animefringe november 2003 / reviews  Slam Dunk Vol.1 Format:
right-left manga Production: Raijin / Takehiko Inoue Comments:
Basketball...Vagabond style. Animefringe Reviews: Slam Dunk
Vol.1  Once, long ago, I used to play basketball. In fact, back
before school ate my life, I played a lot of sports. Oddly
enough, I've never been a fan of any sort of professional
sporting events, despite living in one of the "Best" cities for
sports fans - home of the sometimes-impressive Cardinals, Rams,
and Blues.  However, I'm still very much in love with the spirit
of honest competition. I enjoy the romantic ideal of one team
working as hard as possible to overcome any obstacles for the
simple goal of proving themselves capable. A physical strain is
a nice way to help put the rest of our lives in perspective, to
help get a grip on our limitations as well as our potential.
Thus, setting this basketball series in high school - where
players aren't playing the game for millions of dollars - is a
good idea.  As with many good