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.
I'll get the win, Akashi.
That's impossible, Shintaro.
I win in everything, and everything I say is correct.
So fast!
Nice pass!
Like I'd let you!
I guess three is enough?
What's with this dribbling? My eyes can't follow it... No...
It disappeared?
55Q. I KNOW NONE OF THAT
What the hell is this?
I'll sink you. Each and every one of you.
First years! The mopping's not done right at all!
Don't slack off!
G-Got it!
Man, Miyaji-san is all pissed again today. So scary!
You too! Quit takin' your time!
Oh, right!
Another rough practice today.
He got super pissed too. Miyaji-san is seriously the scariest upperclassmen by far.
What's up, Shin-chan?
What are you doing?
Guys, hurry on home.
Um, Otsubo-san, I thought we couldn't stay late during exams?
Oh, you mean Miyaji?
He's fine. He's gotten permission from the coach, 'cause he's got good grades.
Well... My only image of him was as a scary guy...
...so I didn't expect to see that.
Oh, right... You guys didn't know.
That's a sight I've gotten used to seeing.
He's scary?
Super scary. Shin-chan's peed his pants a few times even.
I did not!
Well, he is a stern one. To others, as well as himself.
He practiced many times longer than others and got the spot on the regular team second year.
He wasn't chosen as a starter till his third year.
Not that he lacked talent.
Even so, he got here by driving himself hard, down to the bone.
And the same can be said for Kimura.
That's why they feel more pride and responsibility as regular members than anyone and are so respected.
Though, they might be a bit tough on you underclassmen.
Besides, there's a few good things about him too... Oh, right.
Midorima, this is from him.
You were looking for the Oha-asa morning show's lucky item of the day, right? An idol paper fan.
What was that? The Oha-asa show?
An idol paper fan? It's Miyaji-san's personal item?
Yeah. That's his favorite girl. Miyumiyu.
His favorite girl?
Thank you very much...
By the way, my favorite's Mamiring, the girl that's eighth in popularity.
- For real? You too? - Yeah.
- Do you two go to concerts and stuff? - Yeah, of course.
- He got by! - What an amazing dribble!
Dammit!
A double clutch! What a light-footed guy!
It's in!
Brilliant! He got past two of Shutoku's defenses!
Man, that dribble is loud.
They say it's better to dribble with more force, but I've never seen anything at that level.
And somehow... there's something different about that dribble...
Don't worry about it. Switch gears.
Yeah...
I guess three is enough?
Though barely, I could see it... But it can't be... Can anyone do something like that?
That dribble just now... Only three of Hayama's fingers were touching the ball!
Which means "three" was the number of fingers passing his entire body's power to the ball...
In other words, that dribble can be kicked up at least two more notches?
Are you serious?
SHUTOKU RAKUZAN
The point spread is widening.
Nice pass!
- That hurt, you muscle-head gorilla! - Yeah! Thank you!
It's not a compliment!
Dammit...
We have Shin-chan, so we're scoring somehow... But what we're doing is clearly different!
Not just Miyaji-san... Even Otsubo-san's losing when it comes to power?
Kimura-san's struggling even with the double-team on Shin-chan making it easier!
Akashi hasn't done anything yet... Just passed to an open position...
And even then, we can barely keep up!
Frankly put, everyone other than you is a burden. Sorry to say...
What?
It's true our double-team barely has you in check.
But the other four are average at best.
Especially him... I wonder how long he'll last against Kotaro?
Crap!
- Not letting you through! - Too easy!
Dammit, dammit, dammit!
When did he... Man, he came back fast!
Nice!
Burdens?
What are you talking about?
Screening!
Not gonna let you shoot!
Someone on this team being a burden?
I know none of that.
Whoa, a dunk!
Shutoku isn't going down!
Hey, nice pass.
Mido-chin...
- There it is! - High Projectile Three!
All right!
SHUTOKU RAKUZAN
Guess we can't deal with Shintaro Midorima in ordinary ways...
What now? Add a guy?
No. There's no need.
Allotting more people will only have the opposite effect.
Even for the Five Kings, it'd be hard to stop Shintaro now.
For the second half, we need one person.
I'll go up against Shintaro.
Here they come. The teams in the second game use the break to warm up.
You're obviously not interested...
Looks like you're not doing that badly.
We'll see about that.
Akashi hasn't used his Eye yet.
If he's going to, it'll be in the second half. That's where the showdown truly begins.
Hi. It's been a while since the opening ceremonies, Tetsuya.
Yes, Akashi-kun.
This is Rakuzan, and this is Seijuro Akashi...
He indeed has a different atmosphere.
Yo, you can't have forgotten about me.
