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Kuroko's Basketball

TV·2012–2015·3 seasons, 75 episodes·MBS·Animation, Comedy, Drama·24m·8.4

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In the story, Kagami Taiga has just enrolled into Seirin High School when he meets Kuroko Tetsuya of the school's basketball team. Kuroko happens to be the shadowy sixth member of the legendary Generation of Miracles basketball team. Together, Kagami and Kuroko aim to take their team to the inter-high school championship - against Kuroko's former teammates.

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  1. 01Kuroko's Basketball S03E01I'm Just Going at Full StrengthS03E01 · 7.3After defeating Yōsen High, Seirin is interviewed for Basketball Monthly. After the interview Kagami heads outside to visit with his old friend, Tatsuya Himuro, and Alex, but instead of being able to resolve their differences he runs into one Shōgo Haizaki of Fukuda Sōgō Academy. He is trying to flirt with Alex, making Kagami mad, but before Kagami can act Kise arrives on the scene and reveals that Haizaki was a starter on the Generation of Miracles team before he arrived. Kagami heads back in to ask Kuroko about this news only to find out the final quarterfinal will feature a showdown between Kise and Haizaki, with the winner moving on to face Seirin in the semifinals.
  2. 02Kuroko's Basketball S03E15We AlreadyS03E15 · 7.3The old coach advises to Aomine to keep playing basketball until he can find a worthy opponent. Teiko wins the National finals. The old coach collapses and the young one takes over coaching the team. The team individually undergoes rapid growth in power. Aomine leaves mid-practice and the coach gives him permission to skip practices, leaving Aomine in even more despair. After an act of insubordination, Akashi goes head to head with Murasakibara, and just when Akashi is about to lose, he switches personalities and crushes Murasakibara. Akashi gives the rest of the team permission to skip practice as long as they win matches. He later tells Kuroko who failed to convince Aomine that there is two of him.
  3. 03Kuroko's Basketball S02E18I Won't LoseS02E18 · 7.0An intense battle between the Aces of their teams, Aomine and Kagami, begins. Both never give in to each other and blocked the shots of each other. The other players on the court are very amazed at the battle of the Aces in the Zone, which makes their focus and reaction speed to be at their maximums. Kagami goes to drive past Aomine and scores a basket, to cut Tōō's lead to just 3, 95-98, with 41.5 seconds left. In the next possession for Tōō, Aomine found it difficult to drive past Kagami, but he quickly goes for a Formless Shot.

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Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode25Episodes2012Aired 6.1Season avg
  1. S01E01Kuroko's Basketball S01E01I Am KurokoApril 8, 2012 6.6While recruiting for the basketball club, the Seirin Private High school has managed to pick up some impressive players; a power house, form
  2. S01E02Kuroko's Basketball S01E02I'm SeriousApril 15, 2012 6.3Before anyone can become an official member of the Basketball Club, they first must do display courage. Afterwards, a surprising guest appea
  3. S01E03Kuroko's Basketball S01E03It's Better If I Can't WinApril 22, 2012 6.3Seirin basketball club is playing a practice game at Kaijo High School, the school where Kise attends. After a display of power from Kagami,
  4. S01E04Kuroko's Basketball S01E04Take Care of the Counter Attack!April 29, 2012 6.5The only way to stop Kise is to challenge him with a style he can't copy, Kurokos! The new offensive from Seirin is closing the point gap, u
  5. S01E05Kuroko's Basketball S01E05Your BasketballMay 6, 2012 6.5Serin is victorious against Kaijo, barely. It is a shock to Kise, who has never lost in his life. After the game, another former Teiko Midd
