At noon, Slam Dunk fans all over Longguo watched anime while they ate. In restaurants and snack stalls across the cities, plenty of people were so engrossed in Slam Dunk that they forgot their meals. Nearby, shop owners looked at their crowded stores and the hungry office workers still waiting outside, and frowned!
In episode 82, Mitsui Hisashi ran out of stamina and collapsed right there on the court!
As for Sendoh, Ryonan's pillar and one of the strongest players in the entire Slam Dunk series, there was no denying his skill. Looking at the whole cast of Slam Dunk, the only player stronger than him one-on-one was the overpowered Sawakita!
Even though Ryonan's overall strength was clearly inferior to Shohoku's, Sendoh held the team together by himself and launched a counterattack that closed the gap!
The fans had prepared themselves for Slam Dunk to be exciting, but this week's episodes still got their blood pumping!
In episode 83, team vice-captain Kogure came on for Mitsui Hisashi. Sakuragi Hanamichi had a good impression of Megure, so at the crucial moment, he didn't act on impulse and passed him the ball.
The classic Slam Dunk moment, "A shot that flies for half an episode!" had arrived.
As the ball sailed through the air, the scene shifted to Kogure's memories!
Megure and Akagi's first meeting; their dream of becoming the best high school basketball players in Japan; Megure realizing how far his talent lagged behind everyone else and wanting to quit the team; and, after their crushing defeat, the words he said to Akagi: "I love basketball!"
From Kogure's first year of high school through his third, people had joined the Shohoku Basketball Team, then more people had joined!
At last, after waiting three years, Rukawa Kaede and Sakuragi Hanamichi had joined,