The First Slam Dunk Release Date: Toei Animation, a Japanese animation company, has confirmed that the English-dubbed version of The First Slam Dunk, a film based on the manga by Takehiko Inoue that will come out in Japan in 2022, will have its world premiere in North America.
The First Slam Dunk Release Date
Toei Animation said on Twitter that they will finally release The First Slam Dunk in America on July 3, this year. The movie first came out in Japan on December 3, 2022. It will be the first time that original material from the series has been released in the United States since the manga and anime versions were first shown.
This release will happen at the 2023 Anime Expo in Los Angeles, California, which will also star voice actors like Aika Kobayashi (Love Live! Series Event feat. Yohane), Mayu Sagara (School Idol Club), and Sayuri Date (Kanon). The first 2,500 people who go to see the show will get a special gift.
Where to Watch The Slam Dunk Series?
“The First Slam Dunk” could be a great way to start the whole series. But if you want to learn more about “Slam Dunk” before the movie comes out, there are quite a few ways to do so. Since Toei put the anime series on its Animation Museum Channel on YouTube for free (via Geek Culture), Japanese fans may already have an advantage in this area. It will be there until the 19th of November, 2022.
The catch is that you can’t take advantage of it unless you’re watching YouTube from Japan. As soon as a date for the West is announced, Toei could do the same thing for North America. In the meantime, the best way to watch all 101 “Slam Dunk” episodes is on Crunchyroll, which has the whole series.
What is the Plot of The First Slam Dunk?
The “Slam Dunk” series is about a red-headed high school student named Hanamichi Sakuragi, who isn’t your normal jock. He starts his first year at Shohoku High, where he meets a girl named Haruko Akagi who loves basketball. This changes his plans. Haruko notices how strong Sakuragi is, and even though he doesn’t like basketball, he ends up joining the school’s team. In “Slam Dunk,” Sakuragi and his friends work together to become a strong team and improve as players.
But “Slam Dunk” is more than just the story of a basketball team made up of misfits. “Slam Dunk” is a story about friendship that can only be told through a sports story. It has comedy, drama, and exciting on-court action. Takehiko Inoue told Anime News Network, “Well, ‘Slam Dunk’ is technically about basketball, but I don’t think it’s really a basketball story. It could have just as well been about sports. I really just wanted to show how sports make people feel in general, and I think that anyone can relate to that.
“The First Slam Dunk” is based on the last part of Inoue’s manga and tells the story of Shohoku High’s exciting game against their foes, Sannoh Industry. Geek Culture says that this move “makes sense from a story point of view.” “Of course, this means that first-time viewers are thrown into the deep end, but ‘The First Slam Dunk’ gives them enough background to catch up and get a basic idea of what’s going on.”
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The First Slam Dunk Cast Members
Through Anime News Network, Toei Animation announced in November 2022 who would be voicing the players of the Shohoku High School basketball team. The company says that Shugo Nakamura will give Ryota Miyagi’s voice, Jun Kasama will play Hisashi Mitsui, and Shin’ichir Kamio will play Kaede Rukawa.
Takenori Akagi’s voice will be done by Kenta Miyake, and Subaru Kimura will play the manga’s main character, Hanamichi Sakuragi. The German-Japanese actor was born in Leipzig in the same year that “Slam Dunk” came out for the first time, he said in an interview for “The First Slam Dunk.”
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Is There Any Trailer for The First Slam Dunk?
Toei Animation put out a teaser video in November 2022. It was short, but it showed a lot. It starts with two kids playing basketball outside on a court, and then it cuts to Haruko Akagi sitting on the beach and thinking deeply.
It then cuts quickly to the best basketball players on the Shohoku High School team in the middle of a very important game. Characters like Hanamichi Sakuragi, Kaede Rukawa, and Takenori Akagi are shown in the teaser. Fans should be able to spot them right away, even though they are animated in 3DCG.
Conclusion
Toei Animation has confirmed that The First Slam Dunk will be released in North America on July 3, 2023. It will be the first time original material from the series has been released in the US since the manga and anime versions were first shown. “Slam Dunk” is a story about friendship, comedy, drama, and exciting on-court action, based on the last part of Inoue’s manga. Toei Animation has announced cast members for the Shohoku High School basketball team, including Shugo Nakamura, Jun Kasama, Shin’ichir Kamio, Takenori Akagi, and Subaru Kimura.
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