History Trivia / SlamDunk

* TheWikiRule: [[https://slamdunk.fandom.com/wiki/ The Slam Dunk Wiki]].

* NowWhichOneWasThatVoice: Though Toei and Geneon's North American DVD releases list the English voice actors, their characters aren't listed.

* CrossRegionalVoiceActing: Kaleidoscope Entertainment's English dub used voice actors from the Toronto, Ottawa and Vancouver areas.

** The Japanese voice actors for the Shohoku team were recast for ''The First Slam Dunk'': Creator/TakeshiKusao (Sakuragi) was replaced by Creator/SubaruKimura, Creator/HikaruMidorikawa (Rukawa) by Creator/ShinichirouKamio, Creator/KiyoyukiYanada (Akagi) by Creator/KentaMiyake, Creator/YokuShioya (Miyagi) by Creator/ShugoNakamura, and Creator/RyotaroOkiayu (Mitsui) by Creator/JunKasama.

* TheOriginalDarrin: Sergio Bonilla retakes his role as Kaede Rukawa in ''The First Slam Dunk'', after being replaced by Creator/OscarFlores during the second half of the TV series.

* RoleReprise: Creator/ReneGarcia has been confirmed to voice Hanamichi Sakuragi for ''The First Slam Dunk''.

* RoleReprisal: Creator/ReneGarcia has been confirmed to voice Hanamichi Sakuragi for ''The First Slam Dunk''.

** Happened a lot in the Latin Spanish dub during the anime's second half, due to the change of dub direction. The most notable examples among the main cast were Creator/JoseGilbertoVilchis taking over as Kogure from Creator/JesusBarrero, Creator/BenjaminRivera as Mitsui from Jorge Palafox, and Oscar Flores as Rukawa from Sergio Bonilla.

* ActingForTwo: Quite a few cast members from the TV Series played a number of supporting roles in addition to their main roles.

** At present, the Website/{{Crunchyroll}} streams are the only way to watch all 101 subtitled episodes in North America.

** Toru Hanagata and Ryu (one of Hisashi Mitsui's gang members) are voiced by Nobuhiko Kazama.

** The Japanese voice actors for the Shohoku team were recast for ''The First Slam Dunk'': Creator/TakeshiKusao (Sakuragi) was replaced by Creator/SubaruKimura, Creator/HikaruMidorikawa (Rukawa) by Creator/ShinichirouKamio, Creator/KiyoyukiYanada (Akagi) by Creator/KentaMiyake, Creator/YokuShioya (Miyagi) by Shugo Nakamura, and Creator/RyotaroOkiayu (Mitsui) by Creator/JunKasama.

* LateExportForYou: The anime didn't reach North America until 2005, when Toei Animation and Creator/GeneonEntertainment USA released the first 20 episodes on DVD.

* ActingForTwo: Quite a few cast members played a number of supporting roles in addition to their main roles. For example:

** The original Japanese voice cast includes many of Japan's most prolific voice actors, such as Creator/TakeshiKusao, Creator/KiyoyukiYanada, Creator/ToshiyukiMorikawa, Creator/RyotaroOkiayu, Creator/NobutoshiCanna and Creator/HikaruMidorikawa among others, due to being produced early on in the actors' respective careers.
** The First Slam Dunk featured Creator/SubaruKimura, Creator/KentaMiyake, Creator/ShinichirouKamio, Creator/MaayaSakamoto and Creator/JunKasama.

* ChannelHop:
** The North American manga releases were handled by Gutsoon! Entertainment. When it went out of business, Creator/VizMedia distributed the manga.
** After the anime was cancelled, reruns aired on BS Asahi from 2009 to 2011.
** An HD remaster of the anime began airing on Kids Station in 2013.
** At first, the anime's North American rights were handled by Toei Animation with Creator/{{Geneon}} as their distributor. Then, the rights were picked up by Cinedigm, who released the first 14 episodes in 2015.

* AllStarCast: The original Japanese voice cast includes many of Japan's most prolific voice actors, such as Creator/TakeshiKusao, Creator/KiyoyukiYanada, Creator/ToshiyukiMorikawa, Creator/RyotaroOkiayu, Creator/NobutoshiCanna and Creator/HikaruMidorikawa among others, due to being produced early on in the actors' respective careers.

** The Japanese voice actors for the Shohoku team were recast for ''The First Slam Dunk'': Creator/TakeshiKusao (Sakuragi) was replaced by Creator/SubaruKimura, Creator/HikaruMidorikawa (Rukawa) by Creator/ShinichiroKamio, Creator/KiyoyukiYanada (Akagi) by Creator/KentaMiyake, Creator/YokuShioya (Miyagi) by Shugo Nakamura, and Creator/RyotaroOkiayu (Mitsui) by Creator/JunKasama.

** The Japanese voice actors for the Shohoku team were recast for ''The First Slam Dunk'': Creator/TakeshiKusao (Sakuragi) was replaced by Creator/SubaruKimura, Creator/HikaruMidorikawa (Rukawa) by Shinichiro Kamio, Creator/KiyoyukiYanada (Akagi) by Creator/KentaMiyake, Creator/YokuShioya (Miyagi) by Shugo Nakamura, and Creator/RyotaroOkiayu (Mitsui) by Creator/JunKasama.

