Takehiko Inoue
Japanese artist · Japan · On the map · Artists · Born 1967 · age 59
Takehiko Inoue is a Japanese manga artist. He is best known for the basketball series Slam Dunk (1990-1996), and the jidaigeki manga Vagabond, which are two of the best-selling manga series in history. Many of his works are about basketball, Inoue himself being a huge fan of the sport.
Takehiko Inoue is read about 906 times a day, in 29 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 3 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 109 days, one point a day.
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Close ties
Tsukasa Hōjō Taught Takehiko- Tan Takaiwa Produced Slam Dunk: The Movie (1994)
Hikaru Midorikawa Also in Slam Dunk 2: National Tournement (1994)
Nobutoshi Canna Also in Slam Dunk 2: National Tournement (1994)
Hideyuki Tanaka Also in Slam Dunk 2: National Tournement (1994)
Akiko Hiramatsu Also in Slam Dunk 2: National Tournement (1994)
Eriko Hara Also in Slam Dunk 2: National Tournement (1994)- Kōzō Shioya Also in Slam Dunk 2: National Tournement (1994)
Yūji Mikimoto Also in Slam Dunk 2: National Tournement (1994)
Ryōtarō Okiayu Also in Slam Dunk 2: National Tournement (1994)
Takeshi Kusao Also in Slam Dunk 2: National Tournement (1994)
Tomomichi Nishimura Also in Slam Dunk 2: National Tournement (1994)- Hiroyuki Kakudō Directed Slam Dunk 3: Crisis of Shohoku School (1995)
Sara Nakayama Also in Slam Dunk: The Movie (1994)
Hiromi Nishikawa Also in Slam Dunk 2: National Tournement (1994)
Yoshiyuki Kono Also in Slam Dunk 3: Crisis of Shohoku School (1995)
Shinobu Satouchi Also in Slam Dunk 2: National Tournement (1994)- Masayuki Akehi Directed Slam Dunk 4: Roar!! Basket Man Spirit (1995)
Also in Deutsch
Media & music
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In their own words 6
, I really drew it in the way I liked,did whatever I wanted.
I think about what the readers would see first when they open the next page:what would jump into his or her eyes first?
If you can have vivid characters,they will make the story themselves.
About this person
His works sold in North America through Viz Media are Slam Dunk, Vagabond and Real, although Slam Dunk was earlier translated by Gutsoon! Entertainment. In 2012, Inoue became the first recipient of the Cultural Prize at the Asia Cosmopolitan Awards. In 2024, Inoue received the MEXT Arts Encouragement Prize.
