Ahiru no Sora is about a small, weak, inexperienced yet highly passionate Sora Kurumatani. He enters Kuzuryuu High School, hoping that he’ll fulfill his mother’s wishes to dominate his first high school tournament.
With just one game overwhelmed with adrenaline rush and excitement and Sora’s pure love for the game, the team’s burning out spirit for basketball rekindles. Introducing new challenges, motivation, and the genuine passion for the sport of basketball in this anime, we are here to provide you with the latest chapter updates!
1. Episode 42 Title & Release Date
Episode 42 of the Ahiru no Sora anime, titled “War Declaration,” will be released on Wednesday, August 5, 2020.
In the next episode, the practice match between Kuzu High and Yokohama Taiei High begins!
Is Ahiru no Sora on a Break This Week?
No, episode 42 of the Ahiru no Sora anime will be released as per its schedule; thus, no such delay is announced. The anime comes out weekly every Wednesday.
2. Episode 42 Preview & Speculation
The preview for the next Episode 42 was not shown at the end of episode 41. It is titled “War Declaration,” We expect to watch the practice match between Kuzu High and Yokohama Taiei High!
The tension is built up as both sides gear up to bring forward their best play and improve along the way! Kuzu’s players are going up against Taiei’s strong team with sophomores like Fuwa Hyou with his monstrous skills and Sei Shiraishi Taiei’s ace, will Sora and Kuzu players be able to win this match?
With Kite appearing at the last moment, it is sure Kuzu High team is fired up, and even if this is a practice match, the next episode sure as hell is going to be an adrenaline rush! Stay tuned to watch the war on the basketball court!
3. Recap of Episode 41
I. The night before the match!
Episode 41, titled “Challenger,” begins with Sora and Kuzu High basketball team practicing for the upcoming game! Chucky gets better at playing defense and leaves Sora flustered; he made this progress with the help of Mokichi, who gave him the advice to play defense in a way that it becomes harder for the opponent to attack.
Nao gives them a motivational speech and dismisses them early. Kuzu High is prepared to put their best effort in tomorrow’s game! The next morning, not just the basketball team, the teachers, and students of Kuzu High gear up to watch the match.
Sora calls Madoka to the roof and apologizes for their previous meet up and when he could not keep their promise.
At Kuzu High’s basketball court, Nao and Satsuki sensei meet Sakamaki Taiei’s couch. They wish each other luck and talk about both the teams learning from each other.
Nao questions the usual senior players who haven’t shown up for the line-up, so Sakamaki tells them he has built the team around the sophomore players for this practice game.
He has organized the players intending to win against Kuzu High! The teachers watching Taiei’s basketball team practice feel nervous about their boys playing against them.
II. Wear the jerseys
Kuzu High’s players change into their away jerseys and head to the court as the challengers! Chiba runs into Takahashi and tells him about his decision not to pursue college but find a job after high school because he has to take care of his siblings.
Hyou reaches the venue late and gets scolded by coach Sakamaki and gets the starter position. The match begins, and the audience stands surprised at seeing Sora as Kuzu’s starter player. Kite reached the court at the last moment, and the tension for the match rises! Both the teams bow in front of each other, ending the episode!
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5. About Ahiru no Sora
Ahiru no Sora, also known as “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 published in Japan by Kodansha. An anime television series adaptation by Diomedéa premiered on October 2, 2019 and is still ongoing.
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 has 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.
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