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Slam Dunk — Chapter 1

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Dialogue Transcript Slam Dunk — Chapter 1 64

SLAM DUNK 1 APRIL, SHOHOKU HIGH SCHOOL

YEAR 1, CLASS 7 1 年 7組

HEY, YOHEI! HOW'S HANAMICHI?

HE STILL HASN'T RECOVERED. IN FACT, HE'S ACTUALLY BECOME A BIT INTROVERTED!

I LIKE AMANO - KUN FROM THE BASKETBALL TEAM, I'M SORRY...

DON'T LOOK AT HIS RED HAIR, HE'S ACTUALLY VERY INTROVERTED !!

I ORIGINALLY THOUGHT THAT HE'D RETURN TO NORMAL AFTER STARTING HIGH SCHOOL

HEY! HANAMICHI! CHEER UP ALREADY! WHO CARES ABOUT BASKETBALL?!

WHAT'S SO GOOD ABOUT THAT AMANO FROM THE BASKETBALL TEAM...

HE'S PROBABLY A BORING IDIOT ANYWAYS... I HATE THE BASKETBALL TEAM!

IT'S SPRING OUTSIDE YET ITS STILL WINTER IN MY HEART...

MAY I ASK... EXCUSE ME... MNN...

DO YOU LIKE BASKETBALL?

ふ ぬ

赤木晴子 いい子

HER NAME IS AKAGI HARUKO... SHE'S SO CUTE!

YOU'VE TAKEN YOUR FIRST STEP TO MAKING YOUR NEW RECORD...

HAHA... DON'T SAY ANYMORE! IT'S EMBARRASING

IF I COULD GO TO AND FROM SCHOOL WITH HARUKO-CHAN

HAHAHA... STOP IT, I'LL GET EMBARRA- SSED!

THIS IS GREAT, HANAMICHI! YOUR HIGH SCHOOL LIFE HAS SOME HOPE!

I WOULD HAPPILY DIE IF I COULD DO THIS!!

OF BEING REJEC- TED!

HIS DREAM IS TO GO TO AND FROM SCHOOL WITH THE GIRL HE LIKES.

I'M GOING TO BECOME AN ATHLETE!

HANAMICHI IS DOING IT AGAIN...

THIS IS INTERESTING

EH, THEY ARE MOSTLY ARROGANT FOOLS...

HOW ARE THE FIRST YEARS THIS YEAR?

HUH!

HUH!

THIS IS THE 3RD YEAR HALLWAY!

HEY!

YOU LOOK STUPID! STOP IT ALREADY!

DIDN'T I SAY NOT TO DO IT?

WHAT ARE THEY DOING ?

THE NEW STUDENTS ARE SO ENERGETIC, GREAT!

SIT- UP !

FORGET IT, HE IS HOPELESS! JUST IGNORE HIM!

GUYS WHO LOVE SPORTS ARE REALLY DIFFERENT!

HA HA !!

HE'S JUST A MIDDLE- SCHOOLER ANYWAYS ...

WOULD YOU BE INTERESTED IN COMING TO THE BASKETBALL COURT AND WATCHING?

IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO DO, THEN THAT'S OK...

NO, NO !!

HARUKO CHAN !

I AM TOTALLY FREE!

IT'S OK!!

HEY, HANAMICHI! WE'RE LEAVING!

LET ME, NORI, SHOW HIM THE DANGERS OF SHOHOKU HIGH SCHOOL!

HURRY UP SAKURAGI!!

IT'S UP TO YOU NORI!

C'MON, LET'S GO!!

WHAT IS HE DOING ?

IS HE DEAD ?

HEH? WHAT HAPPENED, HANAMICHI? AND I THOUGHT THAT YOU WERE HOME ALREADY... SO YOU WERE LYING ON THE FLOOR HERE?

AH! AREN'T YOU HARUKO CHAN?

HEHE, I UNDERSTAND! YOU MUST'VE BROUGHT HER TO THIS EMPTY GYM, THEN TRIED TO DO SOMETHING TO HER, BUT HARUKO-CHAN RESISTED AND,WITH ONE BLOW, KNOCKED HIM TO THE FLOOR!

DID I GUESS RIGHT? AH? WAS I WRONG?

HE'S OUR SAVIOR ONIISAN!!

OUR SAVIOR!!

SAKURAGI KUN WILL DEFINITELY BECOME THE BASKETBALL TEAM'S SAVIOR!

HEHE... I GET IT!

HE'S REALLY LATE!

Chapter Summary

Hoop dreams are just beginning in Slam Dunk Chapter 1, and readers are already completely captivated! 🏀 It’s exciting to see so many new fans jumping into this iconic series, with some even using the manga as their perfect pre-game warm-up before catching the upcoming movie. What a way to prepare! 🏃🏻‍♀️

The star of the show in Slam Dunk Chapter 1 is undoubtedly the protagonist, who's already leaving a strong impression. Readers are loving his unique charm, describing him as "so stupid and off-putting in a charming way." It seems his initial, somewhat chaotic personality is exactly what makes him so endearing and memorable right from the get-go! 😂

And let's not forget the amusing early scenes, like the "bullies waiting on the rooftop" moment that clearly got a laugh from many. The overall vibe from these comments is one of eager anticipation and immediate affection for the characters and the story. It’s clear this first chapter is setting the stage for a seriously fun ride. Get ready for some legendary basketball action! ✨

Chapter Analysis: Slam Dunk — Chapter 1

Chapter Analysis Slam Dunk — Chapter 1
Slam Dunk Chapter 1 opens in April at Shohoku High School with first-year Hanamichi Sakuragi sunk in gloom after yet another rejection, this time by a girl who prefers Amano-kun from the basketball team. Surrounded by his friends including Yohei, he is teased for expecting high school to magically fix his love life, and he responds with bitter ranting that he hates basketball players and calls them arrogant fools. He insists it is still winter in his heart despite the spring season, which immediately establishes his volatile pride, his insecurity around rejection, and his comedic tendency to blame an entire sport for his romantic failures. Everything shifts when Akagi Haruko approaches him and asks a simple question about whether he likes basketball. Described as cute, she instantly captures Hanamichi's attention and sends him into a fantasy about walking to and from school with Haruko-chan, to the point where he declares he would happily die for it. His friends mock his record of rejections and his sudden enthusiasm, but Hanamichi pivots completely and declares he will become an athlete. The irony of Slam Dunk Chapter 1 is that his hatred of basketball disappears in seconds, not from respect for the game but from infatuation, and his eager claim that he is totally free when Haruko invites him to the basketball court shows how impulsively he chases approval. That impulsiveness lands him literally on the floor, as he is later found lying in the empty gym while his friends call for Sakuragi and joke about the dangers of Shohoku. Haruko recognizes him, prompting jokes that he brought her there, tried something, and was knocked down in one blow, even as they hail Sakuragi-kun as the future savior of the basketball team. Ending Slam Dunk Chapter 1 on that embarrassing yet hopeful note frames Hanamichi as stupid and off-putting in a charming way, a delinquent whose lies and bravado keep backfiring while accidentally pulling him closer to the sport he claimed to despise.