TEIKO MIDDLE SCHOOL
The Teiko Middle School basketball club.
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 thought I had told you...
I am the absolute.
It's over, Shintaro.
Akashi!
I show you my respect anew...
Until the very end, not one of you lost the will to fight.
But...
You still can't reach...
Now rest, king of veterans.
57Q. IT MAKES ME LAUGH
Game over!
Final score, 86 to 70. Rakuzan High School wins! Bow!
Thank you very much!
Somehow... Rakuzan seems very quiet.
Instead of being happy, they look relieved to have overcome an obstacle.
Of course. Winning is a matter of course to them. Anything but the championship is failure.
The pressure of being the strongest is beyond imagination.
They absolutely cannot lose. That is the destiny of the emperor.
Shintaro.
It was in fact our loss... But next time, we will make sure to win!
I will give you my thanks, Shintaro.
That was the first game in a while that had a bit of thrill.
However, I apologize that I cannot accept that handshake.
If you seek victory, you must become more merciless...
Winning is everything. I wish to stay the foe for all of you.
I see. You haven't changed, Akashi... from back then.
But, in fact, we will win next time even then.
All of you, stand proud!
Don't act slovenly until we're off the court! We're not the only ones who fought!
Everyone line up in front of the supporters' area!
Thank you for all of your support!
UNYIELDING TENACITY
Final Four, huh?
Well, I guess that's about what to expect. We really did well against THE Rakuzan, I mean.
Huh? Shin-chan, are you heartbroken and stuff?
But... Sorry...
I don't think... I can cheer you up just now.
Figures.
But, same for me.
It is regretful to lose... after all...
SHUTOKU - RAKUZAN
16 points... Well, I guess that sounds about right?
Considering how they played, the game could also have been more contested.
It's true that Shutoku was strong.
But even then, the power of the Emperor goes beyond that.
Especially...
But what's this sense that something is wrong? It didn't look like they were going easy at all.
But still, was that really Rakuzan at full strength?
Was that really Seijuro Akashi at full strength?
KAIJO - SEIRIN
Both teams are acting pretty matter-of-fact.
But I heard Kaijo lost against Seirin in a practice game in the past.
Seriously?
I see, so this match has some history behind it.
But for that, it's kinda...
...quiet.
Last one!
Hey, Kise.
Go give 'em a simple greeting.
Sure!
Wha-
This can't be...
Dunking from the free throw line?
I said simple...
I'm just declaring war.
Declaring war?
Jumping like that... Is that possible?
Yeah, he jumped about as far as Kagami there.
Why're you standing around doing nothing, morons? Go return the favor. Show 'em who's the original.
Sure!
He got them back!
An alley-oop no less!
Are they both really high school students?
But that's like normal.
You really don't like losing, do you?
Captain... I've been trying to hold back all this time, but it's no good.
I'm so excited, I can't wait for the game to start.
Moron. That goes for all of us.
And it can be said for everyone that is here right now.
It's gonna start...
The new star of miracles, Seirin High School!
And those that wear the blue of tradition... The blue elites of Kaijo High School!
Let's have a good game.
Let's do.
Huh? Previously, I had the impression that he was still too young to be a captain.
I guess winning all the way up here means something.
Good. That's how it should be!
Now I can get my revenge without holding back!
What's wrong, Iduki? You're looking a bit stiff.
Oh, I'm fine. If that's so, I'm just a bit nervous.
If anything, I'm excited just like what Kuroko said.
Until now, the opponent seemed more like an "enemy" than anything.
But now, I'm feeling only a good feeling of fighting spirit that has no ulterior motives.
I wonder spirits?
Iduki...
That last line was totally unnecessary.
Hey, Koga, gonna change the starting lineup!
But well, I understand what you're trying to say.
Let's enjoy all of this!
Teppei Kiyoshi...
The one thing different about Seirin compared to the past is him.
I gotta put more spirit into this... So...
Can you stop looking around for a girl that's your type, Moriyama?
I'm counting on you, Mo(ri)yama-san? Do (you) really have the will (to) do this?
The will to do this? Are you kidding me?
How much do you think I've looked forward to this day?
I have so much will I haven't been able to see any girls. I'm at a loss.
That's perfectly fine...
Mo(ri)yama-san? All right! I'(ll) do (my) best too! I'll totally give it every(thing) I got!
Kagami-cchi.
That day, when I lost a game for the first time, that frustration...
I haven't forgotten about it until now, even for a day.
He's coordinating with Kuroko-cchi...
Kuroko!
It's an alley-oop!
Not gonna let you!
We don't need anything in return from you now!
Because this is the end!
But, because of that, I realized one thing.
I really do love basketball after all.
To the point where I really can give it everything I've got.
So I'm never gonna lose again.
Kise... Isn't that a bit slow to realize that?
More like, maybe you've softened up a bit?
The details really don't matter anymore.
We can't help but itch to jump in. Let's hurry up and do this.
