Recaps

After transmigrating into the body of delinquent Shirasawa, a former Slam Dunk commentator went with Sanae Nakagawa to watch the Kanagawa junior high basketball final, where Yokota would face Kaede Rukawa’s Tomigaoka team. At the gymnasium, Coach Anzai and Kogure watched the crowded stands, hoping Shohoku might find promising players for the next season.

• Shirasawa learned that he was a notorious Yokota Middle School delinquent with exceptional physical gifts who had never played basketball, despite being on the team roster.
• Sanae Nakagawa woke Shirasawa and urged him to attend the final, and he agreed to go with her to the gymnasium.
• On the drive, Sanae suggested Shirasawa consider Tsukubu High School, but he said he had not decided where to go.
• Spectators and high school representatives gathered to watch Kaede Rukawa play in the final between Yokota and Tomigaoka.
• Kogure worried that Shohoku could not compete for Kaede Rukawa, while Coach Anzai said they had come to assess junior high players and search for recruits.

Shirasawa arrived for Yokota’s final against Tomigaoka and unlocked a system that rewarded assists, while Yokota built a 21-point halftime lead without Kaede Rukawa. Shirasawa asked to play in the second half, and Rukawa finally arrived after oversleeping, leaving Tomigaoka’s comeback hopes on him.

• Shirasawa arrived at the arena and Yokota’s players and coach welcomed him.
• Shirasawa’s Control the Whole Game System bound to him, improved his attributes, and promised attribute points and cash for assists.
• Yokota took a 52-31 lead by halftime while Kaede Rukawa remained absent from Tomigaoka.
• Shirasawa asked Coach Takizawa to play in the second half, and Takizawa promised to put him in when the time was right.
• Kaede Rukawa arrived at Tomigaoka’s locker room and admitted he had overslept.
• Tomigaoka’s coach told Rukawa to warm up and said the second half depended on him.

Kaede Rukawa led Tomigaoka’s comeback, shrinking Yokota’s lead to two points with only seconds left. Coach Takizawa then sent the mysterious Shirasawa onto the court to mark Rukawa, leaving both teams and the crowd wondering what number 9 could do.

• Kaede Rukawa entered in the second half and sparked Tomigaoka with a quick score, then led a 12-4 run that cut Yokota’s lead to 11.
• Coach Takizawa called a timeout, and Shirasawa’s stern warning helped Yokota regain its focus and briefly stop Rukawa.
• Rukawa kept scoring, including a three-pointer that made it 84-78, while Tomigaoka continued to close the gap.
• With three minutes remaining, Takizawa told Shirasawa to warm up, then sent him into the game with fifty seconds left and the score tied at 90.
• Coach Anzai recognized Shirasawa as Takizawa’s risky last card, and Takizawa pointed him at Rukawa as the players prepared to face off.

Shirasawa helped Yokota tie the game with off-ball movement, then drew an offensive foul on Rukawa to secure the final possession. He set up the buzzer-beating winning basket with a precise pass, and Yokota celebrated its championship.

• After Rukawa put Tomigaoka ahead, Shirasawa's cuts disrupted its defense and helped Yokota score an easy layup to tie the game.
• Shirasawa guarded Rukawa, then established position in the paint and drew an offensive foul that erased Rukawa's basket.
• With eight seconds left, Shirasawa asked Coach Takizawa to let him direct the final possession and told his teammates to keep moving.
• Shirasawa received the ball under pressure from Rukawa and passed between a defender's legs to the center cutting under the basket.
• The center scored at the buzzer to give Yokota a 94-92 win, and Coach Takizawa and the team celebrated Shirasawa's performance.

After leading Yokota Middle School to its first championship, Shirasawa accepted Coach Anzai’s invitation to join Shohoku. A day later, Ryonan’s coach tried to recruit Kaede Rukawa, who learned that Shirasawa had chosen Shohoku.

