by It has been announced that THE FIRST SLAM DUNK,” the new theatrical animated version of Takehiko Inoue’s classic basketball manga ” “SLAM DUNK,” will be shown again for one day only on January 23, 2024. Details such as screening theaters and times will be announced later.
Bonuses for the Blu-ray Disc (BD) and DVD of the same work’s 4K ULTRA HD version were also announced. Bonus footage includes over 5 and a half hours of footage of director Takehiko Inoue’s interview conducted for the overseas release, the talk event “ COURT SIDE in THEATER ” held at the theater, and the live broadcast conducted during the movie’s release.
The “Special THANKS presents,” such as those distributed at the theater, have not only been changed in size from those distributed but the Ryota double-sided mini poster has been changed to a set of 2 clear posters, etc. A new particular version of the item will be included. Released on February 28, 2024.
4K ULTRA HD version BD, BD ” SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION ” is 22,000 yen. The 4K ULTRA HD version of the “LIMITED EDITION” BD is 12,650 yen, the BD is 11,550 yen, and the DVD is 10,450 yen. The regular 4K ULTRA HD version BD is 6,600 yen, the BD is 5,500 yen, and the DVD is 4,400 yen.
“Slam Dunk” is a basketball manga that was serialized in “Weekly Shonen Jump” (Shueisha) from 1990 to 1996. Hanamichi Sakuragi, a red-haired delinquent, joins the Shohoku High School basketball club by chance. The story is that under Anzai-sensei, he aims to win the national championship with captains Takenori Akagi, Kaede Rukawa, Ryota Miyagi, Hisashi Mitsui, and Kiminobu Kogure.
The cumulative circulation of the comic series is over 120 million copies. The TV anime was aired from 1993 to 1996, driving the basketball boom and gaining popularity worldwide.
