About Slam Dunk

Slam Dunk, created by Takehiko Inoue, is about Sakuragi Hanamichi and his first year on the Shohoku high school basketball team. This series is a sports manga and it might turn people away initially from reading it; which is a definite shame because Slam Dunk is wonderful series. This is Takehiko Inoue's first major success - if you're more familiar with his other popular creation, Vagabond, this should be right up your ally.

Slam Dunk is a sports series but it doesn't just solely focus on basketball. It has everything a manga should have: great characters, an inspiring story, hilarious scenes, and exceptional artwork. After watching/reading countless other series it has come to my attention that Slam Dunk is simply one of my favorites.

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Slam Dunk has been licensed by Raijin Comics. Please support the English version if you enjoy this series.

Current Status:
· Next Update: Volume 1-6 on 5/19
· Rotating Volume: 1-31
· Length: 31 Volumes (Complete)

Downloads:
Volume 01 · Volume 02 · Volume 03 · Volume 04 · Volume 05 · Volume 06 · Volume 07 · Volume 08 · Volume 09 · Volume 10 · Volume 11 · Volume 12 · Volume 13 · Volume 14 · Volume 15 · Volume 16 · Volume 17 · Volume 18 · Volume 19 · Volume 20 · Volume 21 · Volume 22 · Volume 23 · Volume 24 · Volume 25 · Volume 26 · Volume 27 · Volume 28 · Volume 29 · Volume 30 · Volume 31 · Purchase Volumes Here

Extras:
· View "Slam Dunk 10 Days Later" - the final chapter!
· Preview Anime Video
· Purchase Manga
· Discuss on Message Forum

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· H2
· Hajime no Ippo
· Prince of Tennis
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Support Official Release

Slam Dunk has been licensed for English release, however the project is on hiatus according to Raijin Comics. I haven't been following this but it seems that they have been on hiatus for a few years now. The only information I've read about Slam Dunk's release being on hold have been on various message boards and from what I hear it doesn't look like the Slam Dunk project is coming back anytime soon.

In any case, this goes to show that English translated manga series need your support now more than ever. It is a lot of work and money picking up the license and distributing the series to vendors and it makes me mad when a great series like Slam Dunk is put on hiatus because no one is supporting it. I'm sure there are a number of other reasons why the series has been discontinued but I feel it's most likely the company that licensed it failed because of lack of support. If you enjoy Slam Dunk, please try to support it. I'm not saying this guarantees the series will be continued by Raijin Comics but perhaps a larger company like Viz or Tokyo Pop will buy the license.

The bottom line is Slam Dunk is one of the best series out there in my opinion and it'd be a shame if it didn't get fully released in English. Support the English release if you can and who knows what will happen.