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Popular basketball manga Slam Dunk will be heading back to the big screen with an anime movie!

Original creator Inoue Takehiko announced the adaptation with a short GIF via his personal Twitter account.

【スラムダンク】

映画になります！https://twitter.com/hashtag/slamdunkmovie?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#slamdunkmovie https://t.co/jWqvCnASxj">pic.twitter.com/jWqvCnASxj

— 井上雄彦 Inoue Takehiko (@inouetake) https://twitter.com/inouetake/status/1347026926569803776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 7, 2021

A teaser site and official Twitter account for the movie have also been created, with further info to be released at a later date.

Created by Inoue Takehiko, Slam Dunk ran from 1990 to 1996 in Weekly Shonen Jump, becoming one of the best-selling manga series in Japan and the rest of the world. It was also adapted into a popular TV anime series and several anime movies.

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