7.2/10174 votesLoading...#1 - On to a New Challenge
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 8/19/2012
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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7.5/10248 votesLoading...#2 - I'm Serious
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/15/2012
Before anyone can become an official member of the Basketball Club, they first must do display courage. Afterwards, a surprising guest appears on the school grounds with a shocking offer.
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7.5/10190 votesLoading...#3 - You Look Just Like Him
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 7/8/2012
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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7.5/10179 votesLoading...#4 - Don't Make Me Laugh
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 7/15/2012
Kuroko explains part of the history of the "Generation of Miracle" to Kagami.
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7.5/10175 votesLoading...#5 - I Don't Want to Be
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 8/19/2012
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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7.5/10162 votesLoading...#6 - At The Winter Cup
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 10/13/2013
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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7.6/10235 votesLoading...#7 - It's Better If I Can't Win
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/22/2012
Seirin basketball club is playing a practice game at Kaijo High School, the school where Kise attends. After a display of power from Kagami, it forces the Kaijo coach to take Seirin serious.
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7.6/10224 votesLoading...#8 - Your Basketball
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/6/2012
Serin is victorious against Kaijo, barely. It is a shock to Kise, who has never lost in his life. After the game, another former Teiko Middle school player, Midorima, has a few words for Kise.
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7.6/10208 votesLoading...#9 - Let Me Tell You Two Things
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/13/2012
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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7.6/10203 votesLoading...#10 - You'll See Something Amazing
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/20/2012
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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7.6/10181 votesLoading...#11 - Let's Get Started
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 8/26/2012
The training camp from hell has begun.
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7.6/10174 votesLoading...#12 - I'll Win Even If It Kills Me
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 9/2/2012
The training camp is over and everyone has learned something about themselves. But the team is not ready to leave yet, as there is a game happening: Kaijo vs Touou, Kise Ryota vs Aomine Daiki.
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7.6/10182 votesLoading...#13 - I Never Thought We'd Meet Here
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 10/6/2013
Seirin's first years participate in a street basketball tournament where they meet Tatsuya Himuro and Atsushi Murasakibara from Yōsen High.
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7.6/10158 votesLoading...#14 - I Look Forward to It
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 12/22/2013
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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7.6/10152 votesLoading...#15 - I'm Just Going at Full Strength
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 1/10/2015
After defeating Yōsen High, Seirin is interviewed for Basketball Monthly. After the interview Kagami heads outside to visit with his old friend, Tatsuya Himuro, and Alex, but instead of being able to resolve their differences he runs into one Shōgo Haizaki of Fukuda Sōgō Academy. He is trying to flirt with Alex, making Kagami mad, but before Kagami can act Kise arrives on the scene and reveals that Haizaki was a starter on the Generation of Miracles team before he arrived. Kagami heads back in to ask Kuroko about this news only to find out the final quarterfinal will feature a showdown between Kise and Haizaki, with the winner moving on to face Seirin in the semifinals.
Director: Kouji Komurakata
Writer: Noboru Takagi
7.7/10191 votesLoading...#16 - Now That I Think About It
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/27/2012
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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7.7/10146 votesLoading...#17 - Of Course It's Not Easy
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 2/22/2014
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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7.7/10127 votesLoading...#18 - Don't Underestimate Us!
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 3/8/2015
The Seirin-Kaijo game was white-hot due to the battle between their ace players. With the defense and offense reversed now, Seirin goes on the offensive. As the last one to awaken, and one with potential comparable to the Generation of Miracles, Kagami was on his way to unleashing that latent talent. Kise felt that as a threat more than anyone else. That was why he definitely didn't want to lose!!
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7.7/10127 votesLoading...#19 - A Day With Blue Skies
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 4/5/2015
Kuroko is first placed into Teiko's third string basketball team. However, after practicing everyday after school with Aomine, Akashi realised Kuroko talent as the "Phantom 6th Man." During a game between the third and second string, Kuroko proved himself and was upgraded to first string. But when he plays in a friendly game as starting player, he is so nervous he is subbed out immediately. The coaches are unsure if they should keep him on first string, but with Aomine's encouragement, they keep him on for one day. Now that Kuroko's nerves are under control, his help in the team is obvious and he is permanently placed on the first string bench.
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7.7/10124 votesLoading...#20 - ...Sorry
Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 4/12/2015
Nijimura gives the captain position to Akashi because his father is sick. Akashi now becomes captain. The Teiko coach comes back. Midorima and Murasakibara gets into a fight, and Kuroko challenges them into a practice game. Then, Aomine and Kise get into a fight, but not a serious one. Akashi wants to get rid of Haizaki because he keeps skipping practices. Aomine plays a game, but he doesn't have fun and loses interest in basketball because he crushed the other team. Teiko goes to the National qualifiers, and Aomine meets his friend, while the face of Kuroko's friend is also revealed. Aomine ends up crushing his friend's team, and gets called a monster by his friend. Also, Kuroko's friend loses, and calls Kuroko, crying. The episode ends with Aomine sitting by the pool, a blank expression on his face.
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7.8/10315 votesLoading...#21 - I Am Kuroko
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/8/2012
While recruiting for the basketball club, the Seirin Private High school has managed to pick up some impressive players; a power house, former American player, and a member of the “Generation of Miracles.
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7.8/10174 votesLoading...#22 - Let's Go
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 7/22/2012
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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7.8/10173 votesLoading...#23 - You're All Ridiculous
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 7/29/2012
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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7.8/10152 votesLoading...#24 - Tell Me
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 2/15/2014
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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7.8/10141 votesLoading...#25 - This Is Mine
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 1/17/2015
Kise and Haizaki face each other head-to-head for the right to advance to face Seirin. At first it seems that Kise and Haizaki have the same copy ability as Haizaki is able to start duplicating Kise's teammates moves. However once Kaizaki has duplicated a move, the original user seems to be unable to use it. Kuroko reveals that Haizaki uses psychological warfare against his opponents. While he copies the moves of the individual, he also alters the timing of the move. When the original user tries to do the move again, they try to do so with the new timing and ultimately fail. Kise and his teammates fall further behind as the second half begins. Can Kise find a move that Haizaki can't use and somehow manage to turn things around, or is his team headed for certain defeat?
Director: Kenichi Matsuzawa
Writer: Shingo Irie
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...
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Worst Episodes Summary
"On to a New Challenge" is the worst rated episode of "Kuroko's Basketball". It scored 7.2/10 based on 174 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 8/19/2012. This episode scored 0.3 points lower than the second lowest rated, "I'm Serious".