In the 90s, among the most popular animes, one about basketball stood out: Slam Dunk. It was the story of Hanamichi Sakuragi, a high school student who entered the world of sports to conquer Haruko Akagi. Based on this series, the shoe was born Nike Air Jordan 6 Retro Slam Dunk.
The Swoosh and Jumpman company launched this model in November 2014 as a special edition.
Your color scheme it was red with white and other gray details, like that of Hanamichi’s team at the Shohoku Institute. Obviously, he is also a nod to the Chicago Bulls.
Curiously, many point out that Hanamichi is inspired by the rebel Dennis Rodman, but the first publication of the manga created by Takehiko Inoue came out in 1990, when the Worm had not yet reached the Bulls.
On the side near the heel, the number 10 stands out, which was that of the main character of the series.
While on the sole the traditional air capsule of Air technology was noticeable, for user comfort.
The model had a round toe, a lace-up front closure, a logo patch on the tongue, a graphic print, a logo insole and a rubber lug sole, just as described. the Farfetch portal.
The explosion of Slam Dunk, beyond the Nike Air Jordan 6 Retro Slam Dunk
slam dunk, which as a manga was published from October 1990 to June 1996 by the publisher Shueisha, made the leap to television with Toei Animation, directed by Nobutaka Nishizawa.
Between 1993 and 1996 it had 101 episodes, where not only work was done with the development of Hanamichi Sakuragi and his beloved Haruko Akaki, but also from his companions Kaede Rukawa, Takenori Akagi, Ryota Miyagi and Hisashi Mitsui.
It also featured four original content movies, and The First Slam Dunk is expected in December 2022, with Inoue directing and writing.
In addition, video games were produced in the 90s for Game Boy, Super Nintendo, Game Gear, Mega Drive and SEGA Saturn. The most recent is Jump Ultimate Stars, for Nintendo DS.