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Kuroko no Basuke ("Kuroko's Basketball") is a basketball manga by Tadatoshi Fujimaki, following the high school student Tetsuya Kuroko and his teammates as they attempt to become the best high school team in Japan.

Kuroko no Basuke promotional art

Kuroko no Basuke (Kuroko's Basketball) is a sports manga series following the high school lives of Tetsuya Kuroko, Kagami Taiga, and rest of the Seirin High basketball team as they attempt to become the best high school team in Japan.

Related works:

  • The original manga, Kuroko no Basuke, ran from December 17, 2011 to September 18, 2013, covering 30 volumes. It was both written and illustrated by Tadatoshi Fujimaki, and was published in the magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump.

  • A sequel manga by the same author titled Kuroko's Basketball: Extra Game began serialization on December 29, 2014, and is still ongoing. It is featured in Jump Next! magazine.

  • An anime adaption titled Kuroko's Basketball, that currently has 3 seasons. Each one has been produced by the company Production I.G., along with writer Noboru Takagi, and director Shunsuke Tada. The first season ran from April 7, 2012 to September 22, 2012 and had 25 episodes. The second season ran from October 5, 2013 to March 29, 2014 and also had 25 episodes. The third season began airing on January 10, 2015, and ran until July 1, 2015, once again containing 25 episodes.

  • Additionally, there have been three video games produced from the franchise:

    • Kuroko's Basketball: Kiseki no Game (Kuroko's Basketball: Miracle Game) was released on August 29, 2012 for the PlayStation Portable platform.
    • Kuroko's Basketball: Shōri e no Kiseki (*Kuroko's Basketball: The Path to Victory), which released on February 20, 2014 for the Nintendo 3DS.
    • Kuroko's Basketball: Mirai e no Kizuna (Kuroko's Basketball: Bonds for the Future) was released on March 26, 2015, again for the Nintendo 3DS.
    • Tetsuya Kuroko also appears as a support character in the game J-Stars Victory VS.

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Can the skills shown in Kuroko no Basuke be achieved in real life?

I recently started watching Kuroko no Basuke and have watched it up to episode 5. The skills shown up till now are ridiculous. Can those skills be achieved by people in real life? I'm taking about physical abilities like speed, jump, agility, etc.,…
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What does Midorima Shintarou's "-nanodayou" mean?

Midorima says "-nanodayou" a lot in the anime and the subs just put it as "-nanodayou" but what does it actually mean ? Does it have anything to do with Oha-Asa ?
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Why weren't Kise and Midorima able to get in the Zone?

According to the anime, The Zone, in this state of extreme focus, all unnecessary thoughts disappear and the athlete becomes absorbed in his play. Only those who have practiced and practiced, earn the right to stand before the door and it'll open…
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Did Kiyoshi have an injured knee even before being seriously injured by Kirisaki Daīchi High?

In Kuroko no Basuke, Kiyoshi missed the first half of the year because he was undergoing rehab due to his injury against Kirisaki Daīchi High in the final match of Prelims the year before. However, on rewatching Episode 8 of Season 2, where the…
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Does Midorima's shooting ability have a name?

Akashi → Emperor Eye Kise → Perfect Copy Aomine → Formless Shot (among others) Murasakibara → Thor's Hammer Midorima → ??? Does Midorima's ability to shoot 3-pointers from anywhere on the court have a super-cool name like the special techniques of…
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Why does the Teiko basketball club have over 100 members?

The Teiko basketball club in Kuroko no Basket is described as an incredibly strong team with over 100 members that won the championship three times in a row. However, only 6 in the main roster and 2 of their senpai(s) are actually shown and…
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Where did Kagami Taiga live when he lived in the US?

We see a flashback to when Kagami lived in the US in episode 1 of season 2 (26Q). Judging from all the palm trees, I'd hazard a guess that he was probably in California. California also seems like the most likely option on a demographic basis…
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Why does Midorima's nails influence his shots?

In one of the episodes of Kuroko no Basket, Midorima said that his shots depend on his nails. Why do his shots depend on his nails?
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Why is Aomine so dark-skinned?

As you can see above, Aomine is awfully dark-skinned compared to all the other Japanese characters in Kuroko no Basuke. Why is that?
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Why is Taiga afraid of dogs?

On the Kuroko no Basuke Wikia here under personality it says this about why Kagami Taiga is afraid of dogs which is as follows... When Kuroko brought Tetsuya #2 (The Dog) to training, it is revealed that Kagami is scared of dogs. This fear…
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How did Kuroko's vanishing drive affect Momoi?

According to this wiki page: If the vanishing drive based on pushing the opponents to focus attention to someone else and then steps in unexpectedly. And also: Kuroko uses his misdirection in function of his teammates. He must make eye-contact…
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In Kuroko no Basuke, are the characters ever compared to professional players?

So, in Kuroko no Basuke (or, The Basketball Which Kuroko Plays, as suits you), we see that the Generation of Miracles has some pretty wacky basketball superpowers. I'm no basketball expert, but it seems like if you took the five of them and…
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What are the differences between the two personalities of Seijūrō Akashi?

In Kuroko no Basket, the captain of Teiko Middle School and Rakuzan High is revealed to have a split personality. His original personality is shown to be that of a team player: likable and helpful to others. In his final year he suppressed this…
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Did this really happen in Kuroko no Basket?

I found this GIF on the internet, and I was kinda shocked. Does anyone know if this was really said in the anime? And if possible if you could tell me the season and episode?
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Did Midorima forget to bring his lucky charm in the Winter Preliminaries?

As we all know, in Kuroko no Basketball, Midorimia usually brings along a lucky charm according to his horoscope for each day. For example, he once bought a bear with a fish in its mouth, as that was the lucky charm for the day. However, in the…
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