Issue: #5
Hanamichi finally gets some game time as a substitute for the slightly injured captain Akagi and quickly goes about making a spectacle of himself. Not only does he manage to strip the ball from Ryonan's veteran center, but he also succeeds in making several key passes that result in some much-needed baskets. With Shohoku closing in on their opponents' lead, is Hanamichi on the verge of proving tha...
Creators: Takehiko Inoue
Characters: Kiminobu Kogure, Akagi Haruko, Mitsuyoshi Anzai, Jun Uozumi, Moichi Taoka, Kaede Rukawa, Hanamichi Sakuragi, Takenori Akagi, Ayako, Yasuharu Yasuda