The read
A Balasaur Score of 84 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 8/10, Rotten Tomatoes 100%, Metacritic 79/100. Scores higher than 93% of the 1,083 2020s animation movies in this catalog. Streaming on Netflix.
Synopsis
Shohoku's “speedster” and point guard, Ryota Miyagi, always plays with brains and lightning speed, running circles around his opponents while feigning composure. In his second year of high school, Ryota plays with the Shohoku High School basketball team along with Sakuragi, Rukawa, Akagi, and Mitsui as they take the stage at the Inter-High School National Championship. And now, they are on the brink of challenging the reigning champions, Sannoh Kogyo High School.
Ratings
562 audience votes
Key crew
- Takehiko InoueDirector
- Takehiko InoueScreenplay
Cast
- Shugo NakamuraRyota Miyagi (voice)
- Jun KasamaHisashi Mitsui (voice)
- Kenta MiyakeTakenori Akagi (voice)
- Shinichiro KamioKaede Rukawa (voice)
- Subaru KimuraHanamichi Sakuragi (voice)
- Katsuhisa HoukiMitsuyoshi Anzai (voice)
- Asami SetoAyako (voice)
- Ryota IwasakiKiminobu Kogure (voice)
- Chado HoriiKentaro Ishii (voice)
- Maaya SakamotoHaruko Akagi (voice)
- Chikahiro KobayashiYohei Mito (voice)
- Masafumi KobatakeNozomi Takamiya (voice)
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