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"I heard that the "Slam Dunk" animation will be discontinued."

"Eh? Why?"

"After all, the animation has caught up with the original."

On April 7, 2000, the beloved cartoon "Slam Dunk" will be discontinued.

Readers who are used to watching "Slam Dunk" every week are very uncomfortable for a while.

“I watch ‘Slam Dunk’ every Tuesday afternoon.”

"It's so sad."

Even Yoshii Yamahisa, who had not contacted Hibiki Hibiki for a long time, came to the studio and asked about the situation of "Slam Dunk".

He was wearing a suit, which was completely different from the Yoshii Sanhisa in Hibiki Hibiki's impression.

Hibiki Higashino replied: "Director Inoue doesn't want to use retrospective films, summaries, and self-created daily methods to delay the progress of the animation, so next week, "Slam Dunk" will indeed be suspended."

Speaking of this, Hibiki Higashino was very emotional. He didn't expect that Director Kaede Inoue could withstand the pressure from the top and give "Slam Dunk" a relatively perfect production before "Slam Dunk" was about to end.

"That's reasonable," Yoshii Sanjiu scratched his head and sighed, "It's just such a pity."

"Why do you think so suddenly?" Higashino Hibiki asked with a smile: "When you were an assistant, you didn't show that you liked watching "Slam Dunk"."

"Today is different from the past," Yoshii Yamahisa stood up and looked at the studio in front of him strangely, "Now the space is much larger, the work table has been changed, the seats have also been changed, and even the tools used have been changed. It’s no longer the same set as before.”

Higashino Hibiki replied: "After all, it's just a consumable."

Omori wanted to point at himself and say that he was the new assistant who came after Yoshii Sankyu left, but when Hibiki heard the words "consumables" he said, he immediately shut his mouth.

Higashino Hibiki continued to say to Yoshii Sanjiu: "Things can never stay at the time of separation forever, and even the memories in the mind will fade over time. So, don't worry too much."

Yoshii Yamahisa lamented, "But I always think of my time as an assistant. Although I was very busy at the time, it was very fulfilling."

That was his time from high school to college, the most brilliant age in his life.

"I often read the comics of "Slam Dunk" and think that if I were still working as your assistant, Higashino-kun, would I have drawn this background and that original manuscript?"

"I've been watching the animation too, and it seems like I'm back to the time when we got together."

Higashikata patted him on the shoulder, "This guy really moved me."

I haven’t seen him for a while, and the reserved Yoshii Sanhisu has become so enthusiastic.

After a while, Yoshii Sanjiu's mood stabilized, and he began to feel a little embarrassed.

This made Tanaka feel familiar. He stopped waving the pen and took the rare initiative to chat with Yoshii Sankyu.

The two of them chatted for a long time.

"I have no idea of ​​serializing comics for the time being." Yoshii mentioned Tanaka's vision for the future, and Tanaka said truthfully.

"It's great," Yoshii Sanhisa said of his current situation.

Children who want to inherit the family business will indeed be mentally exhausted when faced with intrigues and intrigues.

No wonder he recalls the innocent days before.

Before leaving, Yoshii Yamahisa said that he would be engaged to Takagi Kiko in the near future.

Dong Yexiang was very happy and blessed him.

…

A week later, it was mid-April.

The 126th episode of "Slam Dunk" is broadcast, which is also the 30th episode of "National Competition".

With great reluctance, many people sat in front of the TV and quietly bid farewell to this cartoon that had been on the air for two years and seven months.

"The next time 'Slam Dunk' is aired, I don't know how many years it will be." Kazuya Takasugi chose to skip class. He went to the graduate dormitory and watched TV quietly.

During this period, his cell phone rang, but he also hung up.

"Really, I have to apologize to Yoshino-sensei Dogeza soon."

He swallowed, feeling uneasy.

But as the familiar BGM played on the TV, he entered the hot summer in northern Hunan again.

…

"Are we really going to lose?..."

The second half only lasted 8 minutes and 40 seconds, and Xiangbei fell behind by 23 points.

The main players in Xiangbei only had these words in their minds, and they were already panicking.

Sakuragi Hanamichi was substituted and Kimugure Kimibu came on.

"Damn dad... He actually took me, a genius, off the field..."

"Is it really impossible?"

"Brother Glasses is about to retire, so I gave him one last chance to play."

