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Love, basketball, and the birth of a genius.
Before there was Kuroko there was Sakuragi. “Slam Dunk” is one of those iconic 90s series that didn’t just leave a lasting impression, it actively influenced a whole manner of people. Both the manga and anime helped spread basketball to a Japanese as well as Chinese audience leading to the NBA gaini…
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Preface:
Hey! Thanks for reading my review of Slam Dunk just some quick notes. My review is solely based on how it affects me as a person and how my past experiences play a role in the overall enjoyment of this anime. Review will be broken down like so :
- Art
- Animation
- Story
- Characters
- Sou…
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Avoiding cliches, the story develops in a grounded and natural way, following Sakuragi—who initially takes up basketball to impress a girl, only to fall in love with the game over time.
Despite his natural physical gifts, he has no prior basketball experience and starts from absolute zero; watching…
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This review might contain light spoilers for the story of Slam Dunk.
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The first thing I'd like to talk about is how Slam Dunk changed Japanese culture. The…
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Slam Dunk is a show full of colorful and memorable characters that is, ironically, slowed down by the basketball games they play in.
The main character, the genius himself, Sakuragi Hanamachi rides the fine line between lovable and insufferable. For 95% of the time, he is a loud and obnoxious goofb…
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