  6. S01E06Kuroko's Basketball S01E06Let Me Tell You Two ThingsMay 13, 2012 6.3Serins first opponent in the inter-high tournament is Shinkyo high, a middle tier school until last year. With the addition of a two meter
  7. S01E07Kuroko's Basketball S01E07You'll See Something AmazingMay 20, 2012 6.3After their win over Shinkyo, Seirin goes on to crush their next few opponents. Realizing too much confidence is brewing, the team is taken
  8. S01E08Kuroko's Basketball S01E08Season's bestNow That I Think About ItMay 27, 2012 6.7Seirin takes on Seiho, a squad built around an invincible defense. The unorthodox manner in the way Seiko moves is finally understood, but i
  9. S01E09Kuroko's Basketball S01E09To WinJune 2, 2012 6.3Seirin's game continues against Seiho with neither team giving up points. Kuroko and Kagami are pulled after the first quarter, to preserve
  10. S01E10Kuroko's Basketball S01E10I Can't Have ThatJune 10, 2012 6.7Kuroko has rejoined the game in the final moments, but it seems that one of the players has him figured out. Seirin is playing hard, but if
  11. S01E11Kuroko's Basketball S01E11That's Not ItJune 17, 2012 6.3Seirin is holding their own against Shutoku, but in the 2nd half Midorima and Takao’s abilities are unleashed, shutting down Seirin’s game c
  12. S01E12Kuroko's Basketball S01E12What Is "Victory"June 24, 2012 6.7The pressure of the game is causing Kagami skills to rapidly increase; he continues to score keeping Seirin in the game. But his thoughts ar
  13. S01E13Kuroko's Basketball S01E13I Believed in YouJuly 1, 2012 6.3With only 10 minutes left, Seirin is in trouble. Kagami has run out of gas and Midorima shows no sign of stopping. Kuroko is back in the g
  14. S01E14Kuroko's Basketball S01E14You Look Just Like HimJuly 8, 2012 4.4After an awkward dinner involving rival basketball teams, Kuroko happens upon a dog that looks just like him. The dog quickly gathered favor
  15. S01E15Kuroko's Basketball S01E15Don't Make Me LaughJuly 15, 2012 4.2Kuroko explains part of the history of the "Generation of Miracle" to Kagami.
  16. S01E16Kuroko's Basketball S01E16Let's GoJuly 22, 2012 6.3Even without Aomine, Touou Academy is dominating against Seirin. It is an uphill battle against Touou Academy individual style of play and
  17. S01E17Kuroko's Basketball S01E17You're All RidiculousJuly 29, 2012 6.3In a few minutes of play, Aomie has demonstrated why he is a force to be reckoned with, with Kuroko benched in the 2nd half, will the team b
  18. S01E18Kuroko's Basketball S01E18No!!August 5, 2012 6.3Aomie is unstoppable, but Serin hasn't given up yet. But with Kagami pulled in the last few minutes, can the team play without him?
  19. S01E19Kuroko's Basketball S01E19On to a New ChallengeAugust 19, 2012 6.3The only thing you can do is pick yourself up and move on. Some can move on faster, while others wallow in their own darkness. A new beginni
  20. S01E20Kuroko's Basketball S01E20I Don't Want to BeAugust 19, 2012 6.0Kiyoshi has a plan for Kuroko and Kagami to get them over their slump. Kuroko, on the other hand, think he needs to be pulled.
  21. S01E21Kuroko's Basketball S01E21Let's Get StartedAugust 26, 2012 5.5The training camp from hell has begun.
  22. S01E22Kuroko's Basketball S01E22I'll Win Even If It Kills MeSeptember 2, 2012 5.5The training camp is over and everyone has learned something about themselves. But the team is not ready to leave yet, as there is a game ha
  23. S01E23Kuroko's Basketball S01E23I'm Not Mature!September 9, 2012 6.3Kise copy technique has lead Kaijo to take the early lead. With Touou keeping pace, Aomine is enjoying the pressure and is getting better ea
  24. S01E24Kuroko's Basketball S01E24Don't Get the Wrong IdeaSeptember 16, 2012 6.3Touou Academy has not stolen the game like expected. If they can’t break away, Kise will finally reach full potential.