That other time, you sure pulled a disturbing move...
Kise and you... I'll kick both your asses!
Of course I remember you, Taiga Kagami.
I'll give you one warning though.
Only those subservient to me are allowed to speak without changing their line of sight.
I don't allow anyone acting against me to look down on me.
Lower your head.
That wasn't brute force... What did he just do?
Kagami!
Kagami-kun!
You too, Tetsuya...
If you're going to face me, you should be prepared.
I was the one who discovered your talent. Sooner or later, you'll come to realize that.
Discovered? Kuroko-kun's talent?
Yeah.
So in other words, his Eye is some power that sees through people's hidden talents?
Uh-uh...
Well, Aka-chin's amazing at stuff like that too, but it's different in a game.
He nullifies everything, offense and defense...
That's the type of talent he has.
You'll see soon.
SHUTOKU RAKUZAN
The second half has started!
I thought so. This would be how you'd do it.
Come at me, Shintaro.
Shin-chan predicted this during the break, but are you serious?
Midorima versus Akashi!
The showdown right off.
A one-on-one with the two team's aces... The game's sure to swing to the one who wins this.
A sudden three pointer with no fakes?
No way! To cut the ball before the jump? His reactions are too quick!
It's not that he's fast. He just sees it.
Aka-chin's Eye nullifies everything, offense and defense...
You won't get by!
Get by? No need for that.
You're going to move aside.
He cut back? The instant I reacted... Not good...
I don't allow anyone acting against me to look down on me.
Lower your head.
Before that Eye, the future of all movements are already predicted.
All sorts of moves are shut down, and you're not even allowed to keep standing.
Seijuro Akashi can see the future of his opponent's movements.
Shutoku is behind by 14 points?
They were tied at halftime...
He got by?
That was totally in his blind spot! Does he have as much field of vision as the Hawk Eye too?
No good. I can't get into shooting position!
Shooting and dribbling included, he cuts in the instant you move...
Seriously, even Shin-chan can't move one step!
Hey!
He saw through that pass fake?
Triple threat. The most fundamental position in basketball.
A stance where you're ready for any move, shooting, passing, or dribbling.
No matter how quickly a player moves, they're in a position for an instant before the next action.
His Eye that sees the future won't miss that.
In front of that defense, you're not even allowed to move.
Even if you're faking something.
- Not letting you by! - I'll have you stand aside.
We'd never say, "Sure, go ahead!"
Don't get too cocky, you first-year boy!
No. My orders are absolute.
What's going on? Dammit...
We can't even keep standing?
What's behind all of that?
Ankle breaking.
A skilled, speedy dribbler's technique to make the opponent trip over himself and fall over.
You can do it only when you cross over the instant the opponent puts weight on his pivot foot.
Akashi-cchi's Eye, which can see into the future, can easily make that happen.
A behind-the-back pass?
What? Passing to the opposite side using his elbow?
Nice pass!
All right!
Emperor Eye. As long as he has that Eye...
...Aka-chin losing is something that I can't imagine, to say the least.
Shutoku is being treated like children... So this is Seijuro Akashi!
Dammit! If that's the case, I'll go in myself!
You know, it's troubling you forgot about the rest of us.
Akashi!
Shintaro, you are strong. But you will lose.
Who do you think had the Generation of Miracles subservient?
Even for you guys, it's impossible to stand up against me.
SHUTOKU RAKUZAN
A twenty-point lead...
This is Rakuzan... And the true powers of Akashi...
Come on, Shin-chan.
How long you gonna sit there, idiot? I'll crack your glasses!
Hey!
UNYIELDING TENACITY Can't you read those words? Get a grip!
UNYIELDING
TENACITY
Finish this, Midorima!
- Go get 'em, Miyaji! - Let's go, Takao!
Midorima! Takao! We still have time! Don't give up till the end!
Start with one shot.
Let's play to win!
You know, Shin-chan.
Miyaji-san was really scary during practice.
Right...
Otsubo-san was serious and strict. Practice itself was tough, but no one cut corners.
I thought we'd die in practice camp. I puked so much.
But you know, the watermelon Kimura-san brought in was seriously tasty.
Right...
The more I think about it...
I really want to play more basketball... with those guys...
Right...
The game isn't locked down yet.
Because Midorima-kun and his team haven't given up yet.
Let's go, Takao.
Sure thing!
Let's show them our trump card!
NEXT EPISODE PREVIEW
- Rakuzan's strong after all. - We must admit that.
- But the showdown begins here. - Of course.
Ready, Takao?
56Q. I WILL OFFER THEM Sure! I'll make sure you land that shot, Shin-chan!