For example, even though Sakuragi pressures him to make decisions that are not in the team's best interest, Anzai tolerates Sakuragi's behavior and laughs it off. The match starts, and Anzai refuses to put Sakuragi, Rukawa, Mitsui, and Miyagi in the starting line-up as punishment for fighting. The First Slam Dunk, the new anime film of Takehiko Inoue 's Slam Dunk basketball manga, has sold 5.67 million tickets and earned 8.27 billion yen (about US$64.58 million) as of Sunday, its. Lets enjoy. Many regard Rukawa as a handsome player, making Sakuragi feel jealous. Slam Dunk has a wide array of characters that viewers can quickly feel attached to. As of January 15, The First Slam Dunk, the anime film adaptation of Takehiko Inoue's Slam Dunk basketball manga, has sold over 5.6 million tickets and earned 8.27 billion yen.January 15 was its 44 th day at the Japanese box office.. "Kimi ga Suki da to Sakebitai" (?, "I Want to Shout 'I Like You'") by Baad is used as the opening theme for the first 61 episodes. Anzai then forces Sakuragi and Rukawa to guard the board together. The high performances from Uozumi and Sendoh allow them to reduce Shohoku's lead to only ten points. Slam Dunk Basketball is Now Available For FREE! With only 8 seconds to the end of the game, all of the Shohoku players ferociously attack until Rukawa passes the ball to Sakuragi, who scores a buzzer beater from the foul line. He starts to realize that he might not be so great after all. Akagi serves as the captain of Shohoku's basketball team, and his passion for basketball is unparalleled. After the match, Akagi starts teaching Sakuragi how to shoot inside the key in order to prepare him for the games against Takezato and Ryonan. The Shohoku Basketball Team's reputation has grown popular following their winning the final qualifying position for the National Championship Games, with Rukawa's popularity soaring high, much to Sakuragi's ire. Anzai sets up a match, freshmen vs. seniors, to measure the freshmen's skills, but Akagi doesn't let Hanamichi play. In the first minutes, Sendoh assists Fukuda and Uozumi in making several points, allowing Ryonan to take the lead. Atom: The Beginning Volume 2 manages to build on the first volume in surprising ways while also playing it somewhat safe in the action department. "The Introspective Army's Big Counterattack". Yota Tsuruoka directed the sound with Koji Kasamatsu. Instead of shooting, Rukawa realizes that the easiest way to score is by passing the ball, which he is successful at, allowing Akagi to score twice. At the last few minutes of the practice game, Sakuragi made two jump shots and everyone is amazed. In particular, loyal readers are familiar with Sakuragi Hanamichi, Rukawa Kaede, Mitsui Hisashi, Miyagi Ryota, Akagi Takenori, etc. While trying to stop one of Fukuda's attacks, Sakuragi is injured, as his forehead starts bleeding. It seems to be a universal truth that middle school is hell. [1] The series tells the story of a teenager called Hanamichi Sakuragi who falls in love with a girl named Haruko Akagi, and decides to enter the Shohoku High School Basketball Team in order to attract her as she is already in love with another Shohoku player, Kaede Rukawa. 427. In May 2009, Joost started streaming all 101 episodes on their website. Akagi stays after with Hanamichi the day before the match to instruct him on rebounds. The next day, although all the players from Shohoku are determined to win the remaining matches, Sakuragi thinks he was responsible for their loss even after Haruko tries to cheer him up. His desire to impress others, his lack of understanding of how to play basketball, and his relentlessness all make him a fun character to watch. However, as he learns more about basketball and plays several games, he starts liking the sport. Among the listed staff members are character designer/animation director Yasuyuki Ebara (Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress) and technical directors Katsuhiko Kitada (Attack on Titan episodes, Major: Yj no Winning Shot), Naoki Miyahara (Digimon Adventure, Popin Q), Toshio hashi (LayereD Stories 0), and Y Kamatani (Looking for Magical DoReMi, Precure Super Stars!). Akagi assists with rebounds but takes a misstep and injures his foot. Rukawa realizes he made a mistake and that he meant Sawakita. Chris and Steve went world-hopping to find the very creme of the isekai crop. They beat up Miyagi then start to attack the other players. By the time there are only two minutes left, Shohoku reduces the difference to four. A revitalized Mitsui joins the team for the Inter High prelims. Fujima then enters the game, and most teams from the tournament appear to see him playing. After being rejected fifty times, he then met Haruko Akagi, who invited him to join the Shohoku basketball team. However, with only two minutes left, Sendoh reduces the gap to only two points and Mitsui suddenly falls unconscious. Under Construction Categories Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted. A frustrated Rukawa then remembers that when he trained with Sendoh, he told him that there is a player stronger than him called "Kitasawa". Hanamichi vs Miyagi". Although Kogure does not lead the team as the captain, he takes on many of the same responsibilities a captain would. Outside of the court, the visuals are more of a hit-or-miss affair, blending in smoothly in some instances, and looking out of place in others. Will Miyagi and Sakuragi be able to coexist? She plays an important role in Sakuragi's early development as a basketball player. With four of Shohoku's best players finally entering in the game, the tables turn quickly as they narrow the lead down to only 2. Some days later, the Interhigh Tournament starts and Shohoku faces Miuradai High School. The film opened in Japan on December 3. Rukawa returns to play, but Anzai tells him and Sakuragi to join forces to block Sendoh. Unwilling to accept Rukawa's improvement, Sakuragi challenges his rival to a one-on-one match to see who befits the role of Shohoku's Ace player. With the Shohoku offense stalled by Shoyo's defense, Rukawa takes it upon himself to lead the offensive