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they are, what rukawa likes to call, three idiots.

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"Haruko, this strange guy that you found has become a member that Shohoku can't afford to lose."

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Inoue on Kogure's cameo in REAL

In one of the Slam Dunk kanzenban volumes, the inside cover has this interesting sketch by Inoue that ties in Slam Dunk and REAL (one of his other basketball mangas).

Kogure's going 「ははは　リアルにもでちゃった」　(which basically translates to "hahaha... and I've even/also appeared in REAL") and Sakuragi's in the background looking a little mad/jealous, saying 「ずるいぞ」 ("that's not fair").

Which means, the guy appearing behind Nomiya on page 92 of REAL's volume 1 is indeed Kogure ;)

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theyre besties your honor

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SLAM DUNK (1990-1996) by inoue takehiko

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Yohei joins the judo club (also I just love making Mitsui scared of him)

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count with rukawa! ft shohoku's trouble trio

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📸🍁

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"Maybe one day those two guys will become the best partners in Japan!"

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a mutual of mine on twt talked about an hc where Hanamichi learned English through Sesame Street and I got inspired to draw this

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Kiminobu Kogure-The Best Boy® in Slam Dunk

So I’m finally going to do a thread on why I think Kogure is such a terrific character, and why he’s my personal favorite character in the series. 

*CONTAINS SPOILERS, and will focus on the manga to keep everyone on the same page since the anime gives us even MORE content that I won’t go into right now. Also, some of this is just my interpretation of him and not explicitly canon, so totally fine not to agree with any of this*

Afficher davantage

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will forever be sick about jp fans on twt talking about how this cn model named Zel looks like Hanamichi, the discussion was so widespread that articles were made about it and he took a pic next to a poster of Hanamichi 🤕

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16 going on 17

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🏀 Slam Dunk and the mysterious disappearance of Chapter 265's ugly Rukawa 🏀

A NoSocksTensai investigation (not really)

In chapter 265, after finally learning that passes are a valid strategy, our favorite ace from Shohoku goes on to reveal to Sawakita that there is a mysterious *third option* (aka three points shoots).

It's his moment to shine, he just shot a beautiful three pointer. The spotlight is on him. You would expect a glorious panel to celebrate this moment.

But instead we've got this.

His face is...weird. It's flat looking and the perspective on his facial features is a bit off. Maybe it's not *that* shocking, but it threw me off the first time I saw it.

The art during the Sannoh match is overall absolutely breathtaking. Gorgeous. Magnificent. And god knows Inoue *loves* to draw majestically this pretty boy in action with his messy dark bangs and silly long eyelashes. As a consequence, I was a bit... confused by this drawing.

Over time, I learned to cherish ugly Rukawa for what he was, a curious but endearing sight that felt like it *shouldn't* be there. I thought the story would end here.

BUT.

I was flipping through the french version of the manga again and...

SURPRISE ???

Ugly Rukawa is not here anymore. He's replaced with a perfectly normal, perfectly good looking little Kaede.

A side by side comparison, one can notice a lot of small differences.

At first I thought It was just an issue with the English scans. In the paper version, Rukawa is right in the middle of the double page and since these scans appear to have been uploaded by fans, I thought the fans may have tried to patch up the scans of the two different pages together, resulting in an odd-looking drawing...but upon closer inspection...

His lips and the crosshatches on his neck and cheeks are not even the same ??? Some crosshatches were added, some removed. It's *not* the same drawing. I doubt that the people who uploaded the english scans would go so far as editing a drawing and adding/removing details.

So... what happened to ugly Rukawa ? Was he exiled from the manga when it was re-edited ? Why was he there in the first place ? So many unanswered questions.

I feel like it is now my duty to investigate the matter further.

More to follow.

Or not. I'm lazy.