Slam Dunk

Hanamichi Sakuragi, a tall, boisterous teenager with flame-red hair and physical strength beyond his years, is eager to put an end to his rejection streak of 50 and finally score a girlfriend as he begins his first year of Shohoku High. However, his reputation for delinquency and destructiveness precedes him, and most of his fellow students subsequently avoid him like the plague. As his first day of school ends, he is left with two strong thoughts: “I hate basketball” and “I need a girlfriend.”

Haruko Akagi, ignorant of Hanamichi’s history of misbehavior, notices his immense height and unwittingly approaches him, asking whether or not he likes basketball. Overcome by the fact that a girl is speaking to him, the red-haired giant blurts out a yes despite his true feelings. At the gym, Haruko asks if he can do a slam dunk. Though a complete novice, Hanamachi palms the ball and makes the leap…but overshoots, slamming his head into the backboard. Amazed by his near-inhuman physical abilities, Haruko quickly notifies the school’s basketball captain of his feat. With this, Hanamichi is unexpectedly thrust into a world of competition for a girl he barely knows, but he soon discovers that there is perhaps more to basketball than he once thought.

Hanamichi Sakuragi, seorang remaja jangkung dan kekar dengan rambut merah cerah dan kekuatan fisik melebihi usianya, sangat ingin mengakhiri garis penolakan ke-50 dan akhirnya mencetak pacar ketika ia memulai tahun pertamanya di Shohoku High School. Namun, reputasinya untuk kerusakan dan kehancuran mendahuluinya, dan sebagian besar teman-temannya menghindarinya seperti wabah. Ketika hari pertama sekolah berakhir, dia dibiarkan dengan dua pikiran kuat: “Aku benci basket” dan “Aku butuh pacar.”

Haruko Akagi, yang tidak tahu sejarah kesalahan Hanamichi, memperhatikan tingginya dan secara tidak sadar mendekatinya, bertanya apakah dia suka bola basket atau tidak. Diatasi oleh kenyataan bahwa seorang gadis berbicara kepadanya, raksasa berambut merah mengatakan ya meskipun dia memiliki perasaan yang nyata. Di gym, Haruko bertanya apakah dia bisa melakukan slam dunk. Meskipun itu seorang pemula, Hanamachi memberikan bola dan membuat lompatan … tapi melampaui, membanting kepalanya ke papan. Kagum dengan kemampuan fisiknya yang hampir tidak manusiawi, Haruko dengan cepat memberi tahu kapten tim bola basket tentang prestasinya. Dengan ini, Hanamichi tiba-tiba didorong ke dunia persaingan untuk seorang gadis yang hampir tidak dikenalnya, tetapi dia segera menemukan bahwa mungkin ada lebih banyak hal daripada bola basket yang pernah dia pikirkan.