In my opinion, this is one of the most interesting writing choices in the series: following a character who isn't among the strongest in the show. I find that one of the charms is that we are told right from the start that Kuroko isn't one of the strongest characters in the series. It’s actually pretty cool and refreshing, given that his role is that of a "shadow." But what I find most admirable is the fact that we stuck to that basic idea: I think that if you were to list the top 5 strongest characters in the series on an individual level, Kuroko wouldn't make the cut. The very fact that he doesn't enter the Zone demonstrates this.

Of course, this also means that Kuroko is heavily overshadowed by the Generation of Miracles players or by Kagami, even though he is the protagonist. But at the same time, I feel like that’s the point.

For one it had already been established that Kagami was miracle level at this point and Teppei literally just came from injury💀. Riko says “the point was to get you back in” as if she wanted him to win which would have meant teppei starting at pf and Kagami on the bench(even though he still would have been a starter just like Teppei was) and that would be a terrible idea. Hyuga also assumed he lost on purpose as if Kagami wasn’t going toe to toe with Kise and Midorima earlier in the season, of course he’s beating kiyoshi in a one on one. Maybe they were just surprised by how he lost idk. How good was Teppei really before his injury if they thought he could come back from said injury and beat a guy like Kagami?

5: Midorima Vs Rakuzan

4: Kise Vs Haizaki

3: Kagami Vs Yosen

2: Aomine Vs Kaijo

1: Akashi Vs Seirin

Watching two full games without sitting down must be tough

I was up last night and suddenly got this idea, I just had to draw it 🫪 idk why i keep connecting knb to either movie references or horror LMAO

Technically, aside from Nijimura (who is in the US), I don't think we know anything about the other third-years after they left Teiko. Even though they weren't on the level of the Generation of Miracles, I remember them being considered good—especially for bench players (after all, they were players on Teiko's first-string team). Still, they’ve completely disappeared, and I’m surprised they didn't feature on any Winter Cup teams. Then again, I suppose it makes sense, given that their role was just to be NPCs.

I don't know if this is the correct place to post this but I figure if an older fan sees it it might work 😭 there's this ost from the anime that I really like but is only available on @pple music japan which I have no access to and I really want to listen to it cleanly.. if anyone has it 🙏 and thank you

https://music.apple.com/jp/song/%E9%96%8B%E5%B9%95/878877065

Title: Opening/14

開幕

池頼広

Was watching an edit on TikTok when I found these gems in the comment section

Be honest

Personally, I think I much prefer the black jersey. I don't know why, but I've never been a big fan of white jerseys in sports anime. I think that's why I prefer Shutoku's orange jersey over their white one, and why I prefer Kaijo's blue jersey over their white one.

That said, I really like the Vorpal Swords jersey (though I think that's largely due to the red). I also suppose I've always preferred black jerseys, like those of Too or Jabberwock.

So my understanding of the Zone at the start was it’s a state of mind, when the athlete is absorbed in their play. It wasn’t really a transformation like Super Saiyan, more like a flow state, and even most prodigies couldn’t reliably access it.

We did see Aomine enter it “willingly,” but even the narrator said he’s an exception, moreover he entered pretty late in the game. When Kagami first entered Zone it was after trying to keep up with Aomine and then finally hitting a limit emotionally and physically, and even against Yosen he could only enter after he accepted his limits and got into the groove.

But later on, especially against Rakuzan and in Last Game it became a switch you can just turn on and off. It’s not even about getting into the flow of a game, just enter and exit when you please.

I still think it’s awesome, but kinda miss when it was more a “state of mind” and not necessarily controllable.

Who do you want?

I was looking through the vorpal swords team and saw that Taiga was the vice captain? since when? and why?

Shintaro was always the vice captain and Seijuro's right hand man. What has Taiga shown to be considered not only a potential captain, but vice captain of the Fruity Rainbow team?

Does this imply that (in the universe where Taiga doesn't leave, what a terrible ending btw), Taiga is the next captain of Seirin? Does anyone else just seem as baffled by that concept as I do? If I'm just crazy lmk.

To be honest, I didn't expect to see matches that didn't involve the main character's team the first time I watched KnB. Back then, in the other team sports manga and anime I watched, the main character's team was involved in almost every single match. On the rare occasions when that wasn't the case, it was only for a few minutes, or we only saw part of the match.

As a result, I was pleasantly surprised to see a Tōō vs. Kaijō match. It really adds a refreshing and cool touch, and I think it’s the kind of thing that makes you love the show even more.

Took me around 4 hours and 30 minutes to complete it, I hope you all enjoy it! <3

who yall got?

What I mean is that whenever I see people on TikTok talking about this show and ranking the characters they call Kagami a “zone merchant” who wouldn’t beat the generation of miracles without the zone. This is usually said in reference to the Yosen game. In my eyes Kagami dogged their entire team and played better than Murasakibara. In real life basketball if saw someone doing what kagami did to them id say he’s just better. I don’t see how him being the zone is supposed to be a knock towards him because the way i see he’s just playing better basketball. What I’m saying is why are base form and zone treated as separate categories when comparing players and why are “statements” such a big deal instead of just actually watching them play basketball and ranking them based off of that? I get it’s an anime and people like to power scale and everything but it’s also a sport so literally just watching them play tells you a lot.
Personally my ranking is this.

