Slam Dunk

Japanese manga series
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Summary

Slam Dunk is a manga series[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of manga series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,056 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Takehiko Inoue[3]
  • Illustrator: Takehiko Inoue[4]
  • Publisher: Jump Comics[5]
  • Genre: school anime and manga[6], comedy anime and manga[7], romance anime and manga[8], sports manga[9]
  • Part of: 日本のメディア芸術100選[10]
  • Commons category: Slam Dunk (manga)[11]
  • Language of work or name: Japanese[12]
  • Country of origin: Japan[13]
  • Start time: October 1, 1990[14]
  • End time: March 23, 1996[15]
  • Sport: basketball[16]
  • Characters: Hanamichi Sakuragi[17], Takenori Akagi[18], Hisashi Mitsui[19], Ryota Miyagi[20], Kaede Rukawa[21], Haruko Akagi[22], Kiminobu Kogure[23]
  • Official website: http://slamdunk-sc.shueisha.co.jp/[24]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Slam Dunk (manga)[25]
  • Main subject: high school student[26], basketball[27]
  • Published in: Weekly Shōnen Jump[28]
  • Title: SLAM DUNK[29]
  • List of characters: list of Slam Dunk characters[30]
  • Different from: Slam Dunk Contest[31]
  • Has list: list of Slam Dunk chapters[32]
  • Intended public: shōnen[33]
  • Number of parts of this work: 31 volume[34]
  • Units sold: 100,000,000[35], 118,970,000[36], 170,000,000[37]
  • Derivative work: Slam Dunk[38], Slam Dunk: Zenkoku Seiha da! Sakuragi Hanamichi[39]

Why It Matters

Slam Dunk has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

It has been cited as an influence by Bisco Hatori[42], a mangaka[43], b. 1975[44], of Japan[45], specialised in mangaka[46].

FAQs

Who did Slam Dunk influence?

Slam Dunk has been cited as an influence by Bisco Hatori[42].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Q114730827. Retrieved . mangaupdates.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Anime-Planet. Retrieved . anime-planet.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . AniList. Retrieved . anilist.co. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . AniList. Retrieved . anilist.co. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . myanimelist.net. myanimelist.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . MyAnimeList. Retrieved . myanimelist.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . MyAnimeList. Retrieved . myanimelist.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . animenewsnetwork.com. animenewsnetwork.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . animenewsnetwork.com. animenewsnetwork.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . sankei.com. sankei.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [46] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'ary', 'bn', 'ca', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'hi', 'id', 'it', 'ja',
    Sitelink count → 38
    Derivative work → Slam Dunk, Slam Dunk, Slam Dunk: Zenkoku Seiha da! Sakuragi Hanamichi +1
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Derivative work: Slam Dunk, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1790846661412"
  2. 16w ago · デステニーワールド · 2026-06-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Slam Dunk (manga)
    Instance of → manga series
    Units sold → {'amount': '+100000000'}, {'amount': '+118970000'}, {'amount': '+170000000'}
    Aliases → —
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Part of: 日本のメディア芸術100選"
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