WAim for the Ace!, known in Japan as Ace o Nerae! , is a manga series written and illustrated by Sumika Yamamoto. The series tells the story of Hiromi Oka, a high school student who wants to become a professional tennis player as she struggles against mental weakness, anxiety and thwarted love. It was originally serialized in Shueisha's shōjo magazine Margaret from January 1973 to February 1980. Later, Shueisha collected the chapters and published them in 18 tankōbon volumes.
WBaby Steps is a Japanese manga series by Hikaru Katsuki. It has been serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine since October 2007. The story is centered on Eiichirō Maruo, a first year honor student who one day decides that he is lacking exercise. He then joins the Southern Tennis Club (STC) where he begins his tennis journey. An anime television series adaptation of the series began airing in Japan in April 2014 with a second season began airing April 5, 2015. The anime shows Taishi Murata as Eiichiro Maruo, and Minako Kotobuki as Natsu Takasaki. It also won the 38th Kodansha Manga Award in the Best Shōnen Manga category.
WHappy! is a Japanese sports manga written and illustrated by Naoki Urasawa. It was serialized in Big Comic Spirits from 1993 until 1999, with the chapters collected into 23 tankōbon volumes by Shogakukan. The story follows a teenage heroine who embarks on a career as a professional tennis player to repay an enormous debt incurred by her brother to yakuza loan sharks, with the threat that if she fails, they will force her into a life of prostitution at a soapland. The series was adapted into two television movies in 2006.
WLove is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Osamu Ishiwata. It was serialized in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday from August 1993 to February 1999. Its chapters were collected in thirty tankōbon volumes.
WThe Prince of Tennis is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takeshi Konomi. The manga was serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump from July 1999 to March 2008. A total of 379 chapters were published and collected into 42 tankōbon volumes.
WSoftenni is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Ryō Azuchi. Beginning serialization in Mag Garden's Comic Blade in 2008, Softenni consists of five volumes as of 2011. An anime adaptation by Xebec aired on April 7, 2011 on Tokyo MX and finished on June 24, 2011.
WStars Align is a Japanese original anime television series written and directed by Kazuki Akane at studio Eight Bit. The series aired from October 10 to December 26, 2019.
WTeekyu is a sports comedy manga series serialized in Earth Star Entertainment's Comic Earth Star from February 2012 to January 2018. Its name is a pun on the Japanese word for tennis, teikyū (庭球). The manga has been adapted into an anime television series, which ran from 2012 to 2017.