The Worst Episodes of Slam Dunk

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7.3/10(258 votes)
#1 - A Gutless Afternoon
S1:E511/20/1993
Sakuragi Hanamichi has been training in the basics for two weeks under Ayako and he wants to play with the other. Akagi refused to let him play. Out of frustration, he quits the team. But after seeing Haruko's face, he changes his mind again.
Director:Hiromichi Matano
Writer:Yoshiyuki Suga
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Director:Hiromichi Matano
Writer:Yoshiyuki Suga
7.3/10(277 votes)
#2 - Hanamichi's Crisis! The Judo Man's Snare
S1:E812/18/1993
Impressed by Sakuragi's raw power and general brute force, the captain of the judo club tries to recruit him away from the Basketball team.
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7.3/10(158 votes)
#3 - The Beginning of Interhigh Preliminaries
S1:E285/28/1994
The tournament is finally making its approach. Sakuragi is anxious to play against Sendo again, but Shohoku will have to deal with Miuradai first.
Director:Unknown
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7.4/10(212 votes)
#4 - Special Secret Love Training for Two!?
S1:E111/15/1994
Having mastered dribbling and passing, Sakuragi moves on to shooting, which is a lot harder than he had anticipated. Frustrated by his lack of skil, Sakuragi gets some extra help from an unlikely source: Haruko.
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7.4/10(191 votes)
#5 - Basketball Shoes
S1:E203/19/1994
The next day, Haruko has to accompany Sakuragi to the sports shop to buy a new pair of shoes because his old shoes are in a bad shape after the practice game with Ryonan.
Director:Unknown
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7.5/10(247 votes)
#6 - Rukawa vs. Akagi. The Real Showdown!
S1:E612/4/1993
Akagi decides to test Rukawa's skills against his own to see if Rukawa really has the talent everyone says he does.
Director:Unknown
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7.5/10(157 votes)
#7 - Hanamichi! Pennant Race Debut
S1:E296/18/1994
The match starts, and Anzai refuses to put Sakuragi, Rukawa, Mitsui, and Miyagi, in the starting line-up. For what reason? As punishment for fighting. Will Anzai keep it like this for the entire game?
Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
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7.5/10(158 votes)
#8 - Formidable Enemy Miuradai's Secret Weapon
S1:E317/2/1994
Miuradai revealed a secret weapon of theirs that'll help them try and overcome Shohoku, and that's the ox Nato.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
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7.5/10(154 votes)
#9 - Gorilla's Initiation, Kill with Your Eyes!
S1:E348/20/1994
Sakuragi and his fouling troubles continue. He unconsciously went to Akagi's house for help, and in order to help Sakuragi a little bit, Akagi gives him one piece of advice... instill his opponents with fear using his eyes. Sakuragi takes this too literally, with predictable results.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
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7.5/10(151 votes)
#10 - New Challenge: the national championship!
S1:E8511/11/1995
Expectedly, the Shohoku basketball team is all the talk at Shohoku school, and everyone won't leave them alone, especially the school's news reporter Mari.
Director:Unknown
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7.5/10(130 votes)
#11 - Rukawa Kaede's Ambition
S1:E8611/18/1995
Hikiochi's sister desperately wants to interview Sendoh, but when doing so, eavesdropped on the announcement of Uozumi and Ikegami's retirement.
Director:Unknown
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7.6/10(271 votes)
#12 - Basketball Man Hanamichi Joins the Team
S1:E411/13/1993
Sakuragi mananges to dunk over/through Akagi. Akagi is intrigued by Sakuragi's raw power, but doesn't think he's got the drive to make it on the team. Still, he ponders what the team would be like if he was to join.
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7.6/10(251 votes)
#13 - I Will Play Basketball!
S1:E912/25/1993
Sakuragi declines Aota's offer of joining the Judo club. Kogure and Ayako were overjoyed at Sakuragi's refusal and Akagi was very much impressed by Sakuragi's words.
Director:Unknown
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7.6/10(222 votes)
#14 - The 'Beginner's Shot' ....Is Hard!
S1:E101/8/1994
After getting the permission to allow Sakuragi to learn the basics of shooting, Akagi asked Rukawa to demonstrate how to do lay-up shot. But Sakuragi got into a fight with Rukawa instead.
