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Takehiko INOUE

井上 雄彦
Family name (in kanji): 井上
Given name (in kanji): 雄彦
Date of birth: 1967-01-12
Hometown: Okuchi, Kagoshima, Japan
Blood type: B
Favorites:
Fond of natto
Watching NBA basketball games.
Watching the World Cup.
Hobbies:
He's also into golf.
Web Diary / Blog:
Inoue Takehiko (inouetake) on Twitter (Japanese)
Non-anime staff credits:
Character Design for "Lost Odyssey" (VG)
News: Show:
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 2023 — One Piece Tops Chart for 13th Time (Nov 30, 2023)
Updated Kotatsu Festival Line-Up Including Bangor (Sep 27, 2023)
Numerous U.K. The First Slam Dunk Cinema Screenings on Monday (Sep 9, 2023)
Kotatsu Anime Festival Line-Ups Confirmed in Cardiff and Aberystwyth (Sep 1, 2023)
The First Slam Dunk Surpasses Ponyo as #7 All-Time Anime Film in Japan (Aug 28, 2023)
The First Slam Dunk U.K. Cinema Screenings Start From Tuesday (Aug 26, 2023)
The First Slam Dunk Film Holds 'Last Game' Special Screenings in Japan (Aug 22, 2023)
London BFI IMAX Tickets for The First Slam Dunk Now Available (Jul 19, 2023)
The First Slam Dunk Will Have U.K. Premiere at Edinburgh Film Festival (Jul 12, 2023)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 2023 (1st Half) — One Piece 105 Sells 1.76 Million (May 30, 2023)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2023 (1st Half) — Blue Lock Sells 8 Million After Anime (May 30, 2023)
Anime Limited Announcements at MCM Comic Con (May 27, 2023)
Anime Limited Will Release The First Slam Dunk in U.K. and Ireland This Summer (Apr 14, 2023)
The First Slam Dunk Film Earns 7.68 Billion Yen, Stays at #1 for 6 Weeks Straight (Jan 10, 2023)
The First Slam Dunk Film Earns 6.7 Billion Yen in 1 Month (Jan 4, 2023)
Slam Dunk Manga Creator Takehiko Inoue Helms, Pens New Anime Film for Fall 2022 (Aug 13, 2021)
British Museum Manga Exhibition Opens Today (May 23, 2019)
More Information About British Musem's Manga Exhibition is Released (Apr 26, 2019)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2018 (Nov 29, 2018)
Kingdom Manga Creator Considers Ending Series at 100 Volumes (Oct 7, 2015)
Vagabond Manga to Resume on January 29 (Jan 6, 2015)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 2014 (Jan 2, 2015)
Attack on Titan Tops Da Vinci Magazine's Ranking for 2nd Year (Dec 8, 2014)
Slam Dunk Season 1 DVDs Listed Under Cinedigm (Sep 30, 2014)
Vagabond Manga's Return Delayed Until Fall (Jun 14, 2014)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 2014 (First Half) (Jun 3, 2014)
Vagabond Manga to Go on 4-Month Hiatus (Feb 16, 2014)
Inoue's REAL Manga Has 14 Million Copies in Circulation (Nov 3, 2013)
San Diego Comic-Con International 2013 - Best And Worst Manga 2013 (Jul 21, 2013)
Morning Magazine Goes Same-Day Digitally in Japan (May 16, 2013)
AnoHana Director Nagai Receives Media Arts Award (Mar 13, 2012)
Vagabond Manga's Return Slated for March 15 (Feb 29, 2012)
Vagabond's Takehiko Inoue to Resume Manga Next Month (Feb 8, 2012)
Madoka Magica, Saturn Apartments Win Media Arts Awards (Dec 15, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 21-27 (Dec 1, 2011)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2011 (Nov 30, 2011)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 2011 (Nov 30, 2011)
Vagabond's Inoue Receives Award from Hometown (Nov 25, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 14-20 (Nov 23, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 7-13 (Nov 16, 2011)
Weekly Wrapup 30/Oct - 5/Nov (Nov 8, 2011)
Takehiko Inoue Now Drafting Return of Vagabond Manga (Nov 4, 2011)
Top 50 Manga Creators by Sales Since 2010 (Aug 5, 2011)
Viz Media Industry Panel (Jul 1, 2011)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 2011 (First Half) (May 31, 2011)
