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Kuroko no Basket 3rd Season OT
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The Silver
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Kiyoshi's story is still the most bittersweet part of this. His knees are done after this game, and he'll probably never hit his full potential. He gave everything just to have one tournament to play with his bros.
I wish I could spare some feels for Kiyoshi but right before Kuroko I watched the finals match in Ace of Diamond, shit can bring out the manly single tear.
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We haven't seen Kise, either.
Every sports anime has that one episode where the protagonist team suffers a crushing defeat. Seirin had that against Aomine (da gawd) but it wasn't as soul crushing as the major losses in Haikyu or Ace of Diamonds.
Kiyoshi is still a manly mutha fucker though.
Also put Spider Man in KNB:
http://youtu.be/r1YFr8fe-zw
damn, he really did. couldn't remember at all, guess it wasn't too big of a deal. I need to rewatch the to'o and yosen matches.
and yeah kise doesn't need zone, his perfect copy is practically zone anyways
His Perfect Copy IS the zone.
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Well Seirin got flat out destroyed, other two title losses involving major choke job by their team so I guess it more impactful lol
The Silver
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Of all the GoM's I would hate to face Murasaki the most, At least with a Aomine or Kise I can respect how badly they're styling on me.
Mura would just stand there like an intimidating golem. Dude just completely shuts you down and won't let you make any points, even Rakuzan let you make points. That shit woud destroy my soul.
Mura would just stand there like an intimidating golem. Dude just completely shuts you down and won't let you make any points, even Rakuzan let you make points. That shit woud destroy my soul.
With AoD,
it was the fact that it was the 3rd years' last chance to make it and they got so damn close.
That was true despair shit when Seido choked at the last moment.
That was true despair shit when Seido choked at the last moment.
Ippo vs Date Eiji still the GOAT "Sports anime protagonist loss." That shit hurt my soul.
Didn't Yosen stop that one team from scoring completely? Bruh, that shit would make me quit the game forever. I'd even stop watching games on TV.
Didn't Yosen stop that one team from scoring completely? Bruh, that shit would make me quit the game forever. I'd even stop watching games on TV.
Gentle Rodriguez
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I don't think he's good enough to be able to get there, I'd love to see it though. There HAS to be something Kuroko hasn't shown off, it's his show, it can't end with him doing nothing new.
He did do something. He never gave up. Kagami's Zone 2 will be the pinnacle, I bet.
Kuroko isn't good enough to enter Zone. The gateway only appears to prodigies, and Kuroko isn't very good at basketball (he can't shoot or dribble particularly well, he has low stamina, etc.) He gets by on his passes, misdirection, gimmicks, and being cunning and able to come up with new strategies and tactics on the fly based on observation.
Which means he's about to bust out some YuGiOh tier bullshit strategy to counter Akashi.
That's lame if that's all of it. There has to be something that Kuroko will do. I don't think Kagami alone will be enough. The light and shadow must be one in order to defeat Akashi.
Lol, I was thinking the same thing. He must have a BS tier thing to defeat Akashi.
Gentle Rodriguez
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The show is called Kuroko's Basketball, it has to be more than that. Kuroko's entire reason for joining Seirin was to prove the rest that his basketball can prevail, and having Kagami just one manning everything doesn't exactly prove that.
First off, the animation this week as golden, Kiyoshi dunking, Hyuuga's jump shot, and Akashi's dribbles.
Talk about being broken man, Akashi is already a god, and the boy pull some Zone action on Seirin? Dang.
Hyuuga the GOAT tho, puts work on whatever team, or whatever match up. Revived the team defensively and dropped a bunch of 3s.
Kagami on the 2nd Zone is probably going to be some Reggie Miller vs Knicks, or T-Mac vs Spurs type stuff. And I can't wait lol
GIF of Akashi going 5 on 1 lol
Talk about being broken man, Akashi is already a god, and the boy pull some Zone action on Seirin? Dang.
Hyuuga the GOAT tho, puts work on whatever team, or whatever match up. Revived the team defensively and dropped a bunch of 3s.
Kagami on the 2nd Zone is probably going to be some Reggie Miller vs Knicks, or T-Mac vs Spurs type stuff. And I can't wait lol
GIF of Akashi going 5 on 1 lol
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His basketball is team play. He sucks on his own.
Him coming out of the shadows is sort of the point of the story though. Which made him less effective as a shadow because he developed skills outside of that.
If Kuroko had a zone then he would basically turn completely invisible.
I would not count out the possibility of him going into da zone but it's less likely. It would kinda be bad and inconsistent writing if he does.
Kagami can't win alone. He can maybe shutdown Akashi alone but to win every person on the team has to put in work. And so far everyone on Seiren has put in work even the benchwarmers.
I would not count out the possibility of him going into da zone but it's less likely. It would kinda be bad and inconsistent writing if he does.
Kagami can't win alone. He can maybe shutdown Akashi alone but to win every person on the team has to put in work. And so far everyone on Seiren has put in work even the benchwarmers.
