He is voiced by Kiyoyuki Yanada. The Kainan University Affiliated High School basketball team Kainan has won the Kanagawa Interhigh Tournament for 17 years running and are known as the "Kings of Kanagawa." The only time he is shown smiling throughout the course of the story is when he recognizes Sawakita's talent in their personal one-on-one inside the game between their teams. "Flaming Man"). In the end, Sakuragi's own gang - Yohei, Takamiya, Ohkusu and Noma - voluntarily took the blame for the fight, and Mitsui was filled with remorse when he saw Anzai again. Extremely muscular and strong, he likes to use his physical attributes to drive into the lane to score while drawing fouls. Despite being the runner-up representative for Kanagawa, they are ranked as a C class team and placed into a tough tournament bracket, facing Toyotama and the reigning National Champion Sannoh. 3. He is the leader of the feared "Sakuragi's Gang", which consists of his four friends Mito, Noma, Ohkusu and Takamiya. They have mastered the run and gun style of play and divide their effort between 80% offense and 20% defense. 198 cm-200 cm/94 kg. From Kogure’s revelation of Mitsui’s prior history with basketball, Hotta realizes that Mitsui deep down wants to play again, and is persuaded by Sakuragi’s Gang to share the blame with them for attacking the team, getting the team off the hook for fighting. Sawakita plans to go to America following the National Championships. Anzai, like Haruko Akagi, realized Sakuragi's potential early on and decided to make him a starter even though some of his basketball skills were not yet par. Articles containing Japanese-language text, "Takehiko Inoue Talks about Visit to Kinokuniya", "Takehiko Inoue Unveils Mural at New Kinokuniya", https://manga.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_Slam_Dunk_characters?oldid=49105. is known as the best defender in the team. They have gone on some (what Sakuragi considers) non-official dates and have occasionally trained together. The previous year, Takato also coached the team to the semifinal of the national championships, which they lost to Sannoh. A fact being that he is often nicknamed the "super-rookie", the "ace of Shohoku", even. TVTropes is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. [1] With the series, Inoue wants to demonstrate the feelings from an athlete such as their thoughts when they win, lose or improve at their sport. They met again in the last match before the Kanagawa Interhigh Tournament, when he offered to mark Mitsui personally in a box-and-one. He and Akagi are the only two players who have been on the team for all three years - Mitsui left during their first year, while other players quit the team because they found Akagi's training regimen to be too strenuous. Hikoichi also idolizes Ryota because he is a starter for Shohoku despite his short height (Ryota is only three centimeters - about one inch - taller than Hikoichi). No Slam Dunk by Mike Lupica is a well written novel, It is about 2 star basketball players that have never played on the same time and they have just played there first game together and they hate each other. Coach Anzai is well known in the series for his trademark Santa Claus-like laugh (Ho ho ho). Masahiro Nobe (野辺将広, Nobe Masahiro?) Before Sakuragi and his Gang arrive, Hotta and his cronies run into Rukawa on the school roof, who singlehandedly knocks out all four of them. Slam Dunk ist ein Sport-Manga von Mangaka Takehiko Inoue. Sakuragi has a habit of making fun of other players by calling them things other than their names, such as calling Akagi "gorilla". Moichi Taoka is Ryonan's coach and a contemporary of Kainan's Riki Takato, who is a year younger than he is. is a defensive specialist who has the most stamina and endurance on the team. He was hospitalized for a while after his fight against Mitsui's gang. Minami however makes up for it later, as the night before the match against Sannoh, he gives Rukawa an ointment to help his eye heal and warns him about Sawakita. If he had had his way, his dream team would have consisted of Sendoh, Uozomi, Mitsui, Miyagi, and Rukawa, with the latter three playing the same positions they now play for Shohoku. In the second match against Shohoku, he traded shots with Rukawa. Hotta and his cronies later become supporters of the basketball team during the National Championship Tournament (though even they get scared by the aggressiveness of the Toyotama crowd), largely because of their friendship with Mitsui, who they give the epithet Honoo no Otoko (lit. It is not until Akagi's third year that things begin to turn around for Shohoku and they start to become a team to be reckoned with. Unwilling to accept the loss, Hanamichi strengthens his marking over Fukuda in the second half. I have been trying to cut these list in my sandbox to see how long could they be. This was mirrored in the character of Hanamichi Sakuragi, who starts playing basketball to impress the girl he likes.