Kuroko no Basket Movie 2: Winter Cup - Namida no Saki e

Seirin High School's quarterfinal opponent in the Winter Cup is the highly defensive Yousen High School. Much of their "Shield of Aegis" defense is thanks to Atsushi Murasakibara, one of Tetsuya Kuroko's former "Generation of Miracles" teammates, and Tatsuya Himuro, a skilled player who has a history with Taiga Kagami.

Unable to settle their previous score, Kagami and Himuro resolve to use this high-stakes match to determine the superior player. At the same time, Kuroko's past gripes with his former teammate make the atmosphere on the court even more intense.

If they manage to make it past Yousen, Seirin's old rivals at Kaijou High await them in the semifinals, including another of Kuroko's former teammates, Ryouta Kise. Figuring out how to dismantle Kise's "Perfect Copy" will be the key to Seirin's victory, but this may be a tall order when they realize that Kaijou's star has learned to copy the other Miracles' playstyles.

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Kuroko, Tetsuya Main

Kise, Ryouta Main

Kagami, Taiga Main

Murasakibara, Atsushi Main

Aomine, Daiki Supporting

Akashi, Seijuurou Supporting

Kamiya, Hiroshi Japanese

Midorima, Shintarou Supporting

Kiyoshi, Teppei Supporting

Momoi, Satsuki Supporting

Hyuuga, Junpei Supporting

Morihiro, Fumi Producer

Kuroki, Rui Producer

Tada, Shunsuke Director

Mima, Masafumi Sound Director

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Apr 18, 2017

Cloe900311

Recommended

*This review is not recommended for you to read if you have not watched or read the series.

Story: There is nothing new added to this movie. This film follows Touou and Seirin's second game; Aomine agrees to teach Kuroko how to shoot, Seirin and Yosen play against each other, a bit of Himuro and Kagami's past and relationship is shown, and then Kaijo and Seirin play against each other. This movie also included moments from the Teiko days, which was great at making viewers feel nostalgic. (9/10)

Art: The art is the same as the episodes. The only difference should be the opening theme song with ... the characters handling a ball. The ending card's art resembled the opening theme song's. (8/10)

Sound: The BGM was great at bringing out the intensity of the moments, and the emotions the characters experienced, including their frustration and anguish. The voice acting was done nicely, just like in the episodes. The observations, determination, and feelings of relief and joy...they were all conveyed clearly. (9/10)

Character: The characters were great. This recap did a great job at showing Kise's character development; from someone who used to play basketball by himself to someone who realizes he loves his team and wants to lead them to victory, therefore he learned to work with them. There was good character development for Murasakibara too, because he became frustrated and unknowingly to him, deeply loves basketball. It was wonderful to see how determined Murasakibara and Kise were at winning. Also, Akashi and Aomine proved to be great audience members as they included their own thoughts to the games they watched. (9/10)

Enjoyment: I definitely enjoyed this movie. The emotions I had when I first watched Kuroko's Basketball were revived as I relived these moments in the film. I found myself rooting for Yosen and Kaijo as I wanted them to win so much, even though I already knew who would win... I enjoyed the little moments that were given to characters who were not playing on the court. There was some comedy included to balance things out. (10/10)

Overall: This movie was a pleasure to watch. If you love the series and want to revisit it and get nostalgic, haven't seen the series in a while and forgot parts of it, or love anything that is related to the series...it's an overall worthwhile experience. It successfully brought back memories and highlighted important moments. (10/10)

Reviewer’s Rating: 10

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Sep 8, 2020

Eoussama

Recommended

Hey, you; there, hey, yes you, I'm trying to get your attention and hopefully save you from being spoiled because much like the first highlights movie, I don't know why nobody is mentioning this but despite being listed on the second season's page, it contains spoilers for the first half of season three, so be aware, if you have not seen season 3, or at least the first 12 episodes of it then it's better to avoid watching this until afterward.

Much like the first highlights movie, it's like condensing the episodes together and slicing off all the filler and padding, leaving you only with an ... intense well-paced game of epic Basketball. The movie features the game against Murasakibara and Kise from season 2 and 3 respectively, this format is really working out good for this franchise.

I mean, expect nothing special, if anything, these highlights are the perfect route to take if you're up for a lightweight rewatch, even for people who know nothing about the series.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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