Cinematography:
Atsushi IwasakiComposer:
Takanobu MasudaCast:
Eriko Hara, Hideyuki Tanaka, Masaya Onosaka, Unshō Ishizuka, Kazunari Tanaka, Hideo Ishikawa, Takeshi Kusao, Nobutoshi Kanna, Fumihiko Tachiki, Masato Hirano (more)Episodes(101)
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Birth of a Basketball Genius!? (E01)
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Go to Hell, Basketball! Hanamichi vs. Rukawa (E02)
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Gorilla vs. Hanamichi: The Ultimate Match (E03)
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Basketball Athlete Hanamichi Makes the Team (E04)
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A Spiritles Afternoon (E05)
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Rukawa vs. Akagi: Battle Between the Real Deals (E06)
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Hanamichi's Debut: A Burst of Dunks (E07)
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Hanamichi in a Bind! The Judo Man's Trap! (E08)
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I'm Sticking with Basketball! (E09)
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The Simple Shot Is Tricky (E10)
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Secret Special Training for Love (E11)
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Beat Ryonan! Training the Night Before the Game! (E12)
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Shohoku vs. Ryonan! The Fiery Captains! (E13)
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Ultimate High School Level! Ryonan's Aggressive Attack!! (E14)
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Hanamichi's Nerve-wracking Big Moment (E15)
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Who the Hell Is He? Taoka's Big Mistake! (E16)
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Rebound King Hanamichi Sakuragi`s Distress! (E17)
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Two Minutes Left! I'll Take Sendo Down (E18)
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Time's Up! Final Showdown with Ryonan (E19)
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Basketball Shoes (E20)
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Super Problem Children! Hanamichi vs. Miyagi (E21)
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The Birth of the Ultimate Idiot Combination (E22)
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The Last Day for the Shohoku Basketball Team (E23)
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Heroes of Justice: The Arrival of Sakuragi's Gang! (E24)
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The Man Who Aimed for the National Championship (E25)
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The Angst of 15 Year Old Hisashi Mitsui (E26)
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I Want to Play Basketball! (E27)
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The Interscholastic Prelims Begin (E28)
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Hanamichi! Official Game Debut (E29)
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The Repentent Gang's Huge Counterattack (E30)
Plots(1)
Hanamichi Sakuragi, an entering freshman at Shohoku High, holds a record for being rejected by 50 girls during middle school. Ever since the last girl turned him down for a guy on the basketball team, Sakuragi's been traumatized by the sport. One day, an unsuspecting Sakuragi is approached by a cute girl who asks him, "do you like basketball?" Sakuragi immediately falls head over heels for this girl, Haruko, and answers "I love it!" Dreaming of the day he can capture Haruko's heart, Sakuragi, who doesn't know a dribble from a dunk, begins his training. But Haruko had her sights set on another freshman, Kaede Rukawa, the superstar rookie. The freshmen pair and the rest of the Shohoku basketball squad begin their season with their sights set on a national championship...
His rivalry with the star rookie Rukawa, and the dominating presence of the towering captain Akagi drives Sakuragi to realize his potential on the court. With Haruko, and his old up-to-no-good gang cheer him on from the sidelines things get heated up! But the competition is stack upon Shohoku! Ryounan High with its superstar player Sendo, top contender Kainan High, along with Touma High, and the towering Shouyo High -- Sakurgai and Shohoku High need go up against these veteran tourney regulars to capture the title. Can Shohoku survive with such tough competition? Will captain Akagi be able to realize his dream of a national championship? For the self-proclaimed "genius" Sakuragi, the battle has just begun!!
(official distributor synopsis)