Real, Vol. 14 continues where the previous tankōbon left off and collects the next six chapters (79–84) of the ongoing manga series.
Tomomi Nomiya continues his existential exploration, which has detoured slightly when he didn't get drafted into the Lightnings. He watches the Tokyo Tigers wins their tournament and then witnessed that Anzai Yoshiki of the Lightnings improved significantly when he watches the second half of his game. He heads to Nagano to visit Yamashita Yasumi, the girl he paralyzed, to find out that despite her bump in the road, she is on track to be a professional magna artist. Nomiya feels that everyone is blazing forward and leaving him behind.
Kiyoharu Togawa enters and plays in the Ooruri Cup and easy wins the tournament as they breeze through playing Sasebo Tonkotsu, Guts Mihara, Gunma Crazy Horse, and finally the No Returns. However, despite the Tokyo Tigers winning the tournament – the team harmony, or lack thereof, may destroy them. Coincidentally, due to a drop-out, the Tokyo Tigers are invited to play in the Prime Minister Cup – a national tournament for wheelchair basketball.
Hisanobu Takahashi begins training for wheelchair basketball with the Choufu Dreams – he is dedicated to be a member of the Dreams that he continues his physical therapy with gusto. His girlfriend drops by to cut his hair and mentions that she is the new manager for the Tokyo Tigers the same time his reveals that he is trying out for the Chofu Dreams – their rivals who just happens to be attending the Prime Minister Cup tournament.
This tankōbon is written and illustrated by Takehiko Inoue. It is mainly a transitional tankōbon as things are setting up for yet another confrontation between the Tokyo Tigers and Chofu Dreams in the Prime Minister Cup – a national tournament for wheelchair basketball. Furthermore the reveal between Hisanobu Takahashi and his girlfriend was done rather nice – he revealing to be trying out for the Dreams and she becoming the new manager for the Tigers – rival teams to each other. It should be interesting how the Prime Minister Cup would shape out.
All in all, Real, Vol. 14 is a wonderful continuation to a series that seems intriguing and I cannot wait to read more.