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Kuroko's Basketball Omnibus #7
Kuroko's Basketball, Vol. 7
Seirin High's greatest basketball superstar was the one no one literally saw coming--the invisible Kuroko!
When incoming first-year student Taiga Kagami joins the Seirin High basketball team, he meets Tetsuya Kuroko, a mysterious boy who's plain beyond words. But Kagami's in for the shock of his life when he learns that the practically invisible Kuroko was once a member of "the Miracle Generation"--the undefeated, legendary team--and he wants Kagami's help taking down each of his old teammates!
Seirin's made it into the Winter Cup! The team decides to take a break at a hot spring in preparation for the tournament. While there, they run into Aomine and are surprised to learn that To-Oh Academy, the very same team that blew them out in the Inter-High qualifiers, will be their first opponent!
When incoming first-year student Taiga Kagami joins the Seirin High basketball team, he meets Tetsuya Kuroko, a mysterious boy who's plain beyond words. But Kagami's in for the shock of his life when he learns that the practically invisible Kuroko was once a member of "the Miracle Generation"--the undefeated, legendary team--and he wants Kagami's help taking down each of his old teammates!
Seirin's made it into the Winter Cup! The team decides to take a break at a hot spring in preparation for the tournament. While there, they run into Aomine and are surprised to learn that To-Oh Academy, the very same team that blew them out in the Inter-High qualifiers, will be their first opponent!
372 pages, Paperback
First published August 1, 2017
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Tadatoshi Fujimaki
164 books185 followersTadatoshi Fujimaki (藤巻 忠俊, Fujimaki Tadatoshi, born June 9th, 1982, Tokyo) is a Japanese mangaka, most known for his manga Kuroko no Basuke, serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump. Fujimaki was brought up in a good household and environment. He attended Toyama High School and enrolled to Sophia University. He chose for a manga career after finishing his studies.
Also known as 藤巻 忠俊 and 藤巻忠俊.
Also known as 藤巻 忠俊 and 藤巻忠俊.
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July 26, 2023
“Wasted effort my butt. Everyone believes in you. We believe you’ll make your comeback. There’s no giving up this time. So, for now, let me teach him, that there’s no such thing as wasted effort.”
The fact that this set of volumes is mostly dedicated to the game between Seirin and Toho and it didn't even finish is fantastic to me. Truly, a very thrilling game.
Seeing Kuroko being so despairing when paired against Aomine, seeing all the history there is between them, and the emotion, makes this game one truly for the ages.
Getting all the contrast of how Aomine used to be and his current self was such a fun, and painful, addition. He truly is one of my favorite characters in this series because of how complex he is.
Kagami supporting Kuroko through all the turmoil is one of my favorite things to see.
Aside from the high from the game, I have to say that the more we see of Akashi the more disquieted and horrified I become. There's not nearly enough information yet to say how he is, as a person, but the crumbs that we do get so far are not exactly stellar. It all feeds into the mystery.
“Nobody is useless to our team. Even if you don’t play in games, there’s no way that a guy who stays late to practice, even later than first-stringers, is totally useless. For what it’s worth, I’ve got real respect for you. I was excited to see where you might take this. I’m not saying you’ll definitely succeed if you keep trying, but if you give up, then you’ve got no chance at all.”
March 25, 2018
4 stars
The Winter Cup begins, and Seirin struggles against To-oh and Aomine. Kuroko's deflection has been rendered useless! It looks hopeless!! This was another fun volume with many obstacles for our team to overcome, and while things look bad, maybe, just maybe, Kagami can pull out a win for them.
Full review to follow
The Winter Cup begins, and Seirin struggles against To-oh and Aomine. Kuroko's deflection has been rendered useless! It looks hopeless!! This was another fun volume with many obstacles for our team to overcome, and while things look bad, maybe, just maybe, Kagami can pull out a win for them.
Full review to follow
October 31, 2025
This was such a great place to end for the volumes that got ordered in the library system I now work for. That cliffhanger!! Unfortunate it's going to be a bit until I get my hand on the next omnibus due to Baker & Taylors forthcoming shutdown.
Seirin's rematch with Tohou is easily the most cat and mouse game out of the content so far. Fujimaki continues to build tension with his shading and taunting (even if it does lean into shonen tropes I don't vibe with), and by having the two teams wrestle for power in ways that are both compelling and head-scratching. In checking back on my brief review for this season and knowing the route this series goes, we know Seirin will be fine. We're still getting to see Daiki be serious in a way he hasn't gotten to show yet because he hasn't found someone who can actually challenge him.
Although, geez, it's painful whenever Kuroko gets the mark on him and see his efforts almost go to waste. It makes my new theme song for him all the more relevant LOL. Wait until we get into the past arc, folks!
Seirin's rematch with Tohou is easily the most cat and mouse game out of the content so far. Fujimaki continues to build tension with his shading and taunting (even if it does lean into shonen tropes I don't vibe with), and by having the two teams wrestle for power in ways that are both compelling and head-scratching. In checking back on my brief review for this season and knowing the route this series goes, we know Seirin will be fine. We're still getting to see Daiki be serious in a way he hasn't gotten to show yet because he hasn't found someone who can actually challenge him.
