Slam Dunk

Audience Reviews

View All (1) audience reviews

Jay W This series could just as easily be titled: "Sports and Practice" because that sums up the focus of the show. As I write that, it may sound negative, but I genuinely don't mean it that way. This series celebrates all the sports movie cliches. But as someone who loves the theme of "in order to accomplish your goal it will take a lot of hard work and determination." It is a message that I feel is surprisingly under shown in animated shows. Usually, the super special main character is incredibly gifted in their field and everyone else has to get out of their way. Hanamachi is naturally athletic, but he has to work so hard in order to become a competent basketball player. And the more time he spends working on his goals, the more the audience learns to root for this guy. The series also balances humor and action very well. It doesn't feel like they are trying to force humor, it is just the way the characters work off each other that leads naturally to humor. The obvious problem the series has is pacing. There is one basketball game that lasts 16 episodes. That is as long as Goku and Freiza's fight on Namek. Let me repeat, not just the 5 minutes before the explosion, the ENTIRE fight is as long as this basketball game. And sadly, similar to DBZ, the series pitters out without a satisfactory conclusion. And no, the 4 TV movies do not resolve things any better. Hopefully after 30 years, the new movie will bring honor to it. After watching this show, I feel like a Basketball Genius. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/20/24 Full Review Read all reviews

Slam Dunk

My Rating

Read More Read Less POST RATING WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW