The basketball kingdom - United States of America
Rukawa pleads to Anzai about his decision to play in America, though he rejects the idea. Rukawa is told the emotional story of Yazawa, a person like him who flew over to America in order to face better competition.

Cast
Takeshi KusaoHanamichi Sakuragi (voice)
Hikaru MidorikawaKaede Rukawa (voice)
Kiyoyuki YanadaTakenori Akagi (voice)
Yoku ShioyaRyota Miyagi (voice)
Ryotaro OkiayuHisashi Mitsui (voice)
Akiko HiramatsuHaruko Akagi (voice)
Eriko HaraAyako (voice)
Hideyuki TanakaKiminobu Kogure (voice)
Hisao EgawaShin'ichi Maki (voice)
Hochu OtsukaAkira Sendo (voice)Slam Dunk on tvt

