Kuroko's Basketball
By Jeremy Looney,
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Fun, action-packed sports anime has positive lessons.
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What's the Story?
KUROKO'S BASKETBALL is a show about Kuroko Tetsuya (voiced by Khoi Dao in the English version), a prodigy basketball player who joins the Seirin High School basketball team. At the same time Taiga Kagami (Zeno Robinson), a fierce player with tremendous skill, also joins the Seirin team. Both players love basketball and despite their significant differences in personality and ability they form a strong bond. Together they vow to make the Seirin team the best in all of Japan and win the interhigh championship tournament.
Is It Any Good?
This basketball anime features players with superpower-like abilities and is a blast to watch. Kuroko's Basketball is an action-packed sports anime that features great art and animation and brings the fast-paced, thrilling matches to life. The characters are memorable, and each has unique basketball skills that make every match a new and interesting challenge for the Seirin team. There are also positive lessons about hard work, teamwork, friendship, and growth that show how characters positively develop. Overall, this series is a fun, sports-themed adventure that teens and adults will enjoy.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about the importance of good teamwork and sporting conduct. Who if anyone displays qualities of sporting conduct?
How does the anime version of Kuroko's Basketball differ from the manga version? Does the anime version better capture the sport of basketball? Why or why not?
Are there any characters who are overlooked based on their appearance? If so who, and how are they different than they were originally perceived?
TV Details
- Premiere date: January 15, 2021
- Cast: Khoi Dao , Zeno Robinson , Benjamin Diskin
- Network: Netflix
- Genre: Anime
- Topics: Sports and Martial Arts
- TV rating: TV-14
- Last updated: August 2, 2023
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