TEIKO MIDDLE SCHOOL
The Teiko Middle School basketball team.
In its brilliant history, there were five once-in-a-decade prodigies in one year...
...the "Generation of Miracles."
Ryota Kise. Shintaro Midorima. Daiki Aomine.
Atsushi Murasakibara. Seijuro Akashi.
And the menace standing against them was Seirin High School...
With its shadow... and light.
And so...
It's all over now!
YOSEN
In the Winter Cup quarterfinals...
...we won against Yosen High School, led by Atsushi Murasakibara of the Generation of Miracles.
KAIJO
I'll be waiting in the semifinals.
'Course.
51ST Q. I'M JUST GOING AT FULL STRENGTH
An interview?
Yeah, Basketball Monthly.
Meaning they have an eye on us too.
I wonder what they'll ask?
How the game felt... Ambitions from here... Stuff like that?
Seriously? I'm getting totally nervous.
You're no good at that stuff.
Don't brace for it. Just act natural.
Right, relaxed is the best way.
You're right...
All right, all you guys, let's relax!
They haven't been able to relax at all.
Good job.
T-Thank you! A Basketball Monthly interview is an honor!
We're tired too. The Yosen game was really moving.
But making it to the Winter Cup in the team's second year is amazing.
- Plus, continuing to advance this far! - T-Thank you very much.
Which game was most memorable?
Just one...
I can't decide.
I figured.
If I had to list one, it'd be the Shutoku game.
The last game of the Winter Cup qualifiers, huh?
Don't get ahead of yourselves.
But we're not here to lose!
Neither are we!
Rebound!
In the end, it was a draw... But I feel Shutoku played like Shutoku, and we played like us.
I'd like to play Shutoku again.
Yeah.
Sounds like they're talking about us.
Saying something like they want to play us again. I hope to.
That draw... It's kinda like incomplete combustion.
- It just means we didn't give it enough time. - That's what I said!
- We'll win in due time. - Of course! But there's a big mountain to climb first.
I have nothing to criticize our opponent for.
RAKUZAN
Eagle Eye is another great skill.
I guess... I heard there are many people in Uruguay who have it.
Eagle Eye, Uruguay... Eagle Eye, U-ruguay...
Eagle Eye, U-gle Eye... There!
Really, don't mind him.
If he's going that far, we can just say there are many Eagle Eyes in Uruguay.
That's no good!
And you, Kagami-kun?
Well... I'm playing every game at full strength, so...
What does the coach say?
I'd say the Too game, in the sense it raised the stage for Kagami-kun.
I believed in him, but he honestly gave much better results than I imagined.
How do you feel about their player, Aomine?
I'll win against him next time... for sure.
Didn't you win?
He won but said he'll win next time. He's humble.
He's not humble. Just stupid.
And what about you, Dai-chan?
I lost, but I'll win next time. That's all.
That's basically saying the same thing.
How does making it to the semifinals feel?
He's saying he's very proud.
I-I see...
Your next opponent is likely to be Kaijo High School...
We had a practice game last time...
...so he's nervous about our first real game. That's what he says.
O-Okay...
Thank you. I guess that's it...
What about Kuroko-kun? We can't leave out his comments.
Oh... That was thoughtless.
- Every game was amazing. - T-Thank you so much...
You were active in supporting the team. In the Shutoku game...
The Vanishing Drive!
But you won't get past me!
In the Kirisaki Daiichi game...
In the ToA game...
Kagami-kun!
And in the Yosen game just now...
Well, for me, um...
I'm playing every game at full strength, so...
I couldn't make my pun, "The Yosen game wasn't going well (yo-sen)"...
- That's my only regret. - Don't give up.
- I'm sure you'll get the chance. - Morons! Let's go.
Kagami-kun, do you have a minute?
I'm a bit mad right now.
Why! We won the game.
The problem is what happened after that. Are you happy with what happened with Himuro-san?
You think you can stop me? Interesting!
He jumped on the first release?
Impossible.
He's like a bird!
I lost, Taiga.
As per our promise, I won't call myself your brother anymore.
Yeah, I know.
I can't help that. Win or lose, we're not brothers anymore after the game is over.
That's the promise we made.
- What are you two, idiots? - What!
- I told you to throw that out! - I couldn't.
If anything, it sounded to me like you were asking me not to.
I won't deny how you felt then.
But is it really so difficult to continue being brothers and rivals?
I'm sure Himuro-san has all sorts of feelings too. But deep in his heart, he understands.
I saw him walk outside just now. Please go and properly make amends.
Close game, Tatsuya.
Yes.
But I feel refreshed now.
Sorry, Alex.
I was...
Don't worry about it. Athletes get worked up before a game all the time.
Anyway, it was a good game.
It was worth the trip to Japan.
Alex...
