:Slam Dunk (manga)

{{See|List of Slam Dunk characters{{!}}List of Slam Dunk characters}}

Hanamichi Sakuragi is a high school delinquent and gang leader. He is very unpopular among girls, having been rejected fifty times. In his first year at Shohoku High School, Sakuragi meets Haruko Akagi, the girl of his dreams, and is overjoyed when she is not repulsed or frightened of him like other girls. Haruko recognizes Sakuragi's athleticism and introduces him to the Shohoku basketball team. Sakuragi is reluctant to play basketball due to his inexperience with sports and his belief that basketball is a game for losers. This belief came about because the most recent girl to reject him had favored a basketball player. Despite his immaturity and temper, he joins the team to impress Haruko, and proves to be a natural athlete.

Sakuragi later develops a genuine love for the sport despite initially playing because of his crush. Around this time, the star rookie and "girl magnet" Kaede Rukawa joins the team. Sakuragi views him as a bitter rival in basketball and romance, as Haruko has an unrequited crush on Rukawa. Shortly after, two additional members rejoin the team: Hisashi Mitsui, a skilled three-point shooter and ex–junior high school MVP; and Ryota Miyagi, a short but fast point guard. The four players work together to fulfill team captain Takenori Akagi's dream of winning the national championship. After defeating one of the powerhouse teams at the national high school championship, the misfits gain publicity, and the once little-known Shohoku basketball team becomes an all-star contender in Japan.

File:Takehiko Inoue 20240312 (cropped).jpg was inspired to write Slam Dunk based on his high school years]]

Takehiko Inoue was inspired to create Slam Dunk from his love of basketball, which he has had since high school. Before starting Slam Dunk, he created a one-shot manga titled {{Nihongo|Aka ga Suki|赤が好き}}, which was published in Weekly Shōnen Jump Summer Special in 1990. The one-shot featured an early prototype of Hanamichi Sakuragi and Haruko Akagi, with a story and character dynamics that laid the groundwork for Slam Dunk.{{Cite web|last=Mukaihara|first=Kota|script-title=ja:『SLAM DUNK』は不良漫画だった？　連載直前の読切作品『赤が好き』で描かれた“別の世界線の桜木花道|url=https://realsound.jp/book/2023/03/post-1290923.html|website={{Ill|Real Sound (website)|lt=Real Sound|ja|リアルサウンド (ニュースサイト)}}|publisher=Blueprint Co., Ltd.|access-date=February 1, 2025|language=ja|date=March 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328080056/https://realsound.jp/book/2023/03/post-1290923.html|archive-date=March 28, 2023|url-status=live}} After he began working on the series, Inoue was surprised to receive letters from readers who had begun playing the sport due to his manga. His editor told him "basketball was a taboo in this world." Due to these letters, Inoue decided he wanted to draw better basketball games in the series.{{cite book|title=Slam Dunk, Volume 31|publisher=Shueisha|author=Inoue, Takehiko|year=1996|isbn=4-08-871839-9|chapter=Afterword}} With the series, the author wanted to demonstrate the feelings and thoughts that some athletes might have when they win, lose or improve at their sport. When he began work on Vagabond, Inoue noted that his work on Slam Dunk had a simpler perspective on life as he focused more on victories and success.{{cite web|url=http://manga.about.com/od/mangaartistswriters/a/TakehikoInoue.htm|title=Interview: Takehiko Inoue|publisher=About.com|last=Aoki|first=Deb|access-date=September 6, 2022|archive-date=March 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303173031/http://manga.about.com/od/mangaartistswriters/a/TakehikoInoue.htm|url-status=dead}}

With the series, Inoue wanted readers to feel achievements and love for the sport.{{cite web|url=http://comipress.com/article/2008/02/02/3230|title=Takehiko Inoue Talks about Visit to Kinokuniya|publisher=Comipress.com|date=February 2, 2008|access-date=May 11, 2009|archive-date=March 5, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090305002500/http://comipress.com/article/2008/02/02/3230|url-status=live}} Thinking that his success as a manga artist was largely due to basketball, Inoue organized a Slam Dunk scholarship for Japanese students as he wanted to give back to the sport by increasing its popularity in Japan.{{cite web|url=http://manga.about.com/od/mangaartistswriters/a/TakehikoInoue_2.htm|title=Interview: Takehiko Inoue - Page 2|publisher=About.com|last=Aoki|first=Deb|access-date=September 6, 2022|archive-date=July 13, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090713000923/http://manga.about.com/od/mangaartistswriters/a/TakehikoInoue_2.htm|url-status=dead}} However, when asked about the response from readers to basketball, Inoue commented that although Slam Dunk is technically a basketball manga, its story could have been told with other sports such as football.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interview/2007-11-21/takehiko-inoue-at-kinokuniya-nyc|title=Takehiko Inoue at Kinokuniya NYC|website=Anime News Network|last=Sevakis|first=Justin|date=November 21, 2007|access-date=May 11, 2009|archive-date=April 29, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090429082523/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interview/2007-11-21/takehiko-inoue-at-kinokuniya-nyc|url-status=live}} He added that the manga's artwork was more "mangalike" compared to his newer works such as Real. His experiences with basketball also influenced the story of Slam Dunk. As a youth, Inoue began playing basketball to become popular with girls, but later developed an interest in the sport itself. This experience is mirrored in the character Hanamichi Sakuragi, who began playing basketball to impress a girl, only to later grow truly fond of the game.{{cite web|url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6505266.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071226110101/http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6505266.html|archive-date=December 26, 2007|title=Takehiko Inoue Unveils Mural at New Kinokuniya|work=Publishers Weekly|author1=Cha, Kai-Ming|author2=MacDonald, Heidi|date=November 26, 2007|access-date=November 5, 2009}} Inoue attended the NBA Finals in the United States and the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona as "research" for the manga.{{cite book|author=Inoue, Takehiko|title=Slam Dunk, Volume 9|publisher=Viz Media|year=1992|orig-year=2010|page=1|isbn=978-1-4215-2864-9}}

