Slam Dunk Vol. 23: Slam Dunk, Vol. 23
- ISBN
- 9781421533308
- Publisher
- VIZ
- English release
- Pages
- 192
Nationals brings Shohoku a new opponent and an unwelcome assessment in Slam Dunk. VIZ sets the team's low ranking against first-round opponent Toyotama's stronger rating. This paperback is a practical place to anchor a purchase of the Nationals sequence after reading the qualification material. Keep the next book in mind for the Toyotama encounter. Arrival at a tournament is a new stage of the competition, not a replacement introduction to its participants.
Spoilers — why this volume matters. Tap to reveal.
The assigned ranking gives Shohoku an external description it dislikes, according to VIZ. That is a useful buying hook because getting to Nationals and being considered strong there are separate achievements. Toyotama supplies an immediate test of the difference. A buyer selecting this stretch gets the collision between the team's own assessment and the competition's published hierarchy, rather than merely a change of venue. Read it after the qualification sequence if that contrast is the attraction. The achievement of arriving does not decide the terms on which others receive the team.
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