The practice match between Kuzu High and Yokohama Taiei High saw a fantastic play on Kuzu’s side with their best line up shaking the audience and opponents alike.
But with Taiei’s change in strategy and Kuzu’s delay of countering, it could lead to an unfortunate end of the second quarter for Kuzu High.
Will the players overcome this challenge? 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 44 Release Date
Episode 44 of the Ahiru no Sora anime, titled “Fuse,” will be released on Wednesday, August 19, 2020.
In the next episode, the practice match between Kuzu High and Yokohama Taiei High continues in the second quarter.
Will Kuzu High’s mistake prove to be their downfall for this match?
I. Is Ahiru no Sora on a Break This Week?
No, episode 44 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 44 Preview & Speculation
In the preview for Episode 44, titled “Fuse,” we expect to watch the practice match between Kuzu High and Yokohama Taiei High continue in the second quarter.
Currently, Taiei leads the game and has chosen to follow the zone attack formation, which could prove to become a disaster for the Kuzu High team!
We will see Sora and Shigeyoshi partnering on the court to score a basket while Kite takes on Fuwa and snatches the ball from him.
Shiraishi is gearing up to show-off his crazy complicated skills and is shown to score a basket. The match continues, and the clip of Sora passing the ball to Chiaki was shown.
Sora’s eyes were filled with determination, but can Kuzu High overcome the tragedy as predicted by Nanao and win against Taiei?
3. Recap of Episode 43
I. According to Kite
Episode 43, titled “The Best Line up,” begins with Sora smiling at the opponent, relieved that he was short too but got an earful for smiling.
Kite takes the ball and runs forward, making everyone think he was falling back into his old habits.
But Kite explains his strategy to his teammates and tells them to be on the offense if they wanted to survive against Taiei.
The game continues after Kite gets a rebound from the free throw, and Sora believes that Kite was capable of handling the last two minutes of the first quarter.
II. The Players Match their Rhythm.
The match continues as Kuzu players trust each other, follow Kite’s advice, and score a basket with fantastic co-ordination!
Kuzu High gets into their rhythm and continues to throw the ball in the basket.
Kite was determined to take his team to the top, and watching his play excites Fuwa. The first quarter ended, and Taiei vs. Kuzu score was 35 to 27.
In their break, Nanao has a mental breakdown but was relieved they didn’t fall back much.
She tells Shigeyoshi to sub in for the first half of the second quarter.
Shigeyoshi begins by surprising the opponents with his range, and as the match continues, Kuzu High manages to close the gap in the score.
III. Shigeyoshi’s Spectacular Technique
With a change in strategy, Taiei players clear the three-point line and make space for Shiraishi and Fuwa to take charge of the game.
But Nanao realizes they made two crucial mistakes, one not giving Sora instructions when the other team started using the zone attack formation.
The second was not subbing out Shigeyoshi at the right time. Those were the starting point of the vicious chain of disasters that followed for the Kuzu High team!
4. Where to Watch
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.”
Sora Kurumatani
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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