02x01 - I've Never Thought We'd Meet Here

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CRKuro: ,Kuroko Episode “I Never Thought We'd Meet Here”

REPORTER A: The strongest teams of the Winter Cup are Kaijo High,

REPORTER A: led by team captain Kasamatsu Yukio...

REPORTER A: There's Kise Ryota, their prodigal ace.

REPORTER B: Oh, but didn't Kaijo lose to another team the other day?

REPORTER A: They lost to Touou Academy.

CRKuro: ,It was a fierce battle.

REPORTER A: They have the prodigy Aomine Daiki.

REPORTER B: Speaking of prodigies, Shutoku High's...

REPORTER A: Midorima Shintaro. What a terrifying sh**ter.

REPORTER B: They're all from Teiko Middle School's

CRKuro: ,Generation of Miracles, aren't they?

REPORTER A: Yes, and there are two more members of the Generation of Miracles.

REPORTER A: At Akita's Yosen is Murasakibara Atsushi.

REPORTER A: At Kyoto's Rakuzan is Akashi Seijuro.

REPORTER B: One of those teams will surely win, then.

REPORTER A: Don't be so sure.

REPORTER A: Kiyoshi Teppei.

CRKuro: ,He damaged his knees and couldn't participate in the Inter-High,

CRKuro: ,but he's a strong center.

REPORTER A: There's their captain Hyuga Junpei, a clutch sh**ter.

REPORTER A: Their point guard with the eagle eye, Izuki Shun.

REPORTER A: And their new player who has gone toe to toe with

CRKuro: ,the Generation of Miracles, Kagami Taiga.

ScoreboardL - Copy: ,Komada Seirin

ALL: Yeah!

ALL: All right!

ALL: Yeah!

REPORTER A: Remember their name.

CRKuro: ,They're the dark horse of the Winter Cup,

CRKuro: ,the Seirin High basketball team.

REPORTER B: Have they always had that player?

EpTitle,EPTITLE: Episode I Never Thought We'd Meet Here

KAGAMI: Damn it!

HYUGA: Kagami, shut up already!

KAGAMI: Uh, sorry about that.

KIYOSHI: Broccoli is so slippery.

HYUGA: Is that the problem?

KOGANEI: What is he doing?

TSUCHIDA: He's practicing.

KAWAHARA: Practicing?

TSUCHIDA: He's practicing using his left hand.

KAGAMI: Damn you, Number !

KAGAMI: Give that back!

HYUGA: Kagami!

KAWAHARA: By the way, what do you want to do tomorrow?

KAWAHARA: We finally have the day off.

FUKUDA: Well, I'll probably sleep mostly.

FURIHATA: H-Hey!

FURIHATA: Why don't we do this?

KAWAHARA: Oh, street ball.

RIKO: Hey, first-years.

CRKuro: ,Don't you know what a holiday is?

RIKO: Rest. You have to rest.

FURIHATA: We know. We know, but...

FURIHATA: Kagami and Kuroko always get to play in games,

CRKuro: ,but, well, we'd like to play sometimes.

KIYOSHI: Good! Good for you!

KIYOSHI: That's the spirit, first-years!

KIYOSHI: Right, Hyuga?

HYUGA: Y-Yeah.

KIYOSHI: Hey, Riko.

CRKuro: ,Out of respect for that spirit, let's send them off right.

RIKO: Hey, wait. I...

KIYOSHI: The first-years really want to go.

KIYOSHI: Let them do it.

RIKO: W-Well, just the first-years, then.

KIYOSHI: All right! I got her approval.

KIYOSHI: Do your best, guys.

ALL: Okay.

KAGAMI: Okay, let's go!

KAGAMI: So, what are you doing here?!

KIYOSHI: What, I can't be here?

KAGAMI: No, but... Where's Kawahara?

FUKUDA: He's got a cold.

KAGAMI: What?

KIYOSHI: Let's have some fun.

KAGAMI: Right...

KAGAMI: This isn't any different from America.

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KASUGA: You idiot, you wrote it wrong, Tsugawa!

KASUGA: Oh?

SEIRIN: Seiho?!

SEIJO: Seirin?!

KASUGA: What a coincidence.

KASUGA: Anyway, what are you doing here?

KASUGA: What about practice?

KUROKO: We have the day off.

IWAMURA: You can play already?

