Takeshi Konomi (許斐 剛, Konomi Takeshi, born June 26, 1970) 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 anymore and has to use a wheelchair.^[1]

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.^[2] On January 15, 2014, Takeshi announced that he would return to Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine.^[3]

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