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Ranked #22
Slam Dunk (Manga)

Slam Dunk

Alternative Titles

English: Slam Dunk
Japanese: スラムダンク

Information

Type: Manga
Volumes: 31
Chapters: 276
Status: Finished
Published: 1990 to 1996
Authors: Inoue, Takehiko (Story & Art)
Serialization: Shounen Jump (Weekly)

Statistics

Score: 8.731 (scored by 2191 users)
Ranked: #222
Popularity: #144
Members: 3,311
Favorites: 469
1 indicates a weighted score
2 based on the top manga page.

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basketball comedy shounen sports

Synopsis

Hanamichi Sakuragi is a delinquent who has never had any luck with girls. However, when he meets Haruko Akagi, he is sure that she's the one for him. Haruko is a big basketball fan and notices his potential as a basketball player (due to his immense height). Hoping to win her heart, Hanamichi earnestly tries out for the basketball team. Does this complete newbie have what it takes to even join the team? (Source: B-U Manga)

Related Manga

Adaptation: Slam Dunk

Characters

 Kaede
Rukawa, Kaede
Main
 Hanamichi
Sakuragi, Hanamichi
Main
 Ayako
Ayako
Supporting
 Hiroaki
Koshino, Hiroaki
Supporting
 Hikoichi
Aida, Hikoichi
Supporting
 Takenori
Akagi, Takenori
Supporting
 Haruko
Akagi, Haruko
Supporting


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Sep 11, 2008
Karura
Before reading the rest of the review, please take note that I might be a little biased in my review as I enjoy the sport at it's core personally.

Basis: Slam Dunk is a manga about the great sport of basketball. It is filled with comedy, fast paced action, and even teaches you basketball history to an extent if you're unknowing to the given material. As old as the manga is, it is still incredible.

Plot: The story follows a new high school delinquent (previously a junior high breed), Sakuragi Hanamichi. As Sakuragi is much taller (Around 6'2" ~ 6'3") then the average Japanese male, he read more
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Feb 5, 2009
kuglefang
Slam Dunk is probably the best manga ever published and the anime version is one of the best I have ever seen. Even though the series has ended more than a decade ago, many people wiill wholeheartedly agree that this franchise has stood the test of time.

The story is simple but the execution is incredible, each chapter is filled with humor, action, drama, comedy and a whole lot more. The anime series was good and worthy of being considered a landmark anime, but if you have yet to see the anime then you don't know what you're missing. However there are things that read more
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User Recommendations

Both Eyeshield 21 and Slam Dunk have a similar story: Player who originally wants nothing to do with the sport ends up playing the sport, and learning to love the sport. Now, Hanamichi Sakuragi and Kobayakawa Sena have completely different reasons for joing their sports, but they do and they get very, very good at their sports. Each one has a rival that inspires them to work harder (Rukawa and Shin), and each one has a reason to win. Both stories are very funny at times, and at other times, very dramatic. Both stories are similar in the fact that they both draw you in, allows you to relate to the characters, and you even find yourself rooting for the teams (Shohoku and Deimon) to win. In my opinion, if you liked Slam Dunk, you'll like Eyeshield 21, and vice versa.
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Both manga are about boys trying to make it in high school basketball, but they have different motivations and progress differently.

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