Kuroko's Basketball

[MFauli]

Fucking finally over. The matches in this anime feel like Dragonball-fights, lol.

Glad to see Seirin win this time. Fuck Aomine.

I´m also wondering how the author intends to top this clash of ultimate skill and power. Unfortunately, I expect a cheap cop-out like "Kagami cannot use the zone at will, he could only use it because his opponent got him fired up" or something like that.

The violet candy-guy was an aerial-player, right? Guess he´ll be in full control over his aerial movements, dodging any block attempts in mid-air and catching the weirdest passes. As for the former miracle-leader, hm, leaders often are in strategic positions, so I assume he´ll be the center of a generally great team, where, by some hilarious/weird skill he can control every player on the field, which will give them almost-precognitive powers, always knowing where the ball and the opponents will go. Just my guess, though, I don´t know the manga.

[Buffalobiian]

The violet candy-guy was an aerial-player, right?

We haven't been shown much. He's just ridiculously tall and it's obvious that he's a Center. He'll just block shit and get rebounds etc, aerial or not.

Leader is definitely Point Guard (passing, dribbling, strategy). I'm interested in why he says that winning is just a side effect (of being good?).

When you say they're like DBZ fights, are you saying that they're dragged out? I'm not sure if you're happy that you've finally caught up, or if you're happy that you've finally managed to finish some dragged-on matches.

[MFauli]

When you say they're like DBZ fights, are you saying that they're dragged out? I'm not sure if you're happy that you've finally caught up, or if you're happy that you've finally managed to finish some dragged-on matches.

I find them dragged out. But I guess that´s in the nature of basketball´s four-quarter-system. It´s why I prefer soccer-anime, they´re easier to swallow with just two halves. Like, when something dramatic happens at the end of the second quarter, I´m like "ugh, two more quarters, sigh", because it´s a bit of a drama overload. I mean, it´s kinda worthless to worry or be happy about something that happens in the first few quarters, when there´s so many of them.

I´m not that much into basketball, it shows, eh?

[Buffalobiian]

I like playing most sports that use a spherical ball (except cricket and baseball due to the lower contact time), but I can't watch any outside of anime (except for tennis, badminton, table tennis, maybe diving).

Have you played basketball with friends semi-seriously? I find it pretty fun.

In soccer, I get confused about the halves. Are they 40min or 45min halves? Do the clocks just go to 45mins for overtime counting but it's really 40mins?

[MFauli]

Never played Basketball outside of a few times at school many years ago. I was/am the fat kid, and basketball was for the cool, confident boys, so I couldn´t really experience it sadlol. But anyway, it´s really this 4 quarter-partition that bothers me. Ending a single quarter on a dramatic note just feels silly when there´s still so much in front of you. Whereas in soccer, you end one half on a high note and take that feeling into the second half to finish things off.

Soccer halves are 45 minutes at least, with usually at least one minute of overtime. So you´ll have halves of 46-48 minutes most of the time.

[Munsu]

OK, now I've caught up to the latest. That's all for now.

[Buffalobiian]

Never played Basketball outside of a few times at school many years ago. I was/am the fat kid, and basketball was for the cool, confident boys, so I couldn´t really experience it sadlol. But anyway, it´s really this 4 quarter-partition that bothers me. Ending a single quarter on a dramatic note just feels silly when there´s still so much in front of you. Whereas in soccer, you end one half on a high note and take that feeling into the second half to finish things off.

Soccer halves are 45 minutes at least, with usually at least one minute of overtime. So you´ll have halves of 46-48 minutes most of the time.

I didn't like playing basketball in highschool for that same reason as well (the social part of it where '"cool" kids were the only ones allowed to play on the courts) and also because I suffered a concussion from it in early highschool, but I ended up rather liking it when I played with friends properly.

I know a friend who dislikes basketball but said was happy to shoot some hoops or something, so I'm trying to get him in.