Sakuragi Hanamichi was thinking wildly. He was completely shocked by the power of the Mountain King.

He didn't hear every word Coach Anxi said.

After the timeout, Sanno's players were in high spirits, but Shohoku's main players were in an unusually miserable state.

Coach Anzai asked Sakuragi to watch the game.

Sakuragi thought, however, that Coach Anxi’s purpose was to let him see clearly this tragic scene, for the sake of future blood shame...

Sakuragi Hanamichi became confused, he couldn't hear anything.

It wasn't until Coach Anxi reprimanded him that he woke up.

When Hanamichi Sakuragi sat next to Coach Anzai, Coach Anzai said silently:

"Am I the only one who still believes... that we will win..."

This is the plot of the first few episodes of the "Slam Dunk" animation. When Takasugi Kazuya saw this, his depressed heart suddenly became enlightened.

The despondent thoughts of "Xiangbei will lose", "the gap is too big" and "there is no hope" were wiped away with these words of Dinghaishenzhen coach Anzai.

Goosebumps appeared on his body, and he felt the damn charm of "Slam Dunk" again.

"Don't give up hope until the last moment. Once you give up, the game is over."

This is a classic line in "Slam Dunk" in 1996. It is what coach Anzai said to Mitsui. Now coach Anzai still implements this idea and works hard for Shohoku to win.

"This is so cool!"

This is the core of "Slam Dunk".

…

Sakuragi Hanamichi was substituted. Coach Anzai's idea was to let him see the game clearly and understand his position.

Rukawa Kaede missed a shot, Sanno's power forward Nobe Hiroshi grabbed the rebound, and Zekita Eishi made a fast break layup.

So what Sakuragi has to do is grab rebounds!

If Sakuragi Hanamichi can grab the rebound, it will reduce the four-point deficit.

With the blessing of Shohoku's substitute, Shohoku's hope, Sakuragi Hanamichi made a shining debut again.

"If we give up, the game will be over...!"

Sakuragi Hanamichi broke through the confusion. His heart was extremely determined and he had to concentrate on doing what he should do.

He carries everyone's expectations. Never once has he been so needed and expected by everyone as he is now!

He must win this round!

He swore to the audience, "I will definitely defeat the Mountain King!"

"Slam Dunk" is completely on fire!

This is the plot of the last episode of "Slam Dunk". Sakuragi Hanamichi's inner monologue touched countless viewers and made countless hearts swell.

"That's right! Defeat the Mountain King!"

"Come on Xiangbei!"

They are looking forward to the arrival of the next episode.

…

So today, the last episode of "Slam Dunk" finally came into view.

They are eager to see the solo show of Sakuragi Hanamichi, a "layman" who has only played basketball for four months!

Break the sense of oppression that the Mountain King has brought to them in the past month.

However, viewers who have not read the "Slam Dunk" manga saw that at the beginning of the animation, it was Sakuragi Hanamichi who made a small move and pulled the corner of Nobe's clothes before grabbing the rebound and scoring a goal.

"What a person full of surprises! Hahaha!"

They thought it was Sakuragi Hanamichi who would explode, but they didn't expect such a clever plot.

On the next rebound, Nobe wrapped his clothes tightly, causing Sakuragi Hanamichi to flash in front of him, successfully blocked the position, grabbed the rebound, and tipped the ball in!

Sakuragi Hanamichi shows its power.

The whole audience was cheering, and cheers for Xiangbei kept coming and going.

The audience looked at this scene and felt uncomfortable.

They still hope to see Sakuragi Hanamichi display his unparalleled talent and win victory for Shohoku.

No one has discovered Sakuragi Hanamichi's true talent.

When Akagi's confidence was shattered by Kawada, he forced random shots.

This shot will definitely miss.

Nobe was on the inside, already jumping towards the iron basketball.

In Sakuragi Hanamichi's heart, "I will take care of everything".

When he took off behind Nobi, Sakuragi Hanamichi immediately jumped up in an unfavorable position.

His unparalleled jumping ability finally came into full play when he concentrated on it.

He jumped more than 30 centimeters higher than Sanno power forward Nobe, and swatted the ball before Nobe touched it.

While Nobe was still stunned, Sakuragi Hanamichi immediately took off a second time. Under the surprised eyes of everyone in the audience, Sakuragi Hanamichi jumped into the air and picked off the basketball!

