Hanamichi Sakuragi
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Hanamichi Sakuragi is the main protagonist of Slam Dunk, a sports manga written and illustrated by Takehiko Inoue. Hanamichi Sakuragi is a delinquent very unpopular with girls, having been rejected an
Hanamichi Sakuragi, as illustrated by Takehiko Inoue
Takehiko Inoue based Sakuragi on his own youth.
J. R. Sakuragi changed his name as a fan of the character.
Takeshi Kusao
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Takeshi Kusao is a Japanese actor, voice actor, and singer. He was born in Tokorozawa, Saitama, and works for Aoni Production. Among his many roles, he is best known as the voices of Trunks, Kabutack,
Hanamichi Sakuragi
…created as Inoue's self insert in the manga as, during his youth, Inoue started playing basketball to impress girls. In the anime series he is voiced by Takeshi Kusao in Japanese, and by Robert Tinkler in the English version. In the 2022 anime film The First Slam Dunk he is voiced by Subaru Kimura in Japanese, and…
Takeshi Kusao