Real

The story follows three teenagers united by their passion for basketball. Nomiya, a high school dropout with no clear direction in life, is weighed down by guilt after causing a traffic accident that left a girl permanently disabled when he invited her for a bike ride. Togawa, a former promising sprinter with dreams of becoming Japan’s best, now pours his determination into wheelchair basketball but struggles to navigate the apathy and psychological barriers of his teammates. Takahashi, once a proud and charismatic team captain, honor student, and self-proclaimed elite, faces a new reality after becoming paralyzed from the chest down. Real delves deeply into the challenges of physical disabilities and the emotional struggles of inferiority. It portrays the characters’ journeys as they confront and gradually overcome their psychological obstacles, step by step.