Slam Dunk is an actual basketball sports anime. Kuroku's basketball is a shonen anime featuring basketball. I much prefer Slam Dunk's more down to earth approach.
@Shaman X Even in 2020 people are using that same shit. Brother you should definitely see your replies after 5 years. The cringe level would be at the peak.
Your reason for loving Slam Dunk is the reason I love Hajime no Ippo; I have had the pleasure of re-watching that anime over and over and I still hold out hope for another season! You will grow to love the protagonist and you will learn the sport of boxing through a true beginner as well. The cast around him are just as great and I would say that Takamura is one of my favorite characters in any anime. He exposes himself to be the greatest person, you just need to see it happen.
I’m not huge fond of many sports anime since mostly it is overdone with unrealistic super sayian POWWEEERRRRR and but DAMN, after watching Slam Dunk, Hajime no Ippo, Aim for Ace I fell completely in love. I lost interests in most modern anime but discovering vintage anime. Man, it just hits different
Basketball wsn't a really popular sport in Japan at the time so the series had good reason to want to have newcomers follow along. I love authors like Inoue who like to introduce their own , relative, eclectic tastes and ultimately succeed in making their interests more popular.
Ashita no Joe is amazing, but it's not great because of the boxing, it's great because it has a really well crafted story and consistently written, well developed characters. The sport of boxing takes backseat to that, and it shows in how much the series likes to gloss over a lot of Joe's actual career. Hajime no Ippo on the other hand is great because of the boxing element, because, similar to Slam Dunk, eases the reader into the sport before throwing more complex and interesting strategies and skills into the equation. Contrasting with Ashita no Joe however, its writing is lacking especially in the later parts of the manga/anime, and its characters are more or less your boilerplate shounen characters. But that shouldn't matter too much unless you're a grumpy fuck like me who is tired of Shounen Manga tropes.
You should read REAL, another work by the same mangaka as Slam Dunk that, in a way, represents his own Ashita No Joe version of Slam Dunk, if that makes any sense. Basically, the sport in focus is cripple basketball, however, just like ANJ, it focuses more on the politics and lives of these players.
Kuroko no basket literally treated basic basketball moves like they were something in dbz and made up some really stupid shit that is insulting to the sport. Despite all that, yes, it is pretty. But damn, it is also really stupid.
@Verde ICe - Similar to Haikyuu where they treated the basic Volleyball moves too and even they made up some really stupid shit that is insulting to the sport in Volleyball game
Because Slam Dunk is grounded in reality. It's was done by the author out of the love for the sport and he made a conscious effort to explain the rules and make the games as real as possible.
Ask a filipino if he/she knows Slam Dunk old or young. You would be surprised on how many people have this childhood. And honestly rewatching it right now makes me appreciate the passion of kids and adult people on the street wearing a shohoku jersey.
Slam Dunk is literally one of the greatest spokons of all time. Only spokon I’m taking over it is Ashita No Joe. Ironically speaking those two mangas are so good that relegating them just to the spokon genre is unfair.
Slam Dunk is the only sports anime I've watched and really cared about. One thing that makes it so endearing is the characters, their backstories and interactions, not just the sports.
@@matthewjutzen424 Haikyuu is a relatively mediocre show with hot dudes, not just in the realm of sports animanga, but in General animanga. I have seen all 4 seasons and movies. The first 2 seasons were relatively enjoyable, but not extremely well written, and To the Top/To the Top 2nd cour was painful to watch. Do not compare that to a masterpiece.
I wanna add that Slam Dunk teaches you and makes you love basketball. Ana as a fan of the sport there is a lot to enjoy and pick up on in the games themselves.
I remember not caring for sports until I sat down and actually learned it from someone. It's really simple to learn and it's really fun to watch every once in awhile. After learning about sports and not caring prior I can't stand when people call sports stupid or pointless after they don't understand it because it just makes me feel like me when I was ignorant and called sports dumb. Once you learn why people enjoy it you can understand why it can be exciting.
As someone who loves basketball, growing up with Slam Dunk was part of it. For me it was an anime about one of my favorite sports that was grounded in the game I watched and play back in the day but also had great characters you root for. To this day no other sports manga comes close IMO to showcasing the sport itself while making a great story.
I also love the art style of slamdunk. The mangaka can give characters the same hairstyle but you can still tell them apart because of the amazing differences in facial feature... example is the team of sannoh.
Honestly, i don't watch anime, mostly because i enjoy reading manga more and Slam Dunk in particular is where i've to praise Inoue Takehiko, he actually made what exist in those old papers alive and have feeling of their own. Aside from that, SD anime has good opening/ending songs, they feel 90' and one of them, Kirameku toki ni Torawarete by Manish made me shed a tear, can you believe it?
Slam Dunk is the best sports anime, and one of the best anime ever. It’s unfortunate they didn’t finish the manga because it was amazing. To anyone who finished the anime, but has not read manga, I encourage you read the manga(this is coming from a person who doesn’t normally read manga).
