Slam Dunk: 17

Author: Takehiko Inoue
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: A giant Japanese humorous cartoon centered around youth basketball! It has been the most popular classic Japanese manga in mainland China since the 1990s! The manga tells the story of a high school freshman named Sakuragi who pursues his dream of playing basketball. He had failed in love 50 times in middle school, so upon entering high school, he joined the Shohoku Basketball Club to win the heart of the girl he loved, Kagami, and made astonishing progress, starting his basketball career. There, he met the basketball idol for girls, Rukawa, as well as the appearances of Miyagi and Kogure. Under the pen of Takehiko Inoue, the Shohoku Basketball Club grew, with humorous characters, witty language, captivating plots, and countless climaxes, full of the spirit of the era! Life is full of persistence, and there are always things that move you, that excite you, and that bring tears to your eyes! "Slam Dunk" was wildly popular, and names like Rukawa and Sakuragi were familiar to all fans. For three years in middle school, Sakuragi was continuously rejected by girls. When a girl told Sakuragi, "I like the basketball player Toda," it deeply hurt him. After entering high school, Sakuragi still couldn’t bounce back, but at that moment, a girl named Aoki Kagami appeared before him. On the school corridor, Kagami asked with a pleasant voice, "Do you like basketball?" This question reignited the flame of passion in Sakuragi’s heart. From that day on, Sakuragi thought of Kagami day and night, longing to go to and from school with her every day. By chance, Sakuragi had a one-on-one match with the team captain Aoki Tatsuhiko and surprisingly won. To win Kagami’s favor, Sakuragi decided to join the basketball club. Sakuragi joined the Shohoku High School Basketball Club. However, the repetitive basic training every day made him complain constantly and often clash with the team captain, Aoki. After the practice match against Ryonan, the Shohoku team members worked even harder to qualify for the national league. The problem child Miyagi and the leader of the delinquent group Kogure also returned to the team. Shohoku High School had a series of victories in the county competition and engaged in a fierce battle against Hainan University High School, but ultimately lost by a margin of two points. Sakuragi felt he lacked shooting skills and began to receive special training for under-the-basket shooting. Meanwhile, Ryonan, centered around Misaki and Fudou, launched a fierce attack against Hainan, taking a significant lead in the score. However, under the leadership of Amamiya, Hainan demonstrated the true strength of a king and gradually narrowed the score gap.