slam dunk

One of the most popular series to come out of Japan in the 90's is now getting the online game treatment with the announcement of Slam Dunk Online. 

Slam Dunk is a sports-themed manga authored by manga artist Inoue Takehiko and was first published back in 1990.  It then had a wildly popular anime series that initially aired in October 1993 and ran for 101 episodes and 4 OAVs.  It spawned a cult following with fans all over Asia, North America and a huge following in Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries.  Slam Dunk follows the story of one Sakuragi Hanamichi as he joins the basketball team of Shohoku High School and dream of winning the national championship. 

In October 22, Korean-based company Goorm had announced that they would be developing an online game of this series with another Korean company, DaewonMedia.  Inoue Takehiko has also been brought on board and will be supervising the game creation and development.