FILM: Takehiko Inoue Announces New 'SLAM DUNK' Movie

The artist of the classic manga SLAM DUNK, Takehiko Inoue, has officially announced on his Twitter that a new animated film is coming. This news is coming as a surprise to many fans across the globe, especially since the official SLAM DUNKmobile game was launched just last year.

The reason for such an unforeseen decision for a new film is not known but it could be due to the crazy success that other animated films like Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train have been experiencing as of late. Stay tuned as more updates are sure to arrive.

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Milwaukee Bucks’ Brook Lopez and his twin brother Robin Lopez of the Washington Wizards debuted their first-ever manga, Transition Game, which they shared with famed Japanese manga artist Takehiko Inoue.

Robin sent a tweet out to the famed Japanese manga artist to share their appreciation for the manga series SLAM DUNK as well their latest work. Inoue responded to the tweet with sincere gratitude and admiration for the release. The duo collaborated with manga artist TATSUZ who was also the chief assistant of Inoue during the production of the 1990 basketball manga turned anime.

The story of Transition Game was written by the twins’ older brother Christopher Lopez which follows the story of a 15-year-old American basketball prodigy who was forced to move with his mother, who serves in the Navy, to a remote island in the Okinawa Prefecture of Japan.

Head over to Transition Game’s website for more information and copies of the first few chapters.