Rukawa learns something about Coach Anzai that makes him determined to become Japan's best high school basketball player. Then, while the Shohoku team goes to practice with another team in the ten days before the beginning of the national tournament, Sakuragi stays behind for special practice sessions that will push him to the limit and hone his skills.
year: 2008, 2003
call number/section: 741.5
subjects: man-woman relationships, fiction, peer pressure, high school, japan, students, high schools, basketball stories, comic books, strips, etc, sports stories
Editions
Inoue, Takehiko
Viz Media (2008)
Hanamichi Sakuragi never has any luck asking out the girls at school until Haruko becomes interested in him, but he must join the basketball team in order to impress her.
Schools: 0
Inoue, Takehiko
Raijin Graphic Novels/Gutsoon! Entertainment (2003)
After making the basketball team to impress his dream girl, Sakuragi Hanamachi finds himself stuck practicing the basics in the corner of the gym rather than playing with the team. Sick of it all, Sakuragi decides to leave the team--after just one week.
Schools: 0
Inoue, Takehiko
Hanamichi finally has a chance to prove himself on the basketball court when he is allowed to play in the place of Akagi, who is injured, but his efforts might not be enough to make him the next team captain.
Schools: 0
Inoue, Takehiko
Sakuragi Hanamichi tries to leave his bad-boy image behind and start anew on the school's basketball team, but when he does not see eye-to-eye with the team's captain, he struggles to stay on the right path.
Schools: 1
Inoue, Takehiko
Shohoku High basketball player Sakuragai goes up against Sannoh's Mikio on the court.
Schools: 1
Inoue, Takehiko
Sakuragi gets a break when Coach Anzai decides to give him a crack at playing center, but, with only three days before the game against Takezato, that means a gruelling training regimen of five hundred shots a day.
Schools: 1
Inoue, Takehiko
Shohoku, trailing Ryonan in the final seconds of the game, has the opportunity to beat their rival when Hanamichi blocks a shot, giving Kaede Rukawa a chance at shooting the winning basket.
Schools: 1
Inoue, Takehiko
During the second half of the game against Sannoh, Shohoku High is feeling the pressure but Coach Anzai primes player Sakuragi for a comeback.
Schools: 1
Inoue, Takehiko
Rukawa learns something about Coach Anzai that makes him determined to become Japan's best high school basketball player. Then, while the Shohoku team goes to practice with another team in the ten days before the beginning of the national tournament, Sakuragi stays behind for special practice sessions that will push him to the limit and hone his skills.
Schools: 1
Inoue, Takehiko
Sakuragi's rebounds helps eat away at Sannoh's lead with seven minutes left in the second half, but Sannoh's star player is not making it easy on the Shohoku team. Rukawa and Sakuragi must dig deep for an understanding of themselves and the game if they are to have any hope of pulling off a Shohoku win.
Schools: 1
Inoue, Takehiko
Sakuragi, having joined the basketball team in order to impress Haruko, the sister of the team's captain, has trouble staying on the bench when the opening minutes of the big practice game against their Ryonan rivals do not go well.
Schools: 0
Inoue, Takehiko
The Shohoku team is nervous about their upcoming contest against the previous year's champions, Sannoh, who still have three players from their championship team, but Coach Anzai has a plan to make sure that Sannoh does not get an easy win out of them.
Schools: 0
Inoue, Takehiko
With thirty seconds left, the Kings from Kainan hold their four-point lead, but unpredictable Sakuragi gets his chance to restore hope to his team on the free throw line.
Schools: 0
Inoue, Takehiko
Hanamichi and Ryota Miyagi quickly form a bond, but when a group of thugs with a score to settle with Ryota crash a practice session, everyone braces themselves for an all-out brawl.
Schools: 0
Inoue, Takehiko
After advancing to the final four in their prefecture, Shohoku's first game will be against Shoyo, one of the tallest teams around. Sakuragi starts because of his uncanny rebound skills, but the team still struggles against the other team's height advantage and faces possible defeat.
Schools: 1
Inoue, Takehiko
Shohoku has the lead against Ryonan with only ten minutes left, but Mitsui is fatigued and feels like he is on the edge of collapse.
