Slam Dunk
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.
Season 1 Episodes
E1
After being dumped by Yoko, a girl he really liked in Junior High, Sakuragi Hanamichi was devastated. On the first day o…
E2
After Rukawa beats up those thugs, Hanamichi is shocked and asks him for his name. When he discovers that he is the one …
E3
When Hanamichi calls basketball a 'dumb game', the captain of the basketball team challenges him because Hanamichi had m…
E4
Sakuragi mananges to dunk over/through Akagi. Akagi is intrigued by Sakuragi's raw power, but doesn't think he's got th…
E5
Sakuragi Hanamichi has been training in the basics for two weeks under Ayako and he wants to play with the other. Akagi …
E6
Akagi decides to test Rukawa's skills against his own to see if Rukawa really has the talent everyone says he does.
E7
After successfully persuading Anzai to let him join the game, Sakuragi shows how much he has improved in basic skills su…
E8
Impressed by Sakuragi's raw power and general brute force, the captain of the judo club tries to recruit him away from t…
E9
Sakuragi declines Aota's offer of joining the Judo club. Kogure and Ayako were overjoyed at Sakuragi's refusal and Akagi…
E10
After getting the permission to allow Sakuragi to learn the basics of shooting, Akagi asked Rukawa to demonstrate how to…
E11
Having mastered dribbling and passing, Sakuragi moves on to shooting, which is a lot harder than he had anticipated. F…
E12
The night before their game with Ryounan, Akagi decides to try and teach Sakuragi basic defense, starting with reboundin…
E13
Sakuragi is eager to play too, thinking of what Akagi has told him the previuos night. At Ryonan High, Anzai is greeted …
E14
Sakuragi keeps begging Anzai to let him join the game. At 14 mins, Ryonan has a 0-15 lead, with everyone cheering for Se…
E15
Finally, Sakuragi got a chance to play when Akagi was hurt while playing. Now, there is only about 9 minutes left on the…
E16
With just 8 minutes left in the second half, Ryonan is still leading. Taoka tells the Ryonan to continue to attack. Saku…
E17
Ryonan is leading with 3 points ahead of Shohoku, Taoka said that the game will depends on how Sakuragi plays. Meanwhil…
E18
Sendoh is amazed at how good Shohoku has become, thus begins to take the game seriously. Anzai then, calls both Rukawa …
E19
Although Shohoku has lost the game, Sakuragi played very well for his first game. Sakuragi and Rukawa vowed that in thei…
E20
The next day, Haruko has to accompany Sakuragi to the sports shop to buy a new pair of shoes because his old shoes are i…
E21
Ryota Miyagi returns to basketball after beening injured in a fight. Ayako heard rumors that Miyagi was back in school, …
E22
It seemed like a disaster for two trouble makers in Miyagi and Sakuragi to collide with each other, but it seems things …
E23
A former member of the Shohoku team returns with a major axe to grind, which spells doom for the team.
E24
After Ayako was slapped by one of the invading students, Miyagi joined in the fight, as well as Rukawa. However, Tetsuo…
E25
Mitsui and Tetsuo were defeated, but Mitsui still continued to fight. Though when Akagi enters, the atmosphere becomes …
E26
It seems that Mitsui was once a great basketball player himself before High School. Though something happened during pr…
E27
After suffering through his horrible injury, Mitsui quit on basketball. Though two years later, in his attempt to sabot…
E28
The tournament is finally making its approach. Sakuragi is anxious to play against Sendo again, but Shohoku will have t…
E29
The match starts, and Anzai refuses to put Sakuragi, Rukawa, Mitsui, and Miyagi, in the starting line-up. For what reas…
E30
With four of Shohoku's best players finally entering in the game, the tables turn quickly as they narrow the lead down t…
E31
Miuradai revealed a secret weapon of theirs that'll help them try and overcome Shohoku, and that's the ox Nato.
