The BEST episodes of Kuroko's Basketball

Every episode of Kuroko's Basketball ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Kuroko's Basketball!

In the story, Kagami Taiga has just enrolled into Seirin High School when he meets Kuroko Tetsuya of the school's basketball team. Kuroko happens to be the shadowy sixth member of the legendary Generation of Miracles basketball team. Together, Kagami and Kuroko aim to take their team to the inter-high school championship - against Kuroko's former teammates.

Last Updated: 12/25/2023Network: MBSStatus: Ended
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Don't Get the Wrong Idea
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9.05
116 votes

#1 - Don't Get the Wrong Idea

Season 1 - Episode 24 - Aired 9/16/2012

Kise decides to copy Aomine but this will take time due to the difference in skill. Due to this, Tōō is able to get the huge lead. Kise successfully completes copying Aomine's style in the middle of the 3rd quarter, perfectly executing Aomine's signature plays. He even gets Aomine to foul him for a three-point play, thus putting Aomine in foul trouble. However, Tōō still leads by 10 points. With his teammates and coaching staff worried about his foul trouble, Aomine raises his level and successfully blocks Kise's dunk at the end of the quarter, even though he already has 4 fouls.

Directors: Shunsuke Tada
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I Believed In You
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8.88
111 votes

#2 - I Believed In You

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 6/30/2012

Kagami begins to tire allowing Midorima to once again be a danger from the outside. However Kuroko's pass has evolved, and his shadow technique also reaches new heights, revealing his new Ignite Pass. Seirin rallies to take the lead with 3 seconds go setting up one final showdown between Midorima and Kagami, a showdown which Kuroko has expected and which will decide the game. Kagami wins it, but Midorima goes up for one last shot. Kagami is unable to stop it, but Kuroko is and Seirin takes the win.

Directors: Shunsuke Tada
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Our Basketball
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8.86
115 votes

#3 - Our Basketball

Season 1 - Episode 25 - Aired 9/23/2012

After Kise successfully copied Aomine play style, Kise is now at par with Aomine which causes the team to let Aomine do what he wants despite having four fouls. Aomine and Kise trade baskets. With one minute to go, Kaijō is still down by 8 points. With Kaijō needing a score to turn things around, Kise shoots a free-form shot, which he copied from Aomine. Aomine defends this well which forces Kise to pass to an open Kasamatsu. However, Aomine anticipates this, and deflects the pass out-of-bounds. With their final chance lost, Kise tells Aomine that it is fine they will lose because he is not yet at Aomine's level. Aomine dunks on Kise as the game ends. Tōō wins by the score of 98 to 110. After the game and realizing the true abilities of the Generation of Miracles, Kagami and Kuroko are determined more than ever to work hard to develop their new style of basketball.

Directors: Shunsuke Tada
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I Can't Have That
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8.82
137 votes

#4 - I Can't Have That

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/9/2012

Kuroko has rejoined the game in the final moments, but it seems that one of the players has him figured out. Seirin is playing hard, but if they win, will they have the strength to play a 2nd game

Directors: Shunsuke Tada
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Many Times Over
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8.79
70 votes

#5 - Many Times Over

Season 3 - Episode 25 - Aired 7/1/2015

With 40 seconds remaining in the game, the Seirin team must unite and give it their all to have a hope of defeating Akashi and Rakuzan.

Directors: Shunsuke Tada
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I Won't Lose
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8.74
102 votes

#6 - I Won't Lose

Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/8/2014

An intense battle between the Aces of their teams, Aomine and Kagami, begins. Both never give in to each other and blocked the shots of each other. The other players on the court are very amazed at the battle of the Aces in the Zone, which makes their focus and reaction speed to be at their maximums. Kagami goes to drive past Aomine and scores a basket, to cut Tōō's lead to just 3, 95-98, with 41.5 seconds left. In the next possession for Tōō, Aomine found it difficult to drive past Kagami, but he quickly goes for a Formless Shot.

Directors: Shunsuke Tada
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So It Was You
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8.70
69 votes

#7 - So It Was You

Season 3 - Episode 24 - Aired 6/21/2015

Akashi is back to his old self and starts playing as a member of a team again, inspiring his teammates to play at their full potential against Seirin.

