Issue: #8
The fists continue to fly as Hanamichi and Ryota refuse to back down from their full-court rumble with a group of angry thugs. Luckily, the fight comes to an abrupt halt when Kogure--one of the more sensible members of the Shohoku squad--begins reminiscing about one of the combatants. He may be a punk now, but a little while ago, Hisashi Mitsui was a star player with almost limitless potential. Th...
Creators: Takehiko Inoue
Characters: Kiminobu Kogure, Akagi Haruko, Ryota Miyagi, Hisashi Mitsui, Mitsuyoshi Anzai, Kaede Rukawa, Hanamichi Sakuragi, Takenori Akagi, Ayako, Ryu, Tetsuo