Minako Kotobuki
is a Japanese manga series by Hikaru Katsuki. It has been serialized in Kodansha's "Weekly Shōnen Magazine" since October 2007. The story is centered on Eiichirō Maruo, a first year honor student who one day decides that he is lacking exercise. He then joins the Southern Tennis Club (STC) where he begins his tennis journey. An anime television series adaptation of the series began airing in Japan in April 2014 with a second season began airing April 5, 2015. The anime shows Taishi Murata as Eiichiro Maruo, and Minako Kotobuki as Natsu Takasaki. It also won the 38th Kodansha Manga Award in the Best Shōnen Manga category.