Ahiru no Sora

Ahiru no Sora
Cover of Ahiru no Sora volume 1
あひるの空
Genre	Comedy, school life, sports
Manga
Written by	Hinata Takeshi
Published by	Kodansha
Demographic	Shōnen
Magazine	Weekly Shōnen Magazine
Original run	2004 – ongoing
Volumes	43

Ahiru no Sora (あひるの空) is a basketball manga written by Hinata Takeshi. It started serialization in Weekly Shōnen Magazine in 2004. The first volume was released on May 17, 2004 and as of February 17, 2016, forty-three volumes have been released in Japan by Kodansha.

Plot

Kurumatani Sora, made a promise to his mother "I will dominate my first highschool tournament". But as he joins the basketball club after entering Kuzuryū Highschool, he finds out that it's become a stomping ground for delinquents. A place where everything but basketball is done, but with Sora's genuine zeal for basketball, things begin to stir.

Reception

Volume 23 was the 35th best-selling manga volume in the period of 17 November 2008 to 17 May 2009, with 347,574 copies. Volume 22 was placed 46th in the same period with 316,221 copies.^[1] Volume 26 was the 42nd best-selling manga volume in the period of 23 November 2009 to 23 May 2010 with 343,662 copies. Volume 27 was placed 49th in the same period with 300,331 copies.^[2] Volume 30 was the 47th best-selling manga volume in the period of 22 November 2010 to 22 May 2011 with 340,851 copies.^[3] It was the 23rd best-selling manga series in Japan in 2011, with 1,739,105 copies.^[4]

References

1. "Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 1st Half of 2009 (Updated)". Anime News Network. 15 June 2009. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
2. "Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 1st Half of 2010". Anime News Network. 2 June 2010. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
3. "Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 2011 (First Half)". Anime News Network. 31 May 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
4. "Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2011". Anime News Network. 30 November 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2014.

External links

• Ahiru no Sora (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia