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Slam Dunk S1E1 — The Birth of a Genius Basketman?!?

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Slam Dunk•Season 1•Episode 1

The Birth of a Genius Basketman?!?

7.9/10 · 404 votesOct 16, 199323 min

Ranked #59 of 101 in Season 1•−0.2 vs season avg

After being dumped by Yoko, a girl he really liked in Junior High, Sakuragi Hanamichi was devastated. On the first day of school, he was approached by a girl who asked him whether he likes basketball or not. He immediately said he loves it although

Directed byNobutaka Nishizawa

Written byYoshiyuki Suga

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The Birth of a Genius Basketman?!?

Die Basketball! Hanamichi vs. Rukawa still

Die Basketball! Hanamichi vs. Rukawa

Gorilla vs. Hanamichi! Big Showdown! still

Gorilla vs. Hanamichi! Big Showdown!

Basketball Man Hanamichi Joins the Team still

Basketball Man Hanamichi Joins the Team

A Gutless Afternoon still

A Gutless Afternoon

Rukawa vs. Akagi. The Real Showdown! still

Rukawa vs. Akagi. The Real Showdown!

Hanamichi's Debut! Dunk Attack still

Hanamichi's Debut! Dunk Attack

Hanamichi's Crisis! The Judo Man's Snare still

Hanamichi's Crisis! The Judo Man's Snare

I Will Play Basketball! still

I Will Play Basketball!

The 'Beginner's Shot' ....Is Hard! still

The 'Beginner's Shot' ....Is Hard!

Special Secret Love Training for Two!? still

Special Secret Love Training for Two!?

Beat Ryonan! Hard Training Before the Decisive Game still

Beat Ryonan! Hard Training Before the Decisive Game

Shohoku vs Ryonan the Fired Up Captain! still

Shohoku vs Ryonan the Fired Up Captain!

Super Basketball Match! Ryonan's Attack of Angry Waves still

Super Basketball Match! Ryonan's Attack of Angry Waves

Hanamichi's Nervous Big Start still

Hanamichi's Nervous Big Start

Who Is This Guy?! Taoka's Miscalculation still

Who Is This Guy?! Taoka's Miscalculation

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Rebound King. Hanamichi Sakuragi's Agony

The Last Two Minutes! I'm Taking Sendo Down! still

The Last Two Minutes! I'm Taking Sendo Down!

Time Up! The Ryonan Game Is Over still

Time Up! The Ryonan Game Is Over

Basketball Shoes still

Basketball Shoes

Super Problems! Hanamichi vs. Miyagi still

Super Problems! Hanamichi vs. Miyagi

The Fool with the Worst Record, A Combination is Born still

The Fool with the Worst Record, A Combination is Born

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Shohoku Basketball Team's Last Day

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The Allies of Justice, Sakuragi's Army Visits

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The Guy Who Wanted to Conquer the World

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Mitsui's Peak, Trouble at 15

I Want to Play Basketball! still

I Want to Play Basketball!

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The Beginning of Interhigh Preliminaries

Hanamichi! Pennant Race Debut still

Hanamichi! Pennant Race Debut

The Introspective Army's Big Counterattack still

The Introspective Army's Big Counterattack

Formidable Enemy Miuradai's Secret Weapon still

Formidable Enemy Miuradai's Secret Weapon

Genius Hanamichi! Certain Death Dunk still

Genius Hanamichi! Certain Death Dunk

Walkout King!? Sakuragi's Righteousness still

Walkout King!? Sakuragi's Righteousness

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Gorilla's Initiation, Kill with Your Eyes!

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Hot Blooded Guys

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A Well Seeded School, Enter Shoyo

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Hanamichi's First Start

Rukawa's Counterattack! still

Rukawa's Counterattack!

Lightning Flash Ryota! still

Lightning Flash Ryota!

Hanamichi the Genius shows off! still

Hanamichi the Genius shows off!

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Shoyo Coach Enters the Court

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Shoyo Ace Fujima's Real Ability

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Has Mitsui Reached His Limit!?

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Mitsui! Stormy 3 Points

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Imminent Walkout!? Hanamichi's Pinch

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Hanamichi, Hot Dunk

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Challenge from a Rival

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The Guy Who Pledged to Defeat Kainan

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Takezono, Last Fight

Challenge to the King still

Challenge to the King

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Outside Accounts!? Hanamichi at His Best!

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Sakuragi's Confinement's Secret Weapon

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The Gorilla's Injury! Desperate Situation!?

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King Kong, Younger Brother

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The One that Dominates the Game

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Ace Shepherd, Full Throttle

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Anzai, Bet on Victory!

