Slam Dunk Vol. 9: Slam Dunk, Vol. 9
- ISBN
- 9781421528649
- Publisher
- VIZ
- English release
- Pages
- 200
Shohoku faces the consequences of the gym fight before returning to competition. VIZ describes the team avoiding suspension and resuming practice, giving this Slam Dunk paperback a place between personal conflict and tournament preparation. It is most useful after the preceding gym sequence, where the trouble has its context. Buyers looking for the team as a functioning institution should keep this continuation: who gets to play is now a question of discipline as well as ability.
Spoilers — why this volume matters. Tap to reveal.
Coach Anzai's response makes the volume distinct. In the publisher's account, Sakuragi, Rukawa, Miyagi and Mitsui are left out of the starting lineup as punishment for the fight. A coach who only selected his strongest players would be choosing immediate performance over the rules that keep the team possible. That is the argument this premise opens, and it gives a buyer interested in leadership more to look for than another test of scoring talent. The lineup itself becomes a consequence. Read it after the behavior that required an answer.
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