Anime/Manga/Game Industry Members Check In After Quake (Mar 11, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 6-12 (Dec 15, 2010)
Vagabond Manga Remains on Indefinite Hiatus (Dec 7, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 22-28 (Dec 1, 2010)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 2010 (Part 2) (Dec 1, 2010)
Takehiko Inoue Delays Vagabond Manga's Return & Finale (Sep 7, 2010)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, July 18-24 (Jul 30, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, June 7-13 (Jun 16, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, May 31-June 6 (Jun 9, 2010)
Japan Basketball Association Awards Slam Dunk's Inoue (Jun 9, 2010)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 1st Half of 2010 (Jun 2, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, May 24-30 (Jun 2, 2010)
Naruto is 5th Shueisha Manga with 100 Million+ Copies in Print (Update 2) (Apr 26, 2010)
Summer Wars' Hosoda Wins Japanese Government Prize (Mar 12, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, January 18-24 (Jan 27, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, January 11-17 (Jan 20, 2010)
Inoue Confirms End of Vagabond Manga by Year's End (Jan 4, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 7-13 (Dec 16, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 30-December 6 (Dec 9, 2009)
2009 Japanese Comic Ranking, #26-50 (Dec 5, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 23-29 (Dec 2, 2009)
Slam Dunk Manga, Precure Anime Made into Online Games (Oct 23, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, September 14-20 (Sep 23, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, September 7-13 (Sep 16, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 31-September 6 (Sep 9, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, June 8-14 (Jun 17, 2009)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 1st Half of 2009 (Jun 15, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, June 1-7 (Jun 10, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, May 25-31 (Jun 3, 2009)
Mamoru Oshii's Musashi Samurai Film Posts 2nd Trailer (May 26, 2009)
Mamoru Oshii's Musashi Samurai Film Trailers Streamed (May 17, 2009)
Survey: Slam Dunk Manga is #1 Choice for Live-Action (May 3, 2009)
Joost Streams All 101 Episodes of Slam Dunk (May 1, 2009)
Takehiko Inoue: Vagabond Manga Will End in 1-2 Years (Apr 24, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, April 14-20 (Apr 22, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, April 7-13 (Apr 15, 2009)
Musashi: The Dream of the Last Samurai English Trailer Posted (Mar 18, 2009)
Slam Dunk's Inoue Wins Japanese Government Prize (Mar 8, 2009)
Librarians Honor Sand Chronicles, Real, Uzumaki, Japan Ai (Jan 28, 2009)
Slam Dunk 10 Days After Epilogue's Reprint Confirmed (Jan 24, 2009)
2008's Top-Selling Manga in Japan, #26-50 (Dec 21, 2008)
2008's Top-Selling Manga in Japan, #1-25 (Dec 19, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 3-9 (Dec 12, 2008)
Mamoru Oshii's Musashi Samurai Film Teaser Streamed (Dec 12, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 26-December 2 (Dec 11, 2008)
Tsumiki no Ie, Piano Forest, Kaiba Win Media Arts Awards (Dec 10, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 11-17 (Nov 19, 2008)
Joost to Stream Kaiji, Buzzer Beater Anime in December (Nov 19, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 4-10 (Nov 12, 2008)
Oshii Develops, Writes Musashi Miyamoto Samurai Film (Update 2) (Oct 14, 2008)
New York Anime Festival 2008 Preview - Elsewhere in New York (Sep 24, 2008)
Real Manga's Inoue Interviews Real Paralympic Player (Sep 15, 2008)
