She confronted Sakuragi when she mistakenly thought that he had attacked Rukawa, and she also defended him many times from his most rabid fangirls (one of them even knocked her to the ground in the anime series). Despite her emotional denseness and sweetness, Haruko is a pretty good student, helping Akagi tutor Sakuragi and Rukawa as well as the other two 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. Haruko was responsible for uncovering Sakuragi's athletic talent after seeing him try to dunk a ball at her request - she was impressed by the height of his jump and considered him good enough to join the team. Normally cool and collected when his team is dominating, Takato becomes very agitated and anxious when they get pressed, when he starts to yell at his players. In the anime he is voiced by Rukawa is extremely good at basketball, and possesses a wide range of skills to complement his height, athleticism and drive to win. Hanamichi Sakuragi (桜木 花道, Sakuragi Hanamichi) is the main protagonist of Slam Dunk, serving as Shohoku's power forward. Iishi is also a bench player, playing as a guard. However, as Fukuda still seemed green and thick-skinned, Taoka would frequently criticize him while praising Sendoh. By using our Services or clicking I agree, you agree to our use of cookies. As for Kogure, he told his players to double team Rukawa and Akagi believing that leaving Kogure wide open would not do harm. Ryota Miyagi. Like Sasaoka, Iishi also often becomes a subject of Sakuragi's bullying, which at one point annoyed Akagi. Miyagi is small for a basketball player, but makes up for it with incredible speed, skills and court awareness.
He might also be Miyagi's classmate, as seen in the anime where he tells Kogure that Miyagi hasn't been in class, but his classmates have seen him hanging around.
He is voiced by Sendoh's all-round skills are repeatedly displayed throughout the series. Extremely muscular and strong, he likes to use his physical attributes to drive into the lane to score while drawing fouls. TCG. A star rookie who can play and carry his team when they're down. Hanamichi Sakuragi - Dennis Rodman - great rebounder and at the same time a big troublemaker in and out of the court. In the manga 10 Days After, he along with his fellow first year students are seen jogging while discussing their chances of having more playing time in the future, as the third year players have retired from the team to prepare for their university entrance exams.
From Kiminobu 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 assume responsibility with them for fighting the team. According to several characters, Fujima is seen as the second best point guard in the Kanagawa prefecture, only edged out by Maki.
I think Sakuragi can be compared to Draymond Green as well though he isn't good with jump shots.i never read this, but based on your descriptions it seems that you're rightNew comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be castPress J to jump to the feed. Fukuda's personality turned out to be more sensitive, and after a year of criticism, he snapped, attacking Taoka during a practice match. Possibly because of all the rudeness he used to be treated with, Fukuda loves to be respected and praised. Being a top center, he is quite agile for his height. Tetsuo makes an additional appearance in the anime when on the morning of Shohoku's match with Shoyo, he is chased and cornered by the non-Shohoku members of his gang, who beat him up in a bid to challenge his leadership. In the end, Hanamichi Sakuragi's gang and Mitsui's friend Norio Hotta voluntarily take blame for the fight. However, Kogure makes a three pointer which pretty much sealed the victory for Shohoku. His scoring ability is incredibly difficult to stop and in one game, four players from Shohoku (Akagi, Rukawa, Mitsui and Miyagi) are needed to completely shut him down. In the Kanagawa Inter-high Tournament, he was named one of the top five players, the only first-year player so honored.One of Shohoku's reserve players, Kuwata is a first year student who played as a forward in junior high school.