• Shirasawa’s final assist secured Yokota’s championship, and he won MVP recognition alongside the center who scored the most points.
• Kaede Rukawa asked Shirasawa why he had not attacked himself, and Shirasawa replied that he had not needed to.
• Sanae Nakagawa drove Shirasawa to the shopping district and asked when he had started practicing basketball, but he dodged the question.
• Coach Anzai and Takenori Akagi visited Shirasawa with Coach Takizawa, and Shirasawa agreed to join Shohoku’s basketball team.
• Moichi Taoka and Jun Uozumi visited Kaede Rukawa to recruit him for Ryonan, and Taoka revealed that Shirasawa had already agreed to attend Shohoku.

After learning that Kaede Rukawa had joined Ryonan, Shirasawa encountered Hanamichi Sakuragi and defeated him in a fight, making Sakuragi lose their wager. Shirasawa said he wanted to be friends with Sakuragi and his friends, leaving Yohei Mito asking what he was really after.

• Moichi Taoka persuaded Kaede Rukawa to join Ryonan by reminding him of Shirasawa’s role in their junior-high final.
• After graduation, Coach Takizawa sent Shirasawa off with advice, and Shirasawa learned that Rukawa had joined Ryonan.
• Shirasawa came across Hanamichi Sakuragi after Yoko rejected his confession, then challenged him to a one-on-one fight with the loser agreeing to follow the winner.
• Shirasawa overwhelmed Sakuragi in the alley, and Sakuragi could not get back up after the final blow.
• Shirasawa claimed Sakuragi had to follow him, while Yohei Mito asked why he was trying to recruit them; Shirasawa replied that he wanted to be friends.

Shirasawa told the Sakuragi Gang that Sakuragi had to join him in basketball, then refused to attend Shohoku’s training camp. The chapter ended with Sakuragi waiting outside Shirasawa’s home after recovering from their fight.

• Shirasawa asked the Sakuragi Gang to tell Sakuragi to play basketball with him and reminded them that their bet meant Sakuragi had to follow him.
• Takenori Akagi confronted Shirasawa about fighting and told him Shohoku’s training camp was coming up.
• Shirasawa said he would skip camp and train his own way, while Akagi decided to hold camp even if only Kiminobu Kogure remained.
• Sanae Nakagawa brought Shirasawa clothes and supplies, then spotted a red-haired man outside.
• Shirasawa went out to meet Hanamichi Sakuragi, who had recovered from their fight and accepted that he had lost.

Shirasawa persuaded Hanamichi Sakuragi to learn basketball so he could defeat Oda, then began training him at the riverside court. Meanwhile, Eiji Sawakita’s national victory inspired Kaede Rukawa to pursue the top spot, and Sakuragi’s first attempt to imitate Shirasawa’s dunk ended in failure.

• Shirasawa convinced Hanamichi Sakuragi that beating Oda at basketball would win Yoko’s respect, and Sakuragi agreed to learn the sport and join Shohoku’s basketball team.
• Eiji Sawakita led Sannoh Industrial High School to its third consecutive national championship, while Kaede Rukawa trained harder and vowed to take down Sawakita and Shirasawa.
• Shirasawa brought Sakuragi a tracksuit and began teaching him basketball fundamentals at the riverside court.
• Sakuragi picked up dribbling quickly, but Shirasawa stole the ball and impressed him with a powerful tomahawk dunk.
• Sakuragi tried to copy Shirasawa’s move, but the ball struck his foot and rolled away on both attempts.

Shirasawa trained Sakuragi through his early struggles with dribbling, dunking, and shooting while Yohei Mito and the others supported them. After teaching Sakuragi to catch passes, Shirasawa demonstrated an alley-oop dunk with Sanae’s help, leaving everyone stunned by his athleticism.