KIYOSHI: Well, yeah. A little.

KAGAMI: What about you? Shouldn't you be practicing?

TSUKAWA: Huh?! Are you trying to pick a fight?!

KAGAMI: What?

KIYOSHI: Kagami, listen...

IWAMURA: Ignore Tsugawa. The third years are retiring.

KAGAMI: What? You're not going to be in the Winter Cup?

KASUGA: You mean you don't know?

KASUGA: Only the top eight teams from the Inter-High

CRKuro: ,can participate in the Winter Cup heats.

IWAMURA: In other words, only first and second place from the Inter-High.

IWAMURA: From our block, that's just Seirin and Shutoku.

KASUGA: Which means because we lost to Seirin, we're automatically disqualified.

KASUGA: We're taking a break from studying for exams today.

IWAMURA: If we play each other today,

CRKuro: ,we can play the game we missed last year.

KIYOSHI: Don't play too hard.

KASUGA: People don't forget that easily.

KASUGA: I wish this coincidence could've happened while

CRKuro: ,we were still smoldering.

TSUKAWA: Yeah, seriously!

IWAMURA: I'm disappointed Hyuga and the others are missing,

CRKuro: ,but we'll have our revenge,

IWAMURA: so we can focus on our exams without reservations.

KAGAMI: Bring it on!

TSUKAWA: By the way, there's a guy on Seirin I don't recognize.

CRKuro: ,Do you know him?

IWAMURA: Kiyoshi? I've known him since middle school.

TSUKAWA: So, is he good?

IWAMURA: If it wasn't for him, he'd be the number one center, as far as I know.

TSUKAWA: Him?

IWAMURA: The center from the Generation of Miracles, Murasakibara Atsushi.

KASUGA: So, where did he go?

IWAMURA: Yosen High, I think.

TSUKAWA: Huh? Yosen?

TSUKARA: I just saw a guy carrying a Yosen bag!

IWAMURA: What are you talking about?

CRKuro: ,Yosen's in Akita.

ANNOUNCE: {\an\i}The first game is about to begin.

ANNOUNCE: {\an\i}Team Seiho, please make your way to the court.

KASUGA: Oh, it's already time. Let's go.

ANNOUNCE: {\an\i}Team Seiho...

FURIHATA: Oh, crap! We're late!

FURIHATA: It's all 'cause Kagami said he was hungry again!

FUKUDA: I bet Seiho's already won!

FURIHATA: No way. They beat Seiho so easily.

KAGAMI: What...

KAGAMI: What are you doing here?

KAGAMI: Himuro Tatsuya!

HIMURO: Taiga?

HIMURO: Well, well, Taiga.

CRKuro: ,What a surprise to find you here.

KAGAMI: You don't look surprised at all, keeping the usual poker face?

HIMURO: I ain't keeping a poker face. It's my nature.

KIYOSHI: Is it, uh, Himuro? Kagami's friend?

HIMURO: Oh, I can speak Japanese.

HIMURO: I just lived there so long, I'm still not used to it.

KIYOSHI: Good, that'll help.

HIMURO: We're not friends.

HUMIRO: I guess you

CRKuro: ,could call me his brother.

CRKuro: ,Come on, slow coach!

CRKuro: ,I'm coming!

CRKuro: ,Okay!

KAGAMI: Well, I'm beat.

KAGAMI: Even if I can learn the language, I can't make any friends.

KAGAMI: I don't think I'm that gloomy.

HIMURO: Hey.

HIMURO: We don't have enough people.

CRKuro: ,Do you want to play basketball with us?

KAGAMI: Huh? Yeah...

KAGAMI: Wait, what?! Japanese?!

HIMURO: What's your name?

KAGAMI: Kagami Taiga.

HIMURO: I'm Himuro Tatsuya. Nice to meet you.

BOY C: Hey, Tatsuya, did you find someone?

HIMURO: Yeah, Taiga. His name is Taiga.

KAGAMI: He's amazing!

KAGAMI: Even I can tell.

CRKuro: ,He's the best one here by far.

KAGAMI: On top of that...

BOY A: Damn it, Tatsuya! You beat me again!

BOY A: How did you do that move?

KAGAMI: Hey.

KAGAMI: Himuro-kun, how did you make friends with everyone

CRKuro: ,when you're so gloomy?