I think this is one of the best anime to ever exist. It's not unrealistic, which I find a hard to find quality in all anime and manga shonen. If you read the manga, they don't actually win anything and just end up being passionate about the sport and be good players but not the best. I found that amazing. It makes it relatable to a looooooooooot of basketball amateur players like me even in their 30s or 40s. It perfectly resonates with our own basketball sport love. When I first started playing , I thought I was gonna be amazing at the sport and throughout school and college I grew to be a very good player, a good team player, a consistent player with technique. All this happened through a lot of defeats. There was one thing that always latched on to me though, and I felt this more so in basketball than any other sport. I'll never be in the big leagues and I could never be the best. It just isn't going to happen even if I played 24x7 for the rest of my life. At some point you just accept that and realize that it isn't about winning or losing anyway or being the best. It's about the sport and the love of it. The rush you get on the court when competing against another team member or the opposing team's counterpart. This anime and manga put that feeling into art more so than any other shonen. I've never felt an ounce of relatability with goku or naruto because the world they live in and the things that happen in those worlds are so far away from reality. Even if I learned how to fight, the real way to win a fight is to run fast and away from it. This anime/manga could've easily gone the other way if they just unrealistically showed shohoku winning everything and going on and becoming national champions. It's a manga that isn't about winning or achieving your dreams, it's about the journey to achieve them and how fulfilling it actually is, regardless of victory or defeat. It's a good lesson about the real world and how in life you're going to never be the best at anything really, there's always going to be some person better than you. But it isn't about that at all. It's about giving your 120% at something you're passionate about and that alone is the best fulfilling victory you can get. It got critical acclaim, but sometimes it hurts me when reviewers just always see the literalness in it and never actually think about the actual philosophical lesson in the manga that Inoue put in. This isn't a one of guess because you can see that theme in almost every manga he has written. It's not a surprise because Inoue's own life has been like that. He was extremely talented but in no way the best. he got a lot of money, fame and recognition but still never got the chance to be one of the manga greats. Life just isn't like that. But it doesn't matter. As long as you get to play. You play hard.
That's another facet that adds to the realism of Slam Dunk. Non of the characters became champs or anything of that sort. But they all sure loved the sport. Most sports manga follow the traditional escalation formula of making the MC team become better and better and winning more and more games and titles. Slam Dunk doesnt go that route and keeps it grounded in reality. IRL no deadbeat team is going to win it all even if said team has promising talent. It takes time for that too develop and it's a good life experience for the kids to learn early on.
The character development of sakuragi is one of the most amazing thing in the manga/anime. Besides... all characters are memorable, even the side characters. Even the RU.KA.WA cheering squad is iconic. That is what KNB lacks.
@@dx-dragon4399 oh well i will admit the anime is the not the best ever i still think its the best sports anime but not in general cause sometimes the quality can be lower and stuff like that but the manga is the BEST manga of all time in my opinion but i understand why you wouldnt think its the best due to the anime not having a true ending point
Love this anime. Watching this for the first time when I was 8 years, this anime was one of the reason why I interest on Basketball sports. Most moment in series has give me a goosebumps too
I think Slam Dunk's strength (not just because its funny and makes u cry at the same time, and oh Inoue is just a master story teller) is also that we feel for the various side characters in the main team and also other rival teams, and heck even Sakuragi's gang. I started watching Kuroko's basketball (possibly biased review because I just watched like 10 episodes) and i dont feel the same character development (thus far) as compared to Slam Dunk.
The anime goes into every excruciating detail of the basics of basketball, almost like an instructional video for 4th grade PE class. The lead character is also a novice but it takes him over 40 episodes to score his first point.
Slam Dunk is my all time favorite sports manga! Takehiko Inoue's artwork flows so well and comes alive with each page. Inoue's Vagabond is another amazing work if anyone's looking for a great manga to read. Hoping there's an anime adaption of it one day. 🤞
Oh, Slam Dunk! I am not into basketball, but I enjoyed Slam Dunk, it's my kind of anime. For those who like Slam Dunk's kind of humor, 90's atmosphere and is tired of stereotypical characters I can recommend manga From today on, It's My Turn!!
That method of story telling where the protagonist learns as the series goes on reminds me of how Yu-Gi-Oh Arc-V started with the protagonist learning about how Pendulum summoning mechanic works, albeit in a rather rushed fashion where he "somehow" masters it in the span of a few episodes. Despite this, I feel it did a pretty good job of actually teaching me the method of play in the actual card game where I learn with him rather than him know it already. It's nice to see that this method of story telling is used in more places than I thought. Awesome video as always!
