Teekyu

is a sports comedy manga series written by Roots and illustrated by Piyo. It was serialized in Earth Star Entertainment's Comic Earth Star from February 2012 to January 2018. The name of the series is a pun on the Japanese word for tennis, . The manga has been adapted into an anime television series, which ran from 2012 to 2017. Teekyu also had a spinoff comedy manga series, also serialized in Comic Earth Star, named , translated as "I am Takamiya Nasuno!" (full name ), featuring one of the main characters of Teekyu in her own adventures. It has had two tankōbon releases, and also received a 12-episode anime adaptation in 2015. Another spin-off manga series named which features the Tennis Club's opponents was released in 2015. It has had three tankōbon releases so far, and also received a 12-episode anime adaptation in 2016. Plot The story follows the everyday lives of four girls of the Kameido High School's tennis club. The series' focus is not really on tennis, but on the wacky and eccentric characters, with strange object associations and even stranger misconceptions, on their many random adventures. These adventures have included traveling to an army base, going skiing, helping a cake shop owner with financial troubles, and helping an alien refuel her spaceship.