Takehiko Inoue

Takehiko Inoue (born January 12, 1967, in Ōkuchi, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese manga artist best known for the basketball series Slam Dunk (1990–1996) and the historical epic Vagabond, both among the best-selling manga of all time. He has also worked as a film director and character designer, and has received the Tezuka Award, the Shogakukan Manga Award, the Kodansha Manga Award, and the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.