Honestly, i'd love to see more anime and manga recommendations and video essays. Kaiji was a great video, and i'd like to see more of what you read and enjoy so I can pick up some stuff. Plus, as always, they're always well written. I'd recommend a video on something like Dorohedoro, which desperately needs more exposure.
my god i think my attachment to animes like haikyuu and knb is great cuz i love characters growing and having insatiable desires for the sport they have but i don't think i've ever had the extreme dedication and drive to stick to one thing. thank you for making this video i will watch slam dunk soon now
one of my favorite manga/anime series. I wish they adapted the final chapters of the manga. I really wanted to see the final game in anime form. Great video Bit
I used to collect artworks for Slam Dunk, Captain Tsubasa and Dragon Ball as a Kid ! Brings me Nostalgia whenever I watch these anime ! My Childhood Love
Not just because the anime is good but because Sakuragi is lovable that you will get drawn to him easily. He's funny that the whole story is not boring to watch and the rivalry with Rukawa is funny too And the fact that I'm a woman whose not into sports specifically Basketball but these made me watch basketball just to see their basketball moves in reality
You've tempted me to start reading this series now! Gaahh! Your feelings towards Slam Dunk are similar to how I feel about Eyeshield 21 though. I highly recommend it. I'm not a fan of American football in the slightest but I've had a lot of fun reading the series.
I watched this anime when I was 5 or 7 years old I'm almost 20 and I still watching it because it so freaking good. Slam dunk is popular a anime in the Philippines and basketball is popular too so kids like me in the late 19s and 20s early in the Philippines who loves anime or basketball LOVE this show
It's why I really enjoy sports shonen. Most of them aren't really about the sport itself and more about telling the story of characters using whatever sport it happens to be as a medium.
That Excalibur reference from Fate Zero was so accurate of an example. The first time i saw Saber do it blew my fucking mind it was so amazing and epic, so i continued watching not only be cause I just all around loved what was happening in the series, but for the next time she did it. Excellent analysis as always dude, also thanks for the Kaji recommendation video Its thanks to you that I've started getting into all these different types of board games instead of just chess(which is boring to me.)
I feel I had a pretty similar experience with the Eyeshield 21 manga. Highly recommend giving it a read, especially since the amazing art is done by Murata, of One Punchman fame.
I remember when Shonen Jump had chapter 1 of Slam Dunk many years back. I was so surprised how he didn't start put as some prodigy who was obsessed witb the game (which is why I couldn't stand Prince of Tennis). You pretty much nailed on the head why I got interested into the manga. Glad to hear you talk about it!
Oh please, watch Ippo, please watch Hajime no Ippo, watch it, if you liked slam dunk then you'll love Ippo, you basically just describe the story beats of Ippo, watch Ippo, watch it now,
Jose Colella Ironically I feel like the manga conveys more movement than the anime did. Akin to what this Kotaku article says about One Punch Man anime vs manga. kotaku.com/one-punch-man-shows-why-manga-will-always-matter-1739993533
just seeing some of these frames made me laugh out loud. I'm not even done watching your video and I've already decided I'm watching it. I heard of the series through dragonball, being that one of my favorite animators from that show worked on this series, so I assumed it was like any other sports anime and lost interest lol.
If slamdunk is made today, all 5 players will just be shooting threes and the MC will try to switch teams and form a superteam lmao and yeah they will be fighting all over twitter
To add on to HBH's point about Slam Dunk's universal appeal: It is the 9th best selling manga of all time with 120 million copies sold (Crazy considering it's only 31 volumes long) and is the 22nd best selling anime pre-2000s at 14k disk sales.
An example of the manga being better than the anime, but the anime is still lots of fun, being an engaging story with decent basketball knowledge. This video was a great look at it.
I hope Slam Dunk get the Remake Adaptation it deserves and Finished it in the End just like in Manga.. I'm sad that they didn't got a Inter High Arc and this is the Peak of Slam Dunk. ❤
Maloolz Doesn't matter. It is still a sports anime. Better than Ippo in a lot of ways. Even Hajime No Ippo is influenced by Ashita No Joe/Ashita No Joe 2
Hajime no Ippo has a similar way of introducing the sport of boxing to people and having a pretty good story and awesome fight scenes. definitely worth a watch!
I want to get into this because of the art, and how the protag reminds me of Bouya from Crows, and how people described that manga as Slam Dunk minus the basketball.
I don't even like the sport back then but when I read the manga and watched the anime I was so hyped it got me to a lot of sports like American football,football, Basketball, Volleyball, boxing and rugby I watched every kind of sports anime because of SLAM DUNK. I use to not care about sports now I'm a number 1 fan of it😁
I love Slam Dunk. I've always been more attracted to Sports series where the main character isn't already extremely good. I'd suggest Eyeshield 21 which is another great Shonen Jump sports title. And the Slam Dunk anime is good up until the very end. They unfortunately do not adapt the Nationals arc.
Slam Dunk is a series I've always had my eye on. However, I don't know what it is about sports media that makes it such a low priority for me. My first one that I sat through and enjoyed it for the most part was a show called "Cross Game". A baseball show of which I didn't know TOO much about the game despite playing Little League. I think Slam Dunk and a tennis one by the name of Baby Steps are more my thing.
