Introduction

ABOUT THE STORY
Hanamichi Sakuragi has good reasons to hate basketball. But what happens when Haruko Akagi, the girl he secretly has a crush on is crazy about the game? Giving in to her enthusiastic encouragement, Hanamichi decides to join the basketball team, only to realise that Haruko is in love with the star player of the team, Kaede Rukawa. But greater things are in store for Hanamichi because his natural aptitude for the sport will be the key that will propel the team into the National Championships…

ABOUT THE TITLE
A best-selling comic in Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore, Slam Dunk is one of those rare titles that reach out beyond the genre it hails from to attract a wide range of readers. Its phenomenal success can be attributed to the effortless flow of its artwork, guiding the untrained eye to follow the action of intense basketball matches with an unparalleled ease. A veritable treasure in storytelling, Slam Dunk combines all elements of an exciting saga - humour, suspense, as well as its trademark basketball matches that will draw even the non-English speaker into its thrilling narrative.