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リアル [Real] #6
Real, Vol. 6
Takahashi has an awkward reunion with his father, who has been absent from his life for the past eight years. As father and son struggle with the difficulties of Takahashi's adjustment to life in a wheelchair, they must also come face to face with how much damage was done to Takahashi as a young boy facing the reality of growing up in a broken home.
216 pages, Paperback
First published November 17, 2006
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Takehiko Inoue
332 books1,631 followersTakehiko Inoue (井上雄彦) is a Japanese manga artist, best known for Slam Dunk and Vagabond.
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November 24, 2024
It’s rare for a manga to leave me feeling as gloomy and sad as the chapters in volume 6 did.
The conflict might feel familiar, like other tragic stories, but the emotions in the final chapter hit completely different.
As a father with a son, I felt the emotions in this volume hit so “real.”
The conflict might feel familiar, like other tragic stories, but the emotions in the final chapter hit completely different.
As a father with a son, I felt the emotions in this volume hit so “real.”
April 21, 2022
Realistic. Thankful that Real exists.
September 30, 2019
Real, Vol. 6 continues where the previous tankōbon left off and collects the next six chapters (31–36) of the ongoing manga series.
Tomomi Nomiya continues his existential exploration with his new job as a mover. It is a thankless job and he is not treated well, but he’s taking it all in stride. In his spare time, he spends it with Kiyoharu Togawa and the Tigers and in the process learns more about how wheelchair basketball works.
Kiyoharu Togawa continues to train with the Tokyo Tigers to get ready for the next tournament in three weeks time. They played an exhibition game with the Makuhari Marines who are already seeded in the tournament. They played well for the first three-quarters of the game, but one of the players were fouled out and lost the game with a score of 53–62. Despite the loss, they come to an understanding that with extra training they could do well in the tournament as the Makuhari Marines are on similar par of Choufu Dreams – their rivals.
Hisanobu Takahashi continues with his physical therapy and finds out why his girlfriend comes by so often to the hospital to visit him. He also learns that his mother has mental breakdown and is hospitalized and his main caregiver would now be his estranged father. His first outing is to Chichibu District in Saitama Prefecture – his father’s potting shed. Father tires to reconnect to a very different and judgmental son that he has left eight years prior.
This tankōbon is written and illustrated by Takehiko Inoue. It mainly centers mainly on Tomomi Nomiya and Hisanobu Takahashi with their existential explorations. The confrontation between father and son is written rather well as there was a clear distinction between a young Hisanobu Takahashi who loves his father and the one today who sees his father as a loser.
All in all, Real, Vol. 6 is a wonderful continuation to a series that seems intriguing and I cannot wait to read more.
Tomomi Nomiya continues his existential exploration with his new job as a mover. It is a thankless job and he is not treated well, but he’s taking it all in stride. In his spare time, he spends it with Kiyoharu Togawa and the Tigers and in the process learns more about how wheelchair basketball works.
Kiyoharu Togawa continues to train with the Tokyo Tigers to get ready for the next tournament in three weeks time. They played an exhibition game with the Makuhari Marines who are already seeded in the tournament. They played well for the first three-quarters of the game, but one of the players were fouled out and lost the game with a score of 53–62. Despite the loss, they come to an understanding that with extra training they could do well in the tournament as the Makuhari Marines are on similar par of Choufu Dreams – their rivals.
Hisanobu Takahashi continues with his physical therapy and finds out why his girlfriend comes by so often to the hospital to visit him. He also learns that his mother has mental breakdown and is hospitalized and his main caregiver would now be his estranged father. His first outing is to Chichibu District in Saitama Prefecture – his father’s potting shed. Father tires to reconnect to a very different and judgmental son that he has left eight years prior.
This tankōbon is written and illustrated by Takehiko Inoue. It mainly centers mainly on Tomomi Nomiya and Hisanobu Takahashi with their existential explorations. The confrontation between father and son is written rather well as there was a clear distinction between a young Hisanobu Takahashi who loves his father and the one today who sees his father as a loser.
All in all, Real, Vol. 6 is a wonderful continuation to a series that seems intriguing and I cannot wait to read more.
January 21, 2020
Me gusta la nueva actitud de Nomiya, pensando que todo es parte de un camino que uno tiene que caminar, realmente me llegó su filosofía, me hizo pensar en muchas cosas.