And unlike you tho, i don't mind sport mangas, especially about subject that i like like soccer, it takes me much courage to go into Slam Dunk and just like you, it changed my mind completely after finished reading it. One could say that it's an unbelievable experience and i'm glad to have read it. :')
I love Slam Dunk! I need to watch the anime, I only ever read the manga. It has wonderful character dynamics, humour, sad moments, and it's all-around great at investing the reader.
We enjoyed Slam Dunk so much that we made our own 1v1 tournament on our channel. If you miss the personalities and games of Slam Dunk then please check it out, we put together quite a team of commentators.
I feel like you'd enjoy Hajime no Ippo a bunch. It has the strengths of sports anime, but also has rad over the top boxing which gets really intense, especially the DEMPSEY ROLL
I love the series when I was a kid. It's the reason that I got into basketball. The manga was superior and I wish the author would continue the series.
I love basket ball and manga, this manga gave me inspiration to practice more till I was playing any free time I had, now I’m one of the best on the team and I credit that to Slam Dunk. P.S I still can’t dunk yet 😭
But before you can come and slam, you need to know how to jam
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Space jam?
Oh shit
Slam dunk has better art than most of the anime coming out now.
Gamakun You can thank Takehiko Inoue for that
Yea imo he has the best artstyle better tthab any other mangaka
Because his author and artist is the same of vagabond
This and Dragon Ball Z were way ahead of its time
ye and the freakin popular demon slayer is so shit, artstyle in manga is a wack, idk why its even popular the story isnt even that good
Slam Dunk is an actual basketball sports anime. Kuroku's basketball is a shonen anime featuring basketball. I much prefer Slam Dunk's more down to earth approach.
Anyways Slam Dunk is more realistic than Kuroko
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@Shaman Xeed he means talking bout the power side to kuroko as if ur a normal player in kuroko no one can beat the player when they're in the zone
@Shaman X You need to shut the fuck up lol.
@Shaman X Even in 2020 people are using that same shit. Brother you should definitely see your replies after 5 years. The cringe level would be at the peak.
Your reason for loving Slam Dunk is the reason I love Hajime no Ippo; I have had the pleasure of re-watching that anime over and over and I still hold out hope for another season! You will grow to love the protagonist and you will learn the sport of boxing through a true beginner as well. The cast around him are just as great and I would say that Takamura is one of my favorite characters in any anime. He exposes himself to be the greatest person, you just need to see it happen.
I’m not huge fond of many sports anime since mostly it is overdone with unrealistic super sayian POWWEEERRRRR and but DAMN, after watching Slam Dunk, Hajime no Ippo, Aim for Ace I fell completely in love. I lost interests in most modern anime but discovering vintage anime. Man, it just hits different
Basketball wsn't a really popular sport in Japan at the time so the series had good reason to want to have newcomers follow along. I love authors like Inoue who like to introduce their own , relative, eclectic tastes and ultimately succeed in making their interests more popular.
But those Jordans, damn
Hajime no Ippo is also a pretty good Boxing Manga/Anime.
Ashita no Joe is even better.
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They're both amazing anime/ manga!
Ashita no Joe is amazing, but it's not great because of the boxing, it's great because it has a really well crafted story and consistently written, well developed characters. The sport of boxing takes backseat to that, and it shows in how much the series likes to gloss over a lot of Joe's actual career.
Hajime no Ippo on the other hand is great because of the boxing element, because, similar to Slam Dunk, eases the reader into the sport before throwing more complex and interesting strategies and skills into the equation. Contrasting with Ashita no Joe however, its writing is lacking especially in the later parts of the manga/anime, and its characters are more or less your boilerplate shounen characters. But that shouldn't matter too much unless you're a grumpy fuck like me who is tired of Shounen Manga tropes.
You should read REAL, another work by the same mangaka as Slam Dunk that, in a way, represents his own Ashita No Joe version of Slam Dunk, if that makes any sense. Basically, the sport in focus is cripple basketball, however, just like ANJ, it focuses more on the politics and lives of these players.
Mad Stranger One of my absolute favorie series. Goooo Senndoooo.
Hard to believe Slam Dunk has lot more appealing visuals compared to Kuroko no Basket despite the age gap.
Kuroko no basket literally treated basic basketball moves like they were something in dbz and made up some really stupid shit that is insulting to the sport. Despite all that, yes, it is pretty. But damn, it is also really stupid.
@Verde ICe - Similar to Haikyuu where they treated the basic Volleyball moves too and even they made up some really stupid shit that is insulting to the sport in Volleyball game
YT Anonymity Haikyuu is still more realistic than Kuroko no basket nonetheless
Because Slam Dunk is grounded in reality. It's was done by the author out of the love for the sport and he made a conscious effort to explain the rules and make the games as real as possible.
@@verdeice53 so basically like your typical sports anime
Ask a filipino if he/she knows Slam Dunk old or young. You would be surprised on how many people have this childhood. And honestly rewatching it right now makes me appreciate the passion of kids and adult people on the street wearing a shohoku jersey.
