Hanamichi Sakuragi, infamous for his temper, massive height, and fire-red hair, enrolls in Shohoku High, hoping to finally get a girlfriend and break his record of being rejected 50 consecutive times in middle school. His notoriety precedes him, however, leading to him being avoided by most students. Soon, after certain events, Hanamichi is left with two unwavering thoughts: "I hate basketball," and "I desperately need a girlfriend." One day, a girl named Haruko Akagi approaches him without any knowledge of his troublemaking ways and asks him if he likes basketball. Hanamichi immediately falls head over heels in love with her, blurting out a fervent affirmative. She then leads him to the gymnasium, where she asks him if he can do a slam dunk. In an attempt to impress Haruko, he makes the leap, but overshoots, instead slamming his head straight into the blackboard. When Haruko informs the basketball team's captain of Hanamichi's near-inhuman physical capabilities, he slowly finds himself drawn into the camaraderie and competition of the sport he had previously held resentment for. ...
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Genre : Sports
Seasons : fall
Type : TV
Eposide : 101
Status : Finished Airing
Studio : Toei Animation
duration : 23 min per ep
Rating : PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
Popularity : 810
Member : 325858
Nishizawa, Nobutaka
Director
Akehi, Masayuki
Episode Director
Arisako, Toshihiko
Episode Director
Kakudou, Hiroyuki
Episode Director
Matano, Hiromichi
Episode Director
Nakamura, Tetsuji
Episode Director
Shimizu, Junji
Episode Director
Takenouchi, Kazuhisa
Episode Director
Watanabe, Kenichirou
Episode Director
Yoshizawa, Takao
Episode Director
Akaishi, Masao
Theme Song Arrangement
Kawashima, Daria
Theme Song Lyrics
MANISH
Theme Song Lyrics
Ohguro, Maki
Theme Song Lyrics
Sakai, Izumi
Theme Song Lyrics
WANDS
Theme Song Performance
ZARD
Theme Song Performance
Zanni, Marc
Theme Song Performance
Acevedo, Patricia
ADR Director
Aoi, Kiyotoshi
Key Animation
Fukuda, Michio
Key Animation
Fukuyo, Takaaki
Key Animation
Hamasu, Hideki
Key Animation
Hayashi, Akemi
Animation Director
Horisawa, Satoshi
Animation Director
Hosoda, Mamoru
Key Animation
Ikeda, Youko
Assistant Director
Inada, Masaki
In-Between Animation
Inoue, Takehiko
Original Creator
Itano, Ichirou
Animation Director
Kagami, Takahiro
Animation Director
Kamikubo, Yoshihiro
Background Art
Kaneko, Shingo
Assistant Director
Kano, Akira
Key Animation
Kiyoyama, Shigetaka
Animation Director
Kobayashi, Toshimitsu
Animation Director
Kondou, Yuuji
Animation Director
Matsushita, Junko
Key Animation
Miura, Kazuya
Key Animation
Mochizuki, Ken
Key Animation
Nishiyama, Shigeru
Editing
Oonishi, Youichi
Animation Director
Sano, Youko
In-Between Animation
Satou, Masaki
Character Design
Shimada, Toshihiko
Key Animation
Suda, Masami
Animation Director
Suga, Yoshiyuki
Screenplay
Takano, Kazufumi
Key Animation
Ueno, Ken
Animation Director
Yamagata, Kouji
In-Between Animation
Yamagishi, Tetsuichi
In-Between Animation
Yamamoto, Kou
Special Effects
Yoshikawa, Miki
In-Between Animation