The First Slam Dunk anime movie has received a poster featuring the characters Hanamichi Sakuragi, Takenori Akagi, Hisashi Mitsui, Ryota Miyagi, and Kaede Rukawa. It was also announced that more information about the film will be revealed on November 4 at 8 PM JST on the Toei Animation YouTube channel.
Furthermore, an official mook titled The First Slam Dunk re:SOURCE featuring illustrations from Slam Dunk creator Takehiko Inoue and long interviews will be released on December 15. Meanwhile, a handpicked selection of 24 chapters from the original manga will be collected together and published as Slam Dunk Jump on November 8.
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The First Slam Dunk is set to premiere in Japan on December 3. Inoue is directing the film with Yasuyuki Ebara (Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress) as character designer and animation director, Yukiko Ban (Yowamushi Pedal: Glory Line) as sub-character designer, Daiki Nakazawa (Pop in Q) as CG director, Shunsuke Nakamura (Babylon co-photography director) as photography director, Kazuo Ogura (Attack on Titan The Final Season) as art director, and Shiori Furusho (Hero Mask) as color designer. Toei Animation and the CG company Dandelion Animation Studio are the animation production companies.
The Slam Dunk manga was serialized from 1990 to 1996 in Weekly Shonen Jump and was collected into 31 tankoubon volumes. Takehiko drew an epilogue called Slam Dunk 10 Days Later on school blackboards in 2005, with the epilogue being reprinted in 2009. The anime series, directed by the late Nobutaka Nishizawa, ran from 1993 to 1996 with 101 episodes and had a different ending. There were also four anime films that were released from 1994 to 1995.
Viz Media describes the manga as:
Hanamichi Sakuragi’s got no game with girls–none at all! It doesn’t help that he’s known for throwing down at a moment’s notice and always coming out on top. A hopeless bruiser, he’s been rejected by 50 girls in a row! All that changes when he meets the girl of his dreams, Haruko, and she’s actually not afraid of him! When she introduces him to the game of basketball, his life is changed forever…
Source: The First Slam Dunk website (1), (2), (3)
