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Tohru Honda, an orphaned high school girl, is taken in by the wealthy Shigure Sohma when he realizes she has nowhere else to go. However, the Sohma family shares a secret, and it isn't long before Tohru discovers that there's a reason why her classmates, Yuki and Kyo Sohma, never let girls get near them, and never talk about their lives before they lived with Shigure. And before she knows it, Tohru has become so tangled up in the lives of each member of the Sohma family that she couldn't leave even if she wanted to.
As she learns more and more about the truth of the Sohma family and the nature of their secrets, she desperately searches for a way that she can save them. But what can one girl do, especially when it seems that she may have been part of someone's plan all along...
Fruits Basket received the 2001 Kodansha Manga Award in the shōjo manga category and the "Best Manga" award at the 2007 American Anime Awards.
In Florida, 2011, Jolyne Cujoh sits in a jail cell like her father Jotaro once did; yet this situation is not of her own choice. Framed for a crime she didn’t commit, Jolyne is ready to resign to a dire fate as a prisoner of Green Dolphin Street Jail. When all hope seems lost, a gift from Jotaro awakens her ability, a Stand called Stone Free. Now armed with the power to change her fate, Jolyne sets out to find an escape from the stone ocean that holds her.
However, she soon discovers that her incarceration is merely a small part of a grand plot: one that not only takes aim at her family, but has additional far-reaching consequences. What's more, the mastermind is lurking within the very same prison, and is under the protection of a lineup of menacing Stand users. Finding unlikely allies to help her cause, Jolyne sets course to stop their plot, clear her name, and take back her life.
Gol D. Roger, a man referred to as the "Pirate King," is set to be executed by the World Government. But just before his demise, he confirms the existence of a great treasure, One Piece, located somewhere within the vast ocean known as the Grand Line. Announcing that One Piece can be claimed by anyone worthy enough to reach it, the Pirate King is executed and the Great Age of Pirates begins.
Twenty years later, a young man by the name of Monkey D. Luffy is ready to embark on his own adventure, searching for One Piece and striving to become the new Pirate King. Armed with just a straw hat, a small boat, and an elastic body, he sets out on a fantastic journey to gather his own crew and a worthy ship that will take them across the Grand Line to claim the greatest status on the high seas.
Dragon Ball follows the adventures of Goku from his childhood through adulthood as he trains in martial arts and explores the world in search of the seven mystical orbs known as the Dragon Balls, which can summon a wish-granting dragon when gathered. Along his journey, Goku makes several friends and battles a wide variety of villains, many of whom also seek the Dragon Balls for their own desires. Along the way becoming the strongest warrior in the universe.
Part II of Dragon Ball is also known as 'Dragon Ball Z' in North America.
Ten years have passed since the end of Bakumatsu, an era of war that saw the uprising of citizens against the Tokugawa shogunate. The revolutionaries wanted to create a time of peace, and a thriving country free from oppression. The new age of Meiji has come, but peace has not yet been achieved. Swords are banned but people are still murdered in the streets. Orphans of war veterans are left with nowhere to go, while the government seems content to just line their pockets with money.
One wandering samurai, Kenshin Himura, still works to make sure the values he fought for are worth the lives spent to bring about the new era. Once known as Hitokiri Battousai, he was feared as the most ruthless killer of all the revolutionaries. Now haunted by guilt, Kenshin has sworn never to kill again in atonement for the lives he took, and he may never know peace until killing is a thing of the past.
Now in the 11th year of Meiji, Kenshin stumbles upon Kaoru Kamiya, owner and head instructor of a small dojo being threatened to close its doors. The police force is powerless to stop the string of murders done in the name of her dojo by a man claiming to be the famous Battousai. Kenshin's wanderings pause for now as he joins Kaoru to clear both their names. But how long can he stay before his past catches up to him?
Eighth story arc of JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken series.
Following the Great East Japan earthquake, Morioh has been stricken by vast earthen protrusions known by the locals as Wall Eyes. Despite investigation, professional estimations are left empty. Meanwhile, the young girl Yasuho Hirose discovers a man buried within the ground, he possesses a distinctive star-shaped birthmark together with deeply penetrating bite marks. The man, who has contracted a staple case of amnesia is taken in by a local family and given the name Jousuke Higashikata, however mysterious events cannot stop from piling one upon the other and soon that enigma known as stand emerges to complement the great cloud of confusion.
