Slam Dunk

Slam Dunk and Dear Boys have a lot in common in regards to genre and plot, but Slam Dunk is a bit more drawn out. Basketball games can sometimes take up to 5 episodes whereas Dear Boys is a bit more compact and shortened, but still full of suspense. Both series are basically based on a high school basketball team with limited members, who battle against many opponents to reach their goal. As from the artistic point of view, Slam Dunk has older styles, and Dear Boys is a bit more computerized. Dear Boys lack the same comic relief Slam Dunk provides and doesn't have as much character development as Slam Dunk though.

Dear Boys and Slam Dunk are both about basketball. If you liked one I assure you that you will like the other. They are great anime!!

So you are looking for more similiar animes? Than you have to watch the other one! Whether its Slam Dunk or Dear Boys, both anime are well plotted basketball series which make your hair stand with lots of amazing basketball tricks! Just make sure you don't try to do the impossible by copying them after watching... V(^.^)

Although the plot differs greatly, it's still worth watching. While Slam Dunk is still the best basketball anime out there Dear Boys isn't much worse either. If you enjoy watching highschool basketbal then both anime will be well worth of your time!

Both initial d and slam dunk follow the career of a highschool boy who is (of course) a genius (well hanamichi might exagerate a little at times in this regard... buit it's forgivable) at... well i'm sure you can figure out what they are good at. These are two of the best topic based series out there, and definite favorites. The main character, though somewhat socially disfunctional is really compelling, and the way they are develloped really gets you behind them 100%. They also both have animation styles, that while not initially stiking you as being as nice as some of the new titles out there, really grows on you quickly (probably because the stories are so great... (compare to onegai twins and stuff, where the opposite is true)

Altough it may seam these two series don't have much in common they are so much. Yes, the calm and quiet "main driver" Takumi is very diffrerent from hot headed and loud mouth "basketlball man" Sakuragi, also the level of thei driving/basketball skills at the start of the series is so very different. But it doesn't really matter as they are both in their 18teens trying to beat any competition they meet so hard it makes you feel ashamed for not doing your best in your own field. And another thing (I trying not to spoil it here), at the end both series leave you wondering about how they both reached their ultimate goal.

Both Buzzer Beater and Slam Dunk deal with the world of basketball... but to be more accurate Buzzer Beater deals with the UNIVERSE of basketball - an intergalactic basketball league. If you've watched Slam Dunk and want something a bit more sci-fi that deals with basketball, Buzzer Beater is for you. On the contrary, if you've watched Buzzer Beater and are looking for a more realistic anime dealing with basketball, Slam Dunk is the anime for you. If you don't care whether or not it's realistic, you can watch both.

You will like this anime if you liked slam dunk. its like slam dunk but think about it as humans vs. aliens instead of humans vs. humans. Not only the idea of the anime is interesting the animation is awesome. fully animated and1's and bird's eye view dunks, and camera following layup runs are more than satisfying to my eyes.