• Sakuragi failed to dunk, hit himself in the forehead with the ball, and nearly lost confidence before Shirasawa encouraged him to keep training to beat Oda.
• Shirasawa devoted his vacation to training Sakuragi while Yohei Mito and the others worked to support the group.
• Sakuragi improved his dribbling and passing but struggled to shoot, making only about thirty percent of his uncontested shots near the basket.
• Sanae brought dinner to the group and watched Shirasawa continue developing Sakuragi.
• Shirasawa asked Sanae to throw him an alley-oop, then caught her off-target pass and dunked one-handed as Sakuragi and the others stared in shock.

Hanamichi Sakuragi became eager to learn Shirasawa’s alley-oop dunk, while Haruko Akagi heard that Shirasawa was Shohoku’s promising new player. On the first day of school, Shirasawa arrived at Shohoku, drew attention from students and delinquents, and caught Haruko’s eye when they met in class.

• Hanamichi Sakuragi watched Shirasawa’s alley-oop dunk and excitedly asked him to teach the move, so Shirasawa began working with him on passing and court awareness.
• Haruko brought fruit to Takenori Akagi as he trained, and Akagi told her that Coach Anzai thought highly of a new student named Shirasawa.
• Haruko guessed that Akagi meant Kaede Rukawa, but Akagi explained that Rukawa had joined Ryonan and identified Shirasawa as Yokota Junior High School’s number nine.
• Shirasawa arrived at Shohoku with Sanae and Yohei Mito, while word of his group’s arrival reached delinquent leader Tetsuo Hotta, who ordered his underlings to confront them.
• Shirasawa entered first-year Class Three, where he and Haruko noticed each other, and he took the last seat by the window.

Haruko introduced herself to Shirasawa, while Sakuragi and Shirasawa beat up Shōwa Ōno and his men after they tried to intimidate them. At the end of the day, Sakuragi rushed to find the basketball team but was struck in the face by a ball, leaving two students apologizing as his anger rose.

• Haruko approached Shirasawa in class and introduced herself as Takenori Akagi’s younger sister, but Matsui pulled her away and warned her that he was a dangerous delinquent.
• Sakuragi arrived late and was confronted by Shōwa Ōno and three other upperclassmen, who threatened him and Shirasawa.
• Shirasawa appeared, and Sakuragi twisted Shōwa Ōno’s hand before the two took the group behind the school building and beat them.
• A burly student watched the fight and decided that Shirasawa and Sakuragi were exceptional talents, while Tetsuo Hotta resolved to seek help from someone leaving the hospital.
• After school, Sakuragi hurried off with Shirasawa to find the basketball team, but a ball struck him in the face, and the students who had thrown it apologized in fear.

Hanamichi Sakuragi challenged Shohoku captain Takenori Akagi to a one-on-one, convinced he could take over the basketball team. Akagi scored the first three baskets with ease and taunted Sakuragi, then changed the rules so Sakuragi had two chances to steal the ball and score to win.

• Hanamichi Sakuragi met Tetsushi Shiozaki and Yasuharu Yasuda, declared he would rule the basketball team, and clashed with Takenori Akagi.
• Sakuragi headbutted Akagi, and the two agreed to settle their dispute with a one-on-one as a crowd gathered at the gym.
• Shirasawa arrived at the gym and watched as Akagi drove past Sakuragi and dunked for the first basket.
• Akagi scored again after Sakuragi lunged at him, then used his strength to score a third basket despite Sakuragi's improved defense.
• Akagi taunted Sakuragi and offered him two chances to steal the ball and score to win.

Hanamichi Sakuragi faced Takenori Akagi in a one-on-one game and used Shirasawa’s hint to score with a spectacular self alley-oop dunk. The chapter ended with Sakuragi celebrating his first successful dunk and looking for Shirasawa.

