# WebtoonLib — Slam Dunk #117

## Series
- title: Slam Dunk
- slug: slam-dunk-9918c2

## Chapter
- number: 117
- release_date: 2025-05-29

### Summary
The high-stakes game against the champion Kainan pushes Shohoku to its limits, triggering a flashback to the lonely origins of Captain Takenori Akagi's iron will. The chapter reveals his frustrating past, where his singular, burning ambition for national glory was met with the apathy of teammates who couldn't endure his demanding regimen. Only his loyal friend Kiminobu Kogure remained, highlighting the years Akagi spent carrying his dream almost entirely alone. This poignant history casts the current struggle in a new light, framing it as the ultimate test of a captain who finally has a team worthy of his long-held aspirations.
- summary_source: graph_aggregator
- summary_verification: unverified

### Key events
- Flashback to Akagi and Kogure's difficult early years in the basketball club.

### Characters involved
- Hanamichi Sakuragi — character
- Kiminobu Kogure — character
- Takenori Akagi — character

## Spoiler
- level: auto

### Safe teaser
The high-stakes game against the champion Kainan pushes Shohoku to its limits, triggering a flashback to the lonely origins of Captain Takenori Akagi's iron will.

### Spoiler summary
The high-stakes game against the champion Kainan pushes Shohoku to its limits, triggering a flashback to the lonely origins of Captain Takenori Akagi's iron will. The chapter reveals his frustrating past, where his singular, burning ambition for national glory was met with the apathy of teammates who couldn't endure his demanding regimen. Only his loyal friend Kiminobu Kogure remained, highlighting the years Akagi spent carrying his dream almost entirely alone. This poignant history casts the current struggle in a new light, framing it as the ultimate test of a captain who finally has a team worthy of his long-held aspirations.

## Status
- data_status: complete
- summary_status: generated
- transcript: Hardsub chapter — image-only

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — Slam Dunk #117](/series/slam-dunk-9918c2/chapter-117)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/slam-dunk-9918c2

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