The prince of tennis - Takeshi Konomi

As spies from rival schools continue to gather information about the Seishun players, Tezuka, the team captain, challenges Ryoma to a bitter duel to settle their differences. Which player will come out on top of the game? And what peril lurks behind the mask of St. Rudolph's manager and strategist Hajime Mizuki?

Takeshi Konomi exploded onto the manga scene with the incredibleThe Prince of Tennis. His refined art style and sleek character designs proved popular withWeekly Shonen Jumpreaders, andThe Prince of Tennisbecame the number one sports manga in Japan almost overnight. Its cast of fascinating male tennis players attracted legions of female readers even though it was originally intended to be a boys' comic. The manga continues to be a success in Japan and has inspired a hit anime series, as well as several video games and mountains of merchandise.