Episode
Slam Dunk: Hanamichi! Pennant Race Debut
Overview
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?
Details
- Series
- Slam Dunk
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 29
- Air date
- 1994-06-18
- Runtime
- 23 min
Episode context
Hanamichi! Pennant Race Debut is Episode 29 in Season 1 of Slam Dunk. It aired on 1994-06-18. The runtime is 23 min.
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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.
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.
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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.
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 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 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 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 33: Walkout King!? Sakuragi's Righteousness
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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 34: Gorilla's Initiation, Kill with Your Eyes!
Sakuragi and his fouling troubles continue. He unconsciously went to Akagi's house for help, and in order to help Sakuragi a little bit, Akagi gives him one piece of advice... instill his opponents with fear using his eyes. Sakuragi takes this too literally, with predictable results.
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 35: Hot Blooded Guys
Mitsui got himself caught up in a fight between Ryo and Tetsuo, and was eventually beaten himself. However, an unlikely Sakuragi pops out of nowhere, and comes to aid his teammate when trying to get to the gym.