I'll (アイル) is a Japanese sports manga series written and illustrated by Hiroyuki Asada. It was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Jump from 1995 to 2004, with its chapters collected in 14 volumes. It follows the life of a team of high school basketball players. It is focused on action scenes which depict the matches played by the team, but also puts emphasis on the interaction of characters outside of the courts. A two-episode original video animation (OVA) adaptation, titled I'll/CKBC (I'll/Crazy Kouzu Basketball Club), was released in 2002 and 2003.

Plot

Akane Tachibana is a freshman high school student who, despite his talent for basketball, decides to abandon sports clubs due to the pressure put on him by them. Once he arrives at Kouzu High, however, he meets the only other basketball player who has ever caught his eye on the courts and decides to join the team. The first match of the season is an exhibition game against the league's strongest team, Hyamazaki—the team that Hiiragi's father coaches and in which his older brother plays for. Hiiragi ends up playing in the second half of the game, and they seem to not be working well together on the court, losing the game, until unintentionally one of the senior players on the team challenges them to beat him. They join forces, inspiring the team to victory. Thus starts the story of a group of teenagers working to reach the top, fighting tooth and nail the entire way.

Characters

The team

The Fanclub

Others

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Hiroyuki Asada, I'll was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Jump from 1995 to 2004. Shueisha collected its chapters in 14 volumes, released from June 4, 1996, to August 4, 2004. A seven-volume edition was released by Shogakukan Creative from December 9, 2022, to January 31, 2024; the last volume includes a special new chapter.

Volumes

Original video animation

A two-episode original video animation, titled I'll/CKBC (I'll/Crazy Kouzu Basketball Club), was released on December 18, 2002, and March 26, 2003. In North America, it was licensed by Media Blasters and released on August 17, 2004.