Slam Dunk
This comic was one of Inoue's first comics, which was inspired by his passion for basketball.
Inoue Takehiko's work, Slam Dunk, has been said to popularize the sport of basketball over Japan.
Inoue has another work, Buzzer Beater, that is more fantasy based, but is still about basketball.
Although Inoue's art has improved, his work in his later life demostrated his capacity for genuine story telling.