Takehiko Inoue x Yuta Watanabe Special Talk 03
◆Takehiko Inoue x Yuta Watanabe・01＞＞“I felt like I finally became an NBA player.”
Takehiko Inoue x Yuta Watanabe 02 >> Volume 31 of comics and the secret story of Shonen Watanabe’s “SLAM DUNK”
Japan used to enjoy high growth in the economic world, and in the sports world, soccer has grown to a level that is close to the rest of the world in a short period of time since the start of the professional league. From a global perspective, Japan seems to have the potential to achieve amazing rapid growth in a short period of time.
Now, the same thing is happening again in basketball. The year 2023 will be the point, so far and from now on. Yuta Watanabe and Takehiko Inoue have their own opinions, but they all seem to have a common goal.
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[The most important thing is whether or not you win in international competitions]
Inoue serialized “SLAM DUNK” in Weekly Shonen Jump magazine from 1990 to 1996. Nearly 30 years later, the Japanese basketball world has evolved remarkably, and its growth curve is still upward.
In America, Yuta Watanabe and Rui Hachimura are active in the NBA. In Japan, the B league, a professional league, was born, and arenas dedicated to basketball are being built all over the country.
The Japanese national team has also become able to participate in the World Cup and Olympics, which used to be too high a wall, and can seriously aim for the top ranks. How do you two deal with this reality?
Inoue“SLAM DUNK” was serialized about 30 years ago… The basketball environment surrounding Japan today is completely different from 30 years ago.
In the same way that Japanese soccer changed with the establishment of the J-League, the B-League was established in basketball, and while looking at the precedents of the J-League, various measures such as arenas are being implemented very appropriately. I feel that the policy is correct because the arena standards are not something that is beyond my ability, and the goal is within reach if I put in a little effort.
2023-08-08 02:27:10
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