As you read the tittle, "SLAM DUNK", cool and fantastic movement in basketball game, requires high jump and strong muscle. Then, why I named my review "High School Dunk"? Because Shohoku's basketball players are great dunkers! Moreover the incredible newbie, Sakuragi Hanamichi. He actually hate basketball, because the girl she like already dating with basketball player. But, by entering Shohoku's ...
As you read the tittle, "SLAM DUNK", cool and fantastic movement in basketball game, requires high jump and strong muscle. Then, why I named my review "High School Dunk"? Because Shohoku's basketball players are great dunkers! Moreover the incredible newbie, Sakuragi Hanamichi. He actually hate basketball, because the girl she like already dating with basketball player. But, by entering Shohoku's High, he met with Haruko, innocent girl who didn't scared with Sakuragi's yakuza-face. Haruko persue him to join Basketball club, and teach him little by little about dunk. Sakuragi didn't anything how to play it, he just trying to act cool in front of Haruko. Just look how he 'dreable' *sigh~
After several days, he met with basketball club captain, Akagi, he was big, tall, and like gorilla. Akagi challenge him one to one, even though it silly, Sakuragi won the game, and he join the club. Meanwhile, he heard Haruko were talking about the handsome boy, named Rukawa. She talk and blused like she like him. Hanamichi curious with Rukawa boy, he decided to met him on top school floor. Well, as you expect, boy with boy rarely to have nice introduce self. Yes, there are fighting. *sigh~
Rukawa was one of the best basketball player during his junior high school (chuugakou), off course he join Shohoku's club. By the first exercise game, he show much cool movements, his get several points, simply he's very good! Sakuragi got special basic training from Ayako, the manager. She watching over Sakuragi's basic training. But, who like looked as newbie by the girl you like? Well, unexpected, Hanamichi show unusual velocity. Everyone were amazed, not included Anzai coach.
Came the day for real game, friendy game with Ryonan High. There are Akagi's rival, also the captain of Ryonan Basketball Club, Ouzumi.
If Shohoku have Rukawa, then Ryonan have Sendoh, basketball prodigy. Rival with rival, how about Hanamichi? This is the first time he called his self as 'genius' and make him more confidence. Anyway, the game was fascinating, interesting, and unexpected!
Shohoku's target are Inter-High Competition, officially national basketball competition held for every district. They practice and training hard, they won't lose, like the game with Ryonan. Hanamichi get his self trained personally by Akagi, Coach Anzai, and his self. Time goes by, who know there another high-quality player in Shohoku? Unfortunately, to put Ryota and Mitsui need lot of efford. Even blood war included. High School time begin, the war between boys and boys.
Let see, they have ... four experienced player; Akagi, Ryota, Mitsui, and Rukawa. Who will be complete the first star? Hanamichi willing to be bench player. Then, Anzai coach said wisely, "you're our secret weapon. Secret weapon won't be used in first time". Feel respected as genius, Sakuragi accept it. But, if the game became much harder, Sakuragi got place for fifth starter.
Along the competition, they have to play againts Ryonan, and the legendary Kainan. Scream, strugle praise, support, pressure, depressed, lose and win fill the compitition. Shohoku can't win over Kainan, but they make the audience impressed. By district team, Kainan and Shohoku move forward as the district representative, playing for national level.
The stories didn't tell us about the game in National, the ending view us Shohoku's team and Kainan's team in train station, with full of spirit to win the Inter-High
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