** On Episode 59[[note]]"Last 10 Seconds! A Perfect Conclusion" (aired in 1995)[[/note]] and Chapter 130 to 131[[note]]"Heaven and Hell (Part 1 and 2)" (published in 1993)[[/note]], the desperation finger block on Hisashi Mitsui by Nobunaga Kiyota had [[LifeImitatesArt shades]] of Hakeem Olajuwon blocking John Stark's potential [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3-64I6zp7k game winner]] in Game 6 of the 1994 NBA Finals[[note]]between the Houston Rockets and the New York Knicks[[/note]].

** On Episode 59[[note]]"Last 10 Seconds! A Perfect Conclusion" (aired in 1995)[[/note]] and Chapter 130 to 131[[note]]"Heaven and Hell (Part 1 and 2)" (published in 1993)[[/note]], the desperation finger block on Hisashi Mitsui by Nobunaga Kiyota had [[LifeImitatesArt shades]] of Hakeem Olajuwon blocking John Stark's potential [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3-64I6zp7k game winner]] in Game 6 of the 1994 NBA Finals between the Houston Rockets and the New York Knicks.

** On Episode 59, "Last 10 Seconds! A Perfect Conclusion" (aired in 1995) and Chapter 130 to 131, "Heaven and Hell (Part 1 and 2)" (published in 1993), the desperation finger block on Hisashi Mitsui by Nobunaga Kiyota had [[LifeImitatesArt shades]] of Hakeem Olajuwon blocking John Stark's potential [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3-64I6zp7k game winner]] in Game 6 of the 1994 NBA Finals between the Houston Rockets and the New York Knicks.

** Hilariously enough, Life imitated Art even further by having Rodman (NBA Sakuragi) end up playing in the Chicago Bulls (NBA Shohoku) with UsefulNotes/MichaelJordan (NBA Rukawa).[[note]]One of the key rivalries of the show is between Sakuragi and Rukawa, who are unable to get along despite being teammates. The series ended when they were finally able to put their differences aside to do a game-winning play together. In turn, Jordan has past beef with how rough Rodman and his Pistons played against him care of their [[LoopholeAbuse "Jordan]] [[UnnecessaryRoughness Rules"]].[[/note]] How ironic is it that Dennis Rodman (NBA Sakuragi) ended up in Chicago, with him needing to get along with a resentful Michael Jordan (NBA Rukawa)to win games for the three-peat championship gold in the late 1990s?

** Hilariously enough, Life imitated Art even further by having Rodman (NBA Sakuragi) end up playing in the Chicago Bulls (NBA Shohoku) with UsefulNotes/MichaelJordan (NBA Rukawa).
** One of the key rivalries of the show is between Sakuragi and Rukawa, who are unable to get along despite being teammates.[[note]]The series ended when they were finally able to put their differences aside to do a game-winning play together.[[/note]] How ironic is it that Dennis Rodman (NBA Sakuragi) ended up in Chicago, with him needing to get along with a resentful Michael Jordan (NBA Rukawa)[[note]]Jordan has past beef with how rough Rodman and his Pistons played against him care of their [[LoopholeAbuse "Jordan]] [[UnnecessaryRoughness Rules"]][[/note]] to win games for the three-peat championship gold in the late 1990s?

* On Episode 59, "Last 10 Seconds! A Perfect Conclusion" (aired in 1995) and Chapter 130 to 131, "Heaven and Hell (Part 1 and 2)" (published in 1993), the desperation finger block on Hisashi Mitsui by Nobunaga Kiyota had [[LifeImitatesArt shades]] of Hakeem Olajuwon blocking John Stark's potential [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3-64I6zp7k game winner]] in Game 6 of the 1994 NBA Finals between the Houston Rockets and the New York Knicks.

*** Hilariously enough, Life imitated Art even further by having Rodman (NBA Sakuragi) end up playing in the Chicago Bulls (NBA Shohoku) with UsefulNotes/MichaelJordan (NBA Rukawa).

** [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._R._Sakuragi J.R. Sakuragi]] (born Milton J. Henderson Jr.) is an American-Japanese pro basketball player who took on the name of the protagonist of ''Slam Dunk''. He became a naturalized Japanese citizen on July 2, 2007 with the name Sakuragi, in fact. Not only did he play for the Japan National Team and the [[UsefulNotes/NationalBasketballAssociation NBA]]; he also competed in the 2007 FIBA Asia Championship. He recently announced his [[https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2020/06/03/basketball/b-league/seahorses-veteran-j-r-sakuragi-announces-retirement/ retirement]] on June 3, 2020.

** In North America, all 101 episodes of the anime were dubbed in Toronto before Toei cancelled their DVD releases in 2006.

** In North America, over 100 episodes were recorded in Toronto before Toei cancelled their DVD releases in 2006.