deeper than the simple sport.

Tags: Coming of Age , Tennis , School Club , Primarily Male Cast , Family Life , School , Male Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , Bullying , Primarily Child Cast , Revenge , LGBTQ+ Themes , Ensemble Cast , Transgender , Adoption , Crossdressing , Twins

Urusei Yatsura (2022)

Also known as Urusei Yatsura (2022) Seasons 1 & 2.

Studio: david production
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Sci-Fi , Supernatural

When an alien race known as the Oni invade Earth, the chronically unlucky and unapologetically lecherous Ataru Moroboshi is selected as humanity’s representative in a duel for the fate of the planet! His opponent is Lum, the Oni’s very pretty princess, and it’s only thanks to Ataru’s unscrupulous behavior that he’s able to scrape out a win in a treacherous game of tag against her. Ataru thinks he’s had his lucky break at last, but when Lum takes a shine to him off the battlefield, the conflict follows him home as Lum invades not only planet Earth, but also the womanizing Ataru’s love life!



Note: Sentai has labeled the 1st and 2nd cour of this season as "Seasons 1 & 2". They have labeled the 3rd and 4th cours of the 2nd season as “Seasons 3 & 4”

Tags: School , Tsundere , Surreal Comedy , Slapstick , Ensemble Cast , Episodic , Aliens , Love Triangle , Unrequited Love , Female Protagonist , Cohabitation , Heterosexual , Male Protagonist , Shounen , Parody , Super Power , Urban Fantasy , Tomboy , Family Life , Time Manipulation , Animals , Interspecies , Youkai , Shrine Maiden , Yandere , Crossdressing , Meta , Shapeshifting , Snowscape , Tennis , Gender Bending

Akebi-chan no Sailor Fuku

Also known as Akebi’s Sailor Uniform.

Studio: CloverWorks
Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life

It’s Komichi Akebi’s first year of junior high and she has her heart set on one thing: Robai Private Academy’s sailor uniform. As the next chapter of her life gets closer, she dreams of all the exciting new experiences she’ll get to have—school lunches, classes, club activities, and of course, making lots of friends! With her favorite outfit on, Komichi feels ready for anything.



Tags: Female Protagonist , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Primarily Female Cast , School , Iyashikei , Rural , Primarily Teen Cast , Coming of Age , LGBTQ+ Themes , Ensemble Cast , Episodic , Primarily Child Cast , Yuri , Family Life , Seinen , Boarding School , Dancing , School Club , Slapstick , Cheerleading , Swimming , Photography , Tennis , Badminton , Basketball , Body Image , Idol , Tomboy , Volleyball , Fishing , Table Tennis

Shiunji-ke no Kodomotachi

Also known as The Shiunji Family Children.

Studio: Doga Kobo
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

The Shiunji family with their seven children reside in a mansion within Tokyo’s Setagaya ward. The eldest son, Arata, is tired of being pushed around by his five sisters and daydreams of a life without them. That is, until Arata’s father reveals a shocking truth—Arata isn’t biologically related to his sisters! The siblings’ relationships will be tested as they navigate life in this new light.



Tags: Inseki , Heterosexual , Female Harem , Primarily Female Cast , Adoption , Male Protagonist , Seinen , Coming of Age , Tsundere , Kuudere , Slapstick , Tennis , CGI , Nudity , School , Mountaineering

Itazura na Kiss

Also known as ItaKiss.

Studio: TMS Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

Ever since she entered high school, Kotoko Aihara wanted to be in the same class as Naoki Irie. The only problem is that Irie is the smartest student in school in contrast to Kotoko being one of the dumbest. Now in her 3rd year of high school, she still isn't there. However, one day her home gets destroyed and the only place left to go to is Irie's home. Now that she lives close to him, will their relationship be the same, or will it become greater than it is?

Tags: Tsundere , Shoujo , Love Triangle , Coming of Age , Heterosexual , Work , Female Protagonist , Medicine , School , Time Skip , College , Primarily Adult Cast , Male Protagonist , Marriage , Primarily Teen Cast , Tennis , Language Barrier , Family Life , LGBTQ+ Themes

Tennis no Ouji-sama

Also known as The Prince of Tennis.

