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Slam Dunk Trivia Questions

How much do you really know about Slam Dunk? Below are 8 true or false statements. Click each one to reveal the answer and explanation.

1.

The author Takehiko Inoue played professional basketball in Japan before creating the manga.

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Inoue was a basketball player in high school, but he never played professionally. His passion for the sport came from playing as a teenager, not a pro career.

2.

The original 1993-1996 TV anime adaptation of 'Slam Dunk' covers the entire manga storyline, including the final match.

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The anime ends before the national championship against Sannoh, which is only in the manga. Inoue reportedly disliked the anime's pacing and didn't allow it to finish.

3.

The Shohoku team in "Slam Dunk" is based on a real Japanese high school basketball team.

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Shohoku is entirely fictional. Inoue created the school and team from scratch, though he drew inspiration from real high school basketball culture and players he admired.

4.

The character Hisashi Mitsui was originally written as a villain who never reformed.

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Takehiko Inoue initially conceived Mitsui as a one-off delinquent who would cause trouble and exit the story without redemption. He later expanded the role into a fan-favorite redemption arc.

5.

Slam Dunk was the first manga ever to win the Kodansha Manga Award in the shonen category.

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The Kodansha Manga Award started in 1977, and many shonen manga won before Slam Dunk (like Akira in 1984). Slam Dunk won the 40th anniversary award in 1995, not the first.

6.

The manga 'Slam Dunk' was the best-selling manga series in Japan for three consecutive years in the mid-1990s.

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Slam Dunk topped Oricon's annual manga sales chart from 1994 to 1996, selling millions of copies each year.

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Slam Dunk was originally intended to be a short series, but got extended due to its sudden popularity.

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Creator Takehiko Inoue planned only a few volumes, but the manga's explosive popularity in Weekly Shōnen Jump led him to expand it into a 31-volume, six-year epic, including the national tournament arc.

8.

Hanamichi Sakuragi, the protagonist of Slam Dunk, wears jersey number 10.

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Sakuragi wears number 10 for the Shohoku High basketball team throughout the series, as shown in official art and episodes.

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