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Stubborn Guys!

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Last 10 Seconds! A Perfect Conclusion

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To relieve guilt: Shave Head ?!

Baldy attacks back! still

Baldy attacks back!

Three-day super training still

Three-day super training

Ryonan's genius plan still

Ryonan's genius plan

Kainan rebounds! still

Kainan rebounds!

The strongest rival still

The strongest rival

Sendoh's scheme still

Sendoh's scheme

The final battle! still

The final battle!

Sakuragi Hanamichi comes to rescue! still

Sakuragi Hanamichi comes to rescue!

Gorilla goes astray still

Gorilla goes astray

King Kong number two! still

King Kong number two!

Gorilla revives! still

Gorilla revives!

The greatest shame of one's life still

The greatest shame of one's life

Rukawa Kaede, gambling on the 2nd half still

Rukawa Kaede, gambling on the 2nd half

The most dangerous challenger! still

The most dangerous challenger!

Peak performance still

Peak performance

The feeling of victory still

The feeling of victory

You guys are strong! still

You guys are strong!

Uozumi Revives still

Uozumi Revives

Blue waves - Ryonan attacks back! still

Blue waves - Ryonan attacks back!

Shohoku's problems still

Shohoku's problems

Sendoh attacks! Shohoku loses still

Sendoh attacks! Shohoku loses

Amateur Sakuragi Hanamichi shows off! still

Amateur Sakuragi Hanamichi shows off!

Kogure's determination still

Kogure's determination

Win or Lose still

Win or Lose

New Challenge: the national championship! still

New Challenge: the national championship!

Rukawa Kaede's Ambition still

Rukawa Kaede's Ambition

Japan's number basketball player still

Japan's number basketball player

The basketball kingdom - United States of America still

The basketball kingdom - United States of America

Rukawa Kaede's spirit still

Rukawa Kaede's spirit

Shohoku's real ace still

Shohoku's real ace

The sudden barrier to the nationals still

The sudden barrier to the nationals

Guys - Sakuragi Gang still

Guys - Sakuragi Gang

Going toward 20000 shoots still

Going toward 20000 shoots

Shohoku vs. Jousei still

Shohoku vs. Jousei

The day when Sakuragi's fired up! still

The day when Sakuragi's fired up!

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Basketball Shoes Part II

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Mixed Feelings, Uozumi returns

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Shohoku vs. Shoyo/Ryonan

Facing the strongest team, Shohoku in danger! still

Facing the strongest team, Shohoku in danger!

The one who brought forth a miracle - Sakuragi! still

The one who brought forth a miracle - Sakuragi!

SLAM DUNK! still

SLAM DUNK!

Cast18

Takeshi Kusao

Takeshi Kusao

Hanamichi Sakuragi (voice)

Hikaru Midorikawa

Hikaru Midorikawa

Kaede Rukawa (voice)

Kiyoyuki Yanada

Kiyoyuki Yanada

Takenori Akagi (voice)

Yoku Shioya

Yoku Shioya

Ryota Miyagi (voice)

Ryotaro Okiayu

Ryotaro Okiayu

Hisashi Mitsui (voice)

Akiko Hiramatsu

Akiko Hiramatsu

Haruko Akagi (voice)

Eriko Hara

Eriko Hara

Ayako (voice)

Hideyuki Tanaka

Hideyuki Tanaka

Kiminobu Kogure (voice)

Hisao Egawa

Hisao Egawa

Shin'ichi Maki (voice)

Hochu Otsuka

Hochu Otsuka

Akira Sendo (voice)

Tomomichi Nishimura

Tomomichi Nishimura

Anzai (voice)

Toshiyuki Morikawa

Toshiyuki Morikawa

Yohei Mito (voice) / Kiyota Nobunaga (voice)

Crew7

Y

Yoshiyuki Suga

Writer

Nobutaka Nishizawa

Nobutaka Nishizawa

Director

S

Shigenobu Nagasaki

Key Animation

Akemi Hayashi

Akemi Hayashi

Key Animation

T

Takayuki Gorai

Key Animation

T

Takahiro Kagami

Animation Director

K

Ken Ueno

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"The Birth of a Genius Basketman?!?" is episode 1 of Slam Dunk season 1. It scored 7.9/10 from 404 votes, ranking #59 of 101 episodes this season (season average 8.1). Directed by Nobutaka Nishizawa and written by Yoshiyuki Suga, it aired on October 16, 1993.

Next: E2 · Die Basketball! Hanamichi vs. Rukawa Best of Season 1