# Learn Japanese with SLAM DUNK

> How hard its Japanese is, where to watch it, and what to watch before and after.

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**The short answer:** Ikkimi rates **SLAM DUNK** N3 for learning Japanese: basketball words, rough school speech. **Good for a beginner? With some help.** It sits in the middle of Ikkimi’s levels. A beginner can follow it with kana and romaji on every word, but it is easier after one or two simpler shows.

Ikkimi lists SLAM DUNK on Crunchyroll and Netflix. What each service carries varies by country. On Crunchyroll, Ikkimi finds a Japanese subtitle file for the episode in Jimaku’s catalogue and lines it up for you. On Netflix, turn on Japanese subtitles and every word becomes clickable.

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## How hard is the Japanese in SLAM DUNK?

Ikkimi rates SLAM DUNK at **N3** (everyday Japanese at full speed). What sets its level: basketball words, rough school speech. Of the 192 anime Ikkimi rates by hand, 44 are easier and 80 are harder.

Levels follow the Japanese Language Proficiency Test, from N5 (easiest) to N1 (hardest). They are Ikkimi’s estimate of how hard a show’s Japanese is to follow, from how fast people talk, how many unusual words there are and how clear the voices are. They are not official JLPT ratings.

| Fact | SLAM DUNK |
| --- | --- |
| Ikkimi’s level | N3 (everyday Japanese at full speed) |
| Why | basketball words, rough school speech |
| Japanese title | SLAM DUNK |
| Format | TV series |
| Episodes | 101, about 23 minutes each |
| First aired | 1993 |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Slice of Life, Sports |
| Where to watch | [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/search?q=SLAM%20DUNK), [Netflix](https://www.netflix.com/search?q=SLAM%20DUNK) |

Format, episodes, year and genres are from [AniList’s entry](https://anilist.co/anime/170), which may cover only the first season.

## How to learn Japanese with SLAM DUNK

Ikkimi lists SLAM DUNK on Crunchyroll and Netflix. What each service carries varies by country. Ikkimi does not stream anything: you watch on your own account, in Chrome on a computer, and Ikkimi adds a Japanese line you can click on top of the player.

### On Crunchyroll

Crunchyroll rarely has Japanese subtitles. On a Crunchyroll episode, Ikkimi looks for a matching Japanese subtitle file in Jimaku’s public catalogue, loads it and lines it up with the episode by itself. If Jimaku has no file for an episode, you can search by hand in the Ikkimi popup or load a subtitle file from your computer.

### On Netflix

On Netflix, turn on Japanese subtitles in the player, where your country’s Netflix has them for this title, and Ikkimi makes the line clickable. If there are none, open the Ikkimi popup, choose Find Japanese subtitles, and search Jimaku’s catalogue or load a file from your computer.

1. Add Ikkimi to Chrome: Get the extension from the [Chrome Web Store](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ikkimi-%E2%80%94-learn-japanese/kknpmodmojiodjhbgapdgpabdehpnfcb) and sign in.
2. Play an episode: Open SLAM DUNK on Crunchyroll or Netflix. The Japanese line appears on top of the video.
3. Click the words you keep hearing: The video pauses and the word opens: kana, romaji, meaning, JLPT level and a recording by a native speaker where one exists (never a computer voice; otherwise the line from the show plays again). Keep three to five words an episode, the ones that come up again.
4. Review them later: Kept words come back as flashcards on the Ikkimi website, with the scene and the line they came from, just before you would forget them.

With 101 episodes on AniList’s entry, the same words get many chances to come back.

## Easier and harder shows

Shows within a level of SLAM DUNK, with the most genres in common first.

### Easier

| Show | Level | Why | Where |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **[Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You](https://ikkimi.app/anime/kimi-ni-todoke-from-me-to-you/)** 君に届け | N4 to N3 | school romance, a polite lead | Netflix, Crunchyroll |
| **[Fruits Basket](https://ikkimi.app/anime/fruits-basket/)** フルーツバスケット | N4 to N3 | a polite lead, family talk | Crunchyroll |
| **[Horimiya](https://ikkimi.app/anime/horimiya/)** ホリミヤ | N4 to N3 | casual school talk, short scenes | Crunchyroll, Netflix |

### Also N3

| Show | Level | Why | Where |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **[Mob Psycho 100](https://ikkimi.app/anime/mob-psycho-100/)** モブサイコ100 | N3 | casual speech, one fast talker | Crunchyroll |
| **[Haikyu!!](https://ikkimi.app/anime/haikyu/)** ハイキュー!! | N3 | sports talk that repeats itself | Crunchyroll, Netflix |
| **[Toradora!](https://ikkimi.app/anime/toradora/)** とらドラ！ | N3 | school romance, quick arguments | Crunchyroll, Netflix |

### Harder

| Show | Level | Why | Where |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **[Chihayafuru](https://ikkimi.app/anime/chihayafuru/)** ちはやふる | N3 to N2 | club talk, classical poems read aloud | Crunchyroll |
| **[My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU](https://ikkimi.app/anime/my-teen-romantic-comedy-snafu/)** やはり俺の青春ラブコメはまちがっている。 | N2 | wordy, cynical monologues | Crunchyroll |
| **[Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai](https://ikkimi.app/anime/rascal-does-not-dream-of-bunny-girl-senpai/)** 青春ブタ野郎はバニーガール先輩の夢を見ない | N3 to N2 | quick banter, some science words | Crunchyroll |

See [every N3 anime](https://ikkimi.app/anime-by-japanese-level/#n3) or all 192 [anime by Japanese level](https://ikkimi.app/anime-by-japanese-level/), and read [how to learn Japanese by watching anime](https://ikkimi.app/learn-japanese-with-anime/) from zero.

## Questions

### Is SLAM DUNK good for learning Japanese?

With some help. Ikkimi rates it N3 (everyday Japanese at full speed). What sets its level: basketball words, rough school speech. It sits in the middle of Ikkimi’s levels. A beginner can follow it with kana and romaji on every word, but it is easier after one or two simpler shows.

### What Japanese level is SLAM DUNK?

N3, on Ikkimi’s scale from N5 (easiest) to N1 (hardest). Of the 192 anime Ikkimi rates by hand, 44 are easier and 80 are harder. The level is Ikkimi’s estimate, not an official JLPT rating.

### Where can I watch SLAM DUNK with Japanese subtitles?

Ikkimi lists SLAM DUNK on Crunchyroll and Netflix. What each service carries varies by country. Crunchyroll rarely has Japanese subtitles, so Ikkimi looks for a matching file in Jimaku’s catalogue and lines it up with the episode. On Netflix, turn on Japanese subtitles in the player where they are offered, and Ikkimi makes every word clickable.

### How many episodes does SLAM DUNK have?

AniList’s entry lists 101 episodes of about 23 minutes, first aired in 1993. Later seasons may be listed separately.

### What should I watch before SLAM DUNK?

Shows a little easier than SLAM DUNK, with genres in common: Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You (N4 to N3), Fruits Basket (N4 to N3) and Horimiya (N4 to N3).

Sources: show details from [AniList](https://anilist.co); meanings from JMdict (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0); readings and word splits from kuromoji.js with IPADIC; JLPT word levels from Jonathan Waller’s unofficial lists. See [Credits](https://ikkimi.app/credits/). Spotted a mistake? Tell us at [hello@ikkimi.app](mailto:hello@ikkimi.app).

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