• Hanamichi Sakuragi concentrated on Shirasawa’s defensive advice, and Takenori Akagi began to take his improving play seriously.
• Takenori Akagi scored past Sakuragi, but Sakuragi later stole the ball with an unusually quick defensive move.
• Sakuragi struggled to get past Akagi, who blocked his drives and swatted down his shot.
• Shirasawa pointed toward the backboard, giving Sakuragi the idea to throw the ball off it and chase the rebound.
• Sakuragi caught the rebound in midair, collided with Akagi, and slammed in a one-handed dunk.
• The spectators cheered as Sakuragi realized he had made his genius dunk and searched for Shirasawa.

Shirasawa convinced Takenori Akagi to bring Hanamichi Sakuragi onto the Shohoku Basketball Team, and the two joined the team’s first official training session. Their arrival stirred up the gym before Ayako Inoue and Coach Anzai welcomed them.

• Takenori Akagi agreed to have Hanamichi Sakuragi report to the team, while Sakuragi wondered if he had beaten Akagi and claimed the team belonged to them.
• Haruko learned that Sakuragi would join the team and told Takenori Akagi she believed he and Shirasawa had great potential.
• Shirasawa and Sakuragi arrived at the gym, where Akagi knocked Sakuragi down after he bragged to the players.
• Ayako Inoue arrived with Coach Anzai, greeted Sakuragi and Shirasawa, and welcomed them to the team.
• Coach Anzai officially welcomed Shirasawa to the Shohoku Basketball Team, drawing the players’ attention to his regard for him.

Shohoku held fitness tests for its players, and Shirasawa and Hanamichi Sakuragi dominated the measurements. Coach Anzai then arranged a first-year versus upperclassmen practice game, which began with Sakuragi winning the jump ball for the first-years.

• Coach Anzai welcomed Shirasawa and told Akagi to organize the rookies' fitness tests.
• Sakuragi bench-pressed 120 kilograms, while Shirasawa lifted the same weight with ease and chose to move on.
• Sakuragi recorded a 99-centimeter vertical jump, and Shirasawa followed with a 96-centimeter jump.
• After the tests, Coach Anzai announced a practice game between the first-years and the second- and third-years.
• Sakuragi won the opening jump ball for the first-years, with Sakuragi at center and Shirasawa playing point guard.

Shirasawa used precise passing to organize the first-years and build an 11-point lead over the upperclassmen, while Sakuragi supplied rebounds and dunks. After Sakuragi missed three close-range attempts in a row, Takenori Akagi ended the game with a few seconds still left.

• Shirasawa assisted Sakuragi on an alley-oop dunk, giving the first-years a 2-0 lead.
• Kogure steadied the upperclassmen, who scored through coordinated offense, but Shirasawa answered with assists to Kentaro Ishii and other teammates.
• Shirasawa told the first-years to move and find open space, then turned a rebound into a full-court pass that led to a Satoru Sasaoka layup.
• Over the next ten-odd minutes, Shirasawa’s passing helped the first-years build a 43-32 lead, and Takenori Akagi began to understand Coach Anzai’s praise of Shirasawa.
• Sakuragi missed a layup and two putbacks despite grabbing the rebounds, so Takenori Akagi blew his whistle and called the game over.

Coach Anzai assigned Akagi to help Sakuragi mature into a key player for Shohoku, while Shirasawa worried about the team’s upcoming match against Ryonan. The Judo Club’s Aota tried to recruit Shirasawa and Sakuragi, prompting Akagi to challenge him to prove they belonged in basketball.

• After Sakuragi injured himself with a rebound, Akagi assessed the team, and Coach Anzai praised Shirasawa’s ability to bring out his teammates’ potential.
• Coach Anzai told Akagi that Miyagi had potential and that Akagi should help Sakuragi mature so Shohoku could conquer the nation.
• Sanae called Shirasawa in the morning, and he headed to school while thinking about Shohoku’s weak roster and its coming game against Ryonan.
• Six men tried to escort Shirasawa to their boss, but he intimidated them into leaving; meanwhile, Sakuragi beat up the men who had stopped him.
• Aota told Akagi and Kogure that the Judo Club wanted to recruit Shirasawa and Sakuragi, and Akagi warned Aota that poaching them would prove they were not suited for basketball.

