Anime like Slam Dunk
Also known as SLAM DUNK
20 anime for fans of Slam Dunk, ranked by what people who loved it went on to love and by what they share with it, like Basketball, Unrequited Love, Educational. Connect your AniList or MyAnimeList account to get picks for your whole taste instead.
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Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting!
Recommended by 124 Slam Dunk fans on AniList. Both have Comedy, Drama.
Makunouchi Ippo has been bullied his entire life. Constantly running errands and being beaten up by his classmates, Ippo has always dreamed of changing himself, but never has the passion to act upon…
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HAIKYU!!
Recommended by 7 Slam Dunk fans on AniList. Both have School Club.
Inspired after watching a volleyball ace nicknamed "Little Giant" in action, small-statured Shouyou Hinata revives the volleyball club at his middle school.
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Ahiru no Sora
Recommended by 121 Slam Dunk fans on AniList. Both have Basketball, Delinquents, School Club.
He may be short in stature, but Sora Kurumatani can soar and score on the basketball court!
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Death Note
Both have Unrequited Love.
Light Yagami is a genius high school student who is about to learn about life through a book of death.
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Ace of the Diamond
Recommended by 18 Slam Dunk fans on AniList. Both have School Club.
With a stray pitch that completely missed the batter, Eijun Sawamura loses his final middle school baseball game.
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SPY x FAMILY
Both have Unrequited Love.
Everyone has a part of themselves they cannot show to anyone else.
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The Promised Neverland
Both have Drama.
Emma, Norman and Ray are the brightest kids at the Grace Field House orphanage. And under the care of the woman they refer to as “Mom,” all the kids have enjoyed a comfortable life.
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Yu Yu Hakusho: Ghostfiles
Both have Delinquents.
Urameshi Yusuke, 14 years of age, is about as troublesome and violent as teenagers come. He is constantly ditching school, causing trouble, and getting into numerous fights everyday.
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Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion
Both have Drama.
On August 10th of the year 2010 the Holy Empire of Britannia began a campaign of conquest, its sights set on Japan.
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Parasyte -the maxim-
Both have Drama.
They arrive in silence and darkness. They descend from the skies. They have a hunger for human flesh. They are everywhere.
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Bakuman.
Both have Comedy, Drama.
Moritaka Mashiro and Akito Takagi are pretty much foils of each other. Mashiro, an average 9th grade student but talented artist, and Takagi, an overall advanced 9th grader and aspiring writer.
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Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
Both have Drama.
"In order for something to be obtained, something of equal value must be lost."
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Naruto
Both have Unrequited Love.
Naruto Uzumaki, a hyperactive and knuckle-headed ninja, lives in Konohagakure, the Hidden Leaf village.
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Food Wars!
Both have Educational.
Ever since he was little, Souma Yukihira’s main goals have been to beat his father in a cooking contest and take over the family diner.
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Hunter x Hunter (2011)
A Hunter is one who travels the world doing all sorts of dangerous tasks. From capturing criminals to searching deep within uncharted lands for any lost treasures.
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Dr. STONE
Both have Educational.
After five years of harboring unspoken feelings, high-schooler Taiju Ooki is finally ready to confess his love to Yuzuriha Ogawa.
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Vinland Saga
Both have Drama.
Thorfinn is son to one of the Vikings' greatest warriors, but when his father is killed in battle by the mercenary leader Askeladd, he swears to have his revenge.
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Dragon Ball
Both have Comedy.
Goku Son is a young boy who lives in the woods all alone—that is until a girl named Bulma runs into him in her search for a set of magical objects called the "Dragon Balls." Since the artifacts are…
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The Seven Deadly Sins
Both have Comedy.
When they were accused of trying to overthrow the monarchy, the feared warriors the Seven Deadly Sins were sent into exile.
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GOLDEN BOY
Both have Comedy.
Kintarou Oe doesn't look like it, but he is a genius who completed all his university courses and then quit before graduating.
Manga for fans of Slam Dunk
About Slam Dunk
- Comedy
- Drama
- Slice of Life
- Basketball
- Shounen
- School
- Primarily Teen Cast
One day, a girl named Haruko Akagi approaches Hanamichi without any fear. When she asks Hanamichi: "do you like basketball?" Hanamichi falls head over heels for the girl of his dreams. Without missing a beat, Hanamichi tells her he loves basketball, and the two head to the gymnasium where Hanamichi learns about the slam dunk. He also learns of Rukawa, one of the country’s top basketball prospects, also a freshman at Shohoku.
(Source: Funimation)