Hey, an attractive babe.
A foreigner? Or a half-blood? Can you speak Japanese?
- Who the hell are you? - So you can speak!
Gimme your digits! Let's go play somewhere. Come on.
Quit joking! Don't touch me like we're friends!
Stop it. I'll hear what you have to say.
Huh? You... Weren't you in that game just now?
Seeing you up close, you really look like a loser.
Or more like did you just say something?
There's that dunk!
So that's Ryota Kise of the Generation of Miracles!
Kise's total(ly) worked (up) before the game!
Well, if we win, it'll be Seirin next.
Well, I think there's that too, but I don't think that's all.
Yesterday, when we were watching the opposition video for today...
Impossible...
This guy is...
That thing last night... What was that about?
Well... There was someone I used to know in there, so...
He's seriously going to punch me? Isn't he a player? What's he thinking?
What do you know... Despite your looks, you're pretty used to street fighting.
- Guys like you seriously irritate me. - Tatsuya!
Tatsuya...
I joined Teiko's basketball team and became a starter first thing second year...
So before that, there was a different fifth man.
He was said to be the most dangerous guy...
What are you doing? Who the hell are you?
What? Haizaki will be playing in the next game?
Yeah...
Tch... Didn't that bastard quit already?
He's one of the main players at Fukuda Sogo in Shizuoka.
Jeez, remembering pisses me off. To think such a disgusting guy's back...
He's not here, huh?
Well, I didn't think he'd seriously be warming up anyway.
Kasamatsu-senpai, can I cut warm-up a bit short?
Huh? Didn't you just start...
All right. Don't let your body get cold.
Okay.
Hey, let her go!
You... You're the one who just won against Atsushi.
I was watching... You're pretty good.
He knows Murasakibara? Who the hell is this guy?
For starters... Let go, you stupid brat!
Whoa.
Scary. That ain't a girl's kick.
Alex! Damn you...
- Stop it! - Tatsuya!
Don't join in. It won't be just you responsible if they find out players were fighting here!
- What the hell happened? - He picked a fight out of nowhere.
He tried to hit on Alex, so I tried to stop him, and this happened.
What's with that?
You're saying basketball players can punch people on a whim like that?
You know, you guys have been really obnoxious!
He thinks nothing at all about basketball...
Come on now...
You've got nerve... To throw a ball at me outta nowhere...
Ryota!
Kise?
Hey there.
You know this guy?
Well, guess so.
He's Shogo Haizaki. He was a starter at Teiko before I joined the team.
And...
He's the one forced to retire from the team by Akashi-cchi.
He had talent but couldn't stay away from violence as you can see and vanished as if I replaced him.
Or should've. What kinda curious turn of events is this?
There's no real reason. It ain't revenge either.
If anything...
It's just killing time.
I don't care about basketball...
But after I quit, they started makin' a huge fuss about something called the Generation of Miracles.
So I thought I'd grab that seat back again from one of you five.
TEIKO I was actually a starter, so if I take one down, nobody can complain.
More so if you're my next opponent, Ryota.
Since you never once won against me...
...and never settled the score before you got named the fifth man, yeah?
Kise lost?
Kagami-cchi.
There's one thing I need to confirm...
Who's that beautiful blonde?
Now's not the time! She's my mentor and Tatsuya's!
- For real? - For real!
I really hate to say this...
...but can you stand down for now?
I kinda get the situation...
But I really want you to let me play him in my next game.
I'll take responsibility and kick his ass.
I don't care about the "Generation of Miracles" name...
I think I told you that before, Kagami-cchi.
Even so, I won't sell it cheap and just give it to your likes, Shogo-kun.
I ain't buyin' it. I told you, Ryota.
I want it, so I'm tellin' ya to hand it over, idiot.
Why'd you come here, Taiga?
Sorry. We'll talk another time.
For sure!
Kise!
Don't you lose! No matter what!
'Course!
Hey, Kagami! Over here, over here!
Welcome back. How did it go?
Kuroko... You know of a guy named Haizaki?
How do you know that name?
I just met him.
Where've you been, Kise? You barely made it!
Sorry!
Everyone ready? Only thing left now is to win! Let's go!
Yeah!
There was someone like that?
Kuroko... What do you think?
He was a selfish guy and simply uncontrollable.
But even so, it's a fact he was a starter on the main team.
There's no doubt he's a powerful player.
KAIJO FUKUDA SOGO The Winter Cup's fourth quarterfinal game between Kaijo High and Fukuda Sogo Gakuen will now begin! Bow!
Let's have a good game!
NEXT EPISODE
Shogo Haizaki's too dangerous.
But his skills made him a Teiko starter, no doubt.
Will Kise be okay?
52ND Q. THIS IS MINE Yes. I'm sure he'll settle the score with basketball.