Shirasawa visited the hospitalized Ryota Miyagi to bring the injured Shohoku player back to the team. Miyagi was nearly recovered but had been prolonging his stay, and Shirasawa found a bruised, swollen man waiting outside his room.

• Aota's Judo Club members admitted they had failed to recruit Shirasawa and Sakuragi, prompting Akagi to mock Aota before he left while insisting he still wanted Haruko.
• Haruko watched Shohoku practice with her friends, blushing when they teased her about Shirasawa, and Ayako encouraged the team to train hard.
• Shirasawa asked Ayako which hospital held Miyagi, then traveled to Kanagawa Prefectural Hospital to visit him.
• Miyagi pretended his injuries still hurt so he could stay in the hospital, though he had nearly recovered and planned to return before the prefectural tournament.
• Shirasawa introduced himself as a new Shohoku player, and Miyagi relaxed after asking whether Akagi had sent him.
• Rena left Miyagi and Shirasawa alone, then jumped at the sight of a bruised, swollen man standing outside the room.

Shirasawa brought Tetsuo Hotta to apologize to Miyagi, then persuaded Miyagi to return to Shohoku’s basketball team. At practice, Akagi began teaching Sakuragi to rebound, and Miyagi arrived back at the gym, where his teammates welcomed him.

• Shirasawa visited Miyagi with Tetsuo Hotta, who apologized for having attacked him.
• Shirasawa revealed that he had beaten Hotta and his group after they confronted him, then brought Hotta to the hospital to make amends.
• Shirasawa asked Miyagi to leave the hospital and return to the team, and Miyagi agreed to come back the next day.
• Akagi told Sakuragi he would teach him to rebound and gave him extra coaching after practice.
• Miyagi entered the gym in his number 7 jersey, and Yasuda, Tetsushi Shiozaki, and the other players greeted him excitedly.

Ryota Miyagi returned to Shohoku and impressed the team with his speed, while Shirasawa’s playmaking led Miyagi to naturally take on a supporting scoring role. After training late with Akagi, Sakuragi capped the day with a one-handed dunk just as several people entered the gym.

• Ryota Miyagi returned to Shohoku, clashed with Hanamichi Sakuragi, and accepted Shirasawa’s urging to save his aggression for opponents.
• Miyagi apologized to Coach Anzai, then beat Kiminobu Kogure in a one-on-one by using his speed to steal the ball and score.
• During Coach Anzai’s scrimmage, Miyagi repeatedly got past Sakuragi while Shirasawa orchestrated the offense, and Miyagi fell into the role of a scoring threat rather than controlling the ball.
• Sakuragi stayed late to practice rebounding with Takenori Akagi, who praised his progress but criticized his boxing-out technique.
• After Akagi left, Sakuragi celebrated his improvement, charged toward the hoop, and dunked one-handed as several people appeared in the doorway.

Hikoichi Aida mistook Hanamichi Sakuragi for a hidden Shohoku star and warned Moichi Taoka that Shohoku had become a serious threat. Taoka decided Ryonan needed to assess Shohoku before the prefectural tournament, and Coach Anzai announced a practice game that stunned the team.

• Hikoichi Aida introduced himself to Sakuragi as a Ryonan basketball player and investigator, and Sakuragi boasted that he would lead Shohoku to defeat Ryonan.
• Sakuragi claimed he had defeated Takenori Akagi and was Shohoku’s next captain, prompting Hikoichi to believe Shohoku had recruited another formidable player.
• At Ryonan, Moichi Taoka reflected on Kaede Rukawa’s arrival and how Sendoh had repeatedly beaten him in scrimmages and one-on-one games.
• Hikoichi told Taoka he had scouted Shohoku and found a mysterious player who claimed he would lead the team to victory, so Taoka agreed Shohoku needed to be evaluated.
• Coach Anzai announced a practice game, shocking the Shohoku players because the team had never played one before.

