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.
ABOUT THE CHARACTERS
Hanamichi
Sakuragi
Shohoku
High School, 1st year student and the comic's protagonist. A high excitable
guy, he is infatuated with Haroko and will do anything for her.
Shohoku High School, 1st year student. A star basetball player in junior high and the object of many girls' attention at Shohoku High.
Shohoku High School, 3rd year student. Captain of the basetball team, Akagi loves the game passionately.
Takenori Akagi's younger sister and a 1st year student at Shohoku High School. Every boy's dream girl, she has a crush on Kaede Rukawa.