Togawa sigue más o menos en la misma con los Tigers, avanzando de a poquito, e Inoue aprovecha para meter algunos datos del basquet en silla de ruedas, de una forma muy orgánica.
Por otro lado, Takahashi se pone en gil y el doctor de la clínica de rehabilitación intenta que se motive con un método algo inusual, parece que esta vez podría empezar a repuntar. Ya veremos.
Togawa sigue más o menos en la misma con los Tigers, avanzando de a poquito, e Inoue aprovecha para meter algunos datos del basquet en silla de ruedas, de una forma muy orgánica.
Por otro lado, Takahashi se pone en gil y el doctor de la clínica de rehabilitación intenta que se motive con un método algo inusual, parece que esta vez podría empezar a repuntar. Ya veremos.
December 15, 2021
TW: Parental abandonment, divorce, substance (alcohol), alcohol abuse, mild violence , PTSD flashbacks
Of broken homes, uncertainties & unforeseeable futures.
Another incredible volume! This volume focuses on Hisanobu; we are shown glimpses of his past which was nice and depressing too. Hisanobu finally has the opportunity to call out his father who abandoned his family many years ago. His estranged father decided to take him away with the doctor's permission. It's part of the doctor's plans to make him more emotionally vulnerable in the presence of his father. Hisanobu has been bottling his feelings all this time. What's more, his father never explained why he left. Due to this fact, Nobu was never able to 'move on'. It's important to find closure.
Meanwhile, his mother is hospitalised due to fatigue and liver failure (she was working hard to pay for her son's treatments while battling alcoholism due to stress). It's true what the father said about Hisanobu never thanking anyone who helped him but then again, it's important to remember that as able-bodied individuals, we will never truly understand what someone with a disability is going through. We are all fighting with our own demons after all.
I am loving the character developments. I learned about disability classifications in wheelchair basketball too (how it mustn't exceed 14 points to keep the game fair)! All of the protagonists are struggling with different things. So far, it has been an incredibly 'REAL' depiction of life indeed. Also, the art style is gorgeous. I love how Inoue sensei is able to portray emotions beautifully. There's definitely something special about how the faces are drawn.
To end this, I shall quote Nomiya. I love him. Out of the three, he is the most clueless but he is always so cheery and hopeful.
Of broken homes, uncertainties & unforeseeable futures.
Another incredible volume! This volume focuses on Hisanobu; we are shown glimpses of his past which was nice and depressing too. Hisanobu finally has the opportunity to call out his father who abandoned his family many years ago. His estranged father decided to take him away with the doctor's permission. It's part of the doctor's plans to make him more emotionally vulnerable in the presence of his father. Hisanobu has been bottling his feelings all this time. What's more, his father never explained why he left. Due to this fact, Nobu was never able to 'move on'. It's important to find closure.
Meanwhile, his mother is hospitalised due to fatigue and liver failure (she was working hard to pay for her son's treatments while battling alcoholism due to stress). It's true what the father said about Hisanobu never thanking anyone who helped him but then again, it's important to remember that as able-bodied individuals, we will never truly understand what someone with a disability is going through. We are all fighting with our own demons after all.
I am loving the character developments. I learned about disability classifications in wheelchair basketball too (how it mustn't exceed 14 points to keep the game fair)! All of the protagonists are struggling with different things. So far, it has been an incredibly 'REAL' depiction of life indeed. Also, the art style is gorgeous. I love how Inoue sensei is able to portray emotions beautifully. There's definitely something special about how the faces are drawn.
To end this, I shall quote Nomiya. I love him. Out of the three, he is the most clueless but he is always so cheery and hopeful.
"I can't see ahead but my path runs unbroken. From this moment on."
July 27, 2018
Este tomo está centrado en Hisanobu, la relación que tiene con su padre y cómo está llevando su condición actual.
También veremos a Nomiya, el nuevo enfoque que da a su vida en un duro trabajo como trabajador en las mudanzas.
También veremos a Nomiya, el nuevo enfoque que da a su vida en un duro trabajo como trabajador en las mudanzas.
