# WebtoonLib — Slam Dunk #1

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

## Chapter
- number: 1
- release_date: 2025-05-29

### Summary
Towering high school delinquent Hanamichi Sakuragi is nursing a bruised ego after being rejected by fifty girls in a row. His romantic fortunes seem to turn when he meets the sweet Haruko Akagi and is immediately smitten. To impress her, the basketball-hating Sakuragi lies about loving the sport, and Haruko, amazed by his natural athleticism, encourages him to join the team. While navigating his newfound crush, Sakuragi's delinquent life catches up to him, leading to a confrontation with other bullies on the school rooftop.
- summary_source: graph_aggregator
- summary_verification: unverified

### Key events
- Sakuragi meets Haruko Akagi, who asks if he likes basketball, prompting him to lie to impress her.

### Characters involved
- Norio Hotta — character
- Youhei Mito — character
- Kaede Rukawa — character
- Haruko Akagi — character
- Hanamichi Sakuragi — character

## Spoiler
- level: auto

### Safe teaser
Towering high school delinquent Hanamichi Sakuragi is nursing a bruised ego after being rejected by fifty girls in a row.

### Spoiler summary
Towering high school delinquent Hanamichi Sakuragi is nursing a bruised ego after being rejected by fifty girls in a row. His romantic fortunes seem to turn when he meets the sweet Haruko Akagi and is immediately smitten. To impress her, the basketball-hating Sakuragi lies about loving the sport, and Haruko, amazed by his natural athleticism, encourages him to join the team. While navigating his newfound crush, Sakuragi's delinquent life catches up to him, leading to a confrontation with other bullies on the school rooftop.

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

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — Slam Dunk #1](/series/slam-dunk-9918c2/chapter-1)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/slam-dunk-9918c2

## Usage
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