The First Slam Dunk, the anime film adaptation of Takehiko Inoue’s Slam Dunk basketball manga, has earned 6.7 billion yen and sold over 4.61 million tickets in the 32 days since its premiere in Japan.
The film has managed to stayed #1 on the box office charts for the fifth consecutive weekend.
The First Slam Dunk ranked #1 on its opening weekend and sold over
Slam Dunk may have ended years ago, but its legacy and fan following live on to this day. The franchise has a staunch fan base who refuses to put the series down from the pedestal, and rightfully so. The story is filled with some amazing characters, but one of them has always stuck out from the[…]
On November 4, the Japanese animation studio Toei Animation released a new promotional video for the new anime film The First Slam Dunk via a livestream. The film is based on Takehiko Inoue’s popular basketball manga series Slam Dunk.
The livestream revealed the film’s main cast and its theme song artists […]
Slam Dunk is not just a sports anime, it is an emotion for all otakus. Takehiko Inoue’s portrayal of basketball and the sentiments attached to it can capture any wandering mind. After the anime’s abrupt end in 1996, fans had almost left hope for its revival. Yet, the first Slam Dunk movie was[…]
Slam Dunk, the God of sports manga/anime, is back after decades with the first movie of the franchise, which is appropriately named “The First Slam Dunk.” Tensai Sakuragi Hanamichi will make his appearance once again to win the hearts of every otaku out there. The First Slam Dunk anime movie[…]
While we are waiting for the summer anime lineup, another forgotten anime giant has been creeping up on us. I’m talking about Slam Dunk, the legendary basketball series by Takehiko Inoue. It’s been two decades since the anime’s last episode aired, and just as fans had almost left hope for a con[…]
Masami Suda, a gem of the anime industry, has passed away at the age of 77. A veritable legend, Masami Suda has contributed as an animator, animation director, and character designer in various classic anime series for more than half a decade. His iconic and rustic animation style will always[…]
Fans have been waiting for a sequel to the Slam Dunk anime for more than two decades. Finally, it looks like the series’ continuation is not just a distant dream but a close at hand reality. Takehiko Inoue’s last announcement about the movie in January riled up the entire fandom as Slam Dunk[…]
Slam Dunk was the first sports manga that I ever read, and I fell inevitably in love with the series. The series oozes adrenaline to the point where you will breathlessly keep reading/watching the whole manga/anime with absolutely no breaks. Takehiko Inoue, the creator of this classic[…]
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Sports anime is truly one of the most captivating genres of anime if done rightly. Anime like Haikyuu and Ace of Diamond have taken this genre to a whole new level, and brand-new sports anime are coming every season. Takehiko Inoue’s Slam Dunk basketball is a classic sports-inspired series […]
Comedy isn’t something anyone can pull off that easily. Comedy needs to have the humor and the delivery time in sync. Otherwise, the humor would come across as an effort to make you laugh forcefully, which becomes torture for the viewer. But there are some series which pulls off comedy with ease for its well-written […]