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The Worst Episodes of Kuroko's Basketball

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In the story, Kagami Taiga has just enrolled into Seirin High School when he meets Kuroko Tetsuya of the school's basketball team. Kuroko happens to be the shadowy sixth member of the legendary Generation of

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#1 Worst Episode
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3.2/10(4 votes)
#1 - Don't Make Me Laugh
S1:E157/15/2012
Kuroko explains part of the history of the "Generation of Miracle" to Kagami.
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3.2/10(4 votes)
#2 - Tell Me
S2:E192/15/2014
After the tough and close win over Tōō, the Seirin team decides to find a place to rest and rejuvenate. With no places to go due to various reasons, Kagami offers the team an invitation to his house. After a restful night for the team, they find Alexander Garcia, Kagami's master in basketball, sleeping in Kagami's house. The Seirin team, along with Alex, went to watch the Winter Cup match between Onita and Shutoku, with the latter taking the win easily, and Midorima caught Alex's attention.
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3.5/10(4 votes)
#3 - You Look Just Like Him
S1:E147/8/2012
After an awkward dinner involving rival basketball teams, Kuroko happens upon a dog that looks just like him. The dog quickly gathered favor with everybody except for one.
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3.8/10(4 votes)
#4 - At The Winter Cup
S2:E210/13/2013
The street ball game gets called off due to heavy rain. Meanwhile, Momoi reveals that Aomine did not play in the Inter-High finals due to injuries that led her to request the coach to drop him to the bench. She also revealed the reasons why Murasakibara and Seijūrō Akashi from Rakuzan High, did not play as well. Later on, Kuroko shows Momoi his newest technique which if it is refined well, no one can ever stop him.
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3.8/10(4 votes)
#5 - Start!!!
S2:E310/20/2013
The Winter Cup preliminaries gets under way, with the newly-looked Seirin taking on Josei High. This marks the official return for center, 'Iron Heart' Kiyoshi Teppei since recovering from his leg injury. Although Kagami gets less involved due to him being double teamed, with Kiyoshi's unpredictable play and rebounds being the main focuses, Seirin gets even better in terms of offense and defense. Seirin takes control of the whole match, winning it by the score of 108-61. However, the next few qualifying matches might just get tougher for Seirin.
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3.8/10(4 votes)
#6 - I Will Defeat You!
S2:E912/1/2013
Up next is Seirin against Kirisaki Daiichi. As usual, Kirisaki Daiichi plays dirty, on offense and defense, trying to injure the opposing players. However, Kiyoshi still pushes on and gets his spirit really burned up, but while he's fired up Hyuga can't seem make any of his 3-pointers. Will Seirin get over this extremely rough matchup?
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3.8/10(4 votes)
#7 - I Look Forward to It
S2:E1212/22/2013
After the winter cup prelimenaries, Seirin had their rest at a hotspring. At the same time, Tōō Academy is there, it's a surprise for them that they will fight in the first round. Will Seirin be nervous or they will be filled with excitement?
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3.8/10(4 votes)
#8 - I'll Take This For Now
S3:E41/31/2015
The final four of Winter Cup has finally been decided: Rakuzan, Shutoku, Seirin, and Kaijo. However, on the day of the semi-finals, Kuroko and Kagami both realized their basketball shoes were broken and hurriedly get on their way to buy new shoes. However, Kagami can't find shoes in his size! Thanks to Kuroko's suggestion, they seek advice from Momoi, and her reply is that he should use Aomine's shoes, as they both have the same shoe size. Of course, Aomine wasn't going to meekly hand a pair over, and they end up in a one-on-one with the shoes as the prize! Daiki quickly won but still offered the shoes to Kagami. Taiga grudgingly accepts and says that he'll take it for now but their competition isn't over yet. Taiga and Tetsuya rushed to watch the first semi-final match of the Winter Cup: Rakuzan Vs. Shutoku.
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4.2/10(4 votes)
#9 - There is Only One Answer
S2:E410/27/2013
Seirin first takes on Senshinkan High, who the former has lost twice to in the past 2 years. Seirin takes the game 78-61. Shutoku also took their first game 123-51 against Kirisaki Daiichi, which the first string players did not even play, and instead are watching the Seirin game, confident of winning the next 2 games. Kiyoshi meets Hanamiya Makoto from Kirisaki Daiichi, also one of the Uncrowned Kings. In their previous match-up, Kiyoshi got injured because of Hanamiya. Seirin-Shutoku match is up next. Midorima keeps on getting blocked by Kagami. It is revealed that Midorima wants to tire Kagami by making Kagami jump to block when Midorima is about to shoot. With no score yet, who will strike first blood? Who will win the Kagami-Midorima match-up?
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4.2/10(4 votes)
#10 - Of Course It's Not Easy
S2:E202/22/2014
While the match between Seirin and Nakamiya South progresses, at Touou Academy's library, Imayoshi and Susa discussed about Seirin's possibility of winning the match while studying. Seirin indeed are in a difficult situation of beating Nakamiya South. Imayoshi said that Seirin have not given their 120% like what the players did against Touou, and they may have gotten a little overconfident as they have defeated Tōō.
