Slam Dunk
スラムダンク (Slam Dunk)
Demographic	Shōnen
Genre	Sports
Manga: Slam Dunk
Authored by	Takehiko Inoue
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Serialized in	Weekly Shonen Jump
Original run	1990 – 1996
No. of volumes	31 24 Kanzenban
TV anime
Directed by	Nobutaka Nishizawa
Studio	Toei Animation
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Original run	October 16, 1993 – March 23, 1996
No. of episodes	101
OVA
Directed by	Nobutaka Nishizawa
Studio	Toei Animation
No. of episodes	4
Released	1994-1995

Slam Dunk (スラムダンク, Suramu Danku^?) is a 31-Tankōbon (volume), 24-Kanzenban Japanese manga and anime series written by Takehiko Inoue about a basketball team from Shohoku (Shōhoku) High School. It was first published in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump in Japan and has sold over 100 million copies in that country alone. October 16 is the 289th day of the year (290th in leap years). ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 82nd day of the year (83rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... A scene from an episode of the Casshan OVA Original Video Animation ), abbreviated OVA ), is a term used for anime titles that are released direct-to-video, without prior showings on TV or in theaters. ... Toei Animation Company, Limited ) (JASDAQ: 4816) is a Japanese animation studio owned by the Toei Company. ... Tankōbon ) is the Japanese term for a compilation volume of a particular series (such as a manga or a novel series, magazine articles, essays, craft patterns, etc. ... Tankōbon ) is the Japanese term for a compilation volume of a particular series (such as a manga or a novel series, magazine articles, essays, craft patterns, etc. ... Manga )   (pl. ... The main cast of the anime Cowboy Bebop (1998) (L to R: Spike Spiegel, Jet Black, Ed Tivrusky, Faye Valentine, and Ein the dog) For the oleo-resin, see Animé (oleo-resin). ... Takehiko Inoue (井上雄彦 Inoue Takehiko, January 12, 1967 - ) is one of the most famous Japanese manga artists. ... Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by throwing a ball through a 10-foot high hoop (the basket) under organized rules. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Shueisha ) is a major publisher in Japan, headquartered in Tokyo. ... Weekly Shonen Jump, issue 17 2007 (Japanese version), featuring Luffy of One Piece on the cover Weekly Shonen Jump ), with a circulation of over 3 million, is one of the longest-running weekly manga compilations in Japan. ...

It was so popular that many Japanese teenagers began playing basketball after it was published.^[1] Inoue has also used basketball as a central theme in two other manga series: Buzzer Beater and Real. A separate article is about the punk band called The Adolescents. ... Buzzer Beater is a manga series written and drawn by manga artist Takehiko Inoue (井上雄彦 Inoue Takehiko). ... Real is a manga series written and drawn by manga artist Takehiko Inoue (井上雄彦 Inoue Takehiko) and deals with wheelchair basketball. ...

The anime series, consisting of 101 episodes, was produced by the TV Asahi terrestrial television network and Toei Animation and directed by Nobutaka Nishizawa. It was first aired on TV Asahi from October 16, 1993 to March 23, 1996. It was later aired on the anime satellite television network, Animax, in addition to four animated movies produced. The anime series follows the manga storyline, but leaves out the National Tournament games. The animated movies are separate stand-alone stories. TV Asahi Corporation ) (TYO: 9409 ), also known as EX and Tele-Asa ), is a television network headquartered in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. ... Terrestrial television (also known as over-the-air, OTA or broadcast television) was the traditional method of television broadcast signal delivery prior to the advent of cable and satellite television. ... Toei Animation Company, Limited ) (JASDAQ: 4816) is a Japanese animation studio owned by the Toei Company. ... October 16 is the 289th day of the year (290th in leap years). ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 82nd day of the year (83rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Artists impression of a Boeing 601 satellite, as configured for digital television transmission by SES Astra Satellite television is television delivered by way of communications satellites, as compared to conventional terrestrial television and cable television. ... Animax ) is a Japanese anime satellite television network, established and owned by Sony Corporation, and dedicated to broadcasting anime programming. ... The main cast of the anime Cowboy Bebop (1998) (L to R: Spike Spiegel, Jet Black, Ed Tivrusky, Faye Valentine, and Ein the dog) For the oleo-resin, see Animé (oleo-resin). ... Manga )   (pl. ...

Publisher VIZ Media has confirmed at Comic Con International 2007 that they will preview the first chapter of Slam Dunk during the December issue of the Shonen Jump magazine. The first volume will be released in 2008.^[2] The manga was formerly published in North America by the now defunct Gutsoon! Entertainment in Raijin Comics. This article deals with the American media company. ... Comic-Con International is an annual comic book convention held in San Diego, California. ... Raijin Comics was a manga anthology published in North America by Gutsoon Entertainment. ...