Slam Dunk is literally one of the greatest spokons of all time. Only spokon I’m taking over it is Ashita No Joe. Ironically speaking those two mangas are so good that relegating them just to the spokon genre is unfair.
Slam Dunk is the only sports anime I've watched and really cared about. One thing that makes it so endearing is the characters, their backstories and interactions, not just the sports.
Then you haven't seen Haikyuu
Slam Dunk FTW !
@@matthewjutzen424 haikyuu is litteraly bad anime compared to slam dunk
@@matthewjutzen424 Haikyuu is a relatively mediocre show with hot dudes, not just in the realm of sports animanga, but in General animanga. I have seen all 4 seasons and movies.
The first 2 seasons were relatively enjoyable, but not extremely well written, and To the Top/To the Top 2nd cour was painful to watch. Do not compare that to a masterpiece.
I wanna add that Slam Dunk teaches you and makes you love basketball. Ana as a fan of the sport there is a lot to enjoy and pick up on in the games themselves.
I remember not caring for sports until I sat down and actually learned it from someone. It's really simple to learn and it's really fun to watch every once in awhile. After learning about sports and not caring prior I can't stand when people call sports stupid or pointless after they don't understand it because it just makes me feel like me when I was ignorant and called sports dumb. Once you learn why people enjoy it you can understand why it can be exciting.
The main character reminds me of Kuwabara from Yu Yu Hakusho for some reason.
They are both redhead yankees.
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And deliquents.
He mentioned it in the vid supposedly. Like if I honestly care.
Indeed! xDDDD
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Kind of yeah lol.
As someone who loves basketball, growing up with Slam Dunk was part of it. For me it was an anime about one of my favorite sports that was grounded in the game I watched and play back in the day but also had great characters you root for. To this day no other sports manga comes close IMO to showcasing the sport itself while making a great story.
I recommended another basketball manga called "real". It made by the same creator of slam dunk so you know how great it would be.
I also love the art style of slamdunk. The mangaka can give characters the same hairstyle but you can still tell them apart because of the amazing differences in facial feature... example is the team of sannoh.
Totally agree, I would like to see anime with more different body tones and facial shape. I’m very glad i watched Slam dunk
So is it just a coincidence that the main character has like the hair that you do in your avatar
Honestly, i don't watch anime, mostly because i enjoy reading manga more and Slam Dunk in particular is where i've to praise Inoue Takehiko, he actually made what exist in those old papers alive and have feeling of their own. Aside from that, SD anime has good opening/ending songs, they feel 90' and one of them, Kirameku toki ni Torawarete by Manish made me shed a tear, can you believe it?
I am formally challenging HyperBitHero to find a way to write one Arturia clip into each of his future videos, whether anime or video game centered.
Saber has some real waifu potential, that's true
Slam Dunk is the best sports anime, and one of the best anime ever. It’s unfortunate they didn’t finish the manga because it was amazing.
To anyone who finished the anime, but has not read manga, I encourage you read the manga(this is coming from a person who doesn’t normally read manga).
Should I watch Slam dunk with English voice or Japanese voice ??
I think this is one of the best anime to ever exist. It's not unrealistic, which I find a hard to find quality in all anime and manga shonen. If you read the manga, they don't actually win anything and just end up being passionate about the sport and be good players but not the best. I found that amazing. It makes it relatable to a looooooooooot of basketball amateur players like me even in their 30s or 40s. It perfectly resonates with our own basketball sport love. When I first started playing , I thought I was gonna be amazing at the sport and throughout school and college I grew to be a very good player, a good team player, a consistent player with technique. All this happened through a lot of defeats. There was one thing that always latched on to me though, and I felt this more so in basketball than any other sport. I'll never be in the big leagues and I could never be the best. It just isn't going to happen even if I played 24x7 for the rest of my life. At some point you just accept that and realize that it isn't about winning or losing anyway or being the best. It's about the sport and the love of it. The rush you get on the court when competing against another team member or the opposing team's counterpart.
This anime and manga put that feeling into art more so than any other shonen. I've never felt an ounce of relatability with goku or naruto because the world they live in and the things that happen in those worlds are so far away from reality. Even if I learned how to fight, the real way to win a fight is to run fast and away from it.
This anime/manga could've easily gone the other way if they just unrealistically showed shohoku winning everything and going on and becoming national champions. It's a manga that isn't about winning or achieving your dreams, it's about the journey to achieve them and how fulfilling it actually is, regardless of victory or defeat. It's a good lesson about the real world and how in life you're going to never be the best at anything really, there's always going to be some person better than you. But it isn't about that at all. It's about giving your 120% at something you're passionate about and that alone is the best fulfilling victory you can get.
It got critical acclaim, but sometimes it hurts me when reviewers just always see the literalness in it and never actually think about the actual philosophical lesson in the manga that Inoue put in. This isn't a one of guess because you can see that theme in almost every manga he has written. It's not a surprise because Inoue's own life has been like that. He was extremely talented but in no way the best. he got a lot of money, fame and recognition but still never got the chance to be one of the manga greats. Life just isn't like that. But it doesn't matter. As long as you get to play. You play hard.
