You can’t tell how many people around you like basketball.

But among the "post-80s" and "post-90s", almost how many people like basketball, so many people love "Slam Dunk".

  So it's easy to understand why when it will have a new theatrical version, a generation of people cheered and enthusiastic about it.

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  This exciting news was announced by the original author Inoue Takehiko himself recently.

Compared with some shoddy IP sequels, the theater version of "Slam Dunk" will be run by Toei, who produced animations that year, which really dispels doubts about the production level.

Compared to never owning it, it is harder for loyal fans to accept it.

  At this time, 25 years have passed since 1996, when the comics and animation of "Slam Dunk" ended.

Although it is long overdue, the "sense of ritual" of reunion after a long absence is even more refreshing.

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  Clicking on the entry "Slam Dunk Theater" on social media, the full-screen "Yeh Qinghui" seems to remind us that it is impossible to strip off "youth" to talk about Slam Dunk.

  Time runs without stopping.

But even after many years, those people and things are still clearly visible.

Next to Hiratsuka Station near Xiangbei, there are rows of trams heading for the future. "Slam Dunk" is the common anchor of the memories of generations.

  Sakuragi, Miyagi, Mitsui, Akagi, Rukawa... these names have long been firmly bound to us.

It seems that everything in the story is experienced by us side by side.

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  In the first battle at Miuratai, the "problematic foursome" came on the bench together, did you feel your blood turbulent at that time? Trying to defeat Xiangyang, five people fell asleep in the locker room, were you too exhausted at that time? After entering the country, Chimu, who was long-awaited, burst into tears, did you have red eyes at that time...

  The 101 episodes of "Slam Dunk" kept our thoughts forever in that summer.

  A summer is very short, as short as a week, the whole story can be relived from beginning to end; a summer is very long, long enough to hold countless characters with distinctive personalities, and let them be filled with youth.

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  Time goes by.

17 years have passed since the announcement of the anime theater version of Inoue's last surprise surprise.

  In 2004, several years after the completion of the manga, to commemorate the total sales of "Slam Dunk" exceeded 100 million copies, Takehiko Inoue used white on a classroom blackboard in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, where the story of "Slam Dunk" took place. The chalk depicts the story of Xiangbei and Shanwang Industry 10 days after the first battle.

  At that time, Miyagi had become the captain of the team, Mitsui was working hard for the winter selection, Rukawa Kaede worked hard to study English in the United States, and Akagi said goodbye to basketball absent-mindedly in class... In a short space, almost all the characters appeared on the stage.

In the last picture, facing the question of whether he can go to the NBA in the future, Sakuragi replied: "Of course, because I am a genius!"

Inoue Takehiko produces "Ten Days Later"

  This chapter named "Ten Days Later" is the final ending of that summer.

  Today, the prototypes of Xiangbei and the scenes in anime have long become a place where slam dunk fans are constantly punching in.

The endless live-action version of Haruko is the best footnote to this story that is timeless.

  There is also the long-collected playlist called "Slam Dunk Animation Soundtrack", which seems to have the magic power to turn back time.

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  I really want to say I love you loudly, capture the shining moment, no one can stop me, just stare at you, my friend, till the end of the world...

  Two credits, four credits.

When the music plays, friends who have never been old under the brush of Inoue Takehiko will reappear one by one.

Those old times have been kept in the corner of memory, and the key to unlock it is hidden in this melody.

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  Excited, I can't help but wonder what kind of story the theater version will tell.

Although it has not been announced yet, everyone seems to have the same expectations.

  Even including the original content of the animated version, in the entire "Slam Dunk", Xiangbei participated in less than 20 games, including 11 official games.

Excluding the brief story, what really takes up a lot of space is the county qualifier with Xiangyang, the joint final with the county affiliated to Hainan University and Lingnan, and the national competition with Fengyu and Shanwang Industry.

  For them on the field, these five games are milestones, witnessing them approaching their dreams step by step;

  For us in the stands, these five games are archive points one by one, cherishing our unlucky youth.

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  However, the animated version of just 101 episodes will always stay at the moment when Xiangbei rushed to the final battlefield.

Only the black and white memories in the comic books are left in the national competition that I have been thinking about.

  Especially the big battle with King Shanwang Industry is the climax of "Slam Dunk".

The entire comic is about one-sixth of the length, depicting this peak duel.

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  So some people use video games and hand-drawn animations as carriers to try to carry memories.

But even if the plot is reproduced in detail, there are still shortcomings buried in my heart.

  This expectation, waiting for many years.

It is like a kite with a broken line, without sustenance and nowhere to put it.

  The national competition is a unique answer.

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  This is a farewell that spans 25 years, giving us a chance to say goodbye again.

  Old friend, see you at the national competition.

(Reporter Yue Chuan)