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Slam Dunk

Original title: Slam Dunk: Suramu danku
  • TV Series
  • 1993–1996
  • TV-PG
  • 22m
IMDb RATING
8.7/10
9K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
3,699
1,889
Slam Dunk (1993)
JapaneseAnimeBasketballComing-of-AgeHand-Drawn AnimationShōnenTeen ComedyAnimationComedyDrama

About Sakuragi Hanamichi, a freshman of Shohoku High School who joins the basketball team because of the girl he has a crush on, Haruko. Although he is newbie in this sport, he is no ordinar... Read allAbout Sakuragi Hanamichi, a freshman of Shohoku High School who joins the basketball team because of the girl he has a crush on, Haruko. Although he is newbie in this sport, he is no ordinary basketball player.About Sakuragi Hanamichi, a freshman of Shohoku High School who joins the basketball team because of the girl he has a crush on, Haruko. Although he is newbie in this sport, he is no ordinary basketball player.

  • Stars
    • Hisao Egawa
    • Eriko Hara
    • Akiko Hiramatsu
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    8.7/10
    9K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,699
    1,889
    • Stars
      • Hisao Egawa
      • Eriko Hara
      • Akiko Hiramatsu
    • 28User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Hisao Egawa
    • Shinichi Maki
    • 1993–1996
    Eriko Hara
    • Ayako
    • 1993–1996
    Akiko Hiramatsu
    Akiko Hiramatsu
    • Haruko Akagi
    • 1993–1996
    Yukimasa Kishino
    • Jun Uozumi
    • 1993–1996
    Takeshi Kusao
    Takeshi Kusao
    • Hanamichi Sakuragi
    • 1993–1996
    Hikaru Midorikawa
    Hikaru Midorikawa
    • Kaede Rukawa
    • 1993–1996
    Toshiyuki Morikawa
    Toshiyuki Morikawa
    • Kiyota Nobunaga
    • 1993–1996
    Tomomichi Nishimura
    • Anzai
    • 1993–1996
    Ryôtarô Okiayu
    Ryôtarô Okiayu
    • Hisashi Mitsui
    • 1993–1996
    Yoku Shioya
    • Ryota Miyagi
    • 1993–1996
    Hideyuki Tanaka
    Hideyuki Tanaka
    • Kiminobu Kogure
    • 1993–1996
    Kiyoyuki Yanada
    • Takenori Akagi
    • 1993–1996
    Hôchû Ôtsuka
    Hôchû Ôtsuka
    • Akira Sendo
    • 1993–1996
    Claudio Moneta
    • Takenori Akagi
    • 1993–1996
    Ivo De Palma
    • Kaede Rukawa
    • 1993–1996
    Patrizio Prata
    • Akira Sendo
    • 1993–1996
    Guido Cavalleri
    • Hisashi Mitsui
    • 1993–1996
    Stefano Brusa
    • Ryota Miyagi
    • 1993–1996
    • All cast & crew
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    User reviews28

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    8Irishchatter

    A good funny basketball type of anime!

    I'm scanning through a lot of good sports anime that are worth watching and this classic is one of them. Omg guys this anime is so friggin hilarious! You wouldn't imagine how I felt with my cheeks being stiff af from laughing...seriously...

    If you liked Michael Jordon back in the day with Space Jam or follow up on basketball, you definitely should give this 1990s anime a chance y'all. It's so good to watch if you need a laugh or excitement in your life. You even don't have to like basketball either to not like this classic!!!
    10moustafaabbady1

    Next part

    I am searching for the rest of the story for years
    10medimmuja

    Easily the best Sport Animanga out there

    This anime has been and will always be my favorite one out there...Growing up Hanamichi was my idol it was always my dream to become the crazy crackheaded talent of a basketball club but I gotta say basket wasn't a thing for me... The way Takehiko prescribes and gives life to these characters is just out of this world I've never seen any author do that.

    Every character is amazingly written and is special unlike in other mangas/animes which is mostly the protagonists antagonists and deuteragonists...No takehiko is just that way he makes every character special and makes something great out of it... I gotta say the animation is that good(obv it was made back in 1993) and so is the pacing but I truly love it even tho it's this way... The story is good,characters are good and so is the plot and everything else in this anime.

    I've seen alot of sport anime or even read manga about spor t and there are so many god damn things the other mangas/animes lack that slam dunk has.

    As Takehiko once said : My work is based on real stories not Fictional ones.

    Even tho the manga has ended back in 1950 Slam Dunk is a monthly top 10 highest selling mangas that just proves how much of a peak it is.

    It absolutely deserves a 10/10.

    Thank you Inoue.
    10etchepare

    Best Japanese Animated Series

    I love basketball, and the fact that everyone is so passionate about this game in the series is just great. The character background and how they all come from different places and situations to finally play on the same team and beat everyone on the court with incredible plays and moves and UNDERSTANDING each other (except for hanamichi and rukawa) is, in one word (or two?), heart-lifting, and their personality and skill development throughout the entire series kept me watching every chapter solemnly.

    You want to go out and play basketball after every chapter of this amazing series. 10/10
    8shashwatchoudhary

    It's good but not complete

    The anime is good but a bit extra childish(immature) that's why I didn't like it much in the first few episodes but when Sakuragi Hanimichi(protagonist) was getting into basketball more and more, I started to like the show. At that time I thought it was best suited for teenagers and I still think that I was correct but in the later parts of the show it reaches its peak and I think everyone would love the latter parts of the show especially the matches they play against the top teams. Those matches are so detailed, they lasts for many episodes that's why I'm not fully satisfied with the show because they ended it in between(what i mean by that is the show is not complete) as the manga has much more to offer. I've heard that they aired this uncomplete version just to promote the manga and/or there was a problem that someone wanted to change the story but in the end the show is not complete and we never get to see Sakuragi Hanimichi at the peak of his abilities as at the end of the show he was still an amateur, more or less.

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    • Trivia
      A new scholarship from Inoue Takehiko, called Slam Dunk Scholarship, was established for aspiring Japanese students in 2006.
    • Connections
      Alternate-language version of Slam Dunk (1994)
    • Soundtracks
      Kimi ga Suki da to Sakebitai
      Performed by BAAD

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    • Release date
      • October 23, 1993 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Languages
      • Japanese
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Cao Thủ Bóng Rổ
    • Production companies
      • Shueisha
      • Toei Animation
      • Toei Doga
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    • Runtime
      • 22m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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