 
 <prompt> text: ```Read di tori and ansa di kweshons.

Plenti Western pipo dey see Manga as fantasy -- di shiny lines, bright colors and imaginative scenarios dey make am escapist happy.

But one of di most celebrated makers of di popular Japanese graphic novels tok say e dey draw inspiration from reality as much as possible.

Takehiko Inoue bin just 23 years old wen e second Manga carry am enta fame for Japan.

"Slam Dunk," wey dem publish for 31 volumes for di magazine "Weekly Shonen Jump" for early 1990s, follow di story of one loveless troublemaker wey join basketball team to impress one girl, and later discover say e get natural talent for di game.

Inoue interest for Manga start wen e dey 9 years old, e read one popular baseball Manga wey dem call "Dokaben." E get "attractive characters," e remember, "and how dem dey play baseball and how dem draw dia bodies -- all these things dey look so cool."

As one basketball player for high school, Inoue tok say drawing basketball Manga na natural way for am to combine im two loves, and e believe say "Slam Dunk" readers fit see di obvious enjoyment wey e get from drawing basketball.

"I really draw am di way wey I like, do wetin I want," e tok.

"Slam Dunk" don sell almost 120 million copies now, dem don license am for 17 countries, and dem don adapt am into anime TV series. One English version bin release for North America for 2002.

Di popularity still dey: According to one 2012 survey by research group goo, e still be di second most popular Japanese Manga, and e dey responsible for di single most memorable dialogue -- wen one coach tok, "If you give up, di game don already finish!"

1. How old be Takehiko Inoue?
2. How old e be wen e become famous?
3. Wetin be di sport wey e play?
4. Wen e dey play am?
5. Wetin e dey do now for work?
6. Wetin be di publication wey make am famous?
7. How many copies e don sell?
8. E dey sell for other countries?
9. How many countries dem don license am?
10. Wetin be di story about?
11. Wetin dem publish am for?
12. For which year?
13. E dey available for any other forms of media?
14. Wetin be di kind?
15. E still popular for 2012?
16. E be di most popular?
17. Wetin Manga dey synonymous with for Western pipo?
18. Why?
19. Wetin make Inoue interested for Manga?

Numbered answers:``` <response>: ```1. unknown
2. 23
3. basketball
4. for high school
5. dey draw Manga
6. "Slam Dunk"
7. 120 million copies
8. yes
9. 17 countries,
10. e dey follow the story of person wey no get love wey join basketball team
11. for 31 volumes of magazine "Weekly Shonen Jump"
12. for early 1990s,
13. yes
14. turn am to anime TV series
15. yes
16. no
17. with fantasy
18. di shiny lines, bright color combinations and imaginative scenarios dey make person feel like say e dey another world.
19. e read one popular baseball Manga wey dem call "Dokaben."``` 