"The stars are lights that shine on one another in the dark."
After the ITF's world number one rose to the WTA Tour, the young star swept her way through the competition and was hailed as a force set to reshape the tennis world. Just as the WTA faced its strongest challenger yet, "prodigy" Tsukino Haruka suddenly announced her retirement at the height of her career. Carrying the mystery of her retirement with her, she returned to her alma mater, Hyotei, only to find herself its most absurd "secret weapon." On the girls' tennis team, a professional player sits on the bench, while Hirose, who switched over from the fencing team halfway through, takes a starting spot. In the corner is Natsukawa, a lunatic ace who withdraws from matches after making her opponents cry. Kitamura and Taku, each more nervous than the other, await their turn, while Momoi brings ten rackets to every match and Akiba is a spirited cosplayer. When coach Taro Sakaki gives the girls' team coaching job to an unqualified middle schooler, the whole Kanto region waits to laugh at the elite girls' school.
Across the Pacific, Echizen Ryoga is tearing off the label of "idol player" and fighting his way alone through the thorns of professional tennis. Two tennis stars battered by fate weave their bond anew across the cracks in the time difference: from opposite ends of the court in their fateful U-17 showdown to two screens on a late-night transoceanic video call, from mixed-doubles partners who split up to secret lovers who save each other. When the orange glow of Tokyo Tower shines through the night rain in Barcelona, they discover that the toughest matches are never played on court. She must expose the corruption within the system and rediscover why she first loved tennis, while he must break free of commercial constraints and find true professional glory.
This break point, played in the name of love, puts their entire youth on the line.
This is a story about a girls' tennis team, with hot-blooded sports-manga-style matches. The tennis court is a galaxy, where an epic of stars belonging to women is written. Through Tsukino Haruka and the Hyotei girls' team's transformation from a scattered bunch into an ace team, the story shows how women athletes carve a path through a competitive world dominated by men. True glory isn't a trophy; it's helping every girl who has been looked down on find her own service line. With their fierce team matches, these women athletes ask the ultimate question about the very nature of competitive sports:
We take the court not to become someone else's moon, but to prove that every star shines with its own brilliance.
The middle schoolers from The Prince of Tennis, the high schoolers from The New Prince of Tennis U-17, and the entire World Team all appear!
The female lead's pairing is Echizen Ryoga. Other characters have their own romantic storylines, including the expected male-female pairings. To avoid spoilers, details will be noted as the story develops.
This story was previously titled The Prince of Tennis: Dream Chaser and The Prince of Tennis: Song of the Dream Chaser. It was serialized in 2017, 2018, and 2021 (see the author's page for details). This is the fifth updated version. Thank you for following along.
Theme: We take the court not to become someone else's moon, but to prove that every star shines with its own brilliance.
The sense of immersion is too strong, Ma Ye followed Tsukino for a while, heart-wrenching and sad, which made people feel distressed, and a more complete image of Tsukino slowly invaded part of his mind. There are also small details that make my mother feel at ease despite being sad, so that I can poke fun at them. There is also the part about the boyfriend. I am very curious. I feel as if Tsukino has done something wrong and there is a gap between the two of them. But when I reply to the text message and call instantly, it feels like this is not the case. I really want to watch the next part. There is also a sad and funny part at the end, which is heart-wrenching but can't help but laugh out loud. Pfft, I was thinking a lot and then drank and cut off pieces to become a straight-up little idiot. Hahahahahahahahahahaha what on earth did you say. Here I call Brother Ju from afar: What did you talk about yesterday!
Finished reading! The atmosphere of love is full!! How can Haruka Tsukino be so cute!!! I literally finished reading it while my aunt was laughing. It was like a good sister having fun with her ex-boyfriend on the sidelines! The article is, as always, full of details. I particularly like numbers like "43 minutes", "1320 words", "15 chapters", "78 times" and so on. From the sobering up at the beginning to the remote date at the end, everything is very immersive! It can be seen that the author is telling something "realistically", not just for fun. Only when Tsukino Haruka faced Echizen Ryuya, would he show such a girlish side. In front of other people, she was always at ease, but when facing Echizen Ryuya (not even physically "facing" him, just chatting online), all of Tsukino Haruka's little thoughts burst out. Tsukino Haruka is finally able to take off her armor in front of someone - realizing this makes me as a reader extremely happy.
Yao is so handsome! Brother Atobe is kicking the iron board, right? 🍊He has the style of a royal palace hahahahaha
Oh my god, I finally found the teacher. I followed the article from Tieba to Jinjiang. I remember that there was a book where the heroine seemed to be learning synchronized swimming. I couldn't find the original link after searching for a long time. I accidentally found the first comment on Jinjiang history, which was about 10 years ago.
So pretty, I like it very much
I like this kind of subject very much, but it's a pity that there are so few in Jinjiang
The coach is here, so that's okay
Finally found a book by Wang Wang
Although Eri is just a passerby character, she is still being shaped very seriously. Because her previous personality can be more easily translated into Eri's, Haruka's firm and sincere encouragement can all be sympathized with. Both Eri and Haruka are girls who are particularly considerate of others and warm-hearted. In fact, I didn't really understand Yaomei's skills before, but after watching today's game, I was enlightened. Really good games can indeed improve your strength, and even nourish your soul. All in all, a shocking and delicious chapter! I want to become a die-hard fan of Yaomei!
Great, come on, come on