 Alternative TitlesJapanese: スラムダンク More titlesInformation Episodes: 101 Status: Finished Airing Aired: Oct 16, 1993 to Mar 23, 1996 Broadcast: Saturdays at 19:30 (JST) Duration: 23 min. per ep. Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older Statistics Score: 8.551 (scored by 140570140,570 users) Ranked: #11922 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded. Popularity: #812 Members: 311,229 Favorites: 7,503 Available AtResources Streaming Platforms |
Details Characters & Staff Episodes Videos Stats Reviews Recommendations Interest Stacks News Forum Clubs Pictures Ranked #119Popularity #812Members 311,229SynopsisHanamichi Sakuragi, infamous for his temper, massive height, and fire-red hair, enrolls in Shohoku High, hoping to finally get a girlfriend and break his record of being rejected 50 consecutive times in middle school. His notoriety precedes him, however, leading to him being avoided by most students. Soon, after certain events, Hanamichi is left with two unwavering thoughts: "I hate basketball," and "I desperately need a girlfriend."One day, a girl named Haruko Akagi approaches him without any knowledge of his troublemaking ways and asks him if he likes basketball. Hanamichi immediately falls head over heels in love with her, blurting out a fervent affirmative. She then leads him to the gymnasium, where she asks him if he can do a slam dunk. In an attempt to impress Haruko, he makes the leap, but overshoots, instead slamming his head straight into the blackboard. When Haruko informs the basketball team's captain of Hanamichi's near-inhuman physical capabilities, he slowly finds himself drawn into the camaraderie and competition of the sport he had previously held resentment for.[Written by MAL Rewrite]Background_Slam Dunk_ adapts volumes 1-22 of the original manga.Related Entries  Side Story: Slam Dunk (Movie) (Movie) Slam Dunk: Ketsui no Shouhoku Basket-bu (Special) Slam Dunk: Zenkoku Seiha Da! - Sakuragi Hanamichi (Movie) Slam Dunk: Shouhoku Saidai no Kiki! Moero Sakuragi Hanamichi (Movie) Slam Dunk: Hoero Basketman-damashii! Hanamichi to Rukawa no Atsuki Natsu (Movie) Other: The First Slam Dunk (Movie) MALxJapan -More than just anime- Characters & Voice Actors Staff 1: "Kimi ga Suki da to Sakebitai" by BAAD (eps 1-61) 2: "Zettai ni Daremo" by ZYYG (eps 62-101) 1: "Anata Dake Mitsumete'ru (あなただけ見つめてる)" by Ooguro Maki (eps 1-24) 2: "Sekai ga Owaru Made Wa (世界が終るまでは...)" by WANDS (eps 25-49) 3: "Kirameku Toki ni Torawarete (煌めく瞬間に捕らわれて)" by MANISH (eps 50-81) 4: "My Friend (マイフレンド)" by Zard (eps 82-101) Episode Videos Episode 101 Episode 100 Episode 99 Episode 98Reviews  Dec 15, 2007 You know that feeling when you don't really want to watch something but when you start doing it, amazingly, you have lots of fun? Well I do because that is what Slam Dunk is doing to me. It is about this basketball team in Shohoku highschool and its main character, Sakuragi, who tries to complete himself as a basketball player and gain the love of a girl, named Haruko. Sounds cheesy but, believe me, it is nothing you have experienced before.Now, from the first few episodes, you can obviously see that this anime, which received huge acclaim at its time, has a clear goal to... spread the popularity of basketball in a country where basketball was almost non existent. For true fans of this game, who are hoping to see some great moves in this series, a disappointment awaits. The problem is that Japanese studio emphasized areas of basketball which aren't necessarily the most important and beautiful. For those true fans, it would be like watching a "learn-how-to-read" video when you're 20 years old. From this side, the anime looks really outdated. However, what amazed me the most, was that the jokes were not outdated at all. If you don't like the basketball scenes, watch it as a comedy and, trust me, you won't be disappointed. Through time, you get used to the characters and even start enjoy their stories. We've all movies about American high school teams who MADE it. This was something new for me and I did not give up on it. Love, basketball, friendship, competition and lots of laughs - this is what you can expect (and should receive) from Slam Dunk. I can say this easily: there will be basketball fans who will hate Slam Dunk and there will be non-basketball fans who will love this anime. Just give it a try and if you'll have fun a few times - it was already worth it. Reviewer’s Rating: 8 What did you think of this review? Nice 0 Love it 0 Funny 0 Confusing 0 Informative 0 Well-written 0 Creative 0Show all  Jan 7, 2009 Slam Dunk! Is a sports comedy anime telling a story of a school basketball team and a newcomer Sakuragi Hanamichi, who basicly joins the club just to get the attention of a girl after being dumped by girls way too many times in the past. And as you might guess, Sakuragi then truly gets interested in basketball after hard training and finding himself - what a surprise - a rival in both basketball and girl attention aspects. The story itself is pretty decent, maybe a bit too predictable though. The animation and sounds (music, voice actors etc.) in this anime is average, considering the fact... that this anime has seen plenty of years already. The characters are pretty much ok too but I found them a bit dull and simple in the long run. There should have been more depth to characters fit in 101 episodes in my opinion. Slam Dunk! Was a huge disappointment to me since I heard alot of people complimenting the manga. Now don't get me wrong, Slam Dunk! is funny, atleast for the first 30 episodes. After that is just keeps on going way too repetitive and slow and to be blunt I think this anime has like 60 episodes too many. Personally I almost had to force myself to watch the last 20-or-so episodes just out of the custom not wanting to leave anime half watched. So if you are looking for a good sports comedy anime you should start with Hajime no Ippo or Prince of Tennis instead. That atleast is my opinion of the matter. If you are looking for an anime that you can watch you left eye closed and maybe even skip a few episodes here and there and still know where the plot's going then go with Slam Dunk!-C Reviewer’s Rating: 5 What did you think of this review? Nice0 Love it0 Funny0 Confusing0 Informative0 Well-written0 Creative0Show all  Aug 6, 2015 *Apologies for my english*Slam Dunk is one of the best thing out there and for me is the best sport series. The intensity and heart pumping action it gives is unparallel to any other series. And when I say this, I meant the manga version of this series and not the anime version.(I watched the anime first btw)Slam Dunk anime does not do the manga justice. Not even close. The reason this anime has high rating is mostly because of the nostalgic feel and "the past anime is better anime" thought process. Don't get me wrong tho, It's not totally bad. There are some shining... moments but that's it. The main focus, the basketball matches is very boring 'compared' to the manga. Some of the characters looks goofy, the main female character haruko looks ugly. Everything the anime tries to do doesn't even come close to the manga."Basketball series better as a manga than as anime?" Confusing right? How can stilt pictures with dialogues be better than animated basketball matches? Well it just is. The way the anime is executed is just poor. Or maybe the manga is just too good.SIMPLY what I am saying is Don't waste your time on the anime. It does not give you the full Slam Dunk awesomeness. Read the manga. Its a MUST READ.Story- 9Art- 7Sound- 10Characters- 9Enjoyment- 2Overall- 3 Reviewer’s Rating: 3 What did you think of this review? 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