Directors: Shunsuke Tada
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To Win
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8.60
134 votes

#8 - To Win

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 6/2/2012

Seiho's freshman brags about how the previous year they were up by 20 at the end of one, so it's his goal to put them up by 30. Instead Kuroko and Kagami start using plays to get around the d. At the end of 1 quarter the score is tied at 19. Halfway through the second Kagami picks up his fourth foul. Kagami and Kuroko are both subbed out, and the seniors start using their specialty skills. In the fourth quarter a light concussion sends one of Seirin's seniors back to the bench. Kuroko subs in and promise to get revenge for Kagami. Seirin trails by 6 with just over 5 minutes to play. What will the final result be?

Directors: Shunsuke Tada
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Win
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8.58
97 votes

#9 - Win

Season 2 - Episode 25 - Aired 3/29/2014

In the last minute of the fourth quarter, Murasakibara enters the Zone. However, Kagami had so much spirit to win that he exceeded his limits and used meteor jam, his new shot that he can use only in the Zone. He jammed the ball in, scoring the final point. However, Atsushi still had determination and went for his shot. However, Murasakibara could not jump and Kuroko blocked his shot, handing victory over to Seirin. Murasakibara broke down after the game, revealing that he actually loves basketball, which enabled him to enter the Zone. Kuroko also tells Kagami to reconcile with Himuro, which he does.

Directors: Shunsuke Tada
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Why Don't We Give Up?
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8.50
62 votes

#10 - Why Don't We Give Up?

Season 3 - Episode 23 - Aired 6/14/2015

With the clock ticking down, Akashi is in the zone and his strength is overwhelming. Kuroko suggests he and Kagami work together against him.

Directors: Shunsuke Tada
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What Is
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8.48
104 votes

#11 - What Is

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 6/23/2012

The pressure of the game is causing Kagami skills to rapidly increase; he continues to score keeping Seirin in the game. But his thoughts are turning darker and self-serving

Directors: Shunsuke Tada
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It's Better if I Can't Win
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8.43
134 votes

#12 - It's Better if I Can't Win

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/22/2012

Seirin basketball club is playing a practice game at Kaijo High School, the school where Kise attends. After a display of power from Kagami, it forces the Kaijo coach to take Seirin serious.

Directors: Shunsuke Tada
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Enough
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8.38
94 votes

#13 - Enough

Season 2 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/22/2014

As the match continues in the fourth quarter, Yōsen keeps on maintaining its lead and with Kiyoshi out, the Seirin players face tough times scoring any points. Seirin starts to use the same full court 2-3 man-to-man defense like what Yosen uses, but Himuro and Murasakibara are easily able to overcome it. However, Kagami's spirit to win gets him into the Zone once again.After some time in the Zone, Seirin cuts down the lead to four points.

Directors: Shunsuke Tada
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We Win Now!
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8.34
97 votes

#14 - We Win Now!

Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/25/2014

Imayoshi is able to immobilise Kuroko, and Sakurai manages to stop Hyuga's Barrier Jumper, both actions being instructed by Momoi. Aomine goes past Kagami and makes a 360 spin dunk at the same time. All 5 Touou players are now able to see Kuroko. However, this actually leads to a trap set by Kuroko, when Izuki goes past Imayoshi with a Vanishing Drive, something the crowd thought only Kuroko can pull off, and scores. Hyuga also managed to bypass Sakurai with a Vanishing Drive too, and scored. The revelation of Misdirection Overflow has pulled Seirin to within single digit difference. However, Imayoshi scores a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to put Touou's lead to 11, ending the 3rd quarter. Before timeout expires, Aomine did not pay attention as the rest of the players return to the court. 4th quarter starts, and Seirin starts off with Hyuga combining his Barrier Jumper and Kuroko's Misdirection Overflow to avoid Sakurai's quick defense and scores a 3-pointer, putting the difference back to 8. The real Aomine will reveal himself soon, so how will Seirin cope with the Aomine even more stronger than they have faced in the first half?

Directors: Shunsuke Tada
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A Warning
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8.34
62 votes

#15 - A Warning

Season 3 - Episode 22 - Aired 6/7/2015

The game enters the final quarter. Hyuga is back on the court, having figured out how to beat Mibuchi; Kiyoshi faces Nebuya despite his knee pain.

