The First Slam Dunk might be the most powerful movie you’ll ever see in the animation sphere. Takahiko Inoue, not only the original creator of the Slam Dunk series but also the director of this movie has done something here thats beyond simple adaptation. Literally redefining an already iconic and best-selling series that shot him to fame early on in his career. Inoue’s later works Vagabond and Real cemented his legacy and set the tone of his more serious storytelling chops, something that this version of Slam Dunk uses as its core foundation.
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