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Jul 6, 2015
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, but it's also unique in a way that the main characters don't only seek to be the best, but to beat 5 specific people. As the story unfolds we have few sidesteps from the main story and most of it is predictable. However, the plot keeps you going since you always want to see Kuroko's other teammates and learn about them.

I am a person that can continue watching shows even after they are spoiled for me, but if you really can't handle knowing most of what will happen in the next episode, you might want to skip this show.

Art: 5/5 Art, 4/5 Animation, Total 9/10

The art and animation is detailed and thoroughly done. The animators, drawers, whatever they're called making this animation and art have really outdone themselves. I mean, I really have nothing to complain about. However, when watching I noticed that some of the animation might've been missing some frames.

Sound: 3/4 Voices, 2/2 OP/ED , 4/4 OST, Total 9/10

I can't complain a lot about the voices except for a few unfitting ones on a few of the supporting characters, however these don't really matter and the voice actors for Kagami, Midorima and Kuroko I think are exceptional.
The OP and ED of Kuroko no Basketball are definetly not lacking and work really well for introducing the episod eand ending it. Can't complain.

Now for the OST, we have Gyakushuu, Kagami Taiga, Misdirection and ofcourse Sessen. If you haven't heard Sessen or missed it in the anime, then I beg you; seriously. Go listen to it. Right now. The OST collection this anime has is one of the best if not the best. Seriously.

Character: 3/5 Design, 4/5 Development, Total 7/10

The characters are kind of simple and clichè, but they got nice details to them and the fact that they represent a color of their own(Each have a color in their name) is really neat. Though the characters might seem clichè, I know the original mangaka put a lot of work into them. I can't see why people would dislike any of the characters for a bad design. The team is enjoyable to watch and even the simple talk is great, there's even more development further which makes me really like this show.

Our two main characters and a description:
Kuroko - strongwilled though silent, a bit of a smart type MC
Kagami - probably more of a MC than Kuroko, eats a lot(cliché), musclehead

And also, plot twist: The girl is the coach, not the manager!
Throughout the anime we have nice development arcs and we have deep insight in what the characters feel and think. The characters are never left alone once in the spotlight and the anime does a good job at the development(for a shounen anime!).

Enjoyment: 9/10

I really enjoyed this anime, though I maybe liked the 2nd season a bit more. There are neatly placed puns and jokes inbetween the serious matches and the anime is both full of action and full of great humour.

Overall: 8/10

8/10 for very good. It is a good anime to watch but it's not a must see though it gives sometimes a good laugh and sometimes scenes so serious you think you're playing basketball yourself. I recommend it to everyone with the random thought "I should watch a sports anime"(the case for me). And if you've already watched it, you should watch "Haikyuu!" which probably is my favourite sports-and overall anime.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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