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"Rukawa Kaede has changed. He's not the same Rukawa Kaede anymore." Kazuya Takasugi sighed as he looked at Jump.

From the Sannoh match onwards, every player on Shohoku has had their own emotional journey.

Rukawa, who had been keeping a close eye on Sannoh's ace Sawakita, finally began to falter under the immense pressure and blow in the final minutes of the game.

Rukawa Kaede possesses exceptional individual abilities, excelling in both offense and defense.

This led to his lone wolf style of play.

When he breaks through the opponent's defense, he rarely passes the ball to his teammates.

This shows his confidence in himself.

This has been proven in previous matches.

In his duels with Zebei, he was never able to break through Zebei's defense, nor was he ever able to defend against Zebei's attacks.

Sawakita repeatedly scored against Rukawa.

This reminded Rukawa of his one-on-one match with Sendoh.

He and the immortals were evenly matched.

Before Sendoh left, Rukawa asked, "Will there be anyone stronger than you in the National Tournament?"

"There was such a person. In junior high school, I met someone I couldn't even defeat. His name was... Kitazawa!"

During the match, Eiji Sawakita scored a goal, bringing the score to 55-73.

"It's Zebei who's the idiot! Rukawa Kaede's eyes widened."

……

Rukawa's fighting spirit remained unshaken.

He was on par with Sendoh, but Coach Anzai said he was not as good as Sendoh.

In Sendoh's presence, Rukawa found his answer.

"If there were a one-on-one basketball game, I don't think anyone could beat you."

"But in actual official matches, are you really unstoppable?"

The current situation and Sendoh's guidance changed the stubborn Rukawa Kaede.

Rukawa Kaede had the ball, and in the final moments, he unexpectedly passed it to Akagi.

"The man who is the only one of his kind in heaven and earth can actually pass the ball!"

Rukawa Kaede has more offensive options now.

When Sawakita Eiji tried to defend against Rukawa Kaede's breakthrough in front of him, he also had to be distracted by Rukawa's passing ability, which made him lose his previous strong dominance.

Rukawa, who knows how to pass the ball, broke through from his left side!

……

"It feels like the grand finale of Slam Dunk..." After finishing the manga, Kazuya Takasugi couldn't help but have this thought in his mind as he excitedly roared for Rukawa's change.

Through continuous matches and adjustments, Shohoku has finally become a cohesive team.

One person's strengths become the team's strengths, and at the same time, one's weaknesses are compensated for by the team.

Shohoku is stronger than ever before.

At the same time, all five key players have overcome their psychological barriers and grown stronger.

"Perfect? ​​How could I think that..."

Takasugi muttered, "Slam Dunk has only just begun."

He also wants to see the moment when Shohoku wins the national championship.

He put the idea out of his mind.

But I had a nagging thought that ending Slam Dunk here wouldn't be a problem.

After putting down Jump, he began to pursue his studies.

At six o'clock in the afternoon, Kazuya Takasugi turned on the TV and was pleasantly surprised to find that the news of "Slam Dunk" being rebroadcast was on.

It's early October!

Slam Dunk was taken off the air in April, and now it's October, half a year has passed.

Kazuya Takasugi thought to himself that he still knew the 126 episodes of the "Slam Dunk" anime by heart, as if he had watched them just yesterday.

"Really been waiting!"

……

"It really is early October!"

"This is the best news I've heard in September!"

"They're finally back on air! It feels like an eternity!"

The internet erupted in cheers and celebrations, as if some great joy had occurred.

As many people endured their anguish, the time came to the beginning of October.

The day after episode 127 of Slam Dunk aired, director Inoue was surprised to find that this episode broke the viewership record of the previous 126 episodes, reaching 26.7%!

It doesn't look as good as the results of "Hikaru no Go".

But things are different now. Children are busy attending all sorts of training classes and have no time to watch TV on weekdays.

The previous average viewership rating was 17.7%, and the highest viewership rating was 24.4%. Inoue Kaede did not expect that after the show was suspended and then resumed, the viewership rating would reach a new record.

"That's great news!"

……

66:74，在最后的2分钟50秒里，湘北还落后8分。

There's still something to catch up on.

Rukawa Kaede began to organize the offense, and with Sakuragi Hanamichi's brilliant performance, Shohoku began to make a comeback once again.

This is the plot of "Slam Dunk" in early December 2000.

……

At Shogakukan, the judging panel for the 2001 Shogakukan Manga Award began to be formed.

The editors-in-chief of several magazines under Shogakukan, including Weekly Shonen Sunday, Girls' Comic, YOUNG SUNDAY, CORO-CORO, and BIG COMIC ORIGINAL, sat together to discuss the number of works to be selected for the next year.

“I’ll start by nominating a work from the shonen (boys’) category,” said the editor-in-chief of Shonen Sunday magazine. “It’s Detective Conan by Gosho Aoyama.”

The unexpected success and popularity of "Detective Conan" surprised even Gosho Aoyama.

It seems that with "Detective Conan", readers have all become detective fans.

A manga like "Detective Conan," which requires artists to devise crime-solving methods every week, puts a lot of pressure on the artist's experience and creativity.

If it weren't for the "Detective Conan" movie, Gosho Aoyama would have almost given up serializing the series.

Even as a detective manga, this work has become a national hit.

Since 1997, there has been a theatrical version of "Detective Conan" every year, and by 2000 there were already three.

The fourth installment is also in production.

This demonstrates the support from readers.

"Hmm." The editors of the other comic magazines nodded.

There was no chance this work wouldn't be selected, and it was approved very quickly.

Through their ongoing discussions, the winning entry for the children's category was finally decided: Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro's "The Leaders of the End of the Century".

The shoujo (girls') category is Chie Shinohara's "Yamiga no Phantom".

The general audience is Naoki Urasawa's "Monster".

“Hiroyuki Nishimori’s ‘Reckless Angel’ is also very good,” someone suggested.

Hiroyuki Nishimori is also a manga artist active in Weekly Shonen Sunday. He rose to fame in 1993 with the serialization of From Today, It's My Turn!!

Like "I Am the Big Brother," "Reckless Angel" is a humorous and contrasting comic that has a considerable audience.

“There will be two works in the shonen category of this year’s Manga Awards,” Sunday editor-in-chief decided.

Of all the categories of comics, those aimed at young boys are undoubtedly the most popular.

Famous shoujo manga such as "Sailor Moon" has a total of 18 volumes and has sold 1200 million copies.

Average sales volume is less than 100 million.

The difference between shoujo manga and shonen manga is huge.

Of all the awards, the one for young people is the most prestigious.

Currently, when it comes to dividing the works, Shogakukan's editors-in-chief naturally prefer their own manga.

The meeting ended, and some people stood up while others chatted about everyday things.

Everything was exceptionally harmonious.

"Wait! Did we forget someone? Someone really important?"

……

At the end of December, Akemi Akemi was particularly excited. She stood in front of the mirror and looked at her clothes from different angles.

"How was it?" she asked Higashino Hibiki excitedly.

"It looks great." Higashino Hibiki glanced at it and gave a thumbs up.

“Seriously, please.” Akemi Akimiya pouted.

“I’m serious,” Higashino Hibiki said helplessly.

He thought it looked great at first glance, but when he told the women the truth, they didn't accept it.

They insisted that the men organize their thoughts and, from a professional perspective, discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the women's clothing.

Hibiki Higashino had to look closely and saw Akemi Akemi's square-toed leather shoes from her chest.