Schools: 1
Inoue, Takehiko
Shohoku High's basketball team is dismayed when they learn their team's rank after they make it to Nationals and must take on an A-ranked team in order to make to the next round, where they could have to face last year's champion, Sanno Kogyo.
Schools: 1
Inoue, Takehiko
Sakuragi Hanamichi, having joined the basketball team to impress his crush, Akagi Haruko, must decide whether she is worth the effort when he tires of the game after only one week.
Schools: 0
Inoue, Takehiko
With Sannoh pulling way ahead in the second half, Sakuragi tries to reinvigorate the Shohoku team and help them find their rhythm.
Schools: 0
Inoue, Takehiko
Rattled after being knocked down by Uozumi in Shohoku's game against Ryonan, Akagi doubts himself and defers plays to his teammates, which lets Ryonan pull ahead and makes Shohoku wonder if they have a chance of catching up.
Schools: 1
Inoue, Takehiko
At half time, Shohoku High is only down by six points in the game against Ryonan, but it remains to be seen if Shohoku can take advantage of that or if Ryonan's Coach Taoka is just waiting for the Shohoku team to slip up.
Schools: 1
Inoue, Takehiko
With one minute left in the game, Shohoku and Sannoh both stand a chance of winning the tournament.
Schools: 1
Inoue, Takehiko
In the second half of the game, Shannoh has a seemingly impossible lead, and Shohoku is working harder then they ever have before.
Schools: 1
Inoue, Takehiko
In spite of a badly sprained ankle that could end his basketball career, Captain Akagi returns to the game in the second half, refusing to let Kainan intimidate him. The Kings are not letting up the pressure, however, and, with Kainan's lead widening and ten minutes left on the clock, Coach Anzai decides on a drastic move.
Schools: 0
Inoue, Takehiko
The Shohoku basketball team avoids suspension over the on-court fight, but Coach Anzai decides on a starting lineup for Shohoku's game without Hanamichi, Rukawa, Ryota, and Mitsui as punishment for their lack of discipline.
Schools: 1
Inoue, Takehiko
The Shohoku High team pushes hard to win the game that is their last chance at going to Nationals and they are hanging onto a one point lead in spite of Mitsuo's collapse. As Ryonan keeps the pressure on, Sakuragi steps up defensively, Shohoku's final hope of staying in the tournament.
Schools: 1
Inoue, Takehiko
Akagi gets his wish when he and Shohoku are paired against Kainan, the "Kings, " but the skills that have brought Kainan to Nationals sixteen years in a row may cause Akagi to regret his desire.
Schools: 0
Inoue, Takehiko
The much-anticipated game between Ryonan High and Kainan High, in which Kainan has taken the lead and a key player from Ryonan has gotten into foul trouble, has gotten exciting, but the Shohoku team leaves early when they hear that Coach Anzai has collapsed and is in the hospital.
Schools: 1
Inoue, Takehiko
Sakuragi Hanmichi, a freshman at Shohoku Prefectural High School, quickly becomes a standout on the basketball court and must learn to transfer some of that skill to the game of love.
Schools: 0
Inoue, Takehiko
Shohoku us counting on Kaede Rukawa to make a difference when they are trailing Kainan by fifteen points and the strategy is working until Captain Akagi twists his ankle, shifting the pressure to Sakuragi to step in and save the game.
Schools: 1
Inoue, Takehiko
Shohoku debuts in the National Championship, playing against Toyotama. Coach Anzai hopes his plan will take the team to the next level, but the Shohoku players are not sure they will be good enough to beat last year's champion, Sannoh.
Schools: 1
Inoue, Takehiko
Coach Anzai knows he needs to do something quick in order to retake the lead from Shohoku, but is not sure if Mitsui has enough strength left in him to hit those crucial three-pointers.
Schools: 1
Inoue, Takehiko
The members of the Shohoku basketball squad are involved in an on-court fight with a group of thugs and Kogure stops the confrontation by reminiscing about one of their opponent's past as a star player.
Schools: 1