{{See also|List of Slam Dunk chapters{{!}}List of Slam Dunk chapters}}

Written and illustrated by Takehiko Inoue, Slam Dunk was serialized in Shueisha's Shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from October 1, 1990, to June 17, 1996.{{cite web|url=https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/mg/magazines/322219|script-title=ja:週刊少年ジャンプ 1990/10/01 表示号数42|language=ja|website=Media Arts Database|publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs|access-date=December 31, 2019|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190505022813/https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/mg/magazines/322219|archive-date=May 5, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/M543495|script-title=ja:週刊少年ジャンプ 1996/06/17 表示号数27|language=ja|website=Media Arts Database|publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs|access-date=December 31, 2019|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191231210119/https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/M543495|archive-date=December 31, 2019}}{{cite web|url=http://www.itplanning.co.jp/workse.html#sd|title=Works from Takehiko Inoue|publisher=Takehiko Inoue official website|access-date=April 28, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071002132056/http://www.itplanning.co.jp/workse.html#sd|archive-date=October 2, 2007}} The 276 individual chapters were originally collected in 31 {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volumes under Shueisha's Jump Comics imprint, with the first being published on February 8, 1991, and the final volume on October 3, 1996.{{cite web|url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-871611-6&mode=1|title=Slam Dunk/1|publisher=Shueisha|access-date=October 17, 2008|language=ja|archive-date=December 2, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081202003408/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-871611-6&mode=1|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-871839-9|title=Slam Dunk/31|publisher=Shueisha|access-date=April 28, 2009|language=ja|archive-date=September 3, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120903223303/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-871839-9|url-status=live}} It was later reassembled into 24 {{Transliteration|ja|kanzenban}} volumes under the Jump Comics Deluxe imprint from March 19, 2001, to February 2, 2002.{{cite web|url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-859190-9&mode=1|title=Slam Dunk 完全版/1|publisher=Shueisha|access-date=August 31, 2022|language=ja|archive-date=September 3, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090903114352/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-859190-9&mode=1|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-859213-1&mode=1|title=Slam Dunk 完全版/24|publisher=Shueisha|access-date=August 31, 2022|language=ja|archive-date=August 6, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070806064609/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-859213-1&mode=1|url-status=live}} A 20 volume {{Transliteration|ja|shinsōban}} edition was published between June 1 and September 1, 2018.{{cite web|url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/search/search.html?seriesid=35561&order=1|script-title=ja:SLAM DUNK 新装再編版|publisher=Shueisha|access-date=February 8, 2020|language=ja|archive-date=February 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227071051/https://www.shueisha.co.jp/books/search/search.html?seriesid=35561&order=1|url-status=live}} On November 8, 2022, a book imitating an issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump and collecting 24 select chapters of the original manga was published under the title Slam Dunk Jump.{{cite web|url=http://www.shueisha.co.jp/books/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-102416-2|script-title=ja:『SLAM DUNK』ジャンプ|publisher=Shueisha|access-date=June 9, 2024|language=ja|archive-date=June 10, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240610005251/http://www.shueisha.co.jp/books/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-102416-2|url-status=live}}

In North America, an English version of Slam Dunk was published by the now-defunct Gutsoon! Entertainment, which serialized the title in their manga anthology Raijin Comics from 2002 to 2004.{{cite web|url=http://www.raijincomics.com/Products/index.aspx|title=Raijin Comics|publisher=Gutsoon!|access-date=April 28, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040519153604/http://www.raijincomics.com/Products/index.aspx|archive-date=May 19, 2004}} Five collected volumes were published under Gutsoon's Raijin Graphic Novels imprint. They were released from July 2, 2003, until May 5, 2004.{{cite book|title=Slam Dunk Volume 1 (Paperback)|isbn=097250379X|last=Inoue|first=Takehiko|year=2003|publisher=Gutsoon Entertainment}}{{cite book|title=Slam Dunk Volume 5 (Slam Dunk (Gutsoon))|isbn=1932454268|last=Inoue|first=Takehiko|date=April 2004 |publisher=Gutsoon! Entertainment}} After Gutsoon! went out of business, the license for Slam Dunk was purchased by Viz Media, which published a preview of the series in the December 2007 issue of the North American edition of Shonen Jump.{{cite web|url=http://www.raijincomics.com/extra/pr.aspx?_cid=80|title=Raijin on hiatus|publisher=Gutsoon!|access-date=April 28, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040604163931/http://www.raijincomics.com/extra/pr.aspx?_cid=80|archive-date=June 4, 2004}}{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|date=November 5, 2007|title=SJ Runs Yu-Gi-Oh's End, Slam Dunk's Debut, Naruto's Origin|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-11-05/sj-runs-yu-gi-oh's-end-slam-dunk-debut-naruto-origin|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161225210532/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-11-05/sj-runs-yu-gi-oh%27s-end-slam-dunk-debut-naruto-origin|archive-date=December 25, 2016|access-date=April 28, 2009 |publisher=Anime News Network}}{{cite web|url=http://www.comipress.com/press-release/2007/11/02/2876|date=November 2, 2007|title=Viz Media Announces Biggest Issue Ever Of Shonen Jump|publisher=Comipress.com|access-date=April 28, 2009|archive-date=January 8, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090108053259/http://www.comipress.com/press-release/2007/11/02/2876|url-status=live}} Slam Dunk began serialization in the magazine, starting with the May 2008 issue, as well as in {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} format with the first being published on September 2, 2008.{{cite web|url=http://www.viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=5942|title=Slam Dunk, Vol. 1|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=October 17, 2008|archive-date=September 20, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080920025124/http://www.viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=5942|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|date=February 11, 2008|title=USA's Shonen Jump Replaces Hikaru no Go with Slam Dunk|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-02-21/usa-shonen-jump-replaces-hikaru-no-go-with-slam-dunk|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090724024041/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-02-21/usa-shonen-jump-replaces-hikaru-no-go-with-slam-dunk|archive-date=July 24, 2009|access-date=April 28, 2009 |publisher=Anime News Network}}{{cite web|url=http://www.comipress.com/news/2008/02/20/3290|date=February 20, 2008|title=Shonen Jump USA Drops Hikaru no Go for Slam Dunk|publisher=Comipress.com|access-date=April 28, 2009|archive-date=May 25, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080525192647/http://comipress.com/news/2008/02/20/3290|url-status=live}} The 31st and final volume was released on December 3, 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.viz.com/manga/print/slam-dunk-volume-31/8906|title=Slam Dunk, Vol. 31|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=January 4, 2015|archive-date=January 27, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140127055932/http://www.viz.com/manga/print/slam-dunk-volume-31/8906|url-status=live}}

In 2004, Inoue produced an epilogue titled Slam Dunk: 10 Days After, which was drawn on 23 chalkboards on the former campus of the defunct Misaki High School located in Kanagawa Prefecture, and was held for public exhibition for three days between December 3 and 5. The epilogue, along with coverage of the event, was printed in the February 2005 issue of Switch magazine.{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|date=January 24, 2009|title=Slam Dunk 10 Days After Epilogue's Reprint Confirmed|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-01-24/slam-dunk-10-days-after-epilogue-reprint-confirmed|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090127011440/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-01-24/slam-dunk-10-days-after-epilogue-reprint-confirmed|archive-date=January 27, 2009|access-date=January 24, 2009 |publisher=Anime News Network}} A documentary of the event was released on DVD in May 2005.{{cite web|url=https://itplanning.co.jp/works/sd_10daysafter-dvd/|title=SLAM DUNK 10 DAYS AFTER|work=Takehiko Inoue official website|language=ja|access-date=June 9, 2024|archive-date=March 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307103456/https://itplanning.co.jp/works/sd_10daysafter-dvd/|url-status=live}} The epilogue was published in book form by Flower under the title Slam Dunk 10 Days After Complete on April 10, 2009.{{cite web|url=https://itplanning.co.jp/works/sd_10daysafter/|title=SLAM DUNK 10 DAYS AFTER complete|work=Takehiko Inoue official website|language=ja|access-date=June 9, 2024|archive-date=January 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230116152838/https://itplanning.co.jp/works/sd_10daysafter/|url-status=live}}

