It is not only NBA that has influenced a generation to play basketball, but also the Japanese animation " Slam Dunk " .
In the 1990s, when Michael Jordan dominated the NBA, "Slam Dunk" became popular throughout Japan, and after the animation was produced and broadcast, its influence spread overseas.
At that time, China’s post-80s and 90s generation were in their hot-blooded years. Soon, Sakuragi Hanamichi’s No. 10 and Rukawa Kaede ’s No. 11 became as popular and reserved on the basketball court as Jordan’s No. 23. Numbers of interest.
"Slam Dunk" brought endless passionate memories, but also left a lot of regrets.
In the play, Shohoku High School where the protagonist is located failed to dominate the national competition, and the story ends here;
Outside the play, the author Takehiko Inoue has been unwilling to authorize the animation of the national competition, resulting in the classic battle between Shohoku and Sanno, which has been There is no video material to watch, and fans can only reproduce it through various means and homemade animations. After the
animation successfully entered the national competition in Shobei, there was no follow-up. Although there were 4 theatrical animations later, they were all insignificant plots.
In 2013, Toei Animation Company took advantage of the 20th anniversary of animation to launch the "Slam Dunk" remake high-definition version. Even if it is just a refresh of the old content, it can easily become a hot search.
Not to mention that this time, Takehiko Inoue personally announced that he would make a new movie.
The official account of "Slam Dunk" movie later confirmed that the new movie will be an animated work. Toei Animation continues to be responsible for production.
Countless fans must be very excited, because the content and animation before the national competition have been almost finished.
If Toei wants to make a new movie that is attractive enough, it can only start playing tricks on the national competition.
Regardless of whether the movie will depict the battle of the century between Shohoku and Sanno, this is great news.
One of the main reasons why animation series failed to continue production in the early years was that Takehiko Inoue was dissatisfied with Toei's adaptation of the original work.
In order to have more episodes, Toei added some unnecessary plots on its own, and the basketball actions were a bit stiff and unreasonable.
Toei's excessive pursuit of commercialization and abandonment of quality was very unrestrained in the " One Piece " series. The most impressive thing is the episode of Elephanta Island. Half of the episode is actually about and Brooke and singing on the road.
Although Toei has made adjustments in the Wano Country Arc, the results are still not satisfactory.
Shueisha, the comic publisher of "Slam Dunk" and "One Piece", recently criticized Toei's "One Piece" production team, saying that their quality is too poor.
Maybe Toei really can't make people feel at ease, so Takehiko Inoue wanted to make a theatrical version to try out the effect first.
In recent years, "hegemonic companies" WitStudio, MAPPA and other new production companies have rapidly emerged with excellent quality works. Toei must have felt an unprecedented threat.
It may be difficult to find new movies, so Toei has no choice but to continue to rest on its laurels. Takehiko Inoue should have been approached for persuasion, rather than taking the initiative to produce.
After so many years, Takehiko Inoue probably couldn’t sit still when he saw the full bloom of Japanese animation.
"Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train" broke in Japan, " Spirited Away " has maintained the box office record in Japanese film history for 18 years, and entered the top ten in the global annual box office list, only in Japan The tip of the iceberg of prosperity.
including "One Piece", " Naruto ", "Attack on Titan" and other popular works have been snatched by Hollywood to adapt the live-action film and television rights, "Alita: Battle Angel" will see more days A live-action work of the comic.
The live-action version of "Rurouni Kenshin" and " Gintama " adapted by the Japanese themselves. has received good reviews.
The streaming media giant Netflix even bought the copyrights of many Japanese comics, set up a Japanese comic area, and promoted many works to the world.
As a production company, Netflix will also be responsible for animating new and old comics such as "Tensen High School Student" and "Sky Invasion".
More and more works come to the fore, influencing a new generation of teenagers and even adults.
No matter how much Takehiko Inoue pursues artistry, he definitely hopes that his works can be seen by more people. He definitely wants to keep up with this trend of globalization of Japanese comics. It is a convenient way to come up with "Slam Dunk" again.
As long as Toei can devote 100% of its energy to making this new movie, it might be able to win the authorization to adapt Takehiko Inoue's national competition chapter.
When the new series of the national competition comes out, it will definitely be the top priority in the Japanese comic industry. It’s hard to say about the live-action version. Anyway, for the Japanese comics that are now in full swing, it will be even more powerful.
