Set during the Inter High Championships, Shohoku take on Tsukubu, one of this year's dark horses. It's a clash of acquaintances as Anzai will face his former student which is now the coach of Tsukubu, while Akagi & Kogure meet Godai their former classmate and Tsukubu's captain. Finally Sakuragi is irked by the presence of Nango, Tsukubu's center, who vies for Haruko's attention.
Acting
Kusao's Sakuragi tantrums are peak comedy
Direction
Arisako squeezes tournament tension into 44 minutes
Writing
Anzai vs. former student hits different
Director
Toshihiko Arisako
Takeshi Kusao
Hanamichi Sakuragi (voice)
Akiko Hiramatsu
Haruko Akagi (voice)
Hideyuki Hori
Kaede Rukawa (voice)
Yûji Machi
Tomokazu Godai (voice)
Ryotaro Okiayu
Hisashi Mitsui (voice)
Tomomichi Nishimura
Mitsuyoshi Anzai (voice)
Hideyuki Tanaka
Kiminobu Kogure (voice)
Toshiyuki Morikawa
Yohei Mito (voice)
Yoku Shioya
Ryota Miyagi (voice)
Kiyoyuki Yanada
Takenori Akagi (voice)
Hikaru Midorikawa
Kaede Rukawa(voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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