Hewwo, I’m Panda! Today, I’ll be writing a Kuroko no basket review and I hope you enjoy it.
General info about Kuroko no basket.
Kuroko no basket is a sports and comedy genre anime and I think they balance sports and comedy well. However, obviously, sports is more emphasized compared to comedy. The anime is three seasons long, each season being 25 episodes. This is an ideal size for me, so I can actually finish the anime but not feel like I haven’t gotten enough at the end. The studio is named Production I.G and the anime has been written by Noburo Takagi.
Characters – Seirin.
Seirin.
You have the Seirin basketball team. The starters for a game include Kuroko, Kagami, Hyuga, Izuki, and Teppei. The rest of the team are bench-warmers. I love the Seirin team because they all trust one another deeply. Also, the friendships and obstacles they overcome are everything. Kuroko and Kagami are the perfect matches. Kuroko calms Kagami, who tends to be hot-headed and angry. Hyuga and Teppei have a close friendship and go way back. Therefore, they trust each other, which means Hyuga and Teppei’s plays in their games are top-notch. It is later revealed Izuki is often underestimated by his opponents. Compared to the other guys, he has to work harder and longer to achieve a move. I really didn’t care for him much, but I soon came to admire him as a character. The bench-warmers cheer their team on even though they’re not playing themselves. It makes me smile how amazing their team and friendships are.
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Kuroko no basket character – Generation of Miracles.
Generation of Miracles and Kagami and Kuroko.
The Generation of Miracles. 5 guys, or 6 including Kuroko, who are specialists in basketball. Insanely good and ll born in the same year, who have attended Teiko middle school. The Generation of Miracles, include Akashi, Aomine, Kise, Midorima, and Murasakibara. Each of these characters, have something special to them. Personally, I like Aomine over the rest. I thought he was an absolute bastard as he said things like ‘The only one who can beat me is me.’ To be honest, he had a reason for that. Then, the anime showed flashbacks. His opponents gave up and had no will. How can you have fun like that? It must do something to you mentally. He had a brilliant character arc. I’m going to go as far as saying he is one of the best characters in anime for me.
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Character – Issues.
Issues may be a bit of a strong word. The characters are quite a tricky thing. For some people, having no clear protagonist is a massive issue. Personally, I don’t mind. By simply looking at the title, one would easily assume the protagonist is Kuroko. However, he is left out occasionally for a couple episodes. To be honest, I think, the anime focuses on more than one or two people. It really depends if you mind or not. There are several characters so I have gone over the main ones, who appear the most in the anime.
Kuroko no basket plot.
I really like the story/plot. It’s original and interesting. The idea of a phantom sixth man is unique and I haven’t seen anything in anime like it. The resolutions of conflicts, conflicts being hard basketball games, are not just based off of spirit/friendship.However, I won’t deny the fact that the team get a boost in spirit and start thinking of ways to defeat the opponent. But, it’s not anything overboard and not very unrealistic. When you finally stop being negative, you have a lot more chance.
Plot – Issues.
If you are a basketball fan, be aware that basketball has only so many things you can do. Therefore, ‘powers’ or ‘moves’ were added. For example, ignite pass, ignite pass kai or vice claw. So, if you’re looking for a realistic, basketball anime, you’re not in luck. However, the anime does include realistic basketball moves too. It’s not all unrealistic and superpowers. I didn’t mind, if anything, it adds to the anime.
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Music.
Kagami and Kuroko – Kuroko no basket
Like many animes, the music changes a lot. For the majority of the time, it was very upbeat and intense, which I think represents the anime’s basketball games. I liked all the videos, some more than others as some were simply just showing the characters. The videos I liked were the ones, which showed moments of the show. I know people who think that’s just a lazy way of putting together a video. And to be honest, I think that too. But, they didn’t just jumble some parts of the anime together. They actually put effort into it. Would I listen to it in public? Yes, if I liked listening to anime music in public. You might also wanna know about 5 Korean animations that have interesting music and content in general.
Animation.
The animation is pretty good. For animes, which move around a lot or are active, then it’s a lot harder to animate rather than a quiet, chilled show. This is usually animes in the sports genre. Kuroko no basket animated decently and I have no complaints regarding animation and I’m pretty happy.
Opinions.
Okay, so I really love this show. I watched one season a day, I haven’t done this in a while. I can’t stand re-watching animes and surprisingly, I loved re-watching KnB. It brought back memories and I enjoyed this show thoroughly despite the fact I dislike sports. I think this proves how you don’t have to LOVE basketball, to watch it.
