Kuroko's Basketball

Kuroko's Basketball
Cover of the first tankōbon volume, featuring Tetsuya Kuroko (front), Riko Aida (bottom), Taiga Kagami (center), Junpei Hyuga (right), Shun Izuki (left of Hyuga), and Shinji Koganei (left of Izuki)
黒子のバスケ
(Kuroko no Basuke)
Genre
Manga
Written byTadatoshi Fujimaki
Published byShueisha
English publisher
ImprintJump Comics
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Jump
DemographicShōnen
Original runDecember 8, 2008September 1, 2014
Volumes30 (List of volumes)
Light novel
Written bySawako Hirabayashi
Illustrated byTadatoshi Fujimaki
Published byShueisha
DemographicMale
Original runMarch 4, 2011May 2, 2014
Volumes5
Anime television series
Directed byShunsuke Tada
Written byNoburo Takagi
Music by
StudioProduction I.G
Licensed by
Original networkMBS, Tokyo MX, BS11
English network
Original run April 7, 2012 June 30, 2015
Episodes75 + 3 OVA (List of episodes)
Manga
Kuroko's Basketball: Extra Game
Written byTadatoshi Fujimaki
Published byShueisha
MagazineJump Next!
DemographicShōnen
Original runDecember 29, 2014March 3, 2016
Volumes2
Anime film series
Kuroko's Basketball: Winter Cup Compilation
Directed byShunsuke Tada
Written byNoburo Takagi
Music byYoshihiro Ike
StudioProduction I.G
Licensed by
Released
  • September 3, 2016 (I)
  • October 8, 2016 (II)
  • December 3, 2016 (III)
Runtime
  • 90 minutes (I)
  • 88 minutes (II)
  • 90 minutes (III)
Anime film
Kuroko's Basketball The Movie: Last Game
Directed byShunsuke Tada
Written by
  • Noburo Takagi
  • Tadatoshi Fujimaki
Music byYoshihiro Ike
StudioProduction I.G
Licensed by
ReleasedMarch 18, 2017
Runtime90 minutes
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Kuroko's Basketball (Japanese: 黒子のバスケ, Hepburn: Kuroko no Basuke) is a Japanese sports manga series written and illustrated by Tadatoshi Fujimaki. It was serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from December 2008 to September 2014, with its chapters collected in 30 tankōbon volumes. It tells the story of a high school basketball team trying to make it to the national tournament.

An anime television series adaptation by Production I.G aired for three seasons from April 2012 to June 2015. A sequel manga, Kuroko's Basketball: Extra Game, was serialized in Jump Next! from December 2014 to March 2016. An anime film adaptation of the Kuroko's Basketball: Extra Game manga premiered in March 2017. A stage play adaptation opened in April 2016 followed by more stage adaptations.

The manga has been licensed for English-language release by Viz Media in North America. By November 2020, Kuroko's Basketball had over 31 million copies in circulation, making it one of the best-selling manga series.

  1. ^ a b "The Official Website for Kuroko's Basketball". Viz Media. Archived from the original on October 28, 2017. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  2. ^ @ANIMAXAsiaTV (May 21, 2022). "June is packed with new anime shows you should be excited about! Mark your calendars, set your alarms, and keep the excitement going only here on Animax!" (Tweet). Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Twitter.
  3. ^ "《影子籃球員》電影版及總集篇 -《Kuroko's Basketball the Movie》【Ani-One Asia ULTRA】". YouTube. Archived from the original on July 10, 2022. Retrieved July 10, 2022.


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