Filler at a glance
10 of 101 episodes are pure filler
That is about 10% of the current guide. Pure filler can be skipped without losing the core story.
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Slam Dunk filler list
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| Episode | Title | Classification | Air date | Watched |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Genius Basketball Player Is Born?! | Canon | 16 Oct 1993, 16 October 1993 | |
| 2 | Go to Hell, Basketball! Hanamichi vs. Rukawa | Canon | 30 Oct 1993, 30 October 1993 | |
| 3 | Gorilla vs. Hanamichi! Big Showdown!! | Canon | 6 Nov 1993, 6 November 1993 | |
| 4 | Basketball Player Hanamichi Joins the Team! | Canon | 13 Nov 1993, 13 November 1993 | |
| 5 | A Spiritless Afternoon | Canon | 20 Nov 1993, 20 November 1993 | |
| 6 | Rukawa vs. Akagi: The Real Showdown | Canon | 4 Dec 1993, 4 December 1993 | |
| 7 | Hanamichi Debut! Dunk Explosion | Canon | 11 Dec 1993, 11 December 1993 | |
| 8 | Hanamichi's Crisis! The Judo-man's Trap | Canon | 18 Dec 1993, 18 December 1993 | |
| 9 | I'm Going to Play Basketball | Canon | 25 Dec 1993, 25 December 1993 | |
| 10 | The Commoner's Shoot is Difficult | Canon | 8 Jan 1994, 8 January 1994 | |
| 11 | Our Love's Special Secret Training | Canon | 15 Jan 1994, 15 January 1994 | |
| 12 | Defeat Ryonan! The Fierce Training the Night Before the Match | Canon | 22 Jan 1994, 22 January 1994 | |
| 13 | Shohoku vs Ryonan! Burning Captain! | Canon | 29 Jan 1994, 29 January 1994 | |
| 14 | Super Basketball Match With Ryonan | Canon | 5 Feb 1994, 5 February 1994 | |
| 15 | Hanamichi Nervously Steps Into the Spotlight | Canon | 12 Feb 1994, 12 February 1994 | |
| 16 | Who is This Guy? Taoka's Miscalculation | Canon | 19 Feb 1994, 19 February 1994 | |
| 17 | The Rebound King Sakuragi Hanamichi's Distress | Canon | 26 Feb 1994, 26 February 1994 | |
| 18 | Last 2 Minutes! I'll Be the One to Defeat Sendoh | Canon | 5 Mar 1994, 5 March 1994 | |
| 19 | Time's Up! The Decisive Battle with Ryonan | Canon | 12 Mar 1994, 12 March 1994 | |
| 20 | Basketball Shoes | Canon | 19 Mar 1994, 19 March 1994 | |
| 21 | Enormous Trouble Makers! Hanamichi vs. Miyagi | Canon | 26 Mar 1994, 26 March 1994 | |
| 22 | History's Biggest Idiot Combination is Born | Canon | 16 Apr 1994, 16 April 1994 | |
| 23 | Shohoku Basketball Club's Last Day | Canon | 23 Apr 1994, 23 April 1994 | |
| 24 | The Battle for Justice! Sakuragi's Goon Squad Joins! | Canon | 30 Apr 1994, 30 April 1994 | |
| 25 | The Man Who Aimed at National Championship | Canon | 7 May 1994, 7 May 1994 | |
| 26 | Mitsui, the Problems of the Past | Canon | 14 May 1994, 14 May 1994 | |
| 27 | I Want to Play Basketball! | Canon | 21 May 1994, 21 May 1994 | |
| 28 | The Beginning of Interhigh Preliminaries | Canon | 28 May 1994, 28 May 1994 | |
| 29 | Hanamichi! Debut at an Official Game | Canon | 18 Jun 1994, 18 June 1994 | |
| 30 | The Introspective Army's Big Counterattack | Canon | 25 Jun 1994, 25 June 1994 | |
| 31 | Formidable Enemy Miuradai's Secret Weapon | Canon | 2 Jul 1994, 2 July 1994 | |