E32
Miuradai started gaining control of the game, until Nato started finally guarding Rukawa instead of Sakuragi. Rukawa ex…
E33
Shohoku's next match is against Gohoku. While they have been exceeding almost everyone's expectations, Sakuragi continu…
E34
Sakuragi and his fouling troubles continue. He unconsciously went to Akagi's house for help, and in order to help Sakur…
E35
Mitsui got himself caught up in a fight between Ryo and Tetsuo, and was eventually beaten himself. However, an unlikely…
E36
Sakuragi is still upset at Akagi for telling him a false technique in defense, and tries harder the next game against Ts…
E37
Anzai-sensei decides to start Sakuragi, much to everyone's shock. He figures that with his height and drive he'll be th…
E38
With the the Shohoku offense stalled by Shoyo's defense, Rukawa takes it upon himself to lead the offensive charge.
E39
With Rukawa taking the heat off of the rest of the team, Miyagi gets a chance to show off his skills as a point guard an…
E40
With Mitsui's 3 point shot, Shohoku finally caught up with Shoyo. It seemed like Fujima had enough, but Hanagata asked …
E41
Driven hard by by Rukawa's offense and Sakuragi's rebounding, Fujima comes off the bench to lead his team to victory.
E42
Fujima is leading a strong charge for Shoyo against Shohoku, taking the lead once again. Though Shohoku has other probl…
E43
Shohoku's problems continue piling up. Mitsui can't get a 3 pointer to go in, forcing all the burden on Rukawa. Plus, …
E44
Mitsui, reminiscing upon the past, gets the energy to play and lead his team. In just a matter of time, he scored 9 con…
E45
While Mitsui has increased his efficiency during the game, Sakuragi still faces the brink of being dismissed. After a fe…
E46
Thanks to a basket from Rukawa, Shohoku has finally taken the lead in a critical time. Sakuragi, wanting to feel import…
E47
Shohoku has defeated Shoyo, and Sakuragi is quick to spread the word, especially after his ferocious slam dunk on Hanaga…
E48
Sakuragi skips practice in order to investigate on why Yohko was acting so strangely. When they get to Takezono, he is …
E49
The match between Takezono and Kainan starts. Kainan only put in two starters the entire game, but it seemed like it wa…
E50
E51
The match between Shohoku and Kainan has been tight and intense all the way through, but it was Sakuragi who stood out t…
E52
Takato seemed to have devised the perfect plan to counter-attack against Sakuragi, which is sending in the extremely sma…
E53
Shohoku isn't about to let their chances slip away against Kainan, however, things quickly changed when Akagi injured hi…
E54
Sakuragi did a pretty good job of filling in for Akagi, though it was Rukawa who pushed Shohoku into a fierce comeback a…
E55
Rukawa's strong performance made it seem like Shohoku has a chance of winning, but what got everyone's attention was whe…
E56
Akagi coming back in for Shohoku seemed like they would be in great position to win, but Maki displayed to everyone why …
E57
Anzai formulated a plan to destroy Kainan's formidable backcourt combo of Jin and Maki by playing zone defense, and thei…
E58
Shohoku and Kainan refuse to give up on each other with the match going back and forth like a see saw.