Won the Grand Prize in the manga category at the 17th Japan Media Arts Festival in 2013.
Two geniuses. Two brains. Two hearts. One battle. Who will confess their love first…?!
Kaguya Shinomiya and Miyuki Shirogane are two geniuses who stand atop their prestigious academy’s student council, making them the elite among elite. But it’s lonely at the top and each has fallen for the other. There’s just one huge problem standing in the way of lovey-dovey bliss—they’re both too prideful to be the first to confess their romantic feelings and thus become the “loser” in the competition of love! And so begins their daily schemes to force the other to confess first! French / Français:
L'académie de Shûchiin est une des écoles les plus prestigieuse du pays. À la tête de son conseil des élèves , se trouvent Shirogane Miyuki & Kaguya Shinomiya, deux prodiges parmi les prodiges. Le temps qu’ils passent ensemble à la tête du conseil les a indéniablement rapproché l’un de l’autre, faisant naître des sentiments amoureux, mais leurs fiertés les empêchent de faire le premier pas ! Il ne leur reste alors plus qu’à forcer l’autre à avouer , chose plus facile à dire qu’à faire ! L’expression « à l’amour comme à la guerre n’a jamais été plus vraie que pour ces deux là » !
Shinichi Kudo is a high school detective who sometimes works with the police to solve cases. During an investigation, he is attacked by members of a crime syndicate known as the Black Organization. They force him to ingest an experimental poison, but instead of killing him, the poison transforms him into a child. Adopting the pseudonym Conan Edogawa and keeping his true identity a secret, Kudo lives with his childhood friend Ran and her father Kogoro, who is a private detective.
English
Nomiya Tomomi, a high school drop-out who wants to devote his life to helping Natsumi, a girl he sentenced to a life of immobility after a tragic bike ride he invited her on, tries to change his life around, from a trouble making delinquent into a reliable man. The problem is, both Natsumi and her sister dont seem to care at all for Nomiya, rightfuly blaming him for the accident. Plus, the only notable talent Nomiya posseses is the talent for basketball. Everything changes for him when he meets up with Togawa Kiyoharu, a wheelchair basketball player.
Portuguese / Português
O que você faria se praticasse algum esporte que necessitasse muito das pernas e de repente se visse incapacitado de andar?, ou se a sociedade não colocasse nenhuma perspectiva de sucesso para você? Togawa Kiyoharu, Hisanobu e Nomiya Tomomi se encontram presos a esses problemas que se tornam fantasmas ou demônios que os atormentam a cada dia, e como essas histórias irão se ligar? Descubra lendo Real, uma obra do Fantástico e aclamado Takehiko Inoue criador de Slam Dunk e Vagabond!.
Sixth story arc of JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken series.
The story of Jotaro Kujo's daughter, Jolyne Cujoh. She is framed for a murder and ends up in the Green Dolphin Street Prison. She is given an amulet inherited from her father, which cuts her hand and unlocks her Stand ability, Stone Free, which allows her to unravel her body into living string. The string can form a humanoid Stand within 2 meters of her body, and can extend further as string. In the prison, she soon becomes uneasy allies with fellow convicts and Stand users Hermes (Kiss) and Foo Fighters.
Spanish Summary:
La historia de la hija de Jotaro Kujo (Parte 3), Jolyne Kujo. La acusan de un asesinato y termina en la prisión de Green Dolphin Street. Le dan un amuleto heredado de su padre, que le hace un corte en la mano y hace aparecer su stand, Stone Free, que le permite desenredar su cuerpo en una cuerda a su control. La cuerda puede tener una forma humanoide en el rango de 2 metros desde su cuerpo, y puede extenderse más como una cuerda. En la prisión, pronto se vuelve aliada con sus compañeros convictos y usuarios de Stand, Hermes (Kiss) y Guess (Goo Goo Dolls).
Italian Summary:
La storia della figlia di Jotaro Kujo, Jolyne Cujoh. È stata accusata di un omicidio e finisce nella prigione di Green Dolphin Street. Suo padre gli ha dato un amuleto, con cui si ferisce la mano e sblocca la sua abilità stand, Stone Free, che permette di trasformare il suo corpo in una stringa comandabile. La stringa può creare uno stand umanoide che arriva fino a 2 metri dal suo corpo, e può estenderlo come il filo. Nella prigione trova preso degli alleati portatori di Stand come Hermes (Kiss) e Foo Fighters.
