
Ririka Ichijo × Takeshi Konomi interview part 2 premieres September 18
Summary
The second half of Ririka Ichijo's interview with The Prince of Tennis creator Takeshi Konomi will premiere at 21:00 JST on September 18. The video is part of the Shueisha 100th anniversary collaboration with hololive production.
hololive production announced that the second half of a special interview between ReGLOSS member Ririka Ichijo and Takeshi Konomi, the creator of The Prince of Tennis, will be released at 21:00 JST on Friday, September 18, 2026.
The interview is part of the Shueisha 100th anniversary collaboration project with hololive production, and was produced to commemorate the conclusion of The New Prince of Tennis. The first half has already been published, and the second half continues the in-depth conversation.
Fans can watch it via the special collaboration page on the Shueisha Manga Expo site. Ririka Ichijo appears as the hololive interviewer, with Konomi discussing the 27-year run of the series, which has surpassed 60 million copies in circulation, and its expansion into anime, musicals and film. The final 48th volume of The New Prince of Tennis was released on September 4, 2026.
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