well well well b4 u start reading the review of kuroko's basketball , let me give u an interesting insight about this anime... the character kuroko tetsuya has been based on the argentenian basketball legend Manu ginobili.. yes its true, the mangaka took inspiration from this legend who makes unbelivable and accurate passes and is just a shadow like kuroko... Manu ginobili also played for spurs basketball team...
LINK [COMPARISON BTN KUROKO AND GINOBILI] ->> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VG3O5ZxDfNA
Now lets focus on what this anime excels at and in wat it doesnt...
Sports animes are always fun to watch and it even boosts up the moral and physical abilities of a person too... kuroko's basketball was aimed at 3 things->
1> to provide entertinment to audiences [ a sure thing]
2>to give boost to sports genre animes in japan and all over the world...
3> to popularize the basketball sports and seduce japanese youths towards this game ... yes baseball and football is popular in japan and basketball has a very less share of popularity compared to the lion share of other two..
Lets see the merits and demerits of the anime....
coming on to the merit list first...
1> it will surely give u goosbumps and will force u to jump out of ur seats at many crucial moments,even it will force u to bite nails during the crucial deciding times
2> loved the 1st op and ed tracks of the anime..
op track -> "Can Do" by GRANRODEO
ed track->"Start it right away" by Hyadain
3>animation is a treat to the eye.. well defined and stylish colorful animated movemesnts for kuroko's passes and the color intensifying looks for the 5 prodigies and kagami taiga..
4> character detailing is awesome... kuroko is perfectly drawn depicting his mild, silent and low profile nature... others are drawn too depicting their behavioral and individual characteristics..
5>soundtrack is simple yet boosts up the anime during serious times as well as exciting times...
6>story build up is gud, depicting the the prodigies, their separation and them joining different clubs to achieve higher and higher in life.. kagami taiga is also well described...his entry is damn exciting one though..the basics of basketball and different shots and movements are well described and are well executed visually too
Now coming on to the demerit part ~~
1>start is lil slow and boring...the momentum gain is awesome and will never allow u to move away from it though.
2> i dont know why 1st op and ed are ditched and bought in high pitched and high bass op and ed ones ..thoseare really bad with bad pronounciation too :D
3>not a lot is described about the backdrop of the prodigies and kagami too...a brief description would have been better imo..
4> many guys even argue the moves in the anime are inhuman...yes to some exent...but many moves,passes and basket styles are real too... and lil inhuman part is added to it to make it take the audience experience to a next level... because if u want true moves and styles better tune into a sports channel to watch nba...but this anime surely gives more excitement than a nba match...bcz a little inhuman abilities not only adds style but excitement and astonishment too..
Demerits are not that much..anime is a cliffhanger one at times and u just cant wait till the next ones...and the stylish movements are well executed and is a tr8 to the visual experience of the individual...
Dis anime in my opinion is surely a tr8 for sports anime lovers and even a boost for excelling of sports based genre in japan...
Watch dis and get amazed by the dunks, passes, crossovers and 3 pointer ;)
HAVE A FUN RIDE PEEPS!!!!
Basketball Rocks!!!