Although, geez, it's painful whenever Kuroko gets the mark on him and see his efforts almost go to waste. It makes my new theme song for him all the more relevant LOL. Wait until we get into the past arc, folks!
February 29, 2020
Loved everything about this. First of all the cover is amazing, my fave looks amazing. Loved seeing how the team had to up their training. Also the twist of Kagami leaving for a while was good. The match between Seirin and To-oh was so entertaining, I was so engaged with all the characters. So much happened but I won’t spoil it, it’s definitely one of my favorite volumes.
September 24, 2021
At the time of this review, I have read volumes 9-18 in the omnibus volumes, but I will try and focus on this omnibus for volumes 13 and 14.
A Boy-Targeted Manga
I think I was once told that manga comes in two flavors: shonen and shojo. Shonen is targeted at boys and shojo is targeted at girls. While Haikyu does have certain bathing scenes with girls, this series, especially this volume has more of those scenes. I am not a fan of that, because it is uncomfortable for me. It feels like it is close to certain word beginning with "p," especially with women having two private areas. I mean I get squeamish when books show a male butt and I skip over those pages. I am not sure why they were deemed necessary.
Training Montage
I like training montages, because they can be really interesting and exciting depending on what new skills/tricks that they learn. This time we get to see ALL of our main characters training or at least attempt at something.
Summoned
"No, it's just...I've been summoned." -Kuroko
When Kuroko said this line, it made me think of Girl Meets World when Eric says slightly creepily "I've been summoned." Except, this summoning was not from a lovable teacher to get his kooky, wise brother to help him. Oh, no! That was not happen here. It was more like a meeting of the minds to confirm a vow. I do not like what this vow could be, because we know how things are like between the minds in this summoning. It's never good to end a meeting with "When we next meet...it will be in battle." Why?! Why do we have to battle?! What's with guys and fighting when it comes to disagreements in books and movies? Does this happen in real life among some boys?
To-oh vs. Seirin
Here we go! Rematch between Aomine, Kuroko, and Kagami! As the game sets up, we see who will be watching this game, which includes Riko's Dad. This scene with Riko's Dad on pages 129-130 had some implications and it would be neat to see that backstory. Basically, Riko's Dad acted like Ukai senior in Haikyu!!. Kuroko learned a new skill. Based on the explanation, it seems like this skill is possible according to physics, but the question is whether a human could do it in real life. If a human could then I would say this adds another tick in the reality column.
I believe pages 167-177 was like Sherlock Holmes' fight Moriaty in Sherlock Holmes Game of Shadows, but it was hard to tell. I just love how nonchalant Hyuga sounds when he says this line: "I guess I'll have to sink a shot from outside. [Krak (his neck)] Pass the ball to me, Izuki." He just makes it sound so easy. To quote/paraphrase Haruichi Furudate, "Everyone has to be their own brand of crazy." 215-217 we have finally get the secret behind Kuroko's vanishing drive. Based off of this, I think Kuroko's nickname should be "3 Card Monty" or just "Monty."
"Your shadow can never beat...MY LIGHT." -Tadatoshi Fujimaki Chills! This line and the panels just made you feel trap. Yet, we see someone lose his cool a bit. Pages 236-248 were a bit heartbreaking, but we get a pep talk: "Wasted effort, my butt. Everyone believes in you. We believe you'll make your comeback. There's no giving up this time. So for now, lemme teach him...That There's No Such Thing As Wasted Effort." Then we get a line about friendship: "It's not that I'm doubting him, really. If he doesn't come back...we're gonna be in some serious trouble. The little guy...has already saved me more times than I can count. I believe in him...but I didn't expect anything from him. If and when he comes back...and its already too late; then none of it matters. This isn't about beating Aomine. Not anymore...THIS TIME, IT'S MY TURN TO SAVE HIM!!"
This series has some interesting things when it comes to having skills/talent for sport, friendship, and teamwork, especially on pages 260-266. 312-323 we get Kuroko's and Aomine's backstory on their friendship as well as how Kuroko became involved with the Generation of Miracles. Page 324 had an interesting line from Kuroko. I am not going to say what it is, but I will give Kagami's response: "I thought, perhaps, that if we won this game...then maybe...Man...you can never tell with stuff like that. People just aren't that simple. There's no telling if he's suddenly gonna change if we win. But if we lose...you can be sure that nothing's gonna change."
Riko's Dad has this curious line: "If they really wanna win HE'S the key...but can he do it?" Well, that's the 50 billion dollar question besides who is "he"? I think I know who it is, but then Momoi does some soul-crushing. While she does not play basketball, she is scary in her own right. DO NOT DOUBT THE ANALYST! Just saying. The more I look at Kuroko's style the more I think about how it is like the movie Shaolin Soccer. Except, it is more like basketball illusions. I'm quite serious when I say if Kuroko did not love basketball he could totally use those skills to do illusions and magic tricks.
Verdict: Very exciting!
