Friday, May 14, 2010

Slam Dunk!

Now beginning my journey to the 50 greatest manga series, I started with number one on the list: Slam Dunk!

In case it isn't obvious enough, the manga is about a high school basketball team. I am only one volume into the series and it takes some getting used to. The art work is a little sketchy at first and the style reminds me of GTO.

The series centers around Hanamichi Sakuragi, a red-haired tough guy who only wants to find a girlfriend so they can walk home from school together (yeah, he is kinda lame...lol). After his 50th rejection, a girl named Haruko Akagi catches his eye, but she seems to only like basketball players. He decides to join the school basketball team, who's captain actually turns out to be Haruko's older brother Takenori! Add Kaede Rukawa, Haruko's crush, to the mix and the drama begins to unfold!

Being inexperienced, Hamanichi is forced to watch from the sidelines while the rest of the teams plays...but his natural skills are gonna be something to reckon with!

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