Takashi “Taka” Momoshiro battles the mysterious Kabaji of Hyotei Academy.
Taka unleashes a brutal two-handed “Hadokyu” (wave surge shot), which Kabaji
dishes right back. Unbeknownst to Taka, Kabaji's special talent is being able
to mimic shots with accuracy and ease. Meanwhile, Sadaharu's honesty and keen
eye for detail doesn't save the day for Seishun when he volunteers that his
winning smash was actually out. Can Seishun Academy afford another loss?
Author Biography
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.