Hanamichi to Rukawa no Atsuki Natsu, [c] which was released one June 15, 1995, [51] tells that Rukawa's middle school kouhai Ichiro Mizusawa will be paralyzed soon and wishes to have one last game against Rukawa (between the first half of episode 62). One of the most impressive aspects of Slam Dunk is its ability to create relatable and well-developed characters. Despite his extreme immaturity and fiery temper, he proves to be a natural athlete and joins the team, mainly in the hopes of impressing and getting closer to Haruko. While resting in the gym, Rukawa tells Sakuragi that no matter what he did, Shohoku would have lost.

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With Sakuragi down nine to zero, he notices Haruko has come to watch along with the rest of the school, and is able to score with an improvised slam dunk. During a timeout Minori Kishimoto from Toyotama has an argument with Minami, but when Minori insults Kanehira the coach, he ends up being punched by him. The next day, although all the players from Shohoku are determined to win the remaining matches, Sakuragi thinks he was responsible for their loss even after Haruko tries to cheer him up. In November 2014, readers of Media Factory's Da Vinci magazine voted Slam Dunk as the fourth Weekly Shōnen Jump 's greatest manga series of all time. Aota reveals his rivalry with Akagi and that he has been in love with Haruko since they were younger, and attempts to use photographs of a younger Haruko as a bribe to make Sakuragi join.

Four anime films were produced by Toei Animation from 1994 to 1995 while the manga and TV series were still running.

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After a week of this, Sakuragi confronts Akagi in frustration, but Akagi is adamant that he continue his instruction. The match between Shohoku and Ryonan starts, with the latter taking the upper hand thanks to its ace, second year player Akira Sendoh, and the center, captain Jun Uozumi, who manage to shut down Rukawa and Akagi, respectively. On TV Asahi's Manga Sōsenkyo 2021 poll, in which 150,000 people voted for their top 100 manga series, Slam Dunk ranked third, only behind One Piece and Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba. Shohoku is then set to play against Shoyo, and Sakuragi becomes determined to avoid fouling out again.

Miyagi no longer pays attention to the insults hurled at him by Toyotama's players, and he puts together some effective offense. It was serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from October 1990 to June 1996, with the chapters collected into 31 tankōbon volumes.

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Similarly, the Young Adult Library Services Association named the first volume one of its "Great Graphic Novels for Teens" in early 2009. The story follows the adventures of Hanamichi Sakuragi, a high school delinquent with a fiery temper and unmatched athleticism. The 276 individual chapters were originally collected in 31 tankōbon volumes under Shueisha's Jump Comics imprint, with the first being published on February 8, 1991, and the final volume on October 3, 1996. When Maki once again expands Kainan's advantage over Shohoku, Sakuragi and a tired Rukawa reduce the difference to four. When he started making Vagabond, he noted that when he was doing Slam Dunk he had a simpler perspective on life as he focused more in victories and success.The film features original characters including Godai, an old friend of Akagi and Kogure's, Rango, a wild show-off who is in love with Haruko and quarrels with Sakuragi, and Coach Kawasaki, a former pupil of Anzai-sensei. This remark incites a fight, and Sakuragi shows up next with his hair cut to show that they will never lose again. It takes dedication and discipline to be the best, and the Shohoku High hoops team wants to be just that—the best. Shohoku widens their lead, but Fukuda and Uozumi start scoring, with the former confronting and defeating Sakuragi several times. Sakuragi steals the ball from Uozumi, and Shohoku's vice-captain Kiminobu Kogure and Rukawa manage to score several times, allowing Shohoku to catch up to Ryonan.