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So if you’re looking for an intense sports shonen manga to read, Slam Dunk should be on top of your list. Loo, Egan (April 15, 2009). "Japanese Comic Ranking, April 7–13". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on March 29, 2014 . Retrieved May 11, 2009.Slam Dunk (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese sports manga series written and illustrated by Takehiko Inoue. It was serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from October 1990 to June 1996, with the chapters collected into 31 tankōbon volumes. It tells the story of a basketball team from Shōhoku High School in the Shōnan area of Japan. Digital goods, open DVDs and Blu-rays, smart art prints, mystery bundles, and final sale items are excluded from the return policy. Macdonald, Christopher (July 10, 2002). "One Piece breaks sales record". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on January 14, 2015 . Retrieved January 13, 2015. SLAM DUNK 吠えろバスケットマン魂！！花道と流川の熱き夏"[Theatrical Anime: Slam Dunk Howling Basketman Spirit!! Hanamichi and Rukawa's Hot Summer] (in Japanese). AllCinema Movie & DVD Database. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016 . Retrieved June 17, 2013.

Slam Dunk, Vol. 1". Viz Media. Archived from the original on September 20, 2008 . Retrieved October 17, 2008. Slam Dunk, Vol. 31". Viz Media. Archived from the original on January 27, 2014 . Retrieved January 4, 2015. Loo, Egan (August 13, 2021). "Slam Dunk Manga Creator Takehiko Inoue Helms, Pens New Anime Film for Fall 2022". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on August 13, 2021 . Retrieved August 13, 2021. Meanwhile, Hanamichi Sakuragi continues pestering Mitsuyoshi Anzai, the coach, to let him enter the game, but he is tied to a chair as a result of bothering the Ryonan coach, Moichi Taoka, and attempting to spy on the Ryonan team.

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Slam Dunk SD Heat Up!!". GameSpot. Archived from the original on November 7, 2012 . Retrieved May 13, 2009. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (January 6, 2021). "Slam Dunk Basketball Manga Gets New Anime Film (Updated)". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on January 7, 2021 . Retrieved January 6, 2021. Kimlinger called Sakuragi an "inspired choice" for a lead character as he is a thug with a hair-trigger temper and all the wrong motivations, but said he does the "seemingly impossible" and balances likeability and extreme hubris thanks to humorous scenes. [89] Santos wrote that while Sakuragi may not have the "mind-blowing superhuman skills" we normally associate with shōnen protagonists, watching him grow into a sportsman and decent human being is just as exciting. [88] Despite having some "school-punk" character designs that are generally considered comedic nowadays, Santos called the art solid for its visual flow and sense of motion. [88] Anime [ edit ] I’m not a sporty kind of girl and I don’t think I’ll be anytime soon, but I think what’s great about reading books and watching shows is that you learn and (kind of) experience a lot of things you don’t normally do in real life. And because of Slam Dunk, I learn to appreciate sports stories and eventually love them. Slam Dunk 2: IH Yosen Kanzenban!!". GameSpot. Archived from the original on September 13, 2017 . Retrieved May 13, 2009.

Nelkin, Sarah (October 23, 2012). "Top 10 Shonen Jump Manga by All-Time Volume Sales". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 8, 2016 . Retrieved January 13, 2015. Loo, Egan (September 25, 2008). "Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, September 17–23". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on September 26, 2008 . Retrieved September 23, 2005. Loo, Egan (February 11, 2008). "USA's Shonen Jump Replaces Hikaru no Go with Slam Dunk". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on July 24, 2009 . Retrieved April 28, 2009. And speaking of Sakuragi, I didn’t eventually like him at first. He’s definitely trouble and I didn’t quite appreciate his annoying antics and his excessive bragging. But all throughout the story, you can’t definitely help it but like his character. As I’ve said above, Sakuragi’s character development is definitely one you should see. From being this good for nothing delinquent, he became a true sportsman. I just absolutely love his improvement not just in basketball but eventually as a person. It’s definitely hard for me to explain but I just LOVE Sakuragi. Ofcourse he can still be an airhead sometimes but I can see now that it’s one of the things that makes him quite likeable, haha. The first film, simply titled Slam Dunk, premiered on March 12, 1994. [48] Set after Shohoku's practice game against Ryonan (before the second half of episode 20), the film focuses on a practice game against Takezono High. Before the game, Sakuragi runs into Yoko Shimura, the girl who rejects him in the very first scene of the series, and Oda, the basketball player she rejected him for. Zenkoku Seiha da! Sakuragi Hanamichi, [a] released on July 9, 1994, [49] is the second film from the series. It happens during Shohoku's 4th round qualifying game against Tsukubu High (between the first half of episode 36). The film features original characters including Godai, an old friend of Akagi and Kogure's, Rango, a wild show-off who is in love with Haruko and quarrels with Sakuragi, and Coach Kawasaki, a former pupil of Anzai-sensei. Shohoku Saidai no Kiki! Moero Sakuragi Hanamichi [b] was released on March 4, 1995. [50] Set after Shohoku's loss to Kainan, and during a practice match against Ryokufu High (between episode 61). Hoero Basukettoman Tamashii!! Hanamichi to Rukawa no Atsuki Natsu, [c] which was released one June 15, 1995, [51] tells that Rukawa's middle school kouhai Ichiro Mizusawa will be paralyzed soon and wishes to have one last game against Rukawa (between the first half of episode 62). [46]a b Wong, Alex (October 9, 2019). "The comic that sparked Japan's interest in the NBA". Yahoo! Sports. Yahoo! Sports . Retrieved June 11, 2023. Takehiko Inoue Talks about Visit to Kinokuniya". Comipress.com. February 2, 2008. Archived from the original on March 5, 2009 . Retrieved May 11, 2009.

a b c d Santos, Carlo (July 27, 2008). "Slam Dunk GN 2 - Review". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on January 9, 2021 . Retrieved September 1, 2022. okay... so im giving this whole series 5 stars, not for it's literary content (it is manga afterall!) but for the nostalgia it brings me and its humor. Loveridge, Lynzee (January 5, 2021). "TV Asahi Announces Top 100 Manga Voted on By 150,000 Readers". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on January 26, 2021 . Retrieved January 8, 2021.The match between Shohoku and Ryonan High Schools starts, with the latter taking the upper hand thanks to its ace, second year player Akira Sendoh, and the center, captain Jun Uozumi, who manage to shut down Kaede Rukawa and Takenori Akagi, respectively. Nevertheless, Rukawa and Akagi are able to eliminate Ryonan's lead. Loo, Egan (December 19, 2018). "Top-Selling Media Franchises in Japan: 2018". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on January 18, 2021 . Retrieved January 7, 2021. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on May 5, 2019 . Retrieved December 31, 2019. Relation between sports and media)". students of Rikkyo University. Archived from the original on July 3, 2006. Koulikov, Mikhail (October 3, 2007). "First Slam Dunk Basketball Scholarship Awarded". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on January 14, 2015 . Retrieved January 13, 2015.