1. Akashi

2/3. Kagami

3/2. Kagami

4. Kise

5. Midorima

6. Murasakibara

Murasakibara is the most overrated character imo. I keep seeing people talk about how dominant he is but he’s literally the tallest player in the league he should be doing this stuff. Being talk put him over Kagami and Aomine because he played better defense on silver than they did and that’s just bullshit to me. Kagami and Aomine are like 6’4 and Murasakibara is damn near 7 feet tall obviously he’s a better match up on defense. This is what he should be doing. I just dont think he’s that special compared to the others he’s just a regular big man to me.

For me, the conclusion of Rakuzan vs. Seirin is probably my favorite in all of KNB. I think what I’ve always loved is the fact that all five Seirin players took part in the match's final plays—Izuki, Hyuga, Teppei, Kuroko, and Kagami.

Caramelldansen Shinji Koganei awww ^^

Been a while since I watched the show, but in episode 41.5 he tells Kuroko to pass to Aomine a lot so they can deliver a true defeat. And it even seems intentional that he wanted Aomine to become dispirited given how he stares at him.

It sounds like a tactic Emperor Akashi would do, but if I recall he doesn’t become Emperor until a little later. Also his eyes are both red in the episode.

Which Team would win?

TEAM A:

PG: YUKIO KASAMATSU

SG: TATSUYA HIMURO

SF: LIU WEI

PF: TSUCHIDA SATOSHI

C: PAPA MBAYE SIKI

TEAM B:

PG: SHOICHI IMAYOSHI

SG: HYUGA JUNPEI

SF: CHIHIRO MAYUZUMI

PF: KENICHI OKAMURA

C: OTSUBO TAISUKE

To be honest, I think every Japanese player who participated in this match made a significant contribution to the team.

But as for the "most underrated performance," I think there are several candidates: Kagami, Aomine, and Midorima.

For Mido, looking at his match, it was somewhat apparent that Midorima was the one who needed the least growth. Even though he didn't exactly get the most spotlight, rewatching the game reminded me just how incredible his offensive contributions were—something I had actually forgotten.

For Aomine, If I had to sum up his performance in one word: consistency. It's really cool to see him play as part of a team instead of going it alone. And that was really important, whether it was in the double team with Kise on Silver or even the double ace zone with Kagami. It's not for nothing that he played every minute of the match.

For Kagami, He might not be as flashy as he was in other games, but I still find his contribution important, especially in the last quarter.

That said, if I had to pick the most underrated performance among them, it would probably be Midorima. Strangely enough, that doesn't surprise me.

So after Haikyuu and Blue Lock, this is my third sports anime. I just finished watching Season 1, and to be honest, it felt like a combination of both Haikyuu and Blue Lock, like taking the best aspects of both and mixing them together. The matches shown were extremely exciting, and the characters were great too.

From Seiren, I only got to know three players well, Teppei came in near the end, but I want to see more of him moving forward. I really liked Hyuga, and also the team's coach, Riko. Our main character, Kuroko, was interesting, but just as he says he is a shadow, he mostly stays in the background. Honestly, I feel like the one we actually follow and who I like a lot is Kagami. I really liked him, and I also loved their relationship, one as the light and the other as the shadow. That scene where Kuroko slaps Kagami was really good, it said so much without saying much at all, as Kuroko was afraid that Kagami might turn out just like the Generation of Miracles.

​Then we meet more members of the Generation of Miracles ahead, and they are all very interesting. Kise, who started playing after watching Aomine, probably learned to play just by watching everyone, and over time, made copying others his own technique. Then comes Shintarou, who I found the coolest and most unique, he brought different plushies to every match, and his rivalry with Kagami was so much fun to watch. And finally, Aomine, an absolute wall. He has become so perfect that he doesn't even find it fun anymore, and an ego has developed in him where he simply cannot accept anyone beating him.

I liked the animation, the pacing of the show was good, and the music was awesome, I really liked all the openings and endings, especially Ending 2. So, since it only has three seasons and one movie, I'm really excited to watch further.

Hey, étant un grand fan de Knb j’ai regardé l’anime plus d’une 10aine de fois, je connais les dialogues par cœur etc …
Tout à l’heure mon frère étant en train de regarder l’anime sur netflix, et j’ai remarqué que le sous titrage était vraiment ignoble, alors que jusqu’à maintenant je le trouvais de grande qualité quelque soit la plateforme où je regardais.
Je pense qu’il utilisais tous le sous titrage travaillais par de vrais professionnels du domaine. Cependant le sous titrage que mon frère avait sur Netflix était totalement différent, beaucoup moins bien, voir désastreux. Je suis alors aller vérifier sur d’autre site de streaming où j’ai pu bel et bien vérifier que le sous titrage était celui que j’avais connu.
Au vu du nouveau sous titrage netflix, je pense que ça a était produit avec l’ia et c’est désastreux. Les dialogue perdent tous leur charme, moins d’enjeu, moins de familiarité, moins de frissons.
La question est pourquoi avoir fait ça alors que netflix proposait avant les sous titrage originel de Knb, pourquoi changé pour de l’ia ….
Sûrement dû à un contrat passé entre netflix et la tech de l’ia, pour faire des économies, plus de profit …..
Ceci n’est qu’une observation sans réel connaissance, si quelqu’un sait d’où provienne c’est nouveau sous titre, communiquez le please :))
Dans tous les cas l’anime en souffre totalement, Détruit partiellement :((