Kuroko no Basket
Kuroko's Basketball

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A sports manga that is pretty iconic. IMO it dwells too much on flashbacks at points where they otherwise cut the tension but that is really my only critique, its a very enticing read, it really gets your nerves pumped and it has so many compelling characters that you want to see develop and that you mostly get to see develop. Heavily recommended.

You get to see Kuroko and his teammates grow as people and players. the skillset they and the rivals develop get surprisingly complex and original for the limitation of a sports manga that doesn't really delve into anything fantasy related. the manga isn't ... afraid to present tragedies and long lasting consequences for it's characters and it pulls your feelings a lot as well.

I think anyone that likes most other sports manga will enjoy Kuroko and through the entirety of it I believe it remained an enjoyable read.

If not for Slam Dunk, I honestly going to give it a 9. Why? it's my first sports anime and I love it. I remember I was super crazy with this anime with my friend and bought many fanmade merchandise related to KnB. However, reading it again after slam dunk, the rating goes down for me.

Story. I love the story until the Touou part (the first time they were crushed by Touou). It was predictable that they would win a champion in the end, so it's kinda predictable. The superpower stuffs are alright, but they exaggerated it to a different level xD as a basketball ... fan, their moves DID exists, BUT it was more like a 'one time' success, while in KnB, it was a move tht can be done always.

Art wasn't good for the early parts of the story, but in the later part, it gets good (like what you've seen in the anime). TBH I was surprised when I first read it, I was like 'WTF? this is kuroko and kagami? they are so different from the anime!'

Characters are unique (I'm talkin about GM here). Other than GM, there are few noteworthy characters. Who's the first years in Seirin? my mind only tells me Kuroko and Kagami, although there are 3 more (LOL). Kuroko, I feel as a MC, he's rather bland(?) boring af, Idk how there's alot of girls out there like him... Kagami is more alive and entertaining as MC. Kagami is like Hanamichi, but worse :v

Although I really enjoy this manga. I could read it a thousand time and still finish it fast. It's a light read.

It was a pretty fun read overall with characters having their own specialties and moves. Midorima's accurate shots and Kuroko's disappearing abilities were the most entertaining to me. The action on the court tends to boil down to 1v1 matchups that completely ignore the existence of other players on the court, which is kinda silly, but it gives each player chances to show off their skills, I guess.

What I didn't really like:
-Everyone kinda panders to Kuroko in the story. All of his former teammates have a little too much respect for him and all his current teammates are overly concerned about what he thinks. Some ... of it is warranted with his reputation, but it gets to a point of feeling like they worship him too much (can I say "avatar worship" here and it make sense?).
-On Kuroko's team, Mitobe is a bit too convenient. He's a good player with his own specialty, but basically spends the entire series as a benchwarmer. He pretty much only plays when one of the main guys has some sort of emergency. The way he doesn't talk or have much focus made him feel pretty disposable, like you forget he exists when he isn't needed.
-Entering "the zone" was pretty half-assed. How can someone stay in "the zone" during timeouts and other breaks? For the most part, it felt very stiff.
-The ending was a little unsatisfying. Again, it just felt like it wrapped up too conveniently, then they didn't even have any chapters beyond the final game. I guess I would've liked if Kuroko talked to his old team a bit more, at least.