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Slam Dunk

★ 8.7 10K votes 1993–1996 1 season · 101 episodes Ended tv asahi
SportsAthletic competition and the world around it.This show: 10/10AnimeJapanese animation traditions and grammar.This show: 9/10Coming of ageGrowing up as the central arc.This show: 8/10School & campusSchools and universities as the primary world.This show: 7/10FriendshipA friend group's dynamics carry the show.This show: 7/10Ensemble castMany characters carrying equal weight.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Eriko HaraAkiko HiramatsuTakeshi KusaoHikaru MidorikawaHideyuki TanakaHisao Egawa
Starring
Eriko HaraAkiko HiramatsuTakeshi KusaoHikaru MidorikawaHideyuki TanakaHisao Egawa
Ratings per Episode
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About

"A brawler's unlikely, hilarious road to basketball obsession"

Slam Dunk follows Hanamichi Sakuragi, a delinquent with a long string of romantic rejections, who joins his high school basketball team purely to impress a girl. He knows nothing about the sport, but a fierce competitive streak and a growing love of the game slowly turn him into a real player. The show mixes broad slapstick comedy with surprisingly tense, well-choreographed game sequences. Early episodes lean goofy and episodic, but once the tournament arc kicks in it becomes genuinely gripping sports drama, carried by a scrappy underdog energy and a cast of oddball teammates and rivals.

Watch it for

the electric, hard-fought tournament games once the comedy settles into real sports drama.

Maybe skip if

you find slow-burn setup and broad slapstick comedy tedious before the games heat up.

Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.