Anime Studio Pierrot Founder to Speak at NYC Bookstore (Aug 3, 2008)
Shonen Jump Ties Manga with Sports at Comic-Con Int'l (Jul 16, 2008)
Anime Expo 2008 - Viz Media (Jul 4, 2008)
Two Japanese Boys Chosen for 2nd Slam Dunk Scholarship (Jun 22, 2008)
First Slam Dunk Episode Streamed with English Subs (Jun 4, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, May 27–June 2 (Jun 4, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, May 20–26 (May 29, 2008)
First Official Slam Dunk Uniforms for Sale in Japan (May 27, 2008)
New York Comic Con - Viz Media (Apr 19, 2008)
Oricon: Nana's Yazawa, DB's Toriyama are Most Popular (Mar 4, 2008)
USA's Shonen Jump Replaces Hikaru no Go with Slam Dunk (Feb 21, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 11–17 (Dec 19, 2007)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 4–10 (Dec 12, 2007)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 27–December 3 (Dec 5, 2007)
Coo, Gurren-Lagann, 'Kafka' Win Media Arts Awards (Dec 4, 2007)
Takehiko Inoue Hints at New Project with Vagabond, Real (Nov 25, 2007)
Viz to Print REAL B-Ball Manga from Slam Dunk Creator (Nov 19, 2007)
Heroes' Lee Auditions for Dragon Ball Z Movie (Nov 11, 2007)
SJ Runs Yu-Gi-Oh's End, Slam Dunk's Debut, Naruto's Origin (Nov 5, 2007)
New York Bookstore Opens with Cosplayers, Manga, Anime (Oct 31, 2007)
Slam Dunk, Vagabond's Inoue to Visit NYC in November (Oct 12, 2007)
First Slam Dunk Basketball Scholarship Awarded (Oct 3, 2007)
Japanese Popular Culture's CoFesta Opens in Tokyo (Sep 21, 2007)
Manga Artists Win 20-Million-Yen Suit versus Uploaders (Sep 13, 2007)
Full Moon's Tanemura, Slam Dunk's Inoue Interviewed (Aug 2, 2007)
Japanese Comic Ranking, July 24–30 (Aug 1, 2007)
Comic-Con International 2007 - Viz Media: Shonen Jump (Jul 27, 2007)
Viz to Serialize Bleach, Publish Slam Dunk (Jul 27, 2007)
Buzzer Beater Anime Remake to Start on July 3 (May 23, 2007)
TMS Reanimates Buzzer Beater for July Debut (Apr 9, 2007)
Live-action Slam Dunk movie in production (Mar 9, 2007)
Switch Manga, Rin Yoshii Accused of Plagiarism (Feb 7, 2007)
Japan Unleashes Manga Review Show (Mar 15, 2006)
Slam Dunk Plagiarism Scandal (Dec 22, 2005)
Viz Signature Line Details (Dec 13, 2005)
Yuki Suetsugu Copies Art From Other Manga (Oct 19, 2005)
Japanese Top Tax Payers (Jun 2, 2005)
Tezuka Cultural Awards (May 6, 2005)
Takehiko Inoue Manga Return (Apr 27, 2005)
Vagabond to Return (Apr 11, 2005)
Slam Dunk Omake (Aug 9, 2004)
Vagabond on Hiatus (Aug 9, 2004)
Tezuka Award Winners Announced (Apr 22, 2002)
This Week's Releases (Dec 19, 2001)
January Viz Manga Releases (Nov 11, 2001)
New Viz Manga Series (Sep 20, 2001)
Slam Dunk Petition online (Jul 28, 2000)
Slam Dunk 2? (Jul 11, 2000)
Interest:
Creator Takehiko Inoue Talks About The First Slam Dunk and a Potential Sequel (Aug 22, 2023)
Slam Dunk/Vagabond's Inoue Named Japan-Spain Goodwill Ambassador (Dec 4, 2013)
Jojo's Araki, 1,000 Twitter/Facebook Fans to Redraw Kingdom Manga (May 17, 2012)
Daily Video: Manga Art Evolution (Oct 8, 2010)
Press Release:
Viz Manga App Adds Six New Digital Manga Titles for the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch for June (Jun 14, 2011)
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Hey, Answerman! - Book 'Em, Lou (Aug 17, 2012)
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Brain Diving - This Sporting Life (Jan 18, 2011)
Hey, Answerman! - Thanksgiving Leftovers (Dec 3, 2010)
Brain Diving: Becoming a Manga Monkey (Oct 12, 2010)
Brain Diving: Habu-tats and Humanity (Sep 14, 2010)
The Gallery - Ziang "Jadedice" Her (Dec 6, 2008)
Ms. Answerman: World Police (Oct 15, 2004)
The Month in Review - February 2002 (Mar 1, 2002)
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