{{Main|List of Slam Dunk episodes{{!}}List of Slam Dunk episodes}}

File:Slam dunk dvd.jpg and Toei Animation]]

An anime series, consisting of 101 episodes, was produced by Toei Animation and directed by Nobutaka Nishizawa.{{cite web|url=http://www.toei-anim.com/slamdunk.html|title=Slam Dunk - Property info|publisher=Toei Animation|access-date=May 12, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090512203119/http://www.toei-anim.com/slamdunk.html|archive-date=May 12, 2009|url-status=dead}} It was first broadcast on TV Asahi from October 16, 1993, to March 23, 1996. It was later aired on the satellite television network, Animax, in addition to four animated movies produced. The anime followed the manga storyline, but left out the National Tournament games. Toei compiled the episodes into a series of seventeen DVDs which were released in Japan from December 10, 2004, to May 21, 2005.{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00061QW82/|title=SLAM DUNK VOL.1 DVD|date=December 10, 2004 |language=ja|access-date=May 13, 2009|archive-date=February 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227071050/https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00061QW82/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B0007TF9MI/|title=SLAM DUNK VOL.17 DVD|date=May 21, 2005|language=ja|access-date=May 13, 2009|archive-date=February 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227071050/https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B0007TF9MI/|url-status=live}} Toei once again collected the series in three DVD boxes during 2008. All the three boxes have a total of seventeen discs.{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B0016ZT9EG/|title=SLAM DUNK DVDコレクション VOL.1|date=August 8, 2008 |language=ja|access-date=May 13, 2009|archive-date=February 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227071051/https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B0016ZT9EG/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B001AAZ4IM/|title=SLAM DUNK DVD-Collection Vol.3|date=October 21, 2008 |language=ja|access-date=May 13, 2009|archive-date=February 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227071050/https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B001AAZ4IM/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B001AAZ4IC/|title=SLAM DUNK DVD-Collection Vol.2|date=September 21, 2008 |language=ja|access-date=May 15, 2009|archive-date=February 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227071050/https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B001AAZ4IC/|url-status=live}} To celebrate 20 years since its broadcast, the anime was released on Blu-ray format.{{cite web|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/112541|script-title=ja:アニメ「SLAM DUNK」がBlu-rayに！スペシャル版も収録|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|language=ja|date=March 20, 2014|access-date=December 16, 2020|archive-date=August 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150817043637/http://natalie.mu/comic/news/112541|url-status=live}}

Toei and Geneon briefly teamed up to release the anime on DVD in North America after the manga was discontinued, though this was also discontinued after only a few volumes.{{cite web|last=Macdonald|first=Christopher|date=November 23, 2004|title=Toei Announces First Releases|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2004-11-23/toei-announces-first-releases|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090607012352/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2004-11-23/toei-announces-first-releases|archive-date=June 7, 2009|access-date=May 13, 2009 |publisher=Anime News Network}}{{cite web|last=Macdonald|first=Christopher|date=September 18, 2006|title=Toei DVDs Cancelled|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2006-09-18/toei-dvds-cancelled|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090419015109/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2006-09-18/toei-dvds-cancelled|archive-date=April 19, 2009|access-date=May 13, 2009 |publisher=Anime News Network}} The first DVD was released on March 15, 2005, and volume 4 was the last one released on June 14, 2005, before they were cancelled.{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000787ZP8/|title=Slam Dunk, Vol. 1|website=Amazon|date=March 15, 2005 |access-date=May 13, 2009|archive-date=May 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507205408/https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000787ZP8|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0007XBMLG/|title=Slam Dunk, Vol. 4|website=Amazon|date=June 14, 2005 |access-date=May 13, 2009|archive-date=February 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227071057/https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0007XBMLG/|url-status=live}} Various episodes from the series were also downloadable in IGN's Direct2Drive service.{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|date=June 4, 2008|title=First Slam Dunk Episode Streamed with English Subs|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-06-04/first-slam-dunk-episode-streamed-with-english-subs|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090722112459/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-06-04/first-slam-dunk-episode-streamed-with-english-subs|archive-date=July 22, 2009|access-date=May 13, 2009 |publisher=Anime News Network}} Toei made available the series for streaming on Crunchyroll in 2008.{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|date=October 27, 2008|title=Toei Animation Adds Anime to Crunchyroll Website Today|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-10-27/toei-animation-adds-anime-to-crunchyroll-website-today|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090122071321/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-10-27/toei-animation-adds-anime-to-crunchyroll-website-today|archive-date=January 22, 2009|access-date=May 12, 2009 |publisher=Anime News Network}} Joost also started streaming the series in May 2009.{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|date=May 1, 2009|title=Joost Streams All 101 Episodes of Slam Dunk|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-05-01/joost-streams-all-101-episodes-of-slam-dunk|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090519173612/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-05-01/joost-streams-all-101-episodes-of-slam-dunk|archive-date=May 19, 2009|access-date=May 12, 2009 |publisher=Anime News Network}}

The music was composed by Takanobu Masuda (from episode 1 to 61) and BMF (from episode 62 to 101). Three CD soundtracks were published during the airing of the series in Japan.{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00005F5IV/|script-title=ja:スラム・ダンク|language=ja|access-date=May 13, 2009|archive-date=February 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200228235826/https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00005F5IV|url-status=live |title=Slam Dunk}}{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00005F5J7/|script-title=ja:スラムダンク ― オリジナル·サウンドトラック 3 '95サマー|language=ja|access-date=May 13, 2009|archive-date=February 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227071116/https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00005F5J7/|url-status=live}} The openings, ending and other two themes were collected into the CD soundtrack The Best of TV Animation Slam Dunk, released on July 21, 2003.{{cite web|url=http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=JBCJ-9004|title=THE BEST OF TV ANIMATION SLAM DUNK - Single Collection|publisher=CDJapan.co.jp|access-date=May 13, 2009|archive-date=March 27, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080327091517/http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=JBCJ-9004|url-status=live}}

{{Main|The First Slam Dunk{{!}}The First Slam Dunk}}

Four anime films were produced by Toei Animation from 1994 to 1995 while the manga and TV series were still running. They contain largely new material that is either only hinted at or is not presented in the manga. From August 1 to 4, 2006, NHK broadcast all four movies as part of its satellite networks NHK BS-2's Summer Anime Choice line-up, and TV Osaka aired the last three movies from January 3 to 8, 2007.{{cite web|url=http://www.toei-video.co.jp/DVD/sp21/slamdunktv.html#CAMPAIGN|title=Slam Dunk The Movie|publisher=Toei Animation|access-date=May 13, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090512185835/http://www.toei-video.co.jp/DVD/sp21/slamdunktv.html|archive-date=May 12, 2009|url-status=dead}} All the films were collected into a DVD box named Slam Dunk The Movie which was released on December 10, 2004.{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B0002TMZC0/|title=SLAM DUNK THE MOVIE DVD|date=December 10, 2004 |language=ja|access-date=May 13, 2009|archive-date=February 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227071057/https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B0002TMZC0/|url-status=live}}

