He is voiced by Hikaru Midorikawa. He also attended Wakoh Junior High with Sakuragi. Fight for the National Championship! He is also the most academically talented starter and is considered a model student. Mitsuyoshi Anzai (安西 光義, Anzai Mitsuyoshi) is the overweight and beloved coach of the Shohoku basketball team, and one of the best coaches in Japan, with even the coaches of other teams calling him "Anzai-sensei" with respect. PG. Hanagata and Nagano are knocked down by Sakuragi after the latter dunked on them, but despite the effort Sakuragi still got his fifth foul. Despite so, in every basketball match Shohoku participates in, he was supportive of Sakuragi, as he did to other team members throughout the series. The Sannoh Industry Affiliated High School (山王工業高校, San'nō Kōgyō Kōkō) basketball team has been the defending national champion for three years running and is ranked as an AA team. He also knows how to use his teammates effectively. Jin has a very mild personality and always looks calm and agreeable. However, an injury to his left knee in a training session in his first year at Shohoku interrupts his basketball career. She is directly responsible for sharpening Hanamichi Sakuragi's abilities for real matches by training him in the basics, such as ball possession and dribbling. Riki Takato (高頭 力, Takato Riki) is Kainan's coach and a contemporary of Ryonan's Moichi Taoka, who is a year older than he is. In the anime, during their match against Shoyo, with less than two minutes remaining, Kakuta dives for a crucial save to get a loose ball, which was key to Shohoku winning the game. Hanagata and Nagano are knocked down by Sakuragi after the latter dunked on them, but despite the effort Sakuragi still got his fifth foul. Playing in the shooting guard position, Shiozaki was originally a starter before Miyagi and Mitsui's return. They are the only non-seeded team to make it to the final four of the Kanagawa Inter-high Tournament, their sole loss being against eventual prefecture champion Kainan. Hikoichi also idolizes Miyagi because he is a starter for Shohoku despite his short height (Miyagi is only three centimeters taller than Hikoichi). Despite being merely a first-year high school player, he is the undisputed ace of Shohoku's team. 2] though she does not confess it and he himself is completely unaware of her feelings. In addition, their supporters constantly yell, swear at, and threaten the opposite team. However, as Fukuda still seemed green and thick-skinned, Taoka would frequently criticize him while praising Sendoh. His greatest weakness, though, is his lack of stamina due to his long break from basketball. He was always trying to ask girls out, but was rejected constantly, the 50th rejection … His three-pointers help Shohoku catch up when they are 12 points down against Shoyo, and again when the team was 20 points down against Sannoh in the national championships. He originally used to be a center, but his slender build, slow movement and weak leaping ability never allowed him to perform well in this position. Players can play as different characters from each high school in Slam Dunk, and can simulate all kinds of Skills and Talents such as “Jelly Layup” and “Euro-Step”, just like in the original series. He is often referred to as the "super-rookie" and the "ace of Shohoku". Haruko shared a deep relationship with Sakuragi throughout the series (though it was more of a friendship rather than romance) and served as one of his main pillars of support throughout every basketball match Sakuragi participates in. Miyagi is small for a basketball player, but makes up for it with incredible speed, skills and court awareness. He is voiced by Masaharu Sato. Norio Hotta (堀田 徳男, Hotta Norio) is the leader of a gang of fellow Third Year students who are the reigning delinquents at Shohoku. Sakuragi becomes infamous for his poor basketball skills as a beginner and his tendency to foul out of every game.[ch. Despite being offered the opportunity to join more prestigious high schools like Ryonan, he chose to go to Shohoku because of Coach Mitsuyoshi Anzai. It would appear that he is the gang leader, although he largely defers to Mitsui when they launch their attack on the Shohoku basketball team. The manga and anime series Slam Dunk features a cast of fictional characters created by Takehiko Inoue. He might also be Rukawa's classmate, as seen in the anime, where during class, their professor becomes annoyed at seeing Rukawa sleeping during class. His teammates trust him wholeheartedly, firmly believing that he can lead Ryonan to victory even if they are trailing. Best Players of the Slam Dunk Anime&Manga Series. His determination is shown in the match against Kainan during the Kanagawa Interhigh Tournament, where he played on despite a serious injury to his ankle. Slam Dunk Mobile GamesBest character to