[4]. He is the only other character besides Rukawa and Tsukubu's Center, Nango, to be able to take one of Sakuragi's trademark headbutts without being knocked out and the only other character who has had Sakuragi inadvertently dunk a ball on his head (Murasame of Miuradai was the second, in the manga; in the anime, the second one to be dunked on the head is Naito, also from Miuradai). Both of them have known each other since high school, when Taoka was known as “Kanagawa’s Taoka”. Before the Winter trials, he lost some weight to make himself more agile. Hikoichi Aida (相田 彦一, Aida Hikoichi?) He is voiced by Yoku Shioya. Shows this even more in the anime, especially when dealing with Ichiro in the last OAV. The team has mastered the full court press defense and can trap even the fastest point guards and immobilize their opponents' offense. Akira Sendoh is Ryonan's ace and small forward who is considered one of the top players in Kanagawa. In the anime, Ryu challenges Tetsuo’s leadership by recruiting new members and targeting him after Mitsui rejoins the basketball team. The height of Shoyo's players are among the tallest in Kanagawa; this was revealed in their match against Shohoku, where only Akagi was as tall as his marker (Toru Hanagata). At the beginning of the series, Sakuragi is a slacker, good for nothing other than fighting (he was on the brink of getting identified by those around him as a delinquent). Akagi and Kogure are friends and teammates from their middle school years. Ryonan's coach Taoka Moichi encouraged him to continue playing though, and eventually Uozumi developed into becoming a fearsome center. zh:植草智之, CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (. Birthday 01/04 Shoe Brand: Nike Air Jordan 1 & 6. A group of girls who are often seen cheering for Rukawa. Mitsuyoshi Anzai is the overweight coach of the Shohoku basketball team, and one of the best coaches in Japan. Jersey no.#10 189.2 cm/6'2"/75in 83 kg/183 lb Power Forward. During the Shoyo match he shows shades of this towards Sakuragi, calling him out to get him out of his rut when he's scared of getting kicked out and encouraging him after his dunk. His tardiness is tolerated though, because of his abilities. Last week on 7 January, Takehiko Inoue, author of … Tetsuo first asks if Ayako is coming to hit him and the others, then makes a lecherous comment. Along with Miyagi and Ayako, he always tries to bring out the most of Hanamichi's talent. As of August 2018, the cumulative circulation of the domestic series has exceeded 120 million. ) is the protagonist of Slam Dunk. An easygoing person, Sendoh usually has a smile on his face whether on-court or off. Editorial: A touchdown, spike and slam dunk for democracy Express-News Editorial Board Jan. 15, 2021 Facebook Twitter Email LinkedIn Reddit Pinterest Games Movies TV Video. Before he met the current Shohoku members, he had to overcome ridicules from his classmates (for dreaming of winning the national championship), doubts from bystanders, and the frustration of losing his teammates, as they found Akagi's training to be too difficult and harsh. 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. Hotta is a good friend of Mitsui, and backed him up when he challenged Miyagi to a fight a year ago. Although he eventually healed, he was embittered by his exclusion from the court, and quit basketball to become the leader of a gang. One of the reserve players, Teruo Okawa, is a friend of Hikoichi Aida's from junior high. He is voiced by Kouzou Shioya. She, like most girls in Shohoku, only has eyes for Rukawa, although he is unaware of her feelings towards him. His skills are typical of a point guard: strong passing and dribbling, as well as an understanding of the game that allows him to be a floor leader. He is voiced by Hisao Egawa. Thus, in the latter halves of games, he has not always been as reliable - he was completely worn out in the game against Shoyo, missed a potential game-winning shot against Kainan, and collapsed on-court during the game against Ryonan. They have known each other since high school. The other players include Mitsuaki Iwata (center), Kyohei Yajima (shooting guard) and Daijiro Itakura (point guard). He is voiced by Masaya Onosaka. Kiminobu Kogure is Shohoku's vice-captain and a good friend of Akagi and Mitsui. 