HIMURO: That's harsh.

KAGAMI: I haven't been able to make any friends since coming to America.

HIMURA: Maybe you're not showing off enough.

HIMURO: Showing off?

HIMURO: What you like or what you're good at.

CRKuro: ,You need to let them know who you are.

HIMURO: For example, I have this.

HIMURO: Once they know you, they'll be your friends.

CRKuro: ,If you're good, they'll respect you.

KAGAMI: I don't think I'm good

CRKuro: ,at anything.

HIMURO: In that case, why don't you try basketball?

KAGAMI: Huh?

HIMURO: I'll teach you.

HIMURO: No, no.

CRKuro: ,You're strong, but you need to watch your opponent more.

KAGAMI: Watch them?

HIMURO: The most important part of basketball is outwitting your opponent.

HIMURO: Your mind should be cold, and your heart should be on fire.

HIMURO: You need to continuously think while you play.

HIMURO: You have to hate to lose.

HIMURO: You've improved amazingly quickly, Taiga.

HIMURO: And you even made friends along the way.

HIMURO: You'll be fine now.

HIMURO: What are you smiling about?

KAGAMI: Well, I don't have any siblings,

CRKuro: ,but if I had an older brother, I imagine he'd be kind of like you.

HIMURO: Here.

KAGAMI: What is this?

HIMURO: It proves we're brothers.

KAGAMI: This makes it hard to play basketball, though.

HIMURO: We can buy a chains and hang them around our necks.

PLAYER A: Hey, you're awesome, man!

PLAYER A: It would be a tremendous help if you could join our team for the next game!

KAGAMI: Game?

PLAYER A: Yeah.

PLAYER A: Every week, we bet our game for ownership of the week.

PLAYER A: But we've been losing since one guy was on the other team.

PLAYER A: He's one hell of a good player.

KAGAMI: A hell of a good player?

KAGAMI: Okay, sounds fun!

PLAYER A: Look, that's him.

KAGAMI: Tatsuya?!

KAGAMI: Tatsuya!

HIMURO: Taiga, it's you.

HIMURO: It's been a while. I haven't seen you since graduation.

HIMURO: I won't go easy on you.

KAGAMI: Yeah!

KAGAMI: That day, I beat Himuro for the first time.

HIMURO: I'm beat.

CRKuro: ,You've really gotten stronger.

KAGAMI: But the two of us were closely matched.

KAGAMI: We played every week, winning and losing again and again.

KAGAMI: One day, when our record reached -...

HIMURO: If I lose the next game,

CRKuro: ,I won't be able to call you my brother anymore.

HIMURO: If I lose to my younger brother,

CRKuro: ,how can I call myself your older brother?

KAGAMI: What?! I don't...

HIMURO: Sorry, Taiga, but I can't have that.

HIMURO: If I'm going to call myself your older brother, I don't want to lose.

HIMURO: If I lose, I don't want to call myself that.

PLAYER A: Stop him, Taiga! Time's almost up!

KAGAMI: What is this?

CRKuro: ,He's not moving like he usually does.

PLAYER A: Taiga!

AUDIENCE: Go, Taiga!

AUDIENCE: You got to make that shot!

HIMURO: Why did you miss?! Is that supposed to be pity?!

HIMURO: I don't remember telling you to hold back!

KAGAMI: I don't want to be your enemy.

KAGAMI: I want things to stay the same.

HIMURO: I see.

CRKuro: ,If you're going to keep going easy on me because of that...

HIMURO: I have no choice.

HIMURO: I'll bet this ring on our next game!

HIMURO: Today's game is a tie.

HIMURO: If you lose the next game,

CRKuro: ,we'll pretend this ring never existed.

KAGAMI: But... You...

HIMURO: Don't run, Taiga.

KAGAMI: But I returned to Japan shortly afterward,

CRKuro: ,and I never played Himuro.

HIMURO: I was disappointed then,

CRKuro: ,but I came back to Japan this year, and now I attend Yosen High.

KIYOSHI: Yosen!

HIMURO: I thought we'd meet eventually...

HIMURO: Let's fulfill that promise today.

KAGAMI: Tatsuya!

HIMURO: What?

KAGAMI: I... You...

KAGAMI: Ow! Number ?! You brought him?!

KUROKO: I don't like it when you're indecisive.

KAGAMI: What?!

