Slam Dunk Vol. 7: Slam Dunk, Vol. 7
- ISBN
- 9781421528625
- Publisher
- VIZ
- English release
- Pages
- 188
Sakuragi and Ryota Miyagi bring their personal troubles into Slam Dunk's team story. VIZ presents their difficult start as the premise for a possible friendship, making this paperback particularly relevant to readers interested in the people around basketball practice. Keep it next to the following volume when buying the sequence. Their difficult relationship makes this a character-focused purchase: the appeal lies in how teammates might find something in common beyond their place on the court.
Spoilers — why this volume matters. Tap to reveal.
Shared embarrassment can do work that sporting ambition cannot. VIZ describes romantic failure bringing Sakuragi and Miyagi together, before people with a grievance against Miyagi interrupt practice. The friendship and the threat occupy the same social world: the team cannot simply close its doors on everything outside basketball. That gives this book a specific appeal for readers who care about why these players might support one another. For a purchase centered only on contests between schools, the personal conflict is a detour. For a character-focused reading, it is the point.
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