Slam Dunk Chapter 276 Discussion

One of the greatest pieces of content to have ever grazed my eyeballs

great ending for this great manga!Sakuragi really is a tensai!

10/10, still can't believe it was a 90s manga.

El final perfecto, no tengo mucho más que agregar

Slam Dunk is a great manga. The artwork is just incredible, even if it's published from 1990-1996, 2 decades ago. It's so well illustrated it bested most of the modern sports manga I'd come across. Inoue also did a incredible job in heightening excitement, he uses 'silent' panels, panel with no narration/words to bring out tension. This is even for more so for the last few chapters of Sannoh vs Shohoku match.



I, for one, was not that keen of a sequence or a continuation. Like everyone else, I initially felt a little disappointed with regards to the build-up against the OP first-year student, Hiroshi Morishige, also dubbed as the future star Japan first witnessed from the national tournament. It's also interesting to note that Meihou is on the opposite site of the tournament bracket, hence, it's implied that they were first. Sannoh, Aiwa, Kainan ( came in 2nd ), Toyotama were on the same side with Shohoku. It's a pity because I think the eng scanlation available online didn't bother to translate the tournament bracket in the manga and also made a few noticeable error while translating from chinese to english. Still, they did a great job bringing this masterpiece to the western audience.



With regards to why Shohoku lost so badly to Aiwa during the 3rd round, the fact that they used up every single arsenal they had, topped with going over their limitations against Sannoh , they were spent mentally and physically. The match against Sannoh was just 1 day after their game with Run-and-Gun specialist Toyotama. We can also assume Shohoku play and lost the game with Aiwa the very next day, without Mitsui Hisashi and of course Sakuragi. Granted Aiwa wasn't not exactly the top-tier, but at the very least, they were still top 4 based on previous national tournament, the same as Kainan. Since Kainan got 2nd in this year tournament, it shows Aiwa either lost to them or fail to face them. This means that Shohoku stood a far better chance had they faced Aiwa with their full-strength, especially since Shohoku vs Kainan was a close affair and Sakuragi as well as Shohoku has improved leaps and bounds after the regional qualification.



The series ended on the highest possible note, the theme and motive wasn't to crown Shohoku champions. Instead, it was to show the readers that with unwavering belief, perseverance this team, a no-namer in the basketball scene, can take down the 3-time champions ( also rumoured to be the strongest squad assembled in Sannoh's 20 years history ). What's more remarkable was Shohoku was forced to play catch-up twice. It's gratifying for the readers because we always knew Shohoku has potential. This match is legendary in the history of manga.



It has been almost a decade since I finished reading this manga, I'll end the post with this video.







Enjoy.

What an incredible experience! I’m so proud of every single one of the players. They fought till the end, even if they lost their next match. They already demonstrated what they were capable of.



Ryouta is the new captain! Rukawa is doing great things already!! And of course, our boy, Sakuragi, is undergoing rehabilitation, which is all that matters. When he comes back, I know he’ll do even greater things. 



Seeing how the art kept evolving was something special. 

just wanted to know but was there ever a resolution to the Haruko x Sakuragi romance issue that was going on in the manga?, saw the anime but i just cant remember if there was ever a conclusion to this...

Rukawa boasting to Sakuragi. Hahahaha just you wait, The tensai will make a comeback for sure.



What a great manga, Slam Dunk is.