# WebtoonLib — Slam Dunk #168

## Series
- title: Slam Dunk
- slug: slam-dunk-9918c2

## Chapter
- number: 168
- release_date: 2025-05-29

### Summary
In the wake of Ryonan captain Jun Uozumi's heart-wrenching retirement, the stage is set for a final, brutal showdown for the last ticket to the nationals. A humbled Hanamichi Sakuragi, now sporting a shorn head as penance for his catastrophic error against Kainan, is desperate for redemption. With both rival teams facing the absolute end of the road, the immense pressure falls on Shohoku to overcome a Ryonan squad determined to honor their fallen captain.
- summary_source: graph_aggregator
- summary_verification: unverified

### Characters involved
- Jun Uozumi — character
- Hanamichi Sakuragi — character

## Spoiler
- level: auto

### Safe teaser
In the wake of Ryonan captain Jun Uozumi's heart-wrenching retirement, the stage is set for a final, brutal showdown for the last ticket to the nationals.

### Spoiler summary
In the wake of Ryonan captain Jun Uozumi's heart-wrenching retirement, the stage is set for a final, brutal showdown for the last ticket to the nationals. A humbled Hanamichi Sakuragi, now sporting a shorn head as penance for his catastrophic error against Kainan, is desperate for redemption. With both rival teams facing the absolute end of the road, the immense pressure falls on Shohoku to overcome a Ryonan squad determined to honor their fallen captain.

## Status
- data_status: partial
- summary_status: generated
- transcript: Hardsub chapter — image-only

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — Slam Dunk #168](/series/slam-dunk-9918c2/chapter-168)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/slam-dunk-9918c2

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