Ayako is the manager of the team and object of Ryota's affections. Strong-willed, somewhat tomboyish and good-natured, at first Ayako does not seem to reciprocate Ryota's feelings for her, which she knows of, and will not until the end of the series. She is directly responsible for sharpening Hanamichi's abilities for real matches, by training him in the basics, such as ball possession and dribbling. Her disciplinary style is midway between Akagi and Anzai - while not as soft as the latter, she is also not as hard as the former. Her last name is unknown. Curiously, Hanamichi treats her almost as respectfully as Anzai, even though she is in a lower position in the team; possibly because of her gender, since he is generally more respectful towards females. Ryota refers to her as "Aya-chan" because of his attraction to her, and she responds by calling him "Ryota" rather than by his surname.

(Source: Wikipedia) 

Hanamichi Sakuragi's got no game with girls--none at all! It doesn't help that he's known for throwing down at a moment's notice and always coming out on top. A hopeless bruiser, he's been rejected by 50 girls in a row! All that changes when he meets the girl of his dreams, Haruko, and she's actually not afraid of him! When she introduces him to the game of basketball, his life is changed forever...
 
(Source: Viz Media)

Hanamichi Sakuragi, an entering Shohoku high school freshman holds a record for being rejected by 50 girls during middle school. His nearly 2 meters height and bright red hair causes most students to write him off as a delinquent. 
One day, a girl named Haruko Akagi approaches Hanamichi without any fear. When she asks Hanamichi: "do you like basketball?" Hanamichi falls head over heels for the girl of his dreams. Without missing a beat, Hanamichi tells her he loves basketball, and the two head to the gymnasium where Hanamichi learns about the slam dunk. He also learns of Rukawa, one of the country&rsquo;s top basketball prospects, also a freshman at Shohoku. 
(Source: Funimation)

Formerly worked on English language dubs for Animax Asia, currently residing in Toronto, Canada.

Mónica Elizabeth Gómez Dosamantes, better known as Mónica Manjarrez, is a retired Mexican voice actress. She is best known for being the Latin American Spanish voice of  Rei Hino / Sailor Mars in the Sailor Moon franchise, the second voice of Bulma in the Dragon Ball franchise, Abril O'Neil in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Leia Organa in the Star Wars saga, Ayako in Slam Dunk, among others.

Shohoku's “speedster” and point guard, Ryota Miyagi, always plays with brains and lightning speed, running circles around his opponents while feigning composure. Born and raised in Okinawa, Ryota had a brother who was three years older. Following in the footsteps of his older brother, who was a famous local player from a young age, Ryota also became addicted to basketball.
 
In his second year of high school, Ryota plays with the Shohoku High School basketball team along with Sakuragi, Rukawa, Akagi, and Mitsui as they take the stage at the Inter-High School National Championship. And now, they are on the brink of challenging the reigning champions, Sannoh Kogyo High School. 

(Source: GKIDS)

__Height:__ 167 cm

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A Japanese voice actress. Her debut role was Yoshino Takatsuki in Hourou Musuko. She likes to draw, and she became addicted to karuta while dubbing Chihayafuru.

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Aika Tenkūbashi in "Ore ga Ojō-sama Gakkō ni "Shomin Sample" Toshite Rachirareta Ken" (dramaCD)
Andromeda in "Starly Girls -Episode Starsia-" (VG)
Ayaka Kagari in "Lord of Vermilion IV" (VG)
Ayame Itō in "Corpse Party 2 ~ DEAD PATIENT" (dramaCD)
Baizhi in "Wuthering Waves" (VG) (Japanase)
Beruno Souda in "Racing Musume" (VG)
Carmen Sandiego in "Carmen Sandiego" (cartoon)
Clarke Griffin (voiceover for Eliza Taylor) in "The 100" (Live-action TV)
Contender in Girls' Frontline (Mobile Videogame)
Diana Celestine May in "Implosion: Never Lose Hope" (VG)
Eri Kumagai in "Music Girls (Ongaku Shōjo) projects" (songCD and dramaCD)
Hannah (voiceover for Odeya Rush) in "Goosebumps" (live-action movie)
Isabella in "Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet ONLINE FLEET" (VG)
Jessica in "Granblue Fantasy" (VG)
Kana in "Tales of Link" (Mobile VG)
Kujou Sara in "Genshin Impact" (VG)
Lili in "Street Fighter X Tekken" (VG)
Linde in "Fire Emblem Heroes" (VG)
Linde in "Genei Ibunroku ♯FE" (VG)
Little Alice in "Wonderland Wars" (VG)
Lyfe in "Snowbreak: Containment Zone" (VG)
Mai Sakurajima in "Seishun Buta Yarō Series" (Niconico Drama)
Meria Shiranami in "Maid ga Oshieru Maou-gaku!" (Drama CD)
Nagisa in "Monster Hunter Mezeporuta Kaitakuki" (VG)
Princess Stella in "Grand Sphere" (VG) (Japanese)
Shiranui Nanami in "NORN9 Act Tune" (otome VG)
Shiranui Nanami in "NORN9 Last Era" (otome VG)
Shiranui Nanami in "NORN9 Var Commons" (otome VG)
Shiranui Nanami in "NORN9" (otome VG)
Sofia Tenma in "Racing Musume" (VG)
Sonia Blanche in "BLADE ARCUS from Shining EX" (VG)
Sonia Blanche in "Shining Resonance" (VG)
Surge in "E.X. Troopers" (VG)
Tiki is My Wife P in "Genei Ibunroku ♯FE" (VG)
Tsukuyomi in "UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH Exe:Late" (VG)
Urara Taguchi in "Girl Friends" (drama CD)
Wilbell Vollerslied in "Atelier Ayesha ~Tasogare no Daichi no Renkinjutsushi~" (VG)
Wilbell Vollerslied in "Atelier Escha & Logy ~Tasogare no Sora no Renkinjutsuhi" (VG)
Wilbell Vollerslied in "Atelier Shallie ~Tasogare no Umi no Renkinjutsuhi" (VG)
Kasane Randall in "SCARLET NEXUS" (VG)
Reina in "Tekken 8" (VG)!~

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Pakistani-Norwegian actor and voice talent. 

__Non-anime roles:__
- Yaoyao - *Genshin Impact* (2023, VG)
- Jane Doe - *Zenless Zone Zero* (2024, VG)

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A Mexican voice actress.

After losing the titanic match against Kainan High, Team Shohoku and a newly shaven Hanamichi Sakuragi are challenged to an exhibition match by virtual basketball unknowns Ryoukufu High. Coach Anzai sees this as an opportunity for Shohoku to regain their confidence, but Ryoukufu are revealed to have a newly assembled championship calibre lineup and may give Sakuragi &amp; Co their toughest test yet. 
(Source: Anime News Network)

Ichiro Mizusawa, a player from Rukawa's old junior high school, Tomigoaka, is diagnosed with a crippling leg condition and wants to play one last game with Rukawa. Hanamichi sets out to help the boy and fulfill his wish. 
(Source: Anime News Network)

In 2004, Inoue produced an epilogue titled Slam Dunk: 10 Days After, which was drawn on 23 chalkboards in the former campus of the defunct Misaki High School located in the Kanagawa Prefecture, and was held for public exhibition for three days between December 3 and 5. The epilogue, along with coverage of the event, was reprinted in the February 2005 issue of Switch magazine.
 
(Source: Anime News Network)

From SLAM DUNK's author, Takehiko Inoue, comes a short story about how Shohoku High School basketball team's Ryota Miyagi got his ear piercing.