THE FIRST SLAM DUNK
Shohoku's “speedster” and point guard, Ryota Miyagi, always plays with brains and lightning speed, running circles around his opponents while feigning composure. Born and raised in Okinawa, Ryota had a brother who was three years older. Following in the footsteps of his older brother, who was a famous local player from a young age, Ryota also became addicted to basketball. In his second year of high school, Ryota plays with the Shohoku High School basketball team along with Sakuragi, Rukawa, Akagi, and Mitsui as they take the stage at the Inter-High School National Championship. And now, they are on the brink of challenging the reigning champions, Sannoh Kogyo High School. (Source: GKIDS)
THE FIRST SLAM DUNK is a movie with 1 episode, from Fall 2022, produced by Toei Animation, Dandelion Animation Studio, rated 8.7/10 on AniList.
Synopsis
Shohoku's “speedster” and point guard, Ryota Miyagi, always plays with brains and lightning speed, running circles around his opponents while feigning composure. Born and raised in Okinawa, Ryota had a brother who was three years older. Following in the footsteps of his older brother, who was a famous local player from a young age, Ryota also became addicted to basketball. In his second year of high school, Ryota plays with the Shohoku High School basketball team along with Sakuragi, Rukawa, Akagi, and Mitsui as they take the stage at the Inter-High School National Championship. And now, they are on the brink of challenging the reigning champions, Sannoh Kogyo High School. (Source: GKIDS)
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- Basketball — Centers around the sport of basketball.
- School Club — Partly or completely set in a school club scene.
- Coming of Age — Centers around a character's transition from childhood to adulthood.
- Full CGI — Almost entirely created with computer-generated imagery.
- Male Protagonist — Main character is male.
- Primarily Male Cast — Main cast is mostly composed of male characters.
- Tragedy — Centers around tragic events and unhappy endings.
- School — Partly or completely set in a primary or secondary educational institution.
- Primarily Teen Cast — Main cast is mostly composed of teen characters.
- Shounen — Target demographic is teenage and young adult males.
- Ensemble Cast — Features a large cast of characters with (almost) equal screen time and importance to the plot.
- Heterosexual — Prominently features a romance between a man and a woman, not inherently sexual.