by Popular manga ” SLAM DUNK ” ( Slam Dunk ) of the new animated film (untitled) was decided to be published in 2022 autumn. It was announced on the official website of the work and the official YouTube channel of Toei Animation. Staff information is also disclosed on the PV, and the director and screenwriter are in charge of the original author Takehiko Inoue.
PV of the new movie “SLAM DUNK” released, you can see the Shohoku High School Basketball Club members forming a circle in uniforms (rough picture), and the names of the staff are slurping. Character design/animation director Yasuyuki Ehara, acoustic supervision Yota Tsuruoka They serve.
“Slam Dunk” is based on the basketball manga serialized in “Weekly Shonen Jump” from the 42nd issue of 1990 to the 27th issue of 1996. Hanamichi Sakuragi, the main character of a basketball beginner who joined the Shohoku High School Basketball Club, is depicted as rapidly developing his talent in a collision with his teammate Kaede Rukawa and a match with a strong school.
The depictions of the game and the lively characters about basketball have struck a chord with readers and received overwhelming support. The cumulative circulation of the series in Japan has exceeded 120 million. From that influence, boys and girls who start playing basketball appear one after another and become a social phenomenon.
“Weekly Shonen Jump” reached the unprecedented maximum circulation of 6.53 million copies, and in the 1995 New Year 3 and 4 merged issues, all pages were in full color. From 1993 to 1996, all 101 episodes of TV animation were broadcast, and several theatrical spirits have been released. In 2020, the 30th anniversary of the serialization will be celebrated. In January 2021, the original author Takehiko Inoue made a surprise announcement on his Twitter account, “It will be a [Slam Dunk] movie! #Slamdunkmovie,” surprised fans. The TV animation ended when the Shohoku High School Basketball Club headed for the Inter-High School Championships.
