Nobunaga Kiyota

Kainan's Dunk Shooter

A first-year dunk shooter at Kainan High School, a bold and confident player. One of the team's main scoring sources.

Quotes

  • Leave it to me!
  • Grab victory with a dunk!
  • I can't afford to lose!
  • Full power for the team!
  • I'll challenge as many times as it takes!

Trivia

  • Kiyota is characterized by his bold personality, often clashing passionately with other players.
  • Serves as a dunk shooter to hype up the team's audience.
  • One of the star candidates in the Kainan High basketball club.
  • Voiced by Masaya Onosaka.
  • Often shows a rival relationship with Shohoku members in the story.

Alternate names

Nobunaga Kiyota Dunk Shooter

Tags

Sports Basketball High school student Bold Confident Kainan High School Dunk shot Male high school student SLAM-DUNK

Profile

Species
Human
Gender
Male

Appearance

Overall appearance
Short hair and sturdy build. Appearance befitting a high school student with a bold aura.
Height
Approximately 180cm
Weight
Around 70kg
Eye color
Brown
Hair color
Black
Distinguishing features
  • Intense gaze
  • Toned muscular physique
Iconic items
  • Basketball shoes
  • Kainan High School uniform
  • Headband
  • Sports towel

Personality and abilities

Core personality
Confident
Detailed personality
Bold and competitive personality. A sore loser, strongly assertive within the team, with exceptional drive for victory. Sometimes appears arrogant, but also values his teammates.
Keywords
  • Competitive
  • Confident
  • Aggressive
  • Sore loser
  • Team player
Motto
Give it your all for victory
Talents
  • High jumping ability
  • Dunk shot
  • Agile movements
  • Powerful shooting power
Skills
  • Dunk shot
  • Rebounding
  • Offensive skills
  • Defensive reinforcement
  • Quick-witted plays
Motivation
Aiming for national domination and hyping up the team with his own dunk shots
Habits
During matches, when focused, shows a serious expression; otherwise, displays somewhat strong-willed speech and behavior at times
Favorite foods
Grilled meat, Ramen, Curry rice
Hobbies
Basketball, Training
Favorite colors
Red, Black
Disliked situations
Losing, Cheating, Slacking off
Disliked weather
Rainy weather

History

Backstory
As a first-year at Kainan High School, one of the central players of the powerhouse school. Passionate about basketball since childhood, takes pride in drawing attention with his dunk shots.
Work title
SLAM DUNK
Media type
Manga

Kainan High's Prefectural Tournament Victory

Significant event
Kainan High's Prefectural Tournament Victory
Description
As one of the aces of Kainan High School, greatly contributed to the prefectural tournament victory.

Match against Shohoku High School

Significant event
Match against Shohoku High School
Description
In the match against Shohoku High School, showcased his dunk shot and left a strong impression.

Relationships

Akira Sendoh

Teammate

Teammates on the Kainan team who fight matches together and stimulate each other.

Kainan High School Basketball Club

Kainan High School Basketball Club: teammate

Media appearances

SLAM DUNK

Manga / Supporting

Serialized in the 1990s

SLAM DUNK

Anime / Supporting

1993 TV anime series

Voice cast and creators

Masaya Onosaka

Voice actor
Masaya Onosaka
Language
Japanese
Version or series
TV Anime version

Takehiko Inoue

Creator name
Takehiko Inoue
Role
Original author

Takehiko Inoue

Creator name
Takehiko Inoue
Role
Character designer

Shueisha

Creator name
Shueisha
Role
Publisher

Related goods

Nobunaga Kiyota Figure

Item name
Nobunaga Kiyota Figure
Category
Figure
Availability
Regular

SLAM DUNK Uniform Replica

Item name
SLAM DUNK Uniform Replica
Category
Apparel
Availability
Limited