Takehiko Inoue

Takehiko Inoue is one of the most famous Japanese manga artists. He has been drawing manga mainly on male magazines. His works are:Chameleon Jail, Slam Dunk, Buzzer Beater, Vagabond, and Real. His debut on manga magazines was on 1988, and Purple Maple appeared on the Jump magazine. This manga has received 35th Teduka Manga Awards on 1988. His manga book debut was Chameleon Jail on 1989. His most known work is Slam Dunk, it has become a big influence in Japan, and this fame has gone overseas. The next work he has produced is Buzzer Beater, and this manga could be sited on the Internet. It appears on his official web site, and it has two language versions, Japanese and English. His serial mangas now, are Vagabond and Real. These manga has recorded the one of the most published manga books in Japan. Many of his works are about basketball, and many Japanese children started to play basketball because they read his manga. So we could call him the man who made basketball popular in Japan.

INOUE TAKEHIKO ON THE WEB (his official site) http://www.itplanning.co.jp/