A Boy-Targeted Manga
I think I was once told that manga comes in two flavors: shonen and shojo. Shonen is targeted at boys and shojo is targeted at girls. While Haikyu does have certain bathing scenes with girls, this series, especially this volume has more of those scenes. I am not a fan of that, because it is uncomfortable for me. It feels like it is close to certain word beginning with "p," especially with women having two private areas. I mean I get squeamish when books show a male butt and I skip over those pages. I am not sure why they were deemed necessary.
Training Montage
I like training montages, because they can be really interesting and exciting depending on what new skills/tricks that they learn. This time we get to see ALL of our main characters training or at least attempt at something.
Summoned
"No, it's just...I've been summoned." -Kuroko
When Kuroko said this line, it made me think of Girl Meets World when Eric says slightly creepily "I've been summoned." Except, this summoning was not from a lovable teacher to get his kooky, wise brother to help him. Oh, no! That was not happen here. It was more like a meeting of the minds to confirm a vow. I do not like what this vow could be, because we know how things are like between the minds in this summoning. It's never good to end a meeting with "When we next meet...it will be in battle." Why?! Why do we have to battle?! What's with guys and fighting when it comes to disagreements in books and movies? Does this happen in real life among some boys?
To-oh vs. Seirin
Here we go! Rematch between Aomine, Kuroko, and Kagami! As the game sets up, we see who will be watching this game, which includes Riko's Dad. This scene with Riko's Dad on pages 129-130 had some implications and it would be neat to see that backstory. Basically, Riko's Dad acted like Ukai senior in Haikyu!!. Kuroko learned a new skill. Based on the explanation, it seems like this skill is possible according to physics, but the question is whether a human could do it in real life. If a human could then I would say this adds another tick in the reality column.
I believe pages 167-177 was like Sherlock Holmes' fight Moriaty in Sherlock Holmes Game of Shadows, but it was hard to tell. I just love how nonchalant Hyuga sounds when he says this line: "I guess I'll have to sink a shot from outside. [Krak (his neck)] Pass the ball to me, Izuki." He just makes it sound so easy. To quote/paraphrase Haruichi Furudate, "Everyone has to be their own brand of crazy." 215-217 we have finally get the secret behind Kuroko's vanishing drive. Based off of this, I think Kuroko's nickname should be "3 Card Monty" or just "Monty."
"Your shadow can never beat...MY LIGHT." -Tadatoshi Fujimaki Chills! This line and the panels just made you feel trap. Yet, we see someone lose his cool a bit. Pages 236-248 were a bit heartbreaking, but we get a pep talk: "Wasted effort, my butt. Everyone believes in you. We believe you'll make your comeback. There's no giving up this time. So for now, lemme teach him...That There's No Such Thing As Wasted Effort." Then we get a line about friendship: "It's not that I'm doubting him, really. If he doesn't come back...we're gonna be in some serious trouble. The little guy...has already saved me more times than I can count. I believe in him...but I didn't expect anything from him. If and when he comes back...and its already too late; then none of it matters. This isn't about beating Aomine. Not anymore...THIS TIME, IT'S MY TURN TO SAVE HIM!!"
This series has some interesting things when it comes to having skills/talent for sport, friendship, and teamwork, especially on pages 260-266. 312-323 we get Kuroko's and Aomine's backstory on their friendship as well as how Kuroko became involved with the Generation of Miracles. Page 324 had an interesting line from Kuroko. I am not going to say what it is, but I will give Kagami's response: "I thought, perhaps, that if we won this game...then maybe...Man...you can never tell with stuff like that. People just aren't that simple. There's no telling if he's suddenly gonna change if we win. But if we lose...you can be sure that nothing's gonna change."
Riko's Dad has this curious line: "If they really wanna win HE'S the key...but can he do it?" Well, that's the 50 billion dollar question besides who is "he"? I think I know who it is, but then Momoi does some soul-crushing. While she does not play basketball, she is scary in her own right. DO NOT DOUBT THE ANALYST! Just saying. The more I look at Kuroko's style the more I think about how it is like the movie Shaolin Soccer. Except, it is more like basketball illusions. I'm quite serious when I say if Kuroko did not love basketball he could totally use those skills to do illusions and magic tricks.
Verdict: Very exciting!
August 6, 2024
A 3.8/5 mainly cause again we aren’t really getting payoff here still setting up the payoff, finding out who the characters are facing and seeing them train more and learn new moves also seeing how the opposite team reacts. A lot of suspense a great volume but definitely making me look forward to the next.
July 23, 2019
I'm finally starting to get into the story now that the focus is shifting toward the miracle generation. I just find them more interesting than Seiren.
December 29, 2019
The bloopers are one of my favourite parts of this volume. There are also plenty of funny exchanges between the characters, especially when the Seirin team trains with Riko's Dad.
March 30, 2020
This game is giving me anxiety. I don't know who will win and I feel bad for Kuroko and Kagami is amazing and I just don't know how to feel about this game. It's such an emotional rollercoaster.
October 4, 2022
A remarkable store of friendship all set into epic basketball. I absolutely love this. It will forever be my comfort series.
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