In Teirin High School, you are either part of a gang or an elite sports player. Sousuke Youki, called 'the predator,' is an undefeated master at fighting. One morning, as he finishes up a fight, Kazumi, a prodigy amateur golf player, took a look at Sousuke, ignored him, and walked right by. Infuriated, Sousuke sets out to get revenge on Kazumi for dissing him but Sousuke's revenge takes a detour as he gets himself involved in playing golf by the thuggish golf coach. Will this delinquent break legends and become "the King of Golf"?
King Golf also won the 56th Shogakukan Manga Award in January 2010 in the boys category.
As a child, Thorfinn sat at the feet of the great Leif Ericson and thrilled to wild tales of a land far to the west. But his youthful fantasies were shattered by a mercenary raid. Raised by the Vikings who murdered his family, Thorfinn became a terrifying warrior, forever seeking to kill the band's leader, Askeladd, and avenge his father. Sustaining Thorfinn through his ordeal are his pride in his family and his dreams of a fertile westward land, a land without war or slavery... the land Leif called Vinland.
Was nominated for the 2008 Manga Taisho award. Won the Grand Prize in the manga division of the Japan Media Arts awards in 2009. Won the 36th Kodansha Manga Award for Best General Manga in 2012.
Aoi Ashito is a third year middle school student from Ehime. Behind his raw game hides his immense talent but Ashito suffers a huge setback because of his overly straightforward personality. The youth team manager of J1 club Tokyo City Esperion, Fukuda Tetsuya, appears in front of Ashito. Fukuda sees Ashito's limitless potential and invites him to take part in his team's tryouts in Tokyo. The story of the boy who will revolutionize football in Japan rapidly begins to unfold.
Winner of the 65th Shogakukan Manga Award for "Best General Manga" category in 2019.
Nominated for the 2017 Manga Taishou Award.
Seinen sports (football) series, serialized on Big Comic Spirits.
A ‘fearsome psycho-thriller’ centering on the ‘dark side of adolescence’.
Following Ichikawa Kyoutarou, a teenage boy belonging to the very bottom caste of his school, this work details his troubled interactions with a certain classmate, and his attempt to hide murderous impulses that find themselves in the darkest recesses of his soul.
In reality, though, it's a sweet youth rom-com between a messed up boy and a bright, if somewhat strange, beautiful girl. Brought to you by the zany mind behind Mitsudomoe and Rororro!, Sakurai Norio.
Wolves and foxes have been living with humans to breed. There's a rule that they cannot hang out or fall in love with each other since they are rivals when it comes to breeding. But wolf Han Sirang and fox Kim Ho are attracted to each other and break that rule by secretly continuing their dangerous relationship...
Les loups et les renards ont vécu avec les humains pour se reproduire. Il existe une règle selon laquelle ils ne peuvent pas sortir ou tomber amoureux l'un de l'autre, car ils sont rivaux en matière de reproduction. Mais le loup Han Sirang et le renard Kim Ho sont attirés l'un par l'autre et enfreignent cette règle en poursuivant secrètement leur dangereuse relation ...
An immortal being was sent to the surface of the earth and met a boy living alone in the middle of tundra.
The being can take the shape of dying things, but only if the "impetus" is stronger than the previous one. What sort of experiences and meetings will the being encounter while living forever?
Won the 43rd Kodansha Manga Awards for the shounen category in 2019.
Within the winding streets of Kyoto's geisha district, there lives a 16 year old girl named Kiyo. After failing to become a Maiko, an apprentice traditional Japanese performer, Kiyo works as the caterer for her troupe. This is the story of her daily life.
Won the 65th Shogakukan Manga Awards in the shounen category.
For generations the Torqye Pashalu and the Balt-Rhein Empire have stood in stern opposition of each other. Then one night, when an Imperial minister is found assassinated, the two nations are plunged into a potentially explosive situation. As the generals of Torqye's council cry for war, Mahmut comes to discover the devious truth behind the assassination. Thus the young pasha's battle for his country and peace and trust in his fellow man begins…
Won the 41st Kodansha Manga Awards in the shounen category.
Pokémon Adventures follows the story of the original Game Boy game, with all the Gym Leaders, places and opponents. There's plenty of action as these trainers explore forests, jungles, cities and caves in search of Pokémon and adventure... sometimes working together, sometimes on their own! But can they foil the schemes of Team Rocket, a mysterious group of villains who want to use Pokémon for evil?
