It takes dedication and discipline to be the best, and the Shohoku High hoops team wants to be just that. Overall, I enjoyed watching Slam Dunk -- despite the really slow pacing of some of the actual games. Synopsis Hanamichi Sakuragi, infamous for this 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. After his personal mock fight with Rukawa, he shaved his hair semi-bald as a vow that Shohoku will never lose again. The success of Slam Dunk is cited as an influence in the increased popularity of basketball among the Japanese youth during the 1990s. Haruko and Sakuragi's gang arrive to offer support. Characters of the series also appear in the games and.
In 2010, Inoue received special commendations from the for helping popularize basketball in Japan and the scholarship program. Aftermath and Rehabilitation Sometime later, Sakuragi is on a beach while reading a letter from Haruko, who informed him of everyone's situation. However, when asked about the response from readers to basketball, Inoue commented that although Slam Dunk is technically a basketball manga, its story could have been done with other sports such as. Haruko suggested that Sakuragi should buy basketball shoes. In a way, it works in a well-rounded sense when necessary. These was shown when he told of postponing his retirement for a while because of him, who is a genius. Sakuragi steals their hard-earned money to pay for his travel expenses to attend Shohoku's friendship match with Jousei High but is dismayed to learn that he is being left behind at Coach Anzai's request, and the gang steal their money back from him.
Sakuragi and Rukawa vowed that in their next game with Ryonan, they will beat Sendoh. He followed that series up with two titles lauded by critics and fans alike— Vagabond, a fictional account of the life of Miyamoto Musashi, and Real, a manga about wheelchair basketball. After Mitsui redeemed himself that he wanted to play Basketball thanks to Anzai's call, Shohoku finally achieved completed their selection of members. The anime already introduced characters and yet it ends without solving those issues. Another weakness of Sakuragi for the majority of the series is that his shooting presence was not highly accurate which changed just before the Nationals. The height of his jump is incredibly high as noted by of Kainan High, as he was able to jump back to block Sawakita's dunk attempt and stop the alley-oop to Masashi, despite falling to the floor. Because of this, he became one of Sakuragi's goals in the Nationals, though their respective teams never met.
Akagi is Haruko's older brother and the captain of the basketball team. Winning isn't everything in the game of basketball, but who wants to come in second? Sakuragi is overjoyed after he found a new love, but his happiness is short-lived when he found out that Haruko is in love with a guy named , a talented basketball player back in junior high, which left him once again heartbroken. Before their training for the Inter High, Miyagi, Mitsui, Rukawa and Sakuragi became lacklusters because of their training which makes Akagi to let them stay at his house for their make-up exams with the help of Ayako and Kogure. Rukawa successfully bypassing Sawakita was put to waste as Sakuragi accidentally crashed into him. Jumping Power and Rebounding As seen and witnessed by Haruko and Hikoichi, the skills Sakuragi really excels at is his jumping, speed and power. After returning to play, he told his teammates that they will not lose, and while his teammates taught how impossible that would be, Sakuragi simply told them that their common knowledge of basketball isn't working against him, because he is just a rookie.
His most recognizable trait is his red hair, which he shaves as reparation for an error that led to a loss in the interhigh tournament against. His basketball jersey uniform is red and black and alternately red and white. Unfortunately, Sakuragi found it boring, calling it a commoner's shot. After realizing the nature of the injury, Ayako told Sakuragi that his injury concerns a player's life, which means that he may not be able to play basketball again. Kawata asked Sawakita if he can jump like him, which the latter replied that he can't. Eventually, Sakuragi outmatched Masahiro in rebounding with his explosive jumping from Akagi's miss.
These were tested when Totsuka Tetsuya of Ryokufu High School challenged him in a battle of speed. Le 5 majeur de Shohoku est ainsi formé et accompagné de leur entraîneur Anzai et soutenu par leurs fans. Once arriving in the roof, they found the students already beaten by a high school student who turned out to be Rukawa, the guy that Haruko has a crush on. His dyed hair and tattoos shows the complete change in his personality. I can say this easily: there will be basketball fans who will hate Slam Dunk and there will be non-basketball fans who will love this anime. Hanamichi was reluctant to join the team at first as he had no previous sports background and because the fiftieth girl rejected him for a basketball player , but despite his immaturity and hot temper, he proves to be a natural athlete with potential, initially joining the team in order to impress Haruko, but later coming to love the sport and working his best to help the team win the nationals. Kogure then proceeds to tell the story of the rise and downfall of Mitsui's basketball career.
Sakuragi realized that the crowd was only rooting for their opponent, so he challenged them with a dunk, jumping all the way from the free throw line, but ended up failing, much to his embarrasement. They both share the same jersey number. This is most especially true in baseball where the Koushien, the high school world series, is a very big deal in Japan. At times you will laugh at his stupidity and at times you will feel sorry for him. However, what amazed me the most, was that the jokes were not outdated at all. Hanamichi decides that he will take the pictures, but not join the Judo Club.
Anzai subbed Sakuragi for Kogure. Vs Ryonan High Shohoku's last opponent before entering the Interhigh was Ryonan. In the meantime, Ryonan is winning with an overwhelming difference against Takesato. On his way to the school's gym, he was initially challenged by by convincing one of his friends but only refuses by headbutting them due to his depression. During basketball training, Sakuragi wears a blue tank top, tucked into his white shorts, and his white running shoes with two blue linings.
When he is and his gang came to Mitsui's rescue though he never fought against Ryu's gang, he easily stretched down the pipe held by one of Ryu's men. Sakuragi began to humorously mock Akagi until he realized that he is in fact Haruko's older brother. In his case, he causes him to injure Aiwa's ace, during their match due to his physical immense strength. You definitely earned yourself a bottle of water! Plus, Sakuragi is on the brink of fouling out, one more and he's gone. Archived from on April 30, 2014. His arrogance and daydreaming often causes the ball to hit his face while in a game, leaving him unaware of a pass. Hanamichi Sakuragi is the main character of the Slam Dunk series.
Sakuragi was matched against , a proud rebounder and is at least 10 centimeters taller than him. On his way, he met two basketball players as he headbutted both, until he met , who punches the two players' heads and Sakuragi smashed him with the basketball in his face, insulting basketball, which enrages Akagi to challenge him in a 1-on-1 handicap match. The story moves at a very moderate pace and I found the characters to be very relatable and realistically portrays the culture of high school sports in Japan. In both Episodes 48 and 49 in the anime series, Sakuragi visits Takezono High along with his gang to visit Oda at night after hiding from his female supporters who are strictly guarding outside the school and notices his right ankle injury after getting slipped from a sweat on the floor during their basketball practice and also became worried to see Yoko upset when Oda secretly does not want to tell them about his ankle injury. This time I'm not lying.