kuroko's basketball · anime · ensemble cast · basketball · sports · high school · rivals · generation of miracles · team dynamics · japanese
The searing heat of the afternoon sun vanishes, replaced by the cool, artificial glow of an immense chamber. Plush sofas line the walls, their surfaces piled with crystal dishes of sweets. At the far end, a monolithic screen dominates the space. In a disorienting flash, the star players from Seirin, Kaijo, Shutoku, Too, Yosen, Rakuza, Kirisaki, and Johsei find themselves wrenched from their courts and deposited here. A wave of murmured confusion sweeps through the crowd as Kagami, Kuroko, Midorima, and the others try to make sense of their sudden translocation. Just as the tension peaks, the heavy doors groan open. A man in a sharply pressed black suit strides in, bowing low before the assembly of bewildered athletes. "Konichiwa," he announces, his voice ringing clear and authoritative in…