Osaka's manga character comes to life in magazine

Jan 06, 2021
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Osaka's manga character comes to life in magazine

Published Jan 06, 2021

Naomi Osaka has officially arrived into the world of manga. The world No. 3 teased her cartoon transformation weeks ago, and now her likeness has come to life as "Unrivaled Naomi Tenkaichi" in Nakayoshi magazine's latestisssue.

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Nakayoshi's first issue was back in 1954, making it one of the longest running manga publications. Manga are wildly popular comics and graphic novels created in Japan.

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Mari Osaka supervised the cartoon rendition of her little sister, making it a very memorable collaboration for the family.

"And my parents told me and my sister that reading manga was a waste of time," Osaka wrote on Instagram. "Haha guess who utilized all that info as a kid and now has a whole manga coming out in February?"

While Osaka isn't playing this week in the first WTA event of 2021 in Abu Dhabi, she is expected to compete in Melbourne next.