Slam Dunk Episode 1 – The Gifted Basketball Player Is Born!?

Teenager Hanamichi Sakuragi starts hating basketball after being rejected by 50 girls with the latest being in love with basketball player. However, he suddenly falls in love with Haruko Akagi who notes that he could be a remarkable basketball player after teaching him how to slam dunk. While listening to Haruko’s explanations, Sakuragi’s gang comes to suspect she might be in love with a basketball player named Kaede Rukawa. Haruko confesses that Sakuragi, which depresses him once again. During those days, Sakuragi and his gang are challenged by another group, but when preparing to face them, Sakuragi finds them defeated by Rukawa. Haruko sees a wounded Rukawa along with Sakuragi, and comes to insult Sakuragi, thinking he was responsible for his wounds. Once again depressed, Sakuragi confronts the Shohoku basketball captain, Takenori Akagi, to a basketball game, in which Sakuragi has to score once before Akagi scores 10 points. As Sakuragi loses 9 to 0, he notices Haruko coming to apologize to him and scores with a slam dunk. However, he is later told that Akagi is Haruko’s older brother and decides to join the basketball team to get closer to Haruko and surpass Rukawa. After one week of making only practices moves with the manager Ayako, Sakuragi quits the team as he is unable to play. (source)

Part 1

Part 2