In a way Akashi is the reason why Kuroko really never developed. When Aomine taught Kuroko how to shoot, he made an observation about how come Akashi didn't see the potential of Kuroko. Now looking at back at it Akashi knew that for the good of the team they didn't need Kuroko to develop to be a better player. He was there only to pass the ball.
Magicgamer101
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I'm still upset we'll never get to see the GOAT Aomine enter the zone with his love of basketball back and while he's been training.
He's the second best (no debate) on the team and hasn't practiced in over a year.
He's the second best (no debate) on the team and hasn't practiced in over a year.
But even before Akashi got a hold of him, we saw that Kuroko wasn't really developing at all despite practicing harder than anyone at Teiko. It wasn't until Akashi that got him to use his personal lack of presence as an advantage and inspired him to develop misdirection that he showed any promise as a player. Aomine's comment was more about how Akashi didn't take into account that having Kuroko learn such an extremely supportive style made it that much harder, if not impossible, for him to improve in other areas. The Phantom Shot is, after all, the result of Kuroko being unable to shoot using the traditional form because passing is so built into his muscle memory.
Of course, we now see that it probably wasn't so much that Akashi didn't notice, but that he didn't care. He even knew Kuroko's misdirection would become less effective over time, but that didn't concern him. Kuroko helped Teiko win while he was there, so what's it matter to Akashi if he becomes useless in the future?
We really need another arc with the National Sports Meet. That Seirin v Tohou rematch needs to happen. Also need Tohou vs Rakuzan, but with Aomine and Akashi actually in the match this time.
I definitely want to see Aomine vs Akashi. Though, Aomine kept saying that there's no one who can beat him. I wonder if he sees Akashi as someone who can't beat him or he does not his former teammates as someone else. Was it even explained or it's really up to viewers imagination?
The Silver
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Honestly I don't think the author even knows who would win that match
Dominican Power
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This is Sasuke levels of broken.
From what manga readers have said, this was the longest match there too.
Silent_Ocarina
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Wait, Akashi guiding Kuroko to focus on passing didn't make it harder for him to learn how to shoot. He was already bad at shooting. If anything, it made it easier by giving Aomine the idea to change his form. Aomine suspected Akashi of sabotaging Kuroko's growth, but Akashi revealed that he didn't permit Kuroko to do these things because they directly contribute to his lack of presence fading. Without his lack of presence, Kuroko is no better than the average player according to Akashi.
It made it harder for him to use the traditional form because of how his hand was trained to push the ball, which is why Aomine suggested the switch. Sure, he always sucked at shooting, but conditioning his muscles like that only made him improving in that area harder. He had to develop an entirely new shot to compensate.
What we need is a 2016 season based on the Olympics so we can see team Japan beating the Dream Team IV for the golden medal in Brazil.
On these sports animes, what I enjoy the most is when all the best players get together to play for Japan on international tournaments. It mostly happens on football animes tho.
It's not that you'd have more than those 7 play, but for the sake of a full team with subs and reserves, add 8 more being a mix of uncrowned champs and the other top players.
Yeah, I would to at least see an OVA like that.
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There is a Gaiden going on... not vs Team USA, but vs a team from USA.
The Last Wizard
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This kirisaki dai ichi match is pissing me off.
Fuck those dudes. Only time I actually got upset watching this show.
The Last Wizard
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Yea, so far I've been good but this is ridiculous. As someone who watches basketball this takes too much suspension of disbelief.
Oh boy... are there some surprises in store for you man.
Yeah that team had to have paid off the refs in that match.
Is this a team formed by the children of Jordan, Piper, Johnson, Kareem and Dennis Rodman (for comedy purposes)?
For Dahbomb: http://i.imgur.com/rgW01kx.png (it's from the new manga so it might be spoilers for some)
It's streetball players that might be higher level than the Generation of Miracles. One guy is faster than Aomine, jumps higher than Kagami and stronger than Murasakibara.
That picture is amazing.
The Silver
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goddamn MURICA
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Okay, not the Ace of Diamond thread, but holy shit, I hate Sawamura as a character.
Either he's a way too hyperactive dumbass, or he's a weak-willed loser. Hate!
Either he's a way too hyperactive dumbass, or he's a weak-willed loser. Hate!
The Silver
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Right now im watching the rematch scrimmage against Raichi's team.
Starting to feel like the author hates Sawamura, he's constantly giving shounen power up/believe in myself speeches but then never delivers and just chokes. He's supposed to be the strong willed Naruto to Furuya's prodigy Sasuke but now Furuya is looking much more strong willed on top of being a prodigy.
Seido has their work cut out for them with the cleanup crew gone, their batting has become ass.
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Furuya should be the ace, Sawamura should be relief, and Kawakami should quit the team.
And yeah, they don't have any batters now... Haruichi should be good, though.
Yeah that show has a weak main character. It's all about the side characters and the baseball plays though.
KnB sort of subverts the main character role. Honestly it's shared by Kuroko and Kagami at this point. With these sports anime it's usually the "team" that is the main character.
"They're staying in the refs' blind spot!"
Bruh, everyone in the damn arena can see them beating the fuck out of Kiyoshi. Kise was in nosebleed seats like "Yo, are the refs blind?" The coach had to have paid them.
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