Overall Japan likes getting tourism for its anime and manga, but that doesn’t mean that some tourists can’t be annoying. A railway crossing in Kanagawa, Kamakura, Japan is a major tourist stop for fans of Slam Dunk, and over the years some tourists have been …Read more »
Thanks to GKIDS, THE FIRST SLAM DUNK movie is currently in North American theaters. Takehiko Inoue, who is the creator of the manga series as well as the director of the movie, said he wanted the film to please old fans as well as people …Read more »
As we wait for THE FIRST SLAM DUNK anime film to hit U.S. theaters on July 28, Toei Animation treated us all to something special. As of July 18, the original 1993 Slam Dunk anime—which marked the first adaptation of Takehiko Inoue’s classic manga—is available …Read more »
The Japanese rock band BAAD might be best known to otaku for doing the theme song “Kimi ga Suki da to Sakebitai” for the original Slam Dunk anime, as well as singing for the special Slam Dunk: Ketsui no Shōhoku Basuke-bu. Unfortunately, the band has …Read more »
THE FIRST SLAM DUNK anime film has been a remarkable success in and outside of Japan since it opened six months ago, ultimately becoming the fifth highest-grossing anime film of all time around the world. Series creator and film director Takehiko Inoue obviously took note …Read more »
The award-winning and record-breaking Toei Animation movie THE FIRST SLAM DUNK is coming to American theaters later this year! GKIDS acquired North American distribution rights and will offer both a Japanese subbed and an English dubbed version to moviegoers. While an exact date hasn’t been revealed …Read more »
THE FIRST SLAM DUNK anime film has been a huge success in Japan, and now that success has translated to a major milestone elsewhere. In addition to becoming the 12th highest-grossing anime film of all time in Japan, THE FIRST SLAM DUNK can now boast …Read more »
THE FIRST SLAM DUNK, the big screen CG anime take on Takehiko Inoue’s classic Slam Dunk manga, has had a mighty run since it opened in Japan on December 3. Now its latest milestone has it crossing the 10 billion yen mark at the Japanese …Read more »
Beyond the heavy hitters like Suzume and One Piece Film Red, the new CG anime film based on Takehiko Inoue’s classic manga Slam Dunk has been making waves of its own in Japan. The latest update has THE FIRST SLAM DUNK entering the list of …Read more »
Based on the manga by Takehiko Inoue, The First Slam Dunk anime film opened in Japan this past Saturday and proved to be a hit. The film ranked #1, pulling in ¥1,295,808,780 (about US$9.50 million) on the back of 847,000 tickets sold during its opening …Read more »
The First Slam Dunk film will be debuting in Japanese theaters on December 3. As a unique form of advertising, creator Takehiko Inoue’s hometown is putting up an exhibition of his work. This is meant to help promote the movie, and probably is also a …Read more »
The First Slam Dunk, the long-awaited film version of the popular basketball manga Slam Dunk, is set to dunk its way into theaters in Japan on December 3. That news comes alongside new posters for the film which have also apparently revealed its title. The …Read more »
More details were recently revealed for the new Slam Dunk movie, which will have original creator Takehiko Inoue both writing and directing. Now we have a new teaser visual, showing the five main members of Shohoku High School’s basketball team huddling in preparation for a …Read more »
The original proposed plans to have Akira and Super Mario in the Olympics opening ceremony may have been scrapped, but Japan is finding other ways to share its otakudom during the Games. Music often plays in the background of the sports, and otaku will recognize …Read more »
Slam Dunk is returning to the big screen! The highly successful franchise started out as a 31-volume manga series (currently published in America by VIZ Media). This led to an anime series and some films. Now, twenty-one years after the manga’s debut, a new movie …Read more »
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