play and potential to grow in the future.The ranking is based on characters' attribute and their talents. Along with Kogure, he is the only other player who stayed on the Shohoku basketball team for all three years. He also has a reputation for being a virtually unbeatable defender. He tends to underestimate other teams, especially Shohoku, which can lead to embarrassing situations, such as when Akagi flattened him with a dunk. Maki plays mostly as a point guard, although he has the all-round skills to play in virtually any other position. He personally recruited them, but each turned him down for various reasons: Both Mitsui and Miyagi turned him down due to respect for Coach Anzai, Rukawa simply chose Shohoku over Ryonan because Shohoku was closer than Ryonan in distance. [3] Inoue's own basketball experience also influenced the story: when he was younger he started playing basketball to be popular with girls, but later became obsessed with the sport. Out of all the players, Mitsui respects Anzai the most. Hotta is a good friend of Hisashi Mitsui, and backed him up when he challenged Ryota Miyagi to a fight a year ago. After being rejected fifty times by girls during junior high school, Sakuragi meets and falls in love with Haruko Akagi, a basketball fangirl.[ch. Mitsui comes upon them, but refuses to fight because of the vow he made to Coach Anzai not to fight again. My guess would be Sakuragi was based on Moses Malone. He tries to get Hanamichi Sakuragi join the judo team because he considers his fighting skills exceptional, and to achieve this, "bribed" him with some photos of Haruko when she was younger. He is one of the top point guards in Kanagawa and a force to be reckoned with. In the past, a talented player named Ryuji Yazawa trained under him and was highly regarded. He also appears in the Manga 10 Days After, jogging his way to the gym along with Kuwata and Sasaoka. His defensive ability while playing center completely shut down Sakuragi during a practice match as well as Fukuda in the match against Ryonan. Unlike a traditional center, he possesses speed and long-range shooting ability to complement his height, power, and rebounding. He has not played in any real games yet. Mitsui becomes the vice-captain after Akagi and Kogure graduate school and leave the team. He is voiced by Koji Tsujitani. The character himself is based on the author Takehiko Inoue and voiced by Yoku Shioya. At the end of the manga, instead of preparing for the college entrance exams he stays with the team for the winter tournament in an attempt to earn an athletic scholarship because he feels he is not smart enough to pass the exams. His signature shot is a tear drop shot, which has a release so high it is impossible to block, even for Sakuragi. Sawakita beat Sendoh when they played each other in junior high. At the end of the manga series, Haruko becomes the second manager of basketball team. She is almost always accompanied by a bubbly trainee called Nakamura (中村), who does the driving when they need to go from gym to gym even though he drives slowly, as he had just gotten his driving license. Kainan's training regimen is so tough that it weeds out half the incoming players within the first week, and another half within the first month. One of Shohoku's reserve players, Kuwata is a first year student who played as a forward in junior high school. The series tells the story of Hanamichi Sakuragi, a teenager who falls in love with Haruko Akagi after being rejected by other fifty girls. Satoshi Ichinokura (一ノ倉聡, Ichinokura Satoshi) is a defensive specialist who has the most stamina and endurance on the team, and is quite proud of it. Slam Dunk follows the adventures of the Shohoku High school basketball team as it tries to win the Japanese national high school basketball tournament. Yazawa's mother gave Anzai a letter written four years prior, in which Yazawa expressed profound regret about his rebellious decision to leave, and was depressed as a result of the unsupportive American college basketball culture. Hanagata is known for his fade away shot, which is difficult to block. He once got into a fight with four high school students, whom he single-handedly knocked out. He is voiced by Hōchū Ōtsuka. Kenji Fujima (藤真健司, Fujima Kenji) is the point guard and coach of Shoyo. He has something of a rivalry going on with Sakuragi from the first time they learn of each other, when the latter was depressed over the loss to Kainan and was near a basketball court where Fukuda was practicing. Learn how and when to remove this template message, "Takehiko Inoue Talks about Visit to Kinokuniya", "Takehiko Inoue Unveils Mural at New Kinokuniya", "Slam Dunk (2005 TV Show) - Behind The Voice Actors", "How 'Slam Dunk' Manga artist brings characters to life", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Slam_Dunk_characters&oldid=999599458, Articles