Shin Tennis no Ouji-sama: Go to the Top

About

Shin Tennis no Ouji-sama: Go to the Top casts you as a rookie reporter covering a high-stakes tennis tournament featuring 30 young players vying for the top spot. Each day you document their matches and interactions through written reports, which directly influence their public rankings and personal relationships. Choices matter, prioritizing certain players over others shifts their popularity, alters story beats, and unlocks different endings. The game mixes visual novel-style dialogue with light simulation elements, letting you build bonds while tracking real-time shifts in the competition. The blend of sports drama and narrative-driven gameplay stands out, particularly for those familiar with the anime’s characters and rivalries. Player rankings change based on your reporting accuracy and focus, creating a dynamic where your perspective shapes the story. Though limited to single-player and 3DS, its branching paths and character interactions offer around 20 hours of playtime. Community feedback notes it’s a niche title, best approached with prior knowledge of the source material to fully appreciate the context of each player’s arc.

Storyline

The protagonist is a certain publisher's rookie female reporter. Not having a clue as to what's what, she gets selected to become an interviewer for a project. As for this "project"... The project, "New-Generation Players Grand Prix", will involve 30 of the U-17 Japanese Representative Player Candidates fighting for the #1 spot in both name and substance. Within a limited time frame of 7 days, the reporter is to completely cover and collect information of the players and publish it as an online article. The #1 player will then be selected by the readers' votes. After a series of various events and interacting with the players' "true selves", the protagonist grows closer to the players. Depending on the level of completeness of your everyday reports you upload, the level of attention the players receive fluctuates and changes on a daily basis, as does their ranking. Towards the conclusion of the reporting period, on the final day, who will be recognized as the #1 player? And what will their relationship with you be? ...Your 7 days with the representative cadets will now begin!