Slam Dunk: 20

Author: (Japanese) Inoue Takehiko, translated by Zou Ning
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: In his third year of junior high school, Sakuragi continuously faced rejection from girls. When a girl told him, "I like the basketball team's Sato," it deeply wounded him. After entering high school, Sakuragi still couldn't bounce back, until a girl named Akagi Akane appeared before him. On the school corridor, Akane asked with a pleasant voice, "Do you like basketball?" This sentence reignited the flames of passion in Sakuragi's heart. From that day on, Sakuragi daydreamed about Akane, longing to go to school and home with her every day. By chance, Sakuragi had a one-on-one match with the basketball team captain, Akagi Tsuyoshi, and surprisingly won. To win Akane's favor, Sakuragi decided to join the basketball team to get closer to Akane. After the practice match against Ryonan, the team members worked even harder to secure a spot in the national league. The delinquent Miyagi Kaito and the gang leader Miyagi also returned to the team. The team achieved numerous victories in the county competition and engaged in an intense battle with Hainan University high school. However, they ultimately lost by a margin of two points. Facing the strong challenge of Ryonan, the reigning champion Hainan team came back in the overtime and defeated their opponents, securing a spot in the national league. To compete for the last qualifying spot, the team and Ryonan had a decisive match. Although the team initially led, thanks to Aomine's outstanding performance, Ryonan stayed close behind, eventually narrowing the score difference to two points. At that moment, Miyagi collapsed from exhaustion on the court, and the team faced a critical crisis!!