The Prince of Tennis #42

Prince of Tennis By Takeshi Konomi Publisher: Viz Communications Manga Comics Graphic Novel Collection Sports manga haven’t done particularly well so far in America, but that might change with Prince of Tennis, a series that may have more intrinsic girl appeal. It’s about Ryoma, a 12-year-old tennis prodigy who, instead of relentlessly training to obtain his goal of being the best tennis player in the world, gets by on pure talent. And he’s that rarest of all male manga protagonists: he’s not a complete dork. Instead, he’s got this whole Zen samurai cool thing going for him that allows him to...