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7.6/10(227 votes)
#15 - Beat Ryonan! Hard Training Before the Decisive Game
S1:E121/22/1994
The night before their game with Ryounan, Akagi decides to try and teach Sakuragi basic defense, starting with rebounding. Learning quickly, Sakuragi impresses Akagi. After the practice session, Sakuragi encounters a scout from Ryounan, and fills him in on who the REAL star is.....
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7.6/10(160 votes)
#16 - The Introspective Army's Big Counterattack
S1:E306/25/1994
With four of Shohoku's best players finally entering in the game, the tables turn quickly as they narrow the lead down to only 2. Sakuragi was hacked on a play, giving him two shots at the freethrow line. Though things were tough for him, as nervousness broke his concentration, and his imagination started running wild.
Director:Tetsuharu Nakamura
Writer:Nobuaki Kishima
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Director:Tetsuharu Nakamura
Writer:Nobuaki Kishima
7.6/10(174 votes)
#17 - Challenge from a Rival
S1:E4712/10/1994
Shohoku has defeated Shoyo, and Sakuragi is quick to spread the word, especially after his ferocious slam dunk on Hanagata. It seems like Oda, a person that went to the same junior high as him, is going to be facing Kainan. They're also hoping to pull off an upset victory like Shohoku has.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
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7.6/10(182 votes)
#18 - Takezono, Last Fight
S1:E4912/24/1994
The match between Takezono and Kainan starts. Kainan only put in two starters the entire game, but it seemed like it was enough to take care of their opponents. That wasn't Takezono's only problem; Oda's injury remains ignorant to everyone but Yohko and Sakuragi, and it's clearly affecting his ability to play.
Director:Unknown
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7.6/10(133 votes)
#19 - Japan's number basketball player
S1:E8711/25/1995
Sakuragi goes with Maki to scout out some teams who'll also be heading into the national tournament. One freshman center instantly caught their attention.
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7.7/10(336 votes)
#20 - Die Basketball! Hanamichi vs. Rukawa
S1:E210/30/1993
After Rukawa beats up those thugs, Hanamichi is shocked and asks him for his name. When he discovers that he is the one that Haruko has a crush on, he becaomes angry. Then, Haruko comes and helps Rukawa with his wounds, but he dismisses her and this makes Hanamichi very angry. Haruko mistakes Hanamichi for injuring Rukawa and she says that she hates Hanamichi. Hanamichi's world comes tumbling down again.
Director:Masayuki Akehi
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Masayuki Akehi
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7.7/10(250 votes)
#21 - Hanamichi's Debut! Dunk Attack
S1:E712/11/1993
After successfully persuading Anzai to let him join the game, Sakuragi shows how much he has improved in basic skills such as dribbling. But in the game, he refuses to pass the ball to Rukawa out of jealousy.
Director:Unknown
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7.7/10(201 votes)
#22 - Shohoku vs Ryonan the Fired Up Captain!
S1:E131/29/1994
Sakuragi is eager to play too, thinking of what Akagi has told him the previuos night. At Ryonan High, Anzai is greeted by Ryonan coach, Moichi Taoka. In the locker room, Anzai finally announces the starting five players who are Akagi, Yasuda, Shiozaki, Kogure and Rukawa.
Director:Unknown
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7.7/10(175 votes)
#23 - Super Problems! Hanamichi vs. Miyagi
S1:E213/26/1994
Ryota Miyagi returns to basketball after beening injured in a fight. Ayako heard rumors that Miyagi was back in school, so she decided to investigate. She brings along Sakuragi and see that Miyagi is into another fight realizing that Ayako and Sakuragi are together sparking jealously into his eyes which causes a problem. Will Miyagi and Sakuragi be able to coexist...
Director:Unknown
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7.7/10(207 votes)
#24 - Walkout King!? Sakuragi's Righteousness
S1:E338/6/1994
Shohoku's next match is against Gohoku. While they have been exceeding almost everyone's expectations, Sakuragi continues to be laughed at for his nonsensical and pointless fouls. He starts to realize that he might not be so great after all.
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7.7/10(185 votes)
#25 - The Guy Who Pledged to Defeat Kainan
S1:E4812/17/1994
Sakuragi skips practice in order to investigate on why Yohko was acting so strangely. When they get to Takezono, he is immediately met by hordes of girls who misjudge his delinquent looks as someone who came to beat up Oda in order to Sabotage Takezono's chances of beating Kainan.
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