That's another facet that adds to the realism of Slam Dunk. Non of the characters became champs or anything of that sort. But they all sure loved the sport. Most sports manga follow the traditional escalation formula of making the MC team become better and better and winning more and more games and titles. Slam Dunk doesnt go that route and keeps it grounded in reality. IRL no deadbeat team is going to win it all even if said team has promising talent. It takes time for that too develop and it's a good life experience for the kids to learn early on.
It also the same with another basketball manga called real.
Yup.... Slam Dunk made me love Basketball even though I've watched maybe 2 real games in my life rofl. Need the Anime to be remade...
This manga (and anime) is so good that even characters on opposing teams get a ridiculous amount of character development.
The character development of sakuragi is one of the most amazing thing in the manga/anime. Besides... all characters are memorable, even the side characters. Even the RU.KA.WA cheering squad is iconic.
That is what KNB lacks.
Slam dunk is the BEST sports anime to ever exist
Heard it's not finished can't be the best if it doesn't even have a ending and just stops part way through
@@dx-dragon4399 i mean you have to read the manga to get the full story but the anime ends at a good spot
@@leviathanxd1683 okay heard it was great but don't nominally read the manga
@@dx-dragon4399 oh well i will admit the anime is the not the best ever i still think its the best sports anime but not in general cause sometimes the quality can be lower and stuff like that but the manga is the BEST manga of all time in my opinion but i understand why you wouldnt think its the best due to the anime not having a true ending point
@@leviathanxd1683 okay thanks
Love this anime. Watching this for the first time when I was 8 years, this anime was one of the reason why I interest on Basketball sports. Most moment in series has give me a goosebumps too
I think Slam Dunk's strength (not just because its funny and makes u cry at the same time, and oh Inoue is just a master story teller) is also that we feel for the various side characters in the main team and also other rival teams, and heck even Sakuragi's gang. I started watching Kuroko's basketball (possibly biased review because I just watched like 10 episodes) and i dont feel the same character development (thus far) as compared to Slam Dunk.
Kuroko is just pure anime concentrate. Has barely anything to do with basketball
It’s kinda a power fantasy I want more sports anime/manga which are realistic if anyone has recommendations please hit me
Everyone's too good in Kuroko no Basketball. That's why I can't immerse myself in it
@@sajeedkhan2168 try Kaze ga Tsuyoku Fuiteiru
I just finished slam dunk yesterday and now you make a video on it this is crazy!
Thoughts?
Should I watch Slam dunk with English voice or Japanese voice ??
The anime goes into every excruciating detail of the basics of basketball, almost like an instructional video for 4th grade PE class. The lead character is also a novice but it takes him over 40 episodes to score his first point.
This was and always will be the greatest basketball anime of all time! ✊🔥💯
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Slam Dunk is my all time favorite sports manga! Takehiko Inoue's artwork flows so well and comes alive with each page. Inoue's Vagabond is another amazing work if anyone's looking for a great manga to read. Hoping there's an anime adaption of it one day. 🤞
Slam Dunk will always be one of my favorite sports manga alongside Hajime no Ippo and Ao Ashi
Oh, Slam Dunk! I am not into basketball, but I enjoyed Slam Dunk, it's my kind of anime.
For those who like Slam Dunk's kind of humor, 90's atmosphere and is tired of stereotypical characters I can recommend manga From today on, It's My Turn!!
Btw. the same mangaka later wrote something everyone MUST enjoy:
Vagabond.
And REAL, which is about handicapped basketball players. Its an amazing series, highly recommend it.
That method of story telling where the protagonist learns as the series goes on reminds me of how Yu-Gi-Oh Arc-V started with the protagonist learning about how Pendulum summoning mechanic works, albeit in a rather rushed fashion where he "somehow" masters it in the span of a few episodes. Despite this, I feel it did a pretty good job of actually teaching me the method of play in the actual card game where I learn with him rather than him know it already. It's nice to see that this method of story telling is used in more places than I thought. Awesome video as always!
Slam Dunk is a master piece.
Sir_Drastic Try Hajime No Ippo or Ashita No Joe 2. Enjoy
Slam Dunk is a Masterpiece sport anime story
Should I watch Slam dunk with English voice or Japanese voice ??
Honestly, i'd love to see more anime and manga recommendations and video essays. Kaiji was a great video, and i'd like to see more of what you read and enjoy so I can pick up some stuff. Plus, as always, they're always well written.
I'd recommend a video on something like Dorohedoro, which desperately needs more exposure.
my god
i think my attachment to animes like haikyuu and knb is great cuz i love characters growing and having insatiable desires for the sport they have
but i don't think i've ever had the extreme dedication and drive to stick to one thing. thank you for making this video
i will watch slam dunk soon now
Needs a second life like hunter x hunter.
I would love to see Slam Dunk get the HxH 11 and David Pro JoJo trearment
Imagine an SD remake made by Bones or David Productions...
