Quick Facts
| Format | TV |
| Status | Finished |
| Started | 2015-01 |
| Finished | 2015-06 |
| Year | 2015 |
| Episodes | 25 |
| Runtime | 24 min |
| Score | 8.1 / 10 |
| Popularity | #161,533 |
Synopsis
Seirin advances through the final stages of the Winter Cup, where Tetsuya Kuroko and Taiga Kagami encounter the remaining elite teams standing between them and the national championship. Early matches resolve major rivalries involving Ryota Kise, Shintaro Midorima, and their respective teams before Seirin reaches its ultimate confrontation with Rakuzan.
A substantial flashback chronicles the Generation of Miracles' years at Teiko Middle School, explaining how its members' extraordinary growth transformed both their friendships and their understanding of victory. The season culminates in Seirin's match against Seijuro Akashi, whose Emperor Eye and star-filled Rakuzan lineup present the most complete challenge to Kuroko's philosophy of team basketball.
Highlights
- Production I.G completed the main television adaptation with a third run of 25 broadcast episodes.
- The season aired from January through June 2015, followed by the bonus episode “The Greatest Present” in December.
- Shunsuke Tada remained director, with Noboru Takagi continuing to supervise the scripts.
- GRANRODEO performed all three opening themes: “Punky Funky Love,” “ZERO,” and “Memories.”
- Fo'xTails, SCREEN mode, and OLDCODEX supplied the season's three ending themes.
- The Teiko flashback consolidates the origin stories of the Generation of Miracles and explains the philosophical split driving the present-day tournament.
- The television finale completes the principal storyline of Tadatoshi Fujimaki's original manga.
- Netflix released the season's English dub in September 2021.
New Characters
SUPPORTINGChihiro Mayuzumi
Kuroko's BasketballMayuzumi Chihiro is a regular member in Rakuzan High. On court, he wears the blue and white Rakuzan jersey with the number 5. Mayuzumi was introduced during match of the semi-final
SUPPORTINGShuzo Nijimura
Kuroko's BasketballNijimura was the captain for Teikō Junior High, he wore the number 4 jersey.
SUPPORTINGNaoto Sanada
Kuroko's BasketballNaoto Sanada is the former first string coach of Teikou Junior High during the Generation of Miracles' first and second years. He replaces Kouzou Shirogane as head coach after the
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