Slam Dunk (partially found Canadian English dub of anime series; 2005-2006)
DVD cover for Volume 1.
Status: Partially Found
Slam Dunk is a Japanese animated adaptation of Takehiko Inoue's 1990 – 1996 manga of the same name. Produced by Toei Animation, the series ran for 101 episodes on TV Asahi between October 1993 and March 1996. The source material and its adaptation helped popularize basketball in Japan.[1]
In November 2004, Toei Animation USA announced a partnership with Geneon Entertainment to release multiple series, including Slam Dunk, on DVD.[2] Every production featured an English dub produced by Kaleidoscope Entertainment in Toronto, Canada. The company had previously worked on Toei's Sailor Moon and Knights of the Zodiac through DIC. The first two volumes saw release the following March, with the third volume hitting store shelves in May and the fourth in June. A fifth and sixth DVD were also solicited for release, but never saw publication. Toei and Geneon dissolved their relationship in September 2006, leaving only 20 episodes of the series released.[3] In a 2009 interview with Anime News Network, former Geneon employee Chad Kime criticized the partnership, from the expenses Geneon took on, to the authoring quality of Toei's DVDs and admitted it lost them money.[4]
There is considerable evidence that nearly the entire series was dubbed. Casting director Joanne Boreham lists 60 episodes of Slam Dunk on her online resume.[5] Additionally, voice actor Jay T. Schramek lists the role of Shoichi Takano on his resume. The character only appears after episode 20. Schramek has also claimed that over 100 episodes of series were recorded, though this has yet to be confirmed.[6]
This dub should not be confused with a separate Hong Kong production that aired on AXN and Animax in Southeast Asia in the early 2000s.
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See Also
- Air Master - Another title from Geneon and Toei only saw 12 of its 27 episodes released.
- Kanon - An unannounced title from Geneon and Toei's partnership.
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References
- ↑ Video explaining the legacy of Slam Dunk. Retrieved 26 Jul '21
- ↑ Geneon Signs Deal with Toei Retrieved Mar 14 '24
- ↑ Toei DVDs Cancelled Retrieved Mar 14 '24
- ↑ The Life and Kime of Geneon, USA Retrieved Mar 14 '24
- ↑ Casting Director Joanne Boreham's website. Retrieved 26 Jul '21
- ↑ Behind The Voice Actors testimony from Jay T. Schramek. Retrieved 26 Jul '21