5 Characters in Slam-Dunk Manga However, the collected versions became extremely popular, selling millions of copies once they were completely collected and that is an option for people who want to buy the Slam Dunk manga online. Miyagi is small for a basketball player, but makes up for it with incredible speed, skills, and court awareness. The Toyotama match only appears in the manga. However behind such an impassible demeanor is a brilliant strategist, who always knows how to turn the tide of a match for his team. Kiyota is the only starter for Kainan who is a 1st year. Kazushi Hasegawa is the forward and has a personal history with Hisashi Mitsui. Mitsui becomes the vice-captain of the team after Akagi and Kogure leave the team. "Those siblings, they're much more alike than they look! Hikoichi Aida aspires to become a player like his Ryonan teammates but, not being up to their level, he stays with the reserves and acts more as a team manager than a full player, taking detailed notes during matches. Takenori Akagi (赤木 剛憲, Akagi Takenori?) His teammate Masashi Kawata is the only other player who beat him. As captain of the team, he keeps discipline among his players during matches. During the game against Ryonan, Mitsui placed a photo of their absent coach Anzai (who was hospitalized at the time) on the bench and prayed to it. An imprudent early return to the basketball court reinjured the knee more severely, leading to a basketball hiatus of over a year. is Shohoku's vice-captain and a good friend to Akagi and Mitsui. ko:슬램 덩크의 등장인물 목록 The arrival of Sakuragi’s Gang enables Mitsui and Sakuragi to break away and head to the 3rd round match (which they are late for), and results in the trouncing of Ryu and all his gang members. One of his hobbies is fishing, and he has a taste for lemons. From top to bottom: Okusu, Noma, Youhei, Takamiya. His offensive power rivals many of the best players in Kanagawa. Sweet and with a captivating personality, she is always around to cheer on the players, especially her brother Takenori, who is extremely protective of her and taught her the basics of basketball, Kaede Rukawa and Sakuragi, whom she considers her best friend. One example of this is when Anzai sent Yasuda into the match against Toyotama in the place of Sakuragi (who is recognized as the one with the shortest temper in the team), after all five starters were infuriated by Toyotama's provocative tactics. Don't insult basketball in front of him. is one of the minor players from Shohoku. He was always trying to ask girls out, but was rejected constantly, the 50th rejection … Jersey no.#4/184 cm/79 kg/Point Guard. A basketball prodigy since childhood (mostly thanks to his father, Tetsuharu "Tetsu" Sawakita, who doctrined him in the sport and with whom Eiji played one-on-one since when he was four) armed with extraordinary skills and outrageous stamina, no high school player can offer a true match-up with him. Ayako always calls Sakuragi by his full name. Despite her emotional denseness and sweetness, Haruko is a pretty good student, helping Akagi tutor Sakuragi and the other three starters when they had to retake some tests they had failed or be disqualified from the National Tournament, and is not afraid to stand up for others when needed. He and his friends provide the muscle again after Miyagi returns, and they join Mitsui in his attack on the basketball team. Unlike a traditional center, he possesses speed and long-range shooting ability to complement his height, power and rebounding. He has managed to change the course of many games, such as when he single-handedly brought Shohoku back from a double-digit deficit against Kainan (Rukawa scored 15 straight points for Shohoku in 2 minutes and 5 seconds just before the end of the first half). At the beginning of the series, Sakuragi is a slacker, good for nothing other than fighting (he was on the brink of getting identified by those around him as a delinquent). This also changed Anzai's former strict attitude to his now mild temper, for which he is now known as the "White-Haired Buddha.". Rukawa is subsequently named a member of the All-Japan basketball team. His offensive power rivals many of the best players in the Kanagawa prefecture and is seen throughout the series doing alley oops with Sendoh as the passer but his defensive ability is weak and can be easily exploited. Slam Dunk characters (from left to right) Ryota Miyagi, Kaede Rukawa, Takenori Akagi, Hanamichi Sakuragi, and Hisashi Mitsui. Jersey no.#4/178 cm/66 kg/Point Guard and Coach. 