The Prince of Tennis is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takeshi Konomi. The manga was serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Sh?nen Jump from July 1999 to March 2008, with its chapters collected in 42 tank?bon volumes. In North America, the anime series was first licensed by Viz Media and later by Funimation. A sequel to the manga, titled The New Prince of tennis, began serialization in Jump Square in March 2009, with the story taking place several months after the end of the original manga.