There was no guarantee that there would be an anime feature film adaptation of Takehiko Inoue’s hugely popular basketball manga series “Slam Dunk,” especially after its successful anime TV series. But ...

Gkids has snapped up North American rights to Toei Animation’s film The First Slam Dunk, an adaptation of the hugely popular Takehiko Inoue manga, which Inoue wrote and directed for the screen. The ...

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Premiering at Anime Expo, this was a movie that had some big sneakers to fill. There’s hardly much buildup to the big game in The First Slam Dunk—Takehiko Inoue’s movie adaptation of his classic ...

Hong Kong‘s Medialink Group is celebrating the premiere of THE FIRST SLAM DUNK by releasing a commemorative MTR Octopus card. Made for manga readers who still use the physical Octopus card for their ...

Toei Animation’s latest teaser countdowns to the theater premiere for The First Slam Dunk, the long-awaited anime film based on Takehiko Inoue’s manga, Slam Dunk. Featuring Hanamichi Sakuragi – the ...

The legendary manga creator told IndieWire about reframing the narrative and animating the championship game with a new emphasis on pain and struggle. “There were two main challenges,” Inoue told ...