Studio: Production I.G
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Sports

Echizen Ryoma is a young tennis prodigy who has won 4 consecutive tennis championships but who constantly lies in the shadow of his father, a former pro tennis player. He joins the Seishun Gakuen junior highschool, one of the best tennis schools in Japan, and there along with his teamates he learns to find his own type of tennis in an attempt to defeat his biggest obstacle of all: his father as well as himself.



Tags: Tennis , Male Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , School Club , Shounen , Anti-Hero , School , Super Power , Foreign , Primarily Child Cast , Bullying

Baby Steps

Studio: Studio Pierrot
Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Sports

Based on the original manga by Hikaru Katsuki, Baby Steps centers on a honor student named Eiichiro Maruo who becomes frustrated with his life and decides to join the tennis club. Despite lacking experience and physical strength, he utilizes his studious nature to develop a strategic approach to playing tennis. Taking notes of his opponents’ habits and tendencies, he is able to predict their next move before they even react. He also meets Natsu Takasaki, a beautiful girl with a passion for tennis. With her help, he aims to become a professional tennis player.



Tags: Tennis , Male Protagonist , Fitness , Heterosexual , Coming of Age , Shounen , School , Female Protagonist , School Club , Educational , Chibi , Love Triangle

Maison Ikkoku

Also known as Maison Ikkoku.

Studio: Studio DEEN
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

Maison Ikkoku is a romantic comedy series created by Rumiko Takahashi. The story centers around the development of the relationship between Kyoko Otonashi and Yusaku Godai. Kyoko is a recent widow who moves into the apartment house Ikkoku-kan where she becomes the manager. Godai is a wanna-be student ("ronin") struggling with college entrance exams.

When they meet, it's love at first sight—for Godai anyway. Along the way, the other tentants, the mysterious Yotsuya, the seemingly alcoholic Ichinose, and the brash Akemi, watch and occasionally take part to make their lives more interesting. To complicate matters further, the wealthy tennis coach Shun Mitaka has his eye on Kyoko, while Godai is pursued by both Nanao Kozue and Ibuki Yagami. Covering a wide range of emotions from hysterically funny to painfully sad, Maison Ikkoku—all 96 episodes—is well worth seeing.


Tags: Heterosexual , Coming of Age , Love Triangle , Tsundere , Primarily Adult Cast , Seinen , Episodic , Cohabitation , Slapstick , Male Protagonist , College , School Club , Ensemble Cast , Female Protagonist , Tennis , Female Harem , Age Gap , Male Harem , Nudity , Baseball , Rugby

Kao ni Denai Kashiwada-san to Kao ni Deru Oota-kun

Also known as Inexpressive Kashiwada and Expressive Oota.

Studio: STUDIO POLON
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Slice of Life

Kashiwada-san’s face is a masterpiece of stoicism. Her classmate Oota-kun? A walking explosion of emotions determined to crack her calm with over-the-top antics. (Spoiler: It’s not working.) But between his failed surprises and her secret smiles, these polar-opposite classmates might just be into each other! Witness a rom-com where love speaks louder than expressions.



Tags: Shounen , Heterosexual , Kuudere , School , Male Protagonist , Episodic , Tsundere , Iyashikei , Bullying , Female Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , Meta , Tennis

Teekyuu

Also known as Teekyuu.

Studio: MAPPA
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life , Sports

Teekyuu is all about the wacky antics of four schoolgirls—Kanae Shinjou gets bored easily and often breaks the laws of physics to get what she wants; Nasuno Takamiya is incredibly rich and knows how to make things go her way; Marimo Bandou would probably get arrested from her actions like eating panties or kidnapping children; and Yuri Oshimoto, their ordinary junior, rounds out the eccentric bunch that forms the sole members of their school's tennis club.

