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Konomi Takeshi's Prince of Tennis (Tennis No Oujisama) was
first released in Japan's Weekly Shonen Jump in July of
1999. The popularity of this manga has made it to be known all
over Asia as well as in some western countries like the U.S. It
has also sprouted numerous commercial products simple trading
cards, music albums, shirts, toys, and other merchandises. It was
in 2001, that Production I.G. produced its anime version which was
shown in TV Tokyo. The story revolves around a 12-yr-old Echizen
Ryoma, a four-time American Jr. Tennis Tournament Champion who has
returned to Japan. Due to his will of defeating his father who is
a tennis legend, he enrolls at Seigaku, one of Tokyo's middle
school with a prestigious tennis club. It was a rule in Seigaku's
club not to allow freshmen to join any Ranking tournament in which
Ryoma was the only one who gained exception. Ryoma, together with
the other Seigaku regulars is now bound to defeat every opponents
they meet just to fulfill their very ultimate goal - to become
Japan's No. 1 Tennis Team.
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