Slam Dunk 🏀 Vol. 11 (Ch 90-98)

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Slam Dunk Tankobon edition Volume 11 covers Ch 90-98.
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I had already finished this volume before the post went up, but I wanted to go back through and share my thoughts!

Chapter 90

Fujima is finally off his butt and we get to see him playing!! I really love the tension him now being on the court adds, and Shouhoku getting all fired up!

Chapter 91

Rukawa almost calling him ゴリ on page 213 :rofl:


This made me giggle hehe. True friends :relieved:

Chapter 92

Love this hehehe

Chapter 93

Honestly, Shouyou #5 is real for taking that hit like a pro. RIP his glasses :pray:

And Mitsui continues being sO COOL


hehehe

Chapter 94


Come ON, HOW COOL IS THIS DUDE
And then the fist in the air when he absolutely SINKS THE BALL, heck yeahhhh

Chapter 95

Sakuragi being drawn with the turtle shell came out of nowhere, that was awesome :rofl:
Also Mitsui totally committing and running into the chairs to save the ball!! The fear in those poor people as he came hurling toward them haha
AND FINALLY, RUKAWA’S 「らしくねーんじゃねーのか」GAH, what an awesome line. I love his acknowledgement to Sakuragi, even if he’s saying it in his own Rukawa way haha

Chapter 96

先生 saying 「君がいてよかった」to Mitsui was the sWEETEST THING. I just know that healed his little heart :')
We’ve reached 逆転!

Okay
Okay okay

So now this, THIS is what I wanted to share my thoughts on

OHHHHHHHH MY GOSHHHHHHHHHHHHH



LETS
FREAKING
GO DUDE
THATS MY BOY, THATS MY BOY RIGHT THERE

What an awesome moment, the buildup, the stakes, everyone cheering him on, lets gO
I read this later at night and was having to silent scream not wake anyone up LOL
Easily the most hyped I’ve gotten for this manga so far

Chapter 97


Continuing on after the COOLEST SLAM DUNK, I loved getting to see everyone’s reactions, it was very well earned. And even though it didn’t count, the energy it left everyone with was almost just as valuable. And another acknowledgement from Rukawa! Truly rare indeed haha

I also really really enjoyed the way Sakuragi reacted. Ayako totally said what I was thinking, he acted so polar opposite to what you would expect! Everyone else was bringing the hype and he just seemed more thoughtful and shell shocked than anything else. I think that adds even more depth to his character, and I’m excited to see if it will continue to affect him or if we’ll get to know more of his thoughts. Maybe that’s also why it seemed so out of the ordinary, we heard less (or he had less) thoughts than usual.

And they won!! LETS GO, that was so well earned.

Chapter 98

I really love this chapter. Youhei is still my favorite of Sakuragi’s friends, and I love this moment they share together in the gym. Being able to envision the Shouyou match and replicate the dunk, then silently looking to his hand, MAN thats good stuff.


Youhei is such a genuine and supportive friend :face_holding_back_tears:
「あの大歓声きこえなかったのか?」
Come ON, I love it so much

And then when he finds out he’s in the paper and starts handing it out to people :rofl:
And overhears two guys badmouthing him!


Gotta love it :joy: :joy:

So so SO excited to read the next volume!!

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