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Welcome to the Slam Dunk Wiki, a wiki dedicated the Slam Dunk anime and manga series by Takehiko Inoue that anyone can edit! Please help us by creating or editing any of our articles. We are currently editing 642 articles since December 15, 2009. Hanamichi Sakuragi, a delinquent outcast and leader of a gang - who was rejected fifty times - encounters Haruko Akagi, who recognizes Hanamichi's athleticism and introduces him to the Shohoku basketball team. Hanamichi was reluctant to join the team at first as he had no previous sports background (and because the fiftieth girl rejected him for a basketball player), but despite his immaturity and hot temper, he proves to be a natural athlete with potential, initially joining the team in order to impress Haruko, but later coming to love the sport and working his best to help the team win the nationals.
Hanamichi Sakuragi is the main character of the Slam Dunk series. Initially a slacker; good for nothing but fighting. He's the leader of the feared "Sakuragi Legion", consisting of his four delinquent friends. After being rejected fifty times, he then met Haruko Akagi, who invited him to join the Shohoku basketball team. However, as a complete beginner, he is not able to keep up with the rest of the team at first, despite his physical attributes, but later.
[107] The full pilot was showcased in the follow-up documentary The Secret Stories of Saint Seiya Part 2 in April 2023. [108] Many different events took place to celebrate the manga's 30th anniversary. In June 2016, there was a convention in Akihabara (Tokyo) commemorating the historic series,
with numerous commemorative gadgets on sale. [109] A second exhibition was held in Hong
Kong in September 2016. [110] Saint Seiya 30 Shunen Keny Gashu, Seiiki - Sanctuary, an art book consisting of 130 pages illustrated by Masami Kurumada, was launched in Japan on October 21, 2016, by Takarajimash. [111] A third exhibition was held in China (Hong Kong) in April 2018. [112] Reception[edit] The Saint Seiya manga has sold over 25 million copies in Japan as of 2007. [113] It had over 35 million copies in circulation as of 2017,[114] and over 50 million copies in circulation as of 2022. [115] The anime series won the Animage Anime Grand Prix prize in 1987. [116] In Animage's 2001 "Top-100 Anime" ranking, Saint Seiya was 53rd. [117] In 2006, TV Asahi conducted a nationwide survey for the one hundred most popular animated television series, where Saint Seiya came in 25th place.
[51] This was followed by the female reader-oriented Comic
Yuri Hime in 2005 and the male reader-oriented Comic Yuri Hime S in 2007; the two
magazines merged under the title Comic Yuri Hime in 2010. [52] Stories in these magazines dealt with a range of themes, from intense emotional connections such as those depicted in Voiceful (2004–2006), to sexually-explicit schoolgirl romances like those portrayed in First Love Sisters (2003–2008),[53] and realistic tales about love between adult women such as those seen in The Conditions of Paradise (2007). [54] Some of these subjects are seen in male-targeted works of this period as well,[55][56] sometimes in combination with other themes, including mecha and science fiction. [57][58] Examples include series such as Kannazuki no Miko (2004–2005), Blue Drop (2004–2008), and Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl (2004–2007). In addition, male-targeted stories tend to make extensive use of moe and bishōjo characterizations. [59] The publication of yuri magazines had the effect of nurturing a "yuri culture" that influenced artists to create works depicting female same-sex relationships.
