Product Description
Ryoma Echizen just joined the Seishun Academy's tennis team, which is known for being one of the most competitive teams in Japan. While most of the freshmen are on pins and needles hoping they won't get cut from the team, Ryoma Echizen is confident, cool, and collected. Some might even say he's cocky, but at least he's got the skills to back up his attitude. With his virtually unreturnable "twist serve," Ryoma is sure to make the starting team.
The Kanto Tournament Finals are down to the last two matches, with the top players for the two best teams--Seishun and Rikkai--engaged in a fierce battle for dominance. As Shusuke and Akaya's match reaches its surprising end, the final showdown begins: Ryoma vs. "Emperor" Genichiro Sanada.
About the Author
A member of the tennis club in junior and senior high-school, Konomi submitted his work to
Weekly Shonen Jump after graduation from university and was debuted in a special edition of the magazine in 1993 with
TETSUJIN SEKAI ICHI KATAI OTOKO. In 1997, his
COOL ~ RENTAL BODYGUARD manga became serialized in
Weekly Shonen Jump, followed by THE
PRINCE OF TENNIS in 1992. Because of
THE PRINCE OF TENNIS, the number of children in Japan who have taken up tennis as a sport has increased exponentially, and the tennis club has become one of the more popular school clubs in junior high today, creating a huge boom for the game. An anime version of
THE PRINCE OF TENNIS was created in 2001, and is still going strong.