The first film, simply titled Slam Dunk, premiered on March 12, 1994.{{cite web|url=http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=152263|script-title=ja:映画 アニメ SLAM DUNK (1994)|trans-title=Theatrical Anime: Slam Dunk (1994)|publisher=AllCinema Movie & DVD Database|language=ja|access-date=June 17, 2013|archive-date=June 4, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120604015509/http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=152263|url-status=live}} Set after Shohoku's practice game against Ryonan (before the second half of episode 20), the film focuses on a practice game against Takezono High. Before the game, Sakuragi runs into Yoko Shimura, the girl who rejects him in the very first scene of the series, and Oda, the basketball player she rejected him for. {{nihongo foot|Zenkoku Seiha da! Sakuragi Hanamichi,|全国制覇だ! 桜木花道||lit. "Conquer the Nation, Hanamichi Sakuragi!"|group=lower-alpha}} released on July 9, 1994,{{cite web|url=http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=152263|script-title=ja:映画 アニメ SLAM DUNK 全国制覇だ！桜木花道|trans-title=Theatrical Anime: Slam Dunk Conquer the Nation, Hanamichi Sakuragi!|publisher=AllCinema Movie & DVD Database|language=ja|access-date=June 17, 2013|archive-date=June 4, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120604015509/http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=152263|url-status=live}} is the second film from the series. It happens during Shohoku's 4th round qualifying game against Tsukubu High (between the first half of episode 36). The film features original characters including Godai, an old friend of Akagi and Kogure's, Rango, a wild show-off who is in love with Haruko and quarrels with Sakuragi, and Coach Kawasaki, a former pupil of Anzai-sensei. {{nihongo foot|Shohoku Saidai no Kiki! Moero Sakuragi Hanamichi|湘北最大の危機! 燃えろ桜木花道||lit. "Shohoku's Greatest Challenge! Burning Hanamichi Sakuragi"|group=lower-alpha}} was released on March 4, 1995.{{cite web|url=http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=152459|title=映画 アニメ SLAM DUNK 湘北最大の危機！燃えろ桜木花道|trans-title=Theatrical Anime: Slam Dunk Shohoku's Greatest Challenge! Burning Hanamichi Sakuragi|publisher=AllCinema Movie & DVD Database|language=ja|access-date=June 17, 2013|archive-date=June 4, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120604021200/http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=152459|url-status=live}} Set after Shohoku's loss to Kainan, and during a practice match against Ryokufu High (between episode 61). {{nihongo foot|Hoero Basukettoman Tamashii!! Hanamichi to Rukawa no Atsuki Natsu,|吠えろバスケットマン魂!! 花道と流川の熱き夏||lit. "Howling Basketman Spirit!! Hanamichi and Rukawa's Hot Summer"|group=lower-alpha}} which was released one June 15, 1995,{{cite web|url=http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=152574|title=映画 アニメ SLAM DUNK 吠えろバスケットマン魂！！花道と流川の熱き夏|trans-title=Theatrical Anime: Slam Dunk Howling Basketman Spirit!! Hanamichi and Rukawa's Hot Summer|publisher=AllCinema Movie & DVD Database|language=ja|access-date=June 17, 2013|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304200047/http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=152574|url-status=live}} tells that Rukawa's middle school {{Transliteration|ja|kouhai}} Ichiro Mizusawa will be paralyzed soon and wishes to have one last game against Rukawa (between the first half of episode 62).

On January 7, 2021, Slam Dunk{{'}}s author Takehiko Inoue announced on his Twitter account that the series would receive a new anime film by Toei Animation titled The First Slam Dunk.{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|date=January 6, 2021|title=Slam Dunk Basketball Manga Gets New Anime Film (Updated)|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-01-06/slam-dunk-basketball-manga-gets-film/.168175|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107040018/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-01-06/slam-dunk-basketball-manga-gets-film/.168175|archive-date=January 7, 2021|access-date=January 6, 2021|publisher=Anime News Network}} Inoue is the director and writer of the film, with Yasuyuki Ebara designing the characters. It premiered in Japan on December 3, 2022.{{Cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|date=July 2, 2022|title=Slam Dunk Anime Film Opens in Japan on December 3 (Updated)|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-07-02/slam-dunk-anime-film-opens-in-japan-on-december-3/.187296|access-date=2022-07-02|publisher=Anime News Network|language=en|archive-date=July 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220702190647/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-07-02/slam-dunk-anime-film-opens-in-japan-on-december-3/.187296|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|date=August 13, 2021|title=Slam Dunk Manga Creator Takehiko Inoue Helms, Pens New Anime Film for Fall 2022|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-08-13/slam-dunk-manga-creator-takehiko-inoue-helms-pens-new-anime-film-for-fall-2022/.176209|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210813121319/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-08-13/slam-dunk-manga-creator-takehiko-inoue-helms-pens-new-anime-film-for-fall-2022/.176209|archive-date=August 13, 2021|access-date=August 13, 2021|publisher=Anime News Network}}

Numerous video games based on the series, mostly developed by Banpresto and produced by Bandai, have been published for the Japanese market. Two basketball sims titled {{nihongo foot|Slam Dunk Gakeppuchi no Kesshō League|スラムダンクがけっぷちの決勝リーグ|Gakeppuchi no Kesshō Rīgu|group=lower-alpha}} and Slam Dunk 2 were released for the Game Boy.{{cite web| url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B000092P6W| script-title=ja:スラムダンクがけっぷちの決勝リーグ| language=ja| access-date=October 29, 2017| archive-date=February 27, 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227071057/https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B000092P6W| url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/slam-dunk-2/|title=Slam Dunk 2|publisher=GameSpot|access-date=May 13, 2009|archive-date=November 7, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107000754/http://www.gamespot.com/slam-dunk-2/|url-status=live}} The Super Famicom had three games, {{nihongo foot|Slam Dunk: Shikyou Gekitotsu,|スラムダンク 四強激突!!|Suramu Danku|group=lower-alpha}} {{nihongo foot|Slam Dunk 2: IH Yosen Kanzenban!!,|スラムダンク2 IH予選完全版!!|Suramu Danku: : IH Yosen Kanzenban!! Shi Tsuyo Gekitotsu|group=lower-alpha}} and SD Heat Up!!.{{cite web| url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B002GE9POA| title=スラムダンク From TV animation 四強激突!!| language=ja}}{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/from-tv-animation-slam-dunk-2-ih-yosen-kanzenba/|title=Slam Dunk 2: IH Yosen Kanzenban!!|publisher=GameSpot|access-date=May 13, 2009|archive-date=September 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170913044011/https://www.gamespot.com/from-tv-animation-slam-dunk-2-ih-yosen-kanzenba/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/snes/sports/slamdunksdheatup/index.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=gssimilargames&tag=similargames;title;1|title=Slam Dunk SD Heat Up!!|publisher=GameSpot|access-date=May 13, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107000705/http://www.gamespot.com/from-tv-animation-slam-dunk-sd-heat-up/platform/snes/|archive-date=November 7, 2012}} Slam Dunk games have also been released for the Game Gear, Mega Drive, and Sega Saturn.{{cite web| url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00014AVD6| script-title=ja:テレビアニメ スラムダンク 【ゲームギア】| language=ja}}{{cite web| url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B000148DZ4| title=テレビアニメ スラムダンク MD 【メガドライブ】| language=ja}}{{cite web| url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B000092P6Y| script-title=ja:テレビアニメ スラムダンク アイラブバスケットボール| language=ja}} A Slam Dunk coin-operated arcade game developed by Video System and published by Banpresto was released in 1995, which was called From TV Animation Slam Dunk: Super Slams. During development, the game was called 3 on 3 Dunk Madness and did not have the Slam Dunk license. Characters of the series also appear in the Nintendo DS games Jump Super Stars and Jump Ultimate Stars.{{cite web| url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/ajsj/char25.html| title=スラムダンク - キャラクター紹介| publisher=Nintendo| access-date=September 12, 2012| archive-date=October 18, 2012| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018042842/http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/ajsj/char25.html| url-status=live}}{{cite book|title=ジャンプアルティメットスターズファーストアルティガイド|publisher=Shueisha|year=2006|pages=183–184|isbn=4-08-779392-3}}

