Episode
Slam Dunk: I Want to Play Basketball!
Overview
After suffering through his horrible injury, Mitsui quit on basketball. Though two years later, in his attempt to sabotage Shohoku from participating in the tournament, his feelings for the sport are growing stronger once again.
Details
- Series
- Slam Dunk
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 27
- Air date
- 1994-05-21
- Runtime
- 23 min
Episode context
I Want to Play Basketball! is Episode 27 in Season 1 of Slam Dunk. It aired on 1994-05-21. The runtime is 23 min.
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Episode 26: Mitsui's Peak, Trouble at 15
It seems that Mitsui was once a great basketball player himself before High School. Though something happened during practice that changed his life forever.
Episode 28: The Beginning of Interhigh Preliminaries
The tournament is finally making its approach. Sakuragi is anxious to play against Sendo again, but Shohoku will have to deal with Miuradai first.
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Episode 25: The Guy Who Wanted to Conquer the World
Mitsui and Tetsuo were defeated, but Mitsui still continued to fight. Though when Akagi enters, the atmosphere becomes dense. Akagi slaps Mitsui around. Kogure then informs everyone that Mitsui use to be an excellent basketball player, and was even on the team. Kogure then proceeds to tell the rise and downfall of Mitsui's basketball career.
Episode 29: Hanamichi! Pennant Race Debut
The match starts, and Anzai refuses to put Sakuragi, Rukawa, Mitsui, and Miyagi, in the starting line-up. For what reason? As punishment for fighting. Will Anzai keep it like this for the entire game?
Episode 24: The Allies of Justice, Sakuragi's Army Visits
After Ayako was slapped by one of the invading students, Miyagi joined in the fight, as well as Rukawa. However, Tetsuo easily took both of them down. Sakuragi steps up to the plate, outnumbered. Things change when Sakuragi's friends appear in an unlikely fashion.
Episode 30: The Introspective Army's Big Counterattack
With four of Shohoku's best players finally entering in the game, the tables turn quickly as they narrow the lead down to only 2. Sakuragi was hacked on a play, giving him two shots at the freethrow line. Though things were tough for him, as nervousness broke his concentration, and his imagination started running wild.
Episode 23: Shohoku Basketball Team's Last Day
A former member of the Shohoku team returns with a major axe to grind, which spells doom for the team.
Episode 31: Formidable Enemy Miuradai's Secret Weapon
Miuradai revealed a secret weapon of theirs that'll help them try and overcome Shohoku, and that's the ox Nato.
Episode 22: The Fool with the Worst Record, A Combination is Born
It seemed like a disaster for two trouble makers in Miyagi and Sakuragi to collide with each other, but it seems things hae turned out much better than expected.
Episode 32: Genius Hanamichi! Certain Death Dunk
Miuradai started gaining control of the game, until Nato started finally guarding Rukawa instead of Sakuragi. Rukawa exploited his weakness, and this caused an instant shift, favouring Shohoku.
Episode 21: Super Problems! Hanamichi vs. Miyagi
Ryota Miyagi returns to basketball after beening injured in a fight. Ayako heard rumors that Miyagi was back in school, so she decided to investigate. She brings along Sakuragi and see that Miyagi is into another fight realizing that Ayako and Sakuragi are together sparking jealously into his eyes which causes a problem. Will Miyagi and Sakuragi be able to coexist...
Episode 33: Walkout King!? Sakuragi's Righteousness
Shohoku's next match is against Gohoku. While they have been exceeding almost everyone's expectations, Sakuragi continues to be laughed at for his nonsensical and pointless fouls. He starts to realize that he might not be so great after all.