Over on 5ch’s “Nandemo Jikkyo G” board, a thread heated up around the idea that Shintaro Midorima from Kuroko’s Basketball might be the de facto strongest player in the series. Posters split over how to counter his 100%-accuracy shot, and over just how well Ryota Kise’s “Perfect Copy” can actually replicate the threat Midorima poses.
Citing in-story specs like his hang time, height, and weight, some argued he’d be “basically breaking the rules” in real life, and the discussion spiraled into a full ranking debate of the Generation of Miracles.
Looks like he's clearly the strongest, no argument there
Since there's only one Midorima, marking him tight is still a workable answer
but if there were two Midorimas, basketball as a sport would collapse
but if there were two Midorimas, basketball as a sport would collapse
>>14
And that's exactly what makes Kise so dangerous
depending on the situation, he can become a second Aomine or a second Midorima
and if he's copying Midorima, holding off on activating Perfect Copy until right before he catches the pass and shoots saves him a ton of stamina
And that's exactly what makes Kise so dangerous
depending on the situation, he can become a second Aomine or a second Midorima
and if he's copying Midorima, holding off on activating Perfect Copy until right before he catches the pass and shoots saves him a ton of stamina
Kuroko himself is trash, though (lol)
>>24
Just keep feeding Midorima the ball nonstop and he's unbeatable
Just keep feeding Midorima the ball nonstop and he's unbeatable
>>31
The farther out the shot, the longer it takes to actually go in
so you just need to outscore him at a faster pace than that
the American team in the last match did exactly that
basically just ignoring Midorima entirely
The farther out the shot, the longer it takes to actually go in
so you just need to outscore him at a faster pace than that
the American team in the last match did exactly that
basically just ignoring Midorima entirely
Didn't someone show up who blocks literally 100% of shots from anywhere on the court?
>>26
Kagami stopped him plenty of times though
Kagami stopped him plenty of times though
>>26
Aomine's kind of close to that, arguably
Aomine's kind of close to that, arguably
If only copying every Miracle's ability came with zero downside for Kise…
>>30
Isn't "insane stamina drain" literally the downside?
Isn't "insane stamina drain" literally the downside?
Surprised anyone besides fujoshi (female yaoi fans) actually watched this
>>40
It's surprisingly good, honestly
It's surprisingly good, honestly
>>40
Same deal with Prince of Tennis or Reborn — plenty of non-fujoshi readers watched those too, it's Jump after all
Same deal with Prince of Tennis or Reborn — plenty of non-fujoshi readers watched those too, it's Jump after all
Why keep talking about 'doing everything humanly possible' and then go enroll at some scrub high school?
>>48
Wasn't that school supposed to be a Tokyo-representative regular…
is a school that makes the Inter-High every single year really 'scrub tier'?
Wasn't that school supposed to be a Tokyo-representative regular…
is a school that makes the Inter-High every single year really 'scrub tier'?
Kuroko's just running a battle manga with a basketball skin
good sports manga basically never have villains
good sports manga basically never have villains
>>51
Even Slam Dunk had guys who injured opponents on purpose though
Even Slam Dunk had guys who injured opponents on purpose though
Thanks to this absurd power, you'd have to man-mark the inbound pass after every single score like your life depends on it
we're talking a level where ceiling height, inbound rules, and even the 3-point line would need to change
we're talking a level where ceiling height, inbound rules, and even the 3-point line would need to change
>>55
Lol, people calculated that with a 13-second hang time the ceiling would need to be at least 280 meters
Lol, people calculated that with a 13-second hang time the ceiling would need to be at least 280 meters
If they actually existed in real life, I think the other Miracles would just get celebrated as amazing athletes
but if Midorima existed, either the rules would have to change or, worst case, he might get 'taken care of'
otherwise basketball as a sport would be finished
but if Midorima existed, either the rules would have to change or, worst case, he might get 'taken care of'
otherwise basketball as a sport would be finished
>>59
Well, 195cm and 79kg is pretty stick-thin, so realistically the 'Midorima hack' would just be injuring him and benching him for a whole season
Well, 195cm and 79kg is pretty stick-thin, so realistically the 'Midorima hack' would just be injuring him and benching him for a whole season
