- Takeshi Kusao (Hanamichi Sakuragi (voice))
- Hikaru Midorikawa (Kaede Rukawa (voice))
- Kiyoyuki Yanada (Takenori Akagi (voice))
- Yoku Shioya (Ryota Miyagi (voice))
- Ryotaro Okiayu (Hisashi Mitsui (voice))
- Akiko Hiramatsu (Haruko Akagi (voice))
- Eriko Hara (Ayako (voice))
- Hideyuki Tanaka (Kiminobu Kogure (voice))
- Hisao Egawa (Shin'ichi Maki (voice))
- Hochu Otsuka (Akira Sendo (voice))
- Tomomichi Nishimura (Anzai (voice))
- Toshiyuki Morikawa (Yohei Mito (voice) / Kiyota Nobunaga (voice))
- Yukimasa Kishino (Jun Uozumi (voice))
- Kozo Shioya (Nozomi Takamiya (voice))
- Yûji Mikimoto (Chuichirou Noma (voice))
- Nobutoshi Canna (Yuuji Ookusu (voice))
- Hiromi Nishikawa (Matsui (voice))
- Machiko Toyoshima (Fujii (voice))
Slam Dunk — S1E37
Episode: Hanamichi's First Start
Air Date: 1994-09-10
Runtime: 23 min
Overview
Anzai-sensei decides to start Sakuragi, much to everyone's shock. He figures that with his height and drive he'll be the perfect weapon to use against Shoyo.