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Takehiko Inoue


Born
in Okuchi, Kagoshima, Japan
January 12, 1967

Website

Genre
Manga, Historical Fiction, Sports


Takehiko Inoue (井上雄彦) is a Japanese manga artist, best known for Slam Dunk and Vagabond. ...more

Combine Editions

Average rating: 4.58 · 212,030 ratings · 9,875 reviews · 316 distinct works • Similar authors
Vagabond, Volume 1
4.48 avg rating — 16,786 ratings — published 1999 — 2 editions
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Slam Dunk, Vol. 1
4.39 avg rating — 12,050 ratings — published 1991 — 3 editions
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Vagabond, Vol. 1
4.57 avg rating — 6,693 ratings — published 1999 — 2 editions
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Vagabond, Volume 2
4.52 avg rating — 5,769 ratings — published 1999 — 19 editions
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4.50 avg rating — 4,981 ratings — published 1999 — 5 editions
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Vagabond, Volume 4
4.51 avg rating — 4,234 ratings — published 1999 — 5 editions
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Vagabond, Tomo 5
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4.58 avg rating — 3,804 ratings — published 2000 — 4 editions
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Vagabond, Volume 6
4.52 avg rating — 3,614 ratings — published 2000 — 17 editions
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Vagabond, volumen 7
4.58 avg rating — 3,302 ratings — published 2000 — 3 editions
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Slam Dunk, Vol. 2
4.45 avg rating — 3,116 ratings — published 1991 — 12 editions
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Series by Takehiko Inoue

Vagabond, Volume 1 Vagabond, Volume 2 Vagabond, vol. 3 Vagabond, Volume 4 Vagabond, Tomo 5 Vagabond, Volume 6 Vagabond, volumen 7
(37 books)
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4.57 avg rating — 103,745 ratings

Slam Dunk, Vol. 1 Slam Dunk, Vol. 2 Slam Dunk, Vol. 3 Slam Dunk, Vol. 4 Slam Dunk, Vol. 5 Slam Dunk, Vol. 6 Slam Dunk, Vol. 7
(31 books)
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4.53 avg rating — 56,697 ratings

Vagabond, Vol. 1 Vagabond, Vol. 2 Vagabond, Vol. 3 Vagabond, Vol. 4 Vagabond, Vol. 5 Vagabond, Vol. 6 Vagabond, Vol. 7
(12 books)
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4.65 avg rating — 23,581 ratings

Real, Vol. 1 Real, Vol. 2 Real, Vol. 3 Real, Vol. 4 Real, Vol. 5 Real, Vol. 6 Real, Vol. 7
(16 books)
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4.63 avg rating — 11,257 ratings

Slam Dunk, Vol. 1: Hanamich... Slam Dunk, Vol. 2: I tiri d... Slam Dunk, Vol. 3: La prima... Slam Dunk, Vol. 4: La prima... Slam Dunk, Vol. 5: Miyagi e... Slam Dunk, Vol. 6: La trupp... Slam Dunk, Vol. 7: Shohoku ...
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“Preoccupied with a single leaf... you won't see the tree. Preoccupied with a single tree... you'll miss the entire forest. Don't be preoccupied with a single spot. See everything in it's entirety... effortlessly. That is what it means to truly "see.”
― Takehiko Inoue
tags: vagabond
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“There is no light for those who do not know darkness.”
― Takehiko Inoue
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“Nothing goes perfectly for us. But... being incomplete is what pushes us onward to the next something... If we were even perfectly satisfied, what meaning would the rest of our lives hold, right?”
― Inoue Takehiko
tags: inspirational, life, real
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