Genius is here! At that time, I also wanted to be Sakuragi Hanamichi

"Coach, I want to play basketball."

"If you give up now, the game will end early."

"If you control the rebound, you control the game."

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Are you like me, every time you hear these words, your blood is rushing? Then you must have read the comic that has been popular for 30 years - "Slam Dunk".

On April 20, the finale of "Slam Dunk" will finally meet the Chinese audience!

This is the first time that the movie version of "Slam Dunk" has landed in the mainland. After 27 years, the unfinished vow of the TV version is finally coming true.

In the entire "Slam Dunk", the most impressive character is Sakuragi Hanamichi with red hair.

Sakuragi Hanamichi is the first male protagonist in the manga and one of the most popular characters. Viewers who have read the manga know that Sakuragi Hanamichi represents the core spirit of Slam Dunk, and there are two most obvious labels on him, one is "genius" and the other is "will".

Today, the movie "Slam Dunk" official Weibo released the character poster of Sakuragi Hanamichi, and Sakuragi Hanamichi appeared on the 10th, and netizens instantly exploded.

Netizens expressed their expectations for Sakuragi Hanamichi's performance in the arena.

Some netizens posted their collections of cherry blossomichi peripherals and jerseys.

For the movie version of "Slam Dunk" and the character Sakuragi Hanamichi, everyone has long been unable to hold back and look forward to it fiercely.

On ticketing platforms such as Maoyan and Taobao Tickets, the number of viewers who want to watch the movie version of "Slam Dunk" has exceeded 700,000, which is unique and very bright in the same period of films.

Speaking of "Slam Dunk", it has been more than 30 years since its birth. From 1990, when Inoue Yuhiko officially began serializing this manga with the theme of high school basketball in "Weekly Shonen JUMP", to this day, I don't know how many post-80s and post-90s generations have been affected, and I don't know how many people have accompanied them through their youth.

Because of the phenomenal popularity of the "Slam Dunk" comic, it was also released in the form of a single book in more than 17 countries and regions around the world.

In Japan, sports manga has three recognized peaks, namely "Slam Dunk" and "Soccer Boy" and "Baseball Heroes". Compared with the other two, "Slam Dunk" has a higher status. In 1995, "Slam Dunk" won the 40th Elementary School Manga Award in Japan, and then set many consecutive records in the history of Japanese manga such as the highest first edition circulation and the highest average circulation of volumes.

Whether in Japan or China, "Slam Dunk" has a super high influence. Not only the circulation volume, but also the popularity, discussion, topic and other aspects of data. The most intuitive is that "Slam Dunk" has fascinated a generation of Japanese and even Chinese youth into basketball.

Japanese star Yuta Watanabe, who now plays for the NBA Nets, is a diehard fan of "Slam Dunk" and is also known as the live-action version of "Kaede Rukawa" by Japanese fans.

He once publicly tweeted on his social media: Coach, I want to watch "Slam Dunk"!

And another Japanese star who competes in the NBA, Hachimura Takashi, also fell in love with basketball because of watching "Slam Dunk".

He made it clear that his favorite player is Takeshi Akagi.

Both NBA players fell in love with basketball because of "Slam Dunk" and madly liked the characters in "Slam Dunk", which shows the influence of this comic.

In addition, "Slam Dunk" has also received official recognition. In 2010, Inoue received an award from the Japan Basketball Association for his significant contribution to the advancement of basketball in Japan.

In 2009, "Slam Dunk" was even selected as one of the "600 Most Influential Books in China in 60 Years of New China". Compared with comics, the TV animation of "Slam Dunk" is also popular. Viewers who have been chasing fans may understand, which boy did not want to be Jordan or Sakuragi Hanamichi?

The TV version of "Slam Dunk" has unparalleled popularity in China, with a score of 9.7 points on Douban, which is an unattainable score compared to many anime.

86.4% of netizens gave five-star reviews, and the comment area was full of five-stars.

Emotionally speaking, "Slam Dunk" has long been not just an anime with countless positive reviews, nor just a basketball passion, but the youth of two entire generations.

Returning to No. 10 player Sakuragi Hanamichi, it is no exaggeration to use "genius" on him. Sakuragi Hanamichi was brought into the team by Haruko, who chose Sakuragi Hanamichi and originally saw his height and muscles, but after getting on the basketball court, Haruko realized that Sakuragi Hanamichi had a genius-like physical talent.

Haruko was taken aback when Sakuragi Hanamichi, wearing cloth shoes, jumped and dunked.

Without skill and experience, Sakuragi hit the rebound and the ball didn't get into the net, but his bouncing ability is definitely genius.

According to the standard data of rebounds, Sakuragi Hanamichi's starting height reached an astonishing 105cm, which is comparable to NBA superstar Carter. At this time, Sakuragi Hanamichi has not undergone any form of basketball training, and is still wearing cloth shoes.

It was also this jump that made Haruko decisively decide that she must win Sakuragi into the basketball team. And Haruko thought at the time that Sakuragi Hanamichi was the savior of the basketball team!

In addition to the skill of bouncing, Sakuragi Hanamichi also has extraordinary abilities and talents in many aspects of basketball.

For example, Sakuragi Hanamichi became an excellent rebounder based on his super starting height and bounce speed, which also contributed to one of Sakuragi's terrifying skills, which is to fight for rebounds from behind opponents.

For example, super explosiveness and physical coordination give Sakuragi Hanamichi top speed, especially the starting speed, which also allows him to sit in a seat in the "high-speed trio" in northern Shobei, the other two being Miyagi and Rukawa Kaede.

For example, Sakuragi Hanamichi has super strength and physical strength. Especially in the physical fitness, before the national competition, Sakuragi Hanamichi has a famous "20,000 balls" training, shooting 20,000 balls in ten days, which is already NBA-level training, Sakuragi not only persevered, but also maintained an extremely strong fighting spirit, which shows that its physical fitness is very strong.

And endless physical fitness is the biggest reason why Sakuragi Hanamichi can often play a role in turning the tide at critical moments, and Sakuragi is the "physical monster".

Of course, genius is often appearance, and the core of Sakuragi's character lies in spiritual power, that is, will.

We all know that Sakuragi joined the basketball team to pick up girls, but before he knew it, he had fallen in love with the sport. Because of love, all of Sakuragi's abilities can be brought to play.

Sakuragi has the most primitive fighting spirit of human beings, he wants to improve himself all the time, a bit like Naruto in "Hokage", with infinite self-motivation.

Sakuragi Hanamichi also has a super competitive spirit. Of course, among the five tigers in northern Xiangbei, the competitive spirit exists, because this is a major symbol of competitive sports.

That's why, when we see their victory, we rejoice, and we can't help but cry when we see them lose. After losing the battle against Hainan, Sakuragi's crying is the most impressive plot in the hearts of many viewers.

As the person with the strongest willpower, Sakuragi Hanamichi's influence on his teammates is unprecedented, which makes Xiangbei a team that is certainly top-notch although its strength is not top-level.

For Sakuragi Hanamichi, the will to win can be overwhelming, including resistance to Kaede Rukawa.

However, this also makes Sakuragi Hanamichi create many jokes in "Slam Dunk", because he often has a disconnected personality, his attention is out of line, and he often turns into a joke, making everyone speechless.

But in any case, Sakuragi Hanamichi is the well-deserved male protagonist of "Slam Dunk" and the most popular character in the anime, and now looking back on "Slam Dunk", I will still be deeply attracted to the role of Sakuragi Hanamichi.

Now that "Slam Dunk" has finally ushered in the final chapter, on April 20, let's take a look at the final ending of "Slam Dunk", a youthful and enthusiastic movie!