Hanamichi Sakuragi is the undisputed king of rejection, a red-headed powerhouse who has been dumped fifty times and has the bruised knuckles to prove his status as a legendary delinquent. He is desperate for a single drop of affection, yet his terrifying reputation and violent temper keep every girl in Shohoku High at a distance. Everything changes when he locks eyes with the angelic Haruko Akagi, the only girl brave enough to ask him a life-altering question: Do you like basketball? To win her heart, Sakuragi bluffs his way onto the court, despite not knowing a layup from a free throw. He soon finds himself clashing with the icy prodigy Kaede Rukawa and pushing his body to the absolute limit under the watchful eye of Captain Akagi. What begins as a shallow play for a girls attention rapidly transforms into a bone-breaking, heart-pounding obsession with the game. Witness the transformation of a total novice into a true sportsman as he discovers that the thrill of a buzzer-beater is the only thing that can rival the fire in his soul.

basketball, shonen, sports drama, coming of age, comedy, school life, rivalry, 90s classic, teamwork, shohoku high