"So high!"

"Compared to height, his speed..."

"It's amazingly fast!"

The basketball players and coaches who were watching all opened their mouths in horror at this astonishing scene!

"This is it!"

At the same time, Coach Anzai resonated with the audience in front of the TV.

This is the shot they want to see!

Sakuragi Hanamichi, he finally became the rebounding king!

"Slam Dunk" has been serialized for more than four years. In the national competition, facing the top power forwards, Sakuragi Hanamichi can also grab rebounds and control the game!

Many people clenched their fists, their faces full of excitement, and stared at the TV, unwilling to give up for a moment.

But at this moment, the ending song of "Slam Dunk" sounded.

The animation is over.

The animation ends when Hanamichi Sakuragi becomes the hope of the team and begins to turn defeat into victory.

Many people are going crazy!

Takasugi Kazuya tightened his grip on his cell phone and turned it off in a sullen mood.

Hua Chao gasped for air and wanted to hit someone.

"Why did it end here?"

"Ah, I'm going to die if I don't see the "Slam Dunk" animation."

"Is there anything I can replace it with?"

They are addicted to Slam Dunk.

Fortunately, there are still comics to follow.

Every Monday, "Slam Dunk" will be serialized in "Weekly Shonen Jump".

So, when Hibiki Higashino was feeling regretful that the animation of "Slam Dunk" was over.

A large wave of traffic poured into jump.

…

Two weeks later, Sasaki called.

What he said made Higashikata extremely surprised.

"Huh? "Slam Dunk" surpassed "Hunter" to take first place with a high number of 198 votes."

In this issue of Jump, each viewer can vote for their three favorite comics.

In addition, some people only voted for one or two comics. In the 1,000 reader survey, it was a very scary thing to be ranked first with a huge gap of 198 votes.

This represents a unique result.

In the past, Hibiki Higashino always managed to get the number one spot, but the gap was always in double digits. After all, there are too many excellent works in Jump nowadays.

This comic is divided into one point, and that comic is divided into one point. In the end, the gap between everyone is actually not big.

Higashino Hibiki couldn't figure it out, "Where did this sudden number of votes come from?"

Sasaki replied: "Maybe it has something to do with the suspension of the "Slam Dunk" animation."

The animation of comics hopes to use animation to attract a wider audience to read comics.

It is also part of advertising.

The "Slam Dunk" animation has been airing for more than two years, making great contributions to the success of the comic.

At that time, "Yu Yu Hakusho" had the highest ratings, but it did not bring many readers to the manga.

Because there is a big gap between animation and comics.

Togashi also complained for a while.

"Slam Dunk" is different. Director Kaede Inoue made the comic come alive.

He added animations to the original painting, letting Sakuragi Hanamichi, Rukawa Kaede, and Shohoku run and shoot.

So the audience is the same as the audience of readers.

Now, when "Slam Dunk" went off the air, not only did it not lead to a decrease in the number of new readers, it actually created a final ripple.

"Because 'Slam Dunk' is very interesting," Sasaki said: "Interesting works can attract readers."

What he means is that the reason why it has reached this point is that "Slam Dunk" is so good-looking.

Without animation, some viewers can only watch comics.

"This can be considered an unexpected surprise." Higashino Hibiki said with a smile.

On Jump, there are many comics that lost popularity due to the completion of the animation, and were eventually cut in half.

In his case, it became a counterexample.

Sasaki said: "The new single issue of "Slam Dunk" may also bring us good news."

Dong Yexiang smiled and nodded.

Afterwards, he called Director Inoue and thanked him for his hard work.

Director Inoue said that during the period when "Slam Dunk" is off the air, he is not planning to start a new job. He wants to maintain the current feeling and offer a salute to the final completion of "Slam Dunk".

"Thank you very much!" Hibiki Higashikata was very touched.

…

A month later, Kiko Takagi told Hibiki Higashikata about the ratings of "This Is Us".

This kind of low-cost animation with warm family themes is very popular in Japan, such as "Chibi Maruko-chan", which has always been among the top three animation ratings.

Therefore, the results are very good. The animation production committee of "This Is Us" revealed that it has plans to produce hundreds of episodes.

Therefore, "Future Society", which has received a long-term meal ticket, will not have to worry about performance in a short period of time.