Audience reviews
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Trikkiez
Kuroko is supposed to be a sports anime, but it isn't even about the sport. Despite there being basketball games that take place, there is no real portrayal of basketball to be found. It is just a generic rule of cool anime that happens to involve basketball. The concept of superpowers in sports completely takes the point away from the sport in the first place. It makes the side characters irrelevant, and it completely destroys the foundation of the sport. Instead of placing the focus on the intricacies of the sport, we are focused on random superpowers. The characters are bland and uninteresting, and there are no stakes present in this anime whatsoever because of this.
Characters:
There is no reason to care for the characters on their journey because there is no reason to like them in th…
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Hi, this is my review for Kuroko no Basket. If you decide to vote "Not Helpful", please tell me why you did so on my profile as I always look to improve and please, read the review.
Story: 4/5 Plot, 1/5 Development, Total 5/10
Kuroko, now a junior high school student starts his semester Seirin High School, a team in it's 2nd year. What the other players at Seirin soon find out is that he was a player on the legendary Teiko Middle School team, and was known as the "phantom sixth man". Along with Kagami Taiga, Kuroko decides to beat the "Generation of Miracles", Kuroko's old teammates which are all split up among schools around the area. Reason why, is because Kuroko thinks they no longer know what it is to play basketball as a team.
The story of Kuroko no Basket is not very exceptional,…
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After being told over and over again by a fried that i needed to watch this show i finally caved in, and gave it a shot. I was pleasantly surprised by the show and enjoyed watching it from start to finish. Everything about the show was done very well. As someone who as played basketball up the varsity level it was pretty funny to see all of the classic stereotypes make an appearance in the show.
*if you don't want a summary of the show skip the first paragraph
Just a short summary before we start, Kuroko no Basket follows the story of a High school basketball team that has only been established for 2 years. At the beginning of the school year they were able to recruit two freshmen who were exceptionally talented, and figured that they would have a good shot at winning a championship tha…
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Like any other shounen Kuroko No Basuke tends to be very slow and with little character development .. It often relies on comedy like un-going gags or catchphrases ..
.. Even so usually the best part of shounen is the intensity and emotionally gripping moments it brings.. In my opinion Kuroko no basuke was 50% of the time far from tense and it seemed really forced and unappealing.. The characters are cardboard cuttouts that even with actual motivations honestly it isnt enough to make a certain character good..
The characters are predictable and with a one-dimensional personality.
The premise is quite original however they dont make really good use of it due to the stereotypical nature and the predictableness behind it..
First its about Kuroko helping kagami to become a good player at…
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Finally having finished Kuroko no Basket (KnB) upon my friends constant praise for the anime, I figured I'd write my thoughts on it. I've seen lots of people who really love KnB, and others who dislike it. Having watched KnB right after watching some boring anime, it was a refreshing and exciting show for me.
Story: Kuroko no Basket has the typical sports anime storyline with a little addition side fun. The main character is physically weaker and "unskilled" compared to other players, but he utilizes his personal strengths to help his [highschool] team win. The main character's team starts out weak, but through hardship, practice, and teamwork, they try to prevail in the end. What is the side story fun though? It's the addition of "The Generation of Miracles", Kuroko's middleschool teamm…
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After watching all the available episodes of Haikyuu! i needed something similar and fast. So i remembered that people were super high on this basketball show, and i sort of regret watching it directly after Haikyuu!
The problem is that even though i'm trying not to compare the two, i'm doing it anyway, and i'm finding a number of things lacking.
KnB is about highschool kids playing basketball, its a super quick starter, you watch a few episodes and then you're in a full on tournament where the protagonists are fighting for their life to beat teams that are probably better. So its an underdog story, at least the first season. The basketball is not realistic, none of what you see would ever happen, the characters are too specialized, even though the show admits that basketball is a game…
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Let me start by telling you that I'm 29 years old, and when I was 6 years old, I fell in love with an anime called Captain Tsubasa, not only because I am Portuguese and we generally love football, but because when you're at that age, everything is magical, you want to do the shots they do, you want to be Tsubasa Ozora on the field.
I've seen many sports anime after it, and none were good enough to create the impact that Captain Tsubasa caused on me, there were a few that I loved such as Miracle Giants Dome-Kun! and Ganbare! Kickers, but Captain Tsubasa would always have a special place in my heart.