>>54
Even within Kuroko's Basketball, Hanamiya's Kirisaki Daiichi already does exactly that
Even within Kuroko's Basketball, Hanamiya's Kirisaki Daiichi already does exactly that
>>67
No, that's exactly the point 51 was making
No, that's exactly the point 51 was making
Plus he's about the only one of the Miracles who takes basketball seriously and never lets up even against weaker opponents
he seems like the guy who'd mesh best with Kuroko, so it's odd they set them up as a bad match from the start
he seems like the guy who'd mesh best with Kuroko, so it's odd they set them up as a bad match from the start
>>68
Kuroko's not exactly the serious type either
dude randomly punches his own teammates out of nowhere
Kuroko's not exactly the serious type either
dude randomly punches his own teammates out of nowhere
Something about the power balance here just feels off
Also, I'm pretty sure this guy would still sink the shot even if you passed him the ball mid-air right as he jumped
at this point the only fix is bombing the TV stations and canceling Oha Asa (the real morning-show horoscope segment his 'lucky items' parody)
at this point the only fix is bombing the TV stations and canceling Oha Asa (the real morning-show horoscope segment his 'lucky items' parody)
>>75
Akashi: 'Can't you just steal the pass? (lol)'
Akashi: 'Can't you just steal the pass? (lol)'
He'd struggle against a defender with elite physical ability marking him one-on-one, right?
Wouldn't he be unable to get a shot off against Aomine or Murasakibara too, not just Kagami?
Wouldn't he be unable to get a shot off against Aomine or Murasakibara too, not just Kagami?
>>76
Not sure about Murasakibara, but Aomine… I dunno
this guy's 195cm with a massive vertical to begin with, and in the whole series only five guys are even taller than him
Not sure about Murasakibara, but Aomine… I dunno
this guy's 195cm with a massive vertical to begin with, and in the whole series only five guys are even taller than him
>>76
Wouldn't it actually help the team if Murasakibara, basically the best defender around, was the one assigned to guard Midorima?
Wouldn't it actually help the team if Murasakibara, basically the best defender around, was the one assigned to guard Midorima?
Well, in the sense that one-on-one defense can deal with him, he might not be a huge deal under a one-man-carries-the-team premise
but between two teams built from equally matched players, the team with Midorima on it wins 100% of the time
but between two teams built from equally matched players, the team with Midorima on it wins 100% of the time
>>80
The only guys who can handle him one-on-one are Miracle-tier
even the Uncrowned Kings can't do anything about him, so despite the positional mismatch it fell to Akashi to guard him — and Akashi doesn't even blame the Uncrowned Kings for losing to Midorima, that's just treated as expected
The only guys who can handle him one-on-one are Miracle-tier
even the Uncrowned Kings can't do anything about him, so despite the positional mismatch it fell to Akashi to guard him — and Akashi doesn't even blame the Uncrowned Kings for losing to Midorima, that's just treated as expected
They pile way too much of a nerf on Kise just for plot convenience
the only copies that should clearly cost him something are Murasakibara's and reproducing Akashi's eye
the only copies that should clearly cost him something are Murasakibara's and reproducing Akashi's eye
>>84
Of course he'd get more tired than usual doing movements he doesn't normally do
Of course he'd get more tired than usual doing movements he doesn't normally do
Still, Aomine's the strongest!
↑ yeah, that's definitely not it
↑ yeah, that's definitely not it
>>85
If you're counting defense too, maybe
If you're counting defense too, maybe
If Midorima never misses, his team doesn't even need to prepare for rebounds — wouldn't they be unbeatable just by falling back on D?
>>87
Actually, his teammates really do drop back whenever he shoots
plus there's that hang time that ignores the laws of physics
Actually, his teammates really do drop back whenever he shoots
plus there's that hang time that ignores the laws of physics
The fact that Midorima — the one power in this superpower battle manga that's barely physically explainable — ends up being the strongest just shows how badly the powers were designed, doesn't it?
>>90
Murasakibara's the most realistic one, honestly
Murasakibara's the most realistic one, honestly
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Nandemo Jikkyo G) thread “[Sad News] Kuroko’s Basketball Fails to Overturn the Midorima-Is-Strongest Theory, Thread Ends.”
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