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4.2/10(4 votes)
#11 - Enough
S2:E243/22/2014
As the match continues in the fourth quarter, Yōsen keeps on maintaining its lead and with Kiyoshi out, the Seirin players face tough times scoring any points. Seirin starts to use the same full court 2-3 man-to-man defense like what Yosen uses, but Himuro and Murasakibara are easily able to overcome it. However, Kagami's spirit to win gets him into the Zone once again.After some time in the Zone, Seirin cuts down the lead to four points.
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4.8/10(4 votes)
#12 - Win
S2:E253/29/2014
In the last minute of the fourth quarter, Murasakibara enters the Zone. However, Kagami had so much spirit to win that he exceeded his limits and used meteor jam, his new shot that he can use only in the Zone. He jammed the ball in, scoring the final point. However, Atsushi still had determination and went for his shot. However, Murasakibara could not jump and Kuroko blocked his shot, handing victory over to Seirin. Murasakibara broke down after the game, revealing that he actually loves basketball, which enabled him to enter the Zone. Kuroko also tells Kagami to reconcile with Himuro, which he does.
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5.5/10(2 votes)
#13 - Let Me Tell You Two Things
S1:E65/13/2012
Serins first opponent in the inter-high tournament is Shinkyo high, a middle tier school until last year. With the addition of a two meter tall, 87 kilogram player from Senegal, Shinkyo is a new threat to Serins championship hopes.
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5.5/10(2 votes)
#14 - You'll See Something Amazing
S1:E75/20/2012
After their win over Shinkyo, Seirin goes on to crush their next few opponents. Realizing too much confidence is brewing, the team is taken to watch a Shutoku match. After seeing how Shutoku, one of the three Emperor teams of basketball, dominates their opposition, the team realizes they have a long way to go if they are to improve and contend for the title.
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5.5/10(2 votes)
#15 - Now That I Think About It
S1:E85/27/2012
Seirin takes on Seiho, a squad built around an invincible defense. The unorthodox manner in the way Seiko moves is finally understood, but it may be too late. Will Seirin's streak finally be shutdown?
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5.5/10(2 votes)
#16 - To Win
S1:E96/2/2012
Seirin's game continues against Seiho with neither team giving up points. Kuroko and Kagami are pulled after the first quarter, to preserve their strength. Can their team mates bring home the victory?
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5.5/10(2 votes)
#17 - I Can't Have That
S1:E106/10/2012
Kuroko has rejoined the game in the final moments, but it seems that one of the players has him figured out. Seirin is playing hard, but if they win, will they have the strength to play a 2nd game
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5.5/10(2 votes)
#18 - That's Not It
S1:E116/17/2012
Seirin is holding their own against Shutoku, but in the 2nd half Midorima and Takao’s abilities are unleashed, shutting down Seirin’s game completely
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5.5/10(2 votes)
#19 - What Is "Victory"
S1:E126/24/2012
The pressure of the game is causing Kagami skills to rapidly increase; he continues to score keeping Seirin in the game. But his thoughts are turning darker and self-serving
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5.5/10(2 votes)
#20 - I Believed in You
S1:E137/1/2012
With only 10 minutes left, Seirin is in trouble. Kagami has run out of gas and Midorima shows no sign of stopping. Kuroko is back in the game with a new, but dangerous pass.
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5.5/10(2 votes)
#21 - Let's Go
S1:E167/22/2012
Even without Aomine, Touou Academy is dominating against Seirin. It is an uphill battle against Touou Academy individual style of play and the genius of Satsuki.
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5.5/10(2 votes)
#22 - You're All Ridiculous
S1:E177/29/2012
In a few minutes of play, Aomie has demonstrated why he is a force to be reckoned with, with Kuroko benched in the 2nd half, will the team be able to hold Aomie off?
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5.5/10(2 votes)
#23 - No!!
S1:E188/5/2012
Aomie is unstoppable, but Serin hasn't given up yet. But with Kagami pulled in the last few minutes, can the team play without him?
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5.5/10(2 votes)
#24 - On to a New Challenge
S1:E198/19/2012
The only thing you can do is pick yourself up and move on. Some can move on faster, while others wallow in their own darkness. A new beginning and an old friend is what needed to pick the team back up.
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5.5/10(2 votes)
#25 - I Don't Want to Be
S1:E208/19/2012
Kiyoshi has a plan for Kuroko and Kagami to get them over their slump. Kuroko, on the other hand, think he needs to be pulled.
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Worst Episodes Summary

"Don't Make Me Laugh" is the worst rated episode of "Kuroko's Basketball". It scored 3.2/10 based on 4 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 7/15/2012. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Tell Me".