What is the reason why Hana Sakuragi in Slam Dunk does not confess directly to Haruko Akagi?

Why doesn't Haruko Akagi know that Hanamichi Sakuragi likes herself? We always say that Haruko Akagi is simple about feelings, but the problem is that Sakuragi Hanamichi hasn't said it directly, who will always guess those things about men and women all day, and people Akagi Haruko don't want to study? Besides, the point is that people like it, but Rukawa Kaede, what is the ending song of the SD animated version called?

Only You in My Eyes!

The first reason why Sakuragi Hanamichi didn't dare to confess like Haruko Akagi was that Haruko Akagi had a crush on Kaede Rukawa。So throughout the story of "Slam Dunk", Sakuragi Hanamichi has always played the role of counterattack. In addition to joining the Xiangbei basketball team to help Akagi Goken realize his dream of dominating the country, he is to defeat Rukawa Kaede.

Why is Sakuragi Hanamichi bent on defeating Rukawa Kaede? Is that really that much about hating him? Obviously, Sakuragi Hanamichi simply thought that defeating Rukawa Kaede would get Haruko Akagi's heart.

Another reason is that Sakuragi Hanamichi was rejected by 50 girls in a row during the junior high school period, and I was afraid of rejection. Maybe none of the top 50 girls attach great importance to Sakuragi Hanamichi like Haruko Akagi, so this time Sakuragi told herself not to be anxious and to win steadily. Once she fails, maybe Haruko Akagi won't even dare to pay attention to herself.

I remember that in the animated version of "Slam Dunk", there was an original plot of the temple fair, and Sakuragi Hanamichi was about to confess when he was slapped in the face by Haruko Akagi (in fact, it was a mosquito that hit Sakuragi Hanamichi in the face). And in the manga, Sakuragi Hanamichi didn't have a single bold confession. On the eve of the first match of the national competition, Sakuragi Hanamichi plucked up the courage to say a hint, "You ...... for Miss Haruko."I'll work hard", but Haruko Akagi accidentally didn't hold it** and only heard the second half of the sentence.

In addition, in terms of creative ideas, if "Slam Dunk" still has a follow-up,Inoue Yuhiko is still not going to let Sakuragi Hanamichi confess。Because playing basketball in order to get Haruko Akagi's heart has always been the main line of the story. Inoue Yuhiko and Adatsutsu each have completely different ways of expressing love in the comics, the love in "Baseball Heroes" is beautiful and direct, while the love in "Slam Dunk" is hazy and innocent.

But the love in both stories has coincidentally become the main line in the story.

At the end of the story, Inoue Yuhiko only vaguely tells everyone that Haruko Akagi may feel that Sakuragi Hanamichi likes her, and Haruko Akagi may also have Sakuragi Hanamichi in her heart, that's all. Even if the story is over, it doesn't directly make the two complete, Sakuragi Hanamichi confesses to Haruko Akagi? Wait!

Sakuragi Hanamichi was afraid that Haruko Akagi would reject him.

I'm afraid that Haruko Akagi will pity him because of this.

I feel like an emperor.

Because he knows that a direct confession will definitely fail.

He felt that after confessing, he would also be rejected.

The reason is that he is not very direct.

It should be that he himself doesn't like this person.

Sakuragi Hanamichi was afraid that Haruko Akagi wouldn't like him.