Following Inoue’s tweet, a teaser site for the new Slam Dunk movie was set up and a press release issued, both proudly bearing the name of Toei Animation, the same studio that produced the 101-episode Slam Dunk TV series, which aired between 1993 and 1996, as well as four short TV movie specials.
By that math, we were just about due for some new Slam Dunk content, and sure enough we’re getting it.
The upcoming film, however, will be the first time for Slam Dunk to get the feature-length theatrical anime treatment.
You might think this would be a cause for instantaneous cheering from Slam Dunk fans, but a question remained.