Sakuragi inadvertently picks a fight with the captain of the basketball team, Takenori Akagi (Haruko's brother), leading to a legendary one-on-one showdown in the school gym. Why Volume 1 Still Matters
The heart of the early story, whose genuine passion for basketball inspires Hanamichi to give the sport a chance. slam dunk manga volume 1
Themes
Volume 1 is famously —it’s more a high school comedy about a delinquent than a pure sports manga at first. But by the end, you see Inoue laying the foundation for one of the greatest sports manga ever written. Sakuragi inadvertently picks a fight with the captain