- Jul 16, 2017
- 2,722
- 90
VOLUME 8.5: "THE GARNET ARROW AND THE RED SECTION"
SIDE STORY: "THE THRILLING SENSATION SEIYA HISANO: THE ROAD THE NBA"
SIDE STORY: "THE THRILLING SENSATION SEIYA HISANO: THE ROAD THE NBA"
This side story takes place four years after the storyline of Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club and Love Live! School Idol Festival ALL STARS where Seiya Hisano and his boys have taken over Japan through high school basketball with the Miraizuna High School boys' basketball team became on the same level as Hanzōsen High School boys' basketball team.
SIDE STORY: "THE THRILLING SENSATION SEIYA HISANO: THE ROAD TO THE NBA"
PRELUDE: "THE RISE OF THE THRILLING SENSATION SEIYA HISANO"
PRELUDE: "THE RISE OF THE THRILLING SENSATION SEIYA HISANO"
Date: December 31, 2020 (Thursday)
At the Japan Metropolitan Gymnasium, the crowd goes intense to see Miraizuna and Hachinoazuma in the court for the final minute of the Winter Cup Final as Miraizuna were up by 1 with only 38 seconds remaining. The current score of 87-86 after a jumper made by Hachinozuma's Koya Ōtsubo.
Seiya patiently waits for someone who can score the dagger to seal the title for the first time in school's history. Miraizuna just dropped Todoroki Gakuen in the semifinals with the score of 68-54 and they're one game away from winning their first ever Winter Cup title. Shigetaka Morimoto passes the ball to Seiya before driving past Koya Otsubo with his combo of fake and drive. Just then, he sees a young star Ryuki Iwanaka doesn't have a defender, thus, he goes with his quickest way before passing the ball to Ryuki with the behind the back pass and when Ryuki captures the ball, he banks the teardrop to score for 2 points. The crowd has gone crazy when Ritsuo banks the teardrop.
"Ryuki goes for the teardrop and BANKS IT IN! Seiya got his first triple-double of his career!" shouted Takuma Matsui, one of the commentators for J SPORTS and the uncle of Hisashi Matsui, a former Shuhoku player from the anime Slam Dunk.
"Wow! That was the work of Seiya Hisano, Takuma-kun! He showed how it's done for his first triple-double!" said Makio Arimoto, a sports commentor working for Basket LIVE.
"Yeah! 44 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists. He also banked 16 points in the third quarter! What a man that we have seen right now!" said Takuma.
"Yes, sir! He's already on a status of becoming the next generation superstar with Miraizuna being a giant sleeper ever since his entry three years ago! That would be terrific that he's going to plan on joining the NBA in the future!" said Natsuo Kurisu, a sports commentor working for AbemaTV.
"Of course, he was! He's definitely a superstar that will about to shock the world once he's going to the top flight in the future!" said Makio.
"Yeah!" said Takuma and Natsuo.
Later, Koya tried to force the game to overtime, but it fell short when Kazuaki Toriyama contested it with his defensive IQ and the game would finally come to an end with the buzzer sounds. Takuma made the final call of the Winter Cup Final.
"IT'S OVER! IT'S OVER! At long last, after 20 years of its foundation, Miraizuna are now your Winter Cup champions!" shouted Takuma.
"They're now on top of the mountain for the first time since Seiya's entry to the team! What a match!" added Makio.
"Yep! A Winter Cup Final match that will never forget after miracles came through life on Miraizuna as Seiya and his boys celebrated together after proving themselves as the best high school basketball team in the country!" said Natsuo.
"Start your celebration, folks!" said Takuma.
As the celebration continues with Seiya and his boys showing their jubilance for their first silverware of their career, the narration by Seiya gives the brief introduction of himself.
"What a game. It wasn't meant to be easy before you'll expect for a miracle, but a thrill will always be in your rainbow heart to let them shine. My name is Seiya Hisano. I'm the cousin of Yu Takasaki, who had helped the Nijigasaki High School Idol Club into its success back three years ago. And now, I'm a thrilling sensation that I always count through my dreams to uplift everyone's live in my community."
"Born in Odaiba with a rich history of community leaders and actors, I grew up in a family of two with my brother Hiroyasu. I started playing basketball when I was 7 years old where I got some skills that I made to ensure that my magic will always be in my hands to dazzle. At first, I thought that it was too easy to get through, but it would be a matter of time that I have to develop my skills until I master them every year."
"Eventually, I finally got my spot to play for the Miraizuna Elementary School boys' basketball team where I have grooved with them to ensure that it will give me my first thrill to show that I'm thrilling to impress everyone that I ever believe. It's so amazing that I finally got my first stop to play in elementary school because it made me feel excited that I want to start balling out without hesitation and it had been looked great to see me shining to ensure that I'll be elevating my career to the next level."
"I continued to develop my career in Miraizuna from middle school to high school until I helped them to its first Winter Cup in my first year, shocking Haneiyume in the prefectural tournament final. It's so nice that I have finally done it after 6 years to ensure that I'll be rallying for them through winning games that they earned including yours truly."
"At first, I thought we're trying to shock the country that we would do it, but it will only take three years to finally reach the final against Hachinoazuma where we were down by 22 with six minutes remaining in the third quarter, but I told them not to give up and show that we can take care of business as usual. Then, that's the miracle run that we brought up until we finally take the lead when I dropped a three-pointer over Ryoma Mitsuhashi."
"We kept rallying until we finally got what we wanted when we escaped from Hachinoazuma for our first Winter Cup title. How cool is that! Now that I have finally got my first major silverware as a basketball player, I'm feeling thrilled that I'm about to make it to college level, but I'm not sure what to do at the moment because usually high schoolers have decided to forgo college basketball to train of their own rather staying for at least four years to play in the universities. Of course, professional and amateur teams put up some youth teams to train with and it would be great that I could represent my own. That's why my goal is to develop a youth team that will end up going to the NBA in the future. I'm only just 17 years old with a few weeks from my birthday, but this is definitely going to be a challenge that I'll go for it."
"So, what's my future will be? You'll about to find out because you'll be taking a glimpse into my world that I brought up and if there's a miracle to happen, you'll believe it."
"Peace out, everyone!" The scene ends with Seiya hoisting the Tournament MVP trophy while his teammates celebrating in a jubilant way with the Winter Cup title, sparking the start of the story of Seiya's journey to the NBA.
UP NEXT: A Couple of Special Messages from Rina Tennōji and Lanzhu Zhong