KUROKO: I think I understand the situation.

CRKuro: ,In any case...

KUROKO: I think it's your fault for going easy on him.

KAGAMI: I... If I had won...

KUROKO: You wouldn't be able to call Himuro-san your brother,

CRKuro: ,and winning when he was off his game

CRKuro: ,probably isn't what you wanted.

KUROKO: But no one wants their opponent to go easy on them

CRKuro: ,in the game they love.

KUROKO: Besides, even if you're not brothers,

CRKuro: ,it's not as though you would change.

KAGAMI: You're right.

KAGAMI: I like basketball because I enjoy facing strong players.

KAGAMI: Even if Tatsuya's my opponent.

KAGAMI: Thanks, Kuroko.

KAGAMI: I've made up my mind!

KAGAMI: If we go head to head,

CRKuro: ,I'll play as hard as I can, no matter what, Tatsuya!

HIMURO: Sure. I look forward to playing you today.

HIMURO: By the way...

HIMURO: Sorry, who are you?

FURIHATA: He didn't notice after all!

KUROKO: I'm Kuroko Tetsuya. Nice to meet you.

HIMURO: So, you're...

HIMURO: You've found an interesting partner, Taiga.

KAGAMI: Hey, Tatsuya! You know about Kuroko?!

HIMURO: Yeah, a little.

HIMURO: There's actually an interesting guy on my team, too.

MURASAKI: Ah, I wish the flavor had a little more punch.

CRKuro: ,Huh?

HYUGA: Hey.

RIKO: Hey, I told you to rest.

HYUGA: It's just for a little bit.

RIKO: Don't push yourselves too hard!

RIKO: By the way, the results of the Inter-High are out.

HYUGA: So, what happened?

RIKO: Just as we expected,

CRKuro: ,the schools attended by the Generation of Miracles took the top spots.

RIKO: Third, Yosen. Second, Touou. And in first,

CRKuro: ,Rakuzan.

IZUKI: Rakuzan...

CRKuro: ,They're the ones who took the Winter Cup last year.

RIKO: Yeah.

RIKO: Rakuzan's captain this year is a member of the Generation of Miracles.

KOGANEI: Anyway, Touou placed second?

CRKuro: ,Just how strong is Rakuzan?!

RIKO: Actually, it's not that simple.

KOGANEI: Huh?

RIKO: It's true all three schools are strong,

CRKuro: ,but their ranking doesn't reflect the difference in their true ability.

RIKO: All three members of the Generation of Miracles

CRKuro: ,were benched during the final and semi-final games.

HYUGA: Why would they do that?!

RIKO: I don't know.

RIKO: I could understand one player being benched, but if it was all three...

RIKO: There must have been some reason.

MC: The final two remaining teams in this tournament are high school teams!

MC: Who will win?!

HIMURO: Let's play for our th win.

KAGAMI: Yeah!

REFEREE: Bow!

KUROKO: Kagami-kun, there was something that bothered me about that story.

KAGMAI: Huh?

KUROKO: Don't be offended.

CRKuro: ,You're strong.

KAGAMI: What?!

KUROKO: But...

KUROKO: He feels just like a member of the Generation of Miracles.

KUROKO: I don't think you can handle him yourself.

KAGAMI: I was wondering what you had to say.

KAGAMI: Is that all, you idiot?

KAGAMI: I already noticed.

KAGAMI: He smells completely different now!

CRKuro: ,What happened?!

KAGAMI: We probably can't afford to be careless.

KAGAMI: Let's give it everything we have from the start!

MC: It's the tip off!

MURASAKI: Sorry, could you wait a minute?

HIMURO: You're late, Atsushi.

MURASAKI: Sorry. I got lost.

KUROKO: It's been a while, Murasakibara-kun.

MURASAKI: Oh? It's Kuro-chin. What are you doing here?

MURASAKI: You look as serious as ever.

MURASAKI: You're so serious...

MURASAKI: I want to crush you.

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MURASAKI: Muro-chin, why did we come

CRKuro: ,all the way to Tokyo to play basketball?

HIMURO: Don't be like that. Play with us, Atsushi.

MURASAKI: What about the Skytree?

HIMURO: We'll go, after we play ball!

MURASAKI: Okay, but we're going to a sweets buffet afterward.

Next EpTitle,TEXT: At the Winter Cup

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