One of the most discussed about topic concerning Slam Dunk is 'exactly what happened in the manga after where the anime series ended?' As loyal fans argue about the true result of the interhigh competitions, we would like to post some relatively reliable info about the official ending of the Manga.

There are 31 volumes in this manga series, after the anime stopped at the beginning of the interhigh competitions, a lot of fans thought that was the official ending of Slam Dunk as the author meant it, but it's not true.

The author of Slam Dunk, Takehiko Inuoe, went on and actually continued onto the interhigh games. In fact, a couple of the competitions in the later chapters are claimed by fans, to be the best games in this series! One of them is the famous Shohoku vs. Sannoh game. Sannoh, as the former Champion of the interhigh competitions, had great confidence in winning again. As expected, the Sannoh team also has great players, one of them, Eiji, is claimed to be the best player in Japan! It was a really tough game, but Shohoku won! This incredibly important competition brought numerous cheers for the no-seeded Shohoku high school and brought a perfect ending the series.

Did Rukawa become the best player in Japan?