Real
Real a wheelchair basketball-themed manga created by Takehiko Inoue, the famous creator of the megahit masterpieces Slam Dunk and Vagabond. It has been serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump since 1999. It received an Excellence Award at the 5th Japan Media Arts Festival in 2001, and About.com's Deb Aoki lists Real as the best new manga of 2008.
A great story tell us how to break our psychological barriers bit by bit through wheelchair basketball.
More Story Details: The story revolves around three teenagers: Nomiya Tomomi, a high school dropout, Togawa Kiyoharu, an ex-sprinter who now plays wheelchair basketball and Takahashi Hisanobu, a popular leader of the high school's basketball team who now finds himself a paraplegic after an accident.
Real features a cast of characters who find themselves being marginalized by society, but are all united by one common feature: a desire to play basketball, with no place to play it in. Nomiya, being a high school dropout, has no future in his life. Togawa, being a difficult personality, finds himself constantly feuding with his own teammates. Takahashi, once a popular team leader, now finds himself being unable to move from the chest down.
