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Kuroko no Basuke 3 – 07

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「笑っちゃいますね」 (Waracchaimasune)
“It Makes Me Laugh”

Boy did this week’s episode wreak of friendship, rivalry, sweat, and tears.

Modest in Victory, Humble in Defeat

With the battle between two giants finally over, it’s still a bit hard for me to stomach Shutoku’s loss. I know I’ve already talked about how much I wish Shutoku had won with that ferocious team spirit of theirs but if there was one saving grace, it’s definitely how they handled themselves afterwards. Keeping their face clear of tears and their voices strong, I could feel my heart screaming out to console them as they expressed their gratitude and regret to all the people supporting them from the sidelines. Toss in how they started to break down once they finally had some privacy and how can you not want to go and give them a hug?

The Heroes Return!

While I had hoped we’d get a little more basketball and a little less talk, there’s no denying that the feeling you get watching Seirin and Kaijo is completely different than what we just saw. With a sense of rivalry in the air, it’s kind of amazing how even with so much pressure being exerted it still almost feels like a friendly match between buddies. As Kuroko so eloquently put it — everyone’s just plain excited for the game that’s about to go down.

Kise.. dafaq

I’m not sure how I’m supposed to feel about Kise’s new ability to unleash everything he’s learned and experienced. I’ll give it to the show that his ability to almost perfectly imitate others would eventually lead down this path but to see him unleash it at a moment’s notice feels a bit cheap. Maybe it’s because we didn’t really get a clear look at what he could really do with it during his previous match but something about this wreaks of.. something not good.

On the other hand, I can also see how much trouble Kaijo would be in if they let Seirin just stomp all over them during the early game. I mean, how hard is it to stomach when someone like Kuroko manages to blow past your defenses and score the first point?

Looking Forward

With the match I’ve been waiting for finally underway, I can’t help but smile a bit thinking about all the cool things Kuroko and Kagami have prepared to take down the now overpowered Kise. We’ve seen that they realize just how much a problem Kise’s going to be but something about Kuroko’s smile after getting completely shutdown gives me the impression he’s coming up with something.

See you next week!

 

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61 Comments

  1. Glutton
    February 22, 2015,

    Kuroko’s ability to drive is on par with Aomine in this episode.

    • TheOnlyOneWhoCanBeatMeIsMe
      February 23, 2015,

      What a shame that ace player Aomine is no longer part of the 3rd season matches.
      All he does now is monologuing and being best bro.

    • LeDouche vi Britannia
      February 23, 2015,

      Kuroko was on some DBZ shit with that vanishing drive.

    • CriticOne
      February 23, 2015,

      “That new Vanishing Drive animation was pure eye p0rn.”

      Yeah, one that I’m not ashamed of watching.

    • dfp396
      February 23, 2015,

      Well the first half was mostly dialogue. This is where the budget went to.

    • lesley
      February 23, 2015,

      How did you know? I was wiping the screen during that scene. T_T

  4. Silke
    February 23, 2015,

    ”I used to hate you, Kise-kun. But, I mean that in a good way.”

    I guess Kuroko is human, after all. Must be extremely frustrating to have his student (Kise) to pass him by in no time.

    http://images.randomc.net/Kuroko%20no%20Basuke/Kuroko%20no%20Basuke%203%20-%2007%20-%20Large%2013.jpg

    Midorima and Takao crying gave me too much feels. I hate seeing guys cry, even in anime. ｡･ﾟﾟ･(>д<)･ﾟﾟ･｡

    http://images.randomc.net/Kuroko%20no%20Basuke/Kuroko%20no%20Basuke%203%20-%2007%20-%20Large%2005.jpg
    http://images.randomc.net/Kuroko%20no%20Basuke/Kuroko%20no%20Basuke%203%20-%2007%20-%20Large%2004.jpg

    • Aschente
      February 23, 2015,

      Lol they even cry together. They really are the perfect duo.

    • Yuri
      February 23, 2015,

      That scene was heartbreaking. I felt bad for both of them, though it was good to see the usually disconnected Midorima being emotional for a change.

      • TresBien!
        February 23, 2015,

        Sadder even since the ever-cheerful Takao was the first one to break.

    • 28paws
      February 23, 2015,

      Nice to have some backstory on Kuroko for a change. They always focus on the other characters and never him.

      • SK
        February 24, 2015,

        We’ll see a flashback to the Teiko days and some events that Kuroko and the others have mentioned soon enough. Also, isn’t it kinda fitting that a character who others don’t notice wouldn’t get much focus even from the author?

    • Slaine the Best Shooter (Captain of the Kuroko hype train)
      February 23, 2015,

      Isn’t he still injured from the past games? I’m guessing that’s going to come into play at some point.

      • Caspi
        February 23, 2015,

        I’m guessing that his stamina will be his downfall.

    • TheOnlyOneWhoCanBeatMeIsMe
      February 23, 2015,

      Kise will never be stronger than Aomine unless he can hold his perfect copy for 40 minutes.