The conclusion of Kuroko no Basket.
Kuroko no basket Japanese title.
In conclusion, I enjoyed this show and finished it quickly. There are a few negatives but they don’t affect me much. My rating is 9/10. Due to the fact I realized no one knows my rating system well, I’ll quickly sum it up. 10, I doubt I will ever give a rating of 10. This is because 10 is a perfect anime, no negatives or flaw what so ever. 5 is ‘I didn’t really enjoy it, but I see why people would like it.’ 0 or 1 is ‘Absolutely disgusting, I refuse to even call it an anime.’ Again, I doubt I will ever give that rating but yeah, it’s an option.
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8th Feb. 2018 at 11:07 AM
4.5
3rd Feb. 2018 at 19:43 PM
3
8th Jan. 2018 at 17:25 PM
Good anime, good review.
8th Jan. 2018 at 6:04 AM
I would like to see you cover a very stroy driven hard to cover story, Mabe parasyte or btoom as alot of your current reviews focus on more simplisitc storys and characters. (That can be a good thing though so it’s not a insult, I don’t value Depth over simplistic at all)
8th Jan. 2018 at 16:30 PM
Btoom was lit
11th Jan. 2018 at 19:44 PM
Alright, I tend to review simplistic animes because those are the ones I watch and enjoy. However, I get what you mean and I’ll look into that.
11th Jan. 2018 at 21:26 PM
Awesome! 😀
8th Jan. 2018 at 5:55 AM
Honestly, Simillar to my hero academia it’s not unique in many ways, But non the less it’s good.
The animation with non annoying characters (For the most part) make it a fun watch, And the “phantom six man” isn’t really worthy of praise as it coulda easily been a ass pull after he wanted to change something, It’s not to remarkable a feet to have added that, Though it does add to his character a little bit it was overall a little ridiculous how no one noticed.
As for the “Team spirit/friendship” It didn’t need as much as it had but i’m willing to bet it helped with it’s success. Though I’d argue that it was cheap shoe in for a connection to the characters it worked well enough.
I’m very strict with my ratings as I gave Fma:b 9/10 and hxh being the only 10/10 I’ve ever given and probably ever will with the rest of the best shows i’ve watched getting 8 but my mean score is actually 6 and I still need to die down some of my ratings yet.
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So I think the 7/10 this series is fair, Putting on the level of most of the watches I enjoyed but not quite one I would consider giving a rewatch.
11th Jan. 2018 at 19:47 PM
Hm, yes, I agree it’s a little ridiculous. But it’s not a realistic basketball anime in the first place. Oh, I must be the only one who would never think of the phantom sixth man concept xd
11th Jan. 2018 at 21:44 PM
Well I feel like it only holds any weight in a setting with distinguished rules involving listed members, Such as any sport or team compitition. It also requires there to be a pre-existing part where there was a team so really it’s so niche it has next to no uses that woul matter in other shows.
Thats my analysis anyway.
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7th Jan. 2018 at 7:59 AM
7th Jan. 2018 at 13:38 PM
Thank you for the feedback, I’ll look into the animes asap.
7th Jan. 2018 at 2:00 AM
5
6th Jan. 2018 at 20:06 PM
You niggas should watch real basketball
6th Jan. 2018 at 19:51 PM
Will definitely be looking forward to watching this season. The hype is on!
6th Jan. 2018 at 19:53 PM
never seen the anime
only read the manga
heard it has nice graphics and action though
6th Jan. 2018 at 19:53 PM
When it comes to reading the manga I’m not really a fan. I guess its because the way they present it makes it difficult to read and I keep getting lost. Lol
6th Jan. 2018 at 19:56 PM
confusing when most authors do left to right while some do right to left
6th Jan. 2018 at 19:57 PM
I appreciate the culture, but Its a shame they didn’t Americanize these into ways we can read it. Because not only that the artwork is really beautiful, Reviews. but I’ll finally be able to understand where I’m at.
6th Jan. 2018 at 20:29 PM
Weeb shiz.
7th Jan. 2018 at 13:37 PM
I hope you enjoy it ^^
6th Jan. 2018 at 19:48 PM
Yeeeeeee boi. Love Kuroko no Basket.
Ball is life man x)
6th Jan. 2018 at 19:32 PM
5