Vagabond was created by Takehiko Inoue, author of the best-selling manga Slam Dunk, with over 100 million copies in print worldwide. Inoue received the 2000 Media Arts award for Manga from the Japanese Ministry of Culture as well as the 2000 Kodansha Award for best manga for his work on Vagabond. In 2002, Vagabond received the prestigious Tezuka award for best manga. Most recently, Inoue has been nominated for a 2004 Eisner Award for best writer/artist. To date Vagabond has sold over 22 million copies throughout the world. In addition to his numerous manga titles, Inoue also created the character designs for the PlayStation basketball game, One on One.