Unofficial game modifications have been made by fans for NBA 2K13 (PC version).[http://www.nba2k.org/2013/05/slamdunk-2k13-mod.html NBA 2K13 SlamDunk + Kuroko's Basketball Mod (Anime)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180722070101/https://www.nba2k.org/2013/05/slamdunk-2k13-mod.html|date=July 22, 2018}}. NBA2K (January 5, 2013). Retrieved on May 12, 2014.

A novel depicting an original story written by Yoshiyuki Suga was published on December 2, 1994.{{cite web|url=http://www.shueisha.co.jp/books/items/contents.html?isbn=4-08-703028-8|title=SLAM DUNK|publisher=Shueisha|language=ja|access-date=June 9, 2024|archive-date=June 10, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240610005252/http://www.shueisha.co.jp/books/items/contents.html?isbn=4-08-703028-8|url-status=live}} Illustrations from Slam Dunk are included in the art book Inoue Takehiko Illustrations, which was published on June 4, 1997,{{cite web|url=https://www.s-manga.net/items/contents.html?isbn=4-08-782408-X|title=INOUE TAKEHIKO ILLUSTRATIONS|publisher=Shueisha|language=ja|access-date=June 9, 2024|archive-date=April 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230425221243/https://www.s-manga.net/items/contents.html?isbn=4-08-782408-X|url-status=live}} and Plus/Slam Dunk Illustrations 2, which followed on April 3, 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.s-manga.net/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-792552-4|title=PLUS/SLAM DUNK ILLUSTRATIONS 2|publisher=Shueisha|language=ja|access-date=June 9, 2024|archive-date=December 10, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231210053929/https://www.s-manga.net/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-792552-4|url-status=live}} Slam Dunk Shōri-gaku, a book written by sports psychologist Shuichi Tsuji on the "Psychology of Winning" and using Slam Dunk as a reference, was published on October 5, 2000.{{cite web|url=https://www.shueisha.co.jp/books/items/contents.html?isbn=4-7976-7024-X|script-title=ja:スラムダンク勝利学|publisher=Shueisha|language=ja|access-date=June 9, 2024|archive-date=April 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230425192823/https://www.shueisha.co.jp/books/items/contents.html?isbn=4-7976-7024-X|url-status=live}}

Slam Dunk was awarded the 40th Shogakukan Manga Award in the {{Transliteration|ja|shōnen}} category in 1994.{{cite web|title=|script-title=ja:小学館漫画賞: 歴代受賞者|url=http://comics.shogakukan.co.jp/mangasho/rist.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080710085514/http://comics.shogakukan.co.jp/mangasho/rist.html|archive-date=July 10, 2008|access-date=August 19, 2007|publisher=Shogakukan|language=ja}} It ranked second, only behind Kingdom, on the first annual Tsutaya Comic Awards' All-Time Best Section in 2017.{{cite web|script-title=ja:みんなが選ぶTSUTAYAコミック大賞2017 結果発表！|url=https://tsutaya.tsite.jp/feature/book/campaign/comic-awards/2017/index|website=Tsutaya|publisher=Culture Convenience Club|access-date=February 16, 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201102085313/https://tsutaya.tsite.jp/feature/book/campaign/comic-awards/2017/index|archive-date=November 2, 2020|language=ja|url-status=live}} In a poll of close to 79,000 Japanese for the 10th Japan Media Arts Festival in 2006, Slam Dunk was voted the #1 manga of all time.{{cite web|last=Macdonald|first=Christopher|date=October 6, 2006|title=Top 10 Anime and Manga at Japan Media Arts Festival|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/article.php?id=9617 |publisher=Anime News Network |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061114034110/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/article.php?id=9617|archive-date=November 14, 2006|access-date=November 24, 2006}} In the Japanese government's 2009 Media Arts 100 Poll of the public's favorite works of art of all time, Slam Dunk took first place in the manga division.{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|date=March 8, 2009|title=Slam Dunk's Inoue Wins Japanese Government Prize|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-03-08/slam-dunk-inoue-wins-japanese-government-prize |publisher=Anime News Network |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090412021608/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-03-08/slam-dunk-inoue-wins-japanese-government-prize|archive-date=April 12, 2009|access-date=May 11, 2009}} In a survey from Oricon in 2009, it was ranked first as the manga that fans wanted to be turned into a live-action film.{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|date=May 3, 2009|title=Survey: Slam Dunk Manga is #1 Choice for Live-Action (Updated)|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-05-03/survey/slam-dunk-manga-is-no.1-choice-for-live-action |publisher=Anime News Network |url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120629060750/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-05-03/survey/slam-dunk-manga-is-no.1-choice-for-live-action|archive-date=June 29, 2012|access-date=May 11, 2009}}

