Story and art by
Takehiko InoueBasketball. The court, the ball, the hoop. The hopes, the dreams, the sweat. It takes dedication and discipline to be the best, and the Shohoku High hoops team wants to be just that—the best. They have one last year to make their captain's dream of reaching the finals come true—will they do it? Takehiko Inoue's legendary basketball manga is finally here, and the tale of a lifetime is in your hands!
One of
Publishers Weekly's 2008 Best Books of the Year - Comics
Voted as
The #1 Manga of All Time,
Slam Dunk is Takehiko Inoue's second manga series. Its incredible sales success—100+ million copies sold worldwide—established Takehiko Inoue's career as a manga-ka. This series is credited with inspiring legions of Japanese kids to play basketball and raising the popularity of the sport in Japan and several Asian countries.
Check out
here what Greg Oden of the NBA has to say about
Slam Dunk.
BONUS in Vol. 1: (First print run only)
Slam Dunk sticker! Buy Volume 1 before October 15th and you can enter to win a trip to Japan! Visit
www.shonenjump.com/wsj40 for more details.
*As voted by 79,000 fans at the 2006 Japan Media Arts Festival.