SLAM DUNK 19

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SLAM DUNK 湘北最大の危機！燃えろ桜木花道"[Theatrical Anime: Slam Dunk Shohoku's Greatest Challenge! Burning Hanamichi Sakuragi] (in Japanese). AllCinema Movie & DVD Database. Archived from the original on June 4, 2012 . Retrieved June 17, 2013. Shonen Jump USA Drops Hikaru no Go for Slam Dunk". Comipress.com. February 20, 2008. Archived from the original on May 25, 2008 . Retrieved April 28, 2009. The collected volumes of Slam Dunk sold over 100 million copies in Japan by 2004, [75] over 118 million by 2012, [76] and over 121 million by 2014. [77] By 2017, the series had more than 170 million copies in circulation worldwide. [78] Until it was broken in 2002, volumes 21 through 23 of Slam Dunk held the record for initial printing of a manga at 2.5 million copies. [79] The print version of Slam Dunk: 10 Days After was popular, having initially ranked sixth and then 15th in Oricon's weekly ranking of manga. [80] [81] The first six volumes of the 2018 shinsōban edition of the original manga all reached the top eight of their release week, with the highest being the first volume at number two. [82] This resulted in Slam Dunk being the fourth best-selling manga of 2018 with 5.2 million copies sold, [83] and the ninth top-selling media franchise of 2018, with estimated sales of ¥3.4 billion. [84] The English translation of the manga was listed as one of the best comics of 2008 by Publishers Weekly. [85] Similarly, the Young Adult Library Services Association named the first volume one of its "Great Graphic Novels for Teens" in early 2009. [86] Slam Dunk (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese sports manga series written and illustrated by Takehiko Inoue. It was serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from October 1990 to June 1996, with the chapters collected into 31 tankōbon volumes. It tells the story of a basketball team from Shōhoku High School in the Shōnan area of Japan. Digital goods, open DVDs and Blu-rays, smart art prints, mystery bundles, and final sale items are excluded from the return policy.

Viz Media Announces Biggest Issue Ever Of Shonen Jump". Comipress.com. November 2, 2007. Archived from the original on January 8, 2009 . Retrieved April 28, 2009. Later on, Sakuragi realizes that he has come to actually love the sport, despite having previously played primarily because of his crush on Haruko. Kaede Rukawa—Sakuragi's bitter rival (both in basketball and because Haruko has a massive crush, albeit one-sided, on Rukawa), the star rookie and a "girl magnet"—joins the team at the same time. Not long after, Hisashi Mitsui, a skilled three-point shooter and ex–junior high school MVP, and Ryota Miyagi, a short but fast point guard, both rejoin the team and together these four struggle to fulfill team captain Takenori Akagi's dream of winning the national championship. Collectively, these misfits gain publicity and the once little-known Shohoku basketball team becomes an all-star contender in Japan, which gains popularity after defeating one of the powerhouse high school teams at the interhigh championships.

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The match between Shohoku and Ryonan High Schools starts, with the latter taking the upper hand thanks to its ace, second year player Akira Sendoh, and the center, captain Jun Uozumi, who manage to shut down Kaede Rukawa and Takenori Akagi, respectively. Nevertheless, Rukawa and Akagi are able to eliminate Ryonan's lead.

So if you’re looking for an intense sports shonen manga to read, Slam Dunk should be on top of your list. Viz Media Announces Biggest Issue Ever Of Shonen Jump". Comipress.com. November 2, 2007 . Retrieved January 11, 2023.

SLAM DUNK 新装再編版" (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on February 27, 2022 . Retrieved February 8, 2020. Inoue became inspired to make Slam Dunk as he had liked basketball since his high school years. After Inoue started Slam Dunk, he was surprised when he began receiving letters from readers that said they started playing the sport due to the manga. His editor even told him "basketball was a taboo in this world." Due to these letters, Inoue decided he wanted to draw better basketball games in the series. [4] With the series, Inoue wanted to demonstrate the feelings from some athletes such as their thoughts when they win, lose or improve at their sport. When he started making Vagabond, he noted that when he was doing Slam Dunk he had a simpler perspective on life as he focused more in victories and success. [5] Although the ending felt short which ofcourse makes you want to ask for more, I guess it was still a pretty good and hopeful ending, not just for team Shohoku but for the other teams as well. Besides, after that intense match with Sannoh, I don’t think Slam Dunk failed me. Macdonald, Christopher (September 18, 2006). "Toei DVDs Cancelled". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on April 19, 2009 . Retrieved May 13, 2009.