All Seasons

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Season 11993
8.427K10138h 33m
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
▶1The Gifted Basketball Player Is Born!?7.9
39823 min
▶2Hanamichi vs. Rukawa7.7
33422 min
▶3Gorilla vs. Hanamichi! Big Showdown!!8.3
37622 min
▶4Basketball Player Hanamichi Joins the Team7.6
26822 min
▶5A Fruitless Afternoon7.3
25422 min
▶6Rukawa vs. Akagi: The Real Showdown7.5
24322 min
▶7Hanamichi Debut! Dunk Explosion7.7
24622 min
▶8Hanamichi's Crisis! The Judo-man's Trap7.3
27322 min
▶9I'm Going to Play Basketball7.6
24722 min
▶10The Commoner's Shoot Is Difficult7.6
21923 min
▶11Our Love's Special Secret Training7.4
20923 min
▶12Defeat Ryonan! The Fierce Training the Night Before the Match7.6
22423 min
▶13Shohoku vs Ryonan. Burning Captain!7.7
19822 min
▶14Super Basketball Match with Ryonan8.0
22422 min
▶15Hanamichi Nervously Steps Into the Spotlight8.2
22323 min
▶16Who Is This Guy? Taoka's Miscalculation8.2
20023 min
▶17The Rebound King Sakuragi Hanamichi's Distress8.1
19723 min
▶18Last 2 Minutes! I'll Be the One to Defeat Sendoh8.0
23623 min
▶19Time's Up! The Decisive Battle with Ryonan8.7
79523 min
▶20Basketball Shoes7.4
18923 min
▶21Enormous Trouble Makers! Hanamichi vs Miyagi7.7
17323 min
▶22History's Biggest Idiot Combination is Born8.0
18623 min
▶23Shohoku Basketball Club's Last Day8.1
20323 min
▶24The Battle for Justice! Sakuragi's Goon Squad Joins!8.5
30423 min
▶25The Man Who Aimed at National Championship8.0
27823 min
▶26Mitsui, the Problems of the Past7.9
25323 min
▶27I Want to Play Basketball!8.4
27423 min
▶28The Beginning of Interhigh Preliminaries7.3
15523 min
▶29Hanamichi! Debut at an Official Game7.5
15423 min
▶30The Introspective Army's Big Counterattack7.6
15723 min
▶31Formidable Enemy Miuradai's Secret Weapon7.5
15423 min
▶32Genius Hanamichi! Certain Death Dunk7.8
18023 min
▶33Walkout King!? Hanamichi Sakuragi7.7
20323 min
▶34Gorilla's Secret, Kill with Your Eyes!7.5
15023 min
▶35Hot Blooded Guys8.0
24823 min
▶36A Well Seeded School, Enter Shoyo8.0
25623 min
▶37Hanamichi: First-time as Starter!7.8
14123 min
▶38Rukawa's Counterattack!8.1
15123 min
▶39Lightning Flash Ryota!8.0
15823 min
▶40Rebound King Hanamichi Sakuragi!8.3
20023 min
▶41Shoyo's Ace Fujima Enters the Court7.9
17223 min
▶42Shoyo Ace Fujima's Real Ability7.8
14323 min
▶43Has Mitsui Reached His Limit!?8.3
20223 min
▶44Mitsui! Stormy 3 Points8.6
24023 min
▶45Imminent Walkout!? Hanamichi's Pinch8.9
36823 min
▶46Hanamichi, Hot Dunk9.3
95223 min
▶47Challenge from a Rival7.6
17123 min
▶48The Guy Who Pledged to Defeat Kainan7.7
18223 min
▶49Takezono, Last Fight7.6
17923 min
▶50Challenge to the King8.0
14023 min
▶51Outside Calculation!? Hanamichi at His Best!8.4
19123 min
▶52Secret Weapon Against Sakuragi!8.0
14123 min
▶53The Gorilla's Injury! Desperate Situation!?8.6
22423 min
▶54King Kong's Younger Brother8.9
71523 min
▶55The Guy Who Dominates the Game9.0
73023 min
▶56Ace Maki, Full Throttle8.1
19123 min
▶57Anzai, Bet on Victory!8.8
35823 min
▶58Stubborn Guys!8.9
70923 min
▶59Last 10 Seconds! A Perfect Conclusion9.7
2K23 min
▶60Shohoku on the Edge8.1
24823 min
▶61Baldy Strikes Back!8.1
18523 min
▶62Three-Day Super Training7.8
13723 min
▶63Battle of the Aces! Kainan vs Ryonan7.9
13523 min
▶64King Kainan Shows its Abilities!7.8
12323 min
▶65The Strongest Match! Sendoh vs Maki8.0
12723 min
▶66Sendoh's Bet8.1
15723 min
▶67The Final Battle! Shohoku vs Ryonan8.0
20023 min
▶68Savior!? Hanamichi Sakuragi8.5
21323 min
▶69Gorilla Goes Astray8.1
15623 min
▶70Gorilla Dunk II8.3
21023 min
▶71Gorilla, Shout of Revival!8.1
20223 min
▶72The Greatest Shame of One's Life8.0
13223 min
▶73Rukawa Kaede, Gambling on the 2nd Half7.8
13523 min
▶74The Most Dangerous Challenger!8.2
18323 min
▶75Fine Play8.5
22623 min
▶76The Feeling of Victory8.3
23623 min
▶77You Guys Are Strong!8.2
13523 min
▶78Uozumi Jun Revives7.9
16323 min
▶79Blue Waves - Ryonan Fights Back!7.9
13323 min
▶80Shohoku's Problems8.2
20923 min
▶81Sendoh on Fire! Shohoku Loses8.1
16523 min
▶82Amateur Sakuragi Hanamichi the Man8.8
32523 min
▶83Vice-Captain Kogure's Determination8.8
22523 min
▶84Win or Lose9.4
94723 min
▶85New Challenge: The National Championship!7.5
14723 min
▶86Rukawa's Ambition7.6
12623 min
▶87Japan's Number One High School Player7.7
12923 min
▶88The Basketball Kingdom - America8.6
23523 min
▶89Rukawa Kaede's Spirit7.7
13623 min
▶90Shohoku's Real Ace7.9
16223 min
▶91The Nationals are Dangerous!8.2
19723 min
▶92Guys' Friendship? Sakuragi Gang7.9
19123 min
▶93Going Toward 20000 Shoots8.1
19423 min
▶94Shizuoka's Fierce Fight! Shohoku vs. Jousei8.2
20223 min
▶95Hanamichi's Hottest Day8.1
20223 min
▶96Basketball Shoes Part II7.9
18723 min
▶97Mixed Feelings, Uozumi Returns8.1
19023 min
▶98Fierce Battle Begins! Shohoku vs. Shoyo/Ryonan8.3
23623 min
▶99Facing the Strongest Team, Shohoku in Danger!8.1
21723 min
▶100The Man of Miracles, Hanamichi Sakuragi!8.4
26523 min
▶101The Glorious Slam Dunk!9.2
89523 min

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Eriko Hara Ayako
Akiko Hiramatsu Haruko Akagi, Akagi Haruko
Takeshi Kusao Hanamichi Sakuragi
Hikaru Midorikawa Kaede Rukawa
Hideyuki Tanaka Kiminobu Kogure, Kogure Kiminobu
Hisao Egawa Shinichi Maki
Yukimasa Kishino Jun Uozumi
Toshiyuki Morikawa Kiyota Nobunaga
Tomomichi Nishimura Anzai
Ryotaro Okiayu Hisashi Mitsui

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