| Slam Dunk | |
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| Genre | |
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| Manga | |
| Written by | Takehiko Inoue |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| English publisher | |
| Imprint | Jump Comics |
| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Jump |
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| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | October 1, 1990 – June 17, 1996 |
| Volumes | 31 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Nobutaka Nishizawa |
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| Music by |
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| Studio | Toei Animation |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | ANN (TV Asahi) |
| English network | |
| Original run | October 16, 1993 – March 23, 1996 |
| Episodes | 101 |
| Anime film | |
| Directed by | Nobutaka Nishizawa |
| Studio | Toei Animation |
| Released | March 12, 1994 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Anime film | |
| Conquer the Nation, Hanamichi Sakuragi! | |
| Directed by | Toshihiko Arisako |
| Studio | Toei Animation |
| Released | July 9, 1994 |
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
| Anime film | |
| Shohoku's Greatest Challenge! | |
| Directed by | Hiroyuki Kakudō |
| Studio | Toei Animation |
| Released | March 12, 1995 |
| Runtime | 40 minutes |
| Anime film | |
| Howling Basketman Spirit!! | |
| Directed by | Masayuki Akihi |
| Studio | Toei Animation |
| Released | July 15, 1995 |
| Runtime | 40 minutes |
| Anime film | |
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Slam Dunk (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese sports manga series written and illustrated by Takehiko Inoue. It was serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from October 1990 to June 1996, with the chapters collected into 31 tankōbon volumes. The story follows a basketball team from Shōhoku High School, located in the Shōnan area of Japan.
The manga was adapted into an anime television series by Toei Animation which aired from October 1993 to March 1996. The series has been broadcast worldwide, gaining popularity especially in Japan, Europe, and several other Asian countries. In December 2022, an anime feature film titled The First Slam Dunk was released in Japan.
Slam Dunk has 185 million copies in circulation, making it one of the best-selling manga series in history. In 1994, it received the 40th Shogakukan Manga Award for the shōnen category. In Japan, Slam Dunk has been regarded as one of the greatest sports manga series of all time and has been cited as a contributor in popularizing basketball among Japanese youth during the 1990s. In 2010, Inoue received special commendations from the Japan Basketball Association for helping popularize basketball in Japan.
- ^ Aoki, Deb. "Slam Dunk Volume 1". About.com. Archived from the original on April 3, 2015. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
- ^ "Why Basketball is a Slam Dunk in Japan". Fiba.basketball. June 13, 2018. Archived from the original on February 9, 2019. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
Slam Dunk is also one of the greatest coming-of-age stories ever written in a manga format.
- ^ "The Official Website for Slam Dunk". Viz Media. Archived from the original on October 29, 2017. Retrieved October 28, 2017.