J Sports
Inoue launched "Buzzer Beater" as an online comic in May 1996 on the Sports-i ESPN website (now J Sports). It was his second manga to focus on basketball, following his very successful second manga series, "Slam Dunk". The name of the manga comes from the term used for when a basket is scored at the same moment a period or the game itself ends. "Buzzer Beater" was published in print format by Shueisha shortly after it began, as it was serialized in its "Monthly Shōnen Jump" manga magazine from February 1997 to August 1998. The manga has also been compiled in four print volumes.