Plot

The main character of this manga is Hanamichi Sakuragi, who started out as an outcast who fights as a method to gain power and publicity, becoming the leader of a gang. Hanamichi, being very unpopular with girls, has been rejected by them fifty times. Yet, he finds out that Haruko Akagi is the girl of his dreams, and is happy when she's not scared of him like all the other girls he has asked out.

Haruko, who recognizes Hanamichi's athleticism, introduces him to the Shohoku basketball team. Hanamichi was reluctant to join the team at first because he had no previous background in any sports and thought that basketball was a game for losers (also because the fiftieth girl - see the Trivia section below - rejected him for a basketball player). Sakuragi, despite his immaturity and hot temper, proves to be a natural athlete with potential and joins the team in order to impress Haruko and prove that he is worthy of her. Kaede Rukawa - Sakuragi's bitter rival (both on the basketball court and love, even when Kaede doesn't acknowledge Haruko's crush on him), the star rookie and a "girl magnet" - joins the team at the same time. Hisashi Mitsui, an ex-junior high school MVP, and Ryota Miyagi, a short but fast player, both also rejoin the team and together these four struggle to complete team captain Takenori Akagi's dream of making Shohoku the national champion. Together, these misfits gain publicity and the once little known Shohoku basketball team becomes an all-star contender in Japan. In sports, a Most Valuable Player (MVP) award is an honor typically bestowed upon the best performing player or players on a specific team, in an entire league, or for a particular contest or series of contests. ...

Characters

Main article: List of Slam Dunk characters

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Critical response

In a poll of over 79,000 Japanese fans for the 10th Japan Media Arts Festival, Slam Dunk! was voted the #1 manga of all time.^[3]

Trivia

• Some details, such as how the tournament matches between Miuradai and Shoyo take place, are related with more detail in the anime, while in the manga they are only summed up and punctuated with a few panels.
• One player, Tetsuya Naito of Miuradai, exists only in the anime. In the manga, when Hanamichi commits his fifth foul, he dunks the ball on Miuradai captain Murasame's head instead of Naito's.
• The video games based on the anime are all labeled with From TV animation Slam Dunk, indicating that it follows the anime more closely (this can be seen in the looks and lineups of some minor teams, like Tsukubu or Miuradai, respectively), to the point that none of the games feature any team foreign to Kanagawa, with the exception of Toyotama High, which hails from Osaka Prefecture and is featured in SD Heat Up!! for the Super Famicom. It is also to be noted that one of the four teams in the Kanagawa Final League, Takezato High, does not make any appearance in the games, possibly because of their lack of depth in the story; Ryonan, Shohoku, and Kainan all defeat them easily, despite Takezato being seeded first in their respective tournament block.
• In the first OVA, it is found that Tatsuma Oda, the basketball player who is currently dating Youko Shimamura (the fiftieth girl rejected Hanamichi), is currently playing for Takezono High School. In the story mode of the games, you usually face this team in Stage 2 (because Shohoku and Takezono had a training match prior to the tournament, after the one against Ryonan; the match appears in this OVA), with the exception of the arcade game Super Slams which does not feature Takezono. The events of the OVA are told in the anime, unlike the manga, around the time Takezono faces Kainan for a spot in the Final League (in the manga, it is only briefly mentioned that Kainan defeated Takezono). The episodes featuring Oda and Takezono are exclusive of the anime.
• Posters on internet forums realized that the author of Flower of Eden, Yuki Suetsugu, was plagiarizing from Inoue's manga, including Slam Dunk [1]. As a result, Flower of Eden was no longer published by Kodansha and the series' U.S. release by TOKYOPOP was cancelled.
• Many of the characters are seen wearing noticeable real-life basketball sneakers such as Nike Air Jordan 6's, 7's , 8's (like Hanamichi and Kaede) and other shoe brands such as Converse (Takenori and Ryota) and Asics (Hisashi). Until after the first match against Ryonan, Hanamichi also used to wear a low-top pair of Adidas, which became worn out.
• The manga not only inspired Japanese youngsters to take up basketball, when it was published in other East Asia countries such as Taiwan, China, South Korea, Singapore and Malaysia, many teenagers or young adults started to take an interest in basketball (also due to the limited space with high populations, a basketball court does not need as large an area compared to football). The sales of basketball memorabilia and TV viewing of NBA or FIBA Asia Championship also increased as a result.^{[citation needed]}
• In the film Battle Royale, Yoshitoki Kuninobu is reading volume 30 of the Slam Dunk manga in a flashback scene.

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References

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External links

• Slam Dunk Powaa (Unofficial Fansite) (in French)
• HazeL's Slamdunk (Unofficial Fansite) (in English)
• Slam Dunk Manga Summaries