Transmigrating into Prince of Tennis: Atobe’s Reversal

Modern-day overworked office worker Lin Yue is involved in a car accident. When he opens his eyes, he finds he has become Atobe Keigo, the king of Hyotei Academy in Prince of Tennis. He wakes up in a private hospital bed, the cries of “Lord Atobe” still ringing in his ears. His phone contains the Hyotei tennis team’s training schedule, and the mirror reflects a face born to look aristocratic, one that can command a room with a raised eyebrow.

As a longtime Prince of Tennis fan, Lin Yue is both thrilled and terrified. He knows that beneath Atobe’s kingly aura lies an absolute devotion to tennis. He also knows Hyotei will face formidable rivals such as Seigaku and Rikkai Dai, and that he must live up to the original Atobe’s near-obsessive “perfectionist” persona.

After becoming Atobe, he must not only learn to speak in “this great me’s” grandiose manner, but also master a body with top-tier tennis talent. He has to get used to the Waltz of Destruction, refine his serves, pull Hyotei’s loosely organized team together, resolve conflicts among his teammates, and even contend with fragments of the original Atobe’s consciousness, such as his fixation on the National Tournament and his special concern for Kabaji.

Through one tennis match after another, Lin Yue gradually sheds his timid office-worker ways and truly accepts the identity of Atobe Keigo. He keeps his love for tennis, but adds a warmth of his own. He no longer seeks only “perfect victories”; he comes to understand the importance of teamwork. At last, he leads Hyotei to the pinnacle of the National Tournament and declares on the court, “Be enthralled, this is the…”