August 21, 2018
This volume broke me into tears. T_T
March 9, 2025
yeah this one hit me like a truck
August 13, 2023
It’s fictional but hits like a non fictional 🫶🏼💯
November 4, 2025
I genuinely believe this series should be required reading for the global population. It’s the most authentically human piece of media I’ve ever read. The end of this volume really broke me- Takahashi is such a dick, but Inoue masterfully lays out memories from his youth throughout the volume that lead you to understand exactly why he is the way he is and that deep down he is just deeply sad and guarded. I love seeing Nomiya interact more with the Tigers and show yo to their games. I am wondering now if he is going to step into a coaching role in the near future. It also seems like the stage is perfectly set for Takahashi to join the team and turn them into a powerhouse, but that can only be possible after he has conquered his physical and even more so his emotional trials. This manga is actually so insanely good. Any time I start to question what I’m doing with my life, I think of Nomiya and remember that it’s all part of the path.
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July 12, 2021This one is pretty emotional with lots of flashbacks for Nobu about his childhood and his dad. The scenes with Nobu and his dad are pretty powerful.
Other bits I remember and liked: Azumi explains wheelchair basketball player ratings to Nomiya. Hisanobu leaves rehab to stay in the country with his dad for a few nights. Togawa is frustrated with his team like always. Nomiya is working at a moving company and trying to figure out what his path is.
Other bits I remember and liked: Azumi explains wheelchair basketball player ratings to Nomiya. Hisanobu leaves rehab to stay in the country with his dad for a few nights. Togawa is frustrated with his team like always. Nomiya is working at a moving company and trying to figure out what his path is.
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May 10, 2026
Takahashi finally came home with his estranged dad. He didn’t have a choice now as his mother was hospitalized, and what little connection they used to have he ripped into pieces. On the other hand, the Tigers are practicing to join the Tokyo Tournament with Kaneko as their captain. While Nomiya is trying his best in his new job.
This volume highlighted the awkward tension between Takahashi and his dad who left him when he was a kid. It also reveals how truthfully, basketball was never fun for him, that he just happened to be there because he had nothing but it… and he’s been waiting to show his new skills to his dad whom he played with as a kid. Simply stating that his father used to be his hero… the reason why disgust and hostility is living in his heart upon seeing what his father had become now; shabby looking, soiled, and old. He was no longer the man he looked up to in the past… but not only that, he himself no longer is the enthusiastic kid who wants to be praised by his father as well—and he can longer dribble. Even if they meet now, he won’t be able to show his father after he became paraplegic. This is just so tragic.
This volume is strangely philosophical than the previous ones. I kind of liked it. And I knew the moment I picked up my next Real volume, it will leave me miserable—I still proceed to crack it open and read it anyway. And I really chose to read it on Mother’s Day.
This volume highlighted the awkward tension between Takahashi and his dad who left him when he was a kid. It also reveals how truthfully, basketball was never fun for him, that he just happened to be there because he had nothing but it… and he’s been waiting to show his new skills to his dad whom he played with as a kid. Simply stating that his father used to be his hero… the reason why disgust and hostility is living in his heart upon seeing what his father had become now; shabby looking, soiled, and old. He was no longer the man he looked up to in the past… but not only that, he himself no longer is the enthusiastic kid who wants to be praised by his father as well—and he can longer dribble. Even if they meet now, he won’t be able to show his father after he became paraplegic. This is just so tragic.
This volume is strangely philosophical than the previous ones. I kind of liked it. And I knew the moment I picked up my next Real volume, it will leave me miserable—I still proceed to crack it open and read it anyway. And I really chose to read it on Mother’s Day.
November 25, 2019
Saya habiskan dalam satu kali duduk, beruntung bisa menemukannya di toko buku bekas dekat stasiun Tebet, padahal awalnya hanya iseng lihat-lihat saja kalau ada yg menarik. Yah, meski hanya ada satu tapi ini menarik kok ceritanya.
Jika dibandingkan dengan Slam Dunk, Real lebih banyak berbicara persoalan hidup dibanding hanya berfokus pada basket kursi roda. Ada banyak kerumitan ternyata dari orang yg mengalami penurunan rasa percaya diri akibat cedera parah dan mengakibatkan ia menjadi memerlukan alat bantu seperti kursi roda lalu bagaimana ia berusaha memulihkan diri agar dapat membaurkan diri dalam masyarakat (ini yg paling berat, bahkan tokohnya yg dibahas di sini amat membenci berada di stasiun)
Masalah keluarga yg dialami Hisanobu tidak hanya hidup sebagai anak yg keluarganya bercerai, tapi bagaimana kecintaannya terhadap basket direnggut perlahan oleh ibunya. Dad problem pun adalah hal yg membebaninya setelah sang ayah pergi, dan betapa dia menumpahkan segala emosinya dalam waktu-waktu bersama ayahnya lagi setelah sekian lama tidak bertemu.
