: The standard edition. Full sets (Volumes 1-31) are frequently sought after by collectors. New Edition (Shinso Ban)
The manga collection is widely regarded as the gold standard for sports manga, written and illustrated by the legendary Takehiko Inoue . Serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1990 to 1996, the series follows the transformation of Hanamichi Sakuragi , a high school delinquent who joins the Shohoku High School basketball team to impress a girl, only to develop a deep, genuine love for the sport . Core Editions for Collectors slam dunk manga collection