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Eyeshield 21
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Both Eyeshield 21 and Slam Dunk have a similar story: Player who originally wants nothing to do with the sport ends up playing the sport, and learning to love the sport.
Now, Hanamichi Sakuragi and Kobayakawa Sena have completely different reasons for joing their sports, but they do and they get very, very good at their sports. Each one has a rival that inspires them to work harder (Rukawa and Shin), and each one has a reason to win.
Both stories are very funny at times, and at other times, very dramatic. Both stories are similar in the fact that they both draw you in,
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Sports series with a protagonist who starts out knowing nothing about the sport and ends up joining the team for frivolous reasons but ends up becoming a key player. Both have a fair volume count but span a single year, tracking their progress with a specific tournament goal in mind; both also stress the value of teamwork and hard work while also presenting well-rounded supporting characters and members of opposing teams to make every single one of them endearing.
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Recommended by lithiumflower
Eyeshield 21 and Slam Dunk have everything that makes sports manga so compelling: tons of humor, a large and very well-defined cast, significant character development, tons of matches, and (of course) a win-or-die national tournament. And, you'll be taught the rules and strategies of the manga's respective sport as the main character learns about the game himself. You'll be laughing, cheering, and (if you're like me!) sniffling through the pages.
If you're upset you finished the manga and have nothing else to read, do yourself a favor and read this one.
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Recommended by lastobjective