Kuroko-cchi, do you agree to that?
Yes.
And the other thing that I'm thinking is how...
...I used to hate you, Kise-kun.
KAIJO
I used to hate you, Kise-kun.
Huh?
When you put it so clearly, it's rather...
But, I mean that in a good way.
Huh?
The starting lineup for tomorrow's game will be...
#4, Seijuro Akashi.
#6, Daiki Aomine.
#7, Shintaro Midorima.
#5, Atsushi Murasakibara.
And the fifth...
#8, Ryota Kise.
All right! I'm finally on the starting lineup!
What do you mean, finally? You could say it is still too early.
Don't drag us down, Kise.
It's totally fine!
This is thanks to the earnest coaching from Kuroko-cchi!
I haven't really taught you any basketball...
Leave tomorrow's game to me, as if you were sailing on a ship!
A boat made of dried mud?
Yeah, perhaps.
Like Kachi-Kachi Yama...
Wait! Why does it end up that way!
When Kise-kun joined the basketball team, I was immediately assigned to be his mentor.
Because of that, I felt Kise-kun was slightly special.
However, Kise-kun passed me by in no time.
I realize that our potentials were different.
But still, I was frustrated, and I felt like I didn't want to lose.
So ever since then, I have had this one-way notion...
...that Kise-kun was my rival.
Well I'll be...
Not only in a good way...
Stuff like that totally fires me up!
We will now begin the match between Kaijo High School and Seirin High School.
Bow!
Let's have a good game!
Iduki!
Today's game will probably turn out completely different from any game we've had till now.
Bluntly put, we'll take the early advantage, then run with it.
More like, that's what we need to do to win.
Kise-kun's Perfect Copy... That is just way too powerful.
To be honest, it's better to think that it is virtually impossible for us to stop it now.
As long as it has a time limit, he'll most likely use it in the final minutes.
Before that happens, whatever the cost, we have to be so far ahead that they can't come back.
In other words, the early bird gets the worm!
Go full-on offense from the start!
The Vanishing Drive?
All right, Kuroko!
Wha? He's starting off with two of his signature moves in a row?
The Phantom Shot!
All right!
Wha...
It can't be that he's starting off with it!
What Kagami-cchi said before the game...
There was one thing that annoyed me.
Who softened up, and when?
All right!
So fast! Is he going to catch up from there?
Right of Postponement?
Nice pass!
Kise?
The realization sinks in when I feel it myself... That block is definitely that of Murasakibara!
Kise!
Not letting you!
A fake?
And this change of pace is the same as Aomine!
Midorima's shooting skills with Aomine's agility?
They're on the verge of overpowering themselves, but they're being combined?
What should I do?
Bring it, Kise!
Kagami! We're counting on you!
That's useless. Nobody can stop me now!
Impossible... What he just did...
A detailed eye of observation to make an instant copy of the opponent's moves possible.
Add the experience nurtured by all games played till now. And, a natural sense for this.
It's still not absolute like his, but the future can be seen with an accuracy infinitely close to his.
Even Akashi's Emperor Eye!
Good job, good job, Kise! Good job, good job, Kise!
Dammit!
For each move, he augments the missing element with a different element.
Strictly speaking, it's not the same thing at all, but...
The quality level is too high just to call it mimicking.
Perfect Copy... It is indeed invincible.
He got me...
Eh?
Only Kagami-kun's ZONE can counter Kise-kun right now.
But, judging from the past, there's almost no chance for him to enter ZONE right after the game begins.
They set it up at the best possible time.
Then, until his time limit arrives, Kise will keep going like this?
No, I don't think he'll use up all his time here...
But, at this rate, the damage won't end here...
I won't be caught off guard like I was before. The best team led by a great leader...
We'll fight at full strength thinking that's our opponent!
I'm honored, but sorry, old man.
Even then, what we do isn't different at all.
Iduki!
If we can't stop them, we've got to score ourselves!
We don't make anything if we don't attack!
The Barrier Jumper!
Go, Kuroko!
This is a shot not even Murasakibara could stop.
If you can stop it, you should at least be trying!
Kise versus Kuroko... Phantom Shot versus Perfect Copy!
I'm sorry, but it's useless to swap over to a pass.
Even if impossible, the ball is in the air.
If I can figure out which direction it was shot...
I can stop it!
The invincible shot that not even Murasakibara could stop...
...was blocked!
That just now...
He used Emperor Eye to read the trajectory.
And shut it down with Murasakibara's block.
He couldn't see it at all, but was able to stop it by brute force...
Kuroko, are you all right?
No... I give up.
Kise-kun was amazing after all... That was an utter defeat for me.
He's such a formidable opponent that it makes me laugh.
NEXT EPISODE PREVIEW
Perfect Copy right as the game begins. That one got me!
You said to take off with it early, but they're attacking us.
Looks like this pacing isn't good...
58Q. TRUE LIGHT All right! Furihata-kun, it's your time!
Huh?