[Munsu]

44 is out...






Good to see that Kuroko is finally learning how to shoot. It's really been pissing me off how one dimensional of a player he had become, so this should alleviate it a bit.

[MFauli]

Cool moment for Kurocchi, but that was a way too lucky victory. One more jump and they´d lost.

Guess this was the season finale? The semi-finale seems to be shaping up to be boring, since it´s a rematch against the blonde guy.

[Buffalobiian]

Well yeah, but the blonde guy should be even stronger now since he's removed his limiter and is actually learning everything that is available. Red-hair leader is going to beat Midorima. Hopefully we'll get another season to see all this happen.

[lelouch]

I have to say, after reading all of the positive comments on this series on this thread, I was really excited to watch this show. After finishing the first episode, I am thoroughly disappointed to say the least. The entire premise just seems bafflingly stupid. The fucking referee does not realize kuroko is in the game? Who did she think is the fifth player on the court when they were picking teams? There's like 8 of them in the gym, how the fuck did "no one see him walk in" especially when he's standing right in front of her. Unless someone tells me he actually stole Frodo's ring of invisibility, the premise of this show is just too retarded for me to continue, although the animation was good.

[MFauli]

episode 55 is out
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rofl, so (K)Akashi has the sharingan.

[Buffalobiian]

Yes, he does. I've lost a lot of my passion for this show already. The first 25 episodes or so were good at least. There's a little too much magic right now.

[MFauli]

episode 56 is out
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omg, i just started the ep, but i have to post.
That gave me such goosebumps. Midorikawa starting his super long shot throw when he doesnt have the ball yet, then his team mate passing it directly into his throwin motion. Despite all the bullshit, that was ... badass. great.

edit: and finished. lol @akashi. so he´ll gouge out his eyes if he loses. This is so ridiculously over the top, even for THIS anime. if i were his opponent, id tell him to cut the bs, and if he didnt, id give up the game, cause i wouldnt want some kid to lose his sight. if he´s got any bit of honor, he´d come to senses then.

[Buffalobiian]

That gave me such goosebumps. Midorikawa starting his super long shot throw when he doesnt have the ball yet, then his team mate passing it directly into his throwin motion. Despite all the bullshit, that was ... badass. great

Hah, yeah. One of the first things you learn in basketball shooting is how important leg movement is. Trying to shoot with your back physically against a wall (to eliminate all leg/torso movement) is ridiculously hard. Midorima shooting from that position gives him extra height, but the ball doesn't get the momentum from the jump, so the shot would have been really.. difficult, let's say.

Anyway, that was cool. At least the intercept was so much more believable since the weakness was obvious. The ankle breaking is so dramatic here, as if the floor's got ice on it.

[MFauli]

episode 67 is out
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haha, that last scene! Epic.

But I fully expect it to come back biting Seirin, having their number 1 trump card played from the beginning. Zone will burn out eventually, and then what?

[Buffalobiian]

The zone will burn out just like Kise's Perfect Copy has a time limit. You have to use it sometime anyway to get a lead.

The bigger concern is that they're so focused on winning against Akashi now that they'll become the new Teiko who want to win no matter what.

[Inazuma]

You don't need Stamina when the MC is at the end of the season or in some Dai Pinch ...

The bullshit about the will of the team, the cheering of the fan or the personnal motivation win will overcome.

[MFauli]

episode 73 is out
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ya know ... akashi´s got some serious problems.


lol, for the whole match im just waiting for someone to die. so serious lol
#the beginning of Akashi´s 1-man-defense was like when Arakai first met Ichigo.

[Buffalobiian]

I don't blame Akashi. Shit happens with that kind of upbringing.

Maybe we won't even get a score for this final match. The whole idea of the "basketball that Kuroko plays" is to not put victory before having fun or teamwork. Converting Akashi back accomplishes this, and not showing the score would further hit that message home.

All that said, I totally expect Seirin to win.