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Sakuragi, having joined the basketball team in order to impress Haruko, the sister of the team's captain, has trouble staying on the bench when the opening minutes of the big practice game against their Ryonan rivals do not go well.

Rukawa learns something about Coach Anzai that makes him determined to become Japan's best high school basketball player. Then, while the Shohoku team goes to practice with another team in the ten days before the beginning of the national tournament, Sakuragi stays behind for special practice sessions that will push him to the limit and hone his skills.

Shohoku, trailing Ryonan in the final seconds of the game, has the opportunity to beat their rival when Hanamichi blocks a shot, giving Kaede Rukawa a chance at shooting the winning basket.

Sakuragi gets a break when Coach Anzai decides to give him a crack at playing center, but, with only three days before the game against Takezato, that means a gruelling training regimen of five hundred shots a day.

Shohoku High basketball player Sakuragai goes up against Sannoh's Mikio on the court.

Sakuragi Hanamichi tries to leave his bad-boy image behind and start anew on the school's basketball team, but when he does not see eye-to-eye with the team's captain, he struggles to stay on the right path.

Hanamichi finally has a chance to prove himself on the basketball court when he is allowed to play in the place of Akagi, who is injured, but his efforts might not be enough to make him the next team captain.

A collection of helpful tips for kids for becoming more organized at home and at school.

Tsukune is now a sophomore at the boarding school for monsters and everyone has a problem with him, except Moka, a vampire. The down side to their crush, she has a thirst for his blood.

While Tsukune, Mizore, and the sorcerer Tohofuhai are inside Moka's mind, Moka's sister Aqua shows up demanding that she be allowed to take Moka with her. Moka wakes up and agrees to go with Aqua in order to keep her friends safe and the others follow behind in hope of rescuing her.