If you're born in Japan and you play football, you'll eventually want to wear the national team uniform! It's the same for everyone! Ichijou Ryuu is a boy whose dream is to become a Japan national team player. With his twin childhood friends, Yuuto and Yuki, their first goal is to win the Japan Under-12 Football Championship!
The excitement of a one-on-one! The tension in front of goal! The elation from pulling off the perfect link up play! The essence of what makes football enjoyable is here.
Won the Shogakukan Manga Award for Best Shonen Manga in 2014. Vietnamese / Tiếng Việt
Ichijou Ryu là một cậu bé mang trong mình ước mơ được khoác lên mình màu áo của đội tuyển quốc gia Nhật Bản. Cùng với hai người bạn từ thuở thiếu thời của mình là cặp song sinh Yuto và Yuki, cả ba người đều hạ quyết tâm thực hiện cho bằng được mục tiêu đó của Ichijou Ryu. Trên chuyến hành trình của mình, Ichijou Ryu đã gặp phải những khó khăn nhưng cậu vẫn không nản chí mà vẫn tiếp tục bước đi. Một bộ manga cực hay về bóng đá và những nhân vật dành hết niềm đam mê vào nó.
Russian / Русский:
Рию Ичиджо мальчик, которые мечтает попасть в национальную команду по футболу. Вместе со своими друзьями, братьями-близнецами Юто и Юки, он сначала стремится выиграть в национальном чемпионате младшей лиги. В начальной школе его сбивает машина, когда он защищает от неё своего друга. Попав в больницу на 2 года, Рию преодолевает жёсткую реабилитацию. И вот он поступает в старшую школу и присоединяется к школьной футбольной команде. На тренировках не жалеет себя, хотя травмы напоминают о себе. Сможет ли он попасть в команду мечты или он должен быть обычным школьником?
Eighth story arc of JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken series.
Following the Great East Japan earthquake, Morioh has been stricken by vast earthen protrusions known by the locals as Wall Eyes. Despite investigation, professional estimations are left empty. Meanwhile, the young girl Yasuho Hirose discovers a man buried within the ground, he possesses a distinctive star-shaped birthmark together with deeply penetrating bite marks. The man, who has contracted a staple case of amnesia is taken in by a local family and given the name Jousuke Higashikata, however mysterious events cannot stop from piling one upon the other and soon that enigma known as stand emerges to complement the great cloud of confusion.
Won the Grand Prize in the manga category at the 17th Japan Media Arts Festival in 2013.
Otaku Sakamichi Onoda has just entered high school and plans to join the anime club. In middle school, Onoda didn’t have any friends with whom he could talk about anime, games, Akihabara and other otaku things, and he is hoping he can make such friends in the anime club, but he finds out it's been disbanded. In order to reestablish the club he tries to find 4 other people who would like to join.
Since he was a little boy, Onoda has ridden his mamachari–a bulky bicycle with a step-through frame mainly used for short rides, such as for casual fun or to pick up groceries–to go to Akihabara every week to check out or buy otaku things. Fellow freshman Shunsuke Imaizumi and bicyclist, while training, notices a boy (Onoda) riding his mamachari up a steep road.
Freshman and road racing cyclist, Shokichi Naruko visits Akihabara to get some Gundam plastic models for his younger brothers and meets Onoda who catches his attention because of the his cycling skill on the mamachari and later find out they go to the same school. Later on, both Naruko and Imaizumi try to convince him to join the bicycle racing club, but will he?
Two boys met on a stormy night: Tsukushi, a boy with no special traits at all, and Jin, a soccer genius. On that night, Jin drags Tsukushi into the world of high-school soccer.
It was nominated for Best Shōnen Manga at the 39th Kodansha Manga Awards.
The series was number twelve in the Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics of 2014.
Won the 40th Kodansha Manga Award for Shounen in 2016.
Millions of years have passed since the times of legends, when the worlds of man and gods were still the same. In these times it was the desires of man that moved the world. It is the era of the 500 year war: The warring states period. Kingdom is the story of a young boy named Shin who grew into a great general and all the trials and bloodshed that lead him there.
Note: Kingdom won the grand prize for the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2013.
The manga also earned a Guinness World Record on December 12, 2012 for Manga written by the most people. The record was due to its "Social Kingdom" campaign in which fans and other artists were given the task of redrawing the entire 26th volume.
