Slam Dunk Vol. 8: Slam Dunk, Vol. 8
- ISBN
- 9781421528632
- Publisher
- VIZ
- English release
- Pages
- 196
The confrontation in Shohoku's gym continues in this Slam Dunk paperback. VIZ's opening situation has Sakuragi and Miyagi still caught in a fight, so buy it after the preceding volume rather than as a fresh sports story. Its strongest specific appeal is the history behind the interruption of practice. Readers choosing books for Mitsui should keep this part of the sequence intact; the present confrontation gives his past a reason to matter.
Spoilers — why this volume matters. Tap to reveal.
Kogure interrupts the fighting by recalling Mitsui's earlier promise as a basketball player, according to VIZ's synopsis. Injury then becomes part of the account of how that promise was interrupted. The buying distinction is a change in what the confrontation asks of the reader: recognizing an aggressor is different from understanding the athlete he used to be. Explanation does not erase the present behavior, and that tension is the useful argument here. Choose this with the gym-conflict setup if Mitsui's relationship to the team is your particular interest.
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