| | |  | MANGA | Home » » » » Real, Vol. 1 (Real (Viz)) | | | | | | | Description: | | A motorcycle accident, bone cancer, a speeding truck crashing into a boy on a stolen bicycle--tragic, life-changing events turn the worlds of three young men upside down. Three very different personalities have only one thing in common--their passion for basketball. Meet Tomomi Nomiya, a young tough whose passion for basketball is at the core of his very being. When he gets into a motorcycle accident rendering a girl paralyzed for life, his world is turned on its head. Tomomi quits his team, drops out of school, and struggles to find some kind of resolution to his oppressive feelings of guilt. From the creator of Slam Dunk and Vagabond, also available from VIZ Media. | | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Takehiko Inoue | | Paperback:
| 224 pages | | Publisher:
| VIZ Media LLC | | Publication Date:
| July 15, 2008 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 1421519895 | | Product Length:
| 8.24 inches | | Product Width:
| 5.99 inches | | Product Height:
| 0.69 inches | | Product Weight:
| 0.69 pounds | | Package Length:
| 8.1 inches | | Package Width:
| 5.7 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.9 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.65 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 2 reviews |
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 Real is RealJul 08, 2010
By Myki
This series is beautifully drawn and written. Watching the three young protagonists fall and then slowly rise above their handicaps and shortcomings is very satisfying. I find myself studying each panel of Inoue's art and appreciating the amount of thought and empathy put into his work. I started with Vagabond and went in search of his other works, which led me to Slam Dunk and, especially Real.
I read the series on line, but felt I needed to have the books so I could read it over and over.
 Not your typical manga...Feb 02, 2012
By Sarah
Lately, everything has been going wrong for 18-year-old Nomiya. He's been expelled from school, he's struggling with guilt over his involvement in a motorcycle accident that left a girl disabled, and worst of all, he was kicked off the basketball team. Basketball was his life, and without it he feels aimless and depressed.
While visiting the hospital one day, he hears the sound of dribbling from a nearby court and goes to check it out, only to discover Kiyoharu - a guy whose passion for basketball and competitive nature rivals Nomiya's own...and who happens to be in a wheelchair. During the ensuing pick-up games and grudge matches, polite wheelchair basketball games and down-and-dirty foul fests, the two form an unlikely alliance that's driven as much by competition as friendship.
Real is lot more mature and realistic (in both story and art) than most manga. The artwork is very impressive, the story is unexpected and can be appreciated even by non- sports fans, and it's great to see a character of color and a person with a disability in the two lead roles. There is one scene of full-frontal male nudity, but it's not gratuitous, and it shouldn't stop anyone from recommending this to basketball fans, teenage guys, people who like realistic graphic novels, and/or anyone who is looking for for a unique read
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