

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 : 819
Member : 334493

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

Hayama, Takeshi
Theme Song Arrangement

Kawashima, Daria
Theme Song Composition

MANISH
Theme Song Performance

Ohguro, Maki
Theme Song Performance

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

Hayashi, Yasuhiro
Key Animation

Horisawa, Satoshi
Animation Director

Hosoda, Mamoru
Key Animation

Ikeda, Youko
Assistant Director

Inada, Masaki
In-Between Animation

Inoue, Takehiko
Original Creator

Itano, Ichirou
Key Animation

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

Nakamura, Motoi
In-Between 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
Animation Director

Ueno, Ken
Animation Director

Yamagata, Kouji
In-Between Animation

Yamagishi, Tetsuichi
In-Between Animation

Yamamoto, Kou
Special Effects

Yoshikawa, Miki
In-Between Animation