After the manga had ended, Kuroko no Basket came out with a sequel. It is called "Extra Game" written by Fujimaki Tadatoshi.
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| Generation of Miracles and Kagami alongside with new rivals |
Basically, this sequel is about a street-ball team from America called "Jabberwock" coming to play a friendly match against some Japanese university students. Jabberwock provokes, mocks, and makes the other team feel completely worthless and they are not being good sports at all. The captain of Jabberwock also insults the entire country and says that they all should stop playing basketball and should quit and kill themselves. This makes everyone angry and the only people who can stop Jabberwock is none other than the Generation of Miracles including Seirin's light! With the help of a trainer, they create the ultimate dream team. But can they beat Jabberwock?
The first chapter "Make It Flashy!" was released December 25, 2014.
The chapter first starts off with a summary of the anime. It tells of how the Generation of Miracles reigned Teiko Middle School's basketball team and how their friendship broke off. It tells how Tetsuya Kuroko and Taiga Kagami teamed up to beat the Generation of Miracles and how they eventually achieved the goal by beating them one-by-one. The scene changes to showing the media with their cameras and reporters looking for some important people. They have been waiting for an important street ball team from America. Shouts from the crowd say say that this team "can sometimes even knock the socks off of NBA players!" It is revealed through the crowd that these players are all around the age of eighteen. This team is called Jabberwock. They seem to intimidate the crowd with their
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| team Jabberwock arrives to Japan |
presence. Jabberwock came to Japan from U.S.A. for a friendly match against a team of local university students. A news reporter asks a player how he feels about the upcoming match. She feels a little scared and intimidated because of how the basketball player looks with a height of 210 cm (about 6'11") and a weight of 115 kg (about 254 lbs). He also has many earrings and a lip piercing. His name is Jason Silver and he plays center for Jabberwock. His reply to the news
reporter was an inappropriate remark. One of his teammates tells him to stop, and he answers properly to the reporter saying "Of course, we are really looking forward to it. We want to put on a good performance and have a good game. I heard that there will be tickets at the door as well So please, come see us with your kids and family." The one who answered so politely is none other than Jabberwock's captain, Nash Gold Jr. They call him "The Magician". His height is 190 cm (about 6'2") and his weight is 82 kb (about 181 lbs). He plays as point guard. Nash sees his guide and interpreter, Kagetora Aida, Riko Aida's father. Nash Gold Jr. greets him politely .
The scene changes to Seirin at practice. They find out that Kagetora is with Jabberwock. Their coach, Riko Aida, explains how she was also surprised that her father was doing this. She also announces that she has an extra ticket to the Jabberwock game. Seirin's captain, Junpei Hyuga ends up going with her even though he protested at first.
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The mess Jabberwock made after the party
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The next day comes and we are in the Aida household. Riko is seen just waking up and heading downstairs where she meets her father who finally arrives home after staying with Jabberwock for a whole night. Jabberwock wanted to party and that is when Kagetora saw their true selves. Kagatora said taking them "was a complete mistake". They trashed the place where they had the party. Kagetora can't tell what will happen at the match.
The match is about to start. The Japanese team is introduced first. They are team Strky. The members of Strky include Shoichi Imayoshi, Kiyoshi Miyaji, Yukio Kasamatsu, Kenichi Okamura, and Rakuzan's former manager. Their former teammates are watching them on TV.
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| Team Strky, left to right: Rakuzan's former manager, Kiyoshi Miyaji, Yukio Kasamatsu, Kenichi Okamura, and Shoichi Imayoshi |
After Strky is introduced, its Jabberwock's turn.
The scene changes and shows Atsushi Murasakibara asking his teammate and friend Tatsuya Himuro, "Are these guys that amazing?". Himuro tells him that Jabberwock is the same rank as the Generation of Miracles or even higher. His eyes narrow as he says, "When I was living in the U.S.A., a nasty rumor about them reached my ears."