  25. S01E25Kuroko's Basketball S01E25Our BasketballSeptember 23, 2012 6.3The game has reached a fever pitch and some of the players are about to break. Can Kise keep up copy of Aomine or will Aomine finally be abl

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season02Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode25Episodes2013–14Aired 5.9Season avg
  1. S02E01Kuroko's Basketball S02E01I Never Thought We'd Meet HereOctober 6, 2013 6.5Seirin's first years participate in a street basketball tournament where they meet Tatsuya Himuro and Atsushi Murasakibara from Yōsen High.
  2. S02E02Kuroko's Basketball S02E02At The Winter CupOctober 13, 2013 4.4The street ball game gets called off due to heavy rain. Meanwhile, Momoi reveals that Aomine did not play in the Inter-High finals due to in
  3. S02E03Kuroko's Basketball S02E03Start!!!October 20, 2013 4.6The Winter Cup preliminaries gets under way, with the newly-looked Seirin taking on Josei High. This marks the official return for center, '
  4. S02E04Kuroko's Basketball S02E04There is Only One AnswerOctober 27, 2013 5.0Seirin first takes on Senshinkan High, who the former has lost twice to in the past 2 years. Seirin takes the game 78-61. Shutoku also took
  5. S02E05Kuroko's Basketball S02E05I've Been Waiting For ThisNovember 3, 2013 6.3Scoreline is 25-16, when Seirin is still leading. Kagami showed his improvement by power jumping twice in a row to stop Midorima's fake and
  6. S02E06Kuroko's Basketball S02E06I Surpassed You Long AgoNovember 10, 2013 6.3With Kuroko on the court, Seirin's team spirit has never been higher. Using his new invisible drive he is able to successfully take on Midor
  7. S02E07Kuroko's Basketball S02E07Give UpNovember 17, 2013 6.3Due to the rush of the matches, there is no overtime, hence the match ends with a tie at 104 apiece. On the other side, Kirisaki Daiichi def
  8. S02E08Kuroko's Basketball S02E08We're the Seirin High School Basketball Team!November 24, 2013 6.3Hyuga officially joins the basketball team, and so does Riko. They win their first matches and entered the final match against Kirisaki Daii
  9. S02E09Kuroko's Basketball S02E09I Will Defeat You!December 1, 2013 4.6Up next is Seirin against Kirisaki Daiichi. As usual, Kirisaki Daiichi plays dirty, on offense and defense, trying to injure the opposing pl
  10. S02E10Kuroko's Basketball S02E10It's TrustDecember 8, 2013 6.7Seirin leads by 5 points going into the 2nd half, and Kirisaki Daiichi executes their trap, in which Hanamiya gets his steals with 100% accu
  11. S02E11Kuroko's Basketball S02E11Don't Be RidiculousDecember 15, 2013 6.7Seirin managed to break free of Kirisaki Daiichi's 'spider web'. However, the game is still not over with Hanamiya having another card up hi
  12. S02E12Kuroko's Basketball S02E12I Look Forward to ItDecember 22, 2013 4.8After the winter cup prelimenaries, Seirin had their rest at a hotspring. At the same time, Tōō Academy is there, it's a surprise for them t
  13. S02E13Kuroko's Basketball S02E13Definitely This TimeJanuary 5, 2014 6.7Before the Winter Cup starts, Akashi summons the rest of the Generation of Miracles, along with Kuroko. Kagami also joins in and it is a bad
  14. S02E14Kuroko's Basketball S02E14Useless EffortJanuary 12, 2014 6.7Seirin managed to keep on pace with Tōō Academy. However, things just don't go right when Kuroko has both his moves being stopped consecutiv
  15. S02E15Kuroko's Basketball S02E15I Think He's Extremely HappyJanuary 19, 2014 6.7Kagami managed to hold Aomine and put Seirin close to Tōō Academy. Only down by 2, Seirin seemed to be able to keep in pace. However, anothe
  16. S02E16Kuroko's Basketball S02E16We Win Now!January 25, 2014 6.7Imayoshi is able to immobilise Kuroko, and Sakurai manages to stop Hyuga's Barrier Jumper, both actions being instructed by Momoi. Aomine go