| 32 | Genius Hanamichi! Certain Death Dunk | Canon | 16 Jul 1994, 16 July 1994 | |
| 33 | Walkout King!? Hanamichi Sakuragi | Canon | 6 Aug 1994, 6 August 1994 | |
| 34 | Gorilla's Secret, Kill with Your Eyes! | Canon | 20 Aug 1994, 20 August 1994 | |
| 35 | Hot Blooded Guys | Canon | 27 Aug 1994, 27 August 1994 | |
| 36 | A Well Seeded School, Enter Shoyo | Canon | 3 Sep 1994, 3 September 1994 | |
| 37 | Hanamichi: First-time As Starter! | Canon | 10 Sep 1994, 10 September 1994 | |
| 38 | Rukawa's Counterattack! | Canon | 17 Sep 1994, 17 September 1994 | |
| 39 | Lightning Flash Ryota! | Canon | 24 Sep 1994, 24 September 1994 | |
| 40 | Rebound King Hanamichi Sakuragi! | Canon | 1 Oct 1994, 1 October 1994 | |
| 41 | Shoyo's Ace Fujima Enters the Court | Canon | 1 Oct 1994, 1 October 1994 | |
| 42 | Shoyo Ace Fujima's Real Ability | Canon | 15 Oct 1994, 15 October 1994 | |
| 43 | Has Mitsui Reached His Limit!? | Canon | 22 Oct 1994, 22 October 1994 | |
| 44 | Mitsui! Stormy 3 Points | Canon | 5 Nov 1994, 5 November 1994 | |
| 45 | Imminent Walkout!? Hanamichi's Pinch | Canon | 26 Nov 1994, 26 November 1994 | |
| 46 | Hanamichi, Hot Dunk | Canon | 3 Dec 1994, 3 December 1994 | |
| 47 | Challenge From a Rival | Filler | 10 Dec 1994, 10 December 1994 | |
| 48 | The Guy Who Pledged to Defeat Kainan | Canon | 17 Dec 1994, 17 December 1994 | |
| 49 | Takezono, Last Fight | Canon | 24 Dec 1994, 24 December 1994 | |
| 50 | Challenge to the King | Canon | 7 Jan 1995, 7 January 1995 | |
| 51 | Outside Calculation!? Hanamichi at His Best! | Canon | 14 Jan 1995, 14 January 1995 | |
| 52 | Secret Weapon Against Sakuragi! | Canon | 21 Jan 1995, 21 January 1995 | |
| 53 | Gorilla's Injury! A Desperate Situation!? | Canon | 28 Jan 1995, 28 January 1995 | |
| 54 | King Kong's Younger Brother | Canon | 4 Feb 1995, 4 February 1995 | |
| 55 | The Guy Who Dominates the Game | Canon | 11 Feb 1995, 11 February 1995 | |
| 56 | Ace Maki, Full Throttle | Canon | 18 Feb 1995, 18 February 1995 | |
| 57 | Anzai, Bet on Victory! | Canon | 25 Feb 1995, 25 February 1995 | |
| 58 | Stubborn Guys! | Canon | 4 Mar 1995, 4 March 1995 | |
| 59 | Last 10 Seconds! A Perfect Conclusion | Canon | 11 Mar 1995, 11 March 1995 | |
| 60 | Shohoku on the Edge | Canon | 18 Mar 1995, 18 March 1995 | |
| 61 | Baldy Strikes Back! | Canon | 25 Mar 1995, 25 March 1995 | |
| 62 | Three-Day Super Training | Canon | 8 Apr 1995, 8 April 1995 | |
| 63 | Battle of the Aces! Kainan vs. Ryonan | Canon | 8 Apr 1995, 8 April 1995 | |
| 64 | King Kainan Shows its Abilities! | Canon | 15 Apr 1995, 15 April 1995 | |
| 65 | The Strongest Match! Sendoh vs. Maki | Canon | 29 Apr 1995, 29 April 1995 | |
| 66 | Sendoh's Bet | Canon | 13 May 1995, 13 May 1995 | |
| 67 | Final Battle! Shohoku vs. Ryonan | Canon | 20 May 1995, 20 May 1995 | |
| 68 | Savior!? Hanamichi Sakuragi | Canon | 27 May 1995, 27 May 1995 | |
| 69 | Gorilla Goes Astray | Canon | 3 Jun 1995, 3 June 1995 | |
| 70 | Gorilla Dunk II | Canon | 10 Jun 1995, 10 June 1995 | |