In November 2014, readers of Media Factory's Da Vinci magazine voted Slam Dunk as the fourth Weekly Shōnen Jump{{'}}s greatest manga series of all time.{{cite web|last=Green|first=Scott|date=November 13, 2014|title="Da Vinci" Magazine Asks Japanese Readers to Name Greatest "Shonen Jump" Manga|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2014/11/13-1/da-vinci-magazine-asks-japanese-readers-to-name-greatest-shonen-jump-manga|website=Crunchyroll|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010182152/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2014/11/13-1/da-vinci-magazine-asks-japanese-readers-to-name-greatest-shonen-jump-manga|archive-date=October 10, 2017|access-date=September 19, 2020}} On TV Asahi's Manga Sōsenkyo 2021 poll, in which 150,000 people voted for their top 100 manga series, Slam Dunk ranked third, only behind One Piece and Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba.{{cite web|script-title=ja:テレビ朝日『国民15万人がガチで投票!漫画総選挙』ランキング結果まとめ！ 栄えある1位に輝く漫画は!?|url=https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1609599746|website=Animate Times|access-date=January 3, 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210103023119/https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1609599746|archive-date=January 3, 2021|language=ja|date=January 3, 2021|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Loveridge|first=Lynzee|title=TV Asahi Announces Top 100 Manga Voted on By 150,000 Readers|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2021-01-05/tv-asahi-announces-top-100-manga-voted-on-by-150000-readers/.168145 |publisher=Anime News Network |access-date=January 8, 2021|date=January 5, 2021|archive-date=January 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126212008/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2021-01-05/tv-asahi-announces-top-100-manga-voted-on-by-150000-readers/.168145|url-status=live}} French newspaper Le Figaro selected the series as one of their six recommended manga featured at the 2019 Paris Book Fair.{{cite web|last=Paquot|first=Valentin|title=Six mangas à découvrir au Salon du livre 2019|url=https://www.lefigaro.fr/bd/2019/03/14/03014-20190314ARTFIG00139-six-mangas-a-decouvrir-au-salon-du-livre-2019.php|website=Le Figaro|access-date=November 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221125090955/https://www.lefigaro.fr/bd/2019/03/14/03014-20190314ARTFIG00139-six-mangas-a-decouvrir-au-salon-du-livre-2019.php|archive-date=November 25, 2022|language=fr|date=March 14, 2019|url-status=live}}

The collected volumes of Slam Dunk sold over 100 million copies in Japan by 2004,{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|date=April 26, 2010|title=Naruto is 5th Shueisha Manga with 100 Million+ Copies in Print|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-04-26/naruto-is-5th-manga-with-100-million+copies-in-print |publisher=Anime News Network |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150114081615/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-04-26/naruto-is-5th-manga-with-100-million+copies-in-print|archive-date=January 14, 2015|access-date=January 13, 2015}} over 118 million by 2012,{{cite web|last=Nelkin|first=Sarah|date=October 23, 2012|title=Top 10 Shonen Jump Manga by All-Time Volume Sales|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-10-23/top-10-shonen-jump-manga-by-all-time-volume-sales |publisher=Anime News Network |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161008192850/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-10-23/top-10-shonen-jump-manga-by-all-time-volume-sales|archive-date=October 8, 2016|access-date=January 13, 2015}} and over 121 million by 2014.{{cite web|title=Shueisha Media Guide 2014 少年コミック誌・青年コミック誌|trans-title=Boy's & Men's Comic Magazines| url=http://adnavi.shueisha.co.jp/mediaguide/2014/pdf/boys.pdf|publisher=Shueisha|access-date=April 23, 2017|page=2|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140430025858/http://adnavi.shueisha.co.jp/mediaguide/2014/pdf/boys.pdf|archive-date=April 30, 2014}} By 2017, the series had over 170 million copies in circulation worldwide.{{cite web|script-title=ja:6000万部突破、1年で約4倍 新刊18巻の書影初公開".|url=https://www.sankei.com/article/20170806-NBR2ARLGGJPVFAE7HELQDENTJE/4/|date=August 6, 2017|access-date=February 11, 2022|publisher=Sankei|language=ja|archive-date=February 11, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220211204938/https://www.sankei.com/article/20170806-NBR2ARLGGJPVFAE7HELQDENTJE/4/|url-status=live}} By 2024, the series had over 185 million copies in circulation worldwide.{{cite web|title=#About Slam Dunk|url=https://slamdunk-movie.jp/about/slamdunk/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241004071336/https://slamdunk-movie.jp/about/slamdunk/|archive-date=October 4, 2024|access-date=October 4, 2022|publisher=The First Slam Dunk Film Partners|url-status=live}} Until it was broken in 2002, volumes 21 through 23 of Slam Dunk held the record for initial printing of a manga at 2.5 million copies.{{cite web|last=Macdonald|first=Christopher|date=July 10, 2002|title=One Piece breaks sales record|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2002-07-10/one-piece-breaks-sales-record |publisher=Anime News Network |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150114081535/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2002-07-10/one-piece-breaks-sales-record|archive-date=January 14, 2015|access-date=January 13, 2015}} The print version of Slam Dunk: 10 Days After was popular, having initially ranked sixth and then 15th in Oricon's weekly ranking of manga.{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|date=April 15, 2009|title=Japanese Comic Ranking, April 7–13|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-04-15/japanese-comic-ranking-april-7-13 |publisher=Anime News Network |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140329043718/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-04-15/japanese-comic-ranking-april-7-13|archive-date=March 29, 2014|access-date=May 11, 2009}}{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|date=April 22, 2009|title=Japanese Comic Ranking, April 14–20|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-04-22/japanese-comic-ranking-april-14-20 |publisher=Anime News Network |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090426034654/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-04-22/japanese-comic-ranking-april-14-20|archive-date=April 26, 2009|access-date=May 11, 2009}} The first six volumes of the 2018 shinsōban edition of the original manga all reached the top eight of their release week, with the highest being the first volume at number two.{{cite web|last=Ressler|first=Karen|date=June 6, 2018|title=Japanese Comic Ranking, May 28-June 3|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-06-06/japanese-comic-ranking-may-28-june-3/.132539 |publisher=Anime News Network |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612174829/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-06-06/japanese-comic-ranking-may-28-june-3/.132539|archive-date=June 12, 2018|access-date=June 6, 2018}} This resulted in Slam Dunk being the fourth best-selling manga of 2018 with 5.2 million copies sold,{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|date=November 29, 2018|title=Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2018|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-11-29/top-selling-manga-in-japan-by-series-2018/.140163 |publisher=Anime News Network |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181130202817/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-11-29/top-selling-manga-in-japan-by-series-2018/.140163|archive-date=November 30, 2018|access-date=January 7, 2021}} and the ninth top-selling media franchise of 2018, with estimated sales of ¥3.4 billion.{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|date=December 19, 2018|title=Top-Selling Media Franchises in Japan: 2018|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-12-19/top-selling-media-franchises-in-japan-2018/.141064 |publisher=Anime News Network |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118193828/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-12-19/top-selling-media-franchises-in-japan-2018/.141064|archive-date=January 18, 2021|access-date=January 7, 2021}} The English translation of the manga was listed as one of the best comics of 2008 by Publishers Weekly.{{cite web|last=Ermelino|first=Louisa|date=November 3, 2008|title=PW's Best Books of the Year|url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6610357.html|website=Publishers Weekly|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090912025419/http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6610357.html|archive-date=September 12, 2009|access-date=June 17, 2013}} Similarly, the Young Adult Library Services Association named the first volume one of its "Great Graphic Novels for Teens" in early 2009.{{cite web|last=Koulikov|first=Mikhail|date=January 28, 2009|title=Librarians Honor Sand Chronicles, Real, Uzumaki, Japan Ai|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-01-28/librarians-honor-real-sand-chronicles-uzumaki-japan-ai |publisher=Anime News Network 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Slam Dunk was the third best-selling manga series in the first half of 2023 (period between November 2022 and May 2023), with 4.2 million copies sold.{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2023 (1st Half) — Blue Lock Sells 8 Million After Anime|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-05-30/top-selling-manga-in-japan-by-series-2023-blue-lock-sells-8-million-after-anime/.198621 |publisher=Anime News Network |access-date=May 31, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230531025830/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-05-30/top-selling-manga-in-japan-by-series-2023-blue-lock-sells-8-million-after-anime/.198621|archive-date=May 31, 2023|date=May 30, 2023|url-status=live}}