  17. S02E17Kuroko's Basketball S02E17I Believe in HimFebruary 1, 2014 6.7At this stage, stopping the stronger Aomine has become the priority for Seirin, if not the latter will lose the game. After slowing getting
  18. S02E18Kuroko's Basketball S02E18Season's bestI Won't LoseFebruary 8, 2014 7.0An intense battle between the Aces of their teams, Aomine and Kagami, begins. Both never give in to each other and blocked the shots of each
  19. S02E19Kuroko's Basketball S02E19Tell MeFebruary 15, 2014 4.4After the tough and close win over Tōō, the Seirin team decides to find a place to rest and rejuvenate. With no places to go due to various
  20. S02E20Kuroko's Basketball S02E20Of Course It's Not EasyFebruary 22, 2014 5.0While the match between Seirin and Nakamiya South progresses, at Touou Academy's library, Imayoshi and Susa discussed about Seirin's possibi
  21. S02E21Kuroko's Basketball S02E21First Basket!!March 1, 2014 5.5Still unable to score against Murasakibara and the Yōsen team, Seirin resorted to Kuroko taking shots, and they are back on track in the gam
  22. S02E22Kuroko's Basketball S02E22It's ObviousMarch 8, 2014 6.3Aomine thinks that Himuro is good, although the latter had never appeared in a tournament in Japan. Back to the match, Himuro executes a sup
  23. S02E23Kuroko's Basketball S02E23I Don't Want to LoseMarch 15, 2014 6.3With Murasakibara finally appearing on the offensive side, Seirin is slowly losing hope of having the chance to win against Yōsen and move o
  24. S02E24Kuroko's Basketball S02E24EnoughMarch 22, 2014 5.4As the match continues in the fourth quarter, Yōsen keeps on maintaining its lead and with Kiyoshi out, the Seirin players face tough times
  25. S02E25Kuroko's Basketball S02E25WinMarch 29, 2014 5.8In the last minute of the fourth quarter, Murasakibara enters the Zone. However, Kagami had so much spirit to win that he exceeded his limit

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Season03Best seasonEpisode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode25Episodes2015Aired 6.5Season avg
  1. S03E01Kuroko's Basketball S03E01Season's bestI'm Just Going at Full StrengthJanuary 10, 2015 7.3After defeating Yōsen High, Seirin is interviewed for Basketball Monthly. After the interview Kagami heads outside to visit with his old fri
  2. S03E02Kuroko's Basketball S03E02This Is MineJanuary 17, 2015 6.3Kise and Haizaki face each other head-to-head for the right to advance to face Seirin. At first it seems that Kise and Haizaki have the same
  3. S03E03Kuroko's Basketball S03E03Don't You Get In My WayJanuary 24, 2015 6.3Haizaki's skill is not copying a move he's seen once, but to "pillage" it. Kaijo starts to be cornered as each player's signature plays are
  4. S03E04Kuroko's Basketball S03E04I'll Take This For NowJanuary 31, 2015 4.4The final four of Winter Cup has finally been decided: Rakuzan, Shutoku, Seirin, and Kaijo. However, on the day of the semi-finals, Kuroko a
  5. S03E05Kuroko's Basketball S03E05I Know None of ThatFebruary 7, 2015 6.3As the second half of the match between Shutoku and Rakuzan starts, Akashi uses his eye, it is revealed that Akashi was the one who found Ku
  6. S03E06Kuroko's Basketball S03E06I Will Offer ThemFebruary 15, 2015 6.3Facing Akashi's Emperor Eye, which sees the future movements of the opponents, Shutoku looks like they had no hand to play. But the will to
  7. S03E07Kuroko's Basketball S03E07It Makes Me LaughFebruary 22, 2015 6.3After the match Rakuzan vs.Shutoku, Rakuzan wins with the score of 86 - 70 against Shutoku. For the Shutoku team, it is a very huge defeat t
