Character profile
Mitsuyoshi Anzai
White-Haired Buddha / Demon
Biography
Mitsuyoshi Anzai coaches Shohoku High's basketball team and is respected even by coaches from other teams. His calm, collected manner contrasts with his past temper as a demanding college coach nicknamed the "White-Haired Devil." He is also a brilliant strategist who recognizes player potential and can inspire his players to greater heights.
Story spoilers
Ryuuji Yazawa trained under Anzai but left Japan for the United States against Anzai's wishes. Five years later, Anzai learned that Yazawa had died in a high-speed head-on car collision. A letter written four years earlier expressed Yazawa's regret over leaving. Anzai grieved deeply, resigned from college basketball coaching, and his formerly strict temperament changed to the milder one associated with the nickname "White-Haired Buddha."
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