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Takehiko Inoue
AuthorBooks · Second handSince 1967
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. 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.
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About Takehiko Inoue
Birth
1967
First book
2008
Years writing
18
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. 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.
Takehiko Inoue was born in 1967 in the Japanese city of Ōkuchi.
He is world-renowned for creating Slam Dunk, one of the best-selling manga series in history.
His talent transcends drawing, as he also works as a film director, screenwriter, and photographer.
His work covers themes as diverse as professional basketball and the life of samurai.
With a prolific career, he has participated in the creation of over two hundred works.
