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If you liked Slam Dunk add

...then you might like Haikyuu!! add

When I started watching Haikyuu I got instant flashbacks of Slam Dunk, because they hold extremely important and clear similarities. Both stories handle a red-headed energetic boy who isn't very good at sports but is eager to improve (despite being for very different reasons at first). Both protagonists have to work with another first-year who they don't get along with very well (and are considered as rivals) but in the end they manage to click and work together efficiently. Both stories hold similar team dynamics: a weakened team that becomes unstoppable thanks to the new first years additions (Karasuno - Shohoku), same region rival team with a prodigy player (AobaJousai with Oikawa - Ryonan with Sendoh) ... and it goes on. Also worth mentioning how realistically both sports are depicted and played, and even allowing the viewer to learn about them as the episodes progress. All of this alongside wonderful character developments and backstories, the emotional struggles of wins and losses, and filled with great light-hearted comedy.