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The Prince of Tennis (Japanese: テニスの王子様 Hepburn: Tenisu no Ōjisama) is a Japanese manga series about a tennis prodigy written and illustrated by Takeshi Konomi. The title is often shortened to TeniPuri (テニプリ), a portmanteau of the words “Tennis Prince”. The manga was first published in Japan in Shueisha‘s Weekly Shōnen Jump in July 1999, and ended publication in March 2008. A total of 379 chapters were serialized, spanning 42 volumes. As of volume 40, the manga has sold over 40 million copies in Japan. News that a sequel to the manga series was going to be developed was announced in the December issue of the Japanese manga magazine Jump Square. The new manga series, entitled New Prince of Tennis, began serialization in the Jump Square magazine in March 2009, with the story taking place several months after the end of the original manga. Viz Media acquired the license to distribute the series in English in North America. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Prince_of_Tennis

Haikyu!! (ハイキュー!! Haikyū!!, from the kanji 排球 lit. “volleyball”) is a Japanese shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Haruichi Furudate. Individual chapters have been serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump since February 2012. The series was initially published as a one-shot in Shueisha’s seasonal Jump NEXT! magazine prior to serialization. As of November 2019, forty bound volumes have been released in Japan by Shueisha. The manga has been licensed in North America by Viz Media. As of January 2018, Haikyu!! has over 28 million copies in print.

An anime television series adaptation by Production I.G aired from April 2014 to September 2014, which has been licensed for digital and home release in North America by Sentai Filmworks. The second season of the anime aired from October 2015 to March 2016. A third season aired from October 2016 to December 2016. Initially announced during Jump Festa 2019, a fourth season will begin airing in January 2020. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haikyu!!