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Nomiya Tomomi, a high school drop-out who wants to devote his life to helping Natsumi, a girl he sentenced to a life of immobility after a tragic bike ride he invited her on, tries to change his life around, from a trouble making delinquent into a reliable man. The problem is, both Natsumi and her sister dont seem to care at all for Nomiya, rightfuly blaming him for the accident. Plus, the only notable talent Nomiya posseses is the talent for basketball. Everything changes for him when he meets up with Togawa Kiyoharu, a wheelchair basketball player. --- - **Won the Japan Media Arts Festival Excellence Prize for Manga in 2001**

Book with manga & illustrations from Japanese and international artists for the FIFA World Cup 2002. Content: 1. Otomo Katsuhiro - Cover Illustration 2. Inoue Takehiko - *I love this game* 3. Kamijo Atsushi - *Kaerenai ko hito* (Those Who Will Never Return) About a girl name Tchie as she reminsces the time she had with her two best friends. 4. Matsumoto Taiyou - *Mie ken no shounen* 5. «Mizugame 3» - *Lust for Life* Tajima Sho-u (Gorilla Kick), Obata Takeshi (Morning Kong) and Asada Hiroyuki (Utan Chop) About a tale of a football shoes as it is used/travelled from one user to the next. 6. Illust Gallery Araki Hirohiko Yazawa Ai Yamada Yoshihiro Nishimura Shinobu Okano Reiko 7. Kusumoto Maki - *Netsu* 8. Yoshino Sakumi - *GOAL!!* 9. François Boucq - *Sekai wa mawaru* 10. Yasuhiko Yoshikazu - Bateren: <Journey to Western Europe - Prologue> (南蛮西遊記序章, Bateren: Nanban Saiyuuki Josho). This one-shot is the prelude to an tale of alternate history where Amakusa Shiro Tokisada survives the Shimabara Rebellion, and arrives in Spain in seek of aid for Japanese Christians. 11. penthon - *A fantastic dream* 12. Nicolas de Crécy - *Montceau-les-Mines VS Pont-à-Mousson* 13. Frédéric Boilet - *2002 FIFA WORLD TEA CUP* 14. Nicolas de Crécy - *Soccer no dendou* 15. Yokoyama Hiroshi - *Robot Battle VI* 16. D[di:] - *Fire Star Man* 17. Taniguchi Jiro - *Fuka* 18. Emile Bravo - *Shinpan wa 12 hitome no senshu!* 19. Max Cabanne - *Penalty area* 20. Kuroda Iou - *Schweitzer* 21. Terada Katsuya - *Box!* 22. Benoît Peeters & François Schuiten - 23. Young Soon Yang - 24. Gyoubu Ippei - football image visual *Source: MangaUpdates*

The year is 2XXX AD, and basketball has become the most popular sport in the universe. However, the Intergalactic League–-the pinnacle of professional basketball–- is completely dominated by extraterrestrials. Widely renowned as the best of basketball is an extraterrestrial named Gyuma, despite the fact that he is merely 19-years-old. Into this arena steps Yoshimune, an old man who believes that it`s humans who should be number one in basketball. His plan is to collect the best team of pure humans there is, and attempt to win the Intergalactic League. Yoshimune puts out a call for the best human players, and a 14-year-old named Hideyoshi answers the call.

Growing up in the late 16th century Sengoku era Japan, Shinmen Takezou is shunned by the local villagers as a devil child due to his wild and violent nature. Running away from home with a fellow boy at age 17, Takezo joins the Toyotomi army to fight the Tokugawa clan at the Battle of Sekigahara. However, the Tokugawa win a crushing victory, leading to nearly three hundred years of Shogunate rule. Takezo and his friend manage to survive the battle and afterwards swear to do great things with their lives. However, after their paths separate, Takezo becomes a wanted criminal and must change his name and his nature in order to escape an ignoble death. **Awards:** - Won the 24th Kodansha Manga Award in the general category in 2000. - Won the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2002 **Note:** was nominated for the 2003 Eisner Award in the Best Writer/Artist category.

Akagi, after being rejected by a girl that he likes and punched by a rival, Rukawa, for accidentally stepping into his confession moment with the girl, wants revenge against Rukawa for various reasons. He and his teammates decided to challenge Rukawa and his team against a game of basketball in the regional tournament. Who will win this basketball game?

This is the exhibition catalog that contains all the works from the "Inoue Takehiko: The LAST Manga Exhibition" held at the Ueno Royal Museum in 2008. Along with readers' impressions and a documentary of the creation process, it three-dimensionally recreates the unique space of the manga exhibition that was limited to that time and place. The second of two exhibition catalogues (Crescent Moon and Full Moon).

Winning isn't everything in the game of basketball, but who wants to come in second? It takes dedication and discipline to be the best, and the Shohoku High hoops team wants to be just that. They have one last year to make their captain's dream of reaching the finals come true–will they do it? Takehiko Inoue's legendary beloved basketball manga is finally here and the tale of a lifetime is in your hands. Hanamichi Sakuragi's got no game with girls—none at all! It doesn't help that he's known for throwing down at a moment's notice and always coming out on top. A hopeless bruiser, he's been rejected by 50 girls in a row! All that changes when he meets the girl of his dreams, Haruko, and she's actually not afraid of him! When she introduces him to the game of basketball, his life is changed forever… Note: Includes a one-shot called 10 Days After. [Official English](https://www.viz.com/slam-dunk) --- - **Won the 40th Shogakukan Manga Award for Shonen In 1995** - **One of top 10 highest selling Manga in history, with over 170 Million copies sold as of 2017** - **In 2010, Inoue received special commendations from the Japan Basketball Association (JBA) for his contributions to the sport**