E59
The last ten seconds of the game are approaching, and Shohoku is only down by four. The one who'll decide this match wi…
E60
Sakuragi is in an emotional hangover after the events of the previous match, so in order to come to himself, he decides …
E61
Sakuragi's new haircut was the news of the school the next day. During practice, he decided to work twice as hard in or…
E62
Akagi really wants Sakuragi to become part of their offense, so he trains him for three days straight on his shooting. …
E63
The anticipated match up between two of the best teams in the region commences. One of the biggest surprises was how Se…
E64
Sendoh is the entire pillar that's pushing his team forward right now, but the tables turn when Uozumo decides to argue …
E65
Due to Uozumi being fouled out, and Fukuda being a terrible defensive player, Sendoh was forced to carry Ryonan on his s…
E66
Shohoku's representatives rush to Anzai's aid, and are surprised at how efficiently Sakuragi acquired a doctor. Meanwhi…
E67
One of the more exciting matches in the tournament is about to start, as it's Ryonan vs. Shohoku. Though people have al…
E68
Due to Fukuda's terrible defense and Sakuragi's equally atrocious offense, Taoka thought it'd be a harmless idea to matc…
E69
Something appears to be wrong with Akagi; after getting knocked down by Uozumi, he started playing horribly. Kogure was…
E70
In order to make Akagi come back to his senses, Sakuragi pulls off his cocky routine that more than motivates him back i…
E71
It seems that things are back to normal psychologically for Shohoku as Sakuragi wasn't as raged as expected by his frien…
E72
Ryonan's offense was concentrated around Fukuda, who has been constantly defeating Sakuragi. He was forced to sit out, …
E73
Everyone was confused on Rukawa's performance so far, scoring only two points. Though it became apparent in the second …
E74
With Rukawa and Sendoh at full strength against each other, they've both carried their teams, advancing point by point i…
E75
Sendoh and Rukawa continue to push against each other in the second half, but the highlight of it so far is Uozumi being…
E76
Uozumi gets a flashback of Coach Taoka's promise of bringing him to the national scene, but that promise is looking a li…
E77
Uozumi has to sit out due to his fouls, which causes Akagi to dominate the paint and score easy baskets.
E78
Coach Taoka's patience ran dry as he subbed Uozumi back in to help shoulder some of Sendoh's responsibilities on the cou…
E79
The shift of momentum started turning into Ryonan's favour as soon as Uozumi came back with four fouls, making defensive…
E80
Coach Taoka exploited Shohoku's foul trouble problem, and made good use of it. Shohoku will continue to be in the hot s…
E81
Sendoh's strong offensive play continues to push Ryonan closer to Shohoku, and their defensive stops aren't allowing Sho…
E82
Mitsui collapsed due to exhaustion, and while his lost presence was dire for Shohoku, they remained formidable behind Sa…
E83
Kogure spotted up for a 3 pointer. During the ball's journey there to the net, Kogure gets flashbackes of the basketbal…
E84
Kogure's 3 pointer put Shohoku up, but Sendoh wouldn't let his team get defeated so easily.
E85
Expectedly, the Shohoku basketball team is all the talk at Shohoku school, and everyone won't leave them alone, especial…
E86
Hikiochi's sister desperately wants to interview Sendoh, but when doing so, eavesdropped on the announcement of Uozumi a…
E87
Sakuragi goes with Maki to scout out some teams who'll also be heading into the national tournament. One freshman cente…
E88
Rukawa pleads to Anzai about his decision to play in America, though he rejects the idea. Rukawa is told the emotional …
E89
Understanding Anzai's words, Rukawa immediately makes it his goal to become the best player in Japan, even taking it at …
E90
It's a battle between Mitsui and Rukawa to see who the real ace is for Shohoku.
E91
It seems that some of Shohoku's players have more things to worry about other than the fearful opponents at the national…
E92
The Sakuragi gang look for jobs in order to collect money to afford train tickets to the national games.
E93
Anzai decides to incorporate Sakuragi into the Shohoku offense, making him go through rigorous shooting training.
E94
Sakuragi continues his shooting practice while his team is off at Josei, battling equally with the former eight ranked t…
E95
Haruka decides to reward Sakuragi for his hard practicing by taking him to the festival. Sakuragi sees this as an opport…
E96
Sakuragi has been working hard for the past months to improve his basketball skills, but as a result, his shoes have tor…
E97
When a couple of Shoyo players decided to give their goodlucks to Shohoku, Sakuragi comes up with a suggestion; a game a…
E98
Rukawa garnered all the attention with his strong start to the game, but it was Sendoh who soon stole that spotlight whe…
E99
The combination team has become even more formidable by adding Sendoh and Fukuda to their lineup, and while Sakuragi is …
E100
Fujima starts passing more and shooting less 3 pointers, giving hims teammates more open looks and easy opportunities to…
E101
The battle between the combo team and Shohoku has reached its climax, and the one deciding its conclusion is Sakuragi wi…
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