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. Ryoji Ikegami is the vice-captain of the Ryonan basketball team, and its best defender. Haruko Akagi (赤木 晴子, Akagi Haruko?) The team was seeded first in their respective division during the Interhigh Tournament, and is the only team so seeded not to make it into the final four because of their loss to Shohoku. is Hikoichi's older sister, who works as a reporter for a weekly basketball magazine. Yohei Mito (水戸 洋平, Mito Yōhei?) is the younger brother of Masashi Kawata and the largest player in high school basketball. As a result, in an exhibition match at Ryonan, Fukuda released his pent-up aggression on Taoka. Hanamichi Sakuragi (桜木 花道, Sakuragi Hanamichi) is the main protagonist of Slam Dunk, serving as Shohoku's power forward. Find out more with MyAnimeList, the world's most active online anime and manga community and database. Unlike many other characters who are extremely skilled as he is, he has a goofy attitude sometimes, and has comical moments of extreme shock when an opponent does something impressive, or he was once so focused on intimidating Rukawa after his point, that he did not even notice the ball being passed to him, resulting in it bouncing of him. Kiyota is known for his leaping ability and ball-handing skills. He has something of a special rivalry going on with Hanamichi from the first time they knew of each other, when the latter was depressed over the loss to Kainan and was near a basketball court where Fukuda was practicing. Kazunari Fukatsu (深津一成, Fukatsu Kazunari?) Ayako (彩子?) Wikis. The series tells the story of Hanamichi Sakuragi, a teenager who falls in love with Haruko Akagi after being rejected by other fifty girls. Kicchou Fukuda (福田 吉兆, Fukuda Kicchō?) As he starts learning how to play basketball in Shohoku, Sakuragi starts liking the sport and becomes determinated to be the best player. Jun Uozumi is Ryonan's captain and center. With Aouta, lampshaded by Kogure more than once. He once tried to make Sakuragi join the judo team because he considered his fighting skills exceptional, and to achieve this, "bribed" him with some photos of Haruko when she was younger. In the last half of the Shohoku-Ryonan match he was asked to mark Mitsui and he did manage shut him down (only for some time), having previously outclassed Sakuragi (who was obsessed with beating Fukuda) in the same match. He is the leader of the feared "Sakuragi Legion", which consists of his four friends Mito, Noma, Ohkusu and Takamiya. He is Ryota's close friend, and thanks to his mild and calm character he can manage to calm things down when the tension on the court starts to heat up. When he finally arrives in the gym, he uses his cigarette to burn the basketball to Ryota and Sakuragi's understandable outrage. In the series he is often pitted against taller point guards (Toyotama's Daijiro Itakura, for example, spent nearly the whole match picking on his height as an attempt to sap his focus away) but he is able to beat them with his incredible speed. Their main weakness was the replacement of their coach, Kitano , who nurtured the team's offensive philosophy and is widely respected by the players. However, he also injured his back during the match against Sannoh after saving the ball from going off the court, and underwent rehabilitation after Shohoku's subsequent loss to Aiwa Academy. is the captain of the Shohoku basketball team and Haruko's older brother. He regards himself as a genius though, with self-confidence that borders on arrogance. Hisashi Mitsui (三井 寿, Mitsui Hisashi?) The top 25 coolest guys in the anime world. Although his love for Haruko and rivalry with Rukawa are the main driving forces motivating him to succeed in basketball, his injury during the Sannoh match makes him realize that he has actually come to love the game, leading him to give his all for his team and bring them victory. 165 cm/52 kg. He then met Haruko Akagi, a lovely basketball fangirl, whom he fell in love with immediately. The manga and anime series Slam Dunk features several fictional characters created by Takehiko Inoue. In der Serie geht es um den Schüler Hanamichi Sakuragi, der anfängt Basketball zu spielen, um ein Mädchen zu beeindrucken, und schließlich seine Leidenschaft für den Sport entdeckt. The captain of the Shohoku judo team, Tatsuhiko Aota (青田 龍彦, Aota Tatsuhiko?) A pretty good shooter and tactician, he hit a crucial three-pointer against Ryonan. Fujima plays as a typical point guard, leading his team and passing the ball, but also shooting and scoring when necessary. 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