Takemichi is a 26-year-old unemployed virgin who learns that the girl he dated in middle school, the only girl he ever dated, has died. Then, after an accident he finds himself in a time leap back to his middle school years. He vows to change the future and save the girl, and to do that he aims to rise to the top of the Kantou region's most brutal delinquent gang.
Winner of the 44th Kodansha Manga Awards for best shounen in 2020.
Maruo Eiichirou (Ei-Chan), a first year honor student, one day decides he's unhappy with the way things are and lacks exercise. He finds a flyer for the Tennis Club and decides to check it out. He's instantly captivated by it. With no prior experience and poor physical conditioning, join Ei-Chan as he embarks on a tennis journey using his smarts, dedication and work ethic.
-Won the Best Shounen on the 38th Kodansha Manga Award
Italiano:
Eiichirou Maruo (Ei-chan), uno studente modello del primo anno, un giorno capisce che è scontento di come vanno le cose e che manca d'esercizio. Trova un volantino per un Club di Tennis, e decide di controllare. Ne viene affascinato all'istante. Senza alcuna esperienza e con scarsa condizione fisica, Ei-chan intraprende un viaggio nel mondo del tennis usando la sua intelligenza e dedizione nel fare le cose.
As an UNLUCKY girl prepares to face her death, an UNDEAD who desperately wants to die appears before her! Vicious, violent and buck naked! An unprecedented picaresque hero appears in Shonen Jump!
Strange murders are happening in Tokyo. Due to liquid evidence at the scene, the police conclude the attacks are the results of 'eater' type ghouls. College buddies Kaneki and Hide come up with the idea that ghouls are imitating humans so that's why they haven't ever seen one. Little did they know that their theory may very well become reality.
Historie takes place in ancient Greece and follows the life of Eumenes and his childhood, who would later in his life grow up to be the secretary and general to Alexander the Great.
IMPORTANT:
Hitoshi Iwaaki frequently redoes the art for volume releases as well as add smaller chapters together.
There are no missing chapters on MangaDex, Chapter 108 "Warped" immediately follows Chapter 97 "Disposal of Olympias (2)", this is because chapters were added together in previous volumes, so the chapter count between volume and magazine are out of sync.
Winner of:
16th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize's Grand Prize in 2012 for Manga
14th Japan Media Arts Festival Grand Prize for Manga
Growing up in the late 16th century Sengoku era Japan, Shinmen Takezou is shunned by the local villagers as a devil child due to his wild and violent nature. Running away from home with a fellow boy at age 17, Takezo joins the Toyotomi army to fight the Tokugawa clan at the Battle of Sekigahara. However, the Tokugawa win a crushing victory, leading to nearly three hundred years of Shogunate rule. Takezo and his friend manage to survive the battle and afterwards swear to do great things with their lives. However, after their paths separate, Takezo becomes a wanted criminal and must change his name and his nature in order to escape an ignoble death.
Note: Won the 24th Kodansha Manga Award in the general category in 2000. Won the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2002 and was nominated for the 2003 Eisner Award in the Best Writer/Artist category.
Shochikubai Miroku is the son of a police commissioner (father) and also a traveller (mother). Miroku has lots of connections and is a very good fighter. His interest is his motorcycle. Kikumasamune Seishiro is the rich son of a large hospital's head doctor. He also fights as well as Miroku. He is a good fighter with smarts. Bido Granmarie is the son of a Swedish ambassador. He's also a playboy, dating many girls at once. Granmarie can't see himself going steady because he thinks the world can't handle it.
Kenbishi Yuri is the rich daughter of a world-renowned president of the Kenbishi Business. She loves to indulge on eating. She's also a good fighter, but can never beat Seishiro. Hakushika Noriko is the daughter of a famous japanese painter (father) and her mother is from a tradition tea ceremony family. Her only hate is men and can get very violent when they touch her. Kizakura Karen lives with her mother, a rich jewel dealer. Her dream is to marry into a rich family using her attractive body and style.
Together, they formed the Yukan Club, solving mysteries to pass time.
After rigorously training for three years, the ordinary Saitama has gained immense strength which allows him to take out anyone and anything with just one punch. He decides to put his new skill to good use by becoming a hero. However, he quickly becomes bored with easily defeating monsters, and wants someone to give him a challenge to bring back the spark of being a hero.
