Updated September 29, 2022 by Ernie
Have you ever been in love so bad that you decide to follow your crush to their school and hope to win them over? Well, our boy, Hanamichi Sakuragi did it. He’s deeply in love with Haruko Akagi but already in love with Kaede Rukawa, a basketball player.
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Hanamichi thought in order to win Haruko over, he needed to join the basketball club! What happens next? We’ll let you know along with Slam Dunk’s Watch Order! Let the journey begin!
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HOW TO WATCH SLAM DUNK?
Chronological Watch Order
- Slam Dunk Season 1: Episode 1-20
- Slam Dunk: The Movie
- Slam Dunk Season 1 Episode 21-36
- Slam Dunk National Domination! Sakuragi Hanamichi Movie
- Slam Dunk Roar Basketman’s Soul: Hanamichi and Rukawa’s Burning Summer
- Slam Dunk Season 1: Episode 61-101
- Slam Dunk: The First Slam (NOT AIRED)
Slam Dunk Season 1
Slam Dunk is a sports anime that revolves around the life of Hanamichi Sakuragi – a delinquent. He’s the leader of a gang. He’s known to be quite unpopular with girls for his rash and violent behavior. Hanamichi has been rejected around 50 times.
When he first started attending Shohoku High School, he met the girl of his dreams and she was none other than Haruko Akagi. He was overjoyed to meet such a gorgeous girl. Haruko is different from other girls since she isn’t scared of him at all.
Haruko recognizes Hanamichi Sakuragi’s athleticism and ends up introducing him to the Basketball Team of the Shohoku High School. At first, Hanamichi declines on joining the school team since he has no experience in sports and he thinks that basketball is a sport for losers.
Aside from that, he got to know that he has a natural talent for sports. That’s how he ends up joining the Basketball team. He hopes to impress Haruko and realizes that he has come to love basketball.
We have a rival introduced in the anime who is none other than Kaede Rukawa. Why’s he considered a rival? Because Haruko has a one-sided crush on him. As the story proceeds, many talented players end up joining the basketball team and the rivalry gets heated up!
Slam Dunk: The Movie
How would you feel about running into the people who rejected you back in the day? Not so nice eh? Well, Hanamichi faced the same situation.
The movie is set after Shohoku’s practice games against Takezono High. Hanamichi runs into Yoko Shimura, who rejected him in the very first scene of the anime. Yep, that can be considered a very awkward encounter or enraged. Why was he rejected? Because of Oda who’s also a basketball player.
Girls and their obsession with basketball players. OMG! Yes, we love athletes. Anyways, this movie is also a part of a series that you’re supposed to watch after the first 20 episodes of the Slam Dunk series. So, if you want to watch Slam Dunk the correct way, you must watch this movie!
Slam Dunk National Domination! Sakuragi Hanamichi Movie
As the story proceeds, the basketball games become tough. Many new rivals come forward and hope to defeat Shohoku’s Basketball Team!
Slam Dunk National Domination! Sakuragi Hanamichi’s movie takes place during the High Championships where the basketball team of Shohoku High faces one of the darkest things. It tells us the clash between the acquaintances since Anzai faces his old student who has become his coach now!
On the other hand, Akagi and Kogure encounter their old classmate named Godai who is Tsukubu’s captain. And finally, our boy Hanamichi gets annoyed by the center of Tsukubu’s team named Nango who tries to hit on Haruko.
We all know that delinquents get quite wild when it comes to annoying them. Nango has no idea what he has got himself into. Well, if you want to know more about what happens next, watch Slam Dunk National Domination! I’m sure you guys are going to enjoy it but the fun is not over just yet. There’s another movie! Let’s talk about it!
Slam Dunk Roar! Basketman’s Soul, Hanamichi and Rukawa’s Burning Summer
This special will tell us about the struggles of athletes and how they tackle such struggles. Ichiro Mizusawa who’s a basketballer from Rukawa’s old high school. On the other hand, we have Tomigoaka who has a bad leg condition. However, he wants to play one last basketball match. Just like that, Hanamichi sets off on a journey to help this boy fulfill his wish.
