Monday, October 14, 2013

Kuroko no Basket: Tipping-Off for an Action-Packed Anime

Finally, after a year of waiting, Kuroko no Basket returned last October 6th with its second season.



Kuroko no Basket, probably one of the coolest sport genre animes (well, at least for me), is an anime show that focuses on basketball that has superb storyline, unique character concepts, thrill-packed basketball action, and humorous comedy. Its protagonist, Kuroko Tetsuya, is a high school student who possesses a very unique ability which could make him “invisible” to the eyes of other people, most especially to his opponents on the court. This ability is caused by his lack of presence, which he also able to demonstrate off-court. By teaming up with a powerhouse, Kagami Taiga, they will face his former teammates, the Generation of Miracles, who themselves also possess varieties of unique and amazing skills and abilities.



This anime, unlike “Slam Dunk”, the all-time favorite basketball anime, has players that have very unrealistic set of skills and abilities, like a 3-point shooter that could make a shot anywhere on the court or a player that has a very little presence that you wouldn’t even sense him even if he is standing beside you. This is really a mixture of basketball and the elements of anime, though I sometimes have a disapproval feeling toward this show because of its too much exaggeration of the players’ abilities. But it did better on its colorful and lively drawings and graphics, and how the actions of the game have a fast tempo compared to Slam Dunk.


Well, as a guy who likes to play basketball, this anime had never failed to pump me up and get my blood running to throw myself on a court, shoot some hoops, and play some basketball.


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