Slam Dunk Vol. 22: Slam Dunk, Vol. 22
- ISBN
- 9781421533292
- Publisher
- VIZ
- English release
- Pages
- 192
Preparation for Nationals gives this Slam Dunk paperback a different pace of interest. Shohoku has qualified, but the national tournament still lies ahead and the players have time left to prepare for it. This is not the reason to buy the run if your only interest is tournament games. It belongs in a character-development purchase, particularly for readers following how a team's common destination can require different preparation from players at different levels.
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Keeping Sakuragi apart from the team for training is the practical distinction in VIZ's description. Equal membership does not require identical instruction. Rukawa's ambition also receives attention through something he learns about Anzai, and that ambition gives the preparation a second scale: becoming useful to Shohoku and becoming the best in Japan are different targets. This book suits a reader who wants the work between contests preserved. For someone choosing only a short sequence of matches, it is a less immediate selection. The shared Nationals goal does not make every player's next task the same.
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