Slam Dunk, Vol. 3

It has been a long time since I've read a sports manga this good! Everything is so awesome, and the funny moments are hilarious too. How Hanamichi seem to embarass himself as an amateur basketballer yet gain fame thru it is puzzling but that makes the manga better. I thot I saw the best when I watched the anime, but after reading the manga, it was a whole lot more interesting.Seriously. The anime stops around the time when Shohoku qualifies into the national. But the manga goes on and on till the 2nd round of the national against Sannoh. That is the best game played in the manga besides the one against Kainan. I mean, it took up almost 7-9 volumes just for that game against Sannoh! Very beautiful game, and there are tremendous changes in Shohoku's players (read: between Kaede Rukawa and Hanamichi Sakuragi)

This manga is known as one of the best mangas of all time (alongside with Dragonball). While it was running in the manga magazines (which was quite a few years ago), it spawned a basketball craze in Korea. The storyline may seem quite cliched, but the way the story is told cannot be beat. It has sold over 100 million copies in Japan and still is a steady seller. If you have not seen this, you need to, because after it every other sports manga will seem like a pale imitation of it.

I can't praise this manga/anime enough. People who are wondering how good this is should really read this or watch the anime. It is hilarious and yet have crying moments. It has it's ups and downs just like the real life. It cuts through you when you read it. Very enjoyable. Very addictive and yet not for the faint of heart. Did I say very addictive? It is impossible to have one dose of this.

I just started reading mangas a while ago, and the first one I ever read was Slam Dunk. I treid to read it during school, but it turned out to be so funny and catchy that I was laughing out loud (and falling down stairs cause i couldn't put it down) for the rest of the day. After i finished it, I continued with other mangas, but I can't seem to find one like this. It's hilarious, but also is really true in the ways it describes teenagers. If you had to read one manga, this should DEFINATELY be the one.