Slam Dunk: Season 1 Volume 1

This anime is a re-release that I first started watching on Crunchyroll. It is mildly entertaining, but very curiously it contains no original Japanese language track, only the English dub and no subtitles. This is rather shocking, considering the older anime fan this release is ostensibly aimed at; while I personally prefer dubbed anime, I think it is a mistake not to include the subtitled Japanese version for fans that prefer that. This disc contains Episode 1-14, and the series contains over 100 episodes. Although reasonably priced compared to a lot of contemporary releases, considering how many total episodes are left, I don't see myself buying this series volume by volume. The dub old and not the greatest (modern dubs are much better done), but the series does bring a smile to my face every so often. The pacing is achingly slow, a lot of time is wasted with the main character's absurd fantasies in his own head. You want to root for him, but he's kind of a moron and a thug and gets on everybody's nerves and is often his own worst enemy and has an outsized ego far in excess of his actual abilities. He has raw talent and potential, but at this stage is woefully lacking in experience and discipline. He has a long way to go and I'm not sure I have the patience or fortitude myself to watch his journey to the end. I'd recommend watching Kuroko's Basketball first before tackling this series.

I used to watch this show over 10 years ago when it was on Japanese TV.It is great how the characters are so lighthearted even though they get really sucked into the moment and seem serious.I am fluent in Japanese and the English translations here are pretty good. Every word is not translated literally, but the meaning of their speech is preserved.Hope you all watch!

While I love this series,sadly this dvd release is DUB only,no Japanese or subtitles,& no options or features. If you are a hardcore fan of the series I advise against this DVD. This absolutely doesn't do this anime justice

The extra star is only for the fact that I love this show, but this is not a review of the show in general, but more of the release here. The description states that there is Japanese and an English dub. For those who vastly prefer the sub, this release lied to us. There is only an English dub with no choice for languages or subtitles. Very disappointing.

Just got it today in I'm very happy with it , English dub is good too , waiting for the rest of the slam dunk realeases I will buy them all , need more slam dunk !

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Can't thank Cinedigm enough for releasing this, never cared for a Japanese DUB so this is perfect for me!

Great price for 14 episodes!!

Originally this seemed like a great thing that had FINALLY happened. The original listing showed a Japanese audio track with English Subtitles,but I was deceived, I had pre-ordered these DVDs under these pretenses,and a day or two before(I decided to check on the product again) I had realized that they had switched the listing info! It had only English for the Audio track, with no sign of the Japanese track anywhere! This greatly disappointed me as I had originally watched Slam Dunk in Japanese(original language of course) with English Subtitles, and the original was what helped me fall in love with the series. After I received the DVDs I decided I would keep them(solely because its Slam Dunk) and give them a watch, So I started it up and was greatly disappointed, so much so that I had to cut watching the first episode short. Now I am one who does watch a lot of anime English Dubbed, but this felt like an insult, Off pronunciation of names, hardly any tone in voice, and the synchronization was off far too much. This in no way feels like a proper release, and I will not purchase further copies,unless of course they are re-released with the Japanese Track and English Subtitles,in which case I would be fine with it. Two stars for the cheap price, and the fact that its Slam Dunk, otherwise do not buy it!

アニメ版「SLAM DUNK」に興味のある方なら、即「買い」でしょう！それほど、何度見ても飽きないアニメです。このシリーズは、場所も取らず、コンパクトにディスクが収まっています。この巻は、初回から「湘北ファイブ」がそろうところまでが入っています。あの安西先生の漫画・アニメ史上に残る「最後まで…　あきらめたら…」の名台詞が出てくるのも、この巻です。本当にこの台詞には自分自身救われました。危機的な状況から脱出したとき、西村知道さんの声が頭の中でリフレインしました。「SLAM DUNK」ファンなら是非持ちたいシリーズの第１巻でしょう！他の方もコメントされていましたが、「SLAM DUNK」という作品全体について、「BUZZER BEATER」のアニメのように、バスケ場面は井上先生監修、１６：９画面、現代の技術と可能な限り旧声優陣でアニメをリメイクしてほしいですね。ただ、だからといって、このアニメシリーズの価値には変化ありません。

昔のテレビ放送のそのままの映像です。とくに変更もなく、満足してみれました。スラムダンクファンにはおススメです。

「帯に色褪せ」はあったが、古い商品なので仕方がないと割り切りました。しかし、傷はなかったので非常に満足のいく状態でとても綺麗でした。

期待どうりの良品で、非常に気にいっています。またよろしくお願いします。