#akira sendoh

[slamdunkhcs]

This is something I’ve thought about for a hot minute and i wanted to make an essay on it :))

socioeconomics in slam dunk

Like many things in life, basketball is a money sport. While inherent talent and skill is incredibly important, without the resources and opportunities to succeed, you can only get so far.

Throughout Slam Dunk, the importance of money and how it has a massive role in the world of basketball is not explicitly stated, but through the depictions of different teams in the series, it is prevalent.

We are first introduced to Shohoku High, a public school in Kanagawa. Shohoku is not a “poor” or “ghetto” school, but it is by no means a prestigious school either. Shohoku is initially depicted to be an ordinary school, but we are also shown how it has delinquency and school fights — especially among its protagonist and his “gang”

Shohoku’s normalcy is extended into its clubs, in particular, its basketball club. This club isn’t necessarily “run down” or “at risk of not existing anymore”, but aside from its coach (Coach Anzai, a man who used to coach the Japanese national team) and Akagi, their star center, Shohoku’s basketball team doesn’t have much going for it. Due to being a public school, Shohoku doesn’t have the money incentive to recruit star players (like some other schools I will mention soon), and most stars (besides Rukawa LOLLL) won’t go to an ordinary school “on a whim”

Moreover, the financial disparities become even more personal through the experiences of the characters themselves.

Sakuragi is hinted at to be poor, and the notion that basketball is “pay to play” is first explored through him in volume three, where Hikoichi (a player from Ryonan who “scouts” their competition) points out that it is strange Sakuragi doesn’t have basketball shoes, but he is quick to tell himself that it is likely because Sakuragi can’t afford them. Many basketball shoes, especially the Jordans that Sakuragi obtains throughout the series, are well over the $150-200 USD price range. While it is possible to play without basketball shoes, not having shoes that are designed for basketball automatically puts a player at a slight disadvantage.

This brings into question how resources—or the lack thereof—can subtly but significantly influence the trajectory of a player’s journey and a team’s potential for success. Sakuragi was lucky to have gotten practically free basketball shoes due to the generosity of a store owner, but those costs were his own out-of-pocket expenses. Unfortunately, a public school without special stipends for their programs cannot provide financial assistance to provide some of the resources to nurture potentially talented players.

While schools like Shohoku do not have funds to incentivize players or potential talent to come their way, they also do not have the funds to incentivize star coaches to coach at these schools. While Shohoku was able to have gotten Anzai (who wanted to retire by coaching highschool basketball), many public schools do not have that same luck.

In fact, the reason that two of the starting players, Mitsui and Miyagi, even decided to attend Shohoku was due to its coach, Coach Anzai. I think this goes to show that if a school invests in incentives like star coaches or a star basketball program, then these talented players will want to attend.

In terms of schools who provide ALL the incentives, and has thus led to star teams, I want to focus on Kainan, Shoyo, and (especially) Ryonan.

All are labelled as prestigious, private schools with amazing basketball programs, with Kainan having a stellar track record at nationals. But why is that? How did they get so.. good?

If I had to best answer this, money.

Ryonan is known to have scouted its star players, with Coach Taoka even scouting Sendoh and Fukuda from a junior high in Tokyo. For reference, Kanagawa is about two hours away from Tokyo, so Coach Taoka has to provide incentives for these boys to move to a different prefecture rather than staying in a city that likely has many powerhouse schools. In his case, these incentives would likely be full rides to Ryonan, as well as extra stipends to cover these student’s additional costs (such as food, money to move away, etc). Since Ryonan has the funding to do this, Coach Taoka is able to travel around to different areas, find these hidden talents, and bring them over to Ryonan. Public schools like Shohoku, who do not have allocated funds for sports programs, do not have this opportunity… and thus, are at an automatic disadvantage.

It is not explicitly stated how prestigious of a school Shoyo is, but having a program-related disadvantage affecting their players is prevalent. They do not have an official coach (for an unmentioned reason), and their star player Fujima has to coach his teammates as a result. Unfortunately, this additional responsibility prevented him from focusing on his own skills. I do believe Shoyo IS a school that has funding, but this highlights how a program being neglected directly impacts the strength of a team.