Shohoku prepared for an official practice game against Takezono, where Hanamichi Sakuragi would face Tatsumasa Oda and see Yoko again. As Yoko reflected on how Oda had changed since joining Takezono, Sakuragi refocused on proving himself, and Coach Anzai named the starting lineup.

• Ayako announced that Shohoku’s practice game would be against Takezono rather than Ryonan, and Coach Anzai told the team to travel there the next morning.
• Shirasawa reassured Hanamichi Sakuragi that the game gave him a chance to beat Oda and win Yoko back.
• Yoko watched Shohoku arrive and remembered how Oda’s popularity at Takezono had made him arrogant and left her isolated.
• Shirasawa urged Sakuragi to focus on defeating Oda, and Sakuragi vowed to show his talent in the game.
• Coach Anzai handed out the uniforms, gave Shirasawa number 9 and Sakuragi number 10, then named Shirasawa, Sakuragi, Akagi, Miyagi, and Kogure as the starters.

Shohoku opened its practice game against Takezono with Shirasawa directing the offense, setting up two quick Miyagi layups and disrupting Takezono’s guard. Oda got past Sakuragi with a fake, but Akagi blocked his shot, leaving Shohoku ahead and the game underway.

• Sakuragi argued with Takezono’s spectators, then restrained himself when Oda taunted him before the game.
• Sakuragi asked to take the jump ball and beat Oda to it, tipping the ball to Shirasawa, whose long pass set Miyagi up for a layup.
• Shirasawa stole the point guard’s ball and sent a precise bounce pass to Miyagi for another layup, putting Shohoku ahead 4-0.
• Takezono moved the ball to Oda, who faked out Sakuragi and attempted an underhand layup.
• Akagi swatted down Oda’s shot, and Sakuragi cheered him on.

Shirasawa’s passing kept Shohoku in control as Takezono struggled, and Sakuragi contained Oda while growing more confident. With seconds left in the first half, Shirasawa fooled the defense with a pass to Sakuragi, who dunked over Oda and knocked him to the floor.

• Shirasawa’s quick passing set up Akagi’s dunk and helped Shohoku repeatedly break through Takezono’s defense.
• Sakuragi used Akagi’s advice to block Oda’s position, but Oda scored through physical play and drew fouls on Sakuragi.
• Shirasawa orchestrated more baskets for Shohoku, including an Akagi layup, Kogure three-pointer, and Miyagi fast-break layup, as Shohoku led 63-37 late in the first half.
• Oda struggled to push past Sakuragi, who blocked his fadeaway and sprinted into Shohoku’s final possession.
• Shirasawa faked a pass toward Miyagi and sent the ball to Sakuragi, who caught it one-handed and dunked over Oda, knocking him down.

Shohoku dominated the first half against Takezono, with Shirasawa setting up Sakuragi’s first official-game basket and recording seventeen assists. After Oda struck Yoko in the hallway, Sakuragi intervened, and Shirasawa reassured him that his relationship with Yoko was moving in the right direction.

• Sakuragi dunked Shirasawa’s no-look alley-oop pass over Oda, giving Shohoku a dramatic boost before the first-half buzzer.
• Shirasawa’s seventeen assists helped Shohoku build a commanding lead, while Sakuragi discovered he had scored only two points.
• Oda left Takezono’s locker room and angrily blamed Yoko for his troubles before slapping her.
• Sakuragi seized Oda and nearly punched him, but Yoko stopped him because she did not want the team to discipline him.
• Oda ran off after accusing Yoko of disappointing him, and Yoko thanked Sakuragi before leaving.
• Shirasawa told Sakuragi not to rush his feelings and urged him to trust that things with Yoko were moving in the right direction.