The First Slam Dunk

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Alternative Titles

Japanese: THE FIRST SLAM DUNK


Information

Type: Movie
Episodes: 1
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Dec 3, 2022
Producers: Shueisha
Licensors: GKIDS
Source: Manga
Genres: Award WinningAward Winning, SportsSports
Themes: SchoolSchool, Team SportsTeam Sports
Demographic: ShounenShounen
Duration: 2 hr. 4 min.
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Score: 8.791 (scored by 1480114,801 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #362
2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #3430
Members: 42,109
Favorites: 555

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Synopsis

Shohoku's "speedster" and point guard, Ryouta Miyagi, always plays with brains and lightning speed, running circles around his opponents while feigning composure. Born and raised in Okinawa, Ryouta had a brother who was three years older. Following in the footsteps of his older brother, who was a famous local player from a young age, Ryouta also became addicted to basketball.

In his second year of high school, Ryouta plays with the Shohoku High School basketball team along with Sakuragi, Rukawa, Akagi, and Mitsui as they take the stage at the Inter-High School National Championship. And now, they are on the brink of challenging the reigning champions, Sannoh Kogyo High School.

(Source: GKIDS, edited)

Background

The movie adapts chapters 223 to 276 from the manga while incorporating original scenes created for the film.

It won the Best Animation of the Year award at the Japan Academy Film Prize in 2023. It also won the awards for Anime of the Year - Film, Best Director, Best Writer, and Best Visual Arts at the 2024 Tokyo Anime Award Festival.

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Characters & Voice Actors


Staff

Inoue, Takehiko
Director, Script, Original Creator
Kasamatsu, Kouji
Sound Director
Kitada, Katsuhiko
Episode Director
Miyahara, Naoki
Episode Director


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Opening Theme

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"LOVE ROCKETS" by The Birthday
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Ending Theme

"第ゼロ感" by 10‐FEET




Reviews

Dec 3, 2022
I have so many emotions and reactions. The pacing of the film was really well done and I kept forgetting the time during this film. The animation is amazing in areas but in some instances can fall flat. The characters are well written but can feel rushed based on the run time and how fast some things happen. The film does a solid job of representing basketball in animation and it's understanding of the sport. The film feels very realistic despite the comedy since all the characters feel human and act their age. The film also has amazing voice acting and the voice acting really ...
Jan 15, 2023
Mixed Feelings
'The First Slam Dunk' is fine but is likely not what most fans were waiting for all these years. Objectively this is not a terrible movie, but readers of the manga - especially those who have reread the series recently, will find that the movie leaves much to be desired. The music and sound design were mostly very good from what I can remember, and the 3D was bad at times, but also surprisingly better than expected at times. The voice actors are NOT the same, and some changes are quite jarring and overall unsatisfying. In the end, the movie falls short somewhat in the ...
Feb 4, 2023
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To be honest, I think the "MC" of this movie is just so wrong. Why Miyagi of all people? Out of all 5 people the most mysterious is definitely Rukawa, he pretty much has ZERO background beside basketball is everything to him. We at least know some background about Miyagi already, the MC should be Rukawa instead for the reason why he is the most persistent against being the best of the best in basketball.

Half of the screen time is about Miyagi background and the a lot of the scene in the match has to be cut. For examples, the scene where Kawata did a ...

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Recent Forum Discussion

Poll: The First Slam Dunk Episode 1 Discussion ( 1 2 )
WeAllShineOn - Dec 3, 2022
65 repliesby Ranxomare »»
Apr 23, 10:49 AM
Blu-Ray when?
HusaynTV - Aug 14, 2023
9 repliesby leftjoycon »»
Apr 2, 9:56 PM
『THE FIRST SLAM DUNK』Movie Blu-ray/DVD LIMITED EDITION + Standard Edition sold 234,764 copies in its first week
deg - Mar 5
5 repliesby Otaku_4511 »»
Mar 14, 8:48 AM
Never watched slam dunk
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