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. <br><br>
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.<br><br>
(Source: Funimation)

Non-anime roles:  Mathias Cronqvist in "Castlevania: Lament of Innocence" (VG) (Japanese)  Vanderkam in "Xenosaga Episode II: Jenseits von Gut und Bose" (VG) (Japanese)    Cast in:  Burn Up W (OAV) as Jackalhead  Dr. Slump (TV 2) as Gara; General Blue (ep 55-57)  Gegege no Kitarō (TV 4/1996)  Gegege no Kitarō: Daikaijū (movie)  Jing: King of Bandits (TV)  Kishin Corps (OAV) as Uemura (ep 6)  Kuso Kagaku Sekai Gulliver Boy (TV) as Carpenter (ep 1)  Marmalade Boy (TV) as Goto; Imai; Konno  Sailor Moon R (TV) as Announcer (ep 78)  Sailor Moon S (TV) as Announcer (ep 117); Young Man (ep 98)  Sailor Moon Sailor Stars (TV) as Host (ep 192); Trimmer (ep 178)  Sailor Moon SuperS (TV) as Biribiri-yarou (ep 160); Doll Dentist (ep 153)  Sailor Moon SuperS Movie: Black Dream Hole as Pananu  Samurai Champloo (TV) as Ryuu (Ep. 13); Shopkeeper (Ep. 5)  Slam Dunk (TV) as Hanagata Tooru; Yuuki  Slam Dunk movie 1 as Yuuki  Slam Dunk movie 2 as Hiroshi Natsume  Slam Dunk movie 3 as Keiji Tsurumi; Seiji Tsurumi  Super Kuma-san (TV) as Robber B  Tenchi Muyo! Mihoshi Special as Mailman  Yu-Gi-Oh! (TV) as Game center employee (ep 4); Teacher (ep 10); TV news reporter (ep 2) 

Isamu Yuuki