When Toei Animation began releasing DVDs with Geneon Entertainment distributing them about a decade ago, they did bring out some of them with dubs early on. Slam Dunk was one of those and now the first fourteen episodes of the series are available on Amazon in its English language form through Cinedigm. The series in its original Japanese language form has been streamed on a lot of services over the years before it goes on hiatus, but this is the first time I think that the dubbed version has been made available for streaming.
The series, based on the manga of the same name, aired between 1993 and 1996 for 101 episodes.
Cinedigm began releasing the series on DVD in North America this past May.
Plot concept: Hanamichi Sakuragi, an entering Shohoku high school freshman, holds a record for being rejected by 50 girls during middle school. His nearly 2 meters height and bright red hair causes most students to write him off as a delinquent.
One day, a girl named Haruko Akagi approaches Hanamichi without any fear. When she asks Hanamichi “do you like basketball?” Hanamichi falls head over heels for the girl of his dreams. Without missing a beat, Hanamichi tells her he loves basketball, and the two head to the gymnasium where Hanamichi learns about the slam dunk. He also learns of Rukawa, one of the country’s top basketball prospects, also a freshman at Shohoku.
