While most popular sports anime are about baseball or football Takehiko Inoue's basketball story Slam Dunk is one of the most popular series of all time. Starting as a manga in 1990 and moving into animation in 1993 Slam Dunk played a huge role in the rise of basketball in Japan.
The release of Slam Dunk coincides with four professional championships for NBA legend Michael Jordan. Now these two icons have teamed up with Nike to give Slam Dunk Air Jordans to fans.
Based on the Jordan VI Retro These anime-inspired sneakers come in red and white - the same colors The same as Jordan's Chicago Bulls and Sakuragi's Shohoku High School uniforms. The number 10 of the main character of Slam Dunk is emblazoned on the back of the sneakers. , and not 23, like a real basketball player.
In addition, instead of the Nike swoosh occupying most of the surface depicts a scene from a manga. Thanks to the special coating of the sneakers if you shine a bright light on the heel area, you can see Sakuragi.