Takeshi Konomi Explained

is a Japanese manga artist, known for creating the manga series The Prince of Tennis.

On February 25, 2023, it was reported Konomi is unable to walk and has to use a wheelchair.^[1] As of June 2023, Konomi seems to have recovered as he states he was able to attend Tenipuri Festa from the audience and posts a photo of him standing without assistance.^[2]

Financial standing

Every year the National Tax Agency releases a list of the highest income tax payers for entertainers in Japan. The higher someone's income tax, the higher their actual presumed earnings; however it is possible for a person to have paid more taxes than another person who made more money. Takeshi Konomi placed number nine on this list in 2002.^[3] On January 15, 2014, Takeshi announced that he would return to Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine.^[4]

Works

• The Prince of Tennis, a manga about tennis and at one time the most popular sports manga in Japan (July 1999 – March 2008)
• The Prince of After School, a spin-off of The Prince of Tennis (November 2008 – present)
• The Prince of Tennis II, a continuation of The Prince of Tennis (March 2009 – present)
• Cool -Rental Body Guard-
• Moon Walker, a one-shot manga

References

1. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-02-25/prince-of-tennis-creator-takeshi-konomi-reveals-he-uses-wheelchair/.195327
2. https://x.com/konomi_takeshi/status/1664998300033089536
3. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2004-05-24/top-japanese-tax-payers-in-anime-and-manga Top Japanese Tax Payers in Anime and Manga
4. Web site: Prince of Tennis' Konomi to Return to Shonen Jump Magazine . . January 15, 2014 . January 15, 2020.

External links

• The Princess of Tennis - book written by an American that worked as Konomi's assistant.