To all the sports anime fans that grew up with this style of Shounen, the anime with the potential to dethrone the generally accepted king is finally here. The story is just what you expect fr…
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“There's no such thing as useless effort.”
Kagami Taiga (Kuroko no Basket)
So, as I have nothing to waste, I will bring to you a review of the immensely praised show that is Kuroko no Basket. Even though it is not a very popular show (not even in the top 100), most people that have watched it are immensely positive about it, and it made me wonder why. After being encouraged to watch the show several times, I figured it was the time to do so – and I can say it delivered. I soon became one of the people “enchanted” by the show.
Story: 9/10
Once upon a time, there was a basketball team that demolished each and every competition they came across: the all-star team of Teiko Junior High. The team consisted of 5 basketball players with each an astonishing amount of talent, and their own unique…
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Pros
+Crisp Character designs
+Clear Animation
+Nice Soundtrack
Cons
-Unrealistic
-BL dialogue
-Uninspired storyline -Lackluster protagonist
-Melodramatic
Kuroko no basuke, is a popular basketball manga/anime that strives to be successful as Slam Dunk but falls flat on its non-proverbial ass (this is a big ass grotesque anime) many times along the way. Kuroko no basuke is an anime about a group of basketball players called the generation of Miracles. This legendary densetsu group won all the Japanese junior high basketball championships. In particular the anime concerns the actions of the titular character Kuroko and his transition to seirin high school, his new team and their aspirations for national championship status.
Story 7/10
You would think from what I said earlier the story f…
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To be honest I never expected that I would fall that much in love with this serie. I first didn’t see potential in a basketball game. I couldn’t imagine how they could make such a game exciting. But started since I had been recommended it so much and Hajime no Ippo was the only sports anime I had seen yet. What is about boxing so it is still as much similar to fighting as to sports. So I decided to give it a chance and you cannot believe how happy I am that I saw this serie. However the serie isn’t finished yet, it has become one of my top 5 anime with the potential to jump to number one. If the serie keeps evolving itself, like it is doing now.
But what was so good about it? well I would say everything. But lets starts with probably the best part of the serie the characters. The characte…
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The perfect mix of sports and shounen genre, Kuroko No Basket dominates the genre with a blend of action packed entertainment accompanied by competitive atmospheres. After the split of the Generation of Miracles—a middle school overpowered basketball team—Kuroko, a stoic ex-member of the GoM, makes it his mission to prove to the world that his style of basketball—teamwork over self-reliance—is equally as effective as any other. Unlike the rest of the GoM, Kuroko's abilities are purely supportive, using methods revolving around passing the ball. Kuroko stumbles upon a strong basketball player named Kagami. Together, the two make it their goal to defeat the GoM. Kuroko often refers to himself as a shadow, which emphasizes light—strong players—when ironically he becomes the Sun to any team he…
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Other reviewers have already covered the "unrealisticness" of Kuroko no Basket, so I'm going to get right into the anime itself; what makes it so good. And what make it so good?
Its storyline and characters.
The storyline is essentially Seirin High School's basketball team trying to be the best of its kind. It contains two of the story's main characters: Kuroko Tetsuya and Kagami Taiga. What makes Kuroko no Basket's characters so interesting is how diverse they are; the story’s main characters, Kuroko and Kagami, could not be more different. This of course, makes the anime interesting, as you get to see the same experiences told with two different perspectives. Strangely enough, while Kuroko and Kagami have completely different personalities and views on the game of basketball, they sha…
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Kuroko No Basket is an anime that was recommended to me by a very good friend of mine who, like me, is a basketball enthusiast. I didn't take his recommendation too seriously when I read the description and found out that this was a sports anime. I never truly had an interest in sports anime since it didn't have a natural appeal to me. Anime were too me, a way to explore new realities, new universes where the laws of logic and (for some reason) gravity doesn't count. Places where you can be a ninja or a soul reaper, even a pirate. A place where even the whiniest loser can find love and romance. A place of fantasy that can sometimes be shattered by reality.
To me anime was that special place, so when I thought about sports anime, I just dismissed it as "probably boring", or "not going to w…
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Short Overall: Thoroughly enjoying, dynamic and engaging, and possesses characters that you will undoubtedly grow to love. Fantastic soundtrack to accompany somewhat seamless scenes, along with great visuals. Although it doesn't have a complicated plot with unexpected twists, Kuroko no Basket gives so much more than just your average sports series.
