| One Rainy Day | |
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| Chapter Information | |
| Japanese | ある雨の日 |
| Romaji | Aru Ame no Hi |
| Volume | 2 |
| Chapter Number | 15 |
| Pages | 19 |
| Shonen Jump | Issue 1991-06 |
| Chapter Guide | |
| Previous | Next |
| Chapter 14 | Chapter 16 |
One Rainy Day (ある雨の日, Aru Ame no Hi) is the 15th chapter of the Slam Dunk manga series.
Summary[]
Takenori fluently reads the passage from his coursebook
The following day some of the Shohuko High Judo club members wait for Sakuragi's arrival at school. It's a rainy morning, and the third period at school has already begun, and concerned Judo team members talk to each other maybe they might have missed seeing Sakuragi enter the school's vicinity. One of them states it is impossible for them to miss such a tall person entering their school. At that moment, a carefree, Hanamichi stroll across the streets of his hometown. While heading towards his school, Sakuragi curses his captain for giving him a furious beating on his yesterday's mistake. Upon his entry at Shohuko High School, the Judo club members see him, stops, and asks to confirm if he is Sakuragi Hanamichi.
Meanwhile, at school, Takenori, upon his teacher's instruction, reads one of the paragraphs from his coursebook in the English language. Akagi fluently reads the passages, and his classmates and instructor praise Takenori for his effort. Kogure is amazed at his friend's recent reading attempt and tells himself that he can't match that effort. One of the colleagues in class asks Takenori as to how is the basketball team coming along. Akagi replies that his team has recruited some troubled first-year students, and moving forward, he needs to be stricter. Rukawa, while attending his class, is asleep. The instructor notices him, gets a bit irritated, and believes that Rukawa finds his teaching boring. One of Rukawa's colleagues tries to wake him up. The instructor approaches him and smacks him in the head. A furious Rukawa wakes up and states; he doesn't forgive anyone who disturbs him in his sleep. The instructor asks what he is talking about, and everyone in class goes into panic mode.
Due to being late and stopped by the Judo team members, Sakuragi misses his third period of class. The instructor asks Mito about the whereabouts of Hanamichi. Yohei informs his teacher he has no idea where his friend is. Meanwhile, outside Shohuko High, Hanamichi furiously asks the Judo team members who they are and what their purpose is to stop him. One of the members of the Judo team makes fun of Hanamichi's carefree attitude. Sakuragi gets a bit furious. They inform Hanamichi that on their captain, Aota's instruction, they're here to meet him. After the conclusion of the third period, Kogure and Takenori have a friendly discussion with their colleagues in class. While conversing, Akagi expresses his desire to become Inter-High champion. Kogure jokingly laughs at his friend and states to his colleagues that this has been Takenori's goal since middle school. Akagi corrects him it's since elementary school. Aota, the Shohuko High Judo team captain, makes his presence felt in the classroom and boldly states that his club will become Inter-High champion before the Shohuko High Basketball team.
An excited Aota notify Takenori about recruiting Sakuragi Hanamichi
Akagi, upon hearing, furiously informs Aota to stop interrupting whenever they converse on this topic in his classroom. Aota boldly states that basketball is not an exciting sport, and he feels terrible for Takenori. Akagi tells Aota that he knows nothing about the sport of basketball. Then both have a friendly argument on whose sport is better. Later on, Aota asks about Haruko's wellbeing. Takenori doesn't respond, and Aota goes back into his serious conversation mode and declares that his Judo team this year will indeed become Champions. Kogure states that this year their basketball team has gotten some exciting first-year students, and similar to him they are also aiming to become Champions. Aota confidently informs that he has found an interesting first-year student named Sakuragi Hanamichi, and his elite team members have gone to recruit him. Upon hearing, Takenori and Kogure get a bit upset. The Judo team members approach their captain and state that they were unsuccessful in recruiting Hanamichi. Aota becomes excited and vows to get Sakuragi to join their Judo club. Takenori then looks at him furiously.
Characters[]
- Hanamichi Sakuragi
- Takenori Akagi
- Kiminobu Kogure
- Haruko Akagi
- Kaede Rukawa
- Yohei Mito
- Norio Hotta
- Tatsuhiko Aota (debut)