"Ryota Wearing Glasses is So Cute!" Joyful Reactions to the Announcement Illustration for THE FIRST SLAM DUNK Revival Screening

On October 16th, manga artist Takehiko Inoue posted on his X account about the revival screening of the film THE FIRST SLAM DUNK. An illustration of Ryota Miyagi (CV: Shugo Nakamura) wearing glasses has garnered enthusiastic reactions.

The film THE FIRST SLAM DUNK is an animated movie released in 2022, based on the comic SLAM DUNK serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump (Shueisha). Original creator Takehiko Inoue served as both screenwriter and director, and the film sparked a SLAM DUNK boom once again in the Reiwa era, surpassing 10 billion yen in box office revenue just 67 days after its release.

This post was made in conjunction with the revival screening "THE FIRST SLAM DUNK 2025 in cinema," which will be held for a limited two-week period from October 13th to 26th at movie theaters nationwide. The illustration shows Ryota wearing glasses and displaying a memo with the screening period.

Fans responded to this illustration with enthusiastic comments such as "Ryota wearing glasses is so cute!" "Ryota is still the fashion king in 2025!" and "I hope you'll continue to draw new Ryochin in the future." Many fans who have already seen the film also expressed their gratitude with messages like "Thank you so much for the revival screening."

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