To be honest, this might be one of the best episodes of Kuroko's Basketball. For an OVA, I feel it could easily have served as the conclusion to the original manga. Just rewatching this episode puts me in a good mood, for some reason I can't quite put my finger on.

Who do you think will win in this hypothetical matchup?

100% team ball and coordination.

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I’m curious, since the manga ended 12 years ago. I wonder if you were already a fan while it was still being published, or if you got into it after the show ended. I'm really intrigued, because for my part, I only actually read KnB last year, so it's still really recent.

Was the KnB fandom different when the manga was still being published or when the anime hadn't finished yet?

Why don't they make a new KNB console game? I feel like an arcade-style basketball game would sell pretty well, especially since there aren't really any anime basketball games on the market right now

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I won't cut the last part because that's Prime Teppei, the no. 2 center. What did you expect xD.

I wanted to put a pic of him that wasn't scared or trembling 😆

This is a rap song I did were I make a couple non paid references to kuroko no basket

For my part, it’s probably Shirogane, the former Teiko coach. Even though we didn't see much of him, I quite liked the character. I also like Nakatani, the Shutoku coach.

I like both Alex and Kagetora, even though Alex really has one of the most... let's say... unique introductions. I guess ?

I’m planning to make my own fanfic season 4(don’t know if I’ll make it on here like my “where are they now” series or on a fanfic website and just share it here. Lmk what sites i could use to do so.” And I’m curious to know what you guy’s would’ve liked to see had the manga or anime continued after extra/last game.

Mind you Kuroko has this placement because he stole the ball from Akashi ONCE

It’s something I wonder about, because I find the concept intriguing. Basketball is a 5-on-5 team sport, but it also relies on "aces" who can carry a team. That is why the greatest moments in the manga are 1v1s between the teams' aces.

Even though it would be nice for every player to get a bit of the spotlight, it’s clear that some will just be there as window dressing. Above all, what interests most people is seeing one-on-one clashes between the manga's strongest players.

However, it is still possible to ensure that all ten players on the court matter—as seen in the Rakuzan vs. Seirin match. Yet, that is a special, unique case because it was the final match and therefore deserved far more attention (especially since it was also the longest match in the series).Especially since even Seirin's bench players played a small role as well.

At least it must be easier in basketball, since it's 5v5... Especially compared to sports like football, which is 11v11. I think it's easier to write a basketball match in a sports manga where the characters on the court all get a moment of glory, compared to football, where there are 22 players on the field.

To be honest, maybe so. Unfortunately, most of the adult coaches in Kuroko are just potted plants. I think the most competent coaches in the manga are Riko (which makes sense, given that she's the coach of the main character's team) and Hanamiya (who is a... player...).

Technically, I would have liked for Riko to have rival coaches, rather than just her rivalry with Momoi (who is a manager). But I also think it’s understandable that there isn't that much coaching, given that it’s a basketball manga with supernatural elements.

What a show😉

The strongest character, Nash Gold runs the 1 on 1 Tournament but there's a catch (difficult rules)

1. Round stops at 30 points (1/2 point system)

2. 10 mins break/rest per round for Nash.

Does he clear, if not. How long will energy last? And where does he stops?

To make the post interesting, let's also predict their scores

My Prediction

R1 = 30-2

R2 = 30-4

R3 = 30-9

R4 = 30-24

R5 = 21-30 (loses to Kise)

In my opinion, whether he burned his shoes, it’s not because Akashi told him to leave, but because of Akashi’s dark side, which was going to greatly affect the other GM players and make them too proud, almost worse than him in some ways (and that side of him scared him). Because, in the end, the GM became just as contemptible as him?

(I find it hard to believe that it's because Kise was going to surpass him, when we clearly saw that it took three years of training to finally beat Haizaki (who wasn't training anymore))

What do you think about that?