Rukawa attempts to play him one-on-one in the second round of the national championships, but Sawakita proves that he is the better player and shuts down Rukawa's scoring, forcing him to change tactics.
Minami however makes up for it later, as the night before the match against Sannoh, he gives Rukawa an ointment to help his eye heal and warns him about Sawakita. He also makes some key mistakes in the game against Shohoku because he underestimates both Sakuragi and Kogure. First he develops his basic skills, such as dribbling and layups.
However, with only two minutes left, Sendoh reduces the gap to only two points and Mitsui suddenly falls unconscious. His calm and collected attitude contrasts with the temper he had in the past, when he was nicknamed "White-Haired Devil" (ホワイトヘアードデビル, Howaito Heādo Debiru) as an extremely strict and demanding college coach. Misaki's first name can be translated as "Wish For Control" and her name as a whole can be translated as "Dominated Psychology". Hanagata and Nagano are knocked down by Sakuragi after the latter dunked on them, but despite the effort Sakuragi still got his fifth foul. [51], Her power allows her to prevent the use of powers, movement, and even sense of pain of other people using the remote. Before he met the current Shohoku members, he had to overcome ridicules from his classmates (for dreaming of winning the national championship), doubts from bystanders, and the frustration of losing his teammates, as they found Akagi's training regime to be too difficult and harsh. After an. His offensive power rivals many of the best players in Kanagawa.
As such Kainan wins 90 to 88 against Shohoku.
Media Reminded by this conversation Rukawa had with Sendoh, Rukawa is able to change his playing style to include more passing, which helps Shohoku beat Sannoh. The players from Sannoh also watch a VHS showing Shohoku's games, but the ace Eiji Sawakita easily analyzes their skills. Instead of controlling bio-electricity directly, she changes its conductive efficiency by controlling the fluid that acts as a catalyst for the electricity to flow through. [9] By the way she speaks to Seria she seems to have a bit of rivalry between them though it is unknown how this developed, though one possibility is because of Touma. This refers to her having the largest faction and influence within Tokiwadai Middle School due to her ability. She confronted Sakuragi when she mistakenly thought that he had attacked Rukawa, and she also defended him many times from his most rabid fangirls (one of them even knocked her to the ground in the anime series). Sawakita was taught basketball by his father, who played him one-on-one since he was four years old. Shinichi Maki (牧 紳一, Maki Shin'ichi) is the point guard of the Kainan team and is reputed to be the best player in Kanagawa, and was crowned prefectural MVP twice.
[6] Despite this, Misaki can force her powers through an Electromaster's defenses by raising her power. As he starts learning how to play basketball, Sakuragi starts liking the sport and resolves to become the best player. [9] Five collected volumes were published under Gutsoon's Raijin Graphic Novels imprint. Minami tries to hit Rukawa once again to scores, but as he notes Rukawa is note afraid, he stops his attack. As the game continues, Rukawa starts scoring, and his team takes the lead.