Takehiko Inoue (井上雄彦 Inoue Takehiko?, born 12 January 1967 in Okuchi, Kagoshima) is a Japanese mangá artist, best known for the basquetebol, basquete mangá Slam Dunk, which has become a success both in Japão and overseas. Many of his works are about basketball, Inoue himself being a huge fã of the sport, and many Japanese children started to play basquetebol, basquete because they read the manga. This in turn helped make basquetebol, basquete popular in Japão and across East Asia.
Inoue has been drawing mangá mainly in male-oriented magazines. His name is ordered as Takehiko Inoue on his books sold in North America...
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