CREATOR

Name: VIZ Media (Japanese comics corporation based in the USA).
Personal dates: Founded 1986 in California by Japanese born Seiji Horibuchi. Ongoing.
Other creations: Too numerous to mention here. Please look under VIZ in the Creators section.
Successors: None.
Comments: The corporation publishes Manga stories and uses a variety of logos; the one to the left is one of many.

 

 

MAIN STORY

The series premiered in 2008. Stopped in 2013 after 21 issues.

This is a sports series focussing on Japanese basket ball at the Shohoku High School and with added romance side stories. Some of the most often recurring characters are Haruko Akagi, Hisashi Mitsui, Ryota Miyagi, Kaede Rukawa, and Hanamichi Sakuragi.

The title can be seen as an American basket ball term for a forceful net dunk.

 

 

MAIN CHARACTERS

None.

 

 

GALLERY
 (presenting the front covers from 6 random issues)

#1 - 2008
#5 - 2009
#14 - 2011

#18 - 2011
#24 - 2012
#31 - 2013

 

 

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