OOF! This is making me cry. It’s always hard for athletes to just sit back and relax when all they have been doing all their lives is just playing and physical work. It must truly be very hard on them. Anyways, this special is truly very heart-touching, prepare your tissue boxes before watching it!
Slam Dunk: The First Slam (NOT AIRED)
Slam Dunk: The First Slam is a brand new story that will be released in December 2022! Are you guys excited to find out what happens next in the story? I’m sure those of you who grew up watching Slam Dunk: The First Slam are excited for The First Slam! I’m sure the animation will be on point!
Main Characters
We talked enough about the story of Slam Dunk. It’s officially the time to talk about the characters in this anime and learn about their personalities as well. So, without further ado, let’s dive into it!
Sakuragi Hanamichi
Sakuragi Hanamichi is the main character in Slam Dunk who’s a delinquent. He’s a leader of a gang but not for long since he joins the basketball club for the girl of his dreams. He plays as a Power Forward and polishes his skill as he begins his journey as a new athlete.
Surprisingly, he has a natural talent when it comes to sports.
He’s physically fit and tough and these are his strengths. When it comes to his personality, he’s a very hot-headed person who may come off as arrogant. Sakuragi Hanamichi has been called immature too since he’s not very patient.
Sakuragi is quite proud of his skills. He didn’t even recognize his own talent for basketball. It was all thanks to Haruko that he got here and became popular as the Rebound King. His most recognizable trait is his red spicy hair. HAHA, yes it highlights his personality!
Rukawa Kaede
Rukawa Kaede is an ace of the Shohoku Basketball Team and he’s the very rival of Sakuragi. He’s a very cute guy and I understand why Haruka fell for him. Anyways, he’s also one of the main characters in Slam Dunk!
As far as his personality is concerned, he’s a chill, reserved, and insensitive person. You might consider him cold at first but he’s not. Yes, he’s completely the opposite of Sakuragi. Both of them are rivals with different mindsets. Rukawa is mostly seen sleeping on the rooftop. Rukawa is very lazy and his only hobby is basketball.
When it comes to playing Basketball, he doesn’t accept defeat easily. He would go to great lengths to win even if it means becoming a bit selfish at times. It was definitely very hard for Rukawa and Sakuragi to get along since Rukawa genuinely hates delinquents! He also tends to be very antisocial and unfriendly. In short, he doesn’t enjoy anyone’s company. Is it the Main Character syndrome? If you want to know more about Rukawa, watch Slam Dunk!
Haruko Akagi
Haruko Akagi is also one of the main characters in Slam Dunk. She’s the crush of Sakuragi Hanamichi. She has an older brother named Takenori Akagi. Haruko recognized Sakuragi’s natural talent in basketball. She’s the only girl who didn’t get scared of Sakuragi.
If we talk about her personality, she’s quite kind and sweet. Overall, she’s a perfect waifu with short hair. Her older brother is protective of her and makes sure that she’s safe. She considers Sakuragi Hanamichi her best friend. *sad Sakuragi noises*
Akagi Takenori
Akagi Takenori is the older brother of Haruko. He’s a strict and responsible guy who genuinely cares about his team and implements discipline. You will probably never see this guy fooling around. He’s very protective of his sister, Haruko.
He’s the type of guy who would never let Haruko date Sakuragi as he’s been involved with delinquents. Overall, he’s a respectable guy with many talents. If you want to know more about Akagi Takenori, watch Slam Dunk! You won’t be disappointed!
Conclusion
Slam Dunk is a sports anime that has been quite popular among old legendary kids who grew up watching it. If you’re into basketball or sports anime, you’re going to enjoy watching Slam Dunk. Anyways, that concludes our Slam Dunk Watch Order. I hope you guys enjoyed reading this blog and found the correct way to watch it as well! Stay tuned for more content. Also, don’t forget to let us know about your favorite character from this anime! Make sure to share it with your friends! I hope to see you guys on the next blog! See you for now!
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