__Height:__ 187 cm (6'2")
__Position:__ Small Forward, SF

Kaede Rukawa is Sakuragi's rival as well as almost his opposite; he is attractive to girls, skilled at basketball, and very cold and unfeeling. The only traits they share are that they are not academically inclined and good fighters. He regards Sakuragi as an idiot and both normally fight. Actually, he knows Sakuragi can put his talents to a better use, but is ashamed to see the immaturity with which he deals with things. His hobby is sleeping, and is usually seen asleep whenever he's not on the court; he can even ride his bike while asleep often crashing with objects when doing so. Waking Rukawa from a nap is considered unforgivable, since he will almost automatically beat up the culprit. Unsurprisingly, he has also been in his fair share of off-court fights, but can hold his own. Rukawa's goal is to be the best high school player in Japan, and he considers Sendoh of Ryonan to be his greatest rival. A fact being that he is often nicknamed the "super-rookie", the "ace of Shohoku", even.   

Rukawa is extremely good at basketball, and possesses a wide range of skills to complement his height, athleticism and drive to win. Despite being merely a first-year high school player, he is the undisputed ace of Shohoku's team. In the Kanagawa Interhigh Tournament, he was named one of the top five players, the only first year player so honored. 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). However, his style was criticized as being too selfish, and he sometimes comes into conflict with his teammates for various reasons; this was one of the reasons why Coach Anzai refused to give him his blessing when Rukawa told him that he intended to go to the USA, and told him to become the best in Japan before he even thought of it. When he was outplayed by Sawakita during the match against Sannoh Technical, though, he realized what Sendoh reminded him as a challenge: To defeat Sendoh, Rukawa had to change his style and pass the ball. It was his pass that led to Hanamichi's buzzer-beating shot, winning the match. Rukawa is subsequently named a member of the All-Japan basketball team. 

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)

**Favorite Cartoon Character:** Snoopy
**Favorite Food:** Omelet, Stew 
**Hobbies:** Collecting Nike running shoes, Video games 
**Skills & Abilities:** Saxophone

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__Non-Anime Roles:__
- Mirror Knight - Ultraman Zero (Ultraman)
- Wisure - Kishiryu Sentai Ryusolger (Super Sentai)

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An Italian voice actor, ADR director and dialogue writer, mostly known for his roles as [Seiya of Pegasus](https://anilist.co/character/2285/), [Go Kato](https://anilist.co/character/22101/) (Mirko), [Might Guy](https://anilist.co/character/307/), [Kaede Rukawa](https://anilist.co/character/311/), [Jotaro Kujo](https://anilist.co/character/4003/) and [Akira Fudou](https://anilist.co/character/2456/) in the OVAs.

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A Mexican voice actor. He is known for being the Latin American Spanish voice of Number 1 in *Codename: Kids Next Door*, Ice King in *Adventure Time*, Bilbo Bolsón in *The Hobbit* trilogy and War Machine in the *Marvel Cinematic Universe*.

**Non-Anime Roles:**
- Genji (Overwatch)
- Liu Kang (Mortal Kombat X and Mortal Kombat 11)
- Jhin (League of Legends)
- Gideon (Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare) 

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A Mexican voice actor. He is best known for being the Latin American Spanish voice of Scott Lang / Ant-Man in the MCU.

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)

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Actor & voice actor based in Los Angeles, California. Moving to the United States from Asia at the age of 10, Aleks had no concept of the English language. He used cartoons and video games to help him learn the language, which also inspired a passion for voice work that he later used to pursue his career.

__Non-anime voice roles:__
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- Makoto Yuuki, Pharos - Persona 3 Reload (2024; Video Game)
- Luke Sullivan - Street Fighter 5, Street Fighter 6 (2016, 2023; Video Games)
- Shinya Kawai - Lost Judgement (2021; Video Game)
- Sonon Kusakabe - Final Fantasy VII Remake: Intergrade (2021; Video Game)
- Akira Howard (Male) - Astral Chain (2019; Video Game)
- Lighter - Zenless Zone Zero (2024; Video Game)!~

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Lucas Funchal is a Brazilian actor and voice actor.

Sakuragi and the Shohoko team takes on Oda and Takezono High School. This is Sakuragi's second match as he faces Oda, a basketball player who went to the same junior high. 
(Source: Anime News Network)

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)

Agaki, after being rejected by a girl that he likes and punched by a rival, Rukawa for accidentally stepping into his confession moment with the girl, wants revenge. He and his teammates decided to challenge Rukawa and his team against a game of basketball in the regional tournament. Who will win this basketball game?
 
The origin of the masterpiece <a target="_blank" href="https://anilist.co/manga/30051/">Slam Dunk</a>!