No ... Just rerun it
Nah it doesn't the new art style of anime would ruin it. 90s style is unique and can't be done again
It does now
@@JoEs_Do9 there is no point of rerunning
Nobody really watch tv anymore
one of my favorite manga/anime series. I wish they adapted the final chapters of the manga. I really wanted to see the final game in anime form. Great video Bit
I used to collect artworks for Slam Dunk, Captain Tsubasa and Dragon Ball as a Kid ! Brings me Nostalgia whenever I watch these anime ! My Childhood Love
This anime made my childhood and I would like to see a reanimation of this more fluid and a more detailed version
Not just because the anime is good but because Sakuragi is lovable that you will get drawn to him easily. He's funny that the whole story is not boring to watch and the rivalry with Rukawa is funny too
And the fact that I'm a woman whose not into sports specifically Basketball but these made me watch basketball just to see their basketball moves in reality
You've tempted me to start reading this series now! Gaahh! Your feelings towards Slam Dunk are similar to how I feel about Eyeshield 21 though. I highly recommend it. I'm not a fan of American football in the slightest but I've had a lot of fun reading the series.
Slam dunk is the haikyu of basketball. I love basketball and I'm so glad there's a manga that actually uses real stuff unlike Kuroko
I watched this anime when I was 5 or 7 years old I'm almost 20 and I still watching it because it so freaking good.
Slam dunk is popular a anime in the Philippines and basketball is popular too so kids like me in the late 19s and 20s early in the Philippines who loves anime or basketball LOVE this show
Me phil i love slamdunk
It's why I really enjoy sports shonen. Most of them aren't really about the sport itself and more about telling the story of characters using whatever sport it happens to be as a medium.
Gimfigle496 I bet you like Ippo then
You bet I do. And what I read of Eyeshield and Initial D before unfortunately putting them on backlog was great. Joe was great as well.
I'm not a big basket ball fan but Slam Dunk is my second favorite anime of all time
That Excalibur reference from Fate Zero was so accurate of an example. The first time i saw Saber do it blew my fucking mind it was so amazing and epic, so i continued watching not only be cause I just all around loved what was happening in the series, but for the next time she did it. Excellent analysis as always dude, also thanks for the Kaji recommendation video Its thanks to you that I've started getting into all these different types of board games instead of just chess(which is boring to me.)
Inoue is an absolute genius. Slam Dunk and Vagabond are absolute masterpieces with compelling stories and breathtaking art and pacing.
Just finished it after watching ur review...
Haikyuu used to be my fav sports anime now it's slamdunk ....
Hey, Should I watch Slam dunk with English voice or Japanese voice ??
@@Gaurav.P0 I would say watch it in Japanese...but the English dub is pretty decent too
and the ending is fucking awesome. the manga ending.
But kinda sad
I feel I had a pretty similar experience with the Eyeshield 21 manga. Highly recommend giving it a read, especially since the amazing art is done by Murata, of One Punchman fame.
I remember when Shonen Jump had chapter 1 of Slam Dunk many years back. I was so surprised how he didn't start put as some prodigy who was obsessed witb the game (which is why I couldn't stand Prince of Tennis). You pretty much nailed on the head why I got interested into the manga. Glad to hear you talk about it!
Oh please, watch Ippo, please watch Hajime no Ippo, watch it, if you liked slam dunk then you'll love Ippo, you basically just describe the story beats of Ippo, watch Ippo, watch it now,
Duncan Smith exactly. Love Hajime no Ippo and Ashita No Joe
Just something about slam dunk cowboy bebop and neon genesis and berserk is just so good idk if it’s the art style or sum it’s just so good
If you love and play basketball, you actually come to appreciate Slam Dunk more. Sakuragi had such a great development.
Just one advice, read the manga, the anime just adapted half the story!
Then when you're done go read the Mangaka's best work Vagabond
I'd say 4/5 of the story. The interhigh tournament is pretty short.
Jose Colella
Ironically I feel like the manga conveys more movement than the anime did. Akin to what this Kotaku article says about One Punch Man anime vs manga.
kotaku.com/one-punch-man-shows-why-manga-will-always-matter-1739993533
The interhigh tournament is 8 books out of 31...almost 1/3
I'm waiting for Vagabond to end to begin reading it...I think I'll have to wait a long time
This is the bible of all asian basketball player.
As a asian I can tell you that.
just seeing some of these frames made me laugh out loud. I'm not even done watching your video and I've already decided I'm watching it. I heard of the series through dragonball, being that one of my favorite animators from that show worked on this series, so I assumed it was like any other sports anime and lost interest lol.
Takehiko Inoue is an amazing artist. His work here drew me into the story so much. Love this manga series!
If slamdunk is made today, all 5 players will just be shooting threes and the MC will try to switch teams and form a superteam lmao and yeah they will be fighting all over twitter
I just finished reading the Slam Dunk manga like last month, loved it. Also does anyone know what song was used in the credits?