needing additional references from June 2009, All articles needing additional references, Articles containing Japanese-language text, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 11 January 2021, at 00:46. However, he also injured his back during the match against Sannoh when saving the ball from going off the court, and underwent rehabilitation after Shohoku's subsequent loss to Aiwa Academy. The manga and anime series Slam Dunk features a cast of fictional characters created by Takehiko Inoue. As for Kogure, he told his players to double team Rukawa and Akagi believing that leaving Kogure wide open would not do harm. He is also Hanamichi Sakuragi's best friend from childhood, as well as a skilled fighter. He is voiced by Hideo Ishikawa. The captain of the Shohoku judo team, Tatsuhiko Aota (青田 龍彦, Aota Tatsuhiko) is a childhood friend of the Akagi siblings, having argued with Takenori over which sport was better, judo or basketball, since their youth. Hoops McBonsisstant the Kangaroo; Spike Bulldog; Toodles Galore; Nibbles Mouse; Stinker; Red Herring; Butch Cat (main antagonist) Gallery Video References Find out more with MyAnimeList, the world's most active online anime and manga community and database. Masashi was initially quite short as a first-year student (165 cm), but rapidly grew over the next year (25 cm). He is voiced by Nobutoshi Canna. Five years passed and Anzai learned from the press that Yazawa died in a high-speed head-on car collision, reportedly under the influence of drugs. Toyotama's ace is Minori Kishimoto (岸本 実理, Kishimoto Minori), who earns not only Hikoichi's enmity for Toyotama after he dismisses Sendoh's abilities as a player, but also from Sakuragi, who spends the first half under intense pressure and can not perform well enough, being substituted for by Yasuda early in the match. As for Kogure, he told his players to double team Rukawa and Akagi believing that leaving Kogure wide open would not do harm. For this, he is quite a trustworthy player for Shoyo. He has an odd habit of adding "yo" to almost everything he says. Kainan lost in the semifinals in the previous national championship to defending champion Sannoh by 30 points. Despite being unable to physically coerce Sakuragi into joining the judo team, Tatsuhiko has proven that he is skilled, as he is the sole member of the judo team to qualify for the national championships in judo. Fukatsu possesses great passing skills, an accurate three point shot, and excellent defensive skills. Challenge The Whole Country to Become The Winner! In the anime he is voiced by Hideyuki Tanaka in Japanese and Christopher Ralph in English.[5]. Sendoh succeeds him as team captain. Instead, he ends up with a taped number 16 in his shirt, while tearfully wondering why he became the sacrificial lamb. Although he hasn't played in a single game, Kuwata can be a reliable person for the team. He did not think much of Sakuragi, who brings Shohoku back in the game with unpredictable movements. Even though her brother plays for Ryonan, she is mostly designated to cover Shohoku matches, in which she is always impressed about Shohoku players' performances, as they mostly play stronger opponents like Kainan or Sannoh. The Ryonan High School (陵南高校, Ryōnan Kōkō) basketball team is considered one of the top teams in Kanagawa Prefecture along with Shoyo and Kainan. She is almost always accompanied by a bubbly trainee called Nakamura (中村), who does the driving when they need to go from gym to gym even though he drives slowly, as he had just gotten his driving license. Hikoichi also idolizes Miyagi because he is a starter for Shohoku despite his short height (Miyagi is only three centimeters taller than Hikoichi). Shohoku. 1] This and Haruko's encouragement lead him to join the Shohoku basketball team. He is able to read Sakuragi's character well enough during the Interhigh Tournament to substitute in Yoshinori for Jin, which causes Sakuragi to lose focus and allows Yoshinori to compound this by being effective at shooting. Ryonan's coach Taoka Moichi encouraged him to continue playing though, and eventually Uozumi developed into becoming a fearsome center. Sawakita was taught basketball by his father, who played him one-on-one since he was four years old. He is known for his sticky defense and starts the game against Shohoku with the sole purpose of wearing down Mitsui. Hikoichi's older sister Yayoi is a reporter for a weekly basketball magazine. He is voiced by Masaharu Sato. After a year, barely a fifth of the new players remain. An imprudent early return to the court severely compounded the injure in that knee, leading to a basketball hiatus of over a year. They are considered the top high school team in Japan and have been a dominant force in high school basketball for years. 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