Kuroko's Basketball
2012 3 seasons · 75 ep live_tv Scripted Japan

Kuroko's Basketball

黒子のバスケ

Kuroko's Basketball sits in the top 3% of Japan seriess on this catalog — ranked #137 of 4,579 by TMDB audience score.

Synopsis

黒子のバスケ

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.

Reception Benchmarks

8.5
TMDB Rating
505
Audience Reviews
Outstanding
Critical Tier

Ranked #137 of 4,579 Japan seriess indexed here (97th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +1.6 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #111 of 2,532 (top 4%).

Audience Engagement

505
Reviews
93rd
Review-volume percentile
95th
Popularity percentile

505 audience reviews — more than 93% of Japan seriess in our index.

Popularity sits at the 95th percentile among Japan seriess.

Also On MBS

Other series that aired on MBS.

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The 2011–2013 Japan Window

Among 482 Japan seriess we catalog from this window, Kuroko's Basketball places #11 — near the top of its class.

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    ★ 9.0 · 2012
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    #2

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    ★ 8.9 · 2011
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    #3

    Attack on Titan

    ★ 8.7 · 2013
  4. High School D×D
    #4

    High School D×D

    ★ 8.6 · 2012
  5. Hunter x Hunter
    #5

    Hunter x Hunter

    ★ 8.6 · 2011
  6. Kamisama Kiss
    #6

    Kamisama Kiss

    ★ 8.6 · 2012
  7. Golden Time
    #7

    Golden Time

    ★ 8.6 · 2013
  8. Magi
    #8

    Magi

    ★ 8.6 · 2012

The 2010s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Kuroko's Basketball premiered alongside 164 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 164 other Japan seriess in 2012.

The 2596th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (1,671 seriess).

Broadcast Timeline

First Air Date
April 8, 2012
Last Air Date
July 1, 2015
Broadcast Span
3.2 years
Total Episodes
75 across 3 seasons
Format
Scripted
Total Runtime
≈ 30 hours

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesProduction I.G
Series TypeScripted
Seasons / Episodes3 / 75
Release DateApril 8, 2012
Official Sitetv.kurobas.com

Questions Answered

When did Kuroko's Basketball end?

Kuroko's Basketball finished its run with its final episode airing on July 1, 2015.

How highly rated is Kuroko's Basketball?

Among Japan Asian seriess in this catalog, Kuroko's Basketball ranks #137 of 4579 — in the top 3%.

Where did Kuroko's Basketball air?

Kuroko's Basketball aired on MBS, which has broadcast 8+ other Asian series indexed in this catalog.