Dream Team #5

Volume 5 of Takeshi Hinata's Dream Team (Ahiru no Sora) captures the series' effortless blend of youthful energy and street-level cool, with three distinct characters sharing the cover — a relaxed blonde smoking a cigarette, a curly-haired figure in a red Champion hoodie, and a smaller, eager protagonist in a striped sweater wearing a lanyard badge and clutching a basketball. The contrast between the trio's personalities is written all over their body language, hinting at the dynamics at the heart of this basketball story. Published by Glénat in 2012, this French edition brings Hinata's sharp character work to a wider audience.