Despite their interest in learning the sport, the older girls prefer messing around, while Yuri, being the only one who actually knows how to play and the most mature in spite of being younger, has to deal with her seniors' out of control behavior.

When these four girls come together, insanity ensues in this lightning-paced comedy about a tennis club that doesn't really play tennis.



Tags: Surreal Comedy , Episodic , Meta , School Club , Parody , Primarily Female Cast , Tennis , School , Female Protagonist , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Shounen

Shigofumi

Also known as Shigofumi.

Studio: J.C.STAFF
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Psychological , Supernatural , Thriller

When someone dies, what should their final words be? Words that couldn't be said while still alive - of love, hate, hope, regret or perhaps words without any importance. These words are sent through letters called "shigofumi" from the recently deceased to the living. Mikawa Fumika is a mail carrier of these shigofumi, delivering them alongside staff and her partner Kanaka. However, there must be something more behind Fumika's silent exterior; shigofumi mail carriers are deceased humans with the same appearance they had just before death. Despite this, Fumika is still aging...

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Tags: Dissociative Identities , Suicide , Female Protagonist , Urban Fantasy , Denpa , Tomboy , Work , Tragedy , Afterlife , Amnesia , Episodic , Bullying , School , Gods , Kuudere , Disability , Coming of Age , Rehabilitation , Revenge , Magic , Tennis , Crime , Heterosexual , Guns , Police , Office Lady , Family Life , Conspiracy , Detective , Writing

Taiyou yori mo Mabushii Hoshi

Also known as A Star Brighter Than the Sun.

Studio: Studio KAI
Status: Finished
Genres: Romance

Sae Iwata, a slightly tougher-than-average girl, falls for the gentle smile of Kouki Kamishiro, a delicate boy, back in elementary school. By the time they enter junior high school, Kuoki has grown into a charming and popular teen who now feels out of reach. When they are assigned to the sports festival committee together, Sae’s long-hidden first love begins to stir once more.



Tags: Shoujo , Heterosexual , Female Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , School , Tennis , School Club , Shogi , Acting , Football

Baby Steps 2

Studio: Studio Pierrot
Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Sports

Season 2 of Baby Steps. Maruo Eiichirou has begun his training in America and quickly realizes that he has still a long way to go. Facing his comrades in the daily matches helps him to realize his own weaknesses and his time overseas proves to be extremely valuable for his development, both as a tennis player and as a person.

Tags: Tennis , Shounen , Coming of Age , Male Protagonist , Fitness , Heterosexual , Educational , Foreign , School , School Club

Eikoku Koi Monogatari Emma

Also known as Emma: A Victorian Romance.

Studio: Studio Pierrot
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

In 19th-century London, class lines are sharply drawn, and the social standing to which people are born dictates the path their lives will follow. Emma, an honest and hardworking young maid, never felt her place in life to be a burden. But then she met William, a member of the gentry and the eldest son of a wealthy family. His warm smile and earnest affection threaten to capture her heart... but can love truly conquer all?



Tags: Maids , Historical , Foreign , Class Struggle , Urban , Heterosexual , Work , Seinen , Female Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Tragedy , Love Triangle , Butler , Tennis , Orphan , Homeless

Sugar Sugar Rune

Studio: Studio Pierrot
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Romance , Slice of Life

Chocolat Meilleure and Vanilla Mieux are two witches who are pitched in a contest to see who will become the new Queen of the Witch World. They must travel to the Human World and collect the hearts of humans. Whoever collects the most "human hearts" wins. Even though they're rivals, the two are still best friends. Join them on this adventure!

Tags: Magic , Shoujo , Witch , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Royal Affairs , War , Age Gap , Primarily Child Cast , Henshin , Matriarchy , Episodic , Urban Fantasy , School , Anti-Hero , Ojou-sama , Isekai , Anthropomorphism , Twins , Estranged Family , Curses , Animals , Shapeshifting , Tomboy , Monster Girl , Athletics , Bullying , Unrequited Love , Skeleton , Fairy , Desert , Dragons , Fencing , Tennis , Coming of Age