
Slam Dunk(1993)
Overview
Sakuragi Hanamichi is a junior high punk used to getting into fights and being rejected by girls but upon entering high school he meets the girl of his dreams, Haruko Akagi. He will do anything in order to win her heart including joining the school basketball team that is aiming to conquer the nation lead by Haruko's brother. The problem is that Sakuragi has never played basketball before and a freshman sensation is stealing the spotlight and Haruko's affection from him.
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Season 1
101 episodes • 1993Avg: 7.7Golden Era

Season 1
101 episodes • 1993Avg: 7.7Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Birth of a Genius Basketman?!? | Oct 16, 1993 | 8.0 |
| 2 | Die Basketball! Hanamichi vs. Rukawa | Oct 30, 1993 | 7.3 |
| 3 | Gorilla vs. Hanamichi! Big Showdown! | Nov 6, 1993 | 7.8 |
| 4 | Basketball Man Hanamichi Joins the Team | Nov 13, 1993 | 7.7 |
| 5 | A Gutless Afternoon | Nov 20, 1993 | 7.0 |
| 6 | Rukawa vs. Akagi. The Real Showdown! | Dec 4, 1993 | 7.2 |
| 7 | Hanamichi's Debut! Dunk Attack | Dec 11, 1993 | 7.5 |
| 8 | Hanamichi's Crisis! The Judo Man's Snare | Dec 18, 1993 | 7.7 |
| 9 | I Will Play Basketball! | Dec 25, 1993 | 7.4 |
| 10 | The 'Beginner's Shot' ....Is Hard! | Jan 8, 1994 | 7.3 |
| 11 | Special Secret Love Training for Two!? | Jan 15, 1994 | 6.8 |
| 12 | Beat Ryonan! Hard Training Before the Decisive Game | Jan 22, 1994 | 5.8 |
| 13 | Shohoku vs Ryonan the Fired Up Captain! | Jan 29, 1994 | 6.5 |
| 14 | Super Basketball Match! Ryonan's Attack of Angry Waves | Feb 5, 1994 | 6.5 |
| 15 | Hanamichi's Nervous Big Start | Feb 12, 1994 | 7.0 |
| 16 | Who Is This Guy?! Taoka's Miscalculation | Feb 19, 1994 | 6.8 |
| 17 | Rebound King. Hanamichi Sakuragi's Agony | Feb 26, 1994 | 6.8 |
| 18 | The Last Two Minutes! I'm Taking Sendo Down! | Mar 5, 1994 | 7.0 |
| 19 | Time Up! The Ryonan Game Is Over | Mar 12, 1994 | 8.0 |
| 20 | Basketball Shoes | Mar 19, 1994 | 6.4 |
| 21 | Super Problems! Hanamichi vs. Miyagi | Mar 26, 1994 | 7.2 |
| 22 | The Fool with the Worst Record, A Combination is Born | Apr 16, 1994 | 7.6 |
| 23 | Shohoku Basketball Team's Last Day | Apr 23, 1994 | 7.0 |
| 24 | The Allies of Justice, Sakuragi's Army Visits | Apr 30, 1994 | 7.2 |
| 25 | The Guy Who Wanted to Conquer the World | May 7, 1994 | 7.6 |
| 26 | Mitsui's Peak, Trouble at 15 | May 14, 1994 | 6.4 |
| 27 | I Want to Play Basketball! | May 21, 1994 | 7.4 |
| 28 | The Beginning of Interhigh Preliminaries | May 28, 1994 | 6.6 |
| 29 | Hanamichi! Pennant Race Debut | Jun 18, 1994 | 6.6 |
| 30 | The Introspective Army's Big Counterattack | Jun 25, 1994 | 7.2 |
| 31 | Formidable Enemy Miuradai's Secret Weapon | Jul 2, 1994 | 6.4 |
| 32 | Genius Hanamichi! Certain Death Dunk | Jul 16, 1994 | 7.4 |
| 33 | Walkout King!? Sakuragi's Righteousness | Aug 6, 1994 | 7.2 |
| 34 | Gorilla's Initiation, Kill with Your Eyes! | Aug 20, 1994 | 6.6 |
| 35 | Hot Blooded Guys | Aug 27, 1994 | 6.8 |
| 36 | A Well Seeded School, Enter Shoyo | Sep 3, 1994 | 6.6 |
| 37 | Hanamichi's First Start | Sep 10, 1994 | 7.0 |
| 38 | Rukawa's Counterattack! | Sep 17, 1994 | 7.4 |
| 39 | Lightning Flash Ryota! | Sep 24, 1994 | 6.6 |
| 40 | Hanamichi the Genius shows off! | Oct 1, 1994 | 7.2 |
| 41 | Shoyo Coach Enters the Court | Oct 14, 1994 | 6.4 |
| 42 | Shoyo Ace Fujima's Real Ability | Oct 15, 1994 | 6.4 |
