Takehiko Inoue

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Takehiko Inoue is a Japanese manga artist best known for Slam Dunk, Vagabond and Real. Active since the late 1980s, he has created sports and historical manga and the webcomic Buzzer Beater.

Created the webcomic Buzzer Beater in collaboration with ESPN (discussed in the provided review). Widely recognised for expressive, detailed linework and works spanning sports (basketball) and historical samurai themes.

The available review (Flame) discusses Inoue's webcomic Buzzer Beater, produced in collaboration with ESPN, describing it as a low-cost project with a thin plot but notable raw, minimalistic drawing solutions. The reviewer highlights inventive uses of color, blur contours and format quirks; overall rated 3/5. The review notes four volumes and the author reading an English release online.

For:Manga readers, fans of sports manga (basketball), readers of Takehiko Inoue, students of manga art

 The collaboration between Takehiko Inoue and the American network ESPN (... huh?) resulted in the creation of this webcomic, a project likely put together from the start with the philosophy of low cost/maximum yield.

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