The Japanese are fond of sports. This is transcribed in animation, because manga that has sport as narrative frames, there is a slew of them. Football, basketball, boxing, volleyball… In short, you will understand, sport is an integral part of japanimation. The manga Ahiru no sora adds its stone to the building by dealing with basketball. However, he manages to do so in an effective and very optimistic way.
What's it about?
"The story begins with Sora Kurumatani and Chiaki Hanazono meeting him for something to eat. After a discussion, Sora leaves for his new high school and goes to the gym to play basketball, but he soon realizes that the basketball club is just a bunch of scum who don't want to play it. How do you build your team and motivate students?"
As mentioned above, the japanimation is filled with sports manga. So it's hard to innovate and revolutionize the genre. Ahiru no sora does not claim to be revolutionary, but is nonetheless effective. Between laughter and frenzied match, the characters are very endearing and make you want to surpass themselves as they wet the jersey on the field.
An optimistic manga
The main character, Sora Kurumatani, is very talented ball in hand but he has a "handicap". Indeed, it is very small, the height for a basketball player. Often underestimated by his opponents, he manages to pull out of the game by making his technique and his shooting speak. Through this character, the anime shows us a real lesson in positivism. Like Sora, you have to know how to transform weaknesses into strengths. In addition, Ahiru no sora promotes self-improvement through sports. All the members of the team, with their different characters, manage to agree around a common interest: to make the team win.
Often compared
Just as every new talent on the football France team is compared to Zidane, every basketball manga is compared to the masterpiece of the genre: Slam Dunk. Indeed, the work of Takehiko Inoue is so cult that we often try (wrongly) to find a successor. 
Indeed, without falling into copy, Ahiru No Sora is inspired by his elder because of his sporting realism, unlike Kuroko no Basket, but also by his Slice of life side. In addition, in the manga Ahiru no sora, we can see a character reading the manga Slam Dunk. A beautiful tribute that comes full circle. Currently broadcast on the Crunchyroll platform, the anime has 39 episodes. If you are looking for a feel-good manga for this summer, Ahiru no sora will surely fill you up. And who knows? Maybe it will reveal hidden basketball skills in you!