      • TresBien!
        February 23, 2015,

        ^This. You have to take the whole game into account. Perfect Copy is not enough if he is average the entire 30+ minutes of the game. Although average Kise is still pretty strong.

    • Reece
      February 23, 2015,

      Is Perfect Copy Kise’s zone or something else?

      • Richie Kim
        February 23, 2015,

        I believe Perfect Copy is considered to be his Zone already. But this is only the 1st stage.
        Wait till you see the 2nd stage around ep. 24/25.

      • calcinite
        February 24, 2015,

        Um no it was never once stated that Perfect Copy is Kise’s version of zone. That is just an assumption.

    • hogan
      February 25, 2015,

      The fact that you he can mix moves of the Generation of Miracles skills at any given time within the 5 minutes is crazy. We’re talking about being able to at one moment go from change of pace into ankle breaker or into a post move. The scary thing is he hasn’t even gone into the zone yet.

    • Hitler-kun
      February 23, 2015,

      Akashi was like, nah I don’t want to shake hands with a loser like you.

  7. thomas
    February 23, 2015,

    Wow Kise seems even more OP than Akashi!

    • Glutton
      February 23, 2015,

      I would like to see Akashi’s reaction to the imitation of his Emperor Eye.

      • bOOtywarrior
        February 23, 2015,

        *cough* *cough* I think you mean Akashi no Basket.

      • Caspi
        February 23, 2015,

        Without going into the zone, for me its:
        Aomine > Akashi > Kise > Midorima > Murasakibara

    • Aschente
      February 23, 2015,

      He’s not OP if he can use Perfect Copy only for a total of 4 minutes. That’s a big drawback.

    • Richie Kim
      February 23, 2015,

      If there’s a spin-off, it’ll be Shiro no Basket (if Shirogane Jr. exists).

    • calcinite
      February 24, 2015,

      Personally, I think Perfect Copy is overrated and none of his abilities are as good as the original.

      • WarriorsHeart
        February 27, 2015,

        It’s a great skill, but like with a lot of people, I don’t view copycats in high regards.

  9. Brian
    February 23, 2015,

    What da hell. Subs took forever to come out.

    • bOOtywarrior
      February 23, 2015,

      The 10-hour wait had me dying.

    • thomas
      February 23, 2015,

      Yes, what happened? Why was it delayed?

      • Yuri
        February 23, 2015,

        I don’t know exactly. Daisuki’s got the legal rights to this and the video went up on their site hours late so the problem seems to be on their end.

    • potatogurl
      February 23, 2015,

      You know an anime’s awesome when you watch the episode in another language because the english subs were late. 😐

    • Andrew
      February 23, 2015,

      Maybe he meant ”I give up fighting you by myself and I’ll work with my team mates” or something along those lines.

    • Kaye
      February 23, 2015,

      Yeah, and he’ll have no pride and self-respect left by end of Winter Cup. =/

    • Yuri
      February 23, 2015,

      I find Kise’s ankle break to be better animated and more realistic than any of Akashi’s. Probably because they don’t need to make them look effortless and God-like compared to Akashi’s.

    • Craig
      February 24, 2015,

      I’m curious to see how Kuroko and Kagami will manage to beat him. Perhaps a new hidden super power?

    • hogan
      February 25, 2015,

      It seems Kise can copy eyesight as well. =P

  13. WarriorsHeart
    February 23, 2015,

    Awesome, Kuroko being the first to score. I always enjoy seeing his moves animated.

    • Andrew
      February 23, 2015,

      Yes, that was a surprise. Offense all the way from the start.

    • rael
      February 24, 2015,

      It feels like forever since we got to see Seiren play.

  16. random viewer
    February 24, 2015,

    http://images.randomc.net/Kuroko%20no%20Basuke/Kuroko%20no%20Basuke%203%20-%2007%20-%20Large%2003.jpg
    If you look very closely there on the left front row there’s a double-bun hair girl (I made you look). Anyways the point was I clapped too in support of the team even more from now on.
    http://images.randomc.net/Kuroko%20no%20Basuke/Kuroko%20no%20Basuke%203%20-%2007%20-%20Large%2015.jpg
    Hasn’t it been established back in season one that Kise can’t copy Kuroko’s moves? (Hinting his weakness).
    http://images.randomc.net/Kuroko%20no%20Basuke/Kuroko%20no%20Basuke%203%20-%2007%20-%20Large%2017.jpg
    Wait why would you hide Kuroko here?

    • SK
      February 24, 2015,

      It was also established at that time that Kise couldn’t copy the rest of the GoM’s moves, which is no longer true with his Perfect Copy. The reasons for not being able to copy Kuroko’s moves vs the GoM’s moves differ, but I wouldn’t necessarily assume that point still holds.

      • calcinite
        February 24, 2015,

        Kise couldn’t copy the rest of the GoM’s moves

        Oh yeah, you’re right. I forgot that he couldn’t do that before. I guess in this case, even copying Kuroko may be a possibility.

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