Previously, Kuroko no Basket had appeared in numerous threads and places whenever i was searching for something new to delve into. As a non-sports fan myself, i wasn't interested in this series until i read the reviews for it. Many of the people's comments stated that although they didn't like sports themselves, they found themselves enjoying the series thoroughly. So, why not try it out?
Characters: Over the 25 episodes, you're introduced…
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It took me a while to get into this anime at first (about 3 episodes) but once it got going, IT GOT GOING and then I was hooked.
Story--
I'm not a huge fan of basketball so I was amazed at how the story kept me interested and opened my eyes to this sport. So in my opinion they story was very well done (considering how much I HATE sports).
The pace of it was good, and kept the my thoughts going on wondering what will happen next.
When they play matches in the game, I always had about 90% of what was going to happen. The reason you watch is because you want to see HOW it happens.
So the forte in this anime is showing how they get to that very obvious win.
Things get a little cheesy at times, but it gets cheesy during the right parts if that makes sense...
Art--
The thing that annoyed…
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"Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships."
As a retired participant familiar with competitive high school basketball, I must admit Kuroko no Basket reminded me of the exact reasons why I fell in love with the sport. Adrenaline, leadership, endurance, and most of all, team work. In a world with so many instructed paths to follow, should one rely on team work, or their own skills in a sport like basketball? Surely, Kuroko no Basket tackles this question with considerable reflexes, not with constant waves of seriousness but with tremendously well organized comedy and series of basketball tournaments, which comprises of flashy to not-so-flashy shots. But, those of you experienced with the sport or have actively followed daily lives of NBA athletes know that made-sh…
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Y'know, for a show which was pretty retarded a lot of times, it wasn't too bad. Now you may be thinking "he didn't give it a 10, what does this man know of this show's greatness". Well, let me explain what it did right and wrong. But first an explanation of the story.
The anime starts off by explaining that a team of 6 players were the legendary super saiyans that had the ability to slap their "special" (special is the keyword here folks) golden cocks in the faces of their opponents. Now let me translate, a middle school team dominated their league and their players were given the name the generation of miracles. Each player in the generation of miracles has their own special ability.
The plot focuses on the relationship between the two main characters, their relationship with their tea…
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What makes a good basketball player? There are many attributes to consider here, but most of them amount to the same thing: athletic ability.
Kuroko Tetsuya lacks it. He's small, he's slim, he cannot dribble, he cannot shoot, and he has no stamina. In fact, everything about him is so incredibly unremarkable that he is practically invisible both on court and off. Thus, he considers himself "a supporting actor, a shadow", one whose goal it is to help another one achieve greatness, or, as he puts it, "to make the brightness of a light stand out".
Originally the rumored phantom sixth man of the "Generation of Miracles", a middle school team who used to demolish the competition, he is tired of his previous teammates' way of playing. With the only recently formed Seirin High School Basketball…
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Note: this is my first review on this site but I'm pretty confident that this will be helpful.
You don't have to know how to play Basketball if you want to enjoy this show or watch the NBA- though you should try just to see what it's like in real life but Kuroko no Basuket, also known as Kuroko's Basketball is an anime that will keep you glued to your seat from the first episode. Now, I have to say that I wasn't a very big fan of sports anime, in fact I disliked the whole lot of it, or I just didn't really have any interest in them. I have watched (The prince of tennis) before and it was average to me. I've heard of (Slam Dunk) and other sports anime that were famous but they sounded boring to me(not anymore). Kuroko to Basuket was the first sports anime that I gave myself a chance to wat…
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The most common criticism I've seen so far of Kuroko no Basket has been how unrealistic it is. I myself am an avid basketball fan who plays regularly and watches NBA games. I can understand the criticism as this anime has a lot of spectacular dunks, blocks and flashy passes, the stuff you usually only see in highlight reels, but occurs regularly throughout the games in here. There's also the shounen elements with the special powers of Generation of Miracles members and other things such as the "martial arts" Seiho employs.
That being said, I am completely ok with this. Why? Because it makes it interesting. Think about it. As a basketball fan, it'd be great to see the teams run plays like the triangle or pick and roll, but you can't expect the average viewer to understand what's going on.…
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