sentences:  The story centers around a cocky tennis prodigy named Ryoma Echizen, who, upon his father's urging, enrolls in a private middle school called Seishun Academy ("Seigaku" for short), which, besides being famous for its strong tennis team, is his father's alma mater.The storyline of the first manga series revolves around Seigaku striving to become the National middle school tennis champions, while the sequel takes place several months after their National victory.The "Prince of Tennis" manga spans a total of 379 chapters (380 if chapter "0" is included), which have been collected into 42 "tankōbon" volumes.