Kuroko's Basketball season 1

Kuroko's Basketball
Season 1
Box art of the first Blu-ray compilation released on July 27, 2012
No. of episodes25
Release
Original networkMBS TV, Tokyo MX, BS11
Original releaseApril 7 (2012-04-07) –
September 22, 2012 (2012-09-22)
Season chronology
Next →
Season 2
List of episodes

Kuroko's Basketball is an anime series adapted from the manga series of the same name by Tadatoshi Fujimaki. It is produced by Production I.G[1] and directed by Shunsuke Tada, it began broadcasting on Mainichi Broadcasting System on April 7, 2012, with Tokyo MX, Nippon BS Broadcasting, and Animax beginning broadcast in the weeks following.[2] The final episode of season 1 aired on September 22, 2012, and it was announced in the seasonally published Jump NEXT! winter issue that a second season has been green-lit,[3] and aired on October 5, 2013.[4] The series was also simulcast on Crunchyroll as part of their spring lineup of anime titles.[5] The series first DVD and Blu-ray compilation was released on July 27, 2012[6][7] with a new DVD/Blu-ray compilation being released monthly. As of December 2012, seven DVD/Blu-ray compilations have been released.[8][9]

The first season uses four different pieces of theme music; two opening themes and two ending themes. The first opening theme is "Can Do" by GRANRODEO, while the second theme is "RIMFIRE" by the same band. The first ending theme is "Start it right away" by Hyadain and the second is "Catal Rhythm" (カタルリズム, Katarurizumu) by OLDCODEX.

On October 19, 2020, the SAG-AFTRA listed and approved an English dub for the series under the "Netflix Dubbing Agreement".[10] The English-dubbed first season debuted on Netflix on January 15, 2021.[11]

  1. ^ "Kuroko's Basketball Manga Gets TV Anime Produced by I.G". Anime News Network. 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2011-09-28.
  2. ^ "Kuroko's Basketball Schedule" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2012-12-13. Retrieved 2012-12-03.
  3. ^ "Kuroko's Basketball Anime Gets 2nd Season". Anime News Network. 2012-12-26. Retrieved 2013-01-13.
  4. ^ "2nd Kuroko's Basketball Season Slated for October 5". Anime News Network. 2013-08-28. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
  5. ^ "Crunchyroll Adds Kuroko's Basketball/Kuroko no Basuke TV Anime". Anime News Network. 2012-04-05. Retrieved 2012-12-03.
  6. ^ "黒子のバスケ 1 [Blu-ray]" [Kuroko Basketball 1 [Blu-ray]] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2012-12-03.
  7. ^ "黒子のバスケ 1 [DVD]" [Kuroko Basketball 1 [DVD]] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2012-12-03.
  8. ^ "黒子のバスケ 7 [Blu-ray]" [Kuroko Basketball 7 [Blu-ray]] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2012-12-03.
  9. ^ "黒子のバスケ 7 [DVD]" [Kuroko Basketball 7 [DVD]] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2012-12-03.
  10. ^ Adriana Hazra (October 19, 2020). "SAG-AFTRA Lists English Dub for Kuroko's Basketball Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  11. ^ Adriana Hazra (December 20, 2020). "Netflix Adds Kuroko's Basketball Anime on January 15". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 21, 2020.