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Drama, Animation, Comedy  •  1994  •  44 min

Slam Dunk 2: National Tournement (1994)

Slam Dunk 2: National Tournement poster

Slam Dunk 2: National Tournement (1994)

Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Family Values: Mixed
Viewer Rating
7.0

Overview

This 44-minute anime film drops into the Inter High Championships as Shohoku face Tsukubu, a tournament dark horse with personal ties to several Shohoku players. Rivalries are partly about old friendships, partly about a rival center competing for a girl's attention. Classic shonen territory. The Leans Traditional label follows naturally from the source material: the story is built around competitive drive, team hierarchy, mentorship between coaches, and male athletic ambition with no progressive social framing in sight. There are no LGBTQ themes, no political subtext, and no identity-focused storytelling. It is simply a sports anime doing what sports anime does, which in 1994 meant hustle, rivalry, and loyalty to your squad.

Starring Cast

Akiko Hiramatsu  •   Hideyuki Hori  •   Takeshi Kusao

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Traditional

Primary

Political: Center
Confidence: High

The film's central subject matter of high school basketball competition, emphasizing teamwork, individual growth, and perseverance, presents themes that are universally valued and apolitical, leading to a neutral rating.

Diversity: Low
Confidence: High

This Japanese anime film features casting consistent with its cultural origin, utilizing Japanese voice actors for its Japanese characters without any explicit race or gender swaps of roles that would be considered traditionally white in a Western context. The narrative focuses on sports competition and character development, without critiquing traditional identities or incorporating explicit DEI themes.

Secondary

Family Values: Mixed
Confidence: High

The movie primarily focuses on a high school basketball team and their journey in a national tournament. Family units, parental roles, and domestic life norms are almost entirely absent from the narrative, providing no meaningful content to evaluate against traditional or progressive family values.

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High

Slam Dunk 2: National Tournament is a sports anime film centered on high school basketball. The narrative is exclusively focused on athletic competition, team dynamics, and character growth within a traditional shonen framework. There are no identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes present in the film's plot or character arcs.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

The film, a sports anime adaptation, centers entirely on high school basketball competition and character development within that context. There are no transgender characters or themes present in the narrative. The story focuses on athletic challenges and team dynamics, without incorporating any elements related to gender identity.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film is an anime adaptation within the established Slam Dunk universe. All major characters retain their canonical gender from the original manga and prior anime series, with no instances of a character previously established as one gender being portrayed as another.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film is an animated adaptation of a Japanese manga and anime series. All characters, originally depicted as Japanese, retain their established race in this animated movie.

Hinduism: N/A
Confidence: High

Not depicted in the film.

Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.0

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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8.1
The Movie Database logo
5.9

Critic Ratings

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N/A
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N/A

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