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Feb 14, 2017
A great anime for people who don't really know much about or follow basketball. Still a good one for those who do

Positive: This anime is a lot more accessible than I initially thought it would be for being about a specific sport. The characters are interesting and unique and the pace of their development is great. They manage to inject a shounen kind of element into a team sport is pretty cool as well. I think most people would find it enjoyable.

Negative: If you know anything about basketball and physics, especially the rules of the game you are going to have a hard time suspending your disbelief and you are going to need to do it constantly. I don't mean the obviously exaggerated stuff, like kurokos misdirection and lazer passes or that a bunch of 6 foot 1 kids that are 14-15 years old can dunk like nba stars or how they all seem to make almost every shot they take. No, I mean stuff like the impossibility of a high-arc full-court standing pull-up jumper that Midorima can make every time, the allowance of clear double dribbles and traveling (I'm looking at you, Aomine) or how absolutely no other basketball rules are enforced besides contact during the shot (would somebody PLEASE call defensive 3 seconds on Murasakibara!). As a huge basketball fan and daily player I found myself at times screaming at my TV lol.

Overall: If you won't be too off-put by the negatives the positives make this anime something you will enjoy and it's definitely one you should give a shot anyways, despite the negatives. I'd give it a 7.7 if they allowed a more specific score. The fact they find ways to give every game an interesting and unique aspect/challenge is undeniably impressive and the characters and their development is nicely done as well
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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