Slam Dunk

So, here comes my first anime review! :D

      Slam Dunk ,as I mentioned before, was the first anime I watch in Japanese. Before that, I had watched it twice as a child, dubbed in Arabic. It is one of my all time favorite anime. I owe it the few more centimeters I got from playing basketball; Otherwise, I would have been barely visible. :D
So what is the story about?

      The main character Hanamichi Sakuragi is a high school delinquent. After being rejected by 50 girls he falls in love with Haruko, who for a change didn't push him away. Haruko is obsessed with the school basketball team whose captain is her brother. She sees in Hanamichi ,who is quite tall and strong, a great asset for the team. She talks him into joining the team and he does it for her. There he meats his rival Rukawa Kaede, who is liked by all the girls including Haruko, and is regarded as the star rookie of the team. That's how Hanamichi starts his journey with basketball. The Story goes on in a comedy atmosphere mixed with  suspense and drama. All along the anime and the manga we witness the character development of Hanamichi Sakuragi.

As for the positives and negatives of Slam Dunk, let's start with the postitives:
- The anime is so freakin' hilarious!
- Hanamichi's friends are awesome! All the characters have their unique likable sides.
- The games are very interesting.
- They explain the rules of basketball, so it's very informative.
- The character development of Hanamichi Sakuragi goes perfectly.
- The art is fine...very good, actually.
- The drama is good, it's not all about laughing.
- The first opening and 2 Ending songs are cool. I don't remember the other opening and 2 endings.
- The soundtracks are fine, not that much memorable but fine.
- The voice acting is very good. Haruko could be a little bit noisy, though. Hanamichi is noisy but that's the point of him! XD

As for the negatives:
-It may be regarded as a slow anime. They once took a whole episode for the last minute in a game.
-The anime ended before the manga. Your'e kind of left on a cliffhanger. However, the manga is already over, so you could read the rest from the manga. It's much fun, and loads faster!

Conclusion: The anime is definitely worth watching. It's one of the best sports anime of all time. The manga, also, is worth reading to the end. Don't stop at where the anime ends!