| 43 | Has Mitsui Reached His Limit!? | Oct 22, 1994 | 7.0 |
| 44 | Mitsui! Stormy 3 Points | Nov 3, 1994 | 7.5 |
| 45 | Imminent Walkout!? Hanamichi's Pinch | Nov 26, 1994 | 8.3 |
| 46 | Hanamichi, Hot Dunk | Dec 3, 1994 | 9.8 |
| 47 | Challenge from a Rival | Dec 10, 1994 | 7.7 |
| 48 | The Guy Who Pledged to Defeat Kainan | Dec 17, 1994 | 7.3 |
| 49 | Takezono, Last Fight | Dec 24, 1994 | 7.3 |
| 50 | Challenge to the King | Jan 7, 1995 | 8.0 |
| 51 | Outside Accounts!? Hanamichi at His Best! | Jan 14, 1995 | 8.3 |
| 52 | Sakuragi's Confinement's Secret Weapon | Jan 21, 1995 | 8.0 |
| 53 | The Gorilla's Injury! Desperate Situation!? | Jan 28, 1995 | 8.8 |
| 54 | King Kong, Younger Brother | Feb 4, 1995 | 8.0 |
| 55 | The One that Dominates the Game | Feb 11, 1995 | 8.0 |
| 56 | Ace Shepherd, Full Throttle | Feb 18, 1995 | 8.3 |
| 57 | Anzai, Bet on Victory! | Feb 25, 1995 | 8.3 |
| 58 | Stubborn Guys! | Mar 4, 1995 | 8.8 |
| 59 | Last 10 Seconds! A Perfect Conclusion | Mar 11, 1995 | 9.5 |
| 60 | To relieve guilt: Shave Head ?! | Mar 18, 1995 | 7.8 |
| 61 | Baldy attacks back! | Mar 25, 1995 | 8.0 |
| 62 | Three-day super training | Apr 8, 1995 | 8.0 |
| 63 | Ryonan's genius plan | Apr 8, 1995 | 7.8 |
| 64 | Kainan rebounds! | Apr 15, 1995 | 7.8 |
| 65 | The strongest rival | Apr 29, 1995 | 8.3 |
| 66 | Sendoh's scheme | May 13, 1995 | 8.5 |
| 67 | The final battle! | May 20, 1995 | 8.5 |
| 68 | Sakuragi Hanamichi comes to rescue! | May 27, 1995 | 9.0 |
| 69 | Gorilla goes astray | Jun 3, 1995 | 8.3 |
| 70 | King Kong number two! | Jun 10, 1995 | 8.0 |
| 71 | Gorilla revives! | Jun 17, 1995 | 8.5 |
| 72 | The greatest shame of one's life | Jul 1, 1995 | 8.8 |
| 73 | Rukawa Kaede, gambling on the 2nd half | Jul 8, 1995 | 8.3 |
| 74 | The most dangerous challenger! | Jul 15, 1995 | 7.5 |
| 75 | Peak performance | Jul 22, 1995 | 8.5 |
| 76 | The feeling of victory | Aug 5, 1995 | 8.0 |
| 77 | You guys are strong! | Aug 12, 1995 | 8.0 |
| 78 | Uozumi Revives | Aug 19, 1995 | 8.0 |
| 79 | Blue waves - Ryonan attacks back! | Aug 26, 1995 | 8.0 |
| 80 | Shohoku's problems | Sep 2, 1995 | 8.5 |
| 81 | Sendoh attacks! Shohoku loses | Sep 23, 1995 | 8.3 |
| 82 | Amateur Sakuragi Hanamichi shows off! | Oct 21, 1995 | 9.3 |
| 83 | Kogure's determination | Oct 28, 1995 | 8.0 |
| 84 | Win or Lose | Nov 4, 1995 | 9.0 |
| 85 | New Challenge: the national championship! | Nov 11, 1995 | 7.5 |
| 86 | Rukawa Kaede's Ambition | Nov 18, 1995 | 7.8 |
| 87 | Japan's number basketball player | Nov 25, 1995 | 8.0 |
| 88 | The basketball kingdom - United States of America | Dec 2, 1995 | 7.8 |
| 89 | Rukawa Kaede's spirit | Dec 9, 1995 | 8.0 |
| 90 | Shohoku's real ace | Dec 16, 1995 | 8.0 |
| 91 | The sudden barrier to the nationals | Dec 23, 1995 | 7.8 |
| 92 | Guys - Sakuragi Gang | Jan 13, 1996 | 7.5 |
| 93 | Going toward 20000 shoots | Jan 20, 1996 | 8.3 |
| 94 | Shohoku vs. Jousei | Jan 27, 1996 | 8.0 |
| 95 | The day when Sakuragi's fired up! | Feb 3, 1996 | 7.8 |
| 96 | Basketball Shoes Part II | Feb 10, 1996 | 8.3 |
| 97 | Mixed Feelings, Uozumi returns | Feb 17, 1996 | 8.3 |
| 98 | Shohoku vs. Shoyo/Ryonan | Feb 24, 1996 | 8.3 |
| 99 | Facing the strongest team, Shohoku in danger! | Mar 2, 1996 | 8.3 |
| 100 | The one who brought forth a miracle - Sakuragi! | Mar 9, 1996 | 8.7 |
| 101 | SLAM DUNK! | Mar 23, 1996 | 9.7 |
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