Upon bearing witness to Saitama's amazing power, Genos, a cyborg, is determined to become Saitama's apprentice. During this time, Saitama realizes he is neither getting the recognition that he deserves nor known by the people due to him not being a part of the Hero Association. Wanting to boost his reputation, Saitama decides to have Genos register with him, in exchange for taking him in as a pupil. Together, the two begin working their way up toward becoming true heroes, hoping to find strong enemies and earn respect in the process.
Ichigo Kurosaki has always been able to see ghosts, but this ability doesn't change his life nearly as much as his close encounter with Rukia Kuchiki, a Soul Reaper and member of the mysterious Soul Society. While fighting a Hollow, an evil spirit that preys on humans who display psychic energy, Rukia attempts to lend Ichigo some of her powers so that he can save his family, but much to her surprise, Ichigo absorbs every last drop of her energy.
Now a full-fledged Soul Reaper himself, Ichigo quickly learns that the world he inhabits is one full of dangerous spirits, and along with Rukia, who is slowly regaining her powers, it's Ichigo's job to both protect the innocent from Hollows and to help the spirits themselves find peace.
Won the 50th Shogakukan Manga Award in the Shounen category.
The following link takes you to ANN for the various anime, movies, OAVs, etc.: AnimeNewsNetwork
In Giant Killing a ragtag bunch from East Tokyo are struggling in Japan's top football league. The team is going through an abysmal spell right now where they are nearing the bottom of the table and have lost 5 matches in a row. The losses haven't done much to team morale, because it was already low. Fan support, on the other hand, is looking bleak. In the world of football, once the fans turn on a team the end is near. Teams don't recover. Coaches are fired, players are sold, and teams drop to lower divisions where profits often prevent them from ever being successful against even mediocre top division teams. East Tokyo United, ETU, can only blame their coach right now. And Coach is ready to give up this next game to prove to his team and fans, that against the biggest club in the nation he can make this team win.
In 2010, this manga received the 34th Annual Kodansha Manga Award for General Manga.
In the early twentieth century, Russo-Japanese War veteran Saichi “Immortal” Sugimoto scratches out a meager existence during the postwar gold rush in the wilderness of Hokkaido. When he stumbles across a map to a fortune in hidden Ainu gold, he sets off on a treacherous quest to find it. But Sugimoto is not the only interested party, and everyone who knows about the gold will kill to possess it! Faced with the harsh conditions of the northern wilderness, ruthless criminals and rogue Japanese soldiers, Sugimoto will need all his skills and luck—and the help of an Ainu girl named Asirpa—to survive.
Russian / Русский:
На Хоккайдо, далеко, в северных землях Японии, живёт Сугимото, переживший русско-японскую войну, и прозванный на ней Бессмертный Сугимото. Теперь он ищет богатства, обещанные золотой лихорадкой, в надежде спасти овдовевшую жену своего покойного товарища. Во время своей охоты на золото, он находит намеки на скрытый золотой склад преступников. Вместе с девушкой айну, которая некогда спасла его, они отважились на смертельное приключение против преступников, в поисках золотого тайника.
Winner of the 9th Manga Taisho Award in 2016.
Nominated for the 20th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize and 40th Kodansha Manga Awards that same year.
Winner of the 22th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2018.
Set in Central Asia in a rural town near the Caspian Sea during the 19th century, the story revolves around a young woman, Amir, who arrives from a distant village across the mountains to marry Karluk, a boy eight years her junior. The story unfolds among details of everyday family and community life. However, the peaceful atmosphere is disturbed when Amir's family demands to take her back to their village.
Winning isn't everything in the game of basketball, but who wants to come in second? It takes dedication and discipline to be the best, and the Shohoku High hoops team wants to be just that. They have one last year to make their captain's dream of reaching the finals come true--will they do it? Takehiko Inoue's legendary beloved basketball manga is finally here and the tale of a lifetime is in your hands.
Hanamichi Sakuragi's got no game with girls—none at all! It doesn't help that he's known for throwing down at a moment's notice and always coming out on top. A hopeless bruiser, he's been rejected by 50 girls in a row! All that changes when he meets the girl of his dreams, Haruko, and she's actually not afraid of him! When she introduces him to the game of basketball, his life is changed forever...
Note: Includes a oneshot called 10 Days After.
In 1995 Slam Dunk received the 40th Shogakukan Manga Award for shounen.