The scene changes back to the game. The tip off starts. Jabberwock grabs the ball first. Nash Gold Jr. has the ball and Kasamatsu tries to block him. Gold Jr. starts to dribble the ball really fast and to Kasamatsu, it seems the ball has disappeared, but it is actually right behind Nash. He then passes the ball to a teammate by elbowing the ball towards him. The teammate shoots the ball, and earns Jabberwock some points.
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| The ball is actually behind Gold Jr. |
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| Nash Gold Jr.'s elbow pass |
Strky players are left confused. For the next play, a member from Jabberwock has the ball and Miyaji marks him. He confuses Miyaji by dribbling really fast, and all of a sudden, he thows the ball at Miyaji's head on purpose. Jabberwock mocks other Strky members as well.
The audience is somehow amazed. The former teammates and friends of Strky notice how foul Jabberwock is treating them. Daiki Aomine starts to explain how in street ball it is common to provoke your opponent. He feels that Jabberwock isn't doing that: they are openly looking down on them. Jabberwock is making Strky feel so worthless that the audience can't enjoy the game even if they wanted to.
The game ends with Jason Silver scoring a buzzer beater. The score was 86-6 with Jabberwock as the winner. The audience looks just as disappointed as Strky. Kasamatsu wants to be a good sport by shaking Nash's hand and telling him "thank you for the match", but Gold Jr. ignores him to answer a reporter's question: "Could you say a few words for your fans?" Nash says, "It honestly made me want to puke." He then tells the whole country of Japan that they are pretending to play basketball and that they should quit and go kill themselves. Everyone is stunned. He tells them an anecdote about how monkeys are smart, similar to humans. And the monkeys liked to sumo wrestle and they wanted to sumo wrestle with humans. Nash says that he would completely slaughter the "monkeys".
As Jabberwock celebrates their victory, everybody is sad. Strky doesn't seem to be well and is sad. The audience is upset and offended. Strky's former teammates and friends are just as upset as they are.
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| Sadness and anger among the audience and Strky |
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| Sadness among friends and former teammates |
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| Sadness and Anger among the Generation of Miracles |
Everything is quiet, but all of a sudden, Kagetora starts shouting at Jabberwock. He challenges Jabberwock to a revenge match in a week. If his team wins, Jabberwock will give Japan a sincere apology. Jason Silver is about to turn Kagetora down until Nash agrees to the challenge.
Everybody knows who has the strength to beat such a foul spirited team. It is none other than the reunited Generation of Miracles as well as Taiga Kagami! The Generation of Miracles arrive at the gym and greet Kagetora. This is the first time since middle school that they will be fighting alongside each other in the same team.
At the gym, Ryouta Kise asks where "those two" are. Of course, Kagetora had already called them. Seijuro Akashi also mentions that they were the two that beat them all, as it should be. Then Taiga Kagami and Tetsuya Kuroko enter.
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| Kagami and Kuroko arrive |
Kagetora thanks them for all coming to participate. He tells all of the boys that they are the "Absolute dream team". He then says, "Let's make it flashy!"
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| The new team. From right to left: Ryouta Kise, Tetsuya Kuroko, Taiga Kagami, Seijuro Akash, Atsushi Murasakibara, Daiki Aomine, and Shintaro Midorima |
My Personal Opinion: I don't celebrate Christmas, but if I did, Extra Game would have been the best present ever! I was really sad that Kuroko no Basket's manga had ended while I was still very much a big fan. Season three wasn't out yet, but I already knew that the last season would be approaching really fast and that would be the end. But no. Tadatoshi Fujimaki made every fan's life brighten a little when extra game was released. This is what all of the fans needed: an extra match, an extra fight, an extra game. I did not want to say goodbye to all of the characters I had fallen in love with. What makes me happier is that even after almost a year ago when the first chapter was released, more chapters have been coming out. There are six so far, and I have only read one. When I have extra time, I'll read extra game. KITAKORE! <-- (Kuroko no Basket joke).
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