Takehiko Inoue’s “The First Slam Dunk” isn’t exactly the first movie ever made about a scrappy high school basketball team struggling to overcome their shared differences and personal demons in time ...

The critically acclaimed box-office basketball movie The First Slam Dunk will make its North American Blu-ray debut later this year. GKIDS and Shout! Studios announced on Monday that they would be ...

10 best classic anime that have withstood the test of time and remain engaging, influential, and iconic even decades after ...

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If you want a breakdown of The First Slam Dunk, here’s how Netflix describes the sports anime story, “Shohoku’s ‘speedster’ and point guard, Ryota Miyagi, always plays with brains and lightning speed, ...

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The First Slam Dunk didn’t just bring back the classic sports anime franchise, but it also pulled in a staggering $279 million USD worldwide. In Japan alone, the film brought in around $112 million ...

The legendary manga creator told IndieWire about reframing the narrative and animating the championship game with a new emphasis on pain and struggle. “There were two main challenges,” Inoue told ...

Decades later, 1990s anime has become romanticized throughout the anime and manga community, and for good reason. Hand-drawn, colorful, aesthetic artwork, and fresh creative narratives defined the ...