Slam Dunk

Synopsis

Sakuragi Hanamichi is a junior high punk used to getting into fights and being rejected by girls but upon entering high school he meets the girl of his dreams, Haruko Akagi. He will do anything in order to win her heart including joining the school basketball team that is aiming to conquer the nation lead by Haruko's brother. The problem is that Sakuragi has never played basketball before and a freshman sensation is stealing the spotlight and Haruko's affection from him.

First Air Date: 1993-10-16

Last Air Date: 1996-03-23

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 101

Networks: tv asahi

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Top Cast

Takeshi Kusao as Hanamichi Sakuragi (voice)
Hikaru Midorikawa as Kaede Rukawa (voice)
Kiyoyuki Yanada as Takenori Akagi (voice)
Yoku Shioya as Ryota Miyagi (voice)
Ryotaro Okiayu as Hisashi Mitsui (voice)
Akiko Hiramatsu as Haruko Akagi (voice)
Eriko Hara as Ayako (voice)
Hideyuki Tanaka as Kiminobu Kogure (voice)
Hisao Egawa as Shin'ichi Maki (voice)
Hochu Otsuka as Akira Sendo (voice)

Seasons

Specials (1994)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Special - The Determination of Shohoku (48 Minutes) (1994-03-12)

Slam Dunk flash everywhere in the word - passion, love for this against all odds that touch the feeling of basketball......
Ep. 2: Slam Dunk (1994-07-09)

Sakuragi and the Shohoko team takes on Oda and Takezono High School. This is Sakuragi's second match as he faces Oda, a basketball player who went to the same junior high.
Ep. 3: Slam Dunk: National Champions, Sakuragi Hanamichi! (1995-03-04)

Set during the Inter High Championships, Shohoku take on Tsukubu, one of this year's dark horses. It's a clash of acquaintances as Anzai will face his former student which is now the coach of Tsukubu, while Akagi & Kogure meet Godai their former classmate and Tsukubu's captain. Finally Sakuragi is irked by the presence of Nango, Tsukubu's center, who vies for Haruko's attention
Ep. 4: Slam Dunk: Shohoku's Greatest Danger! Sakuragi Hanamichi (1995-07-15)

After losing the titanic match against Kainan High, Team Shohoku and a newly shaven Hanamichi Sakuragi are challenged to an exhibition match by virtual basketball unknowns Ryoukufu High. Coach Anzai sees this as an opportunity for Shohoku to regain their confidence, but Ryoukufu are revealed to have a newly assembled championship calibre lineup and may give Sakuragi & Co their toughest test yet.
Ep. 5: Slam Dunk: Roar Basketman's Soul, Hanamichi and Rukawa's Burning Summer (1994-04-19)

Ichiro Mizusawa, a player from Rukawa's old junior high school, Tomigoaka, is diagnosed with a crippling leg condition and wants to play one last game with Rukawa. Hanamichi sets out to help the boy and fulfill his wish.
Ep. 6: The First Slam Dunk (2022-12-03)

Dark horse Shohoku High takes on the undefeated high school basketball champions in this inspiring film, named Best Animation by the Japan Academy Prize.