Hanamichi Sakuragi (桜木 花道)
The red-haired protagonist of Slam Dunk. A 189cm tall delinquent who initially has no interest in basketball but joins the team after Haruko Akagi shows him attention. His athleticism and fierce determination make him a natural power forward.
Iconic scene location: The railway crossing at Kamakurakōkōmae, where he sees Haruko for the first time.
Kaede Rukawa (流川 楓)
Shohoku's ace player and Sakuragi's rival. Cool, quiet, and devastatingly skilled, Rukawa is the complete opposite of the brash Sakuragi. He's known for riding his bicycle to school — and falling asleep on the way.
Iconic scene location: The Enoshima coastline road where he rides his bicycle.
Takenori Akagi (赤木 剛憲)
The captain and center of the Shohoku basketball team, nicknamed "Gori" by Sakuragi. At 197cm, he's the team's anchor and the older brother of Haruko. His dream is to take Shohoku to the national championship.
Hisashi Mitsui (三井 寿)
A shooting guard with a troubled past. Once the MVP of the junior high championships, Mitsui was injured and became a delinquent before dramatically returning to basketball with the famous line "I want to play basketball" (バスケがしたいです).
Ryota Miyagi (宮城 リョータ)
The lightning-fast point guard and the protagonist of THE FIRST SLAM DUNK movie. Small but incredibly quick, Miyagi is the emotional heart of the 2022 film, which explores his backstory in Okinawa and Kanagawa.