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Episode 1 | An Intriguing Transfer Student

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Story: Aikawa Kazuhiko, an easy-going and smiling transfer student, tries to rebuild an ailing Mizuho High School basketball club back to its lost fame. An intense drama of friendship, rivalry, antagonism and passion. All for the love of the game. Based on the best-selling comic book series that sold well over 30,000,000 copies in Japan alone. (more)

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Episode 1 "An Intriguing Transfer Student"

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Episode 2 "The Revival of the Boys' Basketball Team"

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Episode 2 "The Revival of the Boys' Basketball Team"

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Episode 3 "The Practice Game Opponents Are..."

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Episode 3 "The Practice Game Opponents Are..."

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Episode 4 "Winning Spirit"

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Episode 4 "Winning Spirit"

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Episode 5 "The Crippled Comeback!"

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Episode 5 "The Crippled Comeback!"

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Episode 6 "The Many Thoughts"

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Episode 6 "The Many Thoughts"

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Episode 7 "An Air of Disturbance"

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Episode 7 "An Air of Disturbance"

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Episode 8 "Cold Rain"

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Episode 8 "Cold Rain"

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Episode 9 "Because you're there..."

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Episode 9 "Because you're there..."

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Episode 10 "The Suppressed Passion"

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Episode 10 "The Suppressed Passion"

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Episode 11 "The Ones Who Carry on the Dream"

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Episode 11 "The Ones Who Carry on the Dream"

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Episode 12 "The Sudden Meeting"

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Episode 12 "The Sudden Meeting"

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Episode 13 "The Gears that Don't Match"

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Episode 13 "The Gears that Don't Match"

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Episode 14 "Anxiety and the Burden"

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Episode 14 "Anxiety and the Burden"

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Episode 15 "The Rivals"

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Episode 15 "The Rivals"

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Episode 16 "Dead Heat"

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Episode 16 "Dead Heat"

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Episode 17 "Never Give Up!"

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Episode 17 "Never Give Up!"

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Episode 18 "Game Set"

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Episode 18 "Game Set"

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Episode 19 "Who Will Play in the Final?"

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Episode 19 "Who Will Play in the Final?"

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Episode 20 "Mixed Feelings"

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Episode 20 "Mixed Feelings"

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Episode 21 "Friends Helping Each Other"

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Episode 21 "Friends Helping Each Other"

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Episode 22 "The Sixth Man"

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Episode 22 "The Sixth Man"

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Episode 23 "The Final"

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Episode 23 "The Final"

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Episode 24 "a Step Forward and a Step Back"

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Episode 24 "a Step Forward and a Step Back"

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Episode 25 "Game Over, and..."

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Episode 25 "Game Over, and..."

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Episode 26 "Towards the Future"

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Episode 26 "Towards the Future"

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