The Prince of Tennis: Volume 15: The Sadaharu-Kaoru Pair - Softcover

Takeshi Konomi

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1421506688 ISBN 13: 9781421506685

Publisher: Viz Media, 2009

Synopsis

Ryoma Echizen just joined the Seishun Gakuen Middle School tennis team, which is known for being one of the most competitive teams in Japan. Its members are incredibly talented, gifted, and athletic. With rigorous and extremely intense practices, the upperclassmen of the team expect the very best from themselves and they expect even more from the new members of the team. While most of the first years 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.

Join Ryoma and the other first years, as they train hard, make friends, and try to find a place themselves on the team. And meet Ryoma's cute but chronically shy classmate Sakuno Ryuzaki. She's got a big crush on Ryoma, but will he ever notice her? Ryoma Echizen is the Prince of Tennis. He may be ready for the Seishun Gakuen tennis team, but are THEY ready for HIM?

About this title

Product Description:

Fresh from winning four consecutive U.S. Junior tournaments, The Prince of Tennis Ryoma Echizen has enrolled at Seishun Academy. With undeniable skill and talent - not to mention a shameless cockiness that irks even the most seasoned adults - Ryoma steps up to the challenge of leading his team all the way to the Nationals! At the Kanto Tournament, the brilliant play of Hyotei Academy's Gakuto and Yushi drive Seishun's Momo and Eiji to assume the Australian formation, a technique they masterfully pulled off in a previous match. Meanwhile, the Seishun team of Kaoru and Sadaharu walk into a landmine filled with \"scud serves\" and accurate, aggressive doubles play. But just when things look bleak, Sadaharu unleashes his well-planned counterattack...

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Viz Media
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1421506688
• ISBN 13: 9781421506685
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 176