Kuroko's Basketball is an anime series adapted from the manga series of the same name by Tadatoshi Fujimaki. It is produced by Production I.G[1] and directed by Shunsuke Tada, it began broadcasting on Mainichi Broadcasting System on April 7, 2012 with Tokyo MX, Nippon BS Broadcasting, and Animax beginning broadcast in the weeks following.[2] The final episode of season 1 aired on September 22, 2012 and it was announced in the seasonally published Jump NEXT! winter issue that a second season has been green-lit,[3] and aired on October 5, 2013.[4] The series was also simulcast on Crunchyroll as part of their spring lineup of anime titles.[5]Kuroko's Basketball centres on the "Generation of Miracles", the regulars of the Teikō Middle School basketball team who rose to distinction by demolishing all competition. After graduating from middle school, these five stars went to different high schools with top basketball teams. However, a fact few know is that there was another player of the "Generation of Miracles", the phantom sixth player. This mysterious player is now a freshman at Seirin High, a new school with a powerful, if little-known, team. Now, Tetsuya Kuroko, the phantom sixth member of the "Generation of Miracles", and Taiga Kagami, a naturally talented player who spent most of middle school in America, are aiming to bring Seirin to the top of Japan, taking on Kuroko's old teammates one by one.
The series' first DVD and Blu-ray compilation was released on July 27, 2012[6][7] with a new DVD/Blu-ray compilation being released monthly. As of December 2012, seven DVD/Blu-ray compilations have been released.[8][9]
On October 19, 2020, the SAG-AFTRA listed and approved an English dub for the series under the "Netflix Dubbing Agreement".[10] The first season's English dub debuted on Netflix on January 15, 2021,[11] with its second season on May 15,[12] and its third season on September 18.[13]
"We No Longer" Transliteration: "Watashitachi wa mohaya" (Japanese: 僕らはもう)
April 18, 2015 (2015-04-18)
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"What is Victory?" Transliteration: "Shōritte nan desu ka?" (Japanese: 勝利ってなんですか?)
April 25, 2015 (2015-04-25)
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"Final Tip-off!!" Transliteration: "Fainaru tippu ofu" (Japanese: 決勝戦試合開始!! (ファイナル ティップ オフ))
May 2, 2015 (2015-05-02)
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"Isn't it the Best?" Transliteration: "Saikō ja ne no?" (Japanese: 最高じゃねーの?)
May 9, 2015 (2015-05-09)
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"A miracle will not happen" Transliteration: "Kiseki wa okinai" (Japanese: 奇跡は起きない)
May 16, 2015 (2015-05-16)
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"Weight of Resolve" Transliteration: "Kakugo no omo-sa" (Japanese: 覚悟の重さ)
May 23, 2015 (2015-05-23)
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"In my own way, I'm desperate" Transliteration: "Kore demo hisshida yo" (Japanese: これでも必死だよ)
May 30, 2015 (2015-05-30)
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"A Warning" Transliteration: "Chūkokuda" (Japanese: 忠告だ)
June 6, 2015 (2015-06-06)
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"Why don't we give up" Transliteration: "Akiramemasen ka" (Japanese: 諦めませんか)
June 13, 2015 (2015-06-13)
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"So It Was You" Transliteration: "Omaedattan janē ka" (Japanese: お前だったんじゃねーか)
June 20, 2015 (2015-06-20)
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"Many Times Over" Transliteration: "Nandodemo" (Japanese: 何度でも)
June 30, 2015 (2015-06-30)
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"The Greatest Present" Transliteration: "Saikō no Present Desu" (Japanese: 最高のプレセントです)
December 24, 2015 (2015-12-24)
OVAs
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"Kuroko's Basketball: Tip Off" Transliteration: "Kuroko no Basuke: Tip Off" (Japanese: 黒子のバスケ 第22.5Q 「Tip off」)
February 22, 2013 (2013-Feb-22)
An unaired, full-length, bonus episode of the series numbered Episode 22.5, bundled with BD/DVD volume 8. The episode covers Kise and his entry to the first team of Teiko Middle School, which features the Generation of Miracles as all members are revealed. He teams up with Kuroko and some second team members in an exhibition game. Kise realizes Kuroko's true abilities as they beat their opponents 83–81. After the game, Kise begins to respect Kuroko (calling him Kurokocchi for the first time) and further develops a love for basketball.