Another team I wanted to point out is Toyotama, a team that faced some of the most immense pressure in the entire series.

While Minami and Kishimoto, the team’s leaders, are characterized as “brute assholes”, it is shown that their irrational behavior stems from their pressure to perform well in order to potentially bring back their former coach, Coach Kitano.

Although Toyotama is 8th in the country, for the investors in their school’s basketball program, this isn’t enough. And thus… Coach Kitano was fired in the hopes of getting a coach who could lead the team to a better performance.

For these prestigious schools, their end goal is making a return on their investments. After all, what is the point of pouring all that money and resources for a team that doesn't even land them in the news?

While this is sad, it is very realistic. And as a result... even though Toyotama has a prestigious program, they felt even more pressure to *make a return." and this pressure poured into the team and their behavior.

However, the school that truly encapsulates the opportunities that money and resources provide for their players is Sannoh Technical High School.

Sannoh is practically a world class basketball team, with "anyone in Japan who gives a damn about basketball knows them", a team that had won nationals for years on end.

But how can one team be so good, let alone having a lasting legacy of greatness?

While their players are undoubtedly talented, Sannoh has invested aplenty into nurturing their players' talents.

Like Coach Taoka of Ryonan, Sannoh’s Coach Damoto scouts the best and brightest for their team. Eji Sawakita, although residing in a different prefecture, was discovered and scouted by Sannoh. While it isn't explicitly said how many players they scouted, or what incentives they provided Sawakita (aside from opportunities and their prestige), it can be inferred that Sannoh likely looks for the best and brighest to be apart of their teams.

In addition to the money and resources spent scouting, Sannoh provides their team with immense opportunities that most schools do not.

It is stated that Sawakita had been sent on a trip abroad to play basketball in America, and that he even learned new techniques during his trip. To say the least, a trip like that is... expensive. To send students to a country across the world just to play basketball is a hefty price to pay, and yet Sannoh was willing to pay it.

To prepare for Shohoku's match, Coach Damoto arranged a practice match with Sannoh alum who have a similar playstyle to Shohoku. While it is possible that these alum were willing to volunteer their time doing this, Damoto going out of his way to bring them all together and schedule that practice match is something that likely cost a significant amount to make happen. And it is certainly an opportunity that many schools would not provide.

Unfortunately, it is difficult to compete with money, and this sentiment is universal for any sector.

But what makes Shohoku’s victory over all these powerhouse schools, especially Sannoh, so shocking is the fact it is an “ordinary, no name school.” Theoretically, Shohoku would never beat a team like Sannoh, especially given the fact that Shohoku didn’t even have half the money, resources, and opportunities that Sannoh does.

Yet… Shohoku did it. And I think this part of why Slam Dunk is such a beautiful story: an ordinary team was, even for a moment, able to be extraordinary.

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[benelockee]

Akira Sendoh ✨

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[slamdunktheories]

Slam Dunk shows us what everyone is thinking via background colour

Remember this moment in the Kainan match, right as Sakuragi goes for his epic dunk on Maki? The montage of everyone's reaction is so interesting.

Akagi, Haruko, Takato and Ryota are all telling him to stop/are very alarmed. The colour of their background is black, reflecting that negativity. Takato's the same.

Only two people are depicted differently... it's the two characters with some of the highest basketball IQ we see in the whole of Slam Dunk: Anzai-sensei and Sendoh. Both have white backgrounds, and Sendoh vocalises what must be a shared sentiment: "Go for it."

In that moment, right as our redheaded rookie goes for a dunk against a titan, only two people believed in him and saw what he was capable of, and was cheering him on.

And Inoue showed all this through background colour. This manga is subtle in ways that just deserves multiple re-reads.