| 71 | Gorilla, Shout of Revival! | Canon | 17 Jun 1995, 17 June 1995 | |
| 72 | The Greatest Shame of One's Life | Canon | 1 Jul 1995, 1 July 1995 | |
| 73 | Rukawa Kaede, Gambling on the 2nd Half | Canon | 8 Jul 1995, 8 July 1995 | |
| 74 | The Most Dangerous Challenger | Canon | 15 Jul 1995, 15 July 1995 | |
| 75 | Fine Play | Canon | 22 Jul 1995, 22 July 1995 | |
| 76 | The Feeling of Victory | Canon | 5 Aug 1995, 5 August 1995 | |
| 77 | You Guys Are Strong! | Canon | 12 Aug 1995, 12 August 1995 | |
| 78 | Uozumi Jun Revives | Canon | 19 Aug 1995, 19 August 1995 | |
| 79 | Blue Waves - Ryonan Fights Back! | Canon | 26 Aug 1995, 26 August 1995 | |
| 80 | Shohoku's Problems | Canon | 2 Sep 1995, 2 September 1995 | |
| 81 | Sendoh On Fire! Shohoku Loses | Canon | 23 Sep 1995, 23 September 1995 | |
| 82 | Amateur Sakuragi Hanamichi the Man | Canon | 21 Oct 1995, 21 October 1995 | |
| 83 | Vice-Captain Kogure's Determination | Canon | 28 Oct 1995, 28 October 1995 | |
| 84 | Win or Lose | Canon | 4 Nov 1995, 4 November 1995 | |
| 85 | New Challenge: The National Championship! | Filler | 11 Nov 1995, 11 November 1995 | |
| 86 | Rukawa's Ambition | Filler | 18 Nov 1995, 18 November 1995 | |
| 87 | Japan's Number One High School Player | Canon | 25 Nov 1995, 25 November 1995 | |
| 88 | The Basketball Kingdom - America | Canon | 2 Dec 1995, 2 December 1995 | |
| 89 | Rukawa Kaede's Spirit | Canon | 9 Dec 1995, 9 December 1995 | |
| 90 | Shohoku's Real Ace | Canon | 16 Dec 1995, 16 December 1995 | |
| 91 | The Nationals' Crisis! | Canon | 23 Dec 1995, 23 December 1995 | |
| 92 | Guys' Friendship? Sakuragi Gang | Filler | 13 Jan 1996, 13 January 1996 | |
| 93 | Going Toward 20,000 Shoots | Canon | 20 Jan 1996, 20 January 1996 | |
| 94 | Shizuoka's Fierce Fight! Shohoku vs. Jousei | Canon | 27 Jan 1996, 27 January 1996 | |
| 95 | Hanamichi's Hottest Day | Filler | 3 Feb 1996, 3 February 1996 | |
| 96 | Basketball Shoes II | Canon | 10 Feb 1996, 10 February 1996 | |
| 97 | Mixed Feelings, Uozumi Returns | Filler | 17 Feb 1996, 17 February 1996 | |
| 98 | Fierce Battle Begins! Shohoku vs. Shoyo/Ryonan | Filler | 24 Feb 1996, 24 February 1996 | |
| 99 | Facing the Strongest Team, Shohoku in Danger! | Filler | 2 Mar 1996, 2 March 1996 | |
| 100 | Man of Miracles, Hanamichi Sakuragi! | Filler | 9 Mar 1996, 9 March 1996 | |
| 101 | Glorious Slam Dunk | Filler | 23 Mar 1996, 23 March 1996 |
FAQ
Slam Dunk filler questions
Quick answers to the questions people actually search.
Does Slam Dunk (1993) have filler episodes?
Yes. Slam Dunk (1993) has 10 pure filler episodes out of 101 classified episodes, or about 10% of the guide. Episodes marked Mixed contain canon material and are counted separately.
Which Slam Dunk (1993) episodes are filler?
The pure filler episodes are 47, 85–86, 92, 95, 97–101. Mixed episodes are listed separately because they contain some canon material.
Can I skip filler episodes in Slam Dunk (1993)?
Yes. Episodes marked Filler are safe to skip without losing the core story. Check Mixed episodes individually because they include some canon material.