  8. S03E08Kuroko's Basketball S03E08True LightMarch 1, 2015 6.7The battle between Seirin and Kaijo finally begins. Seirin tries to secure their victory by striking first, but Kise unexpectedly begins usi
  9. S03E09Kuroko's Basketball S03E09Don't Underestimate Us!March 8, 2015 6.7The Seirin-Kaijo game was white-hot due to the battle between their ace players. With the defense and offense reversed now, Seirin goes on t
  10. S03E10Kuroko's Basketball S03E10In Order to WinMarch 15, 2015 6.3Kise's injury becomes worse. His coach orders him to step down the court for a while and rest until the last two minutes of the last quarter
  11. S03E11Kuroko's Basketball S03E11This Time, For SureMarch 22, 2015 6.7Kise recovers and manages to fill the 15-point gap. Kaijo becomes the lead with a score of 78-77. Seirin becomes restless and their moves be
  12. S03E12Kuroko's Basketball S03E12He is the Best PlayerMarch 29, 2015 6.3Kuroko finally finds a way to stop Kise, and Seirin wins with a deciding shot made by Kuroko. The episode ends with Kuroko telling a story a
  13. S03E13Kuroko's Basketball S03E13A Day With Blue SkiesApril 5, 2015 6.3Kuroko is first placed into Teiko's third string basketball team. However, after practicing everyday after school with Aomine, Akashi realis
  14. S03E14Kuroko's Basketball S03E14...SorryApril 12, 2015 6.3Nijimura gives the captain position to Akashi because his father is sick. Akashi now becomes captain. The Teiko coach comes back. Midorima a
  15. S03E15Kuroko's Basketball S03E15We AlreadyApril 19, 2015 7.3The old coach advises to Aomine to keep playing basketball until he can find a worthy opponent. Teiko wins the National finals. The old coac
  16. S03E16Kuroko's Basketball S03E16What is Victory?April 26, 2015 6.3Kuroko get's knocked unconscious in the game before the grand final, in which Teiko is set to play against Kuroko's friend, Shige's team. Ku
  17. S03E17Kuroko's Basketball S03E17Final Tip OffMay 3, 2015 6.7Seirin prepare mentally for the grand final match of the Winter Cup. Kagami and Tatsuya finally properly reconcile. The teams from previous
  18. S03E18Kuroko's Basketball S03E18Isn't It the Best?May 10, 2015 6.3Kagami dangerously continues using up his stamina in the zone, Riko swaps Kuroko for Mitobe so that Kagami can focus on offence. Akashi pair
  19. S03E19Kuroko's Basketball S03E19A Miracle Will Not HappenMay 17, 2015 6.7Kuroko observes Mayuzumi's play from the sidelines. Seirin subs in first-year Furihata to lure Rakuzan, but he quickly gets fatigued after f
  20. S03E20Kuroko's Basketball S03E20Weight of ResolveMay 24, 2015 6.7Rakuzan vs. Seirin enters the third quarter. Seirin, not giving up, entrusts their scorers Hyuga and Kagami with all their hope. However, ev
  21. S03E21Kuroko's Basketball S03E21In My Own Way, I'm DesperateMay 31, 2015 6.7Izuki manages to interfere with Rakuzan's Kitari Hayama's five-finger-dribble offense, by predicting future moves and coordinating with Kuro
  22. S03E22Kuroko's Basketball S03E22A WarningJune 7, 2015 6.3Hyuga rejoins the match in fourth quarter and scores the first three, flourishing under the pressure and having worked out how to tell the d
  23. S03E23Kuroko's Basketball S03E23Why Don't We Give Up?June 14, 2015 6.3Faced by Akashi's huge zone of defence, Kagami despairs, having reached the bottom of the zone, but seeing no way to open the "door". Kuroko
  24. S03E24Kuroko's Basketball S03E24So It Was YouJune 21, 2015 6.7Akashi starts supporting the team by setting up perfect opportunities which also boosts their morale. The watching members of the Generation
  25. S03E25Kuroko's Basketball S03E25Many Times OverJuly 1, 2015 7.0With 40 seconds left in the game, Rakuzan is in the lead, 105-98. Kagami scores with 27 seconds left. With 17 seconds left, Izuki is the onl

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