Ahiru no Sora (あひるの空, lit.

"Sky of the Duck" or "Sora the Duck") is a

Japanese basketball manga series written and illustrated by Takeshi Hinata. It started serialization
in Weekly Shōnen Magazine in 2003. The first volume was released on May 17, 2004, and as of
September 2019, fifty volumes have been released in Japan by Kodansha. An anime television
series adaptation by Diomedéa premiered on October 2, 2019.

Contents

 1Plot
 2Characters
 3Media
o 3.1Manga
o 3.2Anime
 3.2.1Episode list
 4Reception
 5Notes
 6References
 7External links

Plot[edit]
Sora Kurumatani made a promise to his mother, "I will dominate my first high school tournament".
But as he joins the basketball club after entering Kuzuryū High School, 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.

Characters[edit]
Sora Kurumatani (車谷空, Kurumatani Sora)
Voiced by: Yūki Kaji (Japanese); Cameron Bautsch; Britney Karbowski (child) (English)[1][2]
Momoharu Hanazono (花園百春, Hanazono Momoharu)
Voiced by: Yuma Uchida (Japanese); Joe Daniels (English)[1][2]
Chiaki Hanazono (花園千秋, Hanazono Chiaki)
Voiced by: Katsuyuki Konishi (Japanese); Andrew Love (English)[1][2]
Kenji Natsume (夏目健二, Natsume Kenji)
Voiced by: Kishō Taniyama (Japanese); David Matranga (English)[1]
Kaname Shigeyoshi (茂吉要, Shigeyoshi Kaname)
Voiced by: Mamoru Miyano[1]
Shinichi Yasuhara (安原真一, Yasuhara Shinichi)
Voiced by: Taku Yashiro (Japanese); Michael Wronski (English)[1]
Ryuhei Nabeshima (鍋島竜平, Nabeshima Ryuhei)
Voiced by: Chado Horii (Japanese); George Cote (English)[1][2]
Masahiro Saki (茶木正広, Saki Masahiro)
Voiced by: KENN (Japanese); Benjamin McLaughlin (English)[1][2]
Madoka Yabuchi (薮内円, Yabuchi Madoka)
Voiced by: Sayaka Senbongi (Japanese); Olivia Swasey (English)[1][2]
Nao Nanao (七尾奈緒, Nanao Nao)
Voiced by: Yuna Taniguchi[1]
Yuka Kurumatani (車谷由夏, Kurumatani Yuka)
Voiced by: Aya Endō [1]

Shinichi Chiba (千葉真一, Chiba Shinichi)

Voiced by: Kazuya Nakai (Japanese); David Wald (English)[3][2]
Tokitaka Tokiwa (常盤時貴, Tokiwa Tokitaka)
Voiced by: Sōma Saitō (Japanese); Heath Morrow (English)[3][2]
Tarō Kabachi (蒲地太郎, Kabachi Tarō)
Voiced by: Jun Fukuyama [4]

Shingo Katori (香取真吾, Katori Shingo)

Voiced by: Makoto Furukawa[4]
Voiced by: Hiroyuki Yoshino[5]
Voiced by: Daisuke Namikawa
Yukinari Kojima (児島幸成, Kojima
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Sei Shirai (白石静, Shirai Sei)

Voiced by: Takahiro Sakurai[6]
Shigenobu Yakuma (八
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Voiced by: Yūichirō Umehara[6]
Hyou Fuwa (不破
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Voiced by: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka [7]

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Voiced by: Yūto Uemura[7]
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Voiced by: Masayoshi Takemoto[8]
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Voiced by: Takehito Koyasu[8]
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