Carlo Santos of Anime News Network wrote that "With solid characters, eye-popping action, and a classic underdog story, Slam Dunk is what all manga series (and basketball players) should aspire to be: the complete package."{{cite web|last=Santos|first=Carlo|date=July 27, 2008|title=Slam Dunk GN 2 - Review|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/slam-dunk/gn-2 |publisher=Anime News Network |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109080922/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/slam-dunk/gn-2|archive-date=January 9, 2021|access-date=September 1, 2022}} Based on the first volume however, his colleague Carl Kimlinger said it came off as more of a romantic comedy than a sports manga as it focused on establishing the cast.{{cite web|last=Kimlinger|first=Carl|date=July 27, 2008|title=Slam Dunk GN 1 - Review|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/slam-dunk/gn-1 |publisher=Anime News Network |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210108091227/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/slam-dunk/gn-1|archive-date=January 8, 2021|access-date=January 7, 2021}} Santos opined that its the stuff that happens off the court that really makes up the manga's heart and soul as each character has a story to tell and a goal to reach, with the court simply providing a stage for them to "act out these universal struggles." Similarly, Kris Kosaka of The Japan Times wrote that Slam Dunk is not your typical sports story dominated by on-the-court heroics, but Inoue's love of basketball is evident on every page.{{cite web|last=Kosaka|first=Kris|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2017/01/28/books/book-reviews/slam-dunk-japans-greatest-sports-manga/|title='Slam Dunk': Japan's greatest sports manga?|work=The Japan Times|date=January 28, 2017|access-date=June 9, 2024|archive-date=March 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210306225036/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2017/01/28/books/book-reviews/slam-dunk-japans-greatest-sports-manga/|url-status=live}}

Sports Illustrated{{'}}s Ben Sin wrote that there are many reasons why Slam Dunk is so beloved, including a hilarious rivalry between the main character and his teammate, a handsome star player with a large female fanbase, and "many other characters and subplots which have since become a crucial part of manga lore."{{cite magazine|last=Sin|first=Ben|url=https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2013/05/07/slam-dunk-how-japans-love-of-basketball-can-be-traced-back-to-a-comic|title=Slam Dunk: How Japan's Love of Basketball Can Be Traced Back to a Comic|magazine=Sports Illustrated|date=May 7, 2013|access-date=June 9, 2024|archive-date=June 9, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240609215946/https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2013/05/07/slam-dunk-how-japans-love-of-basketball-can-be-traced-back-to-a-comic|url-status=live}} Sin also proclaimed Inoue to have the greatest mix of serious and goofy toned artwork in the history of comics, "Inoue can draw a stunningly detailed and emotional portrait of a human being in one panel and then do a 180 on that character's facial features the next." Kimlinger called Sakuragi an "inspired choice" for a lead character as he is a thug with a hair-trigger temper and all the wrong motivations, but said he does the "seemingly impossible" and balances likeability and extreme hubris thanks to humorous scenes. Santos wrote that while Sakuragi may not have the "mind-blowing superhuman skills" we normally associate with {{Transliteration|ja|shōnen}} protagonists, watching him grow into a sportsman and decent human being is just as exciting. Despite having some "school-punk" character designs that are generally considered comedic nowadays, Santos called the art solid for its visual flow and sense of motion.

The anime adaptation has also been very popular in Japan. In TV Asahi's 2005 Top 100 Anime survey of multiple age groups, Slam Dunk ranked as the eighth most popular anime.{{cite web|last=Macdonald|first=Christopher|date=September 23, 2005|title=TV Asahi Top 100 Anime Part 2|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2005-09-23/tv-asahi-top-100-anime-part-2|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140730225630/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2005-09-23/tv-asahi-top-100-anime-part-2|archive-date=July 30, 2014|access-date=September 23, 2005 |publisher=Anime News Network}} In another poll from TV Asahi but developed by a website, the series ranked tenth.{{cite web|last=Macdonald|first=Christopher|date=September 23, 2005|title=TV Asahi Top 100 Anime|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2005-09-23/tv-asahi-top-100-anime|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140621064503/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2005-09-23/tv-asahi-top-100-anime|archive-date=June 21, 2014|access-date=April 15, 2009 |publisher=Anime News Network}} The home video release of the anime also had good sales, having appeared on Oricon's Japanese Animation DVD and Blu-ray rankings.{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|date=September 25, 2008|title=Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, September 17–23|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-09-25/japanese-animation-dvd-ranking-september-17-23|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080926172458/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-09-25/japanese-animation-dvd-ranking-september-17-23|archive-date=September 26, 2008|access-date=September 23, 2005 |publisher=Anime News Network}}{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|date=October 30, 2008|title=Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, October 21–28|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-10-30/japanese-animation-dvd-ranking-october-21-28|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081102052403/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-10-30/japanese-animation-dvd-ranking-october-21-28|archive-date=November 2, 2008|access-date=September 23, 2005 |publisher=Anime News Network}}{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|date=January 13, 2015|title=Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, January 5–11|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-01-13/japan-animation-blu-ray-disc-ranking-january-5-11/.83194|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150113193204/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-01-13/japan-animation-blu-ray-disc-ranking-january-5-11/.83194|archive-date=January 13, 2015|access-date=January 13, 2015 |publisher=Anime News Network}}

The anime films performed well at the box office. The first three films released between 1994 and 1995 grossed {{JPY|2.47 billion}}, {{JPY|1.9 billion}} and {{JPY|2.16 billion}} in Japan, respectively, for a combined {{JPY|6.53 billion}} ({{US$|{{To USD|6530|JPN|year=1995}} million|long=no}}) grossed in Japan by 1995.{{cite web|script-title=ja:邦画興行収入ランキング|trans-title=Japanese Movies Entertainment Revenue Ranking|url=http://www.generalworks.com/databank/movie/rank04.html|website=SF MOVIE DataBank|publisher=General Works|language=ja|access-date=April 24, 2023|archive-date=April 26, 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030426093633/http://www.generalworks.com/databank/movie/rank04.html|url-status=live}} The First Slam Dunk, released in 2022, grossed over {{US$|281 million|long=no}} worldwide {{as of|2024|8|lc=y}},{{Cite web|title=Eiga Slam Dunk (2022)|url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Eiga-Slam-Dunk-(2022-Japan)|access-date=February 8, 2024|website=The Numbers|archive-date=August 24, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240824124451/https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Eiga-Slam-Dunk-(2022-Japan)|url-status=live}} becoming one of the top ten highest-grossing anime films of all time.{{cite news|last=Harding|first=Daryl|title=THE FIRST SLAM DUNK's 1st Three Days in China Nets US$50 Million, Now 10th Highest-Grossing Anime Film Worldwide|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2023/04/23-1/the-first-slam-dunks-1st-three-days-in-china-nets-us50-million-now-10th-highest-grossing-anime-film-worldwide|access-date=April 24, 2023|work=Crunchyroll|date=April 24, 2023|archive-date=April 24, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230424060807/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2023/04/23-1/the-first-slam-dunks-1st-three-days-in-china-nets-us50-million-now-10th-highest-grossing-anime-film-worldwide|url-status=live}}