Its music from the anime
To add on to HBH's point about Slam Dunk's universal appeal: It is the 9th best selling manga of all time with 120 million copies sold (Crazy considering it's only 31 volumes long) and is the 22nd best selling anime pre-2000s at 14k disk sales.
Slam Dunk > Kuroko no Basket
For sure
Well, duh
An example of the manga being better than the anime, but the anime is still lots of fun, being an engaging story with decent basketball knowledge. This video was a great look at it.
I hope Slam Dunk get the Remake Adaptation it deserves and Finished it in the End just like in Manga.. I'm sad that they didn't got a Inter High Arc and this is the Peak of Slam Dunk. ❤
The same could be said about Ashita no Joe,more or less.
Ashita no Joe ain't really about boxing as much though. It's more similar to Hajime no Ippo.
Maloolz Doesn't matter. It is still a sports anime. Better than Ippo in a lot of ways. Even Hajime No Ippo is influenced by Ashita No Joe/Ashita No Joe 2
2019? Me 🙋🏻♀️
Hajime no Ippo has a similar way of introducing the sport of boxing to people and having a pretty good story and awesome fight scenes. definitely worth a watch!
Mahogany Black Yes
Diamond no ace is still the most similar to slam dunk
I want to get into this because of the art, and how the protag reminds me of Bouya from Crows, and how people described that manga as Slam Dunk minus the basketball.
Im not a fan of basketball at all but this anime is one of my favorite. Probably the funniest along GTO or Gintama.
I don't even like the sport back then but when I read the manga and watched the anime I was so hyped it got me to a lot of sports like American football,football, Basketball, Volleyball, boxing and rugby I watched every kind of sports anime because of SLAM DUNK. I use to not care about sports now I'm a number 1 fan of it😁
I don't like basketball but this series is awesome.
Slam dunk was a childhood favorite 😭😭😭
my fav. anime, i've watched it over 10 times!
THIS.
Even after finishing the anime and the manga, I actually grew to love basketball even more and decided to go and learn more about it.
I love Slam Dunk. I've always been more attracted to Sports series where the main character isn't already extremely good. I'd suggest Eyeshield 21 which is another great Shonen Jump sports title.
And the Slam Dunk anime is good up until the very end. They unfortunately do not adapt the Nationals arc.
Yowamushi Pedal is also very similar but it's about road racing with bicycles.
Slam Dunk is a series I've always had my eye on. However, I don't know what it is about sports media that makes it such a low priority for me.
My first one that I sat through and enjoyed it for the most part was a show called "Cross Game". A baseball show of which I didn't know TOO much about the game despite playing Little League. I think Slam Dunk and a tennis one by the name of Baby Steps are more my thing.
And unlike you tho, i don't mind sport mangas, especially about subject that i like like soccer, it takes me much courage to go into Slam Dunk and just like you, it changed my mind completely after finished reading it. One could say that it's an unbelievable experience and i'm glad to have read it. :')
Dude looks like Kuwabara.
DScroggins Production haha I forgot his name but yes he really does
Thank you so much for this one! Laughing my ass off.
One thing though, dunking is far from simple
I love Slam Dunk! I need to watch the anime, I only ever read the manga. It has wonderful character dynamics, humour, sad moments, and it's all-around great at investing the reader.
We enjoyed Slam Dunk so much that we made our own 1v1 tournament on our channel. If you miss the personalities and games of Slam Dunk then please check it out, we put together quite a team of commentators.
I feel like you'd enjoy Hajime no Ippo a bunch. It has the strengths of sports anime, but also has rad over the top boxing which gets really intense, especially the DEMPSEY ROLL
Slam Dunk should 100% be a massive success in the US no clue why is not.
Speaking of sports anime, has anyone watched Hajime no Ippo? It's pretty freaking awesome. :)
Desmsey roll
this series is an all time fave. sakuragi's growth is class
1:50 alright here we go! *leaps to the basket* I'm gonna make it... *sails way past it* wait what? *crash*
I love the series when I was a kid. It's the reason that I got into basketball. The manga was superior and I wish the author would continue the series.
I miss the days where Anime Protagonists dosen't look like Pretty Boys, but a look usually Reverse for Comic Reliefs.
When u have waited the last part of the manga to be animated for more than 10 years
Me too.
Ping-Pong was the only anime about some sort of sport that I could actually get into. This looks p gud too.
You should try the manga. It'll make you appreciate what make SD so "moving" to many of us who've read it.
cool man There's one similar to ping pong but different. Try Ashita No Joe/Ashita No Joe 2. Where the sport revolves around the character
Ashita no joe and Ping pong are the goat sports anime
Slam Dunk fucking rules
Slam dunk and hajime no ippo are the gold standards of sports anime
Come on and SLAM! And welcome to the DUNK!
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Wait hold on.
Masterpiece.
I love basket ball and manga, this manga gave me inspiration to practice more till I was playing any free time I had, now I’m one of the best on the team and I credit that to Slam Dunk. P.S I still can’t dunk yet 😭