Slam dunk, volume 29: talent, paperback/takehiko inoue

The best-selling series from Eisner-nominated Takehiko Inoue, one of Japans greatest manga creators.

Winning isnt 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 captains dream of reaching the finals come true--will they do it? With seven minutes left in the second half, Shohoku slowly chips away at Sannohs large lead thanks to Sakuragis rebounds.

But Sannohs star player Sawakita isnt going to sit still for thatFaced with an apparently unstoppable opponent, Rukawa and Sakuragi both have to dig deep to understand themselves and their own game, and become the basketball players they were meant to be Reads R to L (Japanese Style) for teen audiences.