Ternyata di basket kursi roda ada pengaturan jumlah angka untuk setiap pemain berdasarkan cidera atau keterbatasan kemampuan ketahanan fisik, ini hal yg menarik sih menurutku. Dan akan menarik lagi seandainya komiknya dicetak ulang, meski saya tahu daya cerna komik yg sedewasa ini akan lambat dengan materi yg dihadirkannya.
Jika dibandingkan dengan Slam Dunk, Real lebih banyak berbicara persoalan hidup dibanding hanya berfokus pada basket kursi roda. Ada banyak kerumitan ternyata dari orang yg mengalami penurunan rasa percaya diri akibat cedera parah dan mengakibatkan ia menjadi memerlukan alat bantu seperti kursi roda lalu bagaimana ia berusaha memulihkan diri agar dapat membaurkan diri dalam masyarakat (ini yg paling berat, bahkan tokohnya yg dibahas di sini amat membenci berada di stasiun)
Masalah keluarga yg dialami Hisanobu tidak hanya hidup sebagai anak yg keluarganya bercerai, tapi bagaimana kecintaannya terhadap basket direnggut perlahan oleh ibunya. Dad problem pun adalah hal yg membebaninya setelah sang ayah pergi, dan betapa dia menumpahkan segala emosinya dalam waktu-waktu bersama ayahnya lagi setelah sekian lama tidak bertemu.
Ternyata di basket kursi roda ada pengaturan jumlah angka untuk setiap pemain berdasarkan cidera atau keterbatasan kemampuan ketahanan fisik, ini hal yg menarik sih menurutku. Dan akan menarik lagi seandainya komiknya dicetak ulang, meski saya tahu daya cerna komik yg sedewasa ini akan lambat dengan materi yg dihadirkannya.
October 28, 2025
Takahashi is my favorite character in this story, I don’t know why but his struggles really altered my perspective of life, He had everything, but lost it all in a moment, it’s rare for a narrative to make me feel empathetic and sympathetic towards a character but takehiko inoue has done it again as usual as the last time I felt this way was reading miyamoto musashi’s story in vagabond. Our life constantly changed in both highs and lows it’ll be interesting to see how he gets back up from this also the other MCs as well
August 17, 2022
In this volume Takahashi confronted his past and his relationship with his father. What i like about the story so far, is the fact that it is not just a sport manga. It's about three different individuals with realistic life problems. The close up panels are also conveying the characters feelings much better.
Overall, "Real" is a solid manga.
Overall, "Real" is a solid manga.
January 6, 2024
Gritty, moving, relatable. This particular volume focuses upon Takahashi's past as he reluctantly spends some time with his father, and partially explains why he grew up to be the way he is today. Real continues to be a masterpiece.
October 13, 2024
i enjoyed seeing more of nobu’s backstory! it made me incredibly sad that he feels so frustrated and that he considers himself “e rank”. i hope he can build his confidence with the help of his family and make new friends (fingers crossed).
June 13, 2019
9.5/10
Punk freaking Takahashi is forced to face himself and his past.
Punk freaking Takahashi is forced to face himself and his past.
August 9, 2019
Takahashi gets some dad time. Awkward.
Nomiya.....well.....he is still struggling to find his path....as a house mover.
Emotional stuff in this one, pretty intense.
Nomiya.....well.....he is still struggling to find his path....as a house mover.
Emotional stuff in this one, pretty intense.
April 23, 2021
(puta merda como eu chorei
October 3, 2022
So good!! Im very into the world and characters.
November 8, 2023
aw this is getting real sad! i am liking nomiya’s storyline though because i see some of myself in him. the artwork is incredible lots of beautiful landscapes.
January 1, 2024
Al principio del tomo: que buena manera de empezar el año lector :D
Al terminar el tomo:
Qué buena manera de empezar el año lector... :,(
Al terminar el tomo:
Qué buena manera de empezar el año lector... :,(
May 7, 2025
depressing
out of the three main characters, hisanobu is my least favourite to read but i actually really enjoyed this and nearly cried in the airport…
out of the three main characters, hisanobu is my least favourite to read but i actually really enjoyed this and nearly cried in the airport…
July 29, 2025
Csm esta wea es devastadora
December 17, 2025
Hisanobu is really struggling and I love that this manga doesn't shy away from tough subject matter. The art, as always, is amazing.
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