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Slam Dunk is often considered as one of the most influential manga series in Japan and one of the greatest sports manga series of all-time. Its success is cited as a cause for the increased popularity of basketball among the Japanese youth during the 1990s.{{cite web| url = http://triton.soc.rikkyo.ac.jp/~ronkore/final_rep.html| title = スポーツとメディアの関係性 (Relation between sports and media)| publisher = students of Rikkyo University| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060703084029/http://triton.soc.rikkyo.ac.jp/~ronkore/final_rep.html| archive-date = July 3, 2006}} Alex Wong of Yahoo! Sports wrote that the work "inspired an entire generation of basketball players in Japan."{{cite web|last=Wong|first=Alex|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/the-comic-that-inspired-the-nb-as-growth-in-japan-142923536.html|title=The comic that sparked Japan's interest in the NBA|work=Yahoo! Sports|date=October 9, 2019|access-date=June 11, 2023|archive-date=June 10, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230610205639/https://sports.yahoo.com/the-comic-that-inspired-the-nb-as-growth-in-japan-142923536.html|url-status=live}} In a dissertation, PhD student Dexter Thomas of Cornell University stated "The first wave of basketball in Japan was pushed forward by Slam Dunk."{{cite web|last=Yang|first=Avery|url=https://apnews.com/article/3978dddd365d423e8ff512ce3c844c43|title=Hachimura hopes his success helps growth of Japan basketball|publisher=Associated Press|date=June 20, 2019|accessdate=February 16, 2023|archive-date=March 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210322231446/https://apnews.com/article/3978dddd365d423e8ff512ce3c844c43|url-status=live}} Professional basketball players Rui Hachimura and Yuta Watanabe have cited Slam Dunk as inspiring them. When he became a naturalized Japanese citizen, J. R. Sakuragi partially took his surname from the Hanamichi Sakuragi character.{{cite web|last=Crowe|first=Jerry|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-jan-21-sp-crowe21-story.html|title=Former Bruin is now Japan's J.R. Sakuragi|work=Los Angeles Times|date=January 21, 2008|access-date=June 11, 2023|url-status=live| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20090926074853/http://articles.latimes.com/2008/jan/21/sports/sp-crowe21| archive-date=September 26, 2009}}

Azusa Takahashi of the Japanese website Real Sound wrote that the appeal of Slam Dunk and the impact it had on the popularity of the sport is rooted in how realistic it is. It not only has flashy game scenes, but also includes scenes of steady practice.{{cite web|last=Takahashi|first=Azusa|script-title=ja:『SLAM DUNK』が追求したリアリティと『黒子のバスケ』が放つエンタメ性 両者の違いを考察|url=https://realsound.jp/book/2020/11/post-648783.html|work=Real Sound|language=ja|date=November 5, 2020|access-date=February 16, 2023|archive-date=November 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201105084301/https://realsound.jp/book/2020/11/post-648783.html|url-status=live}} The Slam Dunk Scholarship program was created in 2006 by Inoue and Shueisha. The winning 17- to 18-year-old recipient receives a fully paid academic and athletic scholarship to a university-preparatory school in America if they pass the school's admission interview.{{cite web|last=Koulikov|first=Mikhail|date=October 3, 2007|title=First Slam Dunk Basketball Scholarship Awarded|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-10-03/first-slam-dunk-basketball-scholarship-awarded|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150114082106/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-10-03/first-slam-dunk-basketball-scholarship-awarded|archive-date=January 14, 2015|access-date=January 13, 2015 |publisher=Anime News Network}} Past recipients of the scholarship include Narito Namizato and Daichi Taniguchi.{{cite web|url=https://www.fiba.basketball/bclasia/2024/news/mange-esque-season-continues-for-slam-dunk-inspired-ryo-yamazaki|title=Mange-esque season continues for SLAM DUNK-inspired Ryo Yamazaki|work=FIBA|date=June 8, 2024|access-date=June 9, 2024|archive-date=June 9, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240609112229/https://www.fiba.basketball/bclasia/2024/news/mange-esque-season-continues-for-slam-dunk-inspired-ryo-yamazaki|url-status=live}} In 2010, Inoue received special commendations from the Japan Basketball Association for helping popularize basketball in Japan and the scholarship program.{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|date=June 9, 2010|title=Japan Basketball Association Awards Slam Dunk's Inoue|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-06-09/japan-basketball-association-awards-slam-dunk-inoue|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131007065314/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-06-09/japan-basketball-association-awards-slam-dunk-inoue|archive-date=October 7, 2013|access-date=June 17, 2013 |publisher=Anime News Network}} According to Wong, as of 2019, Slam Dunk "has never crossed into the mainstream in North America", and Viz editor Michael Montesa stated that in general manga related to sports have not sold as well in the United States.

The Kamakurakōkōmae No. 1 railroad crossing on the Enoshima Electric Railway has become a popular tourist attraction, or {{Transliteration|ja|seichi junrei}}, for fans of Slam Dunk due to being depicted in the opening credits of the manga's anime adaptation.{{Cite news|title=Japan's Kamakura tightens measures at crossing popular with fans of manga 'Slam Dunk'|url=https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20230831/p2a/00m/0na/011000c|work=The Mainichi|date=September 1, 2023|access-date=June 10, 2024|archive-date=May 26, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240526045416/https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20230831/p2a/00m/0na/011000c|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=Kamakura steps up guards as tourists to anime site increase|url=https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15008925|work=The Asahi Shimbun|date=September 19, 2023|access-date=June 10, 2024|archive-date=January 20, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240120071317/https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15008925|url-status=live}} The resulting overtourism has caused the local government to assign security guards to the location in order to curb troublesome behavior. Many of the visitors are from foreign countries such as China and South Korea. In Taiwan, a replica of the crossing was created in the town of Taimali.{{Cite web|title=Sakuragi Railroad Crossing|url=https://discover.taitung.gov.tw/sakuragi-railroad-crossing/|work=Discover Taitung|date=March 7, 2022|access-date=June 10, 2024|archive-date=June 11, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240611003121/https://discover.taitung.gov.tw/sakuragi-railroad-crossing/|url-status=live}}

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