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Born 1970In the Jump 1997–2008
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Takeshi Konomi is the creator of The Prince of Tennis (1999–2008), which follows Ryoma Echizen, a 12-year-old prodigy who joins the tennis club of Seishun Academy and takes it to the national championships with ever more spectacular shots.
With 42 volumes, it became one of the great sports manga of the 2000s: it had an anime in 2001 and stage musicals that have been running since 2003. His first Jump series was Cool: Rental Bodyguard (1997–1998).
許斐剛 Born 1970
2 series, from the first to the last
1997–1998Writer & Artist
Cool: Rental Bodyguard debuted in Weekly Shōnen Jump No. 40 · 1997, on sale September 1, 1997. That same issue also carried Kochikame, One Piece and JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. Its last chapter in the magazine, number 18, ran in No. 7 · 1998 (January 12, 1998), after 4 months of serialization.
1999–2008Writer & Artist
Ryoma Echizen, a 12-year-old tennis prodigy, joins Seigaku's powerhouse team and takes down rival after rival on the road to Nationals.
TennisSportsSchool
The Prince of Tennis debuted in Weekly Shōnen Jump No. 32 · 1999, on sale July 5, 1999. That same issue also carried Kochikame, One Piece and Hunter × Hunter. Its last chapter in the magazine, number 379, ran in No. 14 · 2008 (March 3, 2008), after 8 and a half years of serialization.
Dates are the day each issue went on sale in Japan. Open one to see the full issue: if it matches your birthday, that is your Jump.
