Slam Dunk is back in theaters with a brand new movie, and it’s getting ready to debut its first trailer with a new poster that sheds light on some very crucial details ahead of its release later this year! Fans may have noticed how many classic anime and manga franchises have made a big comeback in recent years, and Takehiko Inoue’s Slam Dunk franchise is now next as Toei Animation and Shueisha have announced that the franchise is getting a brand new movie, with official title The First Slam Dunk.
The first Slam Dunk is scheduled to be released in all cinemas in Japan from December 3rd. While there’s no word yet on a potential international release for the new film, The first Slam Dunk revealed a new poster to aid the full release. Not only that, but he also announced that fans can expect to see the new trailer for the film on the film’s official YouTube page on July 7. Since we’ve only had teasers so far, this will be the first full look at what to expect from the new mode.
New poster published!
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— 映画『THE FIRST SLAM DUNK』公式 (@movie_slamdunk) July 2, 2022
The current staff set for The first Slam Dunk include original series creator Takehiko Inoue, who will write and direct the film himself for Toei Animation. He will join the staff with the likes of Yasuyuki Ebara as character designer and animation director, Daiki Nakazawa as CG director, Yuta Ogura as CG producer, Kazuo Ogura as art director, Yota Tsuruoka and Koji Kasamatsu as sound directors, and Katsuhiko. Kitada, Naoki Miyahara, Toshio Ohashi and Yu Kamatani technical directors
If you want to watch its original 101 episode series Slam Dunk anime produced by Toei Animation, you can now find it streaming with Crunchyroll. They describe the series as, “Hanamichi Sakuragi, a freshman at Shohoku High, holds the record for being rejected by 50 girls during high school. Ever since the last girl rejected him for a guy on the basketball team, Sakuragi has been injured by sport.
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