# WebtoonLib — Slam Dunk #181

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

## Chapter
- number: 181
- release_date: 2025-05-29

### Summary
In the final, desperate seconds of the qualifying match against Ryonan, and with key shooter Hisashi Mitsui having collapsed from exhaustion, the weight of the game falls squarely on Hanamichi Sakuragi. Haunted by his previous game-losing error against Kainan, Sakuragi seizes his chance for redemption. In a stunning display of his evolution from novice to clutch player, he soars for a thunderous, game-winning dunk right at the buzzer, exorcising his past failures and clinching Shohoku's ticket to the national tournament.
- summary_source: graph_aggregator
- summary_verification: unverified

### Characters involved
- Akira Sendou — character
- Takenori Akagi — character
- Hisashi Mitsui — character
- Hanamichi Sakuragi — character

## Spoiler
- level: auto

### Safe teaser
In the final, desperate seconds of the qualifying match against Ryonan, and with key shooter Hisashi Mitsui having collapsed from exhaustion, the weight of the game falls squarely on Hanamichi Sakuragi.

### Spoiler summary
In the final, desperate seconds of the qualifying match against Ryonan, and with key shooter Hisashi Mitsui having collapsed from exhaustion, the weight of the game falls squarely on Hanamichi Sakuragi. Haunted by his previous game-losing error against Kainan, Sakuragi seizes his chance for redemption. In a stunning display of his evolution from novice to clutch player, he soars for a thunderous, game-winning dunk right at the buzzer, exorcising his past failures and clinching Shohoku's ticket to the national tournament.

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

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — Slam Dunk #181](/series/slam-dunk-9918c2/chapter-181)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/slam-dunk-9918c2

## Usage
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