charge. it has stopped because,in money issues and the rating is not that good.same opinion with raul martin.but in my opinion slam dunk is the best anime that i've watch in my entire life,the story is good and the funny moments are very funny!.slam dunk creators,if you're reading this please continue the slam dunk anime until it is finished in its Meanwhile, Akagi receives a phone call informing him that Anzai is in the hospital, having fallen unconscious while Sakuragi was practising. [4][5][6], Toei and Geneon briefly chose to release the anime on DVD after the manga was discontinued, though the anime was also discontinued after only a few volumes. Slam Dunk has a wide array of characters that viewers can quickly feel attached to. Coach Anzai's wife tells Rukawa the story of Ryuji Yazawa, a talented basketball player from Anzai's past 10 years ago who became dissatisfied with Anzai's tough training for him alone and left Japan to play in the United States, where he thought he would have better opportunities to show his talent, only to become depressed as a result of the unsupportive American college basketball culture and die in a high-speed head-on car collision five years later, reportedly under the influence of drugs. Kogure then explains that Mitsui was a basketball, When other teachers from Shohoku enter the gym, Sakuragi's gang and Norio Hotta, one of Mitsui's gang members, jointly claim responsibility for provoking the fight to prevent the team from being suspended. [10] Five collected volumes were published under Gutsoon's Raijin Graphic Novels imprint. RELATED: 10 Intense Sports Anime You've Probably Never Heard Of. Sakuragi, however, stubbornly refuses to join the judo team and fights Aota for the photos. If you want to get the updates about latest chapters . However, he is injured while falling to the floor and is subbed. With Shohoku down by ten points, he allows them to play on the condition that they will never fight again. The new edition is cut down from the original 31 to 20 volumes to organize its story into arcs and matches. The Battle for Justice! Hanamichi is allowed to play for the last two minutes of the game, and he demonstrates his skill at dribbling that he learned from Ayako. The First Slam Dunk 'The First Slam Dunk', a gift for everyone from the original author. To his surprise, Coach Anzai refuses, instead telling him to become the top-ranking player in Japan before he even thought of it. It seems that Mitsui was once a great basketball player himself before high school. Coach Anzai reveals that Sakuragi's weakness is long-distance shooting, so he puts him through a special training regime of 20,000 practice shots in a week to prepare for the National Championship Games. Sakuragi is replaced by Kogure, but Mitsui manages to reduce their disadvantage. The game between Toyotama and Shohoku starts, and Miyagi has problems with Toyotama's attacks as most of the players tend to bother him. "Sekai ga Owaru Made wa" (?, "Until the World Ends") by Wands follows it as the ending for episodes 28-49. I don't think that means he's never planned it, rather he's torn between an alt history ending and a real history one. The game between Shoyo-Ryonan and Shohoku continues. Hanamichi was reluctant to join the team at first as he had no previous sports background (and because the fiftieth girl rejected him for a basketball player), but despite his immaturity and hot temper, he proves to be a natural athlete with potential, initially joining the team in order to impress Haruko, but later coming to love the sport and working his best to help the team win the nationals. For instance, he never forces Sakuragi to play basketball and leaves it to Sakuragi's discretion instead. by Zard in episodes 82-101. The match between Takezono and Kainan starts. The new BASTARD!! Episodes 86-101 were dubbed but currently only remain available subtitled. As Sakuragi head-butts him, Akagi recovers by head-butting back. However, Sakuragi decides he will keep going and Shohoku looks to take the lead in the last two minutes. Cover of the first DVD from Slam Dunk published by Geneon and Toei Animation. The next day, Haruko has to accompany Sakuragi to the sports shop to buy a new pair of shoes because his old shoes are in bad shape after the practice game with Ryonan. As Mitsui makes a three-pointer, Shoyo makes a comeback to avoid Fujima entering the game. It seems he has a lot of anxiety about his ending living up to expectations. He's the leader of the feared "Sakuragi Legion", consisting of his four delinquent friends. Shohoku manages to catch up, ending the first half with a score of 42 to 50. "Who is This Guy? SLAMDUNKis a real-time Basketball MOBA game, which the whole production is authorized by Toei Animation and distributed by DeNA. While Anzai sits back and watches games on the sideline, Taoka expresses a lot of emotion during competitions. Driven hard by Rukawa's offense and Sakuragi's rebounding, Fujima comes off the bench to lead his team to victory. [14][15], ca:Llista d'episodis de Slam Dunk After a few destructive words from Rukawa, Sakuragi is fueled with fire. Rukawa cannot beat Sawakita, who is able to block most of his shots and scores once again. "Shizuoka's Fierce Fight! He asks Rukawa to demonstrate a simple layup shot, but Hanamichi isn't interested in learning from Rukawa. Meanwhile, Sakuragi is still in rehabilitation in order to heal his spine so he can continue playing basketball. "Fierce Battle Begins! Even though others attempt to intimidate him or show off their competitiveness, Sendo simply smiles back and remains calm. When Ayako is hit by one of them, Miyagi furiously attacks the delinquent but is injured by Tetsuo. Although Sakuragi can be intimidating due to his stature and history of participating in fights, he has a warm heart on the inside. When Rukawa questions Sakuragi's attitude with the four fouls, Sakuragi makes a slam dunk which leaves the audience amazed. Exhausted by the physical exertion of the game after a long break from basketball, Mitsui is unable to continue playing, and is replaced by Kogure. 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