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How many people love basketball from this comic?
The movie version of "Slam Dunk" will be released on April 20, 27 years later "memory kill", can you not buy this single?
It carries the basketball dreams and youth memories of friends born in the 80s and 90s, and even for girls who have no feeling for basketball, it is difficult not to fall in love with the characters in the comics.
In addition, we have to admit that this is an anime that had a lot of sports and trend elements in those years, and even many people began to understand sports equipment, basketball boots, and contact sports brands such as Nike, Air Jordan, ASICS, etc. through it.
You, remember the same pair of "Slam Dunk" that you saved up for a long time to buy?
Air Jordan
As a loyal follower of Michael Jordan, Inoue drew many Air Jordan sneakers into Slam Dunk.
Sakuragi Hanamichi: Air Jordan 6 "White Infrared"
Air Jordan 6 "White Infrared", as the boot worn by Michael Jordan when he won his first NBA championship in the 1990-1991 season, also became Haruko the first time to accompany Sakuragi shopping to buy sneakers, not so much "buy" as "rob", only 30 yen, from the store manager "robbed" the 20,000 yen worth of Air Jordan 6.
This is also Sakuragi's first pair of basketball shoes, so many people also call it Air Jordan 6 "Sakuragi" color.
Sakuragi Hanamichi: Air Jordan 1 High "Bred"
The Air Jordan 1, born in 1985, has too many stories and meanings as Michael Jordan's first signature sneakers.
After the scrapping of the 20,000-ball Devil's Training Air Jordan 6, Haruko accompanied Sakuragi to the same store again, and this time the owner of the sneaker shop also sold him the shoes for a low price of 100 yen, because this color scheme is also the color of the Shonobei jersey.
If Air Jordan 6 witnessed the growth of Sakuragi, then this pair of Air Jordan 1 accompanied Sakuragi Hanamichi all the way to the national competition and became the focus of attention.
Kaede Rukawa: Air Jordan 5 "Fire Red"
One of the five geniuses in Kanagawa Prefecture, the strongest newcomer, and the top scorer in Shonobei, Kaede Rukawa wore this pair of Air Jordan 5 "Fire Red" throughout his time in Shonangbei, which was released in 1990.
Michael Jordan himself wore this to score a career-high 69 points in a game against the Cavaliers on March 28, 1990, but the widespread popularity of this "Fire Red" color scheme is even more credited by Kaede Rukawa than Joe himself. This color scheme is also known as the "Rukawa Maple Color".
流川枫：Air Jordan 4「White Cement」 & Air Jordan 12「Taxi」
In addition to the most exposed Air Jordan 5 "Fire Red", Kaede Rukawa also wore Air Jordan 4 "White Cement" during junior high school.
At the same time, in order to commemorate the end of the serial series of "Slam Dunk" in 1996, Inoue left the figure of Air Jordan 12 "Taxi" released in the same year in the original art collection of "Slam Dunk".
CONVERSE
The 90s were the imaginative era of CONVERSE, and together with brands such as Nike and adidas, it constituted the golden age of basketball shoes. Takeshi Akagi, Yoshida Miyagi in the Five Tigers of Shonbei, and of course, the popular Akira Sendo in "Slam Dunk", are all under the CONVERSE camp.
TAKESHI AKAGI: CONVERSE ERX-260
THE GUARDIAN OF THE PENALTY AREA, THE DOMINANT CAPTAIN OF SHOHOKU, TAKESHI AKAGI, HAD A PAIR OF CONVERSE ERX-260 SNEAKERS ON HIS FEET WHEN HE FIRST APPEARED ON THE COURT.
Tsuyoshi Akagi: CONVERSE Pro Conquest Hi
Takeshi Akagi's second pair of combat boots is also the shoe that has been used since the battle against Lingnan in the manga. Inoue details and expertise in the field of sneakers are also reflected here, and Akagi, who plays inside, chose a high-top, highly protective shoe designed for center forwards.
Ryota Miyagi: CONVERSE Accelerator Hi
Stud earrings, hair dyeing, perm, the surprisingly fast "super problem player" Miyagi Ryota is also the favorite stylish teenager of adolescent girls, and the basketball shoes under his feet are more varied than others.
Miyagi, who had just returned to basketball from a rebellious teenager, briefly wore a pair of CONVERSE ERX 100s, and then Inoue equipped him with the CONVERSE Accelerator Hi. One of the episodes of SLAM DUNK, published in 2001, featured AND1 TAICHI Tai Chi in red and black.
"Accelerator" translates to "accelerator" and "catalyst", which feels like it is tailor-made for Miyagi, which is also the most classic combat boot that Miyagi Ryota has ever stepped on.
*TIPS：
Many articles have mistaken Miyagi Ryota's sneakers for the mid-top version of Takeshi Akagi's Conquest, and here are these two pairs of shoes that are easy to "face blind", and the difference in details between the two can still be seen through the comparison of the lines and real objects of the manga.
Accelerator Hi
Conquest Mid
Akira Sendo: CONVERSE Accelerator RS1
From the core of the Lingnan team, "ace killer" Xian Daozhang, the foot is Accelerator RS1, Accelerator means "accelerator" or "catalyst", and "RS1" is the first pair of REACT SYSTEM, this pair of shoes is the first pair of sneakers to use REACT technology.
ASICS
Perhaps most of us are impressed by the Air Jordan series of sneakers because of Sakuragi Hanamichi and Kaede Rukawa, but in fact, ASICS is the most photographed shoe in the entire "Slam Dunk".
Represented by "marksman" Mitsui Shou, including Eiji Sawakita, who is known as the number one high school student in Japan, and even the entire team of Shoyo and Yamano Industrial Team, almost wearing ASICS. After all, as a Japanese local manga, Inoue Sensei certainly wants to give Japanese national brands more opportunities to "expose".
Hisashi Mitsui: ASICS TBF-707
What are the sneakers under the feet of the "marksman" with countless fans? Mitsui's combat boot is a Nissan ASICS TBF-707 red and white basketball shoe only for Japan, commonly known as the "Golden Sun", with a gold Japanese flag pattern on the side of the upper, and a pair of white-black versions in addition to white and red.
Now that this shoe has long been discontinued, it can be described as a dream sneaker in the hearts of many Mitsui Shoumanga fans.
Hisashi Mitsui: ASICS TBF-551
Before Shonobei, in the Nakawa Prefecture Qualifiers, Mitsui wore ASICS TBF-551, leading Takeishi Middle School to win the championship and win the MVP.
Eiji Sawakita: ASICS TBF-707
Once single-handedly exploded the entire defense line in northern Xiangbei, Eiji Sawakita, known as the first high school student in Japan, and the shoes of the Sanno Industrial Team.
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In addition to the Air Jordan series, CONVERSE and ASICS, as well as the aura of the protagonist, the other players in Slam Dunk also have distinct personalities and their own boots.
For example, Eiji Sawakita has also worn Nike Shox BB4, "Four-Eyed Brother" Twilight's Nike Air Force 1, Maki Shinichi's Reebok Pump D-Time, Shinsoichiro's Nike Fight, Nanyeol's Nike Air Strong Mid, and of course, Anzai's daddy's adidas Originals Pro Model... These shoes may not be as impressive, but they also represent memories of our youth.
Like Sakuragi and Rukawa's Air Jordan, many people know ASICS, a national brand from Japan, because of Mitsui Shou. Xiangbei Sanhu, although only a virtual character in comics, is to some extent more influential than the real star spokesperson.
Air Jordan 6 Retro「Slam Dunk」
In 2014, to commemorate the 23rd anniversary of the launch of Air Jordan 6, and for the memory of blood and youth, Jordan Brand and Inoue Yuhiko launched an Air Jordan 6 Retro "Slam Dunk".
The elaborate 3M reflective pattern brings the classic scenes from the animation to the shoes, and the most noteworthy thing is that until now, Jordan Brand rarely put the jersey numbers of players other than Michael Jordan himself on Air Jordan's commercial products, and this time, the familiar number 23 on the shoe was replaced with the number 10 of Sakuragi Hanamichi, which is very meaningful. Also on sale was a pair of Jordan Super.Fly 3 "Slam Dunk" as well as a T-Shirt and hat.
But in fact, as early as 2008, the two sides almost "held hands". At that time, when the Air Jordan 23 was launched, it was hoped to be promoted in Japan, and considering the appeal of Yuhiko Inoue's Sakuragi Hanamichi in Japan, Michael Jordan proposed to invite Inoue Yuhiko to do the graffiti design for the Air Jordan 23, which caused a great sensation in Japan at that time.
Although Inoue himself agreed to the request for cooperation, he repeatedly used some personal reasons as a pretext to delay the delivery of the design draft, which ultimately led to the failure of the cooperation.
ASICS High Time TBF-555
Let's go back in time to 1995, when Slam Dunk was a craze, and Mr. Inoue was invited by the ASICS brand to design a sneaker called "High Time", which won the "GOOD DESIGN" annual award in Japan that year.
Happily, the sneakers also appeared at Mitsui's feet and appeared as the only spokesperson in "Slam Dunk". Mitsui wears this ASICS High Time TBF-555, which appears in episode 276 of the last episode of the manga, in the original art book released in 1997 and in the original wall calendar in 1998, which is very difficult to detect, and the shoes themselves are very few extant. In the hearts of Mitsui Tetsuki fans and many Sneakerheads, it seems that only the chosen son can come across this fantastic existence.
I wonder which pair of sneakers is your favorite in Slam Dunk? Which pair of the same model have you queued up or saved up for?
In addition to sneakers, there are jerseys, and even figurines, I believe they are treasures in the hearts of many people. And what would you wear to the cinema to see Slam Dunk?