Directors: Shunsuke Tada
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You're All Ridiculous
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8.34
104 votes

#16 - You're All Ridiculous

Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 7/29/2012

The final 10 seconds of the first half feature a block from Kagami on Aomine and then a blocked fast break. During halftime, Seirin decides they must bench Kuroko so he can regain some strength, forcing Kagami and Aomine into a one-on-one battle. Aomine displays amazing speed but realizes he can't play honest ball against Kagami if he is to be successful. He breaks out solo street-ball movements that no one on Seirin can stop and then taunts Kuroko telling him to get ready to come on out.

Directors: Shunsuke Tada
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Not An Adult!
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8.28
103 votes

#17 - Not An Adult!

Season 1 - Episode 23 - Aired 9/8/2012

Tōō Academy vs. Kaijō High, Aomine vs. Kise. Only one side can win, and Aomine has declared he will crush Kise under his own foot with all his strength.

Directors: Shunsuke Tada
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In My Own Way, I'm Desperate
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8.27
86 votes

#18 - In My Own Way, I'm Desperate

Season 3 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/31/2015

Kuroko is back in the game and he's able to stop Mayuzumi, but even with Kagami in the zone, Seirin has to defeat the Uncrowned Kings to win.

Directors: Shunsuke Tada
It's Not Like That
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8.22
138 votes

#19 - It's Not Like That

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 6/16/2012

Seirin is holding their own against Shutoku, but in the 2nd half Midorima and Takao’s abilities are unleashed, shutting down Seirin’s game completely

Directors: Shunsuke Tada
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He is the Best Player
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8.20
59 votes

#20 - He is the Best Player

Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 3/29/2015

Kuroko finally finds a way to stop Kise, and Seirin wins with a deciding shot made by Kuroko. The episode ends with Kuroko telling a story about his past

Directors: Shunsuke Tada
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I Believe in Him
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8.20
99 votes

#21 - I Believe in Him

Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/1/2014

At this stage, stopping the stronger Aomine has become the priority for Seirin, if not the latter will lose the game. After slowing getting back into the game, Seirin suddenly could not stop the Aomine who has entered the Zone. However, Kagami has managed to stop Aomine and what will the battle of the aces be like?

Directors: Shunsuke Tada
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Useless Effort
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8.19
96 votes

#22 - Useless Effort

Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/12/2014

Seirin managed to keep on pace with Tōō Academy. However, things just don't go right when Kuroko has both his moves being stopped consecutively by Aomine. How will Seirin come back to the game?

Directors: Shunsuke Tada
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Final Tip Off
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8.13
56 votes

#23 - Final Tip Off

Season 3 - Episode 17 - Aired 5/3/2015

Seirin prepare mentally for the grand final match of the Winter Cup. Kagami and Tatsuya finally properly reconcile. The teams from previous matches, including the teams of the Generation of Miracles come to watch the grand final. During the decider for 3rd place, Kise sits out of the match and Shutoku wins against Kaijo, 96 to 54, taking 3rd place. Rakuzan and Seirin warm up, and Akashi declares the winner will be Rakuzan. Furihata gives Kuroko a wristband filled with the team's thoughts. The game starts with Kagami taking the tip off. Kuroko fumbles a pass but Kagami manages to score the first goal with an impossible jump. And enters "the zone".

Directors: Shunsuke Tada
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I'm Serious
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8.11
136 votes

#24 - I'm Serious

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/14/2012

Before anyone can become an official member of the Basketball Club, they first must do display courage. Afterwards, a surprising guest appears on the school grounds with a shocking offer.

Directors: Shunsuke Tada
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I Surpassed You Long Ago
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8.08
105 votes

#25 - I Surpassed You Long Ago

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/10/2013

With Kuroko on the court, Seirin's team spirit has never been higher. Using his new invisible drive he is able to successfully take on Midorima. Using the same approach on Takao, the two teams are tied after a Hyūga 3 pointer. After a fierce battle, it all comes down to 2 free throws from Kiyoshi (caused by Midorima fouling him). He scored one of his shots, but his legs didn't hold out on the second. It hits the rim of the hoop, but luckily Kagami catches the rebound. In the final seconds of the match, Kagami and Midorima are engaged in an aerial battle. Will Kagami score, or does Mimorima have enough strength to stop the dunk?

Directors: Shunsuke Tada
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