#slam dunk #sakuragi hanamichi #takehiko inoue #anime and manga #akira sendoh

[azzurro-due]

#スラムダンク #仙道彰 #イラスト #slam dunk #akira sendoh #illustration #fan art #my art

[eyes-in-the-darkness]

Small spoiler for "The first Slam Dunk" on the last one

#slam dunk #takehiko inoue #basketball anime #shohoku #hanamichi sakuragi #ryota miyagi #akagi takenori #hisashi mitsui #shinichi maki #akira sendoh #the first slam dunk #slam dunk memes

[malewifemaki]

Sum1 asked me to compile sd characters names in kr, so here u go! I hope this makes it easier for u fellow twt hoez✌️

Slam Dunk: 슬램덩크

Shohoku (Buksan / 북산)

Sakuragi: Kang Baekho (강백호)

Akagi: Chae Chisu (채치수)

Mitsui: Jung Dae Man (정대만)

Miyagi: Song Tae Seop (송태섭)

Rukawa: Seo Tae Woong (서태웅)

Kogure: Kwon Junho (권준호)

Yasuda: Lee Daljae (이달재)

Ayako: Lee Hanna (이한나)

Anzai-sensei: Ahn Hansoo (안한수)

Yohei: Yang Hoyeol (양호열)

Haruko: Chae Sooyeon (채소연)

Ryonan (Neungnam / 능남)

Sendoh: Yoon Dae Hyeop (윤대협)

Uozumi: Byeon Deok Gyu (변덕규)

Fukuda: Hwang Taesan (황태산)

Koshino: Ahn Yeongsoo (안영수)

Hikoichi: Park Kyungtae (박경태)

Kainan (Haenam / 해남)

Maki🫶: Lee Jung Hwan (이정환)

Kiyota: Jeon Hojang (전호장)

Jin: Shin Junseop (신준섭)

Shoyo (Sangyang / 상양)

Fujima: Kim Soo Gyeom (김수겸)

Hanagata: Seong Hyeon Joon (성현준)

* note that im only including more prominent characters. Feel free 2 rb and add more if u want, or just ask n i ll reply.

** the romaja is just how i personally read the names so there might b sum weirdness in the spacing, romanization, etc🤪 but i 100% guarantee that the hangul/kr letter is correct.

#enjoy the fruits of my labor (meager kr skillz). #slam dunk #hanamichi sakuragi #kaede rukawa #hisashi mitsui #miyagi ryota #takenori akagi #shohoku #akira sendoh #etc etc etc

[zxs1103]

^o^

#slamdunk #akira sendoh

[a-ard]

akira 🎣🌅

#slam dunk #akira sendoh #sendoh akira #slam dunk art #gambar

[azotho]

1. 윤대협 독특한 헤어스타일에도 멋져서 감탄이 나오고✨

배가본드에도 꽤 비슷하게 생긴 캐릭터가 나오는데, 저 얼굴은 삭발을 해도 잘 생겼구나 라고 생각했던...

2. Hanamichi/Yohei - 백호열🏀

"I know you wanna practice, but I'm not your hanger, Hanamichi!"

3. 이명헌 무표정한 얼굴에 귀여운 말버릇..뿅

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Prints - society6.com/thepaleindigo

#Akira Sendoh #Yohei Mito #Kazunari Fukatsu #Slam Dunk #Artists on Tumblr #Azotho #Ryonan #Shohoku #Sannoh #doodle #my own art

[mochisdoll]

First Date

Feat. Mitsui, Sendoh, & Kogure

Mitsui

Shows up 30 minutes early

Sweating profusely

Considers calling you and telling you he can't come

But then you show up and he knows he can’t leave

Constantly forgets how to speak, he’s just so nervous and you are just so cute

Takes you to a trendy cafe bc cafés are the places he thinks of when he thinks of a first date

Calms down eventually when he remembers who he’s with, you, someone who won’t mind when he stumbles over his words

When he collects his composure he’s able to have a nice flowing conversation

he counts the number of times he makes you laugh

Offers you his food in hopes that you’ll offer yours to him and feed it to him

His plan did work

He pays for everything please don’t offer to pay he really wants to so he can feel like a gentleman

Walks you home, considers trying to hold your hand for like ten minutes but gets too scared because his palms are drenched

Sendoh

Wanted a casual date to help with the pressure of a first date

Takes you to a shopping district

The two of you look around in different stores, you get crepes and window shop

He takes note of the things you spend a long time admiring, possibly for future gift ideas but who knows

Stays calm throughout, maintaining his chill exterior

Is able to talk to you with ease, pulling laughs from you

Points out certain things to you, leaving down to whisper in your ear and earn little giggles for you

This man knows exactly what he’s doing

Might buy you a little something, like a plushie or a phone charm to remember your first date

When he drops you off at home, he kisses you, just a quick peck, but there’s no way you were leaving without one

10/10 would date again

Kogure

Kogure had a 10/10 plan for your date

He took you roller skating

Now he wasn’t an amazing roller skater, but he was decent enough that if you were terrible you could cling to him

And cling you did

Maybe not because you needed to, but instead to stay close to him

Very nervous on the inside at first but you could not tell at all

On the outside he seemed so confident and cool headed

Once you two started skating, he took your hand, claiming it was to keep you steady, he calmed down

When you took a break from skating he was smooth and kept the conversation flowing

The two of you played in the arcade

He demolished you in the basketball arcade game but you at least won at ski ball

He got you two matching key chains from the ticket exchange shop

And he definitely got a second date

#slam dunk #mitsui hisashi x reader #mitsui #mitsui hisashi #Sendoh #akira sendoh x reader #akira sendoh #kogure #kiminobu kogure #kogure x reader #kiminobu kogure x reader

[nanadnaraclub]

#anime #slam dunk #the first slam dunk #miyagi ryota #akira sendoh #sakuragi hanamichi #kaede rukawa #mitsui hisashi

[slamdunkhcs]

Considering the fact they’re basketball players who have to condition (even on the off-season), I thought this would be fun to think about :). And also i go to the gym and i see boys like them all the time there

slam dunk boys at the gym

rukawa

• One thing about Rukawa, he is going to the gym ALONE. Like it’ll literally be him, his airpods, a towel, and a fat waterbottle against the world. I don’t think he’d hate working out with someone, but he’d prefer to workout alone since he can stay focused and go at his own pace.

• He’d have both his AirPods in at full volume and go CRAZY on the machines/weightlifting bars. I think for his stamina, he would use the Stairmaster at full speed and go on it for as long as he could.

• I’d say that he does workouts for all of his body, but his favorite workouts would be arm ones, just because he’ll be able to put more power into his basketball shots.

• I don’t think he’d be approached by anyone at the gym since he’s always super focused on his workout and looks VERY intimidating, but if you went up to him and asked him for help, he’d do it.

• BUTTTT If he was in a bad mood that day, he might just put his AirPod right back in and ignore you 😂. However, after he cools off, he’d feel kinda bad. And then sigh and go up to you like “What did you need help with?”

• HE’D DEF BE ADMIRED BY ALL THE GYM BADDIES!!!!!

ryota

• Ok I feel like his level of productivity would depend on who he’s at the gym with. If he’s with Mitsui, those two are gonna try and compete with who could lift heavier weights 😂. But if he’s with Sakuragi, aint NOTHING getting done.

• He will take a ton of gym photos and mirror selfies and post them like “Hitting the gym today ✅” on Insta/Snap. AND HE’LL SEND THEM ALL TO AYAKO 😂😂😂. His gym fits will be coordinated asf too!!! He will go over there dripped out!!!

• I think if he goes alone he’d be really focused. He wouldn’t look intimidating or anything but he’d keep to himself and put on some music (def rnb like bryson tiller or brent faiyaz) and do his workouts. If the gym had a track area, he’d walk around and jus think about life and whatever happened throughout his day.

• Now if Ayako tagged along with him to the gym one day… HES GONNA ACT A FOOL. Like he will literally just stand by her the entire time as if he’s her mf bodyguard. And if a man even TRIED to talk to her, he would instantly shoo him away 💀

sakuragi

• His productivity would also depend on who hes with 😂

• If he’s with his lil gang… they getting into BIG trouble. Those idiots would fool around and try and swing around the weightlifting bar and hit eachother with it. They’d cause a big commotion and then get escorted out the gym by mf security.

• I think he’d go alone alot lowkey… especially after rehabilitation, he’d go there to do light workouts to prepare himself for basketball practice.

• I f he doesn’t know how to properly use a machine, this mf is NOT ASKING NOBODYYY for help 💀. Like he will stand there and stubbornly try messing with it until either he figures it out, or one of the gym’s staff sees him and offers him help

• I feel like he’d be very popular with the elderly people at the gym. Like in the mens’ locker room, the old men would look at him and be like “Back in my day, I was a lot like you, son,” and be hyping him up on his muscles and big build. AND HE’D ACT ALL OVERCONFIDENT but he’d lowkey be smiling about it for the rest of the day. He’d smile and make a peace sign whenever he sees one of the elderly regulars there. And if they asked him for help, he’d help!!!!! He’d have a whole community of uncles and aunties at the gym

• In terms of people around his age tho.. it’s a different story. If someone is using a machine or area he’s trying to use, he’s gonna be SOOO inpatient. Especially if whoever is on it isn’t using it. If it’s a girl, he’d ask politely, but if it’s a guy, he’ll mean mug tf outta them, until they get intimidated and walk away 😭

• If he and Ryota are at the gym together, those two will take SO many pictures. Half of the time they’d jus be talking and talking, and wouldn’t get ANYTHING accomplished

mitsui

• Ok, one thing about Mitsui, he is NOT going to the gym alone. Like he will hit the whole mf team up and ask them to go with him. Even Akagi.

• I think he’d go frequently though, especially in order to build up his stamina. Rukawa would show him the Stairmaster machine and he’d go CRAZY on there. Like by the end, it’ll say he walked up 200 flights of stairs 😂

• He’d lowkey have so many gym crushes. But he wouldn’t approach ANY of them 😂😂😂. He will just admire, sigh, and then go on with his workout. I think some of the gym baddies would think he’s cute but they wouldn’t approach him

• The reason why he’d be scared of being alone at the gym is because it’d be jus him and his thoughts. AND FOR MITSUI, THATS SCARY ASL. However… I think going to the gym alone from time to time would end up being a way for him to destress and reflect.

PS: IMMA DO A PART TWO WITH AKAGI, SENDOH, SAWAKITA, and whoever else yall want

#slam dunk #スラムダンク #headcanon #slam dunk anime #anime and manga #blog #rukawa #hanamichi #hisashi mitsui #gym #hcs #kaede rukawa #hanamichi sakuragi #sakuragi gundan #sakuragi hanamichi #mitsui #mitsui hisashi #akira sendoh #slam dunk essay #the first slam dunk

[benelockee]

Sendoh in high school🎣

#my art #illustration #art #fanart #artists on tumblr #digitalart #portrait #akira sendoh #sendoh akira #akira sendoh fan art #slam dunk movie #slamdunk

[slamdunktheories]

Slam Dunk Challenge: Identify the character by the eyes alone

One of the incredible things Inoue did with Slam Dunk was the distinctive character design. This was especially unusual considering that shounen manga in the early 90s/prior often had characters who looked a lot like one another and you could really only tell them apart by their hair. The most egregious of them even had the same limbs and everything (ahem, Captain Tsubasa).

But Inoue put so much thought into character design that you could often recognise a Slam Dunk character by their eyes alone. Don’t believe me? Try this little challenge and see how many Slam Dunk characters you can recognise by the eyes alone!

I managed 21 out of 25 and I’ll bet you’ll surprise yourself with how many you can identify if you spent a bit of time on it. I'll reveal the answer in a few days in the comments below. Let's go!

#slam dunk #sakuragi hanamichi #takehiko inoue #rukawa kaede #akira sendoh #miyagi ryota #akagi takenori #mitsui hisashi #character design #anime and manga

[azzurro-due]

#スラムダンク #三井寿 #仙道彰 #イラスト #slam dunk #hisashi mitsui #akira sendoh #illustration #fan art #my art

[misspolarber]

SLAM DUNK CHARACTER POPULARITY POLL

In case you don't know, Weekly Shonen Jump also used to conduct Slam Dunk Character Popularity Poll twice back in the 90s.

I just found this through JP websites.

The First Slam Dunk Character Popularity Poll Results:

1) Hanamichi Sakuragi - 19,849 votes

2) Kaede Rukawa - 13,063 votes

3) Takenori Akagi - 7,243 votes

4) Akira Sendo - 7,052 votes

5) Yohei Mito - 6,942 votes

6) Kiminobu Kogure - 3,659 votes

7) Mitsuyoshi Anzai - 3,370 votes

8) Haruko Akagi - 2840 votes

9) Ryota Miyagi - 2,698 votes

10) Ayako - 2520 votes

11) Hikoichi Aida - 1652 votes

12) Yasuhiro Yasuda - 705 votes

13) Tatsuhiko Aota - 514 votes

14) Norio Hotta - 512 votes

15) Store Manager (The one where Sakuragi and Haruko bought his shoes, I think) - 476 votes

16) Takehiko Inoue - 456 votes

17) Nozomu Takamiya - 439 votes

18) Hisashi Mitsui - 284 votes

19) Toki Kuwata - 272 votes

20) Jun Uozumi - 254 votes

21) Sakuragi's Gang - 240 votes

22) Fuji - 229 votes

23) Kaede Rukawa's Guard (I think this refers to his cheerleading squad or his other fangirls) - 165 votes

24) Moichi Taoka - 161 votes

25) Yuji Ohkusu - 155 votes

26) Chuichiro Noma - 149 votes

27) Professor Koike (I think he is Sakuragi's teacher) - 106 votes

28) Tetsushi Shiozaki - 54 votes

29) Tomoyuki Uekusa - 47 votes

30) Matsui - 36 votes

31) Satoru Sasaoka - 30 votes

32) Hiroaki Koshino - 18 votes

Second Character Popularity Poll Results:

1) Hanamichi Sakuragi - 6,893 votes

2) Hisashi Mitsui - 4,777 votes

3) Kaede Rukawa - 2,956 votes

4) Kenji Fujima - 1,880 votes

5) Ryota Miyagi - 1,861 votes

6) Yohei Mito - 1,542 votes

7) Akira Sendo - 1,162 votes

8) Kiminobu Kogure - 853 votes

9) Shinichi Maki - 535 votes

10) Nobunaga Kiyota - 392 votes

11) Takenori Akagi - 330 votes

12) Hiroaki Koshino - 315 votes

13) Soichiro Jin - 248 votes

14) Mitsuyoshi Anzai - 206 votes

15) Tsuyoshi Minami - 101 votes

16) Toru Hanagata - 83 votes

17) Haruko Akagi - 82 votes

18) Ayako - 60 votes

19) Atsushi Tsuchiya - 46 votes

20) Hikoichi Aida - 43 votes

21) Masashi Kawata - 38 votes

22) Dai Moroboshi - 37 votes

NOTES ACCORDING TO WEBSITE:

I. FIRST POPULARITY POLL

- The First Popularity Poll was conducted during the FIRST 7 VOLUMES of the manga, so the characters appeared on those volumes are only up to delinquent Mitsui and his gang.

- The time when the serialization of Slam Dunk in Jump was also the era of the popularity of Be-Bop High School, a gangster themed manga. This may explain the reason why Yohei was so popular.

II. SECOND POPULARITY POLL

- The Second Popularity Poll was taken during the match against Sannoh.

- Because of his backstory, Mitsui climbed up from #18 to #2.

Here are the sources and use Google Translate, if you want:

1) https://slamdunk-perfect-book.xyz/2018/09/03/ninki-ranking-jump/

2) http://garmaquve3.doorblog.jp/archives/50056175.html

3) https://ranking.zonosite.com/2019/05/10/post-1196/

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