TOKYO – Japan’s three-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka has inspired a new manga character to appear in an issue of Nakayoshi magazine next month, the publishers announced on Sunday.
Osaka, who is the world’s highest paid female athlete, is a fan of both manga and anime and took to social media to welcome the character.
Her sister Mari Osaka is assisting with the character’s creation.
“Growing up reading manga/watching anime was something that bonded me and my sister immensely so this is really exciting for both of us,” Naomi Osaka wrote on Twitter alongside a picture of her character, complete with tennis racket and pink hair.
Nakayoshi said in their Tweet that the new …
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