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When Takehiko Inoue started his career as an artist's assistant, he never dreamed that he would eventually become one of the most recognizable names in the world of manga, with series selling over 156 million volumes worldwide. Inoue is an avid basketball fan, and many of his works—including Real and Slam Dunk—are credited with sparking the sport's rise in popularity throughout Japan. And though he is widely known for his sports-related titles, it is his still-ongoing series Vagabond—a fictional recounting of the life of famed samurai Miyamoto Musashi—that has garnered him the most critical acclaim.
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Real has sold over 8.9 million copies worldwide
- An ongoing manga series—over seven volumes released to date in Japan
- A compelling tale of wheelchair basketball athletes
- Takehiko Inoue has won numerous awards, including the Tezuka Osamu Award, and has been nominated for an Eisner Award in Best Writer/Artist category for Vagabond
- Supported by a 2008 campaign to promote Inoue's manga masterpieces in the U.S.
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Real, vol. 1
$12.99 USA / $15.99 CAN
ISBN-10: 1-4215-1989-5
ISBN-13: 978-1-4215-1989-0
In Stores July 2008
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- Vagabond has sold over 48 million copies worldwide
- Vagabond is on Japan's top ten best seller's list with over 100 million volumes in print
- Based on the classic novel Musashi by Eiji Yoshikawa
- VIZ Media is currently releasing the English translated edition of Vagabond only three months apart from the Japanese release
- Inoue received the 2000 Media Arts award for manga from the Japanese Ministry of Culture and the Kodansha award for best manga for his work on Vagabond
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Vagabond, VIZBIG Edition, Vol. 1
$19.99 USA / $23.50 CAN
ISBN-10: 1-4215-2054-0
ISBN-13: 978-1-4215-2054-4
In Stores September 2008
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- Slam Dunk has sold over 100 million copies worldwide
- A 31-volume manga series, widely considered to be the best sports manga ever
- Great non-shojo romance title that men wouldn't be ashamed to read
- Supported by a 2008 campaign to push Inoue's manga masterpieces in the U.S.
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Slam Dunk, vol. 1
$7.99 USA / $9.50 CAN
ISBN-10: 1-4215-0679-3
ISBN-13: 978-1-4215-0679-1
In Stores September 2008
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To place a book order, please contact Simon & Schuster (800-223-2336)
or Diamond Comic Distributors (800-452-6642).
For general sales inquiries, e-mail
vizsales@viz.com.
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Real © 1999 - 2008 I.T. Planning, Inc.
Takehiko Inoue's Slam Dunk © 1990 - 2008 Takehiko Inoue and I.T. Planning, Inc.
Vagabond © 1998-2007 I.T. Planning, Inc.
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