Slam Dunk, Volume 6: Nothing to Lose

英語に慣れる良い教材です。私は、スラムダンクが大好きで、全巻日本語バージョンを暗記するくらい読んだので、絵柄とアルファベットを見ただけで、英単語がわからなくても意味がわかっていたので、英語取得にとてもよい教材でした。このコミックで覚えた英単語は多いです。ただ、安西先生を日本語では「オヤジ」と言っているのに、英語で「OLD MAN」は少し、桜木と安西先生の距離が日本語版より離れているようで、嫌でした。それ以外は特にはないです。よって、星４つとします。

Delivery is fast. (But I ordered 6,7, 9 at the same time. 8 wasn't available from the seller. Weird)I guess it's 2020 now. This product has been mass produced thru the years. The quality of stock paper used feels weird. It's like a paper quality used for newspaper in 80s/90s. It's a minor thing. I had volumes 1 to 5 since 2005 and the stock paper quality of those is smooth.The English translation is ok. The -kuns, senpais have been removed. Coach Ansai calling Hanamichi, "Mr. Sakuragi" instead of "Sakuragi-kun" sounds weird to me. Not to mention, there's one panel of Rukawa saying, "I didn't touch them" felt off. I think that panel should say, "I just wanna step them." It gives this cute yet petty conflict between Hanamichi and Rukawa.

If you love basketball, you will love “Slam Dunk”.The story of a brute named Hanamichi who has his issues finding a girlfriend (or any girl to like him), but has fallen for Haruko Akagi, the sister of Shohoku High’s Takenori Akagi, the team captain of the basketball team. But knowing that she loves basketball and likes star player Kaede Rukawa. So, Hanamichi is determined in proving to her that he can excel in basketball but also hopefully winning her heart.But because of Hanamichi’s lack of manners and basketball knowledge, will he be able to prove to Haruko and the team that he deserves to be a player for the team? Or will he be the laughing stock of Shohoku High School?In volume 6, the intensity of basketball and the strategy from the coaches have been built up since volume 4 and now it’s the final minute of the game and Ryonan’s once 19-pt. lead has now dwindled to four points. 85-81 and one minute left, can Shohoku come back and win the game? And does Sakuragi Hanamichi have what it takes to show the team that he can be a great player?Meanwhile, after the game, a troublemaker named Ryota Miyagi has been released from the hospital and he also happens to be a member of the Shohoku High School basketball team (thanks to his infatuation with Ayako, the team manager). Similar to how Hanamichi feels protective towards Haruko, Ryota feels the same for Ayako. But what happens when he mistakes Sakuragi as a guy trying to hit on Ayako. And can these two hot heads co-exist with each other?With volume 6, you get another exciting and enjoyable volume of “Slam Dunk”! The characters are awesome, the story is well-written and Takehiko Inoue just knows how to capture basketball on the pages of “Slam Dunk”.His illustrations have always been a highlight for me and I was always amazed of how he captured movements, the offensive and defensive stances to how the players penetrate the perimeter and score. The detail of Inoue’s artwork is just wonderful and I look forward to volume 6!Overall, “Slam Dunk” is an enjoyable manga series that is not just for basketball fans but for those who want a manga series that captures the spirit of basketball, competition, the strategy involved in the sport but a captivating storyline with cool characters that makes this series worth recommending!Definitely check this volume out!

Super !!