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Naomi Osaka will be the inspiration for a Japanese comic book character

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Three-time Grand Slam champion, Naomi Osaka will be featured in a new Manga comic-book series called “Unrivaled Naomi Tenka-ichi,” with “Tenka-ichi” meaning “world number one” in Japanese for Nakayoshi magazine. The magazine is aimed at teenage girls and will be set to premiere late December on the 28th. 

The project will be produced with the help of Osaka’s older sister, Mari, who will be illustrating the comic book series. The sisters are no stranger to working together. Mari has previously drawn an illustration of Naomi for the June issue of Japan’s GQ and another for Esquire that was released in July. The sisters also worked on charity face masks together.

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“Growing up reading manga/watching anime was something that bonded me and my sister immensely so this is really exciting for both of us,” tweeted Naomi Osaka. The cartoon depicts a doe-eyed Osaka with pink and purple hair, wearing a yellow visor.

The character portrays Osaka’s signature large pearl earrings and the pearl necklace she often wears for matches. Be sure to snag her special edition magazine late December.

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