Slam Dunk (スラムダンク, Suramu Danku) is a sports-themed manga series written by Takehiko Inoue about a basketball team from Shōhoku High School. It was first serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump in Japan from 1990 to 1996, and had also been adapted into an anime series by Toei Animation, which had been broadcast worldwide, enjoying much popularity, particularly in Japan, several other ...

Takehiko Inoue is the creator of one of the most popular manga of all time, Slam Dunk, which has sold over 100 million copies worldwide.He followed that series up with two titles lauded by critics and fans alike